Swing Blue Alliance
@swingbluealliance.org
Massachusetts' largest volunteer-led grassroots group dedicated to helping Democrats win in swing states. https://swingbluealliance.org/
JOHNSON SHRUGS AT ABUSE OF GOP SENATOR’S DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD Speaker brushes off gun-to-head charges as 'domestic events' leading the day at newsfor38yearolds.com
Colorado Republicans Attack Jewish Gov Candidate With AI ‘Cartoon Devil Horns’ Graphic talkingpointsmemo.com/news/colorad...
Colorado Republicans Attack Jewish Gov Candidate With AI ‘Cartoon Devil Horns’ Graphic
Colorado Republicans are using an image showing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser...
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people can be swayed into liking Republican politicians but they keep proving they do not want Republican policies
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 10h agoBig tax results out of Missouri tonight: Voters statewide rejected by an huge margin a GOP ballot measure to phase out the income tax. They also renewed a sales tax to keep state parks free. And Kansas City approved a package of $1.7 billion of bonds for infrastracture.
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Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2h agoWhen he was Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers (the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan) publicly took the position that "you can't have your privacy violated if you don't know your privacy is violated." Colbert had some fun with that: crooksandliars.com/cltv/2013/10...
Check to see if a deportation flight is arriving at an airport near you: lexingtonalarm.org/hfw-dashboard/ watch the full documentary about ICE flights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BsG... #EndICEFlights
WATCH | ICE AIR: Inside America's Secret Deportation Network
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JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 4h ago🧊✈️⛓️ “Oh gosh, can you see the shackles? Oh my God,” Laney gasped as a group of women detainees stepped out of the van, their hands and feet in shackles and chains running around their waists. ⤵️
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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Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h agoLet's not lose sight of how abnormal this is. Trump is demanding prosecutions over Reflecting Pool fiasco even though his own DOJ has shown conclusively it isn't supported by facts or law. On the pod, @barbmcquade.bsky.social is brilliant on the bigger stakes here: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
📣Somerville Community! 📣 Join Project Citizenship for a FREE citizenship workshop on August 22 in East Somerville, where trained volunteers and attorneys will help eligible immigrants complete their naturalization applications. Get Started: 📞 Call 617-694-5949 ✉️ Email info@projectcitizenship.org
No nazis in Plymouth. #iceout www.plymouthindependent.org/your-view-no...
YOUR VIEW: Notorious agitator 'run out by women' - Plymouth Independent
(Editors note: On July 25, a planned rally to protest immigrant detentions at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility was faced with a counter protest. See a portion of the profanity-laced confronta...
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"We had a wonderful influx of funds on the transportation side through the Fair Share Amendment, and that’s reflected in the transit grade being higher than the other grades." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/03/m...
Massachusetts infrastructure barely scrapes above failing grade in new statewide report - The Boston Globe
A new statewide report gave Massachusetts a "mediocre" D+ for infrastructure, with climate change only making things worse.
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A group called the 1861 Initiative spent more than $2.2 million to help Army vet Noah Taylor win the Dem nod for #KSSen. The race was already called for pastor Adam Hamilton, and Taylor is currently in third.
NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections
Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.
📌Susan Collins is voting "no" on the repulsive Blanche because she has been given political cover by Thune. Her vote doesn't matter. This isn't a heroic decision, it is pure politics, and whether anybody wants to admit it or not it's how she has survived like a parasite in that chamber for 30 years.
THE $168 BILLION WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. Kill me I’ve wasted my life.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h agoBessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."
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Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 19h agoWhen are polls tonight closing? —7pm local time (ET) in Virginia —7pm local time in Missouri, which is 8pm ET —7pm local time in Kansas (8pm or 9pm ET) —8pm local time in Michigan (8pm, mostly, or 9pm ET) —8pm local time in Washington (11pm ET) What to watch? boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
So many grassroots groups doing innovative, exciting, effective work in key areas. So little coverage of those who are rebuilding out democracy, brick by brick. In @grassrootsconnect.bsky.social, Susan Wagner explains why it's essential to publicize grassroots successes and outlines how to do it.
LET’S TURN THE TIDE TOGETHER
A unifying message for the Pro-Democracy Movement
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Voter ID confusion keeps eligible voters home. VoteRiders fights back with free, nonpartisan ID help in every state. Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer join Martha Merson on It Needs to Be Said, plus how to volunteer: grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/live-with-...
Live with VoteRiders Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer, hosted by Martha Merson
Thank you Connector friends for tuning into my live video with Pam Pearson and Monica Spencer! To learn more about volunteer opportunities with VoteRiders, check out their website https://voteriders.o...
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