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Trump Plays Emperor While Families Struggle
If there’s one thing Trump loves more than gaudy gold toilets, it’s playing emperor. You can see it in the way he violates some countries’ sovereignty and threatens to do the same to others.
Domestically we aren’t spared either, as he sends masked men to invade American cities — which yesterday led to the tragic and entirely preventable killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota at the hands of ICE stormtroopers. All while voters, even the ones who elected this administration, are asking for one thing: humane leadership that helps them make ends meet.
That kind of leadership does not happen by accident. It is built by candidates who are prepared, disciplined, and ready to run.
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UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING
Calculating Your Vote Goal
1.13
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UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING
Using Power Mapping to Target Key Community Stakeholders
1.14
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Learner Spotlight🔦
Check out the next class of Democratic leaders making a difference,
who were also NDTC learners!
In the midst of a cost of living crisis and rising utility bills, Peter Hubbard’s win in Georgia Public Service Commission shows how Democrats can connect pocketbook pressures to clear accountability and solutions. His victory offers a clear takeaway: lead with everyday costs and challenge entrenched interests.
SUBSTACK
Every Democrat Running in 2026 Needs to Read This.
If you didn’t vote for what we’re seeing now — higher prices, no real ACA alternative, tough job market, an unregulated AI bubble, and yet another foreign intervention (plus stern words from Denmark?) — maybe it’s time to run for office. And we’ll help you.

What’s On Our Newsfeeds
Why this story matters:
The U.S. Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail. This carries big implications for early voting and access to the ballot for millions who can’t take Election Day off or cast an in-person ballot.
Why this story matters:
Not content with attacking our right to be heard through free and fair elections, MAGA is now working to further curtail our Constitutional right to protest.
Why this story matters:
Republicans finally got what they wanted — and killed Big Bird for those who can’t afford cable. Maybe if they had watched more Mr. Rogers growing up they wouldn’t be so craven.
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