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El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

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 · 24h ago

Rep. 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."

TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...

The reason transgender people get upset with American Normies is because trans rights, gay rights, and women's rights are inseparable. The Right knows how to use doublethink to their advantage. Leveraging it in the New York Times is how we get Govt. Genital Inspector horrors like WA's IL26-638.

🚨BREAKING: Nearly a year after voting advocates launched a campaign to prevent a GOP gerrymander from taking effect in Missouri, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins officially blocked the citizen-initiated referendum on the new map from appearing on the ballot. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri blocks anti-gerrymander referendum from November ballot in attempt to silence voters

Voter advocates are expected to immediately challenge the move and ask the courts to ensure that Missouri voters have the final say on the map.

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TAPPER: The story says when you were picked up for drunk driving, you have ecstasy in your system. When is last time you used illegal drugs? MILLER: I mean, the last time -- I don't know, several years ago? TAPPER: Two? 20? MILLER: This is testosterone replacement theory. Secretary Hegseth ...

The devastation across Spokane County is heartbreaking but my commitment to support response and recovery is unshakeable. I write the bills that fund the government, and I will make Spokane’s recovery a top priority. Whatever it takes, for as long as it takes. 🌲❤️

The same old Susan Collins charade. As soon as a controversial nominee or a bill has enough votes to pass, she announces she will vote no when it doesn’t matter. She never casts a deciding vote against Trump. Now she will claim this shows how she is so “independent.”

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Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"

Republican officials were set to vote on a plan to cut almost half of Election Day voting locations in Tarrant County, a major #Texas battleground county. But all that changed when outraged voters who packed the meeting room demanded their voting locations remain open. | Democracy Docket

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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On August 4, 1987, the Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views. A year later, Rush Limbaugh debuted with his national, syndicated program across 56 radio stations. Radio was never the same.

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