Disobey immoral orders; defy corrupt presidents

Defiant!

Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry The more Democrats win closely watched races, the more Republicans should be concerned about the 2026 midterms.

Dems just scored an upset win in a New Hampshire special election:

Democrat Bobbi Boudman won the special election for Carroll County District 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51-47% in a district that voted Republican by more than 13 points just 16 months ago.

Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

The Defense Department has barred press photographers from briefings on the Iran war after they published photos of Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering," according to two people familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.

Almost every incumbent Congressional Rs running in a competitive races has voted for:
- tariffs, higher prices, slower economy
- war, higher prices, slower economy
- health care cuts, higher health care costs, less care
- ICE terror force, killing Americans
- tax cuts for oligarchs
Good luck!

Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.

Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)

Wow. I thought it was bad, but...😱

Best way for Rs to “course correct” on immigration is to pass the Dem ICE reform package, rescind the extra funding for ICE, and for DHS to only target criminals for deportation.

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

BIG political win for former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Dunn in competitive Democratic primary for U.S. House seat in Maryland .. Pelosi’s home state.

Per campaign

I’m hollering at my screen… yaaas!

Actress Sheryl Underwood, an Air Force Reserve veteran, is asking the questions we all want answers to.

“Why is this not impeachable? And where are the politicians that say, ‘this dude don’t have it all the way together, he cannot be the commander in chief?’” 🔥

goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

It would be nice to deport him & his family since he has done it to so many people including people who have been born in this country.

Thought I would have gotten used to it by now, but I’m still grappling with the realization of just how stupid the men running this country are.

The SAVE Act is a major attack on voting rights. It is not a genuine voter ID reform, but rather an attempt to suppress turnout in future elections.

I heard the audio. He said it.
Lord. What have y'all done.

Voting machine company Smartmatic says DOJ is targeting it to bolster false 2020 claims The company asked a judge to dismiss foreign bribery charges filed against it last year, alleging a vindictive and selective prosecution.

Smartmatic — the voting machine company at the heart of Trump's 2020 election lies — just accused the Trump Justice Department of vindictive and selective prosecution, saying that DOJ is now bringing a criminal case against them to further the Trump admin's baseless lies about that vote.

UPDATE: Trump's cabinet officially becomes a cabal of cowardly clowns. A photo resurfaced of Marco Rubio wearing oversized shoes the day after a story broke that Trump is "scaring" his staff into wearing his favorite footwear. We wish we were making this up.

UPDATE: Trump's cabinet officially becomes a cabal of cowardly clowns.
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Mika Anderson (@mikaanderson) WTF? 🤬

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If your Congressperson is a republican, please get on the phone to them ASAP and raise hell 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

I will never understand why ANY woman ever votes for a Republican.

Republicans hate women.

Greed. Pure evil greed. Money over the welfare of constituents

This republican is currently running unopposed for district 26B in Minnesota.

Run for something even local. Kick these assclowns to the curb

I have yet to see a Republican do something to improve the lives of people.

How the bigoted contempt-driven policies of the Republican right wing are gravely damaging American families.

A moving account 🧵

Congratulations to Shawn Harris, a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran endorsed by VoteVets, on advancing to a runoff in #GA14!

Trump & co. seek personal glamor & fame like making a Hollywood thriller. They don't know enough geography & political science to understand these situations they're throwing American troops into. The result is disastrous as much on our side as theirs.
#ProudBlue

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

Trump: All of the people that died through the roadside bombs. Died and are right now walking around with no legs.

They have no problem spending a billion dollars a day on war, but fight for every penny when it comes to caring for Veterans.

The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.

A senseless, criminal waste

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