The answer gives us a remarkably clear picture of the Republican battle plan. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being concentrated on a relatively small number of Senate and House races that could determine who controls Congress next year.

The Three Seats Republicans Want to Flip: Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire. Michigan deserves particular attention because SLF just increased its commitment from $45 million to $51 million and began spending $6 million in August to support Mike Rogers against Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

These numbers aren’t predictions of who will win. They’re something almost as interesting: they’re bets.

Political professionals with hundreds of millions of dollars to spend have identified the places where they believe additional money can change the outcome. Ohio and North Carolina top the defensive list. Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire are the opportunities Republicans believe could expand their Senate majority.

Want to Counter the Billionaire Money?

Republican megadonors may be writing checks for millions, but the rest of us aren’t powerless. If one of these Senate races matters to you, you can contribute directly to the Democratic candidate:

• Alaska — Mary Peltola: challenging Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Support Mary Peltola

• Iowa — Josh Turek: challenging Republican Ashley Hinson. Support Josh Turek

• Maine — Troy Jackson: challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Support Troy Jackson

• North Carolina — Roy Cooper: running against Republican Michael Whatley for the open seat. Support Roy Cooper

• Ohio — Sherrod Brown: challenging Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Support Sherrod Brown

• Georgia — Jon Ossoff: defending his Democratic seat against Republican Mike Collins. Republicans have committed $44 million to flipping it. Support Jon Ossoff

• Michigan — Abdul El-Sayed: defending the open Democratic seat against Republican Mike Rogers. Support Abdul El-Sayed

• New Hampshire — Chris Pappas: defending the open Democratic seat. Support Chris Pappas

For readers who don’t want to choose among them, there’s an especially convenient option: Senate Blue ‘26 lets donors contribute to multiple competitive Democratic Senate campaigns in one transaction and customize how the contribution is divided. Its current top tier contains seven of the eight races above, with Michigan in its second tier.

Support multiple Democratic Senate candidates through Senate Blue ‘26

What About the House?

Control of the House may come down to just a handful of competitive districts. Rather than trying to follow dozens of individual races, I recommend Swing Left, which identifies Republican-held seats that Democrats have a realistic opportunity to flip, as well as vulnerable Democratic seats that need defending.

Their Flip the House Fund directs contributions toward competitive House races where grassroots dollars can have the greatest impact. You can also choose individual races and candidates to support.

Find a House race to support with Swing Left

With Republicans preparing to spend $175.2 million across 41 media markets, small donors don’t have to match the billionaires dollar for dollar. The goal is to concentrate our money, volunteer time and votes in the races where they can make the difference.

A billionaire can write a $10 million check. But millions of us can write $10, $25 or $50 checks, volunteer, and vote. The encouraging news is that in many of these races, grassroots donors are already proving that those smaller contributions add up.

And in Part 3, we’ll follow the money all the way back to the businesses that helped create these fortunes, and ask a different question: Do we want our own consumer dollars helping to replenish these political war chests?

Optimistically yours,
Rod

Read Part 1 if you missed it:

So, let’s follow the money. Who are these billionaires, how much are they spending, and how does their financial firepower compare with the other side?

Washington Post analysis of the 50 largest donors finds $1.05 billion from Republican-leaning donors versus $409 million from Democratic-leaning donors, with another $228 million from bipartisan/special-interest sources. That's roughly 2.6 Republican dollars for every Democratic dollar among these megadonors.

Who are the Top Republican-Aligned Donors in the NYT Analysis

1. Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz & Andreessen Horowitz — $115.3 million
Republican causes plus crypto and AI-focused PACs, including some funding for Trump’s MAGA Inc.

2. Jeff Yass — $93.8 million
Republican candidates and PACs, with substantial support for Vivek Ramaswamy.

3. Elon Musk — $90.5 million
Primarily America PAC and efforts to elect Republican congressional candidates.

4. One Nation — $75.7 million
A Republican-aligned nonprofit closely associated with the Senate Leadership Fund.

5. Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein — $70.0 million
Republican candidates and conservative PACs.

6. Miriam Adelson — $67.6 million
About $25 million to MAGA Inc. and roughly $40 million toward electing House and Senate Republicans.

