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Three Judges, One Terrible Week For The Regime
A court loss, a frozen media grab, thousands of paychecks saved, and fifteen homes nobody can explain
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Democrats need a net three seats to take the House and fire Mike Johnson—more like five to eight once you count the maps Trump rigged. Here’s why I still like our hand: every indicator that predicts a midterm is flashing red for the regime.
Trump himself—the anchor dragging them down. This spring his approval hit the lowest of his entire presidency, across both terms, and he’s never been able to climb out of the hole. Among independents—the voters who decide who controls the House—he’s around thirty points underwater. Every president who carried numbers like that into the midterms lost seats.
The gerrymander—he cheated and still can’t close it. Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio all redrew maps to manufacture Republican seats, and nationally the regime came out ahead. Yet even after stacking the deck that hard, the House is still a statistical coin flip. That’s not strength. That’s a party scared of its own voters.
The retirements—they already know. Thirty-six House Republicans are heading for the exits—shattering the record of thirty-four retirements they set in 2018 when Democrats last flipped the House. And about four in ten of the departing Republicans aren’t running for another office. They’re just walking away.
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THE REGIME SUED MINNESOTA. THEY LOST.
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The DOJ hauled Minnesota into federal court—the state, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Hennepin County, AG Keith Ellison, and Sheriff Dawanna Witt—trying to dismantle the laws that keep local cops from being part of the regime’s deportation machine. On Monday, they lost every count.
Trump-appointed Judge Eric Tostrud threw the case out. He ruled that the Constitution flatly forbids the regime from forcing state and local officers to do federal immigration work. And he went further: ICE “detainers”—the paperwork ICE uses to make a local jail keep holding someone—are requests, not orders.
Minnesota is free to say no.
A JUDGE JUST FROZE THE CNN TAKEOVER
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The Ellisons thought they had it in the bag: a $110 billion deal to swallow Warner Bros. and hand one billionaire family control of CBS, CNN, and two of the biggest movie studios in America. The family patriarch, Larry Ellison, is one of Trump’s biggest backers. On Monday, a federal judge told them to freeze.
Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín blocked the merger cold—for now—after twelve Democratic attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, sued to stop it.
Their case is simple: if allowed to go through, the deal would let two of the country’s five major film studios become one, while four companies end up controlling more than 80% of the movies that reach a theater. Bonta called the freeze “a critical first win.” And the longer it stays stuck, the more it hurts—a clause in Paramount’s own contract costs it about $650 million every quarter that passes without a done deal.
No family should own this much of what America sees and hears. Twelve attorneys general are trying to make sure none ever does.
A BUSH JUDGE BLOCKED TRUMP’S JOB PURGE
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Starting Wednesday, tens of thousands of people working here legally were set to lose their work permits—not for breaking any rule, but because the regime wrote the change into Trump’s tax law and ran out the clock.
On Tuesday, US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton stopped it. He sided with the immigrant rights groups and labor unions who sued, and blocked the regime from pulling those permits.
George H.W. Bush put Gorton on that bench in 1992. Trump’s own party put him there. Didn’t help.
FIFTEEN HOMES ON A GOVERNMENT SALARY
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Ken Paxton—the scandal-ridden Texas AG Trump wants in the US Senate—makes $153,750 a year. But public records tie his name to at least fifteen properties worth roughly $9 million total.
Houses in Texas and Florida, a cabin in Oklahoma, land in Hawaii, and three luxury condos he bought this year at a Utah resort and moved into a blind trust—all while people are struggling to even afford their grocery bills.
On Tuesday, a reporter gave Paxton a chance to explain. He refused, shut the campaign event down and walked out. He can buy fifteen homes but he can’t answer one question. November is coming.
