Big news here: the White House has backed down from shutting down I-5 this weekend following our reporting last night.

MUST-READ: @willsommer.bsky.social's latest False Flag on the fallout from the "I love Hitler" group chat. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/racist-you...

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, IT'S A FUCKING DUCK.

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout. Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

Raskin: "There's a regime of fear that has come down on the Republican Party. They've looked at what happened to Liz Cheney, to Adam Kinzinger, to Mitt Romney, to others who have taken on the president. They insist on absolute 100% loyalty above everything else."

VITALI: What I'm hearing from you is it might be be enough that Thune is now saying I could do a vote on ACA subsidies JEFFRIES: Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA more than 70 different times. They can't be trusted on a wing and a prayer. We need a real path forward.

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

Are we expecting Trump to claim this weekend’s protests are violent, despite the first No Kings being totally peaceful, to justify a further crackdown in cities across the country?

Jack Smith on what it means to say No Kings. Morning Shots featuring @saletan.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @eggerdc.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...

NEW EPISODE: Prof. David Noll joins me to talk about the growing threats to American democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, and how Trump’s second term agenda could erode the rule of law. youtu.be/7FQN2F7aDpc

RPG Tip: As a player, take notes. A simple list of names, places, and mysteries makes you the table’s memory. It’s invaluable to have during play and for recaps. #DnD #TTRPG

We’re talking about death on this episodes Thac0 with Advantage. #dnd #ttrpg polygamero.us/thac0-with-a...

New in PN: Scenes from Portland's imaginary insurrection "I’ve been taking images that are nowhere near this one conflict driveway — ones of puppies & kids playing, & families having picnics — b/c the idea that Portland is burned down & a war zone is just preposterous" — @timdickinson.bsky.social

Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID? And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina. Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Despite all the MAGA mouthpieces’ bravado, notable cracks in the GOP façade have appeared. MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they wan

Mockler: We saw this Nazi group chat which I’m sure you condemn right? Kolvet: We can talk about it Mockler: Do you condemn it? Kolvet: I want to talk about it Mockler: So, you’re like JD Vance? You won’t condemn this?

Every day brings more signs of cowardice and capitulation. I stated Democracy Docket in 2020 to be independent and pro-democracy no matter what. If you value media that will never compromise, bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Kalief Browder spent 700 days in solitary confinement for allegedly stealing a backpack. These people break federal laws knowing they’ll never suffer any consequences.

EXCLUSIVE: Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed to MeidasTouch he is working with local partners to minimize what would be “a massive disruption, and reckless disregard for California’s infrastructure and communities.”

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RPG Tip: As a player, remember that it is a group story. No single character should overshadow the rest of the party. It’s ok to have someone be the main character for an adventure or an arc but that PC needs to help include everyone. #DnD #TTRPG

Videos appear to be coming back online, with mixed results. Watch Legal AF live now:

⚠️ ALERT: YouTube is currently experiencing a global service outage. As a result, you may encounter issues watching our videos, including live streams, on the platform.

YouTube appears to be suppressing videos about the Republican I love Hitler leaks. It is statistically impossible that a video would have zero likes after having a couple of thousand views but more importantly the video won't even play for many users per the comments

Today's Supreme Court argument lasted two and a half hours. And the Democracy Docket team covered all of it. If you want to make sure you stay up to date about everything involving redistricting and democracy, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Join me and Fair Fight CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo now at 7pm ET: Together, we’ll dive into how we can all take part in building a stronger democracy. RSVP here: tr.ee/h6js1mavu7

Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond. Pay attention and act!

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

critical: youtu.be/dmfDvRlqozU?...

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...

"Halligan is finding out that prosecuting a case is harder than it looks — particularly when that case has already been rejected by seasoned prosecutors as unwinnable. Add in that it will be tried on the fastest federal docket in the US, and you’ve got the makings of a total humiliation in court."

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika. This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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News: D&D Hellfire at Target, Free Daggerheart Roll20 Quickstart, Drakkenheim for Daggeheart, Our Approach to Learn New RPGs, and more! Listen or watch: masteringdungeons.podbean.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDG... #DnD #TTRPG #Daggerheart #StrangerThings

the older Rs have taught the young Rs how to shamelessless spew misogyny, racism, anti-semitism. But quoting Charlie Kirk's own words is terrorism.

The people disrupting Kamala Harris on her book tour would never do this to white men,,, brilliant piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

It doesn't have to be this way: Neera Tanden on the harms caused by the lasting shutdown... @neeratanden.bsky.social on healthcare and NO Kings open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

Here are three of the alpha males in the leaked Republican “I LOVE HITLER” chat. They can explain to you the how and why of liberal men not being appealing to women.

Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"

Trump admin officials (Bessent, Sean Duffy) are desperately trying to suppress turnout at the No Kings protests this Saturday by scaring people about repercussions. It would really upset Trump for there to be huge turnout.

Jeffries: "Domestic violence is a serious issue in this country for women all throughout America. And the notion that House Republican leaders would dismiss the seriousness of what is clearly emerging as an untenable and frightening situation relative to Rep. Mills is irresponsible."

JD Vance says the “I LOVE HITLER” Republican leaks are no big deal because it’s “kids in chat rooms.” In reality these are young Republican leaders likely to gain more power in a hypothetical future Vance administration. Terrifying stuff.

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

Kaine: "We should not be allowing the president to create a secret enemies list and make the unilateral decision about whether to kill people without sharing that information at least with the Armed Service and Intel committees. So this is very troubling."