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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 18m

Mostly it’s the Big Macs, Filet o Fish and fries and Coke he eats/drinks.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 32m

Spoiler Alert McDonald’s is the only thing that Felon47 doesn’t have immunity from.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 37m

Oh wow that’s awesome.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 3h

@governor.ca.gov Code red alert 👇

NPR @npr.org · 7h

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 5h

He doesn’t have immunity from McDonalds

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 7h

Does this bill also help those who lost them during the pandemic or the wildfires

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 7h

I wish it were fake but it isn’t.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 8h

Yup

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 8h

If any state partnered with Dominion I definitely do recommend partnering with someone else.

Axios @axios.com · 10h

SCOOP: Dominion Voting, the voting machine behemoth that Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election, has been sold to a company run by an ex-GOP election official.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 9h

My question is can states cut ties with them

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 16h

Even though New York, Washington, Colorado, and Maryland can’t redistrict in time for 2026 — they need to be laying the groundwork to draw new maps for ‘28.

SCOTUS could give the GOP up to 19 new seats by striking down the VRA. We can’t be caught off guard. We need to be ready to cancel them out.

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority"—would give Trump absolute power to deploy the National
Guard where he wants.
This is why they’re lying about the situation in our cities and provoking violence.

Miller spilled their
fascist takeover intentions aloud.

Don’t take the bait.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 23h

If you’re a prop 50 supporter this here is absolutely something we cannot brush off. We have to take Gavin Newsom’s warning seriously.

Newsom warns of possible Trump interference in California’s special election

As Election Day approaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising concerns that the president may try to interfere in California’s special election to redraw congressional districts.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

And yet I have no idea what can be done for democrats to retain control of the house.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Twitter bots have already begun amplifying this as a way to influence the California Governors race. For Katie Porter she should have just calmed down and tried to negotiate.

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 1d

‘Get Out of My F***ing Shot!’ California Democrat Katie Porter Screams at Staffer in Newly-Released Footage

A newly-released video of former congresswoman Katie Porter showed the California Democrat screaming at a staffer to "get out of my f***ing shot!" The post ‘Get Out of My F***ing Shot!’ California Democrat Katie Porter Screams at Staffer in Newly-Released Footage first appeared on Mediaite.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

@karoli.bsky.social The Supreme Court is so predicable Karoli, but at the same time I’m still looking for answers on how democrats can counter to prevent a one party rule

crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS Created The Trump Dictatorship, Period

"As a political science scholar who studies presidential power, I believe Trump’s recent actions mark the culmination of the unitary executive theory, perhaps the most contentious and consequential constitutional theory of the past several decades."

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

The only spoiler I’ll give Karoli at Felon47’s scary but boring roundtable meeting was he fell asleep a few times

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

She should have just calmed down and tried to negotiate.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

A shocking new video released Wednesday shows a California gubernatorial candidate berating staff and yelling, "Get out of my f---ing shot!"

'Get out of my shot!' Video emerges of top governor candidate berating staff

A shocking new video released Wednesday shows a California gubernatorial candidate berating staff and yelling, "Get out of my f---ing shot!" The video exclusively obtained by Politico shows former Rep. Katie Porter (D) yelling at a staffer who interjects to correct a statement she makes during a rec...

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

@jasonberlin.bsky.social All this comes Jason as voters in CA have drifted 🔴 because of inflation. Since Field Team 6 is having their strategy briefing tomorrow a must discuss should be on how to 🛑 the rightward shift in CA & the Supreme Court destroying voting rights keeping gop in 🔋 for decades 👇

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

It won’t be easy because of the Supreme Court seeming poised to get rid of the voting rights act and allowing election denialism to continue.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Over in California Obama appointee Judge Michael Fitzgerald will oversee that lawsuit.

Justice Department Sues Six States Seeking Private Voter Data

www.nytimes.com

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Me? Of course like conventions coming up, sports updates and many more

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: The Supreme Court seemed wary of making it easier for candidates to challenge election laws during oral arguments today in a case against Illinois' mail-in voting. A GOP congressman is urging the justices to let him sue after his case was tossed for lack of standing by a lower court.

SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical of Right-Wing Push for Flood of Election Law Challenges

www.democracydocket.com

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