7. Paul Singer — $52.5 million
Republican PACs and candidates, including $15 million for his new STW PAC.

8. Greg & Anna Brockman — approximately $50 million
MAGA Inc. and an AI-focused political action committee.

9. Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss / Winklevoss Capital — $42.7 million
Pro-crypto political groups, MAGA Inc. and Republican PACs.

10. Crypto.com — $38.6 million
Primarily political spending related to cryptocurrency policy.

11. Koch Inc. — $35.0 million
Republican and conservative political organizations.

12. Ken Griffin — $32.2 million
Republican House and Senate PACs and individual Republican candidates.

Source: The New York Times, “The Billionaires and Groups Spending the Most on the 2026 Midterms,” Aug. 28, 2026.

URGENT: The 2026 MIDTERMS MONEY GAP
National party committees through July 31, 2026

TOTAL RAISED
RNC ██████████████████████████████ $298M
DNC ██████████████████████ $217M

CASH ON HAND
RNC ██████████████████████████ $130M
DNC ███ $16M

DEBT
RNC $0
DNC ████ $18M

Source: Federal Election Commission

The first step is simply knowing who is financing our elections. Take a close look at the names and numbers above, and if you think others should know about them too, please share this post.

Next, we’ll follow the money one step further: Where are these millions actually being spent, and which 2026 races are the billionaires trying hardest to influence?

Optimistically yours,
Rod

I’m supporting those mentioned in My Recommendations below. ActBlue, https://www.actblue.com/, makes it easy to support our Democratic candidates.

Back in April, I posted the following, which was borrowed from SwingLeft.

Most flippable seats

Here's where we go on offense. Each of these Republican-held swing districts was won by a margin of 4% or less, or is a district that Kamala Harris won in 2024—making these races highly competitive in 2026. By focusing volunteer time and money here, we can maximize our impact to flip three seats.

Must-hold seats

To win back the House, we must also defend vulnerable Democratic seats. These first-term members of Congress fall into two categories: they won by less than 3% or represent districts that voted for Trump. Early organizing and fundraising will help these candidates build the strong campaigns they need to win reelection in 2026.

My Recommendations

Pick one or two seats to flip. Since I’m in PA, plan to help defeat Scott Perry in PA-10 and Rob Bresnahan in PA-8. AND, you can help one or two first term congressmen to stay in office. I plan to focus on Eugene Vindman in VA-7.

Here are three ways to participate:

1. Protest / Attend Town Halls

2. Call / Write Representatives

3. Help Fund 3 to Win:

Remember, it’s up to us! We can’t depend on our representatives and senators to push back on the Trump/Musk regime - we need to FLIP the HOUSE!

Find everything you need on the 3 to Win website:

On June 26, the Trump Administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released a 224-page draft report that reads less like a defense of religious freedom and more like a blueprint for Christian Nationalism. Before it is finalized, our members of Congress should hear — clearly and on the record — that the separation of church and state is not up for negotiation.

Ask your Senators and Representative to publicly oppose the report’s most alarming recommendations:

• Repealing the Johnson Amendment, which would let tax-exempt houses of worship endorse and bankroll political candidates.

• Funneling more public money into religious schools through expanded vouchers.

• Backing state laws that force religious displays into public-school classrooms.

• Creating new federal enforcement schemes that pressure public officials to favor religious expression.

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As your constituent, I am asking you to stand up for the separation of church and state.

On June 26, the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission released a 224-page draft report. Under friendly language about building “bridges” between church and state, it recommends changes that would move real public money and real government power toward one favored religion. The Department of Justice is collecting public comments before the report is finalized. I want you, as my elected representative, to make Congress’s position unmistakable.

Specifically, I ask you to oppose and speak out against the report’s core recommendations:

• Do not repeal or weaken the Johnson Amendment. Tax-exempt status should not become a channel for dark money and partisan endorsements from the pulpit.

• Do not expand voucher schemes that divert public tax dollars into religious schools with little accountability.

• Do not endorse laws that mandate religious displays in public-school classrooms, where children of every faith and none are required to be.

• Do not create federal enforcement mechanisms that pressure public officials to privilege religious expression over their duty to serve all citizens equally.

The separation of church and state is not hostility toward faith. It is the reason Americans of every religion — and of none — have worshiped freely for 250 years. It protects the Baptist and the Buddhist, the Catholic and the atheist, equally. “Religious liberty” that elevates one faith above the rest is not liberty; it is establishment by another name, and it endangers the very believers it claims to serve.

