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Jax's avatar

If it’s happening in Texas, you can bet it’s in the works in other red states! Some people have the audacity to waggle their finger at Governor Newsom for proclaiming to fight fire with fire, yet I applaud him. No, I give him a damn standing ovation! If we are to save our country from this Nazi regime, we have to be willing to get dirty.

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Public Servant's avatar

This is a fascist power grab. Thankfully the Texas Democrats and JB Pritzker are defending democracy. I wrote a poem about their bravery: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/jay-pritzker-texas-democrats

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Cheeto In Process of Corrupting the Midterm Elections

All dictators corrupt their country’s elections to remain in power As Marc Elias points out on the Democracy Docket, the dictator has to remain in power under the guise of a free and fair election Election gaslighting if you will

So the point of having his corrupted DOJ demand voting rolls from blue states is part of Cheeto’s attempt to “rig the midterms” in his favor Since Cheeto has talked himself into believing he was denied re-election in 2020, he can easily justify in his twisted narcissistic mind, that it’s tit for tat

WE the People must remember how the Nazis won the 2024 election Greg Palast’s Vigilante Inc documentary in the fall of 2024 showed how the Nazis disenfranchised millions of voters in blue states with 40,000 Nazi volunteers to win the popular vote by 1.5m votes Palast calculates that Harris would have won the 2024 election had it not been for this one political tactic But of course the Nazis had more than one tactic

WE the People will not be duped or swindled again by a conman/mob boss Protest Protest Protest and form coalitions with neighbors friends relatives family Join Indivisible.org and make your voice heard in order to organize the resistance movement Aug13 join One Million Rising put together by Indivisible to help organize the movement Once coalitions are formed then WE the People can begin to boycott companies across the country to demand that oligarchs do not run this country

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Stacey's avatar

Kansas City girl here chiming in to say not only would Trump not know where Kansas City is on a map, you can bet he wouldn’t know there’s 2 Kansas Cities - one in Kansas (KCKS) and one in Missouri (KCMO).

…And yeah everything else is terrible about the republican cheaters gerrymandering to their political advantage. Some days I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone. 🙄

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Teach84's avatar

You’re right. He’s already proven that when, a couple of years ago, he congratulated on his social media account “Kansas City, Kansas” for their Super Bowl win!!! I still get a good laugh out of that! 😂😂😂

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Doreen Parker's avatar

I thought he was such a sports fan? He knows nothing. Will he try to rename Arrowhead stadium now for some reason? He could call it the Barron Stadium?!?

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

Please don't put that idea out into the universe!

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Robert  Taylor's avatar

Is anyone watching the Oval Office now? CNN is actually carrying water for tRump’s begging for the Peace Prize. DISGUSTING! It is now to be referred to as the GROVEL OFFICE!

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Daljenn's avatar

He knows this is the only way for him to stay in power. I hope there’s a behind the scene movement anticipating the next steps. We have to think outside the box.

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Charlie's avatar

See this --if you can-- on Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/07/texas-gerrymandering-democrats-nuclear-cold-war/

They talk about the Cold War concept of MADD-- mutual assured destruction (D-something?). Better than the tit-for-tat of redistricting, which is slow, reactive and takes coordination-- go for the *threat* of maximum retaliation. Threaten to divest state pension funds from TX companies. Offer relocation bonuses for TX professionals your state needs-- teachers, doctors, nurses. The 15 blue trifecta states have *much* larger state investments than the 23 red trifecta states-- we all knew that, right? The TX ruling class understands this kind of threat, and they'll tell the politicians to sit down.

I don't live in a trifecta state. If you do, start screaming at your governor and state legislators!

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E L Nolan's avatar

I wonder if portapotty realizes that all that ethnic cleansing he is wanting will shed Texas of their population growth, thus putting them farther behind other states. What a boob! Where did he learn math? Did he learn math? It appears not.

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Charlie's avatar

He didn't learn anything, except how to bully and cheat.

