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Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee for the Senate in South Dakota, will withdraw from the race, clearing the path for a one-on-one contest between independent Brian Bengs and incumbent Republican Mike Rounds.
Democrat exits Senate race in South Dakota, clearing way for independent
Julian Beaudion withdrew after resisting pressure to step aside, making South Dakota’s contest the third Senate race without a Democratic candidate.
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If Biden, Obama or even a Harris or Clinton President had played in a competition during a war they intiated and while multiple disease outbreaks were happening due to their funding cuts, that is all that Fox, @cnn.com @wapostopinionsplus.bsky.social @nytimes.com would be talking about
26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
None of the Burke Law Group’s lawyers list immigration law as an area of expertise, per the firm’s website.
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Writing scripts for @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s @250to250.bsky.social project has been a career highlight for me. It’s been an honor to be involved in this important project. I’m proud of this script I wrote about signing of the Declaration of Independence. Heather’s reading makes it even better!
250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · 3d ago@hcrichardson.bsky.social is an award-winning historian and the author of Letters from an American. Richardson revisits the Declaration of Independence and the principles of equality and self-government that set America on the road to becoming "the last, best hope of Earth." #WeAreAmerica250
1/2 There is a concerted effort to take DT's words and invest them with the value of the presidency - - as if they are a legitimate part of governance - - instead of off-the-wall utter cr*p. The left takes the craziest stuff and suggests it to be dangerous policy. The right takes it and ...
In this 250 to 250 from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team, Digital historian & podcast host, Tyler McGraw recounts how General U.S. Grant's refusal to retreat at the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness marked the turning point that would wear the Confederacy down to surrender. youtu.be/25clPe2d4wo?...
Orange Plank Road, Narrated by Tyler McGraw
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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"Irrational... leaders so trapped by self-regard, so isolated, so imprisoned within their own sense of infallibility that they refuse to consider any arguments or information that conflicts with their beliefs." "((Ceausescu) and his wife died shouting orders at their firing squad.)"
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22h agoThe war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Cat Alyst 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them)@catalystmeow.bsky.social · 17h agoThis is important to note! Republicans scheduled their Medicare cuts for January 2027. They want to say, “Look! The Democrats took back the House and cut your Medicare.” If you know someone on Medicare, expose the Republicans' dirty trick. #USDemocracy #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
Peabody Award-winning storyteller and journalist, Al Letson, profiles Dwayne McDuffie, the trailblazing writer and artist who brought realistic Black representation to comic books and animation. #WeAreAmerica250
Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
That was quick. Speak up, people! Bullies are cowards; the would-be vote suppressors backed down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage
The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters
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The CDC has linked six additional states to a large outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce, according to a CDC official familiar with the investigation.
C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak to More States
Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now among the states linked to the outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce.
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Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
These Republican amendments went down in flames. WE WON!
honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h agoRep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
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Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father (Published 2018)
The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of ...
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The election EO appeal is about whether the fedl gov’t can change the rules of voting shortly before the midterms & whether SCOTUS will apply its own precedent consistently. Understanding the arguments is essential to understanding the outcome, so I parse them here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Trump's Executive Order on Voting: Blue State Attorneys General, and Some Retired Judges, Weigh In
Sunday night in The Week Ahead post, we discussed the Trump administration’s effort to push ahead with implementation of an executive order that would give the federal government greater control over ...
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While we wait results meet some great candidates running in the battleground all across the country.....
Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d agoHave interviewed a series of top battleground candidates in recent days. Here's a quick thread - check 'em out, support who you can, and let's go win these midterms, together. First up, @troyjackson207.bsky.social, off to a strong early start in Maine 👇1/ www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/meet-troy-...
On Sunday I wrote about the ferocious effort by the El-Sayed camp to flood the zone with polls to create a false impression of the strength of his candidacy, and argued that the race was likely going to be closer than people expected. Find it below: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...
Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump's War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate
Got a bunch of terrific new candidate interviews for you.....
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From the newsletter: - Let's call our Senators and demand they vote against the venal Todd Blanche, and not institutionalize Trump's corruption & lawlessness. - Three months out data tells us Dems have a legit shot at winning both the House and Senate 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/three-mont...
Three Months Before Election Day Democrats Have A Legitimate Shot At Taking Both The House And Senate
Senate Republicans are attempting to institutionalize Trump's unprecedented corruption today - we need to hit the phones everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.
The reality is that this is exactly what Trump wants. He wants to force Ukrainian capitulation and this is how he wants to do it.