I support the free exercise of religion for everyone. That is exactly why I oppose turning the machinery of government into an instrument for one faith. Please use your voice and your vote to keep that wall standing.

▶ Created on July 8 by Militant Optimist

Sincerely,
Rodney B. Murray, PhD

Credit & Sources

Background and the original call to action come from the American Humanist Association: americanhumanist.org. Read the draft report at the U.S. Department of Justice, Religious Liberty Commission — justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/resources.

Note: The AHA also urges submitting a public comment directly to the DOJ at RLC@usdoj.gov by Sunday, July 12 — a separate action from this Resistbot letter to Congress.

When data centers are proposed in our communities, we should ask local officials, utilities, and developers to publish a clear resilience disclosure before approval:

• What is the projected water use?

• Where will the electricity come from?

• How will the facility perform during heat waves, floods, drought, wildfire smoke, or grid stress?

• Will backup systems depend on diesel, scarce water, or fragile supply chains?

• Who bears the cost if the project strains local infrastructure?

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I support technological progress, including AI, but the data center buildout must be transparent, resilient, and fair to the public.

A new First Street climate risk assessment found that 54% of global data center capacity already operates under chronic heat or water stress, while 79% is exposed to acute risks such as flood, wind, or wildfire. The report warns that climate risk is still underpriced even though it affects uptime, insurance, financing, grid reliability, and long-term infrastructure performance.

Please support federal guardrails requiring AI and large data centers to disclose their projected water use, electricity demand, backup power plans, emissions, climate risk exposure, and expected impacts on local infrastructure before projects are approved or fast-tracked.

Specifically, I ask you to support or co-sponsor S. 4213, the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026. For the House, please support H.R. 8488, the AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026, and related ratepayer-protection bills such as H.R. 8033 and H.R. 6529.

No community should be asked to subsidize Big Tech’s power bill, sacrifice water security, or accept hidden climate risk behind NDAs. Build the digital future, but build it responsibly.

Sincerely,
Rodney B. Murray, PhD

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Please: Impeach Trump, Impeach Hegseth, Remove both.

Reassert and affirm our loyalty to NATO.

Reclaim the rightful constitutionally enshrined powers of Congress from Trump’s dangerous usurpation. The war in Iran has been an unmitigated disaster for loss of life, war crimes, costs and now a disastrously bad settlement.

Read Senator Bill Cassidy:

“Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.”

Hegseth has deserved impeachment since Signalgate.

His illegal no quarter orders and double tap strikes, in the Caribbean as well as Iran, his orders for the destruction of civilian targets, his inflammatory rhetoric, racist animus and erratic rhetoric and conduct show him to be unfit. He has not just botched the war in Iran. He has made us less safe globally.

Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors related to every area of his activity not just the Iran war are increasing by the day. And are manifestly impeachable. (Every day that Congress fails to impeach him for violating court orders and the constitution is a failure of your oaths.)

Trump’s decisions about Iran were flawed and sometimes equated to war crimes. He is now visibly unable to stay awake in briefing meetings or to analyse information presented to him. His intellectual lack of capacity to strategise as commander in chief is alarming and ever present. He has no business sending Americans into battle. He lacks the intellectual capacity to even speak coherently and accurately about simple topics now. Why is this aging mentally incompetent felon still in the situation room? And if he is incapable, then who has (illegally) been making decisions for him?

Our place in the NATO alliance is essential.

The ignorant and disparaging remarks that Trump and sometimes Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth make about it are damaging and imprudent.

We’ve all seen how Trump sides with Putin and Xi and looks set to betray US interests and the interests of our allies. Again and again.

The rumour that Russia and Netanyahu have Epstein file compromat on Trump appears likely. Why else would he do their bidding?

Congress needs to stop this catastrophe before another disastrous war of choice.

Please impeach and then remove Trump and Hegseth.

And speak out to support our alliance with NATO. Educate your colleagues to remember that NATO is a defensive alliance.

