Pushback 115
I've been in such a fog the last couple of weeks that I didn't even realize it's been nearly two weeks since I sent a Pushback/Rebuild newsletter. It helped that there was, for a short moment last week, a lot of really good news for the Democrats that was all over the news. You didn't need me to tell you we were winning when every headline was about the Democratic election successes.
Today's headline is the the tranche of Epstein documents released by Congress, which is "good news" in the sense that Trump hates it and it damages him every time Epstein's name is mentioned. In the morning, the Dems in Congress put out some Epstein emails that implicated Trump in his "girls." In response, House Republicans released more than 20,000 documents, presumably to distract from the earlier emails. There's a certain "rip off the bandaid" logic to that; everything will be disclosed all at once. There might even be something in there to hurt a Democrat, although I doubt that. If they had that kind of information, they'd lead with it. It's fine with me if some Democrats get thrown under the Epstein bus. I have no interest in defending perverts even if their politics align with mine.
Anyway, here are some good headlines for you:
More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy
Student advocates demand ASU follow UA in rejecting Trump’s education compact
Second “No Kings” Protest Draws Over 15,000 People in Downtown Milwaukee
Florida Faith Movement Grows at Alligator Alcatraz Protests
Students from UT, Huston-Tillotson, area high schools unite over concerns about academic freedom
Serbian protesters vow to prevent real estate project linked to Trump son-in-law Kushner (I'm not posting all the links about this, but this story is getting a lot of traction in red state publications all linking to the Associated Press story. It's always interesting to me which national stories break through)
Omar pushes back on Trump criticism: ‘Unlike you, I can read’
Celebrate Veterans Day by demanding Trump get the troops off our streets
Iowa's Miller-Meeks defends policies amid heated exchanges and protests at town hall (This article is interesting because you have to watch an ad starring Matt Gaetz peddling conspiracy theorist medications for All Family Pharmacy which will send you ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine if your doctor refuses to prescribe it.)
Protesters rally in downtown Charleston against administration and ICE operations
Trump administration tells Wisconsin to 'undo' full FoodShare payments. Evers says 'No'
Student activist group demonstrates against the Trump administration and USF
Trump voters in Kansas City praise border security policies but call tariffs 'frustrating'
Opinion | Every rebellion begins somewhere—even if it’s with a sandwich (from Alabama)
Activists protest Colorado’s Key Lime Air over ICE flights
Professors protest billionaire behind Trump education compact
Boston federal judge resigns in anti-Trump protest — and Trump can’t replace him
Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration
Federal judge finds Trump Guard deployment to Portland illegal
‘Administration has an obligation’: Students sit in at Tower, protest against compact, consolidation
