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Wow. Rep. Jake Auchincloss minces no words about Signalgate on Piers Morgan: “Pete Hegseth is lying to the American people, lying to Congress, lying to the military.” “It’s incompetence incarnate…It’s embarrassing & it’s dangerous.”

This is how it’s done.

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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

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Justice Sotomayor with a bone-chilling dissent today: “The implication of the govt’s position is noncitizens AND US citizens could be taken off streets, forced onto planes, confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress…This Nation's laws is designed to prevent, not en-able, their rise.

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

By the way, both women who ran for president were right. They predicted this moment would happen. Says something very disturbing about our country that many still think they’re unrealistic or dramatic, when they were and are, in fact, correct.

The most Los Angeles sign ever. And it’s true.

Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:

“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”

She warned us over & over again & she was so right.

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NEW: Hundreds of comedians have signed onto a letter, supporting Jimmy Kimmel and saying that when the government targets one of them, it targets all of them.

Read the statement below.

bit.ly/Comedians4Ki...

Comedians statement

Statement by comedians on the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s show: It’s a dark time for comedians and, by extension, for all Americans. Every culture needs humor. It’s how we heal and how we connect...

Moving, depressing words from Justice Sotomayor this morning: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, & appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."

I miss Lloyd Austin. I miss qualified people serving in their position. I miss competence and decency.

No Kings in Los Angeles.

Holy shit. The Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense just testified that the cost of National Guard deployment is $134 MILLION. $134 MILLION to protect a few square blocks & it’s not even working. Every taxpayer should be outraged this is what they’re spending money on.

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AOC tonight hosted an IG live. It’s gotten over 1 million views (& counting). She talked like a normal human & answered questions from the audience. Like her or not, AOC is one of our best communicators. Every Democrat in Congress should be doing the same. Flood. The. Waves.

Wow. Rachel Maddow on MSNBC tonight:

“Trump has no idea what to do with the sustained and growing and intractable and indominable protest and opposition of the American people against him.

Game over, big guy. You lose."

Hey, Dems. Stop saying Trump cut funding for the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Act,” & start saying “Trump defunded our roads & bridges.”

Focus on the concrete actions that impact everyday Americans. Messaging & language matter.

Be a Pope Francis. RIP.

Worth watching this chilling account from Amb. Samantha Power about Elon Musk & Trump ignoring evidence in plain sight that destroying USAID would lead to deaths around the world: “There was no regard for human lives at stake.”

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I assure you had we elected Kamala Harris we would not be sitting here witnessing the president of the United States fighting with one of the most well-known CEOs of the world, as healthcare for millions is on the line.

Not for nothing but VP Kamala Harris pushed for a ceasefire & called for a two-state solution repeatedly on the campaign. She also warned us this would happen. Yet, people decided to stay home. Elections have big consequences.

President Biden has served our country for 50+ years — & he has done so with empathy & compassion & care for all of us. Now it’s our turn to send him strength, love, and support.

We love you, President Biden.

JB Pritzker today: "Democrats – we may have to fix our messaging and our strategy, but our values are exactly where they ought to be. And we will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards."

More of this please.

Where's all the outrage after Donald Trump said he'd pardon all of the January 6th-ers on Meet the Press this morning? Not seeing the same reaction for that as I saw when President Biden pardoned his son...

This was published one year ago. Everything is, sadly, true today.

If you don’t know him yet, his name is Congressman Jake Auchincloss.

Rep. Auchincloss is one of the (many) rising stars in our party. A clear, talented, effective communicator. Pay attention to him.

Watch & share this.

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