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COMMENTS: DONE. and I added "PLEASE PUT AS MUCH PRESSURE POSSIBLE ON CORNYN AND TILLIS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. " I live and vote in Arizona - two DEMOCRATIC SENATORS in a purple state. On my block in suburban Phoenix there were 11 Trump-Vance signs. We need to start showing these people what they've done. I wasn't as nice in my recent letter. When you have 1200 attorneys, more than 100 former judges, the NY Bar, & victims saying he's unqualified, not to mention that he wrote the $1.776B lawsuit that would also prevent IRS audits forever for trump, his family, & his businesses - maybe CONGRESS isn't qualified to determine Blanche's qualifications for head of DoJ. Just my opinion. Congress is NOT qualified - they are pathetic sycophants. Totally agree. That should be cut and pasted into Scott's letter. Well put. Unbelievable people still don't know that our rights are being being stripped away. Today SNAP and MEDICAID. Done, for the umpteenth time - and will continue to! Done again‼️✅Say NO to Todd Blanche ‼️🛑 Done! Also sent e-mails to Tillis and Cornyn. Done - for the 3rd time. We need a massive reworking of public disclosure for public officials in this Country. We are going to have to change how finances are reported to include at a minimum what the actual value of assets is. Taxpayers should have a right to see just exactly where Paxton came by the wherewithal to own that much real property on a $150,000 salary. While undergoing a divorce, no less. My guess, is it is the same thing as Clarence Thomas' motorhome - 'loans' forgiven which become gifts... You are most likely more than right. I have disliked Thomas since I first heard his name!! As well as taking his mistress on luxury vacations. TX had the opportunity to impeach Paxton in his role of AG. The TX GOP-controlled state Senate couldn't muster the votes to convict him. We desperately need to kick Paxton to the curb this November. I am aware of three different organizations who are writing postcards in TX - Activate America (www.activateamerica.vote), Field Team 6 9https://postcards.fieldteam6.org/ and Reclaim Our Vote (https://www.centerforcommonground.org/postcards). In addition, VoteRiders has a limited number of names and addresses for their letter-writing campaign to registered voters who might need help getting an acceptable ID to vote. There is no answer other than it was illegal We need a massive reworking of public disclosure for public officials in this Country. We are going to have to change how finances are reported to include at a minimum what the actual value of assets is. Taxpayers should have a right to see just exactly where Paxton came by the wherewithal to own that much real property on a $150,000 salary. While undergoing a divorce, no less. My guess, is it is the same thing as Clarence Thomas' motorhome - 'loans' forgiven which become gifts... As well as taking his mistress on luxury vacations. As a former federal prosecutor in the D.O.J., the closest analogy I can draw between Blanche and Trump is that Blanche is to Trump as Himmler was to Hitler. BINGO These wins didn’t fall out of the sky. They came from pressure, letters, calls, and a coalition that refuses to let the regime redefine the country. We’ve got this! Thanks for the words of encouragement, Sam. They keep us all going. And I hope we can keep it Every time a Judge pushes back and says no, that makes me have hope. Every time I read how communities band together to stop illegal activities and fight against this regime, gives me hope. I send letters on a daily basis to my representatives. I wonder if they keep track of how many I send? We cannot stop now. We must keep going. The last laugh will be on Ellison when everybody stops watching CBS and CNN. They really expect to have viewers? CBS has already tanked since they installed Bari Weiss. So I understand. I stopped watching during the Lara Logan days. That was a long time ago. Wow! I love every bit of this post. And thanks for that update on the election, Scott! That’s great to hear. Thank you, Scott Dworkin for this reporting. People need to know how corrupt this guy is. And, by the way, who gave him the money to buy up all these properties? Do we know whose pocket Paxton is in to afford all this real estate and on only a $153K a year salary? Who's greasing Paxton? Hopefully this comes out in new reporting. Amen to that! What kind of favors did he give? Exactly! Hands wash each other, right? Where did these Ellisons come from, exactly? How are they so INCREDIBLY wealthy? Did