▶ Created on June 18 by Mary · 2,125 signers in the past 7 days

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Support expanding Social Security benefits — and make sure the ultra-wealthy are actually funding it. Millions of retirees, disabled workers, and surviving family members rely on this program as their primary or only source of income. Benefits have failed to keep pace with real costs for decades, and that gap is crushing people who worked their entire lives and played by the rules.

The fix is obvious: eliminate the payroll tax cap entirely. Right now, earnings above $168,600 are exempt from Social Security taxes, which means a trillionaire pays the exact same dollar amount into the system as someone making $170,000. That is indefensible. Lifting the cap would generate hundreds of billions in new revenue and fund a meaningful, lasting benefit increase for the people who need it most. The ultra-wealthy have benefited enormously from this economy — there is no justification for shielding their income from the same obligations everyone else faces.

Vote yes on any legislation that expands Social Security benefits and removes the payroll tax cap. This is not a fringe position — it is broadly popular across party lines, and the moral case is airtight. Retirees and working families cannot wait any longer for relief while billionaires and trillionaires contribute a fraction of a percent of their income to the system. Do the right thing and fight for this.

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Imagine.

Just like Watergate:

• White House situation room meetings...

• A clear intent to break the law...

• The use of White House staff and facilities to do so...

• Highest level officials testifying under oath to Congress about the matter.

And those people lying directly to Congress. Lying under oath. Lying to protect Trump.

Yes, Trump and his cabinet and other appointees treated squashing the Epstein files as if if were a national security crisis and strategised and lied to protect Trump.

This was not a victimless crime.

Girls and women were trafficked, assaulted, raped, some perhaps killed.

Instead of pursuing justice for the victims, members of Trump’s DOJ committed perjury and broke the law to protect the president.

You are in Congress to govern and serve the your constituents. Not to aid and abet in the coverup of a vast international pedophile ring.

Trump and all complicit in the suppression of the Epstein files need to face consequences of their coverup.

It’s time, past time, to do your job and to stop colluding in the concealment of the crimes.

And remember:

The coverup can be as bad as the crime. And might be easier to prove.

The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion funding bill early this morning (June 5, 2026) to finance ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the end of President Trump’s term. [1, 2]

The bill passed on a narrow 52-47 vote after weeks of delays. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where a vote is expected next week. [1, 2]

This ResistBot campaign demands that Congress withhold all funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to mounting concerns over civil rights violations, the militarization of enforcement, deaths in custody, and a lack of transparency. This push aligns with broader, ongoing legislative battles in 2026 over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations.

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ICE is violating the law and shredding the constitution:

ICE has been PERSISTENTLY *VIOLATING* THAT LAW, both by the actions of its agents and the orders and policies handed down by superiors.

Deaths, suicides, and torture in detention at horrifying: Rep Pingree notes “Since October, at least 7 people detained by ICE have died by suicide—a number that “far exceeds the growth of the detainee population.”

51 have died in ICE custody since Trump took office.

Experts believe many of these deaths could’ve been prevented.

The spectacle of ICE agents at Delaney pointing rifles at, and using tear gas on, unarmed peaceful protestors is horrifying. It’s also an abridgement of the right to seek assemble and seek redress of grievances. ICE is also defying Congress members rights and duty to conduct oversight.

More deportations occurred under Biden than Trump --WITHOUT the apparatus of Trump’s ICE gestapo.

Please hold hearings to investigate the perverse incentive costs of detentions and expose the corporations who are profiting by detentions.

Each day’s news brings fresh horrors, further corruption, cruelty, and defiance of the law by ICE and Trump’s regime.

If you won’t consider moral arguments remember that justice will come some day. We can’t afford more of ICE terror, lawbreaking and abuse.

▶ Created on May 31 by Mary · 4,131 signers in the past 7 days

U.S. Rep. John Larson announced Tuesday he has introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, following his escalating threats to end “a whole civilization” if Iran doesn’t comply with a deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Rep. John Larson has introduced HR 1155: new articles of impeachment against Donald Trump.

Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors are now too numerous to list in a letter such as this. It should be enough to say that you along with all members of Congress and the president have solemnly sworn to uphold the constitution and defend it. The president is also sworn to see to the fair execution of the laws. Trump’s violations of US laws, the US Constitution, US court orders and international law now occur every day. His erratic and unhinged illegal threats, rantings, and divisive posts make him an ever present danger to our civil order.

His approval is at an all-time low.

