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I want to talk about one of the most important elections that is still playing out right now that people need to talk about right now. And that is the North Carolina Supreme Court race. Let me break down what happened. I'm sure you heard about it because this really deals with issues of voter
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disenfranchisement of 65,000 plus North Carolina voters. And this is a playbook of that is being tested right now in North Carolina that Republicans and MAGA, in my view, want to bring to other states as well when they lose elections. So back in November, of course, there were general elections, but there were other elections, House races, Senate races,
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Supreme Court races and states. Remember how we've been covering the Supreme Court race in Wisconsin where there was a vacant seat there? Well, there was an election for a seat in North Carolina, and it was a seat that was held by Associate Justice Allison Riggs. She's the Democratic candidate. She was appointed in 2023,

URGENT: MAGA Trying to Steal Supreme Court Seat in NC

The MAGA attack on 65,000 votes — and the judge fighting back.

I just interviewed North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, and I need everyone to understand: what’s happening in her state could happen anywhere — and it’s a direct threat to our democracy.

Justice Riggs won her election. Not once, but three times — the original count, a recount, and then another recount. The votes were in. Voter ID laws were followed. Absentee ballots, including from members of the military and voters overseas, were properly cast and counted. And yet, her MAGA opponent, a sitting Republican judge named Jefferson Griffin, is using lawsuits and backroom power plays to try and overturn the results.

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Let me be clear: this isn’t just about one race. This is the Trump strategy — deny the results, attack the legitimacy of votes you don’t like, and abuse the court system until you get the outcome you want. We’ve seen this movie before. It ends with chaos, disenfranchisement, and an authoritarian trying to cling to power.

But Justice Riggs is fighting back, not just for her seat, but for the 65,000+ North Carolinians whose votes are under attack. People like her own parents, who’ve voted for decades without issue, only to now be told their votes might not count. Why? Because they dared to vote for the “wrong” candidate in a race the GOP wants to steal.

Even worse, this MAGA challenge targets ballots only in the most Democratic counties. Same ballots, same process. But only the ones they don’t like are being contested. It’s election subversion, plain and simple. And it’s a test run. If they get away with it in North Carolina, they’ll try it in your state next.

That’s why I’m urging you: don’t look away. Follow Justice Riggs. Support her fight. Visit RiggsForOurCourts.com. Spread the word. This legal battle is going to be long — she’s already spent over $1.2 million fighting just to have her victory upheld. But she’s not backing down. There are thousands of voters who now must “cure” their ballots in 15 days or they will be disenfranchised. If they don’t, an unelected MAGA judge will come into power. So if you know anyone in North Carolina, please make sure they are paying attention, and make sure they check to make sure their vote was counted.

This race isn’t about partisanship. It’s about power. It’s about whether voters still get to choose their leaders, or whether politicians get to erase results they don’t like.

Stories like this are of the utmost importance to us here at the MeidasTouch Network. This strikes at the very heart of our democracy. We will not remain silent. And we appreciate all of you who have been spreading the word.

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I am sick of these MAGAts and the stupid “good” people who continue to support their blatant criminality and immorality. R=good, D=bad. It is insanity.

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I ignore the MAGAs. They remind me of the hold out Japanese soldiers who kept fighting one lost soldier after another against an army of Americans and their allies long after the war was won.

We outnumber MAGA. We outnumber all of them. And we are pissed off! So, let's show the world how many we are, and how much power we hold when we unite.

We are at war, but it is one that we win by protesting *peacefully* and in great numbers over and over again until we prevail.

My focus is glued on one task at a time. Right now, it is on taking the next hill and not alone. We all need to be doing the same thing as an army focused on the next hill.

Join us at the next big nationwide protest, which is the next hill on April 19th. Find the one closest to you. Just google "April 19th Protest" and set your plan in motion.

However, just like planning a battle what is not left out is determining how many soldiers are needed. We need 3.5% of the total population to overthrow autocracy -- this is statistically proven. It cannot be argued. We need to unite and commit to hit 3.5%.

We hit 1.5% last Saturday with 5 million people. 2% stayed home. Plan A is the 2% we missed last time shows up, but Plan B is each of us who showed up last Saturday bring 2 people with you. If we hit 3.5% it will be like the shot heard round the world! We need to hit 3.5% at every freaking nationwide protest throughout the Spring/Summer and Fall.

Considering what Ukraine has done for three years fighting Putin this looks easy, no?

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Yes they are. They are throwing out votes, because a MAGA didn’t win. It will go to NC Supreme Court which is stacked with MAGA & I’m sure they wi declare that she didn’t win. They don’t win, unless they cheat. Our VITES don’t count!!! We need HELP !!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

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It’s really sad too the money that has to be spent to protect your rights and fight maga 🤮🤢

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Which is why lawyers could help by offering their services in such cases pro bono.

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Right like those big law firms Trump went after and now are offering him 100 million in lawyers work!

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OMFG!!!

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Well now, we definitely know who those lawyers are gonna be voting into office don't we? God help us if we democrats tried the same thing.

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Isn’t that the truth and they’ll help him figure out how to run for a 3rd term or how to end elections all together

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Those are really SICK people.

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No, those firms offered pro bono work for Caligula, not the people caught in his net of oppression, but thanks for clearing that up. Calling all lawyers who believe in the rule of law: offer pro bono services to the unjustly accused who can't afford to defend themselves. It could improve your public relations, which so far are in the toilet (with notable exceptions to those ethical and patriotic firms who are refusing to pay extortion to him).

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Yes like they could work for good instead of evll. They gave trump $100 million in pro bono fees. The billionaire - it's outrageous!

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One who doesn’t need it and sues at a drop of a pin and then throws them to the curb when not needed again.

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Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...

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I'm from Pa. and I'm very sure Trump didn't win here legally. We are more for the democrats and alway have been. Glad you posted that link above and make sure all you NC voters check that list out. I wish I could help but I'm not in NC. Allison Riggs votes have been checked and rechecked enough times. She has won. Those magas should have the book thrown at them.

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thanks for posting this!

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From who? This is our life now

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NO! This is not our life now. 😡 Lay down, and do nothing? I guess it's your choice.

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This is just one problem with a two party system...to whom do you appeal to that is not stacked in a bias manner????

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I don’t know … lawyers… someone… it’s illegal!

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It’s your life if you let it be. Never give up and never give in!!!

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North Carolinian here. a military family all my life…Allison Riggs is the rightful winner!!