they earn it? Inherit it? Steal it? Scam and steal it? Please forgive my ignorance on this father/son "team", but why are they allowed to aspire to be the new "Ma Bell", which was the monopoly of my childhood (back when phones were attached to walls by curly cords)? We have laws against monopolies, don't we? Or have those been trashed like the Fairness Doctrine? If those laws are still around (and perhaps these were the grounds on which the judge froze the merger "for now"), none of these takeovers should happen. Because I agree, Scott: "No family should own this much of what America sees and hears." Larry founded Oracle Thank you! I should have known that. I commented above about Larry Ellison. I used to admire him because he had a competitive sailboat called Oracle and competed in the America’s cup. Also he built a wonderful tennis stadium in Indian Wells California. But his foray into MAGA politics is a nightmare, because he does have so much money, and his son David, who is a dead ringer for Eric Trump, is nothing but a guy born on third base and thinks he hit a home run. paxton is a criminal and should be in prison! At this very minute, the Paxton story is excellent. Amazing what someone can buy in TX for just under $160,000. Democrats are winners! So happy to see the Paramount -Warner Brothers merger stalled. The Ellisons scare me with their wealth and influence. The billionaires are taking over the country, or at least trying to do so. The distribution of wealth in this country is a problem that we need to address. So happy to see the Paramount -Warner Brothers merger stalled. The Ellisons scare me with their wealth and influence. The billionaires are taking over the country, or at least trying to do so. The distribution of wealth in this country is a problem that we need to address. I used to admire Ellison for his Sailing skills and for having built the wonderful tennis stadium in Indian Wells California. But he has gone totally MAGA and is dangerous because of all of his money. And his son, who looks a lot like Eric Trump, is not worthy of running any of these businesses. We need to keep that scumbag Ken Paxton out of the Senate! If you would like to help James Talarico beat Ken Paxton, please consider writing postcards. Active** postcard campaigns for TX can be found here: * Activate America (www.activateamerica.vote/postcards) * Field Team 6 (https://postcards.fieldteam6.org/ * Reclaim Our Vote (https://www.centerforcommonground.org/postcards). ** Addresses for TX available starting this Friday. The groups whining about MASSACHUSETTS elections ignore FACTS! We have posted endlessly about the MASS GOP and MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS: If REPUBLICANS didn't LIE, no one would elect them! The WEALTHY GAGGLE of TRUMPERS running for GOVERNOR claimed in unison that they would wait for the ICE GESTAPO report about the MURDERS of GOOD and PRETTI - the reports that ICE GESTAPO are OBSTRUCTING. BRAIN DEAD MASS GOP CHAIR stated: WE SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT! How many innocent victims have ICE GESTAPO killed or injured since that time? REPUBLICANS are SILENT! The WEALTHY GAGGLE of Trumpers running for GOVERNOR will tell you it's all about AFFORDABILITY as they continue to acquire expensive properties. Not a single one has donated to a FOOD PANTRY. Mom has to decide whether to BUY MEDS for herself or FOOD for her KIDS....where are these BOOBS? Beyond that, look at the candidates the MASS GOP is promoting.... CARPETBAGGER CRYPTO SCAMMER and PERPETUAL LIAR JOHN DEATON? He stood at one of the CAPE COD BRIDGES and blamed SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN for the failure to fund the reconstruction SURROUNDED BY BRAIN DEAD REPUBLICANS, when in FACT - Trump slashed funding for the CORPS OF ENGINEERS - owner of the BRIDGES. JOHN DEATON voted 3 times in 20 years, has/had ASSAULT CHARGES filed against him that seem unresolved. Attended a single public meeting regarding the STEWARD BANKRUPTCY that has destroyed healthcare in the region and pronounced an irrational solution - still unresolved. Local REPUBLICANS voted for this CLOWN! (This at the same time COMPASS abruptly closed and abandoned patients.) A local school committee member opposed replacing 20 year old SCIENCE TEXT BOOKS because she claimed SCIENCE HADN'T CHANGED MUCH IN 20 YEARS. Brain Dead REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR HER! 2 NEWLY ELECTED REPUBLICANS endorsed DESANTIS - after he appointed LADAPO to protect FLORIDA'S PUBLIC HEALTH...LADAPO is a supporter of the ALIEN WITCHDOCTOR who