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Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows ordered by South Carolina’s Supreme Court to testify in Georgia election probe
The justices unanimously affirmed a lower court’s order for Meadows to comply with the subpoena from a grand jury probing the illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Take Action: Expel the congressmen who tried to get Trump pardons for their role in Jan. 6th!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump official forced to answer brutal question live on air
The MAGA minion was confronted directly about Trump’s blatant antisemitism and ended up squirming in front of the eyes of the world.

Take Action: Tell Congress to bring back the Expanded Child Tax Credit!

President Biden can kill Trump’s disastrous oil pipeline project with the stroke of a pen!
Evergreen Action: A Trump-approved oil corporation’s plan will pillage the Alaskan wilderness, pollute indigenous lands, and pump enough carbon into the atmosphere to undo all the progress Biden’s green infrastructure investments will do. But the President Biden can stop it without support from Congress.

Congress expected to impose contract on US railroad workers to avert strike, progressives move to add 7 sick days to railway deal
The railworkers are unwilling to budge on their reasonable demands for a mere six days of sick leave — so President Biden has asked Democratic leadership to intervene and force the contract they’ve already rejected upon them, rather than apply any kind of pressure or coercive energy towards the greedy rail conglomerates, whose CEOs personally earned over $200 million over the past three years. But all hope is not lost — Senator Bernie Sanders and the progressive caucus have sworn to hold up the bill until an amendment adding in sick leave days passes, and they may even have some Republican support.

Take Action: Don’t let Republicans starve critical investments in children and healthcare!

Twitter stops policing COVID-19 misinformation under CEO Elon Musk
It’s not enough that the right-wing billionaire is driving the website into the ground by opening the floodgates to Nazis, insurrectionists and trolls, now he’s going to actually get people killed as dangerous lies about the pandemic will be free to spread like the virus itself.

Take Action: Tell Elon Musk to keep Trump off of Twitter for good!

Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage over GOP opposition
With the specter of Republican theocracy rising, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bipartisan bill to shield the LGBTQ community and people of color from the worst deprivations of the GOP-controlled judiciary.

Take Action: Don’t let Republicans starve critical investments in children and healthcare!

RNC commissions “review” of party tactics after disastrous midterm
The GOP has assembled a crack team of idiots and weirdos including Kellyanne Conway, anti-LGBTQ hate group leader Tony Perkins, guy who allegedly faked an “attack” on himself at a campaign stop Lee Zeldin and the deeply off-putting Thiel ghoul Blake Masters to explain why they lost. Their choices in choosing the review board already give them the answers they’re looking for.

Elon Musk’s far-right Twitter gamble backfires
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Whoa.

LAPD serves search warrants in investigation of who recorded racist City Hall leak
Rather than using tax dollars to actually stop crime and improve communities, Los Angeles detectives are desperately trying to hunt down the person who recorded a group of powerful local politicians engaged in deeply offensive conversation. Just one more argument for the need to slash police budgets.

Top DeSantis aides added in migrant flight lawsuit
Two top aides to the odious Florida governor were added as defendants in a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from the DeSantis administration’s incredibly cruel and almost certainly illegal trafficking of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September.

US gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
The US gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to a new bombshell study. The greatest increase has hit Black women the hardest, leaving us with difficult questions about the sickness afflicting American society and the reckless proliferation of murderous weapons to an irresponsible civilian populace.

US Supreme Court mulls Biden immigration enforcement shift
The justices heard arguments in the administration’s request to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Texas and Louisiana that halted DHS guidelines narrowing the scope of those who can be targeted by immigration agents for arrest and deportation. The court’s three liberal members generally signaled support for the administration while the six conservatives appeared more divided, with Justice Samuel Alito embracing the arguments made by the states. Every day it becomes clearer and clearer that we must expand the court to neuter right-wing activism.

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Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit
E. Jean Carroll filed new legal papers after New York temporarily lifted the state’s usual deadlines for suing over sexual assault. Carroll, who has for decades steadfastly and consistently stood by her very credible claims of being raped by Trump, sought unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from the disgraced ex-president for pain and suffering, psychological harms, dignity loss, and reputation damage.

Take Action: Charge Trump with contempt of Congress!

