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A whistleblower says USPS kept building Trump’s mail-ballot system even after a judge ordered it stopped. They also told Congress they weren’t proceeding. The system is designed to fail: One bad barcode can reject an entire batch of 10,000 ballots. My write-up in the link in the comments.
September 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
June 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Talarico: Here's what real men don't do. They don't lie and cheat their way through life. They don't sell their soul to the highest bidder. Real men serve others, weak men serve themselves. So I welcome this debate. I don't think Paxton or Cruz are in a position to tell anyone what a real man is.
June 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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Ex-Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan's sentencing has been postponed.

Instead, a federal judge will hear oral arguments on a recent appellate precedent that Dugan argues should land her a new trial. The judge appears to be taking it seriously enough to grant arguments reconsidering his previous denial.
May 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix.

Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection.

They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
May 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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In the words of Woodie Guthrie, "All You Fascists Bound to Lose."

Buy a ticket and/or donate to the Watertown Wind Symphony by using the link below.

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May 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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What a weird timeline. I still think the weasel that got into the large hadron collider in 2016 thrust us into an alternate universe.
CNN: “It’s a blowout… not even close… Pope Leo absolutely crushing Trump when it comes to how popular they are.”
April 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Hundreds of activists from across the US and Canada are once again attempting to storm Ridgland Farms in an attempt to remove nearly 2,000 beagles that remain at the breeding farm in western Dane County.
Activists storm Ridgland Farms facility; Dane County sheriff responds
Hundreds of activists from across the US and Canada are once again attempting to storm Ridgland Farms in an attempt to remove nearly 2,000 beagles that remain at the breeding farm in western Dane County.
bit.ly
April 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The media is putting the pressure on Ridgland farms to release the dogs. I don't know about you but I don't think someone who makes a living off employing people to slowly kill dogs cares about public opinion. Call and text the DAs of #Wisconsin and tell them to do their jobs& get the save the dogs
March 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Read Marina Bolotnikova's brilliant analysis of last week's stunning open rescue of beagles at Ridgland Farms, outside Madison, Wisconsin. Subscribe to her new Substack!

mbolotnikova.substack.com?r=22dwhy&utm...
Marina Bolotnikova | Substack
Senior reporter @ Vox thinking about factory farming & animal rights, agriculture, science & its discontents, cities, housing, transit and ✨ideas. Click to read Marina Bolotnikova, a Substack with hun...
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April 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Democrat Chris Taylor flips a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court! 🔵⚖️
April 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Wisconsin is showing that you can fight creeping authoritarianism by getting organized and consistently voting, year after year, in small races and big ones, to win back democracy by voting in people who actually support democratic process.
Also worth remembering that after losing a (very shaky) majority in 2008, liberals were in the wilderness for 15 years. But they kept fighting and reclaimed a majority in 2023. Taking the long view is important.
Reminder that there's *another* conservative-held open seat on the WI Supreme Court that's up just a year from now. After tonight's win, liberals have a 5-2 majority. They could boost that to 6-1 — and ensure conservatives can't win back a majority any sooner than 2030.
April 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Chris Taylor has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding liberals’ majority in the key battleground state.
Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals' majority
NBC News projects that Taylor defeated conservative Maria Lazar, the fourth straight victory for Democratic-backed candidates in the battleground state’s high court elections.
www.nbcnews.com
April 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Robert Redford wanted us to see this. He left it for us. Please watch it & call and write your Reps.
www.patagonia.ca/films/public...
Public Trust Film - Patagonia
Our public lands and waters are under threat. Public Trust is a film about the fight for America’s public lands. Join us in the fight to protect them.
www.patagonia.ca
April 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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“Everything is bad.” x 3

Oh, bleep off. Go outside and smile at another human being. The “Ministry of Negativity” is real and needs to be ignored. The sun still shines and they cannot do a damn thing about it.
April 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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April 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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April 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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April 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Apparently the democracy isn’t as strong as we thought.
April 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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“Nature doesn’t need us. We need nature.
When the last wild space is paved for profit, no amount of wealth will restore the web of life that feeds and heals us.
Shift from exploitation to stewardship. The Earth will thank us — and so will our descendants. 🌱
#OnePlanet”
April 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Crazy to think it would only take like 10 Republicans to flip to impeach Trump. And yet they are too cowardly even though this war is unpopular with 75% of the country. 🇺🇸

Never vote Republican again. Ever.
April 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Frost: What Blanche said, I think he was fed that by the administration. He's been told to say, hey, listen, we're moving on beyond this…. but we're not going to move on because the law has been broken. The law that was voted on by damn near every member of congress to release the files
April 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦

The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains.

The overnight rush continues this weekend.

Details at cwg.live
April 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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April 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do
March 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM