As we begin September, Democracy Docket is tracking 139 voting and election cases is 40 states. 13 in Georgia 13 in North Carolina 10 in Texas 9 in Arizona 8 in Pennsylvania 8 in Wisconsin Democracy is on the docket! www.democracydocket.com
RI -> DC -> RI +a few states in b/w. Pro all the letters & a (greener) world that works for everyone. Named my house. Drive manual transmission and obnoxious about it. Former lover of biking in DC. Love History, archaeology, photography, family/Jilly 🐾
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As we begin September, Democracy Docket is tracking 139 voting and election cases is 40 states. 13 in Georgia 13 in North Carolina 10 in Texas 9 in Arizona 8 in Pennsylvania 8 in Wisconsin Democracy is on the docket! www.democracydocket.com
thank goodness someone recognizes the goodness of Biden. Jeez we didn't thank him enough.
If only they would actually follow them instead of displaying them on government property.
The sovereign state of Connecticut knows what it means to stand up to tyrants.
Space Command is Space Camp for Space Nazis
For anyone not watching, the Space Command press conference is like the cliff notes version of the 3 hour long cabinet meeting where everyone told Trump how much of a visionary he is and how they're all so honored to work for him.
Trump announces that Space Command is moving to Huntsville, Alabama from Colorado. Among other things, the president attacks Colorado for using mail-in voting while discussing this decision.
Pentagon deletes post after accidentally revealing Trump's big mystery announcement www.rawstory.com/space-force/...
It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:
Let us be clear: there is no emergency in Chicago that warrants the President of the United States deploying the military. I joined Senators Duckworth and Durbin and 10 Members of Congress from IL to demand that Trump & the Pentagon suspend plans for the deployment of military personnel to Chicago.
SPOTTED: Mobile billboards driving around D.C. demanding federal agents take their masks off — because public servants should face the public. Go follow @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social!
Vance follows a coterie of online Nazis on X, has described Curtis Yarvin as a major intellectual influence, and openly attacks immigrants in blood and soil terms. The response of most of the political press? "Doesn't look like anything to me."
sweet thank you for lil Rhody. I was looking for the contact info to share and glad someone sent it your way. will let you know when we print these.
re upping this:
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
🚨BREAKING: Federal court STRIKES DOWN down new South Dakota law imposing a nine-month deadline to file ballot measures declaring it unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Congrats to Dakotans for Health and their legal team! www.democracydocket.com/cases/south-...
Elon Musk and his company have tweaked Grok, the A.I. powered chatbot, to make its answers more conservative on many issues, according to a New York Times analysis of thousands of its responses. nyti.ms/462hBye
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: •admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband the 5th Circuit •expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
🚨Who makes money off of human detentions? Core Civic and GEO Group 1/2
NEW: We reached a landmark agreement with an Oklahoma county court that ends the county's practice of jailing people because they can't afford bail. Freedom shouldn't hinge on how much money you have.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans" (She was not elected)
When Susan Collins was sworn in for the job she still has as U.S. Senator, the World Wide Web was less than five and a half years old. Netflix hadn’t been founded yet. And Maxwell Frost, the youngest Member of Congress, wouldn’t be born for another two weeks.
3 weeks and he is a like a different dog. Al Pacino was getting some very good news today!
We must keep fighting them. It does make a difference!
Pentagon Orders Reinstallation of Robert E. Lee Portrait, Complete With Slave
They already had the kids loaded onto the planes,hoping to leave without US citizens knowing . . .right on brand for this POS.
Happy Day-After-Labor-Day to all who celebrate.
#ProudBlue A judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles is unconstitutional! 👏👏👏👏👏 I hope the courts will keep ruling against him as he tries to deploy troops in other cities. Come on Chicago.
🔥 future Senator of Maine @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner rallying with Bernie…
This is not reporting. This is propaganda.
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump's use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules.
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
We're back in session today, so here's everything Republicans hoped you'd forget over recess: -They voted to RAISE your energy bills -They slashed essential programs to hand out tax breaks to billionaires -Trump is in the Epstein files Oh & tariffs are why prices are soaring...
ELECTION TIME!!! It’s a small election week, but not an inconsequential one by any means, we have two legislative holds in FL, and one flip opportunity in Wocester MA. Here’s what we’re looking at: Tues Sept 2 - FL, MA, NY Sat Sept 6 - DE open.substack.com/pub/ariellae...
Thank you on this labor day!!
Have you seen your homeboy's comment about work and labor day?
I opened my own Little Free Library today ♥️ Pittsburgh friends...message me for the address!
Trump could literally wipe his ass with his hand and McGuire would be like, "BEST ASS WIPE EVER!" Just utterly disgraceful; c'mon VA05, you can do a LOT better than this embarrassment! bluevirginia.us/2025/09/tues...
A special message from WA Dems Chair, Shasti Conrad!