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If you go to Next Door in N. Carolina maybe you can post about this there. I tried; but, it posted to my local Next Door.

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This article has a little bit more information about the votes. This is so unjust. I'm not one to wish my life away, it's getting shorter by the day anyway, but I do wish it was mid-term election time so the Democrats could get the House and Senate back. If I see any McDonald coupons I'm going to send them to Trump and try to hurry him along.

Also, if anyone posts on Craigslist. I went to N. Carolina, then to Raleigh and posted in the community section. There are 7 or 8 cities listed. I don't know which ones were targeted. Maybe others can post in the community - politics in the other cities.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/65000-north-carolina-voters-ballots-could-be-thrown-out-in-states-supreme-court-election_n_67f018d3e4b0bb67eb7ae215

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Start protesting and get the names on that list let them know or ask people to check their vote was counted!!

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I want to know who allowed them to cull 60-65,00 votes and on what grounds?

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I didn’t realize our North Carolina Supreme Court was made up of five Republicans to one democrat… I guess they are trying to make themselves completely (R)and partisan.Doesn’t sound very legal does it?

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It's 5 Republicans to 2 Democrats, counting Allison Riggs. She, of course, has recused herself from any discussions of this case so that makes it 5 to 1. North Carolina is so gerrymandered that it is difficult for a Democrat to win most elections.

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That is sad and it angers me at the same time 💯🤦‍♀️

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Me too. I thought we were more evolved than this.

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We are devolving!

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and the Lunatic-in-Chief is helping things along, sadly! #UNFITFOROFFICE

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Your Honor as a proud Air Force veteran I apologize for the lack of political honesty in our country. John Roberts and the Federalist Society are destroying the Leagal system in our country. I am 74y/o and my parents were friends with a few judges here in the Pacific Northwest as were my paternal grandparents. In their time most judges in our area of this country were apolitical because of respect for the voters.

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That is the why of the magas not wanting her elected, fair voting demographics . Undoing the gerrymandering of NC. Same with the Winsconsin supreme court vote and why

Muskrat was trying to buy the election = gerrymandering

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This is why trump loves N.C. so much. Are y'all going to stand for this?

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We are protesting and volunteering and getting loud and donating to Riggs in NC. I wish I could share my images from the Griffin protest held a few weeks ago.

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It sure doesn't sound representative of the country 🙄

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They don’t want to lose. Period.

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They did lose. Riggs needs a strong law firm behind her. If she can’t find one in North Carolina, I’m wondering if she can get representation from out of state? She needs the most powerful lawyers she can find. Our democracy depends on it.

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Wonder if she does what Trump did to get law firms bro bono….

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They are going to lose, people are fed up! Finally opening their eyes to see what is happening. Right from wrong, good vs bad. Guilty is evil.

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I pray you are right, but then there is Florida...Valimont and Weil both lost! Boggles the mind.

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Many wealthy live in Florida unfortunately but they too will feel the hurt to their portfolios…Just maybe they will start to support Dems…Lord knows there’s way too much Republicans here and that’s probably why Trump moved there…

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AND.... let's not forget the reason Trump changed from Democrat to Republican..... he said that Republicans would be stupid enough to vote for him! A truer word was never uttered from the mouth of the Liar-in-Chief!

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Sore losers!

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Exactly. What is their justification?

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There is none. Describing their decision as having made a mistake in the beginning? You better believe higher politics has a hand in this. There is no non-partisan Supreme Court in North Carolina.

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She’s standing up to a bully. That’s what the MAGA world needs— everyone standing up to them.

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There isn't much I can do as a Canadian citizen 🇨🇦 but this is outrageous and makes a complete mockery of your electoral system 🤬 There is "NOTHING" these brainwashed corrupt maggot Republican cult members won't do to steal the election and screw up your country.

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But you all are! You aren’t letting it take hold. Every little bit helps.

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Is North Carolina just another Florida?

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No because we actually made the right choice in terms of governor. We picked the boring competent candidate over a Nazi. Also our republican senator Thom tillis barely won his reelection. Luckily for him his opponent Cal Cunningham got caught up in a cheating scandal. So now we’re actually turning more purple in some countries. Democrats won the majority of the local elections in my county. We got a large influx of voters from California and Arizona that are turning our state more blue

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Well thank you to my state of California for helping turn other states more democratic but what is going on with these ballots being tossed out:

“New court decision in a disputed North Carolina race means 65,000 votes are a step closer to be being thrown out”

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Exactly let’s hope they help us get Tillis out for good. He gives the illusion that he’s more moderate but the truth is he’s a corporate puppet that has no problem voting in favor of big business over his constituents.

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Tillis is a pansy ass douche

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Tillis is disgusting. He is trying to get lots of soundbites appearing to do the right thing but he only votes for MAGA. We do not know who will run against him yet in 2026. Whoever it will be I hope they get their name out there soon so they can start calling him on his lies and inaction.

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Curious what county are you?

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Somewhat. Certainly the old guard is alive and well here. But many of us are blue and I’m fortunate enough to live in a predominantly blue pocket.

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Thank goodness the country has you good people in No. Carolina. Let’s turn your state blue!

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Apparently!

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We are purple maybe even blue/purple in NC. The corrupt MAGA GOP has gerrymandered the voting districts to make it impossible for for any one but MAGA to win. The voters being hurt are POC.

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Sorry to hear this. Gerrymandering needs to be outlawed - it’s become a tool for abuse these days

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This is fkg cheating and it HAS TO STOP!

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This is beyond outrageous! So much for the courts (at least in NC—for now!) standing up for the PEOPLE and our CONSTITUTION!🤬

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They ruled against Allison Riggs today.

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Typical controlling N.C. men. 🤬💩

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What can the people of North Carolina do about this? My vote should count! We have a democratic governor and lieutenant governor yet the republicans have rendered them powerless since they hold all other elected seats. I checked the list by county and I’m not one of the 65,000 votes in question but not many people will do what I did to check. This is just another awful thing happening in North Carolina. I’m so sad 😞

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Contact ALL your congress officials. Call, write, do what ever it takes. Check out 5 calls.

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Glad you covered this! Marc Elias had mentioned it in an email yesterday. They can’t get away with cheating the voters of NC or they will take things further in next election! I’ll spread the word to the best of my ability! 💪🏻🌹

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Who is going to stop them?

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North Carolinians need to put pressure on the court as well as their Congressional leaders. Spreading the word can help Justice Riggs situation get noticed around the country and help her get support.

