The new U.S. majority isn't just young, tolerant and diverse. They vote. The right hates that, and it hates what it sees when it looks at something like U.S. women's soccer

They hate America AND democracy, and it's devolving toward violence.

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.© & I thread it. 1/...🧵

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/us-conservatives-embrace-authoritarianism-anti-democracy-20230813.html#loaded

Congressman Jamie Raskin is going on the offensive

Democrats are releasing a report on all of the foreign money that the Trump family took during his term in office

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner got $2 billion from the Saudi royal family; Ivanka received dozens of Chinese trademarks; the Trump family received tens of millions from property deals from foreign organizations

Every dollar will be documented.

“Mr. Trump, like every American, has a First Amendment right to free speech, but that right is not absolute

“In a criminal case such as this one, the defendant’s free speech is subject to the rules…

"He is a criminal defendant, he is going to have restrictions like every single other defendant."
- Judge Chutkan

This judge is going to merit a quote of the day calendar. I can feel it

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With the stroke of their pens, six unelected Supreme Court justices blocked student debt relief, ended affirmative action, and made it easier to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people

What happened to the belief that the Supreme Court had no role in legislating?

BREAKING: Illinois Supreme Court finds the IL assault weapons ban constitutional.

It’s no accident that Blue states have a 40% LOWER murder rate than do Red states. Gun safety laws work in reducing gun violence.

A win for freedom & justice today.✊🏽

Well done to IL Democrats and Governor Pritzker for keeping us safe and upholding justice.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/illinois-supreme-court-finds-assault-weapons-ban-constitutional/story?id=102198069