Well that was a long week, so I’m glad to have some great news that’s terrible for Trump today. Eight wins that the regime probably never saw coming. They definitely don’t want us sharing them.
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The Drag Queen Who Beat Texas
Brigitte Bandit testified against Texas Senate Bill 12—Dolly Parton gave her a rhinestone guitar for it. On Tuesday, Judge David Hittner—a Reagan appointee—struck that law down for the second time, permanently barring AG Ken Paxton from enforcing it. The judge had advice for anyone offended by drag shows: “just don’t go.”
Of course, Paxton says he’ll appeal. Brigitte’s already booked to perform in Austin tonight.
A Sailor’s Father Is Home
Border Patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa in Key West last Saturday and turned him over to ICE. His son Joshua is a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed for more than nine months.
On Monday, the regime said publicly he would stay in custody pending removal. An immigration judge threw the case out that same day. On Tuesday, the Aviles family gave a statement: released back to our family.
The Families Who Stopped A Grand Jury
A grand jury in Fort Worth demanded the name and medical file of every patient treated for gender dysphoria as a minor at a New York hospital going back to 2020. Three families and two young adults sued anonymously to stop it, and a judge blocked the subpoena in July.
The Justice Department asked an appeals court to lift that block. On Wednesday, the court refused. Two of the three judges were appointed by Trump.
A Warehouse Supervisor Took Down A Travel Ban
Cesar Aguirre’s wife had her immigration interview in Guatemala on January 21—the day the regime’s ban on 75 countries took effect. She was refused. She is still there with their two-year-old, who has a condition that needs her heart and eyes watched and cannot get that care in Guatemala.
Aguirre sued. On August 21, Judge Jeannette Vargas threw the entire ban out, writing: “In many ways, this is not a challenging case.” It wasn’t.
Neighbors Got Federal Agents Off County Land
Immigration agents were training at San Diego County’s Otay Mesa firing range, until local community organizers caught wind of it. Residents kept showing up at board meetings until the supervisors had to act. Three Democrats on the board voted 3-2 to end the contracts. Agents can no longer train there.
The Columnist Who Got Her Job Back
Karen Attiah spent more than a decade at The Washington Post, where she was the last Black full-time columnist on the opinion desk, until she was fired over her social media posts following the death of Charlie Kirk. Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa found the Post had no good and sufficient cause to fire her, and ordered her reinstated with back pay.
Cities Said No, The Court Agreed
The federal housing and transportation departments awarded funding for shelters and roads. Then the regime tried to change the agreements. They wanted any recipient to agree to check immigration papers, and not spend anything on gender ideology or abortion. Thirty-one cities, counties, and local agencies sued instead of bending the knee.
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit struck most of the regime’s conditions down. Judge Margaret McKeown wrote that they “far exceed the limited authority set out by Congress.”
Moné Holder Won A Seat Nobody Expected
Five council seats in Jacksonville are elected by the entire city instead of just one neighborhood. Republicans held every one of them. Moné Holder ran against a retired sheriff’s commander who was backed by the sheriff and more than half the sitting council.
Holder won outright with 51% of the vote—no runoff needed. She’ll be sworn in on Monday.
These are just eight of the many wins we covered this week, and there are more coming our way. I intend to keep giving our victories the spotlight they deserve, and sharing them with millions of people who would never see them otherwise. And we will keep the pressure on Congress—with more than 826,000 letters sent via our organizing program since November of 2024.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. And I promise you this: after taking on Trump for more than a decade, there is no way in hell I’m backing down now. The future is bright, and it’s on us all to shine that light.
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Scott
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