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Scott Dworkin's avatar

Today we are focused on these three actions:

Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits: https://tinyurl.com/w23tnvxm

Help us push for an investigation into the Epstein scandal HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f

Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID here: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82

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Public Servant's avatar

The walls are closing in! Trump is in the Epstein files and his signature will release them. Now let's continue to protest in the streets. Here is a No Kings Anthem we can sing together: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/no-kings-anthem-no-crown-no-throne

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pennyformythought's avatar

But it is IMPERATIVE that we continue the FIGHT AND THE RESISTANCE!

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pennyformythought's avatar

And he will demand the DOJ to open “investigations” on DEMS ONLY and the files will never be released. After all, you cannot release documents during an investigation. See how easy it is when one party DICTATES all the rules and procedures. Cannot get any clearer on how DICTATORS come to power!

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Vivian Fletcher's avatar

Thoseb3 actions should be FRONT and CENTER AND PASSED!!

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Sam Jones's avatar

Our resistance is growing and they can’t stop us!

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

The People United cannot be defeated! RIBBIT RESIST REPEAT!!

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Elaine Lueras's avatar

💜💜🐸🐸💪💪

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Carol's avatar

Good for Padilla! He knows first hand what Noem and ICE are up to! Proud of my Senator!

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Peggy Freeman's avatar

You should be, Carol! He stood for truth and that is so very important today!

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TigerLily's avatar

Thank you Senator Padilla 👍

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Kay-El's avatar

The 32% will never blame Trump for anything he does or don’t remember Biden is no longer in office. 🙄

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

Surprised at 32%

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Sandy S's avatar
5hEdited

Oh there are ways they might do an about face. Trump is so blind to who they actually are, that he may unwittingly be bankrupting them and their families. Causing default on mortgages and truck loans. And with these guys, their trucks are a symbol of their manhood. Don't laugh. Automakers have done a good bit of study that this is true. As foul as they are, they are rather simple in more ways than one. And if you stop and think about what Musk and Bezos spend on shooting rockets into space .... well it looks to me that these incomprehensible wealthy men are also rather simple in what drives them, in much the same way. They may hide it behind white supremacy visions of whites only colonies on Mars, but to me it may boil down to rockets are just another symbol of their manhood.

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Diane Edwards's avatar

They probably can't even spell approval.

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Peggy Freeman's avatar

Kay-El, they know President Biden is no longer in office, but when they cannot come up with a plausible reason for the craziness that is the orange man, their go-to is to blame our president! For magas but....but....Biden is a legitimate defense in their eyes!

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Kay-El's avatar

President Biden will always be the bogeyman that bested Trump

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Peggy Freeman's avatar

So true!

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EER's avatar

By a million miles! Integrity is a trait that the Trump family and administration is not possible of having.

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Sandy S's avatar

That and DJT keeps describing Biden in every vile way that comes to his mind, to fill his sick followers with handy words to repeat.

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Richard Waddell's avatar

He's addicted to a one-gripe-fits-all by

pointing to _____________ (whoever / Biden all to often).

Blithely passing responsibility for problems and

bragging about anything with a large number.

A record-number can only mean something good to him.

Anything bad is made good, with enough gold-plating.

Made me think of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollow_Men

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Richard Waddell's avatar

...just wondering, has he bad-mouthed Mayor Mamdani yet?

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Cindy Dore's avatar

I stand with Padilla!

I read where MTG is hanging on long enough to qualify for her life long pension from the Government, AKA THE TAXPAYERS!🤬 this is just wrong at so many levels!

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Kathy Hughes's avatar

Padilla had better things to do than to listen to the lies and insults from the immigration subcommittee, I recall Kristi Noem had him attacked and given the bump’s rush from a press conference by her security. As a senator, Alex Padilla had a perfect right to be there and to give his opinion, but apparently Kristi Noem didn’t want to hear anything which disagreed with her fictitious accounts.

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

Thank you, Sen. Padilla!🐸🐸🐸🐸

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Sandy S's avatar

Yes, I remember Kristi Noem pretending that she didn't know who he was! Lying comes so easily to these people!!!

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Dotty Hopkins's avatar

Yes, AOC had a great take on the resignation. It's not just the pension, but the millions made through insider trading while in the House. Really a piece of work.

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Barbara Terrell's avatar

Since mouse corporations did away with their pensions decades ago, it amazes me that the government elected officials still get their pensions.

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Madam Geoffrin's avatar

Don’t be amazed. A pension is worth so much more to retirees than a 401(k) plan.

