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In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life.

@ProPublica and @texastribune report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."

https://flip.it/ktLJnI

#Texas #USPolitics #FarRight #Politics #Conservatives #Election

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Behind #Christian Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 #Election
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American #politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.

https://propub.li/4flqBl6

#News #USPolitics #History #ChristianNationalism #Rightwing #Abortion #Trump #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Jan6

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Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: #Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before #Trump took office.

#ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

#News #Government #HumanRights #Police #Courts #Politics

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/

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"Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with Fox News' Bret Baier Wednesday as she steps out of the comfort of what has so far been a relatively friendly series of interviews since she became the Democratic nominee this summer."

From @abc: "With three weeks until Election Day, Harris' interview with Baier will mark her first sit-down with Fox News -- and her first interview with a conservative news outlet since she became the Democratic nominee."

https://flip.it/sf6-Qc

For ongoing coverage, follow @2024-white-house-ElectionCentral

#Harris #FoxNews #USPolitics #Politics #Election #Media #KamalaHarris

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#FossilFuel Interests Are Working to Kill #Solar in One #Ohio County. The Hometown #Newspaper Is Helping.
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A retired #gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial #media company are spreading #misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ohio-mount-vernon-frasier-solar-fossil-fuel-metric-media?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Journalism #CleanEnergy #Agriculture #Oil #Koch #Climate #Energy #Politics #Government

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President #JimmyCarter created this message to travel on Voyager 1. It's still out there traveling at 40,000 mph, looking for a cosmic community to catch it and play the media.

#Space #Politics

STATEMENT

This Voyager spacecraft was constructed by the United States of America. We are a community of 240 million human beings among the more than 4 billion who inhabit the planet Earth. We human beings are still divided into nation states, but these states are rapidly becoming a single global civilization.

We cast this message into the cosmos. It is likely to survive a billion years into our future, when our civilization is profoundly altered and the surface of the Earth may be vastly changed. Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, some -- perhaps many -- may have inhabited planets and spacefaring civilizations. If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message:

This is a present from a small distant world,

a token of our sounds, our science, our images,

our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We

are attempting to survive our time so we may

live into yours. We hope someday, having solved

the problems we face, to join a community of

galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good

will in a vast and awesome universe.

/‘g/ == 427, fee . : Presidenf of the United States of America < 2 2 THE WHITE HOUSE, June 16, 1977

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NEW: Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to #Political Operatives
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At least 10 #gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

#News #Guns #Politics #Privacy #Government #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/gunmakers-owners-sensitive-personal-information-glock-remington-nssf

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To put things into perspective now that the initially election shock is wearing off...I think I'm going to pin this it's really important to see just how tiny of a victory trump had, and the House may end up having only a 1 or 2 seat majority

If you're ready to start hoping again, read this:

#Politics

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-isnt-going-to-prison-hes-already-in-prison/59037/

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#LGBTQ+ #voters in these 4 #states could swing the 2024 #presidential #election.

LGBTQ+ voters strongly #vote for #democrats

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Election #Representation #Culture #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #Megathread

https://theconversation.com/lgbtq-voters-in-these-4-states-could-swing-the-2024-presidential-election-239656

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From the Sentinel Colorado / Toon in Monday. https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/toon-in-monday-481/ #politics #musk #elections

Comic - caricuture of a man that looks like Elon Musk handing out checks "Don't mind me officer! Just handing out million dollar checks to registered voters!
Police officer arresting a man against a hood of a car

"No, You're good Elon, this guy was holding bottles of water and trying to provide relief to people standing in line to vote!"

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1y

Why Trump Is So Dangerous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEiSpFasQI&t=10

#news #politics #uspolitics #project2025 #theheritagefoundation #trump #ourchangingclimate

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New today from Francesca D'Annunzio: “This moment calls for compassion and meaningful immigration reform that prioritizes saving lives. The future of humanity depends on our response.”

Texans will be forced to defend their communities from #Trump's attacks ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-front-lines-mass-deportations/

#immigration #Border #politics #USpol #election2024 #news #Texas

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Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.

#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election

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Update on my situation, mutual aid post

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#Trump Says He’ll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won’t.
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From cutting children's #disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many.

#News #Politics #Government #Election #Election2024 #Workers #DonaldTrump

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-agenda-working-class

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Dick Van Dyke Endorses Kamala Harris; Entertainer Reads Message He Delivered At 1964 Martin Luther King Event
#News #Politics #2024election #DickVanDyke #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #KamalaHarris #RodSerling

https://deadline.com/2024/11/dick-van-dyke-endorses-kamala-harris-entertainer-reads-message-he-delivered-at-1964-martin-luther-king-event-1236167079/

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Latest comic - From Dawn to Dusk

#comic #cartoon #uspol #media #election #politics

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How #Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From #Congress
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Rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the #budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to defund programs they dislike.

#News #Government #USPolitics #Law #President #Politics #Constitution #Impoundment #POTUS

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-impoundment-appropriations-congress-budget

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From a friend working the polls in Chicago:

"I’ve been the Election Coordinator in a north side precinct for a decade. Almost 20 elections. I have never seen an Election Day turnout anywhere *close* to this. We had a line of 30 people when we opened the polls at 6:00am. That is unprecedented. We’ve had a continuous 2-hour line since then. Also unprecedented.
THIS IS NUTS!! IN THE BEST WAY!!”

#politics #voting

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJhfxOZp-o

«#Project2025 is a radical #US #conservative #agenda — but what if its ideas are coming to #Europe? This video dives into “#TheGreatReset,” a real #EU-focused plan backed by #Orbán allies. It aims to weaken #Brussels, kill #EUcourts, and put #power back in #national hands. We explore the origins, the goals, and why it’s more than just a theory. Watch till the end — this isn’t just #politics. It’s the future of #Europa» #eumadesimple #EUMS

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