@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-28 02:02:45
A man attacked Representative #Ilhan #Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening,
spraying her with a strong-smelling liquid before being tackled by security.
Ms. Omar, a Democrat who represents part of Minneapolis and has been a frequent target of Trump, was visibly shaken,
but continued spe…
@edintone@mastodon.green2025-12-28 11:01:37
There is much discussion in the UK describing many of the governing party's own MPs as 'rebels'. But isn't that what we want our democratically elected representatives to do - listen, and think and speak for themselves? #democracy
@Jyoti@mas.to2026-01-23 22:40:31
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-28 19:37:57
President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson
plan to hold a Monday evening tele-rally
to boost a Republican candidate
in the high-stakes Tennessee special congressional election.
The Trump-Johnson dual rally underscores the emphasis Republicans are placing on the Dec. 2 election.
Progressive Democrat
Aftyn Behn, a state legislator,
is standing against Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a seat left vacant by former Representative Mark Green, who resig…
@rberger@hachyderm.io2025-12-22 20:23:40
Need to ensure Oracle's “investments" into AI continues to crash their stock and Ellison's wealth. Ellison has now eclipsed Musk as the most democratically dangerous billionaire.
Outrage after CBS pulls 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot prison https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/22/cbs-pulls-60-minutes-segment-el-salvador-prison?CMP=share_btn_url
@UP8@mastodon.social2025-11-09 22:49:57
💪 10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest
https://theconversation.com/10-effective-things-citizens-can-do-to-make-change-in-addition-to-attending-a-protest-266432…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-17 00:48:54
Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday
over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public
by ordering a fresh investigation.
Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna,
the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public
both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the Wh…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-21 01:11:22
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution,
not to President Trump.
The comments—made by military and intelligence veterans Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan—set the MAGAverse off.
By Thursday, President Trump suggested they be charged with sedition and executed.
And y…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-21 01:11:21
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution,
not to President Trump.
The comments—made by military and intelligence veterans Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan—set the MAGAverse off.
By Thursday, President Trump suggested they be charged with sedition and executed.
And y…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-19 23:30:31
Ro Khanna says this Epstein 'document dump does not comply with' law to compel full release of Epstein files
“The justice department’s document dump this afternoon does not comply with Thomas Massie and my 'Epstein Transparency Act',”
Ro Khanna, the California congressman who co-wrote the law requiring full disclosure of all of the government’s investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by Friday,
said in a video statementposted on social media.
By way of …