Whether folks believe the numbers in the NC Senate poll today or not, it’s undeniable that NC & GA are well to the left of OH now bc they invested in education & creating a 21st century economy while OH hasn’t. Conceptions of the South & the Midwest haven’t remotely caught up to this yet.

This message is for the “Do Something” crowd: If you performed your civic duties in 2024, this message is not for you, but I would appreciate you reposting this message for those who need to hear it. The time to “do something” was 2024, and it will be again in 2026 and 2028. Speak up and vote!

Congressional Republicans, including ones who made a big show of caring about the Epstein files, are now shrugging off the DIJ basically ignoring the law requiring their release www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…

Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.

A reminder that the same people screaming at Dems for talking about affordability & “kitchen table” issues today instead of fascism were screaming at Dems for talking about fascism instead of inflation & “kitchen table” issues a year & a half ago.

The other day I bitched that people always forget LaMonica McIver in their list of politicized prosecutions. The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them. Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong. Read more:

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

The U.S. Department of Justice under Donald Trump is preparing to eliminate the ability of U.S. Attorneys to recuse themselves from cases due to conflicts of interest. A new rule expected this week would shift that authority to Pam Bondi.

For anyone still wondering why I’m so relentless with my Dem fundraising links. Blue26.org

Four GOP Senators. At most four Repubs in the House. Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... From @mrwilliamjones.bsky.social

Want a story of persistence? It took 4 tries for Rep. Juan Vargas to reach Congress. He never gave up on this dream. What has he accomplished since winning in 2012? Come and read this week's CHC Roundup! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

One of our neighbors has put this sign up repeatedly in their own yard and ICE keeps coming by and stealing it

ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.

It REALLY frustrates me that everyone always forgets LaMonica McIver.

"America’s history was made in Jackson, whether we're talking about the Freedom Riders, Medgar Evers, those families, the students at Tougaloo College,” former Vice President Kamala Harris told the audience in Mississippi's capital city. buff.ly/Q4A1shB

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

Last week a strong bipartisan majority in the House passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for 3 years. But we need your help in the Senate:

American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!

“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.” ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.

Whew, this new CNN poll is brutal.... 58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues: - Venezuela: -16 - Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar) - Economy: -21 - Foreign affairs: -21 - Job approval: -22 (39-61) - Tariffs: -25 (new low) - Healthcare: -27 (new low) www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...

Holy shit. Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Share this with any American who lives outside the U.S. and is registered to vote from abroad. Overseas ballots made the difference in flipping CA13 and CA45. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that their vote doesn’t matter.

A father says he was with his six children when they were hit by munitions deployed by law enforcement in response to demonstrations that turned violent in Minneapolis. Three of the children went to the hospital, including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing after being hit by tear gas

Stars and Stripes has historically been a legit news operation with congressionally mandated independence—but which has (per WaPo) recently started asking job applicants if they support Trump’s policies www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

From @statistacharts.bsky.social on Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DTfThQyEiZ...

I think we’ll have (need to) maps and chronicles of people killed by ICE like we track munching, native massacres, massacres of Black people, and civil war battles. And that’s sad … but necessary.

Breaking: A federal court has rejected Republican claims that California's new congressional maps are unconstitutional — upholding the voter-approved plan intended to benefit Democrats in the midterms.

The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.

🚨BREAKING: In a loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled that Rep. Mike Bost (R) has standing to challenge Illinois’ 14-day grace period for receiving and counting ballots postmarked by Election Day. Full story to come. Background: https://bit.ly/4jZiz5f

The Supreme Court's third and FINAL decision of the day is Bost v. Illinois, holding 7–2 that candidates have standing to challenge laws that require the counting of mail ballots sent by Election Day but arriving shortly thereafter. Jackson and Sotomayor dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Wow! Peltola raises $1.5M in first 24 hours of Alaska Senate bid

Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active. www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...

"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”" "“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"

After losing a vote on the House floor and being forced to pull two other bills because he didn't have the votes, Mike Johnson just told reporters "we're totally in control of the House"

Dems will easily hold the 2 House of Delegates special elections in Virginia This was expected Still waiting for all the votes, but probably looking at over performances relative to 2024

DEFEATED! Democrats joined by 6 Republicans just took down this anti-worker bill, the final vote was unchanged from below. Mike Johnson spent nearly an hour trying to flip Republican holdouts but ultimately gave up, his first floor defeat of the year and likely not the last.

I’ve often noted that the politics of South Carolina can surprise you. In that vein, SC’s Republican Governor is proposing universal free breakfasts for all public school students & also favors universal free lunch for these students as well.

Former Rep. Mary Peltola announces she's challenging Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, giving Democrats a recruit they've long sought for a challenging race.

🎉 WOOT!!

This is a major boost to Democratic chances in the Senate by putting another state into play. It’s still a very tough map, but A-list candidates choosing to run in Trump+13 states is a sign the political environment is quite bad for Republicans

ALL PEOPLE HAD TO DO WAS FILL IN AN OVAL NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE SMART BLACK LADY.

NEW: Federal prosecutors have opened up a criminal investigation into Fed chair Powell over the central bank’s renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the project www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u... @nytimes.com

Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins