Democrats just MASSIVELY overperformed in 2 Florida special elections. House 40: Harris +35 → RaShon Young +50 (75–25). Senate 15: Harris +23 → Lavon Bracy Davis +45 (73–27). That’s 15- and 22-point swings toward Democrats.
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Democrats just MASSIVELY overperformed in 2 Florida special elections. House 40: Harris +35 → RaShon Young +50 (75–25). Senate 15: Harris +23 → Lavon Bracy Davis +45 (73–27). That’s 15- and 22-point swings toward Democrats.
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
We are filing a request for a preliminary injunction to block the extension of soldiers’ deployment in Los Angeles through Election Day. There was never a need — and there is certainly no need now — for troops to be deployed against their own communities.
California refuses to be scared into submission by the small men in the White House. No one in their right mind thinks the Trump Administration should launch yet another failed LA militarization.
We’re back in session after Speaker Johnson let us out early at the end of July, feeling the pressure from our subpoenas for the Epstein files. Today, @oversightdemocrats.house.gov sat down with survivors who endured horrific abuse. What we heard was beyond disturbing. (1/2)
More of Austin: Labor Day protesters are marching to the Capitol!
Donald may be MIA because he's getting more plastic surgery 😳
No beautiful obituaries today, but we’ve gotta have faith.
Donald Trump is purging the CDC leadership and putting in charge the guy who thought RFK Jr. was doing a “great job” after measles cases hit a record high. These fools can’t be trusted with your health.
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Where is Trump’s attention to this matter?
In 2024, I deployed the California Highway Patrol to operate regional partnerships in Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and Oakland. As a result, crime is down — with 9,000+ arrests, nearly 5,800 stolen vehicle recoveries, and 400+ illegal gun seizures. We're going to hold the line on these strategies.
Ken is a dick. You are a truth teller. Fuck Ken. Keep going. Keep fighting.
“The Texas Supreme Court dismissed Paxton’s motion. Paxton was trying to reverse the ruling from an El Paso court that had issued a restraining order against Paxton”
Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day
The national Democratic Party has forgotten how to fight. But in this critical moment, we need fighters — not folders. We need a Democratic Party that is a little less Washington and a little more Texas.
Thank you! ❤️
Here's some good news: Catelin Drey won a special election this week to flip a seat blue in the Iowa Senate and break Republicans' supermajority.
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
It's 'bringing a knife to a gun fight' stop saying stupid shit! www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
DO NOT PUT CHILDREN ON TV TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING THEY JUST LIVED THROUGH The media who do this are heartless bastards
Well you all wanted info on ICE agents unmasked? Have at it! You're welcome! rcombs.me/static/ice/l...
'Cratering': Trump badly underwater on major issue as big bet backfires
Don't get it twisted. Trump is having the National Guard pick up trash to debase them. He hates the military. He is incapable of understanding anyone who would make sacrifices for the greater good. He thinks they are suckers and losers, and he's treating them as such.
Good morning everyone This happened in TEXAS yesterday!! ICE HIRING EVENT ONLY PROTESTERS SHOWED UP !
Trump is abusing his power to punish his political enemies. He’s appointed the most unqualified cabinet in US history while firing career military and intelligence professionals, like the NSA and DIA directors. Because he doesn't want experts. He wants enablers.
Trump’s immigration raids are destroying our agricultural workforce — inflating costs, creating worker shortages, and destroying communities. On California Farmworker Day, we honor the hardworking men and women who power our economy. We will not stop defending your rights.
Trump: “If my hand gets any blacker, I’m not going to let it vote.”
Trump admits in an interview there’s no emergency in Washington D.C. He says he wants to extend his federal takeover of D.C., in order order to do so, he may have to declare a state of emergency but admits there currently isn’t one. 🤬
"That's what she said" confirmed
A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…
STOP BEING PASSIVE. STOP BEING SARCASTIC. STOP CUTTING DOWN OTHER DEMOCRATS WITH PURITY TESTS. START PUNCHING HARD AND WITH CONVICTION AGAINST THE GOP. STOP BEING A COWARD FROM NOW ON! NOW FIGHT LIKE OUR CHILDREN'S FREEDOM DEPENDS ON IT. IT IS TIME, AND YOU! ARE THE LEADER WE NEED!
I’m with Beto!!!
Beto O'Rourke as DNC chair is GRAND idea.
REPOST IF YOU AGREE!!!!
Expect less of a fight against monopolies, and more of it shaped solely by the president’s private financial and political interests. Trump is the guy who throws a rock through your window so he can sell you a new pane of glass. trib.al/THy0vWI
The GOP are Communists
Where are all the corporate media headlines demanding his resignation? Where are the all the assumptions that about specialists visiting the White House meaning the president is dying? They did this daily with Biden. Why not now? Are they covering for their cash cow? Are they paid to cover it up?
To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
Pritzker: “Over the last 4 years, homicides have dropped in half. The President should pay attention. I know he doesn’t read — but maybe if someone from Fox or Newsmax is here, he’ll catch it on TV.” 💀🔥 #Pritzker #ShotsFired
This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
Beto said.. "And Ken’s poll numbers — the whole reason he weaponized the Attorney General’s Office against us in the first place — are sinking like a rock. I think everyone’s looking forward to seeing this corrupt, lying thug deposed under oath.” Fight like a Texan Dem!! www.ktsm.com/news/orourke...