Trump’s ex-lawyer Jenna Ellis says Colorado victims reaping consequences of “eternal damnation”
No biggie. Just one of Trump’s former “best people” casually damning to hell forever the not-yet-buried, very innocent victims from last weekend’s horrific, hate-fueled massacre in Colorado Springs.

Take Action: Oppose congressional GOP attacks on LGBTQ+ rights!

Top prosecutor issues BRUTAL news for Trump over special counsel
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.

Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoff
Republican efforts to further disenfranchise Georgia’s voters were met with defeat in a unanimous, one-sentence ruling, which will allow thousands to cast their votes and hopefully re-elect Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock to a full term.

Take Action: Demand Congress put an end to private prisons!

Club Q murderer’s dad says he taught his son to hate gays and is unbothered by the mass murder because “I’m a conservative Republican”
In a deeply disturbing interview, the deranged father of the Colorado Springs mass shooter revealed the tired, predictable, Republican motivation for their hateful violence, while a friend of the killer refuted the murderer’s questionable claims of being non-binary.

Take Action: Keep Jeff Bezos and Amazon out of healthcare!

Trump blasts Supreme Court over damning tax return ruling after a tough day in 3 other courts
The disgraced ex-president is having a very unhappy Thanksgiving after the high court unanimously handed his tax returns to Congress just one day after three other courts signaled additional serious legal blows were forthcoming.

Club Q hero is viciously attacked online by right-wing extremists
Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who bravely stopped the Colorado Springs mass shooting that left five dead, is being smeared online by the far right with homophobic slurs for simply attending an LGBTQ establishment. It’s almost like this appalling violence was their desired outcome and now they must punish him for stopping it.

Watch Major Richard Ojeda TEAR APART the Republican worldview
OD Action Partner: Religious Republicans!? Come on! Time to put that fairy tale to rest. But Republicans are committed to a code of conduct that guides their every motivation. I reveal to you the 10 Republican Commandments.

Justice Department asks Pence to testify in Trump investigation
The disgraced ex-vice president has been called upon to testify against the man whose boots he once licked. Pence has previously said that he would not testify, setting up yet another legal showdown between the Justice Department and one of Trump’s erstwhile henchmen.

Tax records show Herschel Walker claims residency in Texas — not Georgia where he’s running for Senate
It turns out Dr. Oz is not the only laughably awful GOP Senate candidate to have a residency scandal hit him at the worst possible time.

GOP loser who lost election for Arizona AG sues over losing
Abe Hamadeh, who lost his election by just 510 votes, is asking a judge to refuse to certify the election results because, generously paraphrasing, “that’s not fair” and “I was supposed to win.” The secretary of state’s office responded by saying (direct quote) they believe “the lawsuit is legally baseless and factually speculative.”

Department of Justice opens investigation into real estate tech company accused of collusion with landlords
In yet another example of how the capitalist class is conspiring with each other to extort as much as they possibly can from the working class, the DOJ’s antitrust division is probing whether a “rent-setting software” made by a Texas-based real estate tech company is facilitating collusion among landlords. “We are concerned that the use of this rate setting software essentially amounts to a cartel to artificially inflate rental rates in multifamily residential buildings,” said three senators who pushed for the probe with a letter earlier this month.

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House Republicans say “top priority” is to probe Biden family
The incoming House majority made it clear they are foaming at the mouth to tackle the most pressing issues facing the American people: endless Benghazi-style investigations in order to fashion the illusion of evidence for their incessant conspiracy theories about the president’s troubled son.

Take Action: Investigate Trump and Kushner’s deals with Saudi Arabia!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Marjorie Taylor Greene humiliates herself in first act with new Republican majority
Who didn’t see THAT coming?

Take Action: Tell Congress to add new tax brackets for the megawealthy!

Lauren Boebert’s opponent issues major news on the race
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Big news.

Pelosi won’t seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
After nearly two decades, the vaunted House speaker will be stepping away from her leadership position and passing the torch to the next generation as House Democrats prepare for life in the (very slim) minority next term.

Take Action: Demand Congress lower drug prices now!

Florida judge cites Orwell, blocks DeSantis’ anti-“woke” law for colleges
US District Court Judge Mark Walker halted Gov. DeSantis’ fascist efforts to install a statewide, white nationalist curriculum in colleges, decrying it as a “positively dystopian” policy.

