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Trump Election Deniers Threaten Our Democracy

Sheila MarkinSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Republican election denialists are on the ballot across the country. Out of 552 total Republican nominees running for office, we found 201 who FULLY DENIED the legitimacy of the 2020 election. These candidates either clearly...

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The Wonderful Surprises of Overturning Roe

Sheila MarkinAugust 4, 2022August 4, 2022

IN KANSAS … A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE — By a stunning, roughly 20-point margin, Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given state lawmakers the chance to either further restrict...

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Why Trump Will Be Indicted by DOJ

Sheila MarkinJune 21, 2022

Trump's Big Lie Will Continue In the third hearing of the Select Committee the focus was on Trump's vendetta against Pence that risked Pence's life. The Select Committee is providing...

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American Carnage! GOP Has Blood on Their Hands

Sheila MarkinMay 27, 2022May 28, 2022

On May 24th 19 school children and two teachers were massacred in Uvalde, Texas, by an 18 year old gunman who first shot his grandmother in the face and then...

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How To Defeat Culture Wars And Lies

Sheila MarkinApril 29, 2022April 30, 2022

Joe Biden ran for president because with Trump and the GOP in charge, we were in a battle for the soul of our country. We still are. We risk losing...

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A Fix to Anti-democratic Laws That Republicans Won’t Like

Guest AuthorFebruary 16, 2022February 17, 2022

Guest Post by David Pepper Almost a century ago, Justice Louis Brandeis extolled states as “Laboratories of Democracy.” His theory, echoed by others over the years, was that states can...

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GOP Lipstick on Their Insurrection Pig

Sheila MarkinJanuary 9, 2022January 10, 2022

The January 6th House Committee wants to talk with Sean Hannity. It has long been known that Sean Hannity was one of Trump's unofficial advisors at Fox News. Text messages...

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How Democrats Win in 2022 and 2024

Sheila MarkinNovember 7, 2021November 8, 2021

GOOD NEWS FOR BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS After the drubbing in Virginia for the Dems there was a lot of handwringing but that helped generate good news for the Democrats that...

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Is Trump’s Fatal Cheeseburger Our Best Hope For Democracy?

Sheila MarkinOctober 15, 2021

Are We Heading for Our Version of Hitler? Do not underestimate Trump, his followers and the inability of most Republicans to stand up to him. We need to be deeply...