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Fed up Pete Buttigieg buries new Republican Speaker on national TV
Late night host Stephen Colbert read one of the many, many, many appallingly homophobic statements made by new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to the openly gay Transportation Secretary, and Buttigieg demolished Mike Johnson's hateful bigotry for the whole country to see.

Take Action: Demand the GOP remove Mike Johnson as Speaker!

House Republicans introduce bill to expel Palestinians from US
First class racist and scandal-ridden former Trump cabinet member Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana has rolled out the cynically named "Safeguarding Americans From Extremism" Act (and straight out of the Ministry of Truth, the acronym it spells out "SAFE," get it?). The legislation, which would block Palestinians from entering the US and round up and eject many who are here, already has 10 GOP co-sponsors and is a terrifying if predictable step toward ethnic cleansing by a MAGA movement that has plunged the Republican Party into full-blown fascism.

Take Action: Tell Speaker Mike Johnson: Don't shut down the government!

Republicans' Speaker choice backfires in brutal fashion
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: What a disaster.

Biden mourns the loss of "18 precious souls" during visit to Maine
President Biden called for common sense gun reforms during an emotional visit to Lewiston, Maine, while lamenting the "too many to name" gun violence tragedies in recent years. Make no mistake, Republican politicians' embrace of thoughts and prayers (code for NRA and gunmaker cash) at the expense of even the most basic protections against gun violence have cost America thousands of innocent lives. Every one of them has blood on their hands.

Take Action: Tell the Supreme Court to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers!

Trump calls rioters imprisoned over U.S. Capitol attack "hostages"
The serially indicted ex-president lashed out during his latest campaign pep rally Friday and compared suspects awaiting trial for their roles in the insurrection he inspired and directed to hostages like those currently held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Look, yall, is this a hilarious detachment from reality by a deranged, egomaniacal masochist? Of course. But it's also a tacit call to arms by a cult leader telling his brainwashed minions that their actions on January 6th were not just commendable but also the right thing to do — with the implication that they should do it again should the opportunity arise.

Take Action: Tell the media to start covering Trump like the threat he is!

Jamie Raskin trolls George Santos with brutal tweet
George Santos, the only member of the Jackson 5 to moonwalk on the actual moon, survived a vote to expel him from Congress thanks to many reps voting against the resolution over concerns about the precedent it might set. Santos then sent thank you notes to those members who saved his fraudulently acquired political career, including one to Jamie Raskin, who turned around and trolled Santos in the most humiliating way possible.

Take Action: Expel George Santos immediately!

Israel admits airstrike on ambulance near hospital that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens
At least 15 people were killed and 50 more wounded in an airstrike on an ambulance convoy outside of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The IDF claims that the ambulances were being "used by terrorists" but offered no evidence to support this. “The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, reiterating his call for a ceasefire. This is becoming personal for Guterres as Israelis have killed 72 UN aid workers and injured 23 others — more deaths to aid workers than in any conflict in a comparable time period. This, along with the killing of 3,700 children and 36 journalists, has left even many vocal zionists wondering how this can be justified as Israel defending itself.

Corporate jagoffs have no place in Congress
Chris Deluzio for Congress: Rep. Deluzio represents one of the most critical swing districts in the country — in Western PA. He's not shying away from holding big corporations accountable and standing up for the little guy who for too long has been ripped off by the rich and powerful. Republicans are coming for Chris but you can help send him back to Congress. Will you chip in to help get him re-elected?

Supreme Court to review ban on gun "bump stocks"
Bump stocks effectively turn single-fire semi-automatic firearms into machine guns that can fire hundreds of rounds per minute. They were banned after the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 that killed 60 people and wounded over 450, but – surprise surprise – NRA backed zealots sued to overturn the ban because of course they did. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in on whether Americans actually have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness or if we just have a right to weapons of war and carnage.

Mark Meadows' publisher sues over false election claims in his book
Now that court records show that the disgraced former president's chief of staff has all but admitted that Joe Biden won the election and the entire effort to steal it from him was and is based on manufactured lies, the publisher of Meadows' book that peddled the election theft conspiracy wants their money back. In other words, he messed around with MAGA lies, and now he's finding out.

MSNBC host blasts GOP double standard on Mike Johnson's bible comment
What was new GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's advice to people who knew little about him and wanted a better understanding of his worldview? "Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it. That’s my worldview," he told Fox News. Of course the propaganda arm of the Republican Party had no follow-up for the most extremist House Speaker since the Civil War. MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan asked the obvious: “Could you imagine if a Muslim member of Congress said their entire worldview?" We can imagine...