Take Action: Tell Biden to commit to ending fossil fuels!

Acting police chief on day of Uvalde school massacre resigns from department, mayor says
After the news broke that the police chief was alerted that kids were still alive in the school and failed to take any action, Lt. Mariano Pargas has decided to step down before his looming termination.

11 of America’s biggest red meat producers colluded to keep wages low, workers say in federal lawsuit
The myth of the American “free market” is once again debunked by the flagrantly criminal efforts of our largest companies conspiring with each other to extort their workers and price-gouge their customers.

Starbucks workers strike at over 100 stores on Red Cup Day
Starbucks’ relentless union-busting, illegal firings, and intimidation efforts are about to backfire in a big way as workers across the country plan to walk off the job on the very day that the coffee behemoth debuts its famous holiday drinks for winter 2022.

The US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing in stunning about face
Citing “longstanding precedent,” the Biden administration declared Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto head of state should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a US-based journalist, a sad turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying in 2018.

Fury as COP27 draft omits oil and gas phase-out
Once again, the leaders of the world have met to solve the climate crisis, and once again they have refused to commit to the one thing that will actually ensure enough emission reduction to prevent the looming climate apocalypse.

South Dakota Republican charged with rape after losing election to his own mother
The GOP sure knows how to pick ’em. Republican Bud Marty May is facing up to 50 years in prison after authorities charged him with second-degree rape by way of “force, coercion, or threats” for assaulting a woman in a bar bathroom days after losing a statehouse race to his own mother.

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DEEP DIVE: FTX’s stunning collapse OR crypto is a freaking scam episode #1,684,596

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Virginia’s Republican governor unveils disturbing new history guidelines for public schools
GOP Gov. Glenn Younkin’s craven new “guidelines” include the whitewashing of slavery, the removal of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Juneteenth from the K-5 curriculum entirely, and the wholesale exclusion of LGBTQ+ people or issues from elementary classroom discussions. White nationalist indoctrination starts early, folks, and Youngkin is insistent on making sure Virginia’s kids learn the Tucker Carlson version of “history.”

Take Action: Demand school boards stop banning LGBTQ+ books from libraries!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Herschel Walker humiliates himself unlike ever before in disastrous appearance
The bumbling GOP Senate candidate launched his run-off campaign with an absolute doozy of a press conference, in which he went into a lengthy monologue on…vampires and werewolves. This is not a joke.

Take Action: Demand Congress lower drug prices now!

Lauren Boebert’s opponent issues major news on the race
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Big news.

Republicans win US House majority, setting stage for divided government
Sadly, Democrats were not able to hold the House, but we will be able to enjoy the spectacle of maximum chaos. The GOP is going to tear itself apart as Marjorie Taylor Greene and her rogue’s gallery of degenerate zealots and backstabbing sociopaths hold the rest of the party hostage until the most pressing issues facing the American people are addressed, like entering pictures of Hunter Biden’s penis into the congressional record and sending Dr. Fauci to an Aleutian work camp. Pop some corn and steel yourself for the dumbening!

Take Action: Tell Biden to commit to ending fossil fuels!

Senate votes to advance same-sex marriage bill
In a win for progressives, twelve Republicans broke ranks and joined Democrats in voting for the Respect for Marriage Act, which will codify same-sex and interracial marriages already registered in case of any further disastrous Supreme Court rulings. However, there’s much more work to be done; the bill does not protect any future same-sex marriages should Obergefell be overturned, leaving the door wide open for red states to once again deny same-sex couples the right to marry down the road.

Take Action: Tell Congress to protect immigrant youths from deportation!

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner impeached by lame duck Pennsylvania House
“Small government” Republicans succeeded in overthrowing the will of the people and impeached the recently re-elected progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner for failing to solve all the crimes despite there being not a shred of evidence that his efforts to reduce incarceration has anything to do with the deadly violence afflicting the City of Brotherly Love. It’s particularly infuriating because these same Republicans are responsible for Pennsylvania’s absurdly lax gun laws, which, you’ll be shocked to learn, is a huge driver of violence.

