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Dozens of Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives are heading to Illinois to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with redistricting efforts.
Roughly 30 Democrats are expected to stay for the week in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
Dozens of Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives are heading to Illinois to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with redistricting efforts. The roughly 30 Democrats are expected to stay for the week in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the move.

"They Roll Right Over"
Why millions of #voters are fully fed up with the lackadaisical losers and kiss asses known as #Democrat party...

‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats think their party is weak, AP-NORC poll finds
Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but significant share describe the GOP as “greedy” or say it is generally "bad."

'Sick Game': Democratic Megadonor David Geffen, 82, Faces Sordid Grooming Lawsuit from Porn Star Husband, 32, as Top Cultural Centers Take His Millions and Toast Him on Both Coasts (Chuck Ross/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/sick-game-democratic-megadonor-david-geffen-82-faces-sordid-grooming-lawsuit-from-porn-star-husband-32-as-top-cultural-centers-take-his-millions-and-toast-him-on-both-coasts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250903/p31#a250903p31

"It is past time for both Jeffries and Schumer to step down and step aside. This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. Whether you are a Democrat, or simply a democrat, we all deserve better."
https://www.theguardia…

Interview mit Prof. Friedrich Lohmann auf evangelisch.de
Wie viel Krieg hält Demokratie aus?
https://www.evangelisch.de/inhalte/243894/02-06-2025/hoffnung-der-kriegsangst-lohmann-wie-viel-krieg-haelt-de…

Lohmann: Wie viel Krieg hält Demokratie aus?
Friedrich Lohmann spricht über die gesellschaftliche Stimmung in Deutschland, Sorgen um Krieg und Sicherheit, das Spannungsfeld von Schuldenbremse und Verteidigungsausgaben sowie die Rolle von Ethik und Kirche in globalen Krisen.

Das beste was die #SPD für die #Demokratie tun könnte: Sich unverzüglich selbst auflösen. Dann müssten und könnten die bisherigen SPD waehlenden sich entscheiden stattdessen eine demokratische rechtsstaatliche Partei zu wählen. Und die SPD liefe nicht Gefahr, das nächste faschistische Reich in den sattel z…

It’s exhilarating to hear Bernie Sanders speak to a crowd:
his zeal is reflected back in their faces,
his moral clarity is such a relief,
set against the cynicism and resignation of most of the Democratic party’s opposition to Trump and his administration.
Class war is as old as time, but it’s a peculiarity of this age that you rarely hear a politician name it.
“I do,” he tells me. “There is a class war going on. The people on top are waging that war.”
…

America’s democratic collapse has been coming for years, always just over the horizon.
But when everything that happened during Trump’s first three months in office happened and
(here’s the important part)
shockingly little was done by the few groups
(Congress, the Supreme Court, the Democratic Party, American corporations & other large institutions, media companies)
who had the power to counter it,
I knew it was over.
And over in a way that is…

Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration.
In a two-page letter sent to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, the lawmakers expressed “deep concern” over recent reports that Harvard is weighing a financial settlement with the White House — potentially as much as $500 million — to win back billions of dollars in federal resear…

Congressional Democrats Threaten To Investigate If Harvard Settles With Trump Administration | News | The Harvard Crimson
Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration.

Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps.
But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.
https://www.nytimes.com…

Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering
Mr. Holder, the attorney general in the Obama administration, has long fought to end gerrymandered legislative maps. But a Republican effort in Texas threatens democracy, he said in an interview.