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Don’t vote for Republicans. They are don’t care about you.

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Trump is the clown that keeps people’s attention with his clown show and golfing weekends at Mar a Largp, while project 2025 chips away at America and destroying our Constitution and our way of life. MAGA and project 2025 want’s a rich, white America that will have lower class citizens as their slaves. People really believed the lieing bastard trump when he said” I don’t know anything about, project 2025 and I will lower prices on day one, stop the war in Ukraine, lower taxes, and rebuild our economy. If you thought he wouldn’t lie to you; well now your getting your just desserts for his bullshit dinner

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I could never respect anyone who knows about the January 6 insurrection and would still vote for this vicious liar. And if they aren't familiar with that day then they have been living in a cave.]

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We are a country of innocent until proven guilty-why doesn’t this apply to voting. The burden of proof should be on those claiming certain votes are invalid. EVERY vote should count until you PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that a vote shouldn’t count and give explicit reasons (not concerns) then give the voter an opportunity to remedy or defend their vote. Only then should a vote not count.

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And there's NO defense for tossing that many votes!

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Oh hell not! We must do everything in our power to support Justice Riggs. Also, in view of these attempts to undermine her fair and democratic victory, why don't we call for a comprehensive physical recount of the 2024 Presidential Election ballots to clarify REAL irregularities?

Furthermore, we must subpoena all evidence related to the so-called “assassination attempt” on July 13, which was poorly staged and tragically cost lives. Their underhanded tactics to steal Justice Riggs’s seat must be exposed, along with the other disgraceful lies and crimes they have committed.

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Absolutely true. Please see Vigilante Inc documentary that reveals how over 4 million votes were lost in 2024 due to voter suppression. Also Election Truth Alliance has evidence the election was rigged by musk for trump to win. They're all criminals. All they do is lie cheat and steal

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This is so sad... how the Republicans/Conservatives Maga Cultists really are destroying everything that the U.S. stands for. Even our U.S. Supreme Court Justices (the six conservatives)you can't trust them. They have become disastrous in not follow the rule of law if you will. I truly hope Justice Riggs will win this ordeal.

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They are. With all their lying, I don't understand how they sleep at night. How their stomachs aren't twisted up in knots. That guy knows he lost. Judge Griffin knows Justice Riggs won, fair and square. He knows this, not just once, but 3 times. Yet he continues to lie. They want him on their supreme court in N. Carolina? That's beyond cringe. To think there's a judge in N. Carolina with no sense of what the law is, is mind numbing. People enter that have done something against the law, and that guy, that judge sentenced them? How moronic.

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So how does someone in the military or overseas cure their ballots? People in North Carolina need to post signs by grocery stores and gas stations, letting people who voted by absentee ballot know what they need to do to have their votes count. I don't trust the GOP to even notify any of those 65,000 that their votes are even being disputed. We CAN'T let that SOB steal this election.

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As a Canadian concerned about the deeper underlying issues being raised I don’t believe I can contribute, but I can sure express my unequivocal support for Her Honour and her steadfast resistance.

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Thanks!

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Unfriggin believable!

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That’s the only way they know how to win…by cheating.

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It's so disgusting. Isn't it illegal? It's been proven over and over that Riggs won

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Chaos is the objective and explains the "out of the gate" rush of executive orders to create an environment of uncertainty about all facets of life cultural social economic financial and even in the art community This also explains Der Fuhrer's indifference to the market response to tariffs since chaos is the intent to destabilize the global community and markets

Shake everybody up and then bend them to your will....capitulation by Big Law and tech companies

Protests can actually have a stabilizing influence if accompanied by hope

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And we are sick of those crooks!!!

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I thought this matter had already been through the courts, and the rulings were in Riggs’ favor.

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I thought so too and then I saw that Vance and Doge people were in North Carolina… then I hear he took it to an appeal court and now we are here.

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Sadly 🥲

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As a North Carolinian, I have committed that I will never again pull a Republican lever when I vote. The gerrymandering that has been created by the legislature and upheld by the Republican dominate state Supreme Court has disenfranchised thousands of voters in communities all across the state due to the gerrymandered districts designed to fully help republicans candidates. The Republican leaders in North Carolina also have passed bills to limit the authority of our democratic governor as well as our democratic Attorney General. The state legislature is Republican power politics on steroids.

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We just had our Supreme Court election (fight) against musk here in Wisconsin. I'm sure if we had one or two more magas in the court we'd be facing the same issue! We told everyone in our campaign for Susan Crawford to make sure to "track your vote"! Maybe because we made such an issue of that prior to the election it made them shy away from trying to do what's going on here. This is OUTRAGEOUS! I hope NC voters step up and start letting your voices be heard. Contact some of the protest organizers in your area and see if anyone can put some bigger protests together. ...also, check your votes...you have 15 days to check your vote and make sure it was counted. Just go online... If it's not been counted, contact your clerk of courts and or the head of your election commission and make them tell you why it hasn't been counted and what you do to get it counted... Get a receipt that you fixed any issues and then track your vote again....not just that it was counted but whom it was counted for.

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Griffen needs a lawsuit against him.

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I live in North Carolina and voted for Allison Riggs. I have checked and my vote did count. Today, the court ruled for Jefferson Griffin. It will now be appealed to the NC Supreme Court. With a 5-1 Republican majority on the court, there is little doubt how they will rule. If 65,000 votes are thrown out, how does that affect all the down-ballot elections? How many other positions will be changed? Riggs legally won the election and should be allowed to sit in her position.

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Exactly see Vigilante Inc documentary that reveals how over 4 million votes in 2024 were lost due to voter suppression. Also Election Truth Alliance has evidence musk rigged the election for trump to win

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Jefferson Griffon HAS GOT TO GO. THIS NEEDS DAILY ATTENTION MAGA MAGGOTS are bunch of liars, cheaters, haters,bigots, homophobics, racists. This does need to go on, it needs to STOP NOW. The douche griffin has got to sit down, shut up, and go away. COME ON NORTH CAROLINA these awful republicans need to go. North Carolina needs to ask for a recount of the election in November.

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Absolutely. See Vigilante Inc doc that reveals how 4 million votes were lost due to suppression also Election Truth Alliance has evidence musk rigged the election, they have a petition to demand a recount

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I’m in NC and am sick about this debacle! I admire and respect Judge Riggs, and appreciate all she is doing to try and keep this seat that she won fair and square! Keep fighting for NC voters!

