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Anything political or financial or having to do with libraries.
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This is a R+28 district(Trump +21). The possibility is there if we all get out and vote. Polls close at 7pm.
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About 20 years ago, Jesse Jackson came to Fernandina Beach, a small town in Northeast Florida for a rally. It was after midnight and hundreds of people showed up. He was a magnet for those who felt left out. He will be missed.
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This pretty much covers it.
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Gas is up over $3 a gallon and eggs are over $4 a dozen but all the people who thought it was important 15 months ago don't seem to care anymore. Why is that?
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Good news all around. "HD‑35 voted for President Donald Trump by roughly 58 points in the 2024 presidential election underscoring broader questions about Republican strength in heavily rural districts..."
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Democrat overperforms by 30 points in deep-red Oklahoma
"This district voted Trump +58 in 2024, so this is a 30 point Democratic overperformance," election account Vote Hub wrote.
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-overperforms-by-30-points-in-deep-red-oklahoma-11503782
8 days ago
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In the Oklahoma State House District 35 Special Election Democrat Luke Kruse has lost by 24 points in this R+ 56 district, a 32 point over performance. Thank you Luke.
9 days ago
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Virginia is doing what every state should do. Congratulations to Elizabeth Bennett-Parker on her 63 point win in Senate District 39 and to Kirk McPike for his 60 point win in State House District 5. Defeat all Republicans and make it as bad as possible.
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"The Associated Press has yet to declare Mejia the winner in the 11-person special primary, but vote tallies show her with an 889-vote lead over Malinowski. Mejia is scheduled to give remarks at her Montclair campaign headquarters Tuesday afternoon."
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Tom Malinowski concedes to Analilia Mejia in NJ special election • New Jersey Monitor
The AP has not called the race, but Analilia Mejia has maintained a lead over Tom Malinowski since soon after polls closed last week.
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/10/tom-malinowski-analilia-mejia-nj-special-election/
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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I just can't get enough of these headlines. We'll see more in the coming weeks and months. And, this little tidbit is pretty awesome as well: "She was outspent 3-to-1 and still won. This is what happens when grassroots Democrats show up and organize."
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Democrat wins election "comfortably" in big Donald Trump district
In Louisiana, Chastity Verret Martinez received about 62 percent of the vote to Brad Daigle’s 38, according to reports.
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-wins-election-comfortably-big-donald-trump-district-11484818
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Congratulations to Democrat Chasity Martinez on her landslide win in the Louisiana State House District 60 Special Elections tonight. Trump won the district by 13 points in 2024. Chasity won by 24 points over the Republican candidate.
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Now get rid of Bezos and make the paper what it once was. It's damning that the Post has come to this point.
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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/technology/washington-post-will-lewis.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Happy to see I'm not the only one who got this wrong. Or, maybe we didn't. We'll see in the coming day(s).
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RETRACTED: Tom Malinowski wins 11th district primary, beating back crowded field and AIPAC onslaught - New Jersey Globe
NOTE: At 10:32 p.m., following a surge of Election Day voters for Analilia Mejia, the New Jersey Globe retracted this call; the race between Mejia and
https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/malinowski-wins-11th-district-primary-beating-back-crowded-field-and-aipac-onslaught/
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The New Jersey CD 11 Special Primary is too close to call. Tom Malinowski and Analilia Mejia are separated by less than 500 votes.
14 days ago
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North Carolina Republicans wanted to pick up one seat so they redistricted. Now there are no SAFE Republican seats and Democrats could flip every race, in a good year. Hoping this is a good year.
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Nobody has elections on a Thursday. New Jersey is not nobody. 11 Democrats are on the primary ballot. Polls close at 8pm and this may take a while to sort out.
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Polls are open in NJ special House primaries • New Jersey Monitor
11 Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination in the race to succeed Gov. Sherrill in the House. The GOP primary has one candidate.
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/05/polls-open-nj-special-election/
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Is this a lot? Seems like a lot.
17 days ago
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Texas is turning blue? We've heard it before but this time it might actually be true.
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Why Democrats’ upset in a Texas state Senate race is a big deal | CNN Politics
Even amid a series of panic-inspiring results for the GOP, a new outcome in Texas stands out.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/01/politics/texas-state-senate-9-special-election-rehmet
18 days ago
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It's 10:30 in the morning and it's 30 degrees. It's going to be freezing all day isn't it? Asking for the entire state of Florida.
19 days ago
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“When a grassroots union organizer like Taylor Rehmet overperforms by almost 20 points and forces a runoff, it couldn’t be any clearer that voters are tired of Republican bullshit,” Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder said in a statement after the November race.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/
19 days ago
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet has flipped the R+20 Texas Senate District 9 seat by 15 points. This is a major win for Texas Democrats and all freedom loving people. Congratulations Taylor!
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Christian Menefee is the new Congressman from Texas District 18. Now let's see if Johnson swears him in on Monday so he can vote against the funding bill. Congrats Christian.
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All these deaths would not have happened if everyone had simply voted for Kamala Harris.
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19 days ago
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Special Election in Texas State Senate District 9 today. Our candidate is Taylor Rehmet. This is a R+20 district but Taylor has a real chance to win. Polls close at 8pm ET.
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Not sure what's going on here but these are not the Republicans I would expect to vote against this bill. "Sens. Ted Budd, Ron Johnson, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Rick Scott and Ashley Moody of Florida were the other GOP lawmakers who voted “no.”
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Senators block funding package amid DHS standoff
There will be a partial government shutdown if lawmakers cannot reach a deal by Saturday morning.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/senators-block-funding-package-amid-dhs-standoff-00754927
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This right here should be the end to ICE and to Homeland Security. They were both brought into being by Republicans to do exactly what they are doing.
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22 days ago
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Another example of how badly trained these agents are. And the picture: This is America law enforcement?
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Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis Consulate
The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said it had issued “a note of protest” to the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-agent-blocked-ecuador-consulate-minneapolis-trump-immigration-rcna256284
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Democrats were expected to win the Minnesota State House 64A Special Election but Meg Luger-Nikolai's 95.6% to 4.4% win over Republican Dan Walsh was astounding. Congratulations to Meg and all her team and volunteers.
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There are two special elections in Minnesota today. Democrats should win both by extremely large margins, if there is a God.
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Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
https://www.sos.mn.gov/election-administration-campaigns/elections-calendar/house-districts-47a-and-64a-special-elections/
23 days ago
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Alexander Vindman is running for U.S. Senate in Florida. It would only be appropriate that he would be Trump's senator and cast the deciding vote to convict Trump after his next impeachment.
23 days ago
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Claire Cock-Starkey
25 days ago
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
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This is the hero Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino and this entire administration described as a domestic terrorist. The man was more patriotic than all of them combined.
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Anonymous
26 days ago
He was holding a phone not a gun, his crime? Opposing the regime. So they murdered him.
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Murder in the first degree. "Videos analyzed by The New York Times contradict the accounts of Homeland Security... Footage of the encounter shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him."
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Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
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All of this is on video. DHS needs to be defunded and Kristi Noem needs to be impeached and imprisoned.
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Mark Hamill
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You misspelled "BORED".
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Dcmfox
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Who has what?
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How big is Greenland? Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
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Speaking for most Americans and real patriots.
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Governor Tim Walz
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Minnesota is more than what you see on TV. We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors. I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Donations pour in for Minnesota families impacted by ICE, Border Patrol surge
At Moth Oddities in northeast Minneapolis, volunteers moved through stacks of boxes as donations continued to pour in for families impacted by the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/donations-minnesota-families-ice-border-patrol-surge/
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Jon Cooper
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
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Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.
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