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Hi, all, and happy Sunday.
Also happy first day of Hanukkah to those who celebrate.
Of course, none of it is happy at all, is it? In the last 24 hours we’ve had horrific shootings both here and abroad—the latter fueled by antisemitism and the former by some other, as yet unknown, form of hate. It’s ghastly, and gutting; grief seems the only appropriate response.
So yes, I grieve. I know you do, too. Hate is awful, yet feels ascendant. That’s not fair. Or right. Or acceptable.
But I also know this: the way we eradicate—or at least overcome—hate is by winning our current fight. The way we do that is by continuing to do what we’re doing—ideally with a bigger army. And the way we do THAT is by keeping our morale up and showing that what we’re doing is working.
How do we do that? In part by acknowledging where we’re winning. So we’re going to do that, even on a day infused with grief.
Sending hugs, all. Sending strength. And sending determination that these people will not win. Below is proof that we can prevail. Please share it with others and ask them to join us. Together we can create a better world.
Celebrate This! 🎉
Eileen Higgins won the Miami Mayor race by a wide margin, becoming the first woman ever to hold the seat, and the first Democrat in almost 30 years!
A federal judge blocked U.S. immigration authorities on Friday from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was finally freed. He’s now home with his family.
New York will become the first state to force advertisers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence to replace human actors under a law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The Indiana Senate has REJECTED a proposed 9-0 GOP gerrymander in their state. Twenty-one Republicans voted with all Democrats against the bill, despite Trump’s mob boss-style threats. This was a MAJOR defeat for Trump. To quote one analyst, it was “one of the most significant GOP rebukes of [him] to date.”
A grand jury declined to re-indict Letitia James, AGAIN!
Mexico announced it was boosting the minimum wage by 13% and plans to limit the work week to 40 hours in 2030.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is reinstating all grants that were previously terminated by the Trump administration.
DHS announced it’s planning to change its tactics in immigration enforcement operations, moving away from sweeping raids to a more targeted approach. This is likely because of Trump’s plummeting poll numbers. If true, it’s excellent news.
Protesters disrupted a New Orleans City Council meeting to speak out against the federal government’s immigration crackdown in the state’s most populous city.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens formally filed articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kirsti Noem had a very, very bad day at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing. Democrats there shone, in particular Reps. Magaziner and Ramirez.
Overall, this year, Democrats have flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats that were on the ballot, while the GOP flipped none.
An environmental group is suing to get Trump’s image removed from next year’s national park passes.
Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it.
A Maryland judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging Education Secretary Linda McMahon and her husband, WWE co-founder Vincent McMahon, knew about and chose not to stop sexual abuse against eight underage “ring boys” will proceed.
L.A. County sued four oil companies operating, or who have operated, in the Inglewood Oil Field near Baldwin Hills and Ladera Heights, alleging they’ve failed to properly clean up hundreds of depleted and idle wells.
A new conservation agreement will preserve land with breathtaking desert vistas that inspired the work of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors access to an adjacent educational retreat
13 Congressional Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to nullify Trump’s executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from roughly one million federal workers.
US suicide rates fell in 2024.
Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially this year, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map turned in more than 300,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office — well over the roughly 110,000 needed to suspend the new U.S. House districts from taking effect until a referendum election can be held next year. HUGE!
A US judge ruled that Trump must end the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
Immigrants living in Illinois, among the states hit hardest by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, are now shielded from federal enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses and daycares under a law Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday.
After a lawsuit by 20 Democratic state AGs, a federal judge has said the Trump administration acted unlawfully in ending BRIC, a FEMA program aimed at helping communities become more resilient to natural disasters. This means funding should get restored.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration over the White House ballroom project, arguing the White House failed to seek necessary reviews before demolishing the historic East Wing in October.
Democrat Eric Gisler claimed an upset victory Tuesday in a special election in a historically Republican Georgia state House district.
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is starting a law firm with three other attorneys who investigated President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Former Senator Doug Jones (D - AL) has announced his bid for governor of Alabama.
Democrat Tim Keller has won reelection as mayor of Albuquerque. He defeated a former Republican sheriff, who took issue with Keller’s executive order that limited collaboration with ICE. A liberal faction seized the majority at city council, too.
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
Workers and unions in 10 countries took action this week in support of US Starbucks baristas, including actions in the UK, Turkey, and Istanbul. Remember, Starbucks workers are on strike. Please don’t cross the picket line!
The developer of ICEBlock, an app that shares local ICE alerts sued top Trump administration officials, accusing them of pressuring Apple to stifle his free speech and his right to create, distribute and promote the app.
A federal judge has refused to release Tina Peters, the former Colorado elections clerk convicted of trying to overturn the 2020 election, despite Trump calling for her to be freed while she appeals her case.
A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
For the first time in state history for either party, Texas Democrats have fielded candidates in every legislative, statewide, and federal race. This is a HUGE deal.
Concerned that residents’ locations and schedules could be obtained by ICE agents, Connecticut state lawmakers passed a bill this month to prevent public agencies from sharing such personal information.
State Senator Chambers Armstrong will make history as the first woman elected to Kentucky Senate Democratic leadership.
A federal judge struck down Trump’s order blocking wind energy development.
The Honduran attorney general issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was pardoned by Trump and released from a federal prison in the U.S. where he was serving 45 years for drug trafficking and weapons charges.
Some U.S. farmers say large solar and wind farms have delivered unexpected financial relief — and a chance to rest and restore their land — as they lease farmland for renewable energy generation:
Food giant Kellanova is rolling out regenerative agriculture practices across its supply chain in an effort to meaningfully cut Scope 3 emissions — a sign that big food companies are finally putting real money behind climate-smart farming.
Along the Mississippi Flyway, a new collaboration between rice growers and conservation groups is turning farmlands into seasonal habitat, helping migratory birds rebound while boosting farmers’ yields.
New York’s transit system is showing a post-pandemic recovery, with ridership climbing and long-delayed capital projects finally moving ahead.
Massachusetts just unveiled a 50-year coastal resilience plan to protect communities from rising seas and stronger storms, combining wetlands restoration, elevated infrastructure, and new retreat incentives.
At a rally organized by Western Queens Indivisible that was covered by The New York Times, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to protest the Trump regime’s arrest and forced separation of a six-year-old immigrant, Yuanxin Zheng, from his father.
The Vatican returned sacred artifacts held for a century to their Indigenous owners.
ABC has signed Jimmy Kimmel to a new one-year deal that will keep his show on the network through May 2027.
Alina Habba announced she is resigning as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey after a federal appeals court concluded her appointment was unlawful.
Another Chicago-area church altered their Nativity scene to make an anti-ICE statement. In it, Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.” Heartbreaking but good defiance!
Florida’s U.S. senators and all 28 of its U.S. House members signed a letter urging the Trump administration not to allow oil drilling off the state’s coast, saying it would disrupt tourism and military operations.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced that he’ll be recruiting challengers against his state’s Democratic politicians who shield “machine politics.”
A Sacramento County man pardoned by Trump for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was sentenced this week to nearly 7 years in federal prison on a charge of receiving child pornography. Ew, but glad he’s behind bars again.
California state officials announced that they’ll be increasing their oversight of field workers and overseeing a data-sharing effort in order to protect underage farmworkers.
The National Rifle Association is burning through its investment portfolio to pay its bills as legal perils increase and revenue from membership dues decline.
A federal judge ruled that the DOJ unlawfully accessed evidence central to its case against James Comey, delivering what could be a death blow to Trump’s efforts to re-indict one of his most prominent perceived rivals
The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once is looking more and more like it might backfire. Beautiful.
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