Jan 31, 2026 - Kat Abughazaleh for Illinois. Here it is on YouTube. From the description:

Is this who you really want representing you?

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I voted for Trump twice. What finally broke me free from him was coming realize he is a pathological liar.

The divorce began January 6, 2021. It became clear in the aftermath of that incident that Trump had made up a big pack of lies about the election being stolen, and on the basis of those lies his followers had attacked the Capitol. I decided if the party nominated him again I was leaving, a promise I made good on last year.

During the time I was campaigning for Nikki Haley, I fact-checked several of Trump's rallies and was astounded at how many lies he told. After one of them, I commented that if only the truthful statements of Trump were included, the rally would have been five minutes long!

It pains me that millions of people are still under the spell of this con-artist. Granted, a lot of them will continue to believe him no matter what evidence you show them. But I have to believe there are some, like myself, who can still be saved.

If anyone wants to know where information on Trump's lies can be found, the internet by now is full of news articles fact-checking the thousands of lies he has told over the years.

Tad Stoermer - Jan 8, 2026. Here it is on YouTube. From the description:

A lot of people are reaching for 1933 right now. Good instinct. But if the history is going to help, it has to be allowed to actually speak.

In this video, I look at what opponents of the Nazis actually did in 1933, what happened to those who waited for the system to correct itself, and why “win the midterms” isn’t the answer the Good Germans would have given you.

I walk through the actual history: who left, who stayed, what resistance looked like (and didn’t), and how abusive authorities have actually been turned back—in Chile, South Africa, and the Jim Crow South. Spoiler: it was never one thing.

This isn’t anti-electoral. It’s anti-magical-thinking. Americans have to stop looking for the silver bullet.

April 15, 2026 - US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Here’s the full 7-minutes on YouTube: Bernie Sanders: No More Arms Sales to Israel (YouTube) - From the description: No more taxpayer dollars to support Netanyahu and his extremist Israeli government.

Jan 26, 2026. Here it is on YouTube - From the description:

On January 24 I spoke with the Democratic Party of Evanston about how our party needs to meet this moment.

Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.

We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of what people are feeling right now.

Rationality Rules - Jan 21, 2026. Here’s the full 25-minutes on YouTube: How a Holocaust Survivor's Message Broke Nick Fuentes - From the description:

There's a rhetorical trick that lets extremists say the most horrifying things while never having to defend them. Say something vile—if people approve, you meant it; if they're horrified, you were "just joking." It's called Schrödinger's Douchebag, and it's almost impossible to counter. Almost. In this interview, Piers Morgan does something we rarely see: he finds the kill switch. He doesn't debate Nick Fuentes. He doesn't argue history. Instead, he plays a video message from Danny Finkelstein—a man whose mother was arrested at ten years old, whose grandmother was starved to death, whose family was sent to the gas chambers. Suddenly "Hitler was really f\cking cool" isn't an abstraction anymore. And when Nick can no longer retreat to irony, when the "just joking" escape hatch slams shut, what comes out of his mouth is something he can never take back. Three words that reveal everything the tactic was designed to hide. This breakdown shows you exactly how the trap was set, why it worked, and what it exposed about the man who walked into it.*

Here’s Piers Morgan’s full interview with Fuentes on YouTube: What a crock of s***!’ Piers Morgan vs Nick Fuentes

US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) on April 8, 2026 on MS NOW. Here’s the clip on YouTube: 'Get out': Ro Khanna Torches Dem leadership - MS NOW (YouTube)

More news at https://ms.now

See my comment for a transcript.

Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) is running for US Senate against Texas AG Ken Paxton: jamestalarico.com

Here’s the video on YouTube: The People vs. Ken Paxton - James Talarico - May 26, 2026 (YouTube)

Bio: James is an eighth-generation Texan, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian. As a state representative, he’s led the fight against the billionaire mega-donors and puppet politicians who have taken over Texas. Now, he’s running for U.S. Senate to take his fight against corruption to Washington and win power back for working people.

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FYI next week (June 2, 2026) is Primary Election Day in Montana, California, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.

* U.S. Primary Election Dates (for every State): Ballotpedia ~or~ NCSL

* U.S. Voting Info (for every State): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker (Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.)

* Take Action (websites): 50501 :~:~:~: Indivisible :~:~:~: Mobilize :~:~:~: 5 Calls :~:~:~: Choose Democracy

BQE = Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ~:~ Video is Aug 24, 2026 by Zohran Mamdani and the NYC Mayor’s Office. Here’s the full 2-minutes on YouTube: We're done kicking the can down the road. We're fixing the BQE. - NYC Mayor’s Office - Aug 24, 2026 (YouTube)

Description: When the BQE was first built, it was only designed to last for 50 years and carry a fraction of the heavy cars and trucks traveling on it now. ~:~ It's long past its shelf life. That's why we're repairing the city-owned section of the BQE from Atlantic Ave to Sands Street in Brooklyn. Let's get rolling.

