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Saturday, February 25, 2023

MTG loses it with most bananas 'plan' yet (watch)

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Daily Dose of Democracy:

New report reveals George Santos lied to a judge in court
During a bail hearing for a confessed ATM thief, 6-time Nobel Laureate and reining Southwest Monkey Juggling Champion George Santos told a Seattle area judge, "I work for Goldman Sachs" — something we all now know is a lie. If only there was a word for that. *cough* perjury! *cough*

Take Action: Demand Congress refuse to seat George Santos!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Marjorie Taylor Greene loses it with most bananas "plan" yet
The most powerful woman in Congress, the Rep with the ear of Republican Speaker McCarthy and disgraced ex-president Trump, now suggests that Democratic voters forfeit rights when they move to "red states." Because for today's Republican Party, nothing says "freedom" like fascism.

Lauren Boebert gets bad news in Colorado
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.

Alabama bill calls for murder charges against women who seek abortions
The grotesque "Abolish Abortion in Alabama Act" would classify abortions as homicides. This isn't about constitutional originalism or separation of powers, and it certainly isn't about limited government or any other bullshit Republican talking point. This is literally about imprisoning women who have the audacity to make their own reproductive healthcare choices.

Take Action: Tell Congress to ban partisan gerrymandering!

White supremacists declare today "day of hate"
Though no explicit threat of violence has been identified, police in major cities are calling for increased vigilance this weekend in the face of Neo-Nazis and white nationalist groups across social media who have encouraged their followers to engage in vandalism and other forms of terrorism. Sadly, we can't just dismiss this as a bunch of bigots doing it for the likes and follows. When celebrities, right wing news hosts and former presidents embrace or otherwise condone white supremacism, this is what we get.

Federal investigators believe Trump engaged in "shell game" to steal classified documents found months after raid
The Justice Department wants to know how a box of classified records turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year, long after several searches by lawyers, the FBI and the National Archives concluded. Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed multiple Trump aides to determine why this and other boxes were ordered moved several times by the disgraced former president in an apparent attempt to evade investigators. It's almost as if he's deliberately conspiring to steal national secrets for personal gain. Almost...

Take Action: Tell Congress to ban Trump from running in 2024!

Police shoot and kill man for allegedly stealing pair of sunglasses
Let's cut to the chase here. Yes, Timothy McCree Johnson was Black, and no, there was no evidence that he was a threat to anyone. He stole a pair of sunglasses and ran away, and police shot him to death. Over a pair of sunglasses.

Hyundai finally ditches Alabama plant caught skirting child labor laws
Disturbing revelations that migrant kids – some as young as 12 – were found working in a massive factory in Montgomery triggered a flurry of audits and internal investigations at the South Korean auto giant, which finally announced it would divest its controlling stake in the auto parts plant.

Study reveals alarmingly elevated rates of depression among teenage girls
The results of the CDC sponsored study of more than 17,000 students showed that general well-being is catastrophically poor among teenage girls, with 57% of them reporting feeling “persistently sad or hopeless” – a 10-year high.

Take Action: Tell Congress to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment ASAP!

Kansas House passes bill denying kids food aid if child support payments not current
Kansas Republicans have decided that the best way to force absentee parents to pay their fair share is by starving innocent children.

Democratic attorneys general sue FDA to drop all restrictions on abortion pill
In an inspiring show of force, twelve Democratic state AGs are demanding the FDA remove restrictions on Mifepristone. The move is a preemptive strike meant to blunt a case brought before a federal judge in Texas by anti-choice activists designed to nullify the FDA's decades-old approval of Mifepristone in what amounts to a backdoor ban on pill-based abortion.

The USA, today

Report shows white supremacists behind over 80% of hate related murders

New poll shows support for legalizing abortion increasing among all Americans

Mexican restaurant to replace Lauren Boebert's failed gun-themed bar and grill

Trump lashes out at Fox News for not covering his East Palestine PR stunt

Kyle Rittenhouse on the run from court officers trying to serve him with civil lawsuit

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one year in

The moment when Washington realized Russia was actually invading Ukraine

How did we get here? Putin's brutal invasion in some kind of context

Putin – and the world – thought Russia would win quickly. Zelenskyy and Ukraine had other ideas

As Russia wages war in Ukraine, the West wages economic war on Russia

The U.S. has led efforts to aid and arm Ukraine with billions spent (so far)

Millions of Ukrainian refugees remain abroad with no end to Putin's atrocities in sight

Hope...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities addressing dire U.S. teacher shortage

GoodGoodGood: 63 empathy quotes from empaths and world changers

Six massive galaxies detected from dawn of the universe

Heinz wants to buy new boat for man who survived at sea eating ketchup

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

DOJ douses GOP's Biden witch hunt

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Daily Dose of Democracy:

Jim Jordan's spiteful witch hunt stalls after DOJ tells him to pound sand
The Ohio Republican's efforts to weaponize the Judiciary Committee and use it to launch multiple Benghazi-style hearings against the targets of OAN conspiracy theories immediately ran into a wall as the Department of Justice refused to play ball. The idea that the DOJ would compromise their own investigations so that Jordan, MTG, Gosar, and Boebert can hold a show trial for Hunter Biden's penis is beyond ridiculous, which makes it even more obvious that this is nothing but a stunt designed to let Jordan weep and moan about how he's being repressed by the "deep state," or whatever.

Take Action: Kick Marjorie Taylor Greene off the Homeland Security Committee!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republican gets schooled by Fox News host to his face live on air
You know the Republican Party's attacks and misinformation talking points are especially egregious when even the hacks at Fox News won't let them pass across their air without setting the record straight. New GOP darling Byron Donalds found out the hard way!

Take Action: Investigate Republicans who could be constitutionally disqualified from holding office!

The real Speaker of the House: Matt Gaetz
OD Action Partner: The worst of the worst holds the real power in Congress — but we can end this circus if we win back the majority! United Rural Democrats is working overtime to support Democrats in rural areas who can WIN with resources and infrastructure. Can you chip in to help us retake the House from Trump's radical goons?

Popular Dem Ruben Gallego to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for Senate
Democrat turned hedge fund advocate Krysten Sinema spent the entirety of last year deliberately obstructing President Biden's progressive agenda on behalf of corporate America, then walked away from the party entirely when her approval rating plummeted. Disgusted with both her atrocious fashion sense and her appalling behavior — which culminated in a very public high-five with Joe Manchin over their refusal to abolish the filibuster and let the Democratic majority pass its agenda — the voters of Arizona have made it clear they are ready for a change. Rep. Ruben Gallego is expected to announce on Monday that he will be running for Sinema's seat, giving us the chance to replace a Republican-in-all-but-name with a true progressive.

Take Action: Tell Biden and the Senate to fill the courts with Democratic judges!

GOP tries to backdoor abortion bans despite crushing defeat at the polls
A Kansas lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow abortion restrictions – up to and including total bans — even though both the state Supreme Court has struck them down and voters roundly rejected them in a statewide referendum, proving once and for all that the authoritarian GOP doesn't care about the rule of law or the will of the people whatsoever.

Take Action: Tell the DOJ to challenge EVERY abortion ban in the country!

Trump completely retreats from lawsuit against New York AG Letitia James
It appears that the disgraced ex-president knows the jig is up. After Trump and his legal team got hit with a $1 million fine for filing a ridiculous, baseless lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton of rigging the 2016 election against him, he has quickly decided to "voluntarily dismiss" another baseless, frivolous lawsuit against New York's attorney general, who he accused of "intimidation and racism" for investigating him and his family for fraud. Whoops.

Take Action: Tell the Justice Department to bring charges against Trump!

14-year-old charged after allegedly shooting his girlfriend over breakup
American masculinity is truly in crisis if you have literal children attempting to commit femicide over a breakup. Thankfully, the victim, also 14, has survived the attack despite three gunshots hitting her in the head, with one bullet lodging in her eye socket. America's gun violence epidemic also fuels an epidemic of women murdered by their partners, spurned suitors and incel stalkers, and these two crises must be addressed together if we're ever going to make the unending horrors stop.

Republicans caught pulling disgusting scheme
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Vile.

George Santos’s congressional Twitter account mysteriously disappears
Let's all take a deep breath and enjoy having one less Republican grifter on Twitter while it lasts.

Trump ally Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6 billion 2020 election lawsuit
The Fox News chief's chickens are finally coming home to roost, as the defamation lawsuit brought by the Dominion voting machine company against Fox for their willing role amplifying Trump's lies forces him to go under oath.

Black man sues cops after being pulled over 70 times in 8 years
T.J. Juty is suing the Worcester, Massachusetts police department for racial profiling after harassing him dozens of times for the most frivolous of justifications, including his registration not listing his car's custom vinyl wrapping — which isn't even required by law.

Iowa GOP reps introduce bill to ban meat, other staples from SNAP food program
In today's episode of "Republicans hate poor people and are literally trying to kill them," the Iowa GOP has come up with new ways to humiliate and degrade those on food stamps by banning the purchase normal things like...white bread, flour, rice, butter, fresh meat, and even American cheese. They are transparently piling on needless humiliation on those who need help the most. A truly breathtaking show of cruelty from a sadistic political party openly waging class war against the poorest and most vulnerable members of American society.