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New GOP House rep tells audience "we need a lot more Daniel Pennys" because there are "far too many Jordan Neelys" in this country
Daniel Penny was recently acquitted for fatally choking Jordan Neely on a New York subway train in May 2023. Neely, a 30-year-old Black man, was homeless at the time and clearly experiencing a mental health episode when Penny approached him from behind and choked him. To death. Penny, a 24-year-old white Marine veteran, was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide last week and had a second charge of second-degree manslaughter dismissed. You can see where this is going. Congressman-elect Brandon Gill of Texas told an audience — in his opening remarks — at the New York Young Republican Club annual gala that we need "a lot more Daniel Pennys" because "we have far too may Jordan Neelys." No dog whistles. Just bullhorns.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump speaks the truth for once, and the truth is not good
The MAGA cult leader spoke plainly about the uniformly obsequious and deeply troubling pivot mainstream media has made in his favor following the election, and for once he wasn't full of shit. The sane-washing and normalization of America's first autocrat is in full-swing.

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Michael J. Fox leads the charge against Parkinson's disease
Michael J. Fox Foundation: With nearly 90,000 new diagnoses in the United States each year, Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing and second-most-common neurodegenerative disease in America. Tackling this silent menace is going to require a united effort from the public and from our representatives in Congress, so Michael J. Fox is mobilizing a national movement to help policymakers understand what matters to people with Parkinson’s and share our stories to expand our understanding of this vicious disease.Will you add your nameto stand with Michael J. Fox and the one million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease and be ready when it’s time to reach out to your elected officials?

Federal officials don't have answers for mystery drone sightings: "We simply don't know"
Federal officials sought to ease tensions but had no concrete answers for reporters about mysterious sightings of drone aircraft in New Jersey which have led to alleged sightings across the eastern seaboard. Officials with several agencies explained that reviews of thousands of reports to tip lines, 911 centers, and other sources revealed the vast majority of sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere to be cases of persons mistaking low-flying commercial aircraft conducting holding patterns around regional airports. But they did acknowledge, however, that a handful of reports appeared to substantiate rumors of drone aircraft flying across the night sky in New Jersey. For those sightings, officials had no answers — beyond assurances that there was no evidence to support claims of foreign involvement.

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Chicago mayor vows to protect residents after Trump’s border czar singles out Windy City for mass deportations
Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” has suggested the president-elect’s plans for mass deportations will begin in Chicago, part of a plan that would deploy law enforcement officers into communities across the country for broad sweeps targeting people living in the country without legal permission. Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson is vowing to protect his city’s residents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents who could push into schools and workplaces, butting against so-called “sanctuary” policies barring federal forces from using local police for deportation enforcement. “What the Trump administration has called for is for local police departments around the country to behave as ICE agents. In sanctuary cities, that is not permissible,” Johnson said.

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Steve Bannon is already claiming Trump can run again in 2028
According to the law he most certainly cannot. But, as we've seen so many times with Trump, "the law" is malleable, and if MAGA goons repeat something untrue enough times, a troubling number of people end up taking it on faith, and that could very well spell trouble in '28.

Bernie Sanders advises Biden to "very seriously" consider preemptive pardons due to Trump sounding like "tinpot dictator"
During a Sunday morning interview on Meet The Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders said President Biden should consider pardoning lawmakers on the January 6th House committee before Donald Trump is inaugurated, noting that the MAGA cult leader is acting like a "tinpot dictator" for suggesting politicians on the committee investigating the riot should face charges. In light of Trump’s recent comments, there have been reports that Biden is considering issuing large widespread pardons to Democratic politicians and government officials before Trump retakes the presidency. However, Democratic lawmakers, including newly elected Sen. Adam Schiff, have asked Biden not to issue the pardons, calling them unnecessary.

American abortion patients put in extreme danger by Trump and his cronies
National Network of Abortion Funds: Abortion rights are under attack by right-wing extremists across the country, and it's about to get a hundred times worse under President Trump and Republican control of the government. That's why Dose of Democracy is working overtime to help raise money for the National Network of Abortion Funds and make sure they have the resources they need to provide care to as many patients as possible before it's too late. Will you make a donation to help those on the front lines of the war for reproductive rights?