Jackson County GOP names 9/11 golf sponsorships after attack sites

Jackson County GOP names 9/11 golf sponsorships after attack sites – Heartland Signal

The Jackson County Republican Party is selling golf sponsorships named after the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Flight 93 for an event on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Michigan House Democrats want Rep. Kathy Schmaltz to call for it to be canceled.

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"His [Trump's] donors, some of whom have paid $100,000 a pop for these ticket packages so they can spend two days celebrating themselves. And this is happening as the American public is struggling." U.S. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social (D-CA) blasts the gilded GOP midterm convention.

"That's where I think the confusion started, where people thought local law enforcement was either participating with Border Patrol or with ICE, or [if] they weren't." Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne addresses the fallout of unannounced federal raids during Metro Surge.

"My job is to make children feel safe... and I had absolutely no idea what to tell him." Columbia Academy Principal Leslee Sherk recounts the heartbreak of consoling Liam Conejo Ramos' older brother after ICE detained his father and younger brother.

Dr. Maria Veronica Svetaz urges Minnesota to measure the true cost of Operation Metro Surge on children: "What happened to young Minnesotans whose developing sense of safety, identity, belonging, and trust was trashed? Those are not secondary effects."

"The social worker could hear in the background ICE agents laughing at our client." Center for Victims of Torture's Alison Beckman testifies to the MN Truth Council about a survivor of torture and rape who was mocked by ICE agents while begging for help from detention.

"She's a green card holder, and she should not have to live with this level of fear." Sara Adams, AID Director at ICOM, testifies to the MN Truth Council about a green card holder so terrified of ICE that her 18-month-old child has never been outside.

"They told me that if I don't stop, they were going to kill me." Fe y Justicia Executive Director Ma Elena Gutierrez testifies to the MN Truth Council about receiving repeated death threats intended to stop her community advocacy during Operation Metro Surge.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) says he's standing with Texas Democrats because he wants to help members of "Team Fight," not to demo a potential 2028 presidential run. "If I can advance the cause, that's why I should stand here."

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the GOP trying to act reasonable when they support Mein Kampf-praising candidates like Brandon Herrera: "Nothing Republicans say over the next two days is going to change how clinically deranged and out-of-touch the GOP has become."

"In this moment when America needs a new generation of leaders, fighters willing to stand up against tyranny, Texas Democrats have stepped into the breach." Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) praises Texas Democrats' resistance against gerrymandering.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the speakers at the upcoming GOP midterm convention: "I'm done pretending that these self-dealing, racist, misogynist grifters are an aberration of the Republican Party. They are the mainstream of the Republican Party now."

We read through legislation in all 50 states so you don't have to. Heartland Signal presents the Bad Bill Tracker: 1,182 GOP state bills pushing to roll back basic rights, health standards, and common sense. Search your state now:

Proof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland Signal

Republicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,182 bills, 48 states, everything from abortion bounties to a study of chemtrails. Search it by issue,...

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"...There are, you know, corporatists on the City Council. They are more aligned with the interests of corporations than they are with working people." On "Chew's Views," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls out aldermen who prioritize corporate interests over regular residents.

"He's [Pete Hegseth] so busy cosplaying a warrior ... that he's forgotten to paint the ship, that he's letting it rust underneath them." @eisendrath.net joins @joanesposito.bsky.social to call out Trump administration incompetence, saying visible failures will naturally bring out voters.

"Higher prices started five years ago under the Biden administration when inflation got to be 9% ... We’ve been recovering from that ever since." Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya blames Joe Biden for current gas price spikes, arguing high costs aren't new.

"I'm all in with Ken Paxton ... The super PAC supporting me has spent millions of dollars already in this race supporting him." U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) boasted on Fox News about spending real time and leveraging millions in super PAC money to support Ken Paxton.

"Well, two years ago, I was in that place." Pressed by WCCO on her past remarks about wanting to leave the state, Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya claims her own words were "nuanced" and "taken out of context."

Missouri candidate Thomas Ross charged for allegedly trying to plant cocaine on opponent

Missouri GOP House nominee charged in plot to plant cocaine on rival

Missouri GOP candidate Thomas Ross faces federal charges after allegedly plotting to plant cocaine on his opponent.

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Radio Free America: Let’s talk about who Republicans campaign with

Radio Free America: Let’s talk about who Republicans campaign with

Why does Abdul El-Sayed face backlash for campaigning with Hasan Piker while Republicans skate free after appearing with Ted Nugent, RFK Jr. and worse? Plus this week's state politics roundup.

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"I truly believe that he will eventually be the fall guy for the president." Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner tells WCPT 820’s @joanesposito.bsky.social he thinks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on his way out after putting "B-players" in top military leadership roles.

Via WLWT, U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced the "Flock-Off Act" to block federal funds for automatic license plate readers.

"I truly believe that some of these people who are beholden to this administration are being blackmailed." North Carolina congressional candidate LaKesha Womack calls out Republicans who flip-flopped overnight to fall in line for Donald Trump.

"I’ve heard some criticism; I haven’t heard a single legislator say they’re against it. I invite them to say they’re against it if they are." Texas Dem gubernatorial nominee @ginafortexas.bsky.social dares Republicans calling her $1,500 rebate plan "buying votes" to vote against it.

"I could be a room full of billionaires and I’m like, 'I want to tax billionaires' ... Say the thing you believe, say it clearly, say it consistently." Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social talks about how his message doesn't change from donors to voters.

"This is by far the most flippable of the three Republican-held congressional seats." IL-16 Democratic candidate @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social says his campaign has joined the Illinois Democratic Party’s coordinated push, expanding outreach to metro areas like Rockford, Peoria, and Bloomington.

Through a statement given by Pastor Carl Ruby, Pierre Ronal Bel talks about the day his son, Haitian-Ohioan college student Pierre Damas Bel, killed himself over shame of losing his temporary protected status as an immigrant and being forced by ICE to wear an ankle monitor.

NC-14 Democratic candidate LaKesha Womack says outsiders make better lawmakers. "When you have people who are close to the problems, and who have not been in this politician-millionaire bubble for the past decade or so, you have people who are really willing to solve problems."

"The number one issue that I'm hearing is that people do not believe that their kids or their grandkids are going to have better opportunities than they had." IL-16 Democratic candidate @nolleyforcongress.bsky.social highlights voters' shared anxiety over the country's current instability.