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We all need to chip in one dollar at a time across state lines. We are at war and there are no boundaries between the states. We are one together!

https://www.riggsforourcourts.com/

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This is utterly ridiculous, and disgusting! Who in the flying f**k do these people think they are to just disregard the laws. I’m sure they are claiming it’s rigged. Sorta like I wonder if one of those two democratic senators in Florida actually lost!? When is enough enough!?

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

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Absolutely true see Vigilante Inc doc reveals how over 4 million votes in 2024 were lost due to voter suppression. Also Election Truth Alliance has evidence musk rigged the election for trump to win. Kamala was winning by a landslide and they cheated again!!

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Yes, this makes me so fucking mad! It’s like they think they can do whatever the fuck they want! We all know Kamala won who in the fuck would vote for that clown!?

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Exactly every accusation is a confession

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Thank you for covering this!!!

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I'm in NC and this situation is insulting and infuriating!! There have been 2 recounts to prove Riggs won. It's outrageous that they won't give her the win!! Talk about corruption!!! 😡

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I’m sick of these corrupt Magas nothing but criminals.

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How disgusting can magas be? Pretty damn disgusting! Some of these maga states don't even bother with subtleties-they just employ their mafia-like behavior and go for the jugular. We need to support someone like this judge that is standing up to their bullying, and show their thuggish behavior for what it is. And anyone who voted for her opponent is undoubtedly willing to do anything to game the system and WIN at all costs. I wonder if they have any morals at all.

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So if they throw out these ~65000 votes will any other elections on those ballots change? If ONLY her votes are being thrown out, that is not how ballots work. What about the other votes for other canidates in other races?

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The USA should be ashamed of themselves. These magots cannot lose and that is troubling. How were they raised. She won fair and square and he is pulling a trump! Delay Delay Delay. This is how the magots got the name deplorables. Rise up USA please this only get worse from the uneducated.

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These MAGAs need to go away! You can't have a fair election anymore.....because TRUMP being the illegitimate president that he is, is so corrupt, such a liar, traitor, and biggest

con artist in the world!

Thanks for giving us the TRUTH once again!

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We teach children not to cheat. If you don't fight back we all turn to nazi regime.Is this what you want?

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Yes I heard her interview on the Bulwark Substack. It was so crazy. Thanks for covering it on your show.

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TRUMP started this crap in 2020. Unfair to the American people and Allison. Keep fighting we are behind you! This needs to be independently evaluated and not by Doge!

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She’s amazing. Just donated and signed up. This is outrageous. I’m from Wisconsin where we worked our hearts out for Susan Crawford. Go Judge Riggs!

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I also think part of their strategy to to accuse the other side of the very thing they will do next time. After all the outcry from Trump over 2020 and the pushback finally taking hold (among the sane), it seems too convenient that he should win all seven swing states in 2024. Gawd forbid anyone should wonder whether he cheated (with a little help from his techno friend).

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Exactly see Vigilante Inc doco reveals how over 4 million votes lost due to suppression also Election Truth Alliance has evidence musk rigged the election and a petition to demand a recount

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At what point does this Republican JUDGE, (mind you a JUDGE!! who has been trying to STEAL this seat for FIVE months now!!) who is trying to take this seat by any means get told to GO HOME?!! The people of NC should take HIM to court for harassment and just the sheer NUISANCE he is. LOSER go home. Do not let them do thisto your elections NC!!

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He has the corrupt, criminal POTUS behind him

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This post carries that sharp edge of urgency—but underneath it, there’s grief too. Grief for how trust keeps eroding, how power keeps shifting behind closed doors while most folks are just trying to stay afloat.

What lands most is the reminder that democracy isn’t just threatened by noise—it’s slowly hollowed out in the quiet, procedural moves we’re told not to worry about. The reshaping of the Court feels less like a news story, more like a tectonic shift we won’t fully grasp until it’s settled—and too late.

This isn’t about panic. It’s about presence. Staying awake, even when the headlines blur.

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FIGHT! Justice should always win and it seems less and less like this is possible in the US. What a waste of people's tax dollars and time!!

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WTF!!!! These ignorant corrupt red neck mother fuckers need to be deported to El Salvador. Just WTF

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This makes me want to throw up!

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"Trump Must Resign or be Removed NOW."

"Donald Trump has crashed the stock market, threatened war with our allies, and put America on a path to devastation.

Trump must resign NOW or Congress must remove him.

If Trump had any sense of shame at all, he would resign today. But anyone who goes around with that hair and makeup clearly has no shame.

So if he won't do it, Congress must remove him. Republicans must get on board, NOW, and put country over party.

Please add your name, and demand Trump resign or be removed." (Left Action)......)

https://leftaction.salsalabs.org/trumpresign/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=bb085f19-fc64-4cf3-8237-337e512621d0

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Thanks Barb, signed and shared to bluesky 💜

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Thank you, Dee!

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Sick, sick, sick.

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Our democracy is in a sorry spot and I fear our future.

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Don’t despair, Don’t give up, Protest!!!!!

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I hate these people. Dems should give it back to them in blue states like NY.

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Watch: "Kamala Harris: "I'm not here to say I told you so." 👏", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/sxt48lbx0s4?si=CZ20mrRXQdXNpuz1

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That Republican judge should be so embarrassed and ashamed of himself. Dude, you lost, get over it. Stop wasting time and money trying to find votes and throwing aways legitimate votes. Unbelievable!!

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What the f*ck is this She won

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Surprised you haven't talked about this yet...

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exactly! I live in WNC (Mark Meadows District 11 😒) they're more corrupt than Illinois and Chicago even when first mayor daily was in you know geez

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Everyone PLEASE start referring, calling our great Senator. PRESIDENT Sanders!! It will make someone LOSE IT! 👏🤭😉😁💯

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I would rather call Kamala Harris our President. If not for voters, in all the swing states, having their names thrown off of the voter rolls, she would be President and we wouldn't be going through the hell we are. The covert president is Putin. Every Republican is a traitor for betraying all of us.

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The Kamala ship has sailed. We are now at war, and it will be one seat after another which we are called upon to support and donate to the campaigns over the next four years as we fight the power of oligarchs which has been proven by Wisconsin as not as powerful as we the people when we unite! I just donated as I did for Wisconsin. Every dollar counts. Please spread the word:

https://www.riggsforourcourts.com/

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I'm unable to donate because she can't accept foreign funds. I'm a Canadian/American dual citizen and reside in Canada. I will definitely be spreading the word as I've done for many democrat campaigns. I have family in NC. I called them and they're donating. They voted in person so am I correct that their votes wouldn't be in question?

