In August, President Trump announced he had signed the “biggest oil deal in world history.” ProPublica reviewed the deal and found it gives a small group of people largely handpicked by the Trump administration long-term control of the enterprise.

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...

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Folks, if you hate authoritarianism, you should be feeling good this morning. In Serbia, a student-led movement just ousted a longtime strongman, peacefully. And we Americans should be paying attention, because we have a chance in November to send a similar message. (link below)

Opinion | How Project 2025 became the blueprint for Republicans' failure | Opinion - USA TODAY apple.news/AYSZ86eLsTwa...

Opinion | How Project 2025 became the blueprint for Republicans' failure | Opinion — USA TODAY

The damage Republicans inflicted on government through Project 2025 will be long-lasting. Will midterm voters write its epilogue come Election Day?

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In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

This is good for #Brazil. #Lula wins reelection in Brazil, halting Latin America’s rightward shift - The Washington Post apple.news/AelhrfixdQKO...

Lula wins reelection in Brazil, halting Latin America’s rightward shift — The Washington Post

The leftist defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro to keep Latin America’s largest democracy from joining the region’s shift. Bolsonaro called for the election to be annulled.

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It was good to be back in Michigan to support @jocelynbenson.bsky.social as your next Governor and @abdulelsayed.bsky.social as your next U.S. Senator! They are working to change the lives of Michiganders for the better. Make sure to vote early or on Election Day at MichiganDems.com/Vote.

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

In a world where you can be anything, be a person who votes in midterm elections! 💚🙏✊

Ohio, let's do what we can to elect @amyactonoh.bsky.social as your next Governor and @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social as your next U.S. Senator! They’ve dedicated their lives to fighting on behalf of all Ohioans.

Exactly 💯

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Good News: The Kids are Fighting Back

College students who lost their campus polling places marched to vote anyway. Nine days out, they’re showing the rest of us how it’s done.

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In state election boards & county offices, GOP officials have been closing polling places and making it harder to vote. The bet is that enough people will get tired, give up, and stay home. But this month, a group of college students made it clear that their gamble will backfire. (link in comments)

A trust owned by Texas AG Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, invested in a company led by a convicted fraudster. The firm and its affiliates later sent the trust 15 payments totaling $83K before and during the AG’s impeachment trial. w/ @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s Company

The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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#KenPaxton levels of #corruption are almost beyond comprehension. #Texas deserves better. Vote for #Talarico.

ProPublica@propublica.org · yesterday

A trust owned by Texas AG Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, invested in a company led by a convicted fraudster. The firm and its affiliates later sent the trust 15 payments totaling $83K before and during the AG’s impeachment trial. w/ @texastribune.org

an admission that the WH knows they are committing crimes

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 2d ago

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

Who’ll stand with us? Our union-endorsed candidates! Union family - the @dropkickmurphys.com! ✊

#J6

Freethinkers United For Change@freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 3d ago

Donald Trump hasn't even gotten to Election Day and his administration is already trying to stop a state from certifying a result. I don't want to jump to conclusions about where this ends. But this could be the beginning of the admin's effort to meddle in the midterms and we need to pay attention.

#Texas deserves better than #KenPaxton

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 6d ago

NEW AD: “Ken Paxton says I don't have his experience — and he's right. I’ve never been indicted for fraud. I’ve never been reported to the FBI for bribery. I’ve never been impeached by my own party. And I’ve never given a sweetheart deal to a pedophile.”

#VoteBlue

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

Elon Musk is spending $445M+ to buy the midterms for one very simple reason. He's terrified that a Democratic Congress might finally hold him accountable.

Cleveland knows: it’s better in a union! ✊

More than 200 complaints regarding sexual violence at schools have been filed with the Education Department since the start of Trump’s second term. The department has investigated only 29 of these, finding fault with a school district only once.

Sexual Assaults on Campus No Longer Scrutinized as Closely Under Trump’s Education Department

ProPublica sued the federal government for records that show which schools are facing civil rights investigations — data that was public before Trump’s second term. Now you can use our database to fin...

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If you live in: Florida Michigan New Jersey New York Early voting starts TODAY! Make your plan to vote for pro-worker candidates up and down the ballot: Betterinaunion.org/vote

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It all comes down to Maine. It comes down to us. We know what’s at stake. We know that a vote for Susan Collins is a vote for Donald Trump. Let’s win this thing and take back the Senate.

When a worker wears an Amazon vest, drives an Amazon van and delivers on an Amazon-controlled route, but Amazon denies they work for the company — that's exploitation.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3mo ago

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

Trump’s trade wars have made life harder and more expensive for Mainers. Susan Collins enabled this chaos, voted to confirm the people behind it, and now wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put out the fire.

This is the way.

Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 4d ago

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol didn’t get the welcome he thought he would when he came to speak at UT Austin 👀