'Dr El-Sayed is suggesting radical empathy for Trump voters and radical change to eradicate the social conditions that enabled Trump.' @anandwrites.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...

What Abdul El-Sayed believes

From the archives: My reflections on a Michigan Senate candidate's ideas

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God forbid? God would love that. Abolish ICE!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.

In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/

Our Team - BURKE LAW GROUP, PLLC

Our Team

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Politico@politico.com · yesterday

26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court

The medical examiner found she was a vulnerable adult with untreated severe mental illness and a significant language barrier. Her family’s attorney says ICE fitted her with an ankle monitor, dropped her 25 miles from home and left her in the February cold wearing summer clothing.

This has to be a Pulitzer finalist. @gettyimages.com

Seeing the helicopters military tanker and the other air support flying every day and the smoke for weeks. We know this could have been avoided. Build on their ashes is how it's gonna be for me. Parallel Systems...

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · yesterday

"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

Here is the Mamdanification Scorecard highlights for the congressional primaries tonight (KS, MI, MO, VA & WA). The scorecard categorizes candidates based on their stances on 7 big-picture policies that reflect a new wave of grassroots, people-1st politics! To see the full ratings, sign up on Sway:

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Do you want more inspiring leaders like Zohran Mamdani, who are running on a New Deal for their constituents? Every candidate has been picked because they, base...

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If the feds continue to deny funds for what we need in Cascadia – compounded by the fact that $51 billion in taxes never return to our region – it's time for Oregon and Washington to leave the union. @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social @cascadiajournal.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfires

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to the federal agency expressing frustration with the decision.

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The Democrats' midterm ad practically writes itself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Congress: “We’ve tried nothing and we’re fresh out of ideas.”

The caliber of reporting every community deserves. 👇

Shaanth Nanguneri@shaanthx.bsky.social · yesterday

The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent statewide Republican politicians handled her finances in the run-up to a campaign. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/h...

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@bearingwitnessice.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Hanscom is just one node in a multi-billion-dollar government-sponsored human trafficking and mobile detention network, and this network must be dismantled" say Bearing Witness co-founders. bearingwitnessatice.substack.com/p/prisons-in...

populism moves swing voters.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 2d ago

Q: You’ve been Republicans for most of your voting lives. Who’s voting for James Talarico? Republican moms: *all raise their hands* “I like him. I want a middle school teacher who’s like, hey, this is broken. Somebody needs to fix it. Why not me?”

Is there a connection between opulence and the decline of empire? Who cares, suggests Chad Mizelle, Trump's 2025 former Deputy Attorney General, as he comments on the tourism draw of gilded statues and the "opulence of the epicenter of once-great civilizations," without a shred of self-awareness.

Politics used to be about debating real issues and solving real problems. Now that we’ve allowed money to flood our elections, it’s nothing but a mud slinging battle that leaves working people behind. Only one candidate in this race wants to actually get money out of politics.

That's because tyranny is not merely similar to, or even an identical copy of domestic violence, or metaphorically the same. It is because it is literally the same thing itself. It is the same tree with the same roots. To accept one is to accept the other because it is the same disease.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d ago

It’s not a cult. They just keep finding new domestic abusers to cheer for. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

It's absolutely outrageous. Why are we even in the Union at this point?

Remember when David Hogg was running for DNC chair and the establishment stepped in and said we needed a responsible adult and then gave us Ken Martin, who throws his phone at his staffers? Also the DNC is $2 million in debt. But centrists still demand they should be in charge.

Universal childcare. Paid leave. Fully funded public schools. Free school meals. Affordable housing. A $20 minimum wage. Making the ultra-rich pay their share thelibertypear.com/2026/06/27/e...

I Endorse Francesca Hong for Governor of Wisconsin

I’m endorsing Francesca Hong for Governor of Wisconsin.

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Oregon is 1 of 19 states that pays billions more to the feds than it gets back. usafacts.org/articles/whi...

Which states contribute the most and least to federal revenue? | USAFacts

In 2024, Californians paid about $275.6 billion more to the federal government than they received.

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POP The Dalles, Oregon Indivisible OR2@indivisibletd.bsky.social · 4d ago

sooooo - why should Oregonians pay federal taxes? www.eenews.net/articles/fem...

sooooo - why should Oregonians pay federal taxes? www.eenews.net/articles/fem...

FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.

President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.

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POP The Dalles, Oregon Indivisible OR2@indivisibletd.bsky.social · 4d ago

This week the Trump regime denied two of five FEMA wildfire assistance requests from Oregon, which is confronting what will likely be the most destructive wildfire season in its history. -- @cascadiajournal.bsky.social And #cliffkneepadsbentz is a-okay with this. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

This week the Trump regime denied two of five FEMA wildfire assistance requests from Oregon, which is confronting what will likely be the most destructive wildfire season in its history. -- @cascadiajournal.bsky.social And #cliffkneepadsbentz is a-okay with this. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfires

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to the federal agency expressing frustration with the decision.

oregonlive.com

#inspirational #bike #adventure columbiacommunityconnection.com/the-dalles/f...

Four bicycles, 3,640 miles: TD grads take kids on cross-American adventure — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

Thirty-three days and more than 1,300 miles into a cross-country bicycle journey, Craig and Melinda Smith and their three children are discovering America, strengthening family bonds and raising money...

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Ohio state fairgoers on the economy: "Trying to buy a house and make a living for myself is rough. I live paycheck to paycheck... Everything costs too much."

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Q: What do you say to the 65% of Americans who think Trump made economic conditions worse? Top Trump econ advisor: I don't believe a poll like that

Today in "MAGAs are conditioned to attack Democrats no matter what", over on FB they're attacking Tim Kaine for honoring the 4 dead U.S. soldiers the Pentagon stripped off the Iran War casualty list.

#Virginia 📢)))

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 5d ago

BIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.