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1000% true. See Vigilante Inc doc that reveals how more than 4 million votes were lost due to suppression. Also Election Truth Alliance has evidence musk rigged the election for trump to win. Kamala was winning by a landslide before they cheated. They have a petition to demand a recount.

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Maga can't win unless they cheat

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Now trump will claim they won in a landslide. Yet again they won by cheating

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Trump regime cannot win unless they cheat. See vigilante Inc - doco that explains voter suppression for trump to win also election truth alliance has evidence the election was rigged

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Every accusation is a confession of this mob. Why is this allowed? Musk and maga are allowed to break the law constantly but 3x honest recounts can be challenged? Stop this insanity OR Dems start fighting fire with fire.

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My understanding is, a judge, any judge is not supposed to make rulings based on politics, but rather on justice. Whether a judge is running for the right to be a judge in any court, civic, district, state, federal, their personal politics should not come into play. Wow, I am naive.

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This is 100% voter suppression by Republicans. We must reject this!!!!

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Thank you Justice Riggs, as a NC constituent and someone who voted for you, I cannot thank you enough for fighting for us!!

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What an amazing strong woman...we all need to have that fight in us

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Information is online on how to make sure your ballot is accepted. I have checked mine.

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I live in NC. The MAGA GOP members of our government are some of the most corrupt and law breaking politicians of any state. We have two rubber stamp do nothing senators, Thom Tillis and Ted Budd who vote party line and are under MAGA rule. The state maps are so gerrymandered that it is impossible to for a Democrat to win. Our new Attorney General, Jeff Jackson, was gerrymandered out of his seat in the state legislature. He decided to run for AG and is now fighting the fight along with other Dem AG's to hold the line against the regime.

Please donate to Allison Riggs at riggsforourcourts.com if you can.

Ben and all at Meidas, thank-you for this interview!

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Two can play at that game. If that corrupt Maga judge can contest the votes of 4 Democratic districts, then Justice Riggs just needs to contest 4 of the largest Ruby red districts if she needs to. This criminal behavior needs to stop. Those that can donate to help Justice Riggs in this fight, please do!!

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Donated thank you for staying in the fight ❤️

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From across the other side of the world / New Zealand, I write:

Allison, you have integrity of mind and courage of heart; also right on yuor side. I salute you and pray you succeed. Damien

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Thank you, Damien! 💙 So grateful for your support from NZ.

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Republicans can’t win ANY election without cheating.

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Seems like he’s a sore loser.

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Okay #NorthCarolina, do not let this happen.

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This sounds like a perfect case for the Popok Firm.

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This is a gross miscarriage of justice. It makes me sick!!!

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This is absurd BUT not surprising. I hope you win your fight!

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It’s so obvious what the republicans are trying to do in NC judicial election.

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It’s been driving us nuts since November. This isn’t right!!

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I just donated for her continuing fight. Hope she prevails. 🙏🏻

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Made a donation. At least it feels like I’m doing something. I hate feeling powerless!

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Just donated. Please spread this far and wide and raise the dollars to defend this Supreme Court seat. This battle can be fought one dollar at a time if we unite and get it done as did Wisconsin.

https://www.riggsforourcourts.com/

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Thank you for introducing Allison Riggs to us. So hoping her fight to secure the position that she rightfully won will succeed and succeed SOONER than later👏👏

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I just donated to her cause. Let's jump all over this now!

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As a North Carolinian I am pissed. How can they pick and choose what race to take votes away from? Doesn’t this mean EVERY race needs to be recounted if these votes are thrown out.

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I love how Ben and Alison are having a calm discussion. It’s not shouting, anger or shamwow snake oil stuff. Just a calm and logical discussion. THANK YOU

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I’m ashamed of being a North Carolinian. We use to a huge community full of love and compassion. And now, I feel like we’re at each others throats constantly

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"TELL ELON MUSK: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!"

"Please sign the petition to tell Musk to keep his hands off Social Security!" (NRRC).....

https://act.e.gopretirement.com/musk-social-security?utm_source=a4826866&utm_medium=email&sc=a4826866&refcode=a4826866

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THEY MUST BE STOPPED!! These are the EXACT SAME ILLEGAL TRICKS THEY PULL THE TRASHING OF VOTES IN TX AND FLORIDA AND THEY DON’T NOTIFY THE PEOPLE WHOSE VOTES ARE BEING TRASHED. They just make up lies oh these names are the same as inmates names etc

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"A big “f*ck off” to the judiciary?"

"Two months into Donald Trump’s disaster of a presidency, people keep asking me: “Have we hit rock bottom yet? It can’t actually get worse, can it?”

My answer, sadly, is no. We haven’t hit rock bottom. In fact, Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law appear to be only escalating.

Federal agents are snatching up students, who are legally in the U.S., for exercising their free speech. Court orders are being defied with impunity. Entire government agencies authorized by Congress have been illegally gutted.

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This is the slippery slope to dictatorship that the founders warned could be the undoing of the republic.

And make no mistake: If Trump can disappear people legally in the U.S. on student visas, or dozens of Venezuelan migrants without due process, then he can do it to anyone.

I don’t believe that Americans want this. They did not vote to become a dictatorship. But with MAGA-aligned billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg controlling so much of what people see and hear about Trump, too many Americans simply aren’t getting the facts about what’s really happening.

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"We’re taking Donald Trump to court."

"In the dead of night, Donald Trump’s administration issued a disgraceful and retaliatory Executive Order declaring war on working people, by denying our collective bargaining rights.

This order was a direct attack on the rights of one million of patriotic American civil servants―targeted simply because they are members of a union that stands up to this administration’s harmful policies.

Trump’s order claims to be in response to national security concerns, but that’s plainly ridiculous. Elon Musk and Donald Trump don’t like that the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is standing up for their members against attempts to politicize the civil service and chaotically fire federal employees, and cut services to the American people. These federal workers have had union rights since before America went to the moon. A union nurse at the VA isn’t a threat to national security.

This administration’s bullying tactics represent a clear threat not just to federal employees and their unions, but to every American who values democracy and the freedoms of speech and association. Federal unions are in the crosshairs now, but if they get away with this, every working person will be next.

AFGE is preparing immediate legal action and will fight relentlessly to protect our rights, our members, and all working Americans from these unprecedented attacks.

This is an existential threat to our union. We can only win if we all stand together. Please, donate to the Federal Worker Defense Fund today!