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JudiLI's avatar

Yep, five years for benefits. She’ll end up being some high paid lobbyist

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Sandy S's avatar

Or, I can see her trying to one up The Donald with her own version of something like The Apprentice!!! :-)

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Sandy S's avatar

Yes, I am proud of Padilla for stating why he was walking out, too!

And yes, I heard the same thing about MTG's retirement date. of January 5th. It is exactly one day after she will have qualified for her lifetime pension. Will be interesting to see if DJT tries to push her out ahead of that date. He has done such things before to others.

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Robert Rothman's avatar

Senator Padilla needs company. His fellow Senators and Congress members should be standing fully with him. The Congressional action to release the Epstein files shows that the fear of Trump is manufactured. Where are the Articles of Impeachment that should have been introduced when Trump threatened members of Congress with execution for enforcing the Constitution? When are our representatives going to grow spines? Are they waiting for us to dress up as Indians and march on the White House to throw him out (see Boston Tea Party)?

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

Yeah. Robert. I wonder the samething. Our government is so broken. The Constitution would work if both the parties would stop pissing on the porch like puppies. So heartsick.

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Sandy S's avatar

Very good point Joanne!!! Who does the GOP think will EVER vote for any of them again??? They can gerrymander till the cows come home, but we all see that they are losers!!!

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Terry Bruno's avatar

I agree. I write my representatives and senators because if I called them I would probably say terrible things. I am in Missouri. Hawley, Schmidt and Smith. At least Schmidt addresses what I say and tells me why I am wrong. No one stands up. I will remember that when election times comes again.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Seems like it took more than a cup of Starbucks to finally wake up the sleeping giant. Better latte than never!

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I wrote a letter to Starbucks CEO telling them that I support the strike and I will never purchase Starbucks again knowing how much they support Trump.

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Lori's avatar

So true, & clever!! 👍🏼😂

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Sherrill Cannon's avatar

Hahaha

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

🤦‍♀️

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

Love it!

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Peggy Freeman's avatar

Hahahahaha! Good one, Mike!

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FAITH WILLIAMS's avatar

Thank you Scott for my bright spot 😊

Thank you Alex Padilla!

Thank you Marjorie Taylor Green for standing up for the Epstein Files, and thank you for resigning.

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Sandy S's avatar

You are a good egg Faith! :-)

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Laurel's avatar

Good move by Padilla but he should put forward the democratic plan that solves the immigration issue. The bipartisan one that Trump killed.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

How about deporting Miller, Noem, Ice agents, Billionaires,

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Laurel's avatar

Those mentioned are citizens. Tough to do.

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Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's avatar

There’s no way Marjorie is leaving politics, even if she did stay in long enough to earn a pension and get rich from insider trading. She will probably run for President in 2028. I still don’t trust her.

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Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's avatar

Oh, and I want to thank you, Scott, for always putting “News” in quotes after Fox now. Fox “News” is never news. It’s opinion. And they simply ignore what they don’t want to cover. Plus, a judge ruled years ago that they’re not allowed to call themselves News. They are Entertainment only. Not my kind, though.

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

Good reminanother other Joanne!

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

That was reminder.

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

I don't either!

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cromac's avatar

Agreed! She is a remarkable actress. See W. Kamau Bell's recent substack on MTG

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Linda Ollis's avatar

Bravo for Senator Padilla! The Trump Administration has been pushing the lies and propoganda about ICE on the public and continue to lie to Congressional Committees. Calling people ANTIFA when there is no such organization and calling any touch of an ICE agent an assault is such a gross mischaracterization of anyone who disapproves of ICE tactics should not be tolerated as factual.

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Kathryn A Kreckel's avatar

I’m very very happy that Padilla walked out on the trash talking assholes in the room that day. We are ALL so ready to walk away from this corrupt administration! Shame on the Orange Turd for throwing Zalenski under the bus again. IMPEACH the BUM FELON

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

The Orange Blob has to go NOW!😡😡😡💩🤡

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freddiethek's avatar

The whole left ICE hearing is a charade. There are no attacks being orchestrated by the left. If anything; they are defending themselves when attacked by ICE thugs.

As far as MTG; the Georgia governor will just appoint another orange monster loyalist to the position. No change is expected.

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Steve Willetts's avatar

Got to admit it... Marjorie has got me wondering what is under the surface. 🤔

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Susan Scott's avatar

Good on Padilla! No moral person should be a party to regime tactics. MTG has made her money through insider trading, voting to end healthcare and now timely retires in time for benefits. Well played!

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

Now comes the tell-all book & other self-serving deals & sponsorships.

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