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#1 Texas Republicans Vote to Arrest Democrats Blocking Redistricting Plan - Ana Faguy and Max Matza for BBC, Baxter, mbalter, Jason, CC (concerned citizen), Sollencia, and Project Constitution on X
Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest dozens of Democratic legislators who have fled the state to block passage of a plan to redraw electoral boundaries to favour Republicans. After the vote, Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered state troopers "to locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans". Abbott has also threatened to charge the absent Democrats with bribery if they raised public money to cover the daily fine they incur for boycotting the chamber. The redrawn Congressional map would create five more Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives in Washington DC, where Republicans hold a slim majority...
#2 ‘All-Out War’: Fleeing Texas Dems Side With Newsom as Redistricting Standoff Continues: ‘Fire With Fire' - Greg Wehner for Fox News, Frank, Laurence the Viking, 1Voice_Mines, Grok/Stephen King, Kevin Kiley, and Bill Mitchell/FairAngel4Trump on X
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is ready to fight "fire with fire" as state Republican lawmakers try to enact redistricting in Texas, opposing the move, though promising to pursue similar measures if needed. At a press conference on Monday, Newsom said he supports independent redistricting, as well as a national framework, and a proposal being advanced in the legislature reinforces what he supports. "The proposal that we're advancing with the legislature has a trigger only if they move forward, to dismantling the protocols that are well-established," the governor said. "Would the state of California move forward in kind? Fighting? Yes, fire with fire." U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing China and India to stop buying oil from Russia and helping fund the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. Trump is raising the issue as he seeks to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire. But cheap Russian oil benefits refiners in those countries as well as meets their energy needs, and they’re not showing any inclination to halt the practice. China, India and Turkey are the biggest recipients of oil that used to go to the European Union. The EU’s decision to boycott most Russian seaborne oil from January 2023 led to a massive shift in crude flows from Europe to Asia... Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed Justice Department prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation of whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes when they assessed Russia's actions during the 2016 election, a senior Trump administration official said. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard claimed at a White House news conference last month that top Obama administration officials carried out a “treasonous conspiracy” against Donald Trump. Gabbard said she was sending criminal referrals to the Justice Department... Several House Democrats, including members of the "Squad," criticized the United States over the weekend at a conference in Mexico City that questioned U.S. influence and policies, with one lawmaker saying she was prouder to be Guatemalan than American. The second annual Pan-American Congress brought leftist officials from all over North and South America. Those in attendance included Democratic lawmakers: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, and Jesús Gilberto García and Delia Ramirez of Illinois. All are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus... A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful of the state's largest school districts where parents brought challenges on the grounds that it violates the separation of church and state, a federal judge ruled Monday. But the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, only narrowly applied to four of the state's 237 districts. That left the impact of the decision limited as thousands of Arkansas students prepared to return to class this month. The injunction is the latest legal turn in a widening push in Republican-led states to give religion a bigger presence in public schools... House Republican Rep. Mike Flood faced what appeared to be a hostile crowd during a rowdy town hall on Monday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. The crowd erupted within just minutes of the start of the forum, shouting and heckling at the congressman as he touted President Donald Trump's massive policy and tax bill that was signed into law in July. Flood said there were about 750 members in the audience at Kimball Hall. "I know this is probably going to be met with some resistance ... I want the opportunity to tell you and talk to you about health care in the bill we just passed. I want to go right into this bill, because I know this is something a lot of people have questions about. And quite frankly, from where I sit, there's been a lot of misinformation out there about the bill," Flood told the crowd, which received loud boos from the audience... The Joe Biden White House orchestrated the lawfare against President Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 election, hoping to jail or bankrupt the Republican standard bearer in order to prevent him from becoming president of the United States. The fact-pattern that I establish in my new book, Breaking the Law: Exposing the Weaponization of America’s Legal System Against Donald Trump, reveals a vast conspiracy to use lawfare to rig the race by engaging in an unprecedented level of coordination across branches of government, Democrat power structures, and the White House itself... Liberal journalist Jim Acosta “interviewed” the artificially animated avatar of deceased teenager Joaquin Oliver to promote a gun control message on Monday. Working with the gun control group Change the Ref, founded by Oliver’s parents, Acosta had a conversation on his Substack with an avatar created by the father of the son, who was killed in the Parkland high school shooting in 2018. He would have turned 25 on Monday. “I would like to know what your solution would be for gun violence,” Acosta asked. “Great question. I believe in a mix of stronger gun control laws, mental health support, and community engagement. We need to create safe spaces for conversations and connections, making sure everyone feels seen and heard,” Oliver’s avatar said. “It’s about building a culture of kindness and understanding...
#3 A Look at the Top Buyers of Russian Oil as Trump Pressures China and India to Stop Buying It - David McHugh for AP, Timertrac.com, Sam_the_Dog47, Col Indrajit Gupta, CC (concerned citizen), and The Straits Times on X
#4 Brazil’s Bolsonaro Arrested, Adding to Tensions With Trump - Ricardo Brito for Reuters, NEXTA, Financial Times, Saratogian, India Today Global, Avinash K S, and Virginia Times on X
Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the target of U.S. Treasury sanctions last week, issued the arrest order against Bolsonaro. His decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting Trump's interference in the case.
#5 Pam Bondi Orders Grand Jury Probe of Obama Administration Review of 2016 Election - NBC News, Steve McElroy, Paul Phillips, Street Hawk, pat porter, and MP AI News on X
#6 House Dem Declares She Is a ‘Proud Guatemalan’ Before American at Progressive International Conference - Louis Casiano for Fox News, Kevin Graff, That Smoke Pit Veteran, Ma'at, BoilingPoint Live, and The Blaze on X
#7 Federal Judge Assails Arkansas Ten Commandments Law as He Slightly Limits Its Use - CBS News, Action News on 6abc, KY3 News, Tracy O'Connell Novick, 4029news, and WKBN 27 First News,
#8 ‘Vote Him Out!’: Town Hall Erupts in Anger at Nebraska GOP Congressman Over Trump Megabill, Policies - Lauren Peller for ABC News, Avinash K S, Mic, CALL TO ACTIVISM/Identity is a Homeland, moonbreeze, Keith Schleiffer, and Gene Bryant on X
#9 ‘Breaking the Law’: Exposé Reveals Biden White House Orchestrated Lawfare Against Trump to Rig 2024 Election - Alexander Marlow for Breitbart, SASSYCHICK, Xander Xand, Top News by CPAC, and Real America's Voice (RAV) on X
#10 Jim Acosta ‘Interviews’ Ai-Generated Avatar of Deceased Parkland Teen Promoting Gun Control Message - David Rutz for Fox News/NY Post, Michael McClellen, BoilingPoint Live, AstralDogePlays, Mickey/New York Post, and Standard Issue Cog on X
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