VTDem
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VTDem
@bluewavevermont.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: After Dems’ 2025 election sweep, Trump plans to refocus his messaging on the cost of living, says his 2024 campaign political director, James Blair.

Sneak peek of Blair’s interview with our @DashaBurns on #theconversation: politi.co/4oMzVmI
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Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff Tuesday night in a Texas special election for a U.S. House seat that has been vacant since March and will narrow the GOP’s slim majority once a winner is sworn in. https://to.pbs.org/4qHYBhZ
Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant US House seat
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former council member Amanda Edwards finished atop a 16-person field in Tuesday's special election.
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Ahhhh #hell2theNO !
These companies take in billions !!!
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At the very bottom of the US Army’s “Shutdown Guidance” for troops in Bavaria, there was a “Running list of German support organizations for your kit bags” including various local food banks. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/army-tells-s...
#trump #regime
Disrespecting OUR #military
While they party like the
Roaring 20s
It WILL come crashing down Don !
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The Trump administration has launched its 16th boat strike in two months, killing at least 67 people in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific.

These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.
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Journalist and DACA recipient Ya’akub Ira Vijandre’s detention by ICE and potential deportation “holds drastic implications for the state of free speech in America.”

The Trump administration is alleging he’s “glorifying terrorism,” but Vijandre “hasn’t been accused of any crime.”
When Storytelling Is Called ‘Terrorism’: How My Friend and Fellow Journalist Was Targeted by ICE
As a DACA recipient, Ya'akub Ira Vijandre’s arrest holds drastic implications for the state of free speech in America.
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F #republiCONs cons because they support a #criminal and #maga attacks on #weTHEpeople
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On Tuesday, Democrats passed new congressional maps, defeated GOP attempts to make it harder to vote, and protected pro-democracy judges.

But, as Trump hints at ramping up his attempts to rig the midterm elections, voting rights advocates warn us that the real work is only just beginning.
Voters soundly reject Trump's plot to rig the next election
On Tuesday, Democrats passed new congressional maps, defeated GOP attempts to make it harder to vote, and protected pro-democracy judges.
www.motherjones.com
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The NAACP sued Virginia election officials for allegedly rejecting “innumerable” applications from college students in violation of federal law and the Constitution. The applications were tossed over missing address information that is not required. https://bit.ly/3JtH0d7
In New Jersey, Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Vows to Hunt Fraud While Bomb Threats Disrupt Voting
Read more here.
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🗳️ELECTION
ME Ballot Measure

In a win for voting rights, Mainers rejected a GOP-backed ballot initiative that would’ve imposed new photo ID rules, severely limited mail-in voting and upended the state’s long-standing tradition of accessible elections.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Maine Rejects Anti-Voting Ballot Measure, Reaffirms Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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🗳️Voters sent Trump a clear message last night: they will not continue to put up with his authoritarian regime. From Virginia to California, Americans across the country made it clear that they’ll show up to defend democracy.

🧵Check out what these wins mean for democracy👇
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Commentary: I was brought to the United States from Sri Lanka when I was 19. I was told I couldn’t leave — because I had already been bought.

AB 1362, while a step in the right direction, isn’t enough. It covers many foreign workers but not all. bit.ly/47wL5oE

📝 Kanti Salgadu
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Pope Leo XIV called for “deep reflection” in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now.” https://to.pbs.org/3Ln2cSB
Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
Speaking outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, he addressed various geopolitical issues, including U.S. military actions off Venezuela and the fragile truce in the Middle East. He noted that m...
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