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Let's check in on some good news today! California Rep. Robert Garcia: ‘The days of us not fighting back are over’ - it's time to investigate Trump and company and he's not going to be intimidated by Trump's threats. Millions of us weren't intimidated. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/08/garcia-days-of-us-not-fighting-back-are-over-01155486 Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania plans to raise minimum wage - and thanks to voters like yourself he has a Democratic majority. https://archive.ph/ZgHIP#selection-1369.0-1401.104 It may seem small, but Democrats plan to make the January 6 memorial more prominent wheras Republicans hid their terrorist attack on America. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/11/09/congress/jan-6-plaques-future-01155916 #uspol #democracy #democrats

Rubio said #Trump would prefer to solve “this & every problem diplomatically,” but added:🚨 “sometimes that’s not possible, unfortunately.” "The Qatari PM will be meeting with Trump today to discuss⚡ongoing negotiations with Iran *telling to see whether or not Sec Bessent decides to impose new sanctions on Iran *would send a clear message by the US:🚨they're continuing to escalate the war." -B Erickson #Peace is virtually impossible in this #kakistocracy. #IranWar #USPol

Call your reps every day -you can get ideas at https://www.5calls.org/ Today, your goal is to call your state AND local electeds on ONE issue that matters to you - just one! Pick one and go for it. Abolish ICE? Universal Healthcare? Defend voting? Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Senators: Schiff: 202-224-3841 Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787) Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841 #politics #democrats #democracy #California #santaclara #USPol #CAPol

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social From my reading: It will take ⅔ of both House and Senate to approve a proposal to abolish the Electoral College, then ¾ of States must ratify it. That would change the Constitution permanently. Otherwise, States can agree to lock the Electors to the national popular vote for POTUS, as some States have done already. That's a temporary fix, easily reversed by States later when blue flips back to red. Republicans are never going to go along with either version, as it pretty well guarantees there will never be another Republican President. All up, unless I'm missing something, this makes a permanent fix impossible. That's a bit depressing. #USPol

ICYMI: ">150 people💙labored >6 months to sew together 12,500 quilt🟦s -ea🟦representing a #Minnesota #immigrant taken by# ICE from the start of the 2nd Trump term to the end of Op Metro Surge." -FB News "MN's neighbors made a quilt for those deported. #Quilts have a long history as a medium for American pol expression, social reform, & grassroots activism: ~ Underground Railroad ~ Suffrage & Women's Rights ~ Civil Rights & Econ Coops ~ #Protest & Mem Art" -Liza #DHS #USPol

Francesca Albanese: "Israel has always killed children, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, the use of torture, even rape. The first time rape was committed against Palestinians was in 1948". Israeli snipers "are entertaining themselves in slaughtering kids in a given way. It's brutal." Albanese was speaking at Ireland's Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRgWvGerVw&t=87s #USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #news #palestine #gaza #gazaGenocide .

“Mississippi voter turnout skyrocketed this year — bringing Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom close to an unlikely win — despite perhaps the nation’s most restrictive voting system. “Over 950,000 votes had been counted in the race as of Thursday morning, with 10,000 or more still to come. That’s compared to just 710,000 total votes in the last midterms — when Misssissippi ranked dead last in the nation for turnout. “It’s an increase of an eye-popping 35%.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/mississippi-makes-it-harder-to-cast-a-ballot-than-almost-anywhere-else-voters-defied-the-system #USPol

Report: US rapper Macklemore says nine major US arenas rejected Palestine benefit concerts... ... once the venue operators learned the concerts would benefit Palestine. "The doors were closed", he said. The nine venues: Madison Square Garden Prudential Center Barclays Center UBS Arena Intuit Dome Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena Chase Center Climate Pledge Arena https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261107-us-rapper-macklemore-says-9-major-arenas-rejected-palestine-benefit-concerts/ #Macklemore #USPol #IsraelLobby #news #palestine #gaza #EUPol .

Good signs:⚡️”Paid $1000s for tweets” “Loomer announced on her show: stepping away roughly 1 hour after The WP contacted her this, D Harwell/S Nover report.” -D Lamothe “Hours before #Eisenkot is expected to get the nod, #Netanyahu⚡️posts a video, apparently new, in which he seems genuinely PANICKED, calls on his supporters to stop the formation of any new govt by any means nec, & threatens #violence. For 11 days, no one has seen this man in pub.” -N Tarnopolsky #USPol

@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social Also, maybe first, thank them for working with us to save democracy America and the World. And remind them that primaries WILL HAPPEN. Primaries are necessary. And they work. Say "Los Angeles" #dems #uspol #losAngeles

Report: US rapper Macklemore says nine major US arenas rejected Palestine benefit concerts... ... once the venue operators learned the concerts would benefit Palestine. "The doors were closed", he said. The nine venues: Madison Square Garden Prudential Center Barclays Center UBS Arena Intuit Dome Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena Chase Center Climate Pledge Arena https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261107-us-rapper-macklemore-says-9-major-arenas-rejected-palestine-benefit-concerts/ #Macklemore #USPol #IsraelLobby #news #palestine #gaza #EUPol .

weird! last night, i had a dream about there being a new, 2026 version of the #goldengirls #tv show! who would even be on a contemporary version? are there even elder actresses with the same cultural cache that the original cast had??? and what topics would it cover? almost no social "anxiety from the 80s and 90s is valid in the 2020s? interracial marriage, #lgbt stuff is basically nothing in 2026! rehabilitating #maga maybe? i dunno but it was a cool #dream! #television #comedy #uspol #culture

They have finally called the race to fill noted crazy person Nancy Mace’s House seat down here. It went to the Democrat, Nancy Lacore, a retired admiral Pete Hegseth drove out of the Navy last year. https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/nancy-lacore-nancy-mace-south-carolina-district #USPol

Former House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry says the crypto industry "had an opportunity to legislate". Could've sworn that was Congress's job. #USpolitics #USpol #crypto #cryptocurrency

The only correct Democratic response to any threat Stephen Miller makes is “we do not negotiate with terrorists.” #USPol

#USPol #Congress #Michigan I called my Representative, non-lame duck Senator, and House Minority Leader Jeffries. The message was to seek justice and go after Trump and his MAGA minions who broke laws, repair the damage that's been done in the US and world stage, and move forward to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. To my Representative and Senator, I urged them to back progressive leaders. Jeffries and Schumer are not up to the job. Calling is next best thing to in-person meeting.

Stephen Miller will be the next WH CoS. What fresh hell will he bring to the nation? #UsPol 1/n

Very bad news. Trump may be a lame duck, but Miller is a zealot. #Trump names #StephenMiller new White House chief of staff Trump's current White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is leaving her post. #USpol

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Donald Trump’s Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon has resigned after her attempts to destroy the Civil Rights division of the DOJ. Ken Martin is here to spike the football. https://democrats.org/new-statement-from-dnc-chair-ken-martin-on-first-administration-official-to-resign-following-republicans-historic-midterm-defeat/ #uspol #harmeetdhillon #democracy #bluetsunami