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Republicans are raising the stakes of enacting a new voter suppression law this year. Today, I lay out how the SAVE Act will only save Trump's ability to exercise authoritarian power. Democracy Docket members can access this and all premium content while also supporting its work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.

You can see for yourself... youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...

Speak Truth....

December 8, 2025

The good news: 1) Aftyn Behn moved a ruby red district 12 points more blue. 2) She can and should run again in the midterm election. 3) With real investment and good candidates, every R+ 7 or less seat is now in play. The bad news: Rural white voters are still the absolute worst.

This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...

November 27, 2025

Trump's peace plan Putin and Zelensky by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

One-third of the energy now generated in Texas is from renewables like wind and solar. Without this clean energy, the grid in Texas would have failed multiple times and many people would have died. This is something Gov. Abbott and the GOP refuse to tell the public.

This week's latest MAGA scandal is a good reminder: Caveat lector. Let the reader beware. The chances are that if you’re reading something that makes you mad on social media, it’s there because someone is being paid to make you mad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-very-b...

Building a case Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

November 22, 2025

Last week, Democracy Docket published 14 separate stories -- just on redistricting. No one provides more in-depth coverage of what is happening to democracy in court. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

The teenager told officers he was a U.S. citizen, but an officer broke the car’s driver’s side window and detained him. In a video, the boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

So as it seems the norm when the news gets too heavy and the fascism makes things feel bleak I have been making music again and it feels so so good to be totally free in a space and not have any real outside distractions. It’s amazing how making art that allows me to step away from the horror helps.

November 20, 2025

BREAKING & BIG: Federal judge BLOCKS Texas from implementing new, gerrymandered maps for 2026 midterms. Judge Jeffrey Brown (TRUMP APPOINTEE) wrote opinion, joined by Judge David Guaderrama (Obama appointee). Judge Jerry Smith (Reagan appointee) dissents. storage.courtlistene...

The amazing thing about this admin is the corruption is so literal and so overt — in many cases, it’s just a direct transfer of taxpayer dollars to themselves and other b-villains from the show, like this is all completely normal, bc they can’t be bothered to extort corporations & interest groups

Vance has always been more dangerous than Trump and we should not be hoping he takes power as this continues to expand. They all need to go down now. Both parties everyone who has ever known and done nothing in a position of power is compromised and must be removed from office and power.

The Trump admin is an organized crime operation that has control of the US government.

This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms: ✅He personally directs criminal investigations. ✅He is targeting opponents. ✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents. Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀

#GVerse #Facts #Truth

The wording of them was preposterous. I knew people would read and vote for them. There’s no way most people understood them without doing research.

Thank you, #CaliforniaVoters

October 24, 2025

71 registered to speak at Fort Worth City Council Public Comments on 10/14. I’m highlighting incredible speeches and speakers. Mendi Tackett went right at the Mayor, using her words, her history, to challenge her to see the moment and where she is failing. It was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 from jump. #wakeup #fortworth

Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.

happy bday the iconic Desmond Tutu, b.1931 "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness". "We are all connected. What unites us is our common humanity" “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

Republicans should note. Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Senator Mike Lee of Utah have endorsed Federal Occupation of States. These are both elected officials speaking on behalf of Texas and Utah. Valuable information! Please share! #Utah #Texas #FederalOccupation

Governor Abbott faces a growing "pay to pay" scandal, in which he has apparently channeled almost $1 billion in no-bid state contracts to companies whose executives have made large contributions to his campaign fund. Pod: https://bit.ly/3Z0lr7x ⁠www.newsbreak.com/ra...

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

SO proud & excited that my much better ½ just won Best Director at the #GigHarborFilmFestival in WA!!! We had 2 shorts in the festival & am so grateful he’s getting the recognition that his talent & vision richly deserve! Long live #IndieFilm! @johntgray.bsky.social

This is Trump’s America. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Hakim Jeffries should be VERY careful how he steps. Mamdani is GOING to be the next NYC mayor & could easily sponsor someone to primary Jeffries. I assure you, NYC is FAR more enamored of Mamdani than they are of Jeffries. There is clear confusion about who holds the real power at this time

A bit of James Baldwin today: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"

My interview with former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah. She was fired for speaking out. And as she tells me, some in the media are afraid to report on her side of the story. youtu.be/9hTB0CcuDDw?si…

This clear declaration that Trump views the DOJ to be an entity designed to impose his political retribution - alongside the clear evidence that it is already being used in this way - is impeachable.

I stand with Jimmy Stephen Colbert Joy Reid Jim Acosta Terry Moran Matthew Dowd Karen Attiah Katie Phang And every other truth teller targeted by this administration.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

NEW: In a rare public appearance, Jack Smith spoke at length this week issuing a dire warning about Trump's weaponization of the Department of Justice. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-jack-s...

September 18, 2025

At least some elected officials understand the gravity of this moment. If you continue pretending things are normal and that you can just keep your head down you’re wrong. You are going to have to upend your status quo and actually try to fight for a democratic future now. Not in a few months.

Yeah, it’s more like a Jenga game - they’ve been pulling pieces out forever, it’s just all collapsing now.