Trump’s threat to unions and working people across America is clear: "fall in line or else".

These threats will not work. Americans will not be intimidated or silenced. AFGE isn't going anywhere. Our members have bravely served this nation, often putting themselves in harm’s way, and they deserve far better than this blatant attempt at political punishment.

Unions fight for the interests of the workers who make our society function. An attack on unions is as serious as Trump’s attempts to control the media and his packing of the courts―It’s an attack on democracy itself.

Trump is trying to use the presidency to silence dissent and control workers. Just like any other union-busting boss, Trump wants a culture of fear and compliance. That's antithetical to what it means to be American, which is why working people beyond the federal workforce are standing up to resist Trump’s authoritarian edicts.

Trump’s lawfare strategy is clear: to force us to drain our resources and our morale with endless court battles. Your support right now will make the difference.

Donate today to help AFGE take Donald Trump to court and defend working people!

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Federal unions cannot negotiate over pay, benefits, or hiring/firing decisions.

Unlike private-sector unions, federal unions are limited to bargaining over conditions of employment—not wages, benefits, or classifications, which are set by law and Congress.

Federal employees are prohibited by law from striking.

Under 5 U.S.C. § 7311, federal workers are legally barred from striking, and doing so can result in termination and a ban from federal employment.

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Many federal workers are former service members who bring leadership, discipline, and mission commitment to their civilian roles. Stripping their bargaining rights is a betrayal of that service.

Collective bargaining is governed by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

This bipartisan law created a structured process for federal workers to address workplace issues without disrupting government operations.

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"Early this morning, in a vote that went through the night, Senate Republicans passed their budget resolution, which lays the groundwork for massive cuts to Medicaid, nutrition for children, and other vital programs while using procedural tricks to hide the true cost of their multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts for billionaires.

In an unprecedented move, the legislation will use an accounting trick that treats extending tax cuts that are set to expire as having no cost despite their nearly $5 trillion price tag.

Let's be clear: Trump and his allies in Congress are cooking the books in broad daylight. They don't want Americans to know that their scam of a tax bill, which gives trillions in giveaways to their billionaire and corporate donors, costs over $5 trillion. No amount of magic math can change the fact that this tax plan has real costs that will be paid for by workers and families.

Massive cuts to vital government programs like Medicaid and SNAP will raise health care and food prices for millions of families while billionaires pocket the money and the national debt explodes. Working and middle-class families and future generations should not be forced to pay higher prices just to further enrich billionaire elites and the politicians they bought.

Now, the budget moves to the House where they could vote as early as next week. We’re keeping the pressure on swing-district Republicans to side with Democrats in opposing massive cuts to vital services to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich.

Thank you for your support and activism as we fight back against the 2025 Trump-GOP tax scam that puts billionaire tax breaks over the survival of working people."

David Kass

Executive Director

Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund

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Watch: "Trump in TERROR, as PROTESTS ERUPT TODAY", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/7zMEH3VMPFY?si=hqXMuTejtynnnj0-

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Watch: "Fox host goes FULL North Korea lady, amid market crash", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/9jIXW70NHxE?si=Tx0Ff37PQLFW4HGQ

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This is so bizarre that I had difficulty, as I was listening, realizing that this is happening in my country. But it is. And do we realize that the fellow who lost who is challenging is dangerous to our democracy. He shouldn’t be in government. She won. End of story under normal conditions. But we are now in abnormal conditions. Cheering Allison on with every fiber of my being.

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THANK YOU FOR SHINING A LGHT ON THIS INCEDIBLE ATTEMPT TO STEAL AN HONEST ELECTON! We North Carolinians have been watching this unfold with horror at the injustice of our MAGA courts in NC. It will go to our state Supreme Court but with a 5-2 Republican majority there the possibility of justice is bleak.

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Friends: YOU can do something important about this Monday 04/07 from 6-8 pm EDT, and you can do it from anywhere. JOIN OUR PHONEBANK AND CALL THESE >65,000 VOTERS whose ballots are being threatened & tell them what they need to know to make their votes count. They have 15 days to comply with the new requirements and we can help them do it.

Here's the link - please sign up and encourage your friends to join! https://www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event/750743/

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Hi Friends. YOU can do something important Monday 04/07 from 6-8 pm EDT, and you can do it from anywhere: PHONEBANK to stop Republican Jefferson Griffin from throwing out >65K votes to overturn Democrat Allison Riggs' victory in this fall's NC Supreme Court race. The NC Court of appeals just ruled that these 65K voters have 15 days to comply with additional new requirements or their ballots will be discarded. JOIN OUR PHONEBANK AND CALL THESE VOTERS & tell them what they need to know to make their votes count. Here's the link from the NC Democrats - please sign up and encourage your friends to join! YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE! https://www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event/750743/

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All the voters that they are seeking to disenfranchise need to come together and sue because their right to vote is being violated. The voters themselves need to rise up and demand that right!

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Stole the election

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Sorry. Just can't trust us US any longer. Apologies to normal nice residents 😔

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My First thoughts were, WOW, but I'm really not surprised in the least, trump and Musk will not stop, both should go to prison, trump is long overdue.

It's so good they checked the votes and continue to do so, I'm delighted for the American people!

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Stealing seat the voters rejected him

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If MAGA accomplishes this unlawful maneuver in North Carolina, it will implement it nationwide. It is an attack on the voting rights of all Americans. It needs a widespread, national response.

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MAGA Cheat too much.

She should take her seat on the court NOW

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Can you get the list of people who won't even know that their vote hasn't been counted and link it to your podcast so these people can start protesting!!

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You seem to have a wee problem, America. Your MAGAts are plainly the very worst of bad losers. Aw diddums, MAGA; you lost. I'm not normally up with hitting a man while he's down, but I hope North Carolina stomps you all into the mud before you even get to your knees. You're scum, MAGA 🤮🤢

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Keep fighting! It's not OK if only Republican votes count!!! Duh!!! 😡

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This is disgusting!

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Allison fight! Fight and win! Maggot Griffin 👎🏼

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Thank you for bringing her in. Imperative to vote at every chance and protest and contact those in Congress and Senate.

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Well, we can’t call the FBI

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I don’t understand how this is allowed to happen and where do they come up with the 60,000 votes how do they pick them?

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How many NC Dems need to know what’s going on with MAGA underhanded deeds…I hope the Dems will march over and oversee what’s going on so MAGA feels intimidated enough to back down…This needs to be happening…

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Ever notice how old, white, fat, conservative, "Christian" men want to take America back to the 1800s? Republican politicians fit this mold.

