Pushback 158
Longtime readers know that this newsletter was initially called Pushback Rebuild. I hoped that news about resistance would be paired with news about policy ideas that might emerge in the post-Trump era. While a few think tanks have been kicking around ideas for a Project 2029, Democratic party leaders haven't articulated a clear alternative to the fascistic destruction they will likely inherit. Anyway, I still keep my eyes open for it. The first one falls into the Rebuild category:
As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming:
AFGE DoD Locals Mount Campaign to Counter Illegal Termination of Contracts
Alabama special session draws mass protest against redistricting
Protesters Disrupt Alabama State Legislature over GOP Plans to Redraw Congressional Maps
‘They’re spinning’: Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative
Even Republican Voters Have A Major Problem With This Trump Move (You don't have to click; they just don't like him naming everything after himself)
Judge Refers Justice Dept. Lawyer for Possible Discipline, Calling Out ‘Lack of Candor’
Tennessee Democrats lock arms in protest as GOP lawmakers approve new congressional map
The quiet MEP pushing back on Trump’s trade agenda
US lawmakers push back as Trump administration blocks $600M for Gavi
Illinois State Police to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting
Texas lawmakers and protesters urge release of children held at ICE center in Dilley
MAGA Republican Byron Donalds met by protesters at Orlando campaign stop
Eclectic group of WV Dems are competing in primary for a chance to flip Capito’s US Senate seat
Demonstrators rally in Tennessee and Alabama against redistricting efforts, in photos
Court Signals Opposition to Punishing Kelly
ICE Arrests Violated Order Requiring Warrants in D.C., Judge Rules
