California’s win rate against the Trump Administration in court is 83%.
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Representative Shirley Chisholm, 1972: "[W]e have looked in vain to the Nixon administration for the courage, the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best in us, to rekindle in each of us our faith in the American dream."
Shirley Chisholm: Declares Presidential Bid, January 25, 1972
YouTube video by NYC Department of Records and Information Services
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“The attacks by the United States and Israel on Feb. 28, followed by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, immediately stranded some 1,500 ships and nearly 20,000 sailors, according to the International Maritime Organization.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.
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Just a note that @jbendery.bsky.social is 100% worth following. Always finds stories like these that matter, and yet are a bit under the radar.
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 10h agoFormer J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
A 4th data center? WTF? This is why Elon targeted Memphis for xAI — he knew local officials would let him do whatever he wanted regardless of the community’s health/input. @mayorpaulyoung 🤔 (Even after canceling the promised water facility) More: www.instagram.com/p/DblVyoMgKO...
WSJ: “.. One problem Republicans face in this year’s midterm elections is that the socialist label has lost its sting. .. On Monday, Mr. Trump told reporters that U.S. oil companies are ‘making too much money.’ He took the words right out of Bernie’s mouth.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/soci...
Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan is a blow to center-left Democrats—“and more will come unless they quickly absorb bracing lessons from this debacle,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Liberals Are Now Fighting a Two-Front War
Leftists like Abdul El-Sayed will take over the Democratic Party unless the center-left adapts to their rise.
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So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it? hartmannreport.com/p/is-todd-bl...
Is Todd Blanche Going to Drop the Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock on America’s Women if He's Confirmed?
So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it?
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President Donald Trump remains silent as American cities are left to foot the bill. trib.al/VFsOqik
World Cup Host Cities Chase FIFA as It Refuses to Pay Up
President Donald Trump remains silent as American cities are left to foot the bill.
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Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. n.pr/4fCaF10
Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Fair question. What is Congress waiting for? A public murder?
If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
@barackobama.bsky.social Happy Birthday, President Barack Obama! May today mark the start of your best year ever! 🥳🎈🎁🎂 Thank you for the Obama Presidential Center Museum. You were my granddaughter’s first president through age seven. She’s now 16 and just returned from her first visit.
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
In the meantime, read POLITICO—which first broke the news about this call www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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DONALD “BRUISED HANDS” TRUMP IS IN LA TONIGHT RAISING MONEY FOR THE RNC — WHILE HIS OWN ADMINISTRATION BUYS OWNERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA COMPANIES LIKE IT'S THE SOVIET UNION!
"This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6. That book is now closed." Judge Amit Mehta reluctantly dismisses the Oath Keepers case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: 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.
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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🚨BREAKING: In a loss for voters, Missouri's top election official blocked the citizen-led referendum on the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander from appearing on the ballot this fall. While the battle isn’t over, the move denies Missourians right to block the map from use in the midterms.
🚨MUST WATCH‼️🚨 Blanche says ALL the quiet parts out loud on a private call regarding his plans to advance RAPEuglicans, aka ReTHUGlicans, fka Republicans' efforts to ban ALL abortion in ALL 50 states. Thank you @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
Strict Scrutiny Podcast@strictscrutiny.bsky.social · yesterdayOn Todd Blanche: (1) his written statement on the weaponization fund is a meaningless joke and (2) the danger(s) he poses to abortion access: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAY...
NEW: Hours after the DOJ was handed its 20th loss in its legal bid for states' unredacted voter data, a judge asked the department if there was any meaningful difference in its Washington case. The DOJ's answer: "No, your honor." But that didn't stop it from defending the lawsuit in court.
After 20 straight losses, Trump DOJ struggles to defend demand for Washington state voter rolls
The concession left DOJ asking the Washington court to reject a judicial consensus that now includes 20 district court rulings and one federal appellate decision — without identifying any distinct fac...
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WATCH: @SenBlumenthal worries Blanche will help Trump steal the election
🚨💥💣 THIS. 💣💥🚨 OF COURSE spineless and morally reprehensible RAPEuglicans (fka Republicans) ghosted the courageous Epstein Survivors before the Todd “Roy Cohn” Blanche Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation vote. #EpsteinSurvivors 🦋
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayThey opted to play political theatre with these survivors, unable to even offer them the basic decency of coming to a meeting they said they’d be at. trib.al/8JlOgu5
A second man, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, has died at Delaney Hall, the inhumane ICE detention center run by private prison contractor GEO Group. GEO Group’s profits have soared by over 700% since Trump has been back in office. Imagine profiting from death and suffering. Deplorable.
WATCH: “Todd Blanche is committing a fraud on Congress. This document is a sham.” @SenBlumenthal warns the insurrectionist slush fund is NOT dead, and @SenThomTillis & @JohnCornyn are falling for another Trump/Blanche lie.