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I spent most of last week on a dais in a conference room or driving a car across the desert. Las Vegas to Salt Lake City on the state highway. Very interesting. Far fewer Trump signs than I expected but the houses that had them had a lot of them.
It seems like the Epstein kerfuffle is dominating the news. I hope this is blood in the water for all the GOP folks who need an excuse to step back. It seems like Mike Johnson is breaking ranks while other hard-liners fall out of step with his agenda. Meanwhile, senators are trying to claw back cuts from the bill that passed last week. Stay strong, folks! There's a protest on Thursday.
Blueprint for Saving Democracy
"Democrats" are elected officials, government agencies, unions, and non-profits. "Grassroots" are individuals, political organizing groups, and informal groups. "Disloyal Opposition" are Republicans, conservatives, business interests, and other interests more typically aligned with the GOP agenda.
The Democrats
Messaging
AFGE Will Split from Its ICE Union Over Ideological Divide
Greg Stanton on pushing back on Trump
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as 'domestic terrorism'
Legislative Action
Republicans in Washington are nervous about Medicaid. Not in Valadao’s California district
Congressional spending panels continue to push back against proposed Trump research cuts
House Democrat floats radical solution to Congress' age problem
House Judiciary Dems call for DOJ leaders to testify on Epstein fallout
Judicial Action
The Fallout Is Growing on Trump’s Deals With Law Firms
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ lands in court
Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
Judge orders government to admit more refugees whose flights were canceled
The Grassroots
Messaging and Media
Direct Action and Escalation
Cops Prep for Trump Golf Visit After Mass Protests Rocked Last Trip
'Good Trouble' protest locations: See where demonstrations are planned
L.A.’s fight against federal immigration raids is moving beyond protests
Resistance 2.0 protests get louder and more organized
Hundreds march in protest of Trump visit and energy summit at CMU
Chicago to be flagship city for nationwide 'Good Trouble' protests denouncing Trump
Farmworker groups call for strike to protest immigration crackdown
The Disloyal Opposition
Senators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%
Trump faces MAGA trust crisis over Epstein debacle
Trump administration removes 2,000 national guard troops deployed in LA
MAGA's siege mentality shadows Trump's "Golden Age"
For Hard-Right Lawmakers, Trump’s Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach
Jamie Dimon Backs Jerome Powell Over Trump in Fed Fight
Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for Just Two Weeks Ago
The MAGA blowup over Pam Bondi has been a long time coming
Johnson breaks with Trump, calls for DOJ to release Epstein files
House hard-liners tank procedural vote for crypto, defense bills
