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Meet Fox News' latest "expert" on the left.
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Fox News "expert" says Hitler went to heaven - Salon.com
Karlyn Borysenko, a self-described fascist, is gaining influence — and getting liberals fired
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/23/fox-news-expert-on-the-left-says-hitler-went-to-heaven/
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Annie Andrews, who is challenging Lindsey Graham, explains the importance of Democrats putting up a fight in red states:
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Lindsey Graham's challenger says Democrats can't give up on red states - Salon.com
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham, told Salon "it's always worth" challenging the GOP
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/17/lindsey-grahams-challenger-says-democrats-cant-give-up-on-red-states/
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Senior officials at Trump's SBA and USTR are working behind the scenes to help MAGA-friendly businesses owned by Trump donors:
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Emails suggest that a Trump-friendly business is getting special treatment from the government
Emails show a Trump official intervening to help a Florida business owner who has been pictured with the president.
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/18/emails-suggest-that-a-trump-friendly-business-is-getting-special-treatment-from-the-government/
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Republicans can't outrun their own agenda
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Republicans thought they could escape the Big Beautiful Bill. It's not working - Salon.com
Republicans delayed many of the worst cuts until after the 2026 midterms — but the voters aren't fooled
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/28/republicans-thought-they-could-escape-the-big-beautiful-bill-its-not-working/
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New Strength In Numbers poll shows Dems up 8 points in generic ballot. They had been trailing behind previous blue wave midterms in the past. If this holds, it could mean we're in for something more like 2018 than 2022 in terms of midterms.
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Democrats lead the U.S. House generic ballot by 8; voters back fair maps and oppose Trump's tariffs
Results from the August Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-lead-the-us-house-generic?lctg=289866423
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Wrongly deported migrant Abrego again detained by US immigration officials
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Wrongly deported migrant Abrego again detained by US immigration officials
Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, was again detained by U.S. immigration officials in Baltimore on Monday, his lawyer said, while facing the possibility of being deported again, this time to Uganda.
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Newsom is clearly trying to assert himself as a party leader. Meanwhile, Democrats, while saying they're turning a new leaf, aren't willing to commit to proactive redistricting
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Newsom promises “new Democratic Party” amid GOP redistricting push - Salon.com
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his party needs to take a new tack to fight Republican schemes.a
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/20/newsom-promises-new-democratic-party-amid-gop-redistricting-push/
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Salon.com
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California Democrats believe they can flip the state’s 22nd District and retake the House in 2026. There’s just one problem: No one agrees on how.
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California's top Democrats aren't convinced a progressive can win - Salon.com
Democrats think they can flip California's 22nd District and take back the House, but they can't agree on how
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/16/californias-top-democrats-arent-convinced-a-progressive-can-win/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Texas Democrats face a "complicated" long game - Salon.com
The odds are stacked against state lawmakers who broke quorum in an effort to stop a GOP gerrymander
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/11/texas-democrats-face-a-complicated-long-game/
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"No access to showers," at the Florida ICE camp
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Ex-"Alligator Alcatraz" worker details "inhumane" treatment - Salon.com
A former corrections officer said they were horrified by conditions at the Florida immigrant detention center
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/06/ex-alligator-alcatraz-worker-details-inhumane-treatment/
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Salon.com
about 2 months ago
Texas Democrats who fled the state to block Republican redistricting efforts told
@rpaynereport.bsky.social
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Texas Dems to DC: "Do something — or get out of the way" - Salon.com
Democrats who fled Texas to block a Republican gerrymander told Salon that national leaders need to step up next
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/06/texas-democrats-are-leading-by-example/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social
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"Cried every night": ICE detains child with leukemia - Salon.com
The Trump administration is going after easy targets, including sick children, to meet its deportation quotas
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/14/cried-every-night-ice-traumatizes-a-child-with-leukemia/
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Suicide hotline changes are a "direct attack" on trans youth - Salon.com
Republicans are ending federal support for suicide-prevention services utilized by trans youth
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/17/suicide-hotline-changes-are-a-direct-attack-on-trans-youth/
2 months ago
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Former Gov. David Paterson tells me he thinks other Democrats might throw their support behind someone other than Mamdani this fall
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Mamdani's Democratic critics want to ruin his shot at winning - Salon.com
Former New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat, insists he's not alone in hoping that his party loses in November
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/08/mamdanis-democratic-critics-want-to-ruin-his-shot-at-winning/
3 months ago
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ICE's $175 billion windfall: Trump's mass deportation force set to receive military-level funding - Salon.com
ICE is set to receive a massive infusion of cash aimed at building the capacity to detain more than 100,000 people
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/03/ices-175-billion-windfall-trumps-mass-deportation-force-set-to-receive-military-level-funding/
3 months ago
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You'd think other GOP Senators might've tried to protect their constitutents from Trump's budget too
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"Special treatment": How Republicans bought Lisa Murkowski’s vote - Salon.com
The GOP budget passed by the Senate on Tuesday is filled with special carve-outs for Alaska
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/02/special-treatment-how-republicans-bought-lisa-murkowskis-vote/
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Do WelcomeFest Democrats even know what's popular?
