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Friday, October 16, 2026
Today, a backlog of 600K voter registration applications has Texas election workers scrambling to process them; according to sources, the investigation into Ilhan Omar aims to strip her of her citizenship and deport her; secret documents reveal the donors behind $330M for Trump’s Ballroom; there was a shooting at Silver Rail elementary school in Bend Oregon; the Justice Department’s demand for California voter information threatens warrant-based ballot seizure; Ukraine has run out of Patriot Interceptor missiles; Katie Zacharia admits that despite describing herself repeatedly as a lawyer and working as General Counsel for a non-profit she has never been licensed to practice law and failed the California bar; the White House is investigating claims of missing Kennedy Center donations; a group cheered as a woman was sexually assaulted at a frat house at the University of Chicago; Matt Gaetz is accused of rape and sex trafficking in a new lawsuit; Ukrainian president Zelenskyy resumes bombing Russian oil refineries in defiance of Donald Trump; the White House has canceled the livestream firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan; Senate Democrats will send 100 election observers to nine states in a first-of-its-kind election protection program; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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3 children, 1 teacher killed in shooting at Bend, Oregon, elementary school, police say; suspect dead | CBS News
Ex-Florida congressman Matt Gaetz doxes women who accused him of sex trafficking
Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump | The New York Times
Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution | The Washington Post
Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship | WSJ
White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money in "MAGA blood feud" | Axios
Group cheered as woman was sexually assaulted at University of Chicago frat house, police report says | Chicago Sun Times
Exclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war | CNN
Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom | The Washington Post
DOJ’s California demand threatens ‘warrant-based ballot seizure,’ Democrats’ court filing warns | Democracy Docket
As Early Midterm Voting Looms, a Glitch Delays 600,000 Texas Voter Registrations | The New York Times
Senate Dems will send over 100 election observers to nine states for midterms | Democracy Docket

Good Trouble
→No Kings: Vote Early - National Day Of Action - October 17
Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
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→Blue Voter Guide
→Battleground Support Hub - Democrats.org →Get Out The Vote: Volunteer Info Session
→Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org
→Hands Off Our Vote! 2026 Toolkit | Indivisible
→Help staff your local polling place - Power The Polls
→Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! - VoteRiders
→Help save Texas from Ken Paxton!

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Friday, October 16, 2026
James Talarico is not Insane
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
Today, Musk once again throttles Starlink disrupting Ukrainian missions; Ken Paxton partied in Dubai with US fugitives and a woman who wasn’t his wife; Trump shut down an investigation into suspicious oil stock trades ahead of calling off an attack on Iran; the Harris County District Attorney says ICE intentionally hit an immigrant with their vehicle and then lied about it; Trump asks the court to postpone his deposition in his own lawsuit against the BBC; the administration weighs cancelling their firing squad livestream claiming Trump didn’t know Hasan was paralyzed and in a wheelchair; inflation jumps to 3.7% as wages continue to fall; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Guest: Rep. Justin J. Pearson
Democratic Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives TN-09
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Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence | NBC News
Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted | Ukraine | The Guardian
CFTC Staff Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades on Iran | Bloomberg
Trump debates calling off livestream of firing squad execution after learning Fort Hood shooter was paralyzed | CNN Politics
Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate Race | Wall Street Journal
Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say | POLITICO

Good Trouble
Federal Register :: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions

Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize
→No Kings: Vote Early - National Day Of Action - October 17
→Beat Voter Suppression, Staff A Voter Assistance Hotline - susanrogin.substack.com
→Target Races - Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
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→Battleground Support Hub - Democrats.org →Get Out The Vote: Volunteer Info Session
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Today, Kimberly Guilfoyle is out, according to the new White House press secretary who stumbled embarrassingly through her first appearance at the podium; the Supreme Court will take up a case to decide whether DOGE is subject to the Freedom of Information Act; DHS is separating migrant children from their parents then labeling them unaccompanied minors; Judge Reyes has extended her order blocking Trump from making any changes to the D.C. municipal Golf Course; the Talarico campaign actually provided timestamped video surveillance tapes to the New York Times to prove that he was never in Ohio; Anthropic says AI could replicate itself in home devices within months; a judge blasts Elon Musk for lying about a FEMA employee paying for luxury hotel rooms for migrants in New York City; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Talarico was at home in Texas during campaign trail absence, photos appear to show | CBS News
Judge tears into Trump administration for felling trees on D.C. golf course the president wants to remake | NBC News
Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct | AP News
AI could self-replicate on home devices within ‘months’, Anthropic says | Technology News | Al Jazeera
Supreme Court to decide whether DOGE records can remain secret | POLITICO
Judge says Elon Musk engaged in 'little more than state sanctioned intimidation' when he accused a DHS official of a crime | Business Insider

Good Trouble
Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize
→No Kings: Vote Early - National Day Of Action - October 17
→Beat Voter Suppression, Staff A Voter Assistance Hotline - susanrogin.substack.com
→Target Races - Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Today, federal agents raided the DC residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a bogus criminal investigation; Donald blew past a court deadline to halt airing taxpayer funded propaganda ads; a federal judge excoriated the administration for cutting down over 400 trees at a DC golf course; Trump and Rubio are weighing firing Kimberly Guilfoyle; US maternity wards face a wave of closures as Trump cuts take hold; a massive Cartoon Network leak emerges ahead of the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros merger; a right wing conspiracy about James Talarico falls apart; a Susan Collins PAC spent on an ad buy in Portland Oregon instead of Portland Maine; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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The Latest: Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home | The Washington Post
Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads | The Washington Post
Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course | Reuters
US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in | The Guardian
Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, source says | AP News
A massive Cartoon Network leak exposes decades of behind-the-scenes animation files | Mashable
The Right's Desperate Conspiracy Theory About James Talarico Goes Up In Flames | Rolling Stone
A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland | MS NOW

Good Trouble
Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
Voter Registration Volunteer Opportunities · Mobilize

→No Kings: Vote Early - National Day Of Action - October 17
→Beat Voter Suppression, Staff A Voter Assistance Hotline - susanrogin.substack.com
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