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Cynthia H Lee's avatar

He just thinks he knows but really his 🤡 puppet strings are getting too thin

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Mike Sirota's avatar

Cheating in plain sight.

The message is simple, stop me if you can.

I know we can!!!

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Carol Janes's avatar

HOW?

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Mike Sirota's avatar

Step 1. Exposure. Meidas+ and others doing a great job.

Step 2. Try not to despair (too much).

Step 3. Keep informed and keep informing.

Step 4. Stay healthy.

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Mantis's avatar

Thank you, Michael.

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WJB Motown's avatar

The G-ross O- ld P- edophile party seems to forget.....the entire free-domocratic world is watching these Trumpian-Nazi actions. My Canadian duty is too boycott all US food imports.....yesterday, I went to another store to make sure my onions were homegrown.

The Orange fascist party is playing the short game...........We on the other hand are playing the long game......forever how long TacoTits wants to play.

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Carol Janes's avatar

our country needs to be completely isolated…

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WJB Motown's avatar

Your country is already isolated. Trade deals excluding 77 million depends wearing flying monkeys and lazy voters are being signed around the workd. We recognized a Palestinian state and got hit with a 35% tarriff......We are experienced at fightting totalitarian regimes.

This time we do not need tanks, bullets or bombs.

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Roberta Houle's avatar

From one Canadian to another. Well said! Not only boycotting all US imports. Tourism decline has created a huge impact as well. Plus our Prime Minister, and other nations are stepping up to the plate. As you said, “your country is already isolated and imo, this will get worse. So many people waiting for the 2026 elections. There won’t be a country left by then.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Where are the marches with millions? The complet shutdowns.........Martial law is just around the corner........Rachel Madow did this mind blowing report........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KIlyqVXjk

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Roberta Houle's avatar

Exactly. Unfortunately I’m late with my emails, and missed the Rachel Maddow report. She is wonderful.

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

It's a weird out of sync IA produced video????

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WJB Motown's avatar

It has been re-done on YOUTUE...........worth the effort.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Yup, he won’t leave, peacefully. I bet he’s planning something with Putin to derail the 2026 midterms.

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Carol Janes's avatar

looks like they have a plan to take the House PERMANENTLY….

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Allie Bo's avatar

Everyone needs to start saying it’s a coup.

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Carol Janes's avatar

also that we have an illegitimate govt…

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

It'sa crap coup.

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Teach84's avatar

I agree with Jax. Democratic states cannot trust that Republicans aren’t quietly planning to redistrict in several other red states. They must be proactive and start the process to be able to gerrymander their own states in time for the 2026 midterms. Vance has already visited Indiana to urge them to gerrymander, and Ohio is also discussing it.

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Sheri's avatar

Ohio has to redraw maps this year due to a court ruling. This should be really interesting and partisan as hell.

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Donna ascah's avatar

Take him out of the WH physically. Put him in jail with all the other mob members. What's wrong with you Americans? Treason! They all should be dealt with like what they are doing to others.

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Carol Janes's avatar

I agree w that….we need to massively take to the streets; too much apathy….

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Donna ascah's avatar

People don't realize how bad it is. The States are just States now. No Unity and it's place is an insult to the America's. Just the States now. Under T the dictator

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Gary Segraves's avatar

It’s called “competitive authoritarianism”. It’s time the media, Democratic lawmakers, and anyone that gives a damn about our democracy call it what it is. Hungary did it successfully and Trump is following the playbook line by line. He didn’t come up with this strategy to destroy us, he’s just copying it. And so far it’s working.

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Carol Janes's avatar

I think he will succeed. As an American and a former high school teacher I can tell you that in my opinion…the American public is basically apathetic..unless it comes to their football team. They are going to run right over us.

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Claire's avatar

This is what the republicans are always hollering about. It’s election interference in its purest form. I live in Austin and the republicans have been trying to get rid of Dogget for at least 20 years. They are quaking in their boots over the midterms because their god has systematically destroyed this country and is wildly unpopular. If they don’t cheat they will lose.

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