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Hopefulness…is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. -Nick Cave

A former Republican operative, previously charged with sex offenses, donated $10,000 to Ramaswamy. Amy Acton-called it out. So the operative’s brother, armed with guns and a taser, tried to attack Acton-hurting bystanders Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims Hero

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/

6/ Senate Republicans now have a fake local-news operation targeting Roy Cooper in North Carolina. The site looks like journalism. The political infrastructure behind it is anything but independent. Where are the breathless investigations into the GOP spreading lies? popular.info/p/update-sen...

UPDATE: Senate GOP’s fake news website falsely links Democrat to murder

On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republicans.

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Some parts of this may be produced (AI). Does that mean we should disregard the entire thing? Serious question. I'm old and can't always tell. It is terrifying and I'm sure that's the point. I worry about this happening in US midterms (with more violent outcomes, for voter intimidation).

Andy Scollick@andyscollick.bsky.social · 2d ago

Another compilation video from yesterday's fascist paramilitary 'storm' action in #Dover town and at the Port of Dover. #FarRight Some national security-related observations below.

Most Americans are horrified and disgusted by what tRump is doing. In sixty days our elections should put the brakes on his fascism-we are not hopeless yet. The Canadians know us best. Follow their lead, they are fearless. Begin your own investigations. Don't give him any rest. And fuck Russia.

I suspect that paid accounts are on Bluesky. Part 2. Why? I'm noticing a trend to get us to believe that we can't change anything. I actually saw an account today say that Congress can't change things. And they suggested that posts that push for change are rage bait. What's that about? 🧵

Would the US accept it if China, Russia, Iran, or Mexico kidnapped a US president, bombed American fishermen, seized American oil fields, and installed a puppet government because officials in Beijing or Tehran deemed it “in the national interest”?

Democrats Attack Trump’s Venezuela Imperialism... From the Right!

We face an unprecedented fascist and imperialist threat from the Trump administration; mealy-mouthed centrist imperialism just won’t do the trick.

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“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce

The Trump administration has repeatedly gone to court this week seeking to revive its sweeping mail ballot restrictions before the midterms. But it still has not directly denied some of the most alarming allegations about how the USPS plans to enforce them. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump administration still hasn’t denied USPS whistleblower’s claims

The administration has had several opportunities to explain or dispute the whistleblower's claims since they became public — and so far has not done so.

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This table shows how many registered Dems, Republicans & Independents there were as of 8/19/26 in Louisiana. It is possible to flip a seat. We need to get out & vote! So check your voter registration by 10/5 because over 400,000 voters got purged, reregister if needed, & make a plan to vote!

Voter Registration by Party
How many registered Democrats, Republicans and Independents are there in Louisiana? 
Democrats- 1,027,422 (35.8%)
Republicans- 1,033,546 (36%)
Independents- 795.831 (27.7%)
Other- 16,317  (0.06%)

🚨NEWS: Trump is moving to repeal the anti-pay-to-play rule barring Wall Street billionaires from funneling campaign cash to the politicians who have the power to give them contracts to skim huge fees off workers' retirement savings. What stage of corruption is this?

Trump’s About To Let Wall Street “Pay To Play” With Your Pension

Trump’s SEC is moving to let Wall Street firms fund the politicians who decide where your retirement savings are invested.

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