“The sheriff who went rogue”: Alex Villanueva’s scandal-plagued tenure ends in LA
At long last, the reign of the diabolical Villanueva as Los Angeles County sheriff has come to an end as voters resoundingly rejected him at the ballot box. Villanueva embodied the worst of the worst when it comes to law enforcement, abusing his position to cover up the rampant civil rights abuses in the LAPD, defying civilian attempts to investigate the numerous white supremacist gang members in the force, and even using police resources to intimidate and harass public officials who drew his ire. Good riddance.

Karen Bass elected mayor of LA over billionaire rival Rick Caruso in historic win
The City of Angels breathed a sigh of relief as progressive Karen Bass defeated right-wing billionaire Rick Caruso, who apparently needed a more convincing message than “I will make sure you don’t have to see the homeless anymore.” Choosing a real estate mogul to solve the housing crisis he helped create is like choosing Donald Trump to heal the racial divide because he knows a lot about being racist, and the last thing Los Angeles needs is another billionaire using the city’s resources to cater to the material needs and uptight sensibilities of the oligarchy.

Woman bleeding profusely from miscarriage denied critical treatment at Ohio ER, nearly costing her her life
The latest horror story from America’s post-Dobbs hellscape features a woman who nearly died because an Ohio hospital — hamstrung by the state’s disastrous new ban on abortion care — refused to treat her for the heavy bleeding from a miscarriage that was confirmed weeks before.

South Carolina school board fires Black superintendent within two hours of being sworn in
A radical, right-wing, dark-money-fueled group called “Moms for Liberty” funded six candidates who successfully took over the Berkeley County school board and immediately ran roughshod through the district, banning “CRT” from the curriculum (CRT is a college-level course), establishing a book-banning committee, and unceremoniously firing the district’s first Black superintendent.

McConnell wins Republican leadership vote
As to be expected. What is dead may never die.

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DEEP DIVE: The horrors hidden under the World Cup in Qatar

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Mark Kelly wins re-election in Arizona, leaving Democrats one seat away from keeping Senate
A win in either toss-up Nevada or run-off Georgia would give Democrats control of the Senate after Republicans pissed away their red wave hopes on a campaign of ending democracy and ignoring the problems of struggling Americans.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Ted Cruz loses it, has full-blown meltdown over election results on air
Yeah, guess what Ted Cruz, it turns out campaigning on the most deranged conspiracy theories about gay books and litter boxes in school is actually extremely alienating to normal people who haven’t had a psychic lobotomy from overexposure to Fox News!

Take Action: Expel Ted Cruz from the Senate!

Herschel Walker is a reckless loose cannon of violence, evil deeds and treacherous lies
No Dem Left Behind: America cannot afford to disgrace it’s Senate with the presence of a soulless sell-out like Herschel Walker

Insulin price-gouger’s stock tanks after Twitter impersonator posts “Insulin is free now!”
In an extremely predictable and hilarious series of events, Elon Musk’s new “Twitter Blue” program, which allows any user to buy the coveted “blue checkmark” for just $8, led to a spree of imposters cracking jokes. But one clever user pretended to be the pharma company Eli Lilly and announced that insulin was now free (as it should be), leading to a 4.5% drop in the company’s stock price. Eli Lilly has increased the price of insulin by 1200% since 1996.

Take Action: Demand Congress lower drug prices now!

World on track for record climate emissions in 2022
As the deadline for climate change’s point of absolutely no return races ever closer, the world’s major industrial powers have collected chosen to release strong statement make just a little bit more money before taking action.

Take Action: Tell Biden to commit to ending fossil fuels!

Trump lashes out against Youngkin: “He couldn’t have won without me”
The cantankerous decaying racist continued his bellicose campaign to tear the Republican Party apart on Friday by attacking Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin, who he accused of having a “Chinese sounding name” and who “couldn’t have won without me.”

Sam Bankman-Fried steps down as FTX CEO as his crypto exchange files for bankruptcy
In what will hopefully be the death knell for the destructive scam that is cryptocurrency, prominent exchange FTX went from being valued at $32 billion to bankruptcy as liquidity dried up and customers panicked. You will not be surprised to learn that infamous Trump comms director Anthony Scarmucci was a major investor.

Unexpected early vote news stuns the US
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.

Andrew Gillum legal team demands court hearing, citing Donald Trump rant on Ron DeSantis
Trump’s wild claim that he abused his position to get federal investigators to intervene in the 2018 Florida governor’s race on behalf of DeSantis has raised a LOT of eyebrows — and now legal action.