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I think they gave Griffin the Judgeship. Maga Supreme Court in N.C.

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These traitors. Thank you for alerting ppl to this. This is a great substack. The only thing I didnt agree with was the CF stance you guys took bc it truly would have been a gift to Elon and Donny. The people truly need to show up. We are being dismantled and we are the only ones who can save us. United. This insanity will hopefully unite us against the propaganda to fight for the big things that matter.

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This is fucking unbelievable! Other than media, are there any men in politics fighting for the left like this?!?!?!

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After two recounts shouldn’t that be enough? Democracy is being hijacked by this guy who is demonstrating criminal behaviour

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People in North Carolina need to get out and protest in the streets there. Someone, everyone has to get the state officials to recognize the unfairness of this. Just talking about it isn't going to cut it. Make a sign, grab a friend or two and go stand on a corner of a busy intersection. Make some noise people. This is how things get done. It's grassroots action!

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This is INSANE

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What a fantastic young women--such an amazing patriot at a time when people like her are so sorely needed. THANK YOU, Ben and Allison, for this extremely important interview.

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This is what you call a sore loser wanting to throw out votes!

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For USA to be a former devout supporter of democracy, it is beyond belief that republicans are such poor losers; undermining any semblance of democracy. Tip: Get rid of trump and most of these issues will disappear

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This is weird to me. So are they throwing out 600 votes she won by (on what possible premise?), and are they hoping she won't win by at least one vote after yet another recount, which is literally all it takes, after getting back as many cured ballots as affected voters return? Is it not just a delaying tactic because she'll still win anyhow?

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Take it as far as you can no matter how long it takes.

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The bigger question is, how and why do so many people not vote? What will it take to get these people to the polls?

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Thank you so much for sharing this. I had no idea. I shared and encouraged others to donate to her... Best wishes.

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Allison Riggs said she is on all Social Media. Not on Spoutible. I searched

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These fucking assholes! They will keep pushing farther and farther and more and more people (I hope) are going to turn against them!

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I am from NC but left six years ago because of this BS. I have lots of people I love still there and have alerted them all to this! At least NC had Gov Stein and AG Jackson.

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Please everyone donate to Allison Riggs campaign and follow her on any social media platforms you are on.

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Unbelievable!!!! 2 recounts is not enough. Thank goodness she is fighting to get justice. And guess what? She won't fo this. We got wisconsin. Let's win this!

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So what’s being done about their thievery?

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What counties were affected and how can a voter know if their vote was flagged?

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There are a group of lawyers getting together to take these disrespectful fools out of office. I do not remember names.They are talking maybe something is on Google. This is ALL WRONG!

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Then why can she not file the same suit against him in red counties like he did her?? Lets throw just as many red votes out

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We had this done in Utah, for a house seat. We had an over qualified democratic woman that was going to win by 1000 votes, and the republicans gerrymandered it at the last minute this last November.

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Wow!

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Hes gonn try to throw out enough votes to make him the winner...I don't trust MAGA!!

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He will not get away with it!

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CHEATERS!! THEY ARE EVIL...THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN. THIS IS AWEFUL!!

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OMG! You have all my support🙏🇺🇸💪

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THANK YOU for giving her this interview! Keep helping her! Please continue keeping her story in the news!

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Thank you for the heads up on this issue! I thought this race was a done deal long ago, and didn't realize she was still fighting for the race she legitimately won! Just donated for her continued fight!

Please folks do the same if you are able.

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Stop the steal!! Sound familiar? Now we have to fight to preserve our democracy!!

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Wow… just wow. The judicial system is bought and paid for.

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FIGHT!!!

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Fascinating that they aren't questioning the vote count for Trump in last fall's election. This is criminal.

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What is her links for her website?

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Despicable. How did this guy become a judge? No ethical standards?

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I’m So outraged over this, I live in NC and have felt somewhat safe with our Gov and Atty Gen and now this.

We are fighting with Allison

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The following is false: “Even worse, this MAGA challenge targets ballots only in the most Democratic counties.” Go to https://thegriffinlist.com/, created by a UNC student & you can see a map of the voters being challenged & it’s across the state. I live here & am very familiar with red/blue areas.

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can't the voters that voted in Allison Riggs for the State Supreme court file a class action lawsuit stating that their votes are being tampered with or nullified?!. what is this foolery? This Judge should be censored

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I hate this crap 💩 magas are brainwashed zombies 🧟‍♂️ thanks to Rupert Murdock and faux news, steve Bannon, even Joe Rogan. Fight these bastards to the end. Didn't challenge the Republican votes.

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It should be illegal to question the result after two recounts

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Can people who are not US citizens contribute? If so how, as donations not accepted from non US residents.

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Maga are trying to convince people it's the Democratics who are cheating. This scheme was invented by Donald Trump because he couldn't except the of the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

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Justice Allison Riggs, I am so proud of you, your honesty, and your work.Thanks to you and to MeidasTouch for having this extremely important interview.

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Thank you for the link, contributed what I could.

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I to am sick and tired of these clowns , constantly strong arming our laws and stacking the deck in their favor through deceipt and intimidation. Stay strong , the whole country is watching and supporting you .

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This is an orchestrated tactic by MAGA. It is happening where I live as well. Lower level offices are being harassed by a handful of loud detractors that have the ear of the State and Governor. It's literally a handful of people strong arming the process with made up accusations. Interesting that they don't have a problem with ALL the elections across the board, only the one they lose. So, it's not the process it's the results. They are LOSERS

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WTF this is just refuclicans throwing shit at the wall to see if anything will stick, it absurd

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Thank you for covering this! I am in NC this is bullshit!

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Just watched Judge Riggs on democracy docket. Very compelling interview. We have to pay attention to the state races.

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Something has to be done about that. It’s just stealing, nothing less.

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As a North Carolinian, thank you for putting this out there for others to witness. This is truly mind-boggling. A blatant form of voter suppression and gerrymandering. They act like NC gangsters... I'm with Democratic associate Justice Allison Riggs. This election was won in November.

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"67,000 seniors could die. Local media must report the truth."

"They have already cut Social Security. Not in theory. Not someday. It’s happening now. Under orders from Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the Social Security Administration has been gutted, offices closed, staff slashed, benefits delayed, and lives destroyed.

But that’s not the worst of it.

