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Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

Chris Murphy: "It's just so disgusting to listen to the president be waxing poetically about the drapes he's buying while there are six Americans who are dead. There are six families who are about to bury their children because of a war of choice that no one in this country wanted, an illegal war."

Downtown [E][F] trains are delayed while we request EMS assistance for someone in need on a train at Forest Hills-71 Av.

Talked to @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

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David Ellison will soon control CNN. In response, I wrote to Democracy Docket subscribers today about the importance and urgency of building a strong independent media ecosystem.

Whether it is Democracy Docket or another independent news outlet, please support one today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Downtown [E][F][M][R] trains are running with delays after we removed a train with a mechanical problem from service at Forest Hills-71 Av.

Ossoff: We would be naive not to expect dirty tricks. This man tried to steal the presidency when he lost it the first time. The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.

Uptown [Q] trains are running with delays after we requested medical assistance for someone in need on a train at DeKalb Av.

The Clash perform at Shibuya Kokaido in Tokyo, 1982.

#TheClash

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

The U.S. will likely lose its measles elimination status. Here's what that means The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status. n.pr/46gC8jB

Donald Trump is reposting crazy conspiracies about foreign interference with the 2020 election. Tulsi Gabbard's presence at the site of the Fulton County raid should worry all of us who care about free and fair elections.

“Miller is running the administration.”

On our latest episode, @scaramucci.bsky.social tells @karaswisher.bsky.social who's really in charge at the White House.

DOJ’s legal machinery to subvert the 2026 election is already in place It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after.

MY LATEST: It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...

ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

This is not great

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Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automation Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.

Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.

To my colleagues in the Senate: Hold the line.

Uptown [Q] trains are running express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park while we request EMS assistance for someone in need on a train at Avenue J.

Gabbard’s role in Fulton raid highlights wild conspiracy theories fueling 2020 probe "She has neither the authority nor the competence to assess anything in that voting site," a voting advocate said of Gabbard.

As FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday, lurking in the shadows of the operation was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

Uptown [2][3] trains are running with delays after we requested medical assistance for someone in need on a train at 34 St-Penn Station.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

NY’s offshore wind project resumes after Trump’s stop work order https://gothamist.com/news/nys-offshore-wind-projects-resume-after-trumps-stop-work-order

A person walking down the Nostrand Avenue platform with a suitcase, with an LIRR train stationed to their left, on a sunny day.

Heads up: There will be no trains between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal this weekend, as well as next weekend.

LIRR tickets will be accepted at the following subway stations:

🚉 34th St-Penn Station (A C 2 3)
🚉 Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2 3 D N Q R)
🚉 Nostrand Av (A C)
🚉 Broadway Junction (A C)

21-year-old activist injured by ICE:

I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.

Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Sleater-Kinney & Fred Armisen formed Ramones tribute band called The Return of Jackie and Judy, playing shows What started as a few covers for the wrap party for John Mulaney's Netflix series has turned into a full-blown tribute act.

Sleater-Kinney & Fred Armisen formed Ramones tribute band called The Return of Jackie and Judy, playing shows www.brooklynvegan.com/sleater-kinn...