The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue

On January 23, 2016, Donald Trump notoriously declared, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” That statement was understood at the time as a metaphorical expression of the depth of Republican voters’ commitment to him. Ten years and one day later, his administration’s agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public. Perhaps we should have taken him not only seriously but also literally. The dynamic Trump observed is that he had created a…

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Third-Party Votes Only Help Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action highlights opinion pieces from across the country highlighting the dangers of third-party candidates and encouraging voters to support Kamala Harris. The leaders lay out the risks that any vote for Jill Stein or another third-party candidate could pave the way for Donald Trump and his MAGA allies to enact their dangerous Project 2025 plan. In 2016, Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin alone were enough to sink Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We cannot allow that to happen again. Read more below:  Butch…

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What Politicians and Pundits Are Saying About the No Labels Heist

From left: Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Mehdi Hasan, Rep. Gregory Meeks, and James Carville   The dark-money political party No Labels has made headlines this summer by qualifying for the ballot in a number of states. While they try to pitch themselves as a bipartisan third-party alternative to voters who aren’t interested in either Biden or Trump, the reality is their misleading and misguided presidential effort will only help put Donald Trump back into the White House. No Labels has no candidates on its slate, no math or path to get…

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California Library Silences Speaker for Saying Men Shouldn’t Be Allowed in Women’s Sports

A California librarian kicked out female rights advocate Sophia Lorey for “misgendering” biological men who identify as transgender during a speech Sunday, according to a video of the incident. Lorey, a member of the California Family Council, an organization that advocates fairness in women’s sports and parental rights, was speaking at an event entitled “Forum on Fair and Safe Sports for Girls” at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library in Davis, California. Her topic was fairness in the context of biological males who compete in girls’ or women’s sports. During Lorey’s…

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