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Utility companies are charging families through the roof while reporting increased profits. Michael Whatley spent his career in DC lobbying for these same companies while he still owns their stock. If he’s elected Senator, he’ll support these companies over consumers every time.
NEW: Republicans in North Carolina have passed a bill that gives the GOP majority on the state Supreme Court the power to remove judges they don’t like. This isn’t how it works in a democracy, writes Billy Corriher.
North Carolina Republicans want to let justices remove Democratic judges
Republicans in North Carolina have passed a bill that gives the GOP majority on the state Supreme Court the power to remove judges they don’t like. The
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It feels like one act of bravery in a sea of airline and airport compliance. But its a start.
Scott Dworkin@dworkin.bsky.social · 2d agoAn ICE agent walked up to a Southwest gate in Dallas and asked to board a flight to arrest a passenger. The gate agent asked for a warrant signed by a judge. He had the kind ICE writes for itself. He left empty-handed. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/ice-showed...
The Moronic Bullshit of the "Third Way" robertreich.substack.com/p/the-moroni... A Trojan horse for corporate America??? The NYT calls it a “leading Democratic centrist group.” The donor group’s board is a who's who in the finance world. @rbreich.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The Moronic Bullshit of the "Third Way"
There's no "middle" between neofascist corporatism and democracy
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Good things are happening! Michiganders blow up an oil pipeline, a state court puts a drugmaker under the microscope, Virginia settles scores with Jim Crow, and Illinois goes grocery shopping. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
You Love To See It: Keeping The Great Lakes Great
Abdul El-Sayed battles a pipeline, Eli Lilly goes under the knife, Virginia makes suffrage cool again, and Illinois feasts.
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$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Excellent interview by #TheBigPicture with Ben Winkler. Who has a plan to unrig America. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/ben-wikler...
The Blueprint To Unrig Our Democracy From Right-Wing Rule
Ben Wikler helped fix Wisconsin. Now he has a plan to restore democracy nationwide.
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NYT stating this like it’s normal when it’s absolutely berserk.
Trump issued new Executive Orders on birthright citizenship this week. There will, of course, be litigation. joycevance.substack.com/p/what-trump...
Wow… CLARKSVILLE… 👇🏽👀 So in Tennessee Dems flip the Montgomery County Commission, Knox Co. school board, almost flip Hamilton Co. mayor (Trump +13 county) — And won a school board seat held by a Republican in Franklin & a Williamson County commission seat November will be interesting!
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined 24 Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration over the latest round of sweeping tariffs. ncnewsline.com/2026/08/06/n... #ncpol
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joins two dozen states in lawsuit over new Trump tariffs • NC Newsline
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined 24 Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration over the latest round of sweeping tariffs.
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Thank you to everyone who helped make This Is The Plan a NYT bestseller! Now that you have the book, the next step is to start organizing. Let me know how you're getting involved in the comments! 🧯🔥
I’ve been screening our documentary with organizing communities in the South. So far, the organizers mention data centers first at every single event. From racial justice orgs to old school activists who don’t usually think about tech policy. This has legs.
The Supreme Court’s destruction of the Voting Rights Act shows how the Court has aggrandized its role in our system of self-government — and why it must be reformed. bit.ly/458NyoF
What the Voting Rights Act Can Teach About Supreme Court Reform
No institution should be beyond meaningful democratic accountability.
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Too many politicians want to be something. I'm running because I want to do something.
Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.
Former challenger Mallory McMorrow: “Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed for winning the Democratic primary to become our nominee to be Michigan’s next US Senator. I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party”
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 7d agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Disasters don’t check your zip code or political party. FEMA is how a country of 340 million says: if you get hit, you won’t face it alone. Helene “recovery czar” Michael Whatley wants to get rid of FEMA. Vote @roycoopernc.bsky.social. 🗳️ cardinalpine.com/news/michael...
‘Recovery Czar’ Michael Whatley caught on audio wanting to end FEMA as Western NC is owed billions
When President Trump returned to office in January 2025, he made Whatley ‘recovery czar’ to coordinate Hurricane Helene recovery. To date, a fraction of the funding needed has made it to western NC.
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Nicholas Ferroni is a nationally recognized high school history and cultural studies teacher. Ferroni profiles Horace Mann, the reformer known as the father of America's public schools, who championed free, universal education as democracy's great equalizer. #WeAreAmerica250
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime and it has nothing to do with AI, crypto, metaverse, robots or any of the other massively hyped "tech" the media always talks about instead
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · last wk.Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West
Will Susan Collins vote to confirm? Express concern?
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: Amid AG confirmation battle, Todd Blanche assured anti-abortion activists that he's working to make Dobbs 'permanent in every single state.' Admin will act 'soon' to limit mail-order abortion drugs. w/ @alicemiranda.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe
MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.
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