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“It’s time to fight, everywhere, all at once.” - JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois. ICE Out for Good. No Kings! ❌👑 “The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.” -- Gunter Grass, German poet, novelist, and playwright
"Livid" doesn't touch it. A few more years and then this addled idiot will be just a bad memory. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Constituents are ‘livid’ with Fetterman after Trump convention video and other behavior, says Rep. Madeleine Dean
The Montgomery County Democrat said she was "gravely disappointed" by Fetterman's appearance in a video praising President Donald Trump.
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PA elections are safe and secure. The efforts of the small, demented fool occupying the Oval Office to upend elections will fail. Pa. elections chief: ‘Nothing has changed’ following Trump mail-in ballot order penncapital-star.com/election-202...
Pa. elections chief: ‘Nothing has changed’ following Trump mail-in ballot order • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Secretary Al Schmidt assured voters that President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot order doesn't change anything this midterm election.
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Get ready for the next No Kings on October 17. We are taking back our democracy from the small, demented, odious wannabe fascist and his criminal enablers. They will be held to account. www.nokings.org
No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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I don't want to be the "can you imagine how the media would have reacted if Biden said something so obviously false" guy but CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THE MEDIA WOULD HAVE REACTED IF BIDEN SAID SOMETHING SO OBVIOUSLY FALSE
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTrump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
Fetterman is a disgrace and unfit to represent Pennsylvania. Citizens of the Keystone State deserve so much better. Fetterman won't resign, but he should. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Report: Fetterman called Wall Street Journal story ‘a hit piece’ and apologized for a text message dismissing CHOP leaders
In his statement to CNN, John Fetterman called a recent report from The Wall Street Journal a “hit piece from disgruntled staffers."
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Of course he will keep the money, which is great for Democrats in the fall. Keep the money, Donny! wapo.st/4zR1XUu
Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms
President Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections.
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This thought would never occur to them if Trump was innocent.
The felon continues to build his ballroom while Americans suffer. In November, we will let the regime and its enablers know how much Americans hate his outlandish, self-indulgent vanity projects while working Americans struggle. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.
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Thank you Governor Shapiro for your stand against Flock cameras. Mass surveillance tools like Flock and other ALPRs have no place in Pennsylvania. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politic...
'Not something I support': Shapiro says he's open to statewide ban on Flock cameras
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would welcome bipartisan legislation to ban Flock cameras across Pennsylvania as lawmakers consider new regulations.
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From our resident MAGA multi-millionaire: 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩.
For the Pennsylvania voters who voted in the demented fascist: Vote Democratic in November. "The poll shows 73% disapprove of Trump’s job performance while just 27% approve, a sizable decline since a March poll when his positive approval rating was 39%." www.timesherald.com/2026/08/27/m...
Most Pennsylvanians deeply concerned about the economy, poll finds
A new poll shows a majority of Pennsylvanians are experiencing significant economic stress, driven primarily by the high cost of utilities, groceries, gas and housing.
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Amazing what science can do! If we only had an administration that believed in it, as opposed to the fascist Neanderthals who currently run the government. One day soon, we will provide our scientists the funding and tools they need to do their best work. wapo.st/45OyMnq
How scientists found a weakness in one of the deadliest ‘undruggable’ cancers
An experimental pill has shown unprecedented success in treating pancreatic cancer, upending conventional wisdom about the disease.
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Mass surveillance has no place in our democracy. DeFlock America! thehill.com/policy/techn...
Flock contract cancellations grow among cities, other jurisdictions
Two Phoenix, Ariz. suburbs became the latest municipalities Wednesday to terminate their contracts with Flock Safety, cancelling their use of the company’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) t…
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There is no working together with these fascists. There is only accountability, justice and punishment for the enablers of this fascist regime. We need fierceness in the Democratic House Speaker, not pandering or negotiation.
Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 3w agoHakeem Jeffries cannot be Speaker. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates www.wired.com/story/flock-...
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...
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Flock and similar systems are a huge threat to democracy. No mass surveillance in America! www.inquirer.com/news/flock-s...
Abington police end Flock surveillance network contracts after thousands of the department’s searches leaked
Abington's police department is letting its Flock surveillance contracts expire by 2028 over data security concerns after thousands of the department's search records leaked.
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We’re not going to let greedy developers bully their way into our communities in order to build reckless AI data centers. If you want to build here in Pennsylvania, you’re going to need to follow the strictest standards in the nation — or you better find somewhere else.
Good on you, ABC! High time we started holding the FCC to account for its fascist suppression of the media. After November, we will see more accountability for the regime and its despicable, unconstitutional tactics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over demand for TV license renewals
Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for content the administration disapproves of
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#Flock surveillance has been repeatedly misused to #stalk women & romantic partners. 2 #Colorado agencies dropped Flock only to switch to rival #Axon, underscoring that the general nature of broad #surveillance technology and not just any one company is the problem. www.salon.com/2026/08/17/f...
Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women - Salon.com
The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem
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@FieldTeam6.org has the names of millions of unregistered Democrats. They know how to reach them. They just need the funds to hit send. About $1 to register a new Democrat. Donations from people like you gets it done. #RegisterDemocrats #SaveTheWorld #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/NJJ7aiBV
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Kudos to Rep. Tarik Khan for introducing legislation to protect the privacy of Pennsylvanians against Flock mass surveillance. Tell your PA Representative to support this law! Pa. lawmakers propose guardrails on automatic license plate cameras as backlash grows penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...
Pa. lawmakers propose guardrails on automatic license plate cameras as backlash grows • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Flock’s ALPRs, otherwise known as Flock cameras, capture images of passing vehicles and upload them to a database police can search.
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Only a few more weeks of this despicable MAGA Congress before we consign it to the dustbin of history and Democrats start holding accountable the enablers of the wannabe fascist. Vote Democratic. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP worries time running out on Trump’s agenda with Congress
The Senate’s departure for a five-week August recess leaves big political fights for September and the postelection lame-duck session, setting up a scramble to accomplish as much of President Trump…
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Democrats are electing fighters who will crush MAGA in November and beyond. VOTE! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger
State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate
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Governor Shapiro needs to stop aligning with AI tech and worry about how these data centers harm everyday Pennsylvanians, our environment, and our communities. Stop data centers in Pennsylvania now! www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
How Josh Shapiro’s early embrace of data centers is testing his high popularity in Pennsylvania
In a year’s time, the politics — and public opinion on both sides of the aisle — have dramatically shifted on data center development. So has Shapiro — but not fast enough for some voters.
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