Laura Okazaki

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

It looks like the Republican establishment and their billionaire backers are beginning to panic about Angie Nixon. And they should.

She pulled off a huge upset in winning the Democratic primary and she’s going to do it again in the general election.

Go Angie!

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

Let's not lose sight about the big picture here.

Courts keep telling Trump that he's defying the constitution—trying to end-run Congress and the judiciary—to keep his top prosecutors in half a dozen states.

All to have loyalists decide who to criminally charge.

[Laura Okazaki @OkazakiLaura]

https://t.co/emDo5z9X4N

[Nick Turse @nickturse]

David Vine found a $1 trillion Pentagon slush fund hiding in the federal budget.

Yes, you read it right: TRILLION

He breaks down the numbers in his latest @tomdispatch and @theintercept

https://t.co/NSb46Am8XJ

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

JACK SMITH: "It's inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers....and then villify the officers." The officers sitting behind him. 💙

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

The Trump admin is claiming there are 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote and trying direct states to remove them.

But the National Voter Registration Act prohibits systematic removals from voter rolls after August 5.

So we're suing for records.
https://t.co/ynAFL8Zptc

[Reich-Wing Watch @ReichWingWatch]

🚨BREAKING: A Republican candidate accused of r*ping two 13-year-old girls is on track to become the next police chief of a Louisiana town, because his only opponent just dropped out of the race.

Chris Paul, who is running for police chief in the Village of Elizabeth, was arrested earlier this month on two counts of second-degree r*pe, according to KPLC. He is accused of r*ping two 13-year-old girls between 2005 and 2006. Paul is out on bond and has not been convicted of anything.

His opponent, Zachary LaCaze, says he was told to choose between his campaign and his civilian security job at Fort Polk, and he chose the paycheck that supports his wife and son. That leaves Paul with a possible automatic victory.

The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that Paul is eligible to hold office unless he is convicted of a felony. That means a man facing child r*pe charges could legally be handed a badge and a gun while his case is still pending. LaCaze’s name will stay on the ballot, but signs will tell voters the race has been canceled.

Paul declined to comment and says he plans to stay in the race.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Pennsylvania is experiencing the largest measles outbreak in 30 years, and now have a 5th death from the disease. It was another unvaccinated resident in Lancaster county. There are now 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties and 176 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania.

[Katie Polglase @katie_polglase]

NEW: Jared Kushner is the largest shareholder in an Israeli firm investing in companies supplying equipment for the Israeli military. He is also negotiating a deal for Gaza.

Reporting with @goodwinallegra and @MajliedePuyKamp

Edited by @timelfrink_dc

https://t.co/KfO7U4yiUp

[State Rep. Angie Nixon @AngieNixon]

I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1

[erica orden @eorden]

Trump doesn't have the power to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys, a federal judge ruled. Judge ordered that Roger Rogoff, whom Trump purportedly fired, has been U.S. attorney since July. Also barred Trump/DOJ from interfering w/Rogoff's authority.

https://t.co/r1WQiHfF4M

[Laura Okazaki @OkazakiLaura]

None of us needs to ask why this election board would do that.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. https://t.co/niNhjdJan6

[Laura Okazaki @OkazakiLaura]

I suspect our president confuses golden age with putting gilt on everything in sight.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump: We are now in the golden age of America. Our country has now gone through the golden age

[Laura Okazaki @OkazakiLaura]

Yes

[Devin Duke @sirDukeDevin]

People are worried that Pete Hegseth is clearing out top military generals and positions of leadership so Trump can use the military to overturn the midterms.

Is that something you're concerned about?

[Laura Okazaki @OkazakiLaura]

"the latest development in a legal tug-of-war over the administration’s efforts to control who occupies the powerful Justice Department posts"

Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle https://t.co/BK36MLXyJx

[(((Alan Rosenblatt, PhD))) @DrDigiPol]

America works when Congress keeps the President honest.

Get yourself out to vote, brings some friends and celebrate the beginning of the end og Trump in 33 days.

#PayToPlayPresident

[Ford News @FordJohnathan5]

BREAKINGNEWS: @HawleyMO needs to apologize to Jack Smith. Jack Smith was appointed November 18th, 2022. The search warrant was August 8th, 2022. Josh claims Smith raided Melania underwear drawers. He wasn't even appointed yet. 🚨

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

John Roberts didn't just make Trump immune. He opened the cash register. We're 578 letters from 33,000 telling Congress to impeach him. Send yours: https://t.co/yrqb1AFXim #PayToPlayPresident

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

Inflation went up.

So the administration changed how inflation is calculated and then pretended it went down.

Par for the course with the most corrupt and incompetent and underqualified and disinformation-obsessed presidential administration in the history of the United States.

[Oliver Weilein, Iowa City Councilor @Ollie_XVX]

Last week in Iowa City, ICE kidnapped Fatou Traore, an mother of 4. They sent her to a camp in Louisiana, and are set to deport her to a country she’s never been to. She’s a worker at the University of Iowa, has been in Iowa City for 20 years, and has deep ties to our community.