Democrats did not step back. We fought back. When they go low, we hit back hard. We won Prop 50 in California, reclaimed a seat in Utah, pushed back extremists in Ohio and halted toxic GOP efforts in Indiana, New Hampshire, Nebraska and Kansas. Tonight, thanks to the relentless work of Virginia Democrats, led by Governor Abigail Spanberger, Speaker Don Scott, State Majority Leader Scott Surovell and President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, “YES” won and Donald Trump lost. Virginians spoke with a crystal-clear voice, voting to stop the MAGA power grab and protect the integrity of free and fair elections. This war is not over. Next week, Ron DeSantis is hauling the Florida legislature back into a special session to redraw maps because Republicans know they are on the verge of an epic defeat in November. DeSantis is clearly more interested in illegal gerrymandering than lowering the high cost of living or fixing our broken healthcare system. Right now, nearly 5 million Floridians are facing higher premiums because Republicans failed to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. If Florida Republicans proceed with this illegal scheme, they will only create more prime pick-up opportunities for Democrats, just as they did with Trump’s dummymander in Texas. We will aggressively target for defeat Mario Díaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, Kat Cammack, Anna Paulina Luna, Laurel Lee, Cory Mills and Brian Mast. We are prepared to take them all on, and we are prepared to win. Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”

Hakeem Jeffries puts out a FAFO:

"We will aggressively target for defeat Mario Díaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, Kat Cammack, Anna Paulina Luna, Laurel Lee, Cory Mills and Brian Mast....

Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time"

Screenshot of a tweet by Acyn (@Acyn) quoting Senator Jon Ossoff saying that with subpoena power, Pete Hegseth would have to testify under oath about reports that his stockbroker was buying defense stocks days before the Iran war, and that Jared Kushner would have to testify about his Middle East business dealings while conducting diplomacy. The embedded video shows Rachel Maddow interviewing Ossoff on MSNBC, with a chyron reading "Sen. Ossoff on Trump Family Corruption: 'They're Crooks.'"

Re-elect Sen. Jon Ossoff, Georgia. And push out the Senate GOP majority, America. Think how things would change.

Appeals Court ruling is blatantly unconstitutional. Purposely, blatantly violating separation of church and state. Worse is, if this gets to SCOTUS, the SCOTUS 6 will of course uphold the ruling.

Donald Trump and Republicans have tried to rig the 2026 midterms. Today in Virginia, voters sent them a clear message: The power is with the people.

I can’t remember: did Texas even hold a vote to amend their constitution to add their five Republican seats?

Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.

This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.

Peter Thiel spent $9 million dollars trying to get Virginia to vote "no." The GOP lost.

No amount of money can make people buy what they don't want.

Progressives getting things done.Not talking about it.Getting it done. Will all centrist Dems who were bad mouthing Mamdani admit they were wrong?We win with unity- they win with division. Progressives have policies people want & the drive to get it done #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

So Mayor @mayor.nyc.gov is refusing to attend the Met Gala (where rich folk show off their riches) because folks like Bezos refuse to pay fair taxes and he doesn't want to hob nob with the robber barons.
THAT is leadership.
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Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.

We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

Ford’s move into the Middle East comes after it set a record on Wednesday with 296 days on deployment. That broke the post-Vietnam War carrier deployment record of 295 days held by USS Abraham Lincoln. Ford departed its homeport in Norfolk, Va., in late June for a routine deployment to Europe. Since then, the carrier has operated in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Red seas. It likely will go into a record-breaking 11th month of operations, the Navy’s top official has said. This is at least the second time Ford has been on duty in the Middle East during its current deployment. In early March, Ford entered the Red Sea, continuing its role in Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran. On March 12, a fire broke out in the ship’s main laundry areas, causing damage to multiple compartments and displacing some 600 personnel. Three sailors suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Btw, the USS Ford set a record for longest post-Vietnam (which Trump could have won) deployment last week. I'm sure that has nothing to do with its toilet problem or laundry fire.

These sailors have been away from home since June.

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This is glaringly obvious to everyone except for the faces of corporate media, who desperately want to walk a red carpet

This is fun

HAHA he’s the judge who asked the Mueller team if they had investigated Mike Flynn for treason and called Flynn a traitor hahahahaha

When Trump talked about ushering in a "new golden age," he was talking about a new golden age for his family's pocketbook.

If Adolf Hitler were suddenly reincarnated and installed inside the American government, one of the first things he would do is start investigating organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The SPLC is America's early warning system for fascist, white supremacist takeovers of our country.

Happy hour.

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats. 

Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

Trump, McConnell, Roberts. That’s Not Rule of Law. It’s Rule by Law The constitutional skids for Project 2025 have been greased by a Trumpian federal judiciary that is carrying out its own

The judges Trump appointed have been reliable rubber stamps, ruling for him in nearly 70 percent of cases.

“Land-based flight”???? Does he mean “planes crashing”?

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

This is so heinous, I do not know what to say. This shit devastates me.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

Republicans in the states are redistricting early at the behest of Donald Trump.

The response by Dems in Virginia, California, and elsewhere to counter-balance is being triggered only by a blatant plot to steal the midterms.

This isn’t a race to the bottom.

It’s a means of avoiding the bottom.

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🚨 Virginians: Today’s the day.

You’re voting on a major constitutional amendment to counter GOP gerrymandering by allowing temporary congressional maps through 2030.

Polls close at 7 PM ET — if you’re in line, you can still vote.

Have you cast your ballot yet? Tell us your experience 👇

My firm reps new whistleblower re: Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) who filed detailed 10 page complaint w/Dept of Defense OIG describing pattern of fraud, waste & abuse, as well as safety/security risks.

Last week OIG closed case without warning, explanation or action.

Cover-up continues.

There’s a growing likelihood that the 2026 Senate map will involve more states and voters than the 2024 Presidential race, and put lots of voters not used to having their votes possibly determine control of Washington into the middle of the fight.

Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin.

Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.

Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.

The list goes on.

We must not become numb to this corruption.