VIDEO OF THE DAY: Uncovered video footage sinks MAGA Senate hopeful Kari Lake
Following the Arizona state Supreme Court's ruling upholding an 1864 total ban on abortion, Republicans immediately started panicking, including Senate hopeful and MAGA dope Kari Lake, who issued a horseshit statement claiming her opposition to the ban. If you're wondering why she came out so quickly with her statement, it might have something to do with THIS clip from a 2022 debate where she gave her actual views on abortion.

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Being forced to leave state to get abortion care "not the worst thing in the world," middle aged Fox News commentator with no uterus claims
Where to begin? Right-wing talk radio bloviator Mark Simone waltzed onto Fox News airwaves and defended Arizona's draconian, 160-year-old ban on abortion with the hot take of the year no one with a uterus asked for: "If you had to travel to another state to get an abortion, it's not the worst thing in the world. Hopefully this is a very rare occurrence in your life, once in your life. Buying a bus ticket to go somewhere to get it is not the worst thing in the world." Technically, he's right. A pregnancy-inducing rape is probably worse. Republicans' cruel and barbaric insistence that women — including underage girls — must flee their home state to get the abortion care they need is simply a close second.

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Battleground Republicans in trouble as grassroots org mobilizes
Sister District: In 2024, control of Congress, state legislatures, and even the White House will come down to a hanful of close races in swing districts, and Democratic victories will depend on investing our energy and resources wisely. That's where Sister District comes in. After 2016, they developed a winning strategy for delivering where we need wins the most, and Democratic victories have piled up ever since. Can you chip in to ensure they can continue this critical work and keep Democrats winning in 2024?

Panicking Republicans in Arizona suddenly denounce revived 1864 abortion ban THEY championed
Oh, hell no. Nope. Not a chance. Republicans consensually made this mess and they must be forced to carry it to full term, in November, at the ballot box. GOP lawmakers have fought tooth and nail for years to strip away bodily autonomy and reproductive rights, and yesterday their co-conspirators in the Arizona state Supreme Court obliged, upholding a 160-year-old ban on abortions — first passed when Arizona was still a territory — that provides zero exceptions for rape or incest. Turns out that decision is not very popular with, ya know, human beings in 2024 who will be heading to the polls in less than seven months, and the GOP is predictably scrambling. Case in point? MAGA goon Kari Lake, who called the ban a "great law" in 2022 but now claims to oppose it. She's not alone. "They are trying to play it both ways. They’re trying to have this illusion that they’re moderate to get votes, because they know that Arizonans do not want a total ban," said Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a healthcare provider who temporarily stopped performing abortions when Roe fell. "This is just ridiculous. Now they’re saying that they oppose it? Yeah, yeah — a little too late." Uh, more like a LOT too late. Remember in November, folks.

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RFK Jr. campaign aide attended Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally for "favorite president" Donald Trump
Rita Palma, a campaign aide for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called Donald Trump her “favorite president” and even attended the cult leader's infamous “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021. But wait, there's (always) more! Palma previously told a group of New York Republicans that Kennedy’s presence on the ballot in the state gives Trump a fighting chance to defeat President Biden in the state. At best Kennedy is an unwitting pawn in the disgraced ex-president's quest to retake the White House. At worst he's a willing and active participant in the con man's scheme to upend American democracy forever.

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Republican lawmaker holds speaking-in-tongues prayer group on state Senate floor day before disastrous Arizona state Supreme Court ruling on abortion
A far-right Arizona lawmaker sparked criticism this week when he led a prayer group speaking in tongues on the literal floor of the state Senate chamber — just one day before the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old law banning abortions. The gathering was organized by state Sen. Anthony Kern, who is currently under investigation for his attempt to serve as a so-called “fake elector” for Donald Trump following the 2020 election. A video of the Monday gathering, filmed by an anonymous attendee, showed a small group of roughly a half-dozen attendees kneeling over the state seal in an empty chamber, babbling incoherently, and gesticulating wildly. Totally normal stuff.

New York Jets co-owner tells Fox News "people don't know" Trump is "extremely compassionate"
Correct! People do not know that! Probably because it is demonstrably untrue.

Trump delivers FATAL blow to his OWN campaign
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Brutal.

Trump ditches Bible for a copy of Playboy issue at LIV golf event
Serially indicted con man and current Bible salesman Donald Trump took a break from his evangelical charity work, setting aside his holy book to proudly hold up a copy of an old Playboy magazine to the delight of his cult devotees at an LIV Golf sportswashing event in Miami over the weekend. His admiring audience chortled in amusement, proud of having a leader who can flip-flop between Old Testament fundamentalism and the allure of softcore pornography, all to keep the spotlight on himself.

Florida woman sentenced to prison for stealing and selling Biden’s daughter’s diary
Aimee Harris was sentenced Tuesday to a month in prison and three months of home confinement for stealing and selling President Biden's daughter's diary four years ago to the conservative hit-job schmucks at Project Veritas. Harris pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in August 2022, admitting that she received $20,000 of the $40,000 for personal items belonging to Ashley Biden. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS
Presidents matter. Policies matter. Elections matter. It's really that simple.

GOP state official threatens to kick Biden off the ballot
Alabama’s Republican Secretary of State claimed Tuesday that, according to state law, the Democratic National Convention is taking place too late for the party to get its nominees for president and vice president on the state’s November ballot. This is the second red state election chief to threaten Biden's removal from the ballot. Last week, the Ohio Republican Secretary of State's office said that state law required presidential candidates to be certified 90 days before a general election and warned Democrats their nominating convention on August 19 was too late to meet that deadline. Good luck with that one, fellas.

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