Last night's political earthquake in Michigan should make one thing very clear: it's time for Democrats to grow a spine and stop bending the knee to corporate donors.

The Failures of “Centrism”

By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine

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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?

See, it's funny because it's true. #Sad

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The thin line between US President policy making satire and reality ... via Arthur Barnes

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Great game, Mr. President. 🏀 Iowa, you heard President Obama. The ball is in your court. Join our campaign and help us Push For Change: Turek4Iowa.com

Today in Politics, Bulletin 423. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 423. 7/21/26

… Trump took questions from the press today while meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun:

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The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law 16 years ago today. Though it included some key reforms, it failed to include the most important way to prevent future crashes: reinstate the Glass-Stegall Act and separate Wall Street from Main Street.

How Can We Stop Bank Failures? Make Banking Boring | Robert Reich

Silicon Valley BankSignature BankFirst Republic BankTogether, these three failed banks held more assets than the 25 bank

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Why?

There’s nothing like a choir to get you fired up! Michelle and I enjoyed this beautiful performance from the Uniting Voices Chicago during the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

Foreclosures increased 21% in the first half of this year. Student loan defaults are at a record high. Total household debt is also at a record high of $18.8 trillion. Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been. “New Golden Age” for whom?

Angus: We have these MAGA politicians basically threatening they’re going to come over the border if we don’t fix the climate catastrophe. We’ve always crossed the border to help each other. We’re mourning the loss of a Canadian firefighter who died in Colorado, helping put out an American fire.

Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence.

Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year alone. At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office — an all-time high. Everyone who carried out this reign of terror must face consequences.

Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

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The arguments we’re having today aren’t new. In fact, we were having many of the same ones more than 150 years ago during Reconstruction. I recently sat down with Malcolm Gladwell to reflect on this pivotal time in our nation’s history, and the work that remains. Check out our conversation:

Barack Obama & Malcolm Gladwell: How Reconstruction Still Defines America | Reconstruction

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Elon Musk spent $290M to elect Trump in 2024 — and has spent $85M+ so far this cycle to keep Republicans in power. Now, Trump's DOT is gutting safety rules to clear the way for Musk's driverless Tesla Cybercab. We must get Big Money out of politics.

Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab

“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”

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Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.

I listened to it, but I have to admit this tribute still didn’t trigger any empathy from me.

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People don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.

I played Jim the Vampire on "What We Do In The Shadows" 6 years ago, but I only discovered there was a T-shirt with my character's picture on it just yesterday. 🦇 Think I oughta order one? 🤔 #OneHumanAlcoholBeerPlease 🍺

Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.

Paramount is reportedly considering leaving California if the state’s Attorney General sues to stop its proposed takeover of Warner Bros. That’s all the more reason to stop Paramount from amassing even more power.

Trump's Scheme to Control the Media

Our media is controlled by just a handful of billionaires and their corporations. And Trump is making things even worse.

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I have seen this again, and I am annoyed. "Register for free. Only a valid email address is required for registration." My email address is not nothing. It is in fact worth money. You wouldn't ask for it if it was worthless. Your registration process is not free. Stop lying it makes you look bad.

Buttigieg: We gotta get out there and build that new governing vision, not by preaching to the choir, not by only talking to everyone who already agrees with us, but by finding the people who haven’t always voted our way and changing how they see us by showing that we see them.

I didn’t think they would actually do it.

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

He never deleted it.

I’m so tired of these rich, narcissistic, arrogant, entitled jerks from great inherited wealth polluting our politics while claiming they understand the struggles of working people and care about them. It’s about their ego and desire to manipulate, not about us.

Some people seem to be forgetting that *everyone* is entitled to due process on American soil. No matter where you were born, you are guaranteed this right. Here’s what you should know.

What is Due Process?

It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know.

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I’ve said this before, but we all knew 2nd lieutenants like this. They never lasted. But Trump made this one SecDef.