A new report from Senator Bernie Sanders warns that if these cuts go forward, up to 67,000 people could die waiting for disability and retirement benefits.[1]

Let that sink in: tens of thousands of Americans, dead, not because of war, not because of illness, but because they were forced to wait over 400 days for a decision on the benefits they paid into their entire lives.

This is a humanitarian disaster. It’s deliberate. And it’s being carried out by a billionaire with zero experience running a government agency, empowered by a twice-impeached con man, whose only goal is to destroy the social safety net and hand our futures over to Wall Street.

And yet... the media’s essentially silent. Your local TV stations? Newspapers? Online news feeds? Nothing. The collapse of the most successful government program in American history is unfolding in real time, and most people don’t even know it’s happening.

Ask your local media to report on the impact of Social Security cuts already. Lives are on the line. Social Security is being sabotaged. Take action now.

The Social Security crisis is no longer theoretical, it’s measurable in human lives.

Sanders’ report cites internal SSA data and expert analysis. The Musk-backed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is aiming to eliminate 50% of SSA staff.

That would lead to catastrophic delays: a 412-day average wait for disability decisions. Thousands will die while the system “processes” their existence. This is Trump’s plan. This is Musk’s dream. A smaller government, not because it’s more efficient, but because it doesn’t serve the poor, the elderly, or the vulnerable at all.

A disabled woman from California put it bluntly in testimony cited by Senator Sanders: if she can't prove she’s "sick enough,” she fears she'll be forced to work herself into an early grave, just to survive.

The media must report that this is happening now, not IF cuts happen in the future.

Local editors and TV producers need to hear from us. Urge them to report the truth about what Trump and Musk are doing to Social Security now -- before it’s too late.

Thank you for refusing to stay silent."

- LeeAnn

LeeAnn Hall

Director,

"National Campaign for Justice"

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"'Unhappy' Trump was blindsided by Elon Musk's Pentagon plans."

"A meeting Elon Musk, scheduled with Pentagon officials in March, was scheduled without Donald Trump's knowledge causing friction between the two, reports the Wall Street Journal.

As part of a deep dive into the relationship between the tech billionaire and the president that Musk had a large hand in getting re-elected, the Journal's Josh Dawsey, Annie Linskey, Brian Schwartz, and Dana Mattioli report that tensions within the White House between Musk and staffers led the president to instruct chief of staff Susie Wiles to take control of the situation." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/musk-pentagon/

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"Violent felon, freed by Trump, now accused of attacking 3-year-old."

"A convicted drug dealer, whose sentence President Donald Trump commuted is back behind bars, after he was charged with assaulting a 3-year-old child and violating his supervised release, The New York Times reported Friday.

It was the fifth time Jonathan Braun has been arrested, since Trump commuted his 10-year sentence as he left office in 2021, according to the report. The decision came as a “last-minute” clemency request that made its way to the president through Braun’s family connection with Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner, the Times added." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/jonathan-braun-2671677542/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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"'Astonishing': Critics aghast, as Trump DOJ essentially tells judge to 'pound sand'". (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-deportation/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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'"Obama better get off the golf course!' CNN tees off with supercut, as Trump works on swing."

"CNN unloaded a devastating supercut of clips of Donald Trump declaring, on the campaign trail, he'd never golf because he'd be so busy — as the president once again leaves Washington, D.C., to hit the links.

As markets continued nosediving due to his steep tariffs, Trump departed the nation's capital and arrived at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday morning. The president planned to attend a $1 million-a-plate fundraising dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate Friday evening, and host an LIV Golf tournament at his Doral property over the weekend." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-golf-2671678370/

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"Trump buried by Dem Vet for skipping event for fallen soldiers, so he can play golf."

"Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) didn’t hold back in his condemnation of President Donald Trump for choosing to appear at a golf tournament in Florida, instead of at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the four U.S. soldiers who died in Lithuania.

Kelly reacted on Friday to the uproar caused by Trump’s snub of the fallen soldiers, during an appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show,” where he not only threw barbs at Trump, but also at his allies – both inside and outside his MAGAfied administration." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2671678372/

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Watch: "Federal judge finally LOSES ALL PATIENCE with Trump", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......

https://youtu.be/UaJP84LzD_o?si=sWqSLn_Qz3THQu9Q

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"The consequences will be staggering."

"There are expected to be more than 1,200 “Hands Off!” protests, in all 50 states today. If you’re participating, please send your photos to admin@sesstrategies.com. We would love to share them with The Warning community." (Steve Schmidt, Apr 05, 2025)......

https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-consequences-will-be-staggering?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=836444&post_id=160643419&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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I’m in NC. How do we know who’s on the list?

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Can she double check her website via mobile device? I’ve tried to sign up twice via mobile device and it isn’t working. I’ll try again when I’m at my computer. I did donate.

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WTAF 😳 🤬

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Watch: "🚨 Comedian TAKES DOWN Trump Regime, and Makes Them Cry UNCLE", on YouTube. (Mea Culpa)......

https://www.youtube.com/live/aS57s0lt07U?si=G4VcDv4kZmMOkOIJ

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Watch: "Trump has MELTDOWN in Florida, and is FULLY EXPOSED", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/pJyUkMPGRhA?si=PIhPziVw1ZecSWVA

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Thank you, Ben. Proving once again … Republicans have to cheat to “win.”

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How do you find if your on the list?

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Beyond all the BS, the ‘deep state’ is maga.

The ‘enemy within’ is also maga.

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I want them gone!!!!!!!!!!

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Watch: "Republicans FREAK OUT, as Trump’s Tariffs HIT HARD", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......

https://youtu.be/UVtKsO2ZesI?si=XZElhKo6ZXjGitb5

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All parties must pool their resources for causes to protect democracy be it money,tech support,advertising,legal representation etc. Forget MAGA and the Republicans they are broken. There also needs to be a new Republican party started for pro democracy call it something else and dump these right wing extremists and bring back integrity, trust and don't let this minority take over a party.

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It is about time Maga left the name of Republicans as they appear to hold no values of the party name.

No drivers license number? What if someone doesn’t drive?

Surely the rules can’t be changed willy nilly to enable one party to get what they want or am I missing something.

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Watch: "Republicans FREAK OUT, as Trump’s Tariffs HIT HARD", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......

https://youtu.be/UVtKsO2ZesI?si=XZElhKo6ZXjGitb5

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Watch: "Trump goes FULL DELUSION, as markets crash", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/xOPxYVUQ2KY?si=XcXWEMgC1bmYE84w

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