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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 55m

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Carney says legislation to toughen sentences, make bail harder coming next week | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce legislation next week to crack down on crime by introducing harsher sentencing and making bail much harder to get.

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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump Ripped After Making Surreal Boast During Medal Of Freedom Ceremony For Charlie Kirk

Wow. Just, wow.

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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 2h

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Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker had some extra income in 2024 — from a lucky blackjack hand in a Las Vegas casino.

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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 3h

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Trump wants violence at No Kings protest so he can send in military—don’t give him the excuse!

Glenn Kirschner slammed GOP's dangerous and deranged rhetoric about No Kings

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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 3h

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LIVE NOW: UNLEASHED

Michael Cohen on Substack

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Ann @ann1044.bsky.social · 4h

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Thank You, Fellow Resisters

Earlier this month, I sent out an email asking those who have been following The Resistance to consider becoming paid subscribers.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects

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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 4h

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night. n.pr/47rPOsV

Julian Brave NoiseCat's survival story is both personal and ancestral

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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edacuk.bsky.social @edacuk.bsky.social · 5h

Or the government could spend the funds that Congress allocated instead

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carelesswhisperer.bsky.social @carelesswhisperer.bsky.social · 5h

Taking credit for fixing shit he literally started.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Leavitt: "President Trump had to tap into tariff revenue to get WIC money out the door for vulnerable women, infants, and children/"

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

Be sure to follow Democracy Docket reporter
@mattdcohen.bsky.social for on the ground coverage, where he'll be giving us a play-by-play from the steps of the Supreme Court.

Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning for the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, where hundreds our already gathered to rally in support of the Voting Rights Act. Oral arguments begin in about 30 min in a pivotal case that will decide the future of voting rights in this country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 1d

IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING TODAY it should be the supreme court. they're hearing a case today that will decide if they *gut the federal law that blocks racial discrimination in voting.* i know that doesn't sound like real life but it is.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously passed an anti-voting resolution to ensure a “transparent 2026 General Election.” The measure would empower election officials to withhold the ballots of voters whose citizenship is in question and more. https://bit.ly/4n8Hwe5

California City Passes Anti-Voting Measure Based on Election Conspiracy Group’s False Data

Read more here.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

When Pam Bondi was appointed U.S. Attorney General, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy media gave her a thumbs up.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: Missouri voters are organizing to collect 106,000 signatures by December for the chance to veto the GOP's new gerrymandered map. But state Republicans are claiming existing signatures are invalid and constitute a “misdemeanor election offense.”

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

The hearing on Texas' new gerrymander may have concluded, but the revelations it brought forth are still clear. From whether race was considered in the mapmaking process to the White House's role in this whole scheme, we outline all you need to know.
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In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: After over two hours of oral argument in a high-stakes Louisiana redistricting case, the Supreme Court seems ready to scrap fair elections and hand red states the power to freely draw electoral maps that eviscerate the political power of minority voters.

SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: With Attorney General Pam Bondi next to him, Trump declares “deranged” former Special Counsel Jack Smith — who investigated the president’s role in the Jan. 6 attack — a “criminal” and said he hoped someone would investigate him, as well as other former DOJ officials.

With AG Bondi Next To Him, Trump Says ‘Deranged’ Jack Smith Must be Investigated

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

BREAKING: Missouri state officials sue a pro-voting coalition, which is organizing a veto referendum to block Republican state lawmakers' new congressional gerrymander. The map notably split apart Black communities in Kansas City to buy the GOP one district.

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

North Carolina is the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please Trump after he called for red-state legislatures to “fix” congressional maps before 2026.
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North Carolina Is Latest GOP-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

UPDATE: A federal judge extended both Temporary Restraining Orders blocking Trump’s National Guard deployment into Portland for another 14 days, finding “good cause” to keep protections in place while the Ninth Circuit reviews the case.

Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Portland National Guard Deployment

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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