North Carolina sheriff who quit after racist remarks gets re-elected within weeks
Sheriff Jody Greene was caught saying “I’m sick of these Black bastards – I’m gonna clean house and be done with it. They’re gone. I’m telling you…[I’ll] fire every motherfucker out there.” Somehow, the people of Columbus county felt this was a man who deserved to have a second chance at running a police department, and for some reason, many Black people remain distrustful of police and are convinced that we’ve solved racism.

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“Furious” and “livid” Trump blames Melania for telling him to back Dr. Oz
Embarrassed and humiliated by Tuesday night’s lackluster performance by Trump’s hand-chosen candidates, the disgraced ex-president predictably lashed out at those closest to him.

Take Action: Tell Merrick Garland it’s time to indict Donald Trump!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Kayleigh McEnany humiliates Trump live on Fox News
The seething propagandists at Fox News were quick to throw their dear leader under the bus following the GOP’s historic bag fumble Tuesday night.

Take Action: Demand Congress lower drug prices now!

Unexpected early vote news stuns the US
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.

Here are all the races still uncalled as Senate control hangs on 2 states — and maybe a Georgia runoff redux
After a stunning GOP underperformance on Tuesday night, control of Congress still hangs in the balance as votes are still being counted. The GOP is projected to have a razor-thin majority in the House — setting up maximum chaos as Marjorie Taylor Greene and her cronies prepare to assert their newfound influence — while the outcomes of two out of three remaining Senate races in Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona will determine control of the Senate.

Take Action: Tell Congress to protect immigrant youths from deportation!

New York Democrats spoil House party
The New York Democratic Party may have snatched defeat from the jaws of improbable victory in a disastrous self-own for the ages. Dysfunction among the party due to infighting, a distinct lack of urgency, and the abject failures of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who infamously stacked his own state Supreme Court with Republicans who then threw out Dem-friendly redistricting maps — turned what should’ve been a historic midterm victory for Democrats into a nail-biting battle for control of Congress.

Take Action: Protect renters from unfair evictions!

Homeland Security admits it tried to manufacture fake terrorists for Trump
The Department of Homeland Security launched a failed operation that ensnared hundreds, if not thousands, of US protesters in what new documents show was a sweeping, power-hungry effort before the 2020 election to bolster Donald Trump’s spurious claims about a “terrorist organization” he accused his Democratic rivals of supporting.

Far-right Republicans signal they won’t back Kevin McCarthy for Speaker
They haven’t even won the House, and already the potential consequences of a narrow majority and the rabid hostility of the MAGA caucus towards establishment figures are creating major headaches for McCarthy’s ambitions. Cue world’s tiniest violins.

Republicans are all too happy to let their hypocrisy distract from climate crisis they are feeding and profiting from
EDF Action: The Environmental Defense Fund is working overtime to call out Republicans’ threat to the planet and force meaningful action before it’s too late. Chip in to help them get the job done!

Trump takes another shot at Ron DeSantis
The perpetually conniving ex-president continued to chip away at his perceived rival for the 2024 nomination by — of course — talking about how big his numbers are in comparison to the other guy’s numbers, which were smaller than his numbers. No projection or insecurity or cope here at all, folks!

Four out of five states vote to end slavery
150 years after the end of the Civil War, slavery remains very much alive and well in the United States, except we call it “prison labor” now. Four states — Tennessee, Alabama, Vermont, and likely (though not yet confirmed) Oregon — all voted to end the horrific practice that is widespread in America’s gulag archipelago. Louisiana, which operates a labor camp at its notorious Angola prison, voted no. Disgraceful.

State police investigating police-related death at shooting scene outside Pennsylvania Walmart
Kenneth Vinyard witnessed a shooting outside a Walmart and immediately ran over to help the victim. He was performing CPR when a man came over and told him to stop. The man, who it turns out was a plainclothes cop, shoved Vinyard so hard that he fell backwards, hit his head, and died. Protect and serve, right?

Billionaires emit a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person
Not only are the super-rich siphoning off colossal sums of money that should be paying for social programs and healthcare, they’re poisoning the planet at a jaw-dropping rate while they do it.

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