www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... Maine oysterman Graham Platner has dropped his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins after an allegation of sexual assault led to prominent Democrats abandoning his campaign….

www.rawstory.com/candace-owen... In a new order by Chief U.S. District Judge William Campbell, it was revealed that the case cannot move forward in the Middle District of Tennessee for now — because every judge who could hear the matter has recused from it….

www.yahoo.com/news/politic... For what it’s worth….

Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation of majority-Black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the…. apnews.com/article/deso...

Another great pack by @whatifisaidit.bsky.social . Dig in!….

youtube.com/shorts/Nf9kM... trump intimidates. We organize….

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... After crashing headfirst into a series of legal hurdles, trump’s long-running effort to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections shifted gears this week.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has denied the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) request to pause her order shutting down use of its modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to certify registered voters’ citizenship status....

themainemonitor.org/democrats-di... Don’t be ignorant, Maine! Use Platner’s infrastructure to accelerate this process because it is already a working, grassroots movement…

go.bsky.app/9T5SRwP Where is Mitch? He was said to be in a coma and is brain dead to gee he is improving. Well get him on the floor of the senate or replace him. Too many politicians are staying in office into their 80’s making death in office more likely. Follow and demand term limits.

Monica offers a great opportunity to meet others who are in this battle for democracy…

"They have inside tracks. They're very well connected. They know things oftentimes days before we do — they're publishing it. We are thankful that they are so well plugged in." —True the Vote president Catherine Engelbrecht discussing Democracy Docket. Subscribe now bit.ly/4qmEiFz

www.npr.org/2026/07/08/n... The DSC ignores Maine Dems at their own peril. The infrastructure that the Platner campaign built WOULD ACTUALLY HELP with electing another candidate. The DSC should mind its own business…This is Maine’s issue, not The DSC’s….

www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jaw-d... Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) was greeted with a chorus of boos during a town hall event on Tuesday after defending trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”….

www.politico.com/news/2026/07... trump is preparing a list of Spanish goods to potentially embargo, after ttump ordered officials to cut off trade with the European nation Thursday morning….

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... trump bragged about “lowering the price at the pump” after launching its new Freedom Fuel gas stations, but a new report suggests one of those locations charged an even lower price for fuel before the president took office….

www.newscentermaine.com/article/news... Who asked the DSCC to step in?! Maine should be driving this train!

www.theguardian.com/environment/... European countries dominate the top 20, with only Japan, in 16th, not situated in the continent. Australia is in 25th place, two places ahead of the US. Laos is the last-ranked nation, with the bottom three rounded out by India and Bangladesh….

www.politico.com/news/2026/07... trump is political garbage….

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... A big rumor we’ve identified rattling around the murkier regions of social media is that hordes of noncitizens are voting….

www.reuters.com/legal/govern... A federal judge in Florida has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ​to resume giving four Republican-led states access to an immigration database to check the citizenship status of people on their voter rolls, after ‌another judge blocked it from….

Cheers have much more power than maga is estimating as it threatens elections throughout the nation. We’re not taking this bs… Submission tactics be damned!….

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied the Department of Homeland Security’s request to pause her order shutting down use of its modified SAVE system to certify registered voters’ citizenship status. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

www.bespacific.com/yale-law-sch... The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence, according to two people familiar with the deliberations…

www.texastribune.org/2026/07/07/k... The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

apnews.com/article/2020... The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday….

Perfect!…

apple.news/Acb1Vr4_-Sf2... U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Trump Declares Ceasefire Over - The Wall Street Journal….

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The US Department of Justice sent letters to election officials in every state threatening potential criminal charges for officials if noncitizens vote, an escalation in an ongoing push by the federal government….

apnews.com/article/trum... Extortion. And no, this bribery is not constitutional….

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... A Manhattan federal court judge has ordered the release of the more than $5m trump owes E Jean Carroll following her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him. Less than an hour after the judge issued his order, trump filed paperwork....

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele... Bullshit intimidation. Costly litigation. Typical maga….

www.newsweek.com/meridian-hil... trump is obviously very chintzy with The People’s monuments….

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... Private prison operator CoreCivic has completed the $1.5 billion sale of two of California's largest immigration detention centers to the Department of Homeland Security, the company announced Monday….

www.reuters.com/world/middle... When trump don’t know hope the f to negotiate….

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www.reuters.com/business/aer... Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told ​Reuters….

www.reuters.com/business/aer... Nothing says “moron” better than trump saying stupid things at a NATO summit….

1) www.reuters.com/world/iran-w... [T]he trump administration is preparing to hold back hundreds of millions of dollars in public safety funding (money states use to fight terrorism, cyber

www.msn.com/en-us/money/... Meta Platforms said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations the company designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to addict young users and misled the public about their safety….

www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/mili... …the removal of the sanctions — issued under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act — would help ease the process for Ankara to regain access to the F-35s, a top goal of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and one that trump has predicted…

www.newsweek.com/jamaica-ange... Opposition politicians, protesters, and many Jamaicans are pushing back against a government agreement that would allow the Caribbean nation to temporarily receive certain immigrants deported from the United States….

Bingo! Spot-on! apnews.com/article/wisc...