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
Happy Labor Day! ✊📰 Across the country, NewsGuild members are winning strong contracts, fighting layoffs and building power on the job. Our victories this year prove what happens when journalists and media workers stand together. Solidarity today and every day. 💪
One of my Supreme Court reform takes is they should be completely barred from taking any outside income (incl. publishing deals) and it should be particularly frowned upon, normatively, to be writing books. Memoirs are for writing after you retire, not five years into a lifetime appointment.
Los Angeles, CA Music Festival 9/1/25
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
Platner: “Fake remorse doesn’t hide the sellout to lobbyists. Empty opposition won’t reopen hospitals. Weak words won’t restore Roe v. Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.”
Susan Collins is about to go through some things.
Susan Collins is in some serious trouble…
A Democratic super PAC is launching a $700,000 digital ad blitz slamming Susan Collins for opposing a bipartisan bill that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks. This ad accuses Collins of “the worst kind of greed… using insider information to trade stocks.” Please WATCH and SHARE. 👀
@bencollins.bsky.social it's like he works as a writer for y'all now.
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Honestly, the hour-long run and march of people shouting “Free DC” up 14th Street today is the energy I needed this morning. I love you, DC.
Joanna Connor🎸🎶'Walking Blues' #bluesmusic
If they enact a new illegal congressional map, Missouri will be sued.
Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
#WorkersDeserve dignity, affordability and opportunity! #LaborDay
Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Unions built this city and keep it running. They’ve fought against power and greed to make the impossible possible. Now, they need an ally in City Hall. On Labor Day, the presidents of the Hotel Trades Council, 32BJ and SEIU 1199 make the case at @cityandstateny.bsky.social.
Dr. Phil accused of massive fraud scheme by world's largest Christian TV network www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-2673...
Robert Mueller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2021. We’re just learning about it now because he was asked to testify in the Epstein matter and won’t be able to. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
An upcoming news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring DOJ to release its files.
Get up, get down, Philly is a union town! As part of AFSCME’s Labor Day celebrations, President Saunders is kicking off the 38th Annual Labor Day Parade & Family Celebration in South Philly with more than 4,000 union members & their families.
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Thank you for everything you are doing! You speak for so many of us and you are truly doing G-d's work along with the other veterans showing up. Thank you for being the ONE!
@jollygoodginger.bsky.social is in DC with other vets right now standing up for democracy. He's playing General Milleys speech on repeat for them today 💜 #LoveTheVets!
Group of South Korean grannies (halmoni) brings life back to small town through rap. Suni and the Seven Princesses, a group of South Korean octogenarian rappers, have hit it big in their hometown and beyond by rapping about farm life.
If you say 'heteronormative' or 'unhoused person' or 'food insecurity' you're basically talking gibberish and nobody can understand you but if you say you can see inflammation in children at the airport and that vaccines lower IQ or that germs are a myth you get to fire all the scientists.
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a “vaccine skeptic.” The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. There’s video of him in 2023 saying that there’s no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!
Trump continues to pursue an imperial presidency. Here's what you need to know to be ready to follow events in court this week: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...
Best news I've heard in months tbh.
Brilliant
You can't tell me this isn't drag queen Jesus.
Public safety in California is on the rise. Last year, California had the second-lowest homicide rate since at least 1966, decreasing by nearly 12% overall since 2023. We're going to drive that progress forward up and down the state.
Pryvillia near Luhansk was a quiet Ukrainian town with homes, schools, and a hospital. russia has turned it into ruins and shell craters. Where homes once stood—only ashes remain. This is the so-called 'ruskiy mir' which brings nothing but death and desolation.
ICE procurement activity since August 22, totaling ~$19M. Companies highlighted in yellow are new to the "Who's Profiting from ICE?" map, available here: bit.ly/3TgUZEq Source: USAspending.gov
I originally intended this to be a preliminary sketch for a larger piece. But after living with it for a few days I actually like it as is - scrappiness and everything #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolorpainting #watercolorcityscape #cityscape
Never Trumpers were right about everything
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
Executive orders are not laws and not binding to the public at large but only to the federal agencies and officers that report to the President. He’s not a king. We have no kings.
This is the second judge in a week that has brought up the fact that the government can't be trusted with clear instructions - likely because the government ignored Judge Boasberg's order to turn the planes around last March saying "verbal orders from judges don't count."
FEDERAL AGENTS TAKE NOTE… It’s not just Chicago standing strong. Other blue cities and governors are ready to unite against Trump’s federal invasion. I’m not an attorney, but this point seems huge: if federal agents break state or city laws, they can prosecuted. And Trump cannot pardon them.
This Labor Day weekend as we enjoy barbecues and picnics, let's remember the farm workers who labor so hard to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
• type password to open laptop • enter password for intranet browser • enter passcode into personal phone • enter passcode for MS Authenticator • enter time sensitive numerical code • enter passcode for MS Authenticator (again?!) This is insane I am just trying to put in a request for time off
Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
“It’s not a gun issue. It’s a mental health issue.” Fine. Let’s start requiring a mental health evaluation before any gun purchase.
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
🚨 “The people united will never be divided!” Happening in OUR nation’s capital today. 1/2
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Hope the trad wives don't find out while they are out in the wheat fields.
Have you noticed that the things that are "woke" are always way better than those that aren't?