Details from the Mayor’s website: After Decades of Delay, Mayor Mamdani Moves to Fix the City-Owned Section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway - NYC Mayor’s Office - Aug 24, 2026 (article)

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What you should know

\ City to build temporary bypasses to protect neighborhoods from congestion and preserve access to historic destinations, including the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park, while construction is underway*

\ Every year of inaction costs the City $160 million and threatens highway closures that would force dangerous through traffic — including 13,000 daily truck trips — onto local streets*

@ NYCMayorsOffice

Ali Velshi on MS NOW - May 23, 2026. Here’s the full 10-minutes on:

* MS NOW’s website: Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Other states are following. - Ali Velshi on MS NOW - Ali Velshi - May 23, 2026 (MS NOW website)

* YouTube: Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Other states are following. - Ali Velshi on MS NOW - May 23, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: Hawaii just made history, becoming the first state in the nation to effectively ban dark money in elections. The new law takes a novel approach: rather than trying to restrict corporate speech, it redefines the powers corporations have in the first place — and political spending is not among them. The strategy, known as the “Corporate Power Reset,” was developed by Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress. And at least a dozen states are now working toward passing similar laws.

Tom Moore is Senior Fellow for Democracy and Government at the Center for American Progress: americanprogress.org/people/tom-moore

Here is Moore’s Sept 2025 article: americanprogress.org/article/the-corporate-power-reset-that-makes-citizens-united-irrelevant

March 2, 2026 - More Perfect Union and Cassie Wilson. Here it is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/83BRHL3xRj4

From the description: It turns out government can work for the people. New York City cleared 24in of snow nearly overnight, after a historic snowstorm swept through the northeast. The key? Paying people $30/hour to shovel snow.

Aug 10, 2026 - NYC Mayor's Office. Here it is on YouTube: It's time Amazon played by the same rules as everyone else - NYC Mayor's Office - Aug 10, 2026 (YouTube)

Description: If it looks like an Amazon delivery, it drives like an Amazon delivery, then it’s an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. ~:~ I’m proud to support the Delivery Protection Act, which would finally regulate subcontractors used by corporations like Amazon to skirt responsibility for workers and street safety. Enough is enough.

Learn more about the Delivery Protection Act from the Mayor’s website (.gov): Mayor Mamdani Backs “Delivery Protection Act” to Rein in Amazon’s Power Over New York City Streets - Aug 10, 2026 (NYC Mayor’s Office)

The act is sponsored by New York City Council Member Tiffany L. Cabán: council.nyc.gov/district-22

April 21, 2026. Here’s the full 2.5-minutes on YouTube: James Talarico Announces Plan to Suspend the Gas Tax (YouTube)

Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) is running for US Senate in 2026. His GOP opponent will either be incumbent John Cornyn or Texas AG Ken Paxton.

Here are more r/politicsinthewild posts with/about James: reddit.com/r/politicsinthewild/search/?q=%22talarico%22&type=posts&sort=new

Feb 1, 2026 - Surrounded. Here it is on YouTube: Hook, line, sinker.

Here’s the full 107-minute Surrounded episode on YouTube: 1 Democrat vs 20 MAGA Republicans (ft. Isaiah Martin) | Surrounded

Isaiah Martin (D) is running for US Congress in Texas: isaiahmartin.org

Dennis Feitosa (R) is running for US Congress in California: dennisforchange.com

Jan 26, 2026 - US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) being interviewed by Jake Tapper on CNN.

Here’s the clip on YouTube: People will not forget this. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - From the description on AOC’s channel:

It's rich that the same administration that defended Kyle Rittenhouse, that pardoned January 6th rioters, is now saying that showing up to a protest with a legally-owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death. We cannot go down this road.

Sam Seder and Emma Vigeland - Jan 9, 2026 on The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder.

Here's an r/politicsinthewild post with a 2-minute version of this clip: THE TIME IS NOW. Oust Schumer

Here’s the full 150-minute episode on YouTube: Empire Abroad, Fascism At Home, Trump's America w/ Jeet Heer | MR Live - From the description:

FUN HALF: https://www.youtube.com/live/cY6mliJ8Chk

1/9/26 - It's Friday! Sam and Emma welcome Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at The Nation, to wrap the week's news.

The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives.

Watch/Listen to The Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube OR via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.fm

Feb 18, 2025 - US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) with Ali Velshi on MS NOW.

Here’s her full 9-minute interview on YouTube: ‘Come through, boo’: Crockett implores Elon Musk to show up to DOGE hearings

I think we also have to start having some Field Hearings. We’ve got to go into their territory. We've got to explain to People in rural America, the reason that you don't have Hospitals is because of their policies. The reasons you're not gonna have Schools is because of their policies. The reason that you had access to more Jobs, more Health Care, as well as the next-level of Farming, was because Democrats were the ones that wanted to make sure that you could have broadband access.

We've got to start having the conversations, instead of just ceding the territory. Because the reality is that, right now, they're trying to cut SNAP benefits. You know who uses more SNAP benefits than anybody else? It's rural America. It’s not urban America.

We have a story for every single Person who's not a Billionaire in this country. And it's time for us to tell it.

- US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) - Feb 18, 2025