believes ALIENS invade your sleep or other such nonsense I never figured out. REPUBLICANS are unable to support competent, capable candidates. SORRY! But REPUBLICANS define themselves by their FAILURES! What stands out the most is that WE THE PEOPLE are louder, stronger and smarter, not going to capitulate no matter how insane and dangerous the ORANGE ALBATROSS gets (and they will try) 😳 No matter what happens the regime will collapse, history repeating itself, the key is how long do we endure and suffer before the tables take a drastic left turn😳 💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏻💪🏿 I think the Minnesota story is my favorite there is a good judge there. I went to my democrat club yesterday. Usually there are around 10 faithful members but word is getting around and yesterday there were 22. For a small area this is a good sign. Jay Kuo has a great column today in his substack that includes Ken more details of Paxton's antics: https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/evasion-aint-persuasion Ken Paxton has been Texas attorney general since 2015, and for nearly as long he has warned voters that misrepresenting a residence on election records is illegal. Yet a joint investigation by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found that Paxton voted in six elections over the past two years from a Collin County address where he no longer lives. Three election lawyers told the outlets he may have violated the same law his own office has cited in enforcement warnings. Separately, Paxton has somehow acquired 15 properties worth about $9 million across four states while serving on a government salary, amid both a Senate campaign and a divorce, according to a New York Times investigation. It’s small wonder Paxton doesn’t want to face reporters. On July 21, Paxton stood at a Fort Worth podium flanked by sheriffs, unironically insisting he was there to talk law enforcement. A reporter raised Democratic opponent James Talarico’s point about Paxton owning 15 homes and asked Paxton to respond. Paxton didn’t. A second reporter then asked him to clear up why he voted in Collin County. Paxton had already tried to redirect the gathering once, telling reporters, “Can we keep this to law enforcement today?” So, on the residency question—the one that touches state election law directly—he didn’t try to answer at all. Instead, his press liaison cut in and ended the event, telling reporters Paxton was “gonna get out of here.” |
(I did know that david and eric could have been separated at birth - they are like twins. And they both - especially david for some reason - look like proud members of the Aryan race.
Maga has ruined so many folks who had potential for good! (Musk comes to mind; hell, even dr. phil, of whom I wasn't a fan, but seemed like he wanted to help people at some point in his life.)
Thanks, Pam! I hadn't read comments before posting - I should do that more often! lol
Nah!! And more fun this way!
Your comment reminded me of the saying, "You should never meet your heroes". Many end up not being heroes, right?
You’ve got that right!
It makes me happy to find out that thousands of more immigrants still have their jobs and will not be sent away!! All of it is absolutely wonderful to read, but when you find out that our laborers get sent away because they basically came here to be able to feed their families, just eats at me to the core!!! That trend of thought is not only un- democratic but also against God’s beliefs!!!!!.
My state is going to be a fight this election but hoping more of the people who sat out last election have been woken up and aren't captured in the polling. Just glad that there are more swing states than ever before so it's not on such a small number of voters to control everything.
A Bush judge blocked Trump's job purge gave me hope that some on the other side see how unfair this Admin is, especially to immigrants.
The Judicial system, with the exception of SCROTUS has helped slow down the avarice of Drumpf and his lackeys. We owe them a lot.
"SCROTUS" - bwahahaha!!
If we don't, there's an unconstitutional and illegal reason we don't. There's no way, in a free and fair election, republicans could win. With the approval ratings so low, it's just not feasible.
Right on!! Let’s keep them running down!
If anyone hasn't heard yet, this weekend there are many planned events around the country for:
Disappeared in America: A Vigil to Demand Justice for Lorenzo and Johan (and hopefully, all of the others including Renee and Alex)
https://www.mobilize.us/disappearedinamerica/map/
I'll be attending one.