WelcomeFest speakers said they want Democrats to take popular positions, but their own agenda is controversial
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/10/do-welcomefest-democrats-even-know-whats-popular/
4 months ago
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Here's a short history of Cuomo's record in New York:
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Petty, abusive — and popular: Why New York Democrats are afraid to speak out against Andrew Cuomo
Many Democrats think Cuomo is a lock to win the mayor's race and they don't want to invite his wrath
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/04/petty-abusive--and-popular-why-new-york-democrats-are-afraid-to-speak-out-against-andrew-cuomo/
4 months ago
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Centrists are attempting to recreate the movement politics of progressives
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"What it means to be a partisan centrist": At WelcomeFest, a billionaire-backed vision for Democrats
Wealthy donors are backing "WelcomeFest," an effort to promote centrists within the Democratic Party
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/04/what-it-means-to-be-a-partisan-centrist-at-welcomefest-a-billionaire-backed-vision-for-democrats/
4 months ago
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In light of recent announcements in the NY governor race, let's recirculate this interview with Antonio Delgado from March.
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Health care, housing and wages: Antonio Delgado says New York Democrats need to stand for something
New York's lieutenant governor spoke with Salon about his vision for the Democratic Party in 2025 and beyond
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/20/health-care-housing-and-wages-antonio-delgado-says-new-york-democrats-need-to-stand-for-something/
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Republicans want to make it easier to carry a gun almost anywhere
Under a GOP proposal, residents of Texas and other red states could carry a gun without a permit across the U.S.
https://www.salon.com/2025/05/21/want-to-make-it-easier-to-carry-a-almost-anywhere/
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Private prison firm CoreCivic sees Trump's mass deportation agenda as "catalyst" for growth
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told investors that he expects big business in the coming months
https://www.salon.com/2025/05/12/private-firm-corecivic-sees-mass-deportation-agenda-as-catalyst-for-growth/
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"There's a lot of misinformation out there": Right-wing ads claim that Republicans love Medicaid
A right-wing ad campaign is trying to convince voters that the GOP isn't coming for their health care
https://www.salon.com/2025/05/09/theres-a-lot-of-misinformation-out-there-right-wing-ads-claim-that-love-medicaid/
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"No doubt in my mind": Woman booted from GOP town hall believes she was targeted "to chill dissent"
Emily Feiner said she was removed from a New York event after asking if Republicans will ever stand up to Trump
https://www.salon.com/2025/05/05/no-doubt-in-my-mind-woman-booted-from-town-hall-believes-she-was-targeted-to-chill-dissent/
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Mike Lawler didn't want me speaking to his constiutents at his town hall
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"He’s no moderate": Republican rising star has a rough time at his New York town hall
Staff for Rep. Mike Lawler tried to limit attendance at his latest public meeting, but it didn't stop the jeering
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/29/hes-no-moderate-rising-star-has-a-rough-time-at-his-new-york-town-hall/
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David Hogg wants Democrats to wake up: "We have to show how our party is going to fight back"
Hogg, vice chair of the DNC, spoke to Salon about launching primary challenges against lackluster Democrats
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/22/david-hogg-puts-incumbent-democrats-on-notice-we-have-to-show-how-our-party-is-going-to-fight-back/
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"The people in charge are so out of touch": Pelosi challenger pitches a "new" Democratic Party
AOC's ex-chief of staff and co-founder of the Justice Democrats warns the GOP is "moving too fast" for Dems.
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/04/the-people-in-charge-are-so-out-of-touch-pelosi-challenger-pitches-a-new-democratic-party/
7 months ago
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I'm old enough to remember when conservatives were calling the J6 committee unconstitutional
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“What’s the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it's a constitutional crisis
Some conservative scholars are admitting that Elon Musk's slash-and-burn approach to government is unconstitutional
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/05/whats-the-point-of-having-congress-even-conservatives-worry-about-musks-illegal/
8 months ago
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The people want to know who exactly Trump is granting access to America's secrets to.
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Democrats want Trump to reveal who he's giving security clearances to without background checks
Democrats want the White House to release the list of people who are now viewing the nation's secrets
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/31/democrats-want-to-reveal-hes-giving-security-clearances-to-without-background/
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Free Speech strikes again. Great work from my colleauge Nicholas Liu
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A pro-Israel group says it gave the Trump administration a list of students to deport
Betar, a right-wing pro-Israel group, wants to help Trump identify targets for deportation
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/31/pledged-to-deport-pro-palestine--and-a-pro-israel-group-has-already-made-a-list/
8 months ago
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None of the leading DNC chair candidates are willing to make a commitment to structural change in the party.
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"Are we on the side of our donors?": DNC race puts spotlight on money and "good billionaires"
Progressives are urging Democrats to say no to billionaire donors, but the leading DNC candidates aren't so sure
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/30/are-we-on-the-side-of-our-donors-dnc-race-puts-spotlight-on-money-and-good-billionaires/
8 months ago
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Trump admin debuts argument, citing an 1866 law, that would exclude Native Americans from birthright citizenship.
www.salon.com/2025/01/23/e...
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"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court | Salon.com
Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/excluding-indians-admin-questions-native-americans-birthright-citizenship-in/?in_brief=true
8 months ago
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The Trump admin's scare tactics against local officials with regard to immigration are unlikely to hold up in court. Lengthy investigations could prove burdensome, however.
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DOJ is trying to "scare" local Democrats into carrying out Trump's mass deportations
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he would not be intimidated into carrying out a "fascist" agenda
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/doj-is-trying-to-scare-local-democrats-into-carrying-out-mass-deportations/
8 months ago
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Let's see what cases get dropped in 2025.
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"Rigging the system": Pam Bondi consistently sided with corporations that gave money to Republicans
Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department has often acted in the interests of corporate donors
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/15/office-peddling-pam-bondis-career-of-rigging-the-system-to-help-special-interests/
8 months ago
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Lawyers tell me that if not for delays in Jack Smiths case against Trump that "A conviction was certain."
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"He had no defense": Legal experts say Jack Smith's report shows Trump would have been convicted
Jack Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election subversion shows the president-elect was lucky to avoid a trial
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/14/he-had-no-defense-legal-experts-say-jack-smiths-report-shows-would-have-been-convicted/
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"Outrageously powerful and incredibly secret": Yes, Trump can wield CIA, FBI for his own ends
Intelligence veterans say Trump can quickly move to reshape agencies and launch surveillance of his opponents
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/04/outrageously-powerful-and-incredibly-secret-yes-can-wield-cia-fbi-for-his-own-ends/
10 months ago
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"Everyone is taking their skim": How Democratic consultants cashed in on Harris' losing campaign
The Harris campaign raised $1 billion but ended the race in debt. Her loss underscores a bigger party problem.
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/24/everyone-is-taking-their-skim-how-democratic-consultants-cashed-in-on-harris-losing-campaign/
10 months ago
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“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges
"Retreating in advance is a dangerous precedent to set," former Sen. Russ Feingold told Salon.
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/22/categorically-unacceptable-advocates-say-schumer-letting-appoint-radical-extremist/
10 months ago
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