Donald Trump turned a booming economy into a stagnant one in record time. His war on affordability and small businesses are having real impacts — from his chaotic tariffs to his job and economy-killing immigration raids. California will continue to fight back.
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."
Immigrants power California’s economy and keep our state moving. Indiscriminately targeting them is not only cruel but illegal, and Californians aren’t buying it.
Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles seems to have been just the start of an authoritarian takeover of American cities. This is not leadership. This is a scary, unlawful grab for power, and we should all be deeply concerned.
How to really trigger maga this week...🤭
A message for the Powerpuff Boys and ICE Kidnappers. 🔥🧊
We are all sinners, but James Dobson is in a class by himself. He dedicated his entire life to hurting children and making them afraid of an angry God. He ordered parents to whip their toddlers with belts. He told them to hit children until they cried. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
Disappearing people? It's called kidnapping! Stop making up stupid fucking words that are worthless. It makes your argument easily ignored.
President Zelenskyy: When Russia raises the issue of security guarantees,I honestly don't know who is threatening them yet.They attacked us, they’re on our land.I don't quite understand what guarantees the aggressor needs.Guarantees of what?
Powell: "GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in 2024. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending ... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods."
President Trump cannot illegally fire independent Fed Board members. Anyone can see he is trying to find a scapegoat for his failure to lower costs for Americans.
🚨🚨🚨How to address ICE — by a patriot in D.C.
This sort of admission—the VP is involved in prosecutorial decisions, the "concerns" arise from political actors, and the administration knows they don't have probable cause—would have prompted the Founders to impeach everyone involved.
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida just told the state that they have 60 days to clear out Alligator Alcatraz. This is a huge win for humanity. A huge loss for Trump.
SICKENING! Trump has quietly purchased over $100M in bonds since January. FACT: When rates fall, bond values rise So Trump isn’t just demanding Fed rate cuts for “the economy," he stands to personally profit. His intimidation of the Fed and calls for resignations suddenly make a lot more sense.
Dems are back in Texas & the new gerrymandered maps could be voted on as early as tonight. Texas Democrats deserve a huge thank you. They put this fight on the national stage and stalled long enough to give California Dems and other states time to prepare their counter. Thank you, Texas Democrats
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They’ve tried to erase us for centuries. Didn’t work then, won’t work now. Black history IS American history.
Beto is on the hunt!
ICE repellant. $13 bucks at Academy. Makes them unable to hear their orders, causing them to disband in confusion.
Y'all! 😅 Also, drop him, drop him! Lol 🤣😂
WATCH: Texas Rep. Collier says the high road has crumbled
Mail-in voting is safe. Period. Trump and Republicans know it. But they also know winning fair and square doesn’t look likely with their horrible policies and broken “promises.” That’s why they’re hell-bent on gutting voting rights. When you can’t win fair, you cheat.
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:
No delays. No redactions. No excuses. Anything less is a coverup. The American people deserve the truth, and the victims deserve better. (2/2)
Bill Barr—the AG when Epstein died—was in the hot seat today. But let me remind you: DOJ owes us the Epstein files beginning tomorrow. All of them. Client list included. (1/2)
Elon Musk's SpaceX is worth over $350 BILLION – after receiving billions in government contracts – but could be paying LESS in taxes than you. Why? Because Trump and Republicans rigged the tax code with loopholes for billionaire corporations. No more corporate handouts.
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
MAGA LOSES
Governor Gavin Newsom is a pro-democracy rock star. Anyone attempting to apply a purity test to him is missing the entire fascism plotline.
My painting YELLOW CONEFLOWERS
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
All people in NY do is bitch. All fucking day long. Bitch bitch bitch all day long.
Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
Minnesota just ranked in the top 5 best states to live. By investing in the things that matter - economic opportunity, health and safety, kids and families – we’re focusing on improving people’s lives.
This President doesn’t want to serve the people, he wants to rule the people. I’m not kissing his damn ring and neither will millions of Americans.
I just approved the deployment of California resources to Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Erin. We’re glad to help coordinate life-saving response to Americans in harm’s way.
If there is still an editor at the Washington Post who decided to publish the crap somebody wrote for that pile of shit Jeanine Pirro - and the editor is not already drunk at this hour - the editor should be fired
Message for Greg Abbott
Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, they’ve failed — in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
Texans are paying more for groceries. Families are still recovering from floods. Meanwhile, Gov. Abbott is threatening to remove Texas House Dems for protecting their constituents and impeached AG Ken Paxton is trying to arrest them and their supporters. (1/2)
Thanks, Jeffries. Fuck off Socialists.
The crime scene in D.C. most damaging to everyday Americans is at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
They want to make examples out of those who fight so that others won't.
Trump expects us to bend the knee and let him steal 5 Congressional seats. Our knees don’t bend in Texas.
We fight everywhere for everyone. Thank you, Abilene.
Trump doesn’t know if he’s meeting Putin in America or Russia. He’s that senile.
BREAKING: Large protests against Trump erupt in Washington DC, after he sends in the National Guard because of some Trumped up claim that Washington DC has a major violent crime emergency.