Even if you think the Senate will not remove Trump, your duty to the constitution requires you to vote for these articles.

Defending the constitution is not a partisan issue nor is it a tactical issue. Democracies die when their constitutions become a dead letter.

Please urge Rep Larson to use title IX to bring his bill for a vote.

Please vote for it.

It’s time to support the constitution by impeaching a president who defies and undermines it.

Former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce was nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is navigating the Senate confirmation process as of April 2026. Pearce, a Republican with strong ties to the oil and gas industry, was advanced by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in March 2026 despite opposition from conservation groups concerning his past advocacy for selling public lands. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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This is a bill co-sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (CO), Jeff Merkley (OR), Ron Wyden (OR), and Martin Heinrich (NM).

Their bill recognized what a diverse group of wilderness preservers and housing availability campaigners have recognized, groups including National Coalition for the Homeless, The Wilderness Society, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

All these diverse groups have now agreed:

• Selling public lands is a bad idea; public land sales are not needed to fix the housing crisis.

• This bill would prevent senators from adding public-lands-selloff provisions to any future budget reconciliation bill.

• Our public lands are a priceless shared wonder, a legacy entrusted to us which we should preserve and hand on to the future. They should not be asset stripped or sold off for short term gain.

I am counting on you not to enable the rape and pillage of our national lands. I ask you also to vote NO on Steven Pearce for BLM.

Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

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It’s time to impeach and remove Kash Patel.

His conduct demonstrates that he is unfit to lead the FBI. FBI insiders have said the same thing-- that his management style is inadequate and his personal conduct is “a national security vulnerability.”

His use of government planes for private social activity should have been disqualifying already.

His dismissal of FBI Iran experts shortly before the start of Trump’s illegal war shows perilous poor judgement. And his poor judgement leaves our national security vulnerable.

More than once he has inappropriately disclosed a current investigation. He has also launched investigations as retaliatory actions.

Now it’s been reported that he has been too drunk to do his job. Insiders refer to “conspicuous inebriation” and “frequent absences.”

The latest revelations about the extreme measures his security detail had to employ to rouse him from drunken sleep should be the last straw.

Having to resort to a swat team battering ram to wake up the FBI head?! This would be laugh-out-loud hilarious if it were not such an alarming indicator of unfitness.

While the senate was considering nominee Patel, thousands of Americans contacted their senators to emphasize that Patel lacked the required experience, qualifications, integrity, judgement and sound character.

Those reservations have proven well-founded.

What do you think our foes and organised criminals make of Patel’s conduct? For them, his drunkenness, absences, and playboy lifestyle might suggest that they can get away with whatever they dare while person leading the FBI is not a serious or diligent public servant.

Is this the sort of character you want running the FBI?

Please, impeach and remove Patel.

It is not a partisan issue to insist that the FBI head should not endanger our national security by his lifestyle.

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NO new funds for the Pentagon. Please VOTE NO on Trump’s request for 1.5 trillion dollars for the Pentagon.

Trump and Hegseth have endangered our national security in numerous ways:

• They have committed war crimes and advocated, even advertised, their intent to persist in the commission of the same.

• They have betrayed our allies, illegally changed the name of the DOD without required congressional authorization, blocked deserved promotions due gender and racial bigotry, violated the congressional war powers act, waged war with no clear agenda or plan.

• Hegseth has given illegal orders.

• They have threatened wars of conquest against our allies and insulted NATO.

• They have ruined our reputation, integrity and credibility.

So far only Putin, Netanyahu, Trump himself (because of his legal jeopardy due to his incriminating presence in the Epstein files) and those in the U.S. who used inside knowledge to profit by insider trading -- so far *those* are the ones who have benefitted from this administration’s rash abuse of our military capacity and service people.

After promising peace and no new wars, Trump is now engaged in wars and war crimes across the globe. The expert staff and agency tasked with preventing civilian deaths was closed down.

If Congress continues to enable and fund war crimes, it is complicit.

In short:

The very name of the “Dept of War” is illegitimate; its actions in this administration have been rash. Rash -- and also illegal according to both domestic and international laws.

Trump appears addled and demented in press conferences, seemingly incapable of handling the demands on a commander in chief, while Hegseth spouts dangerous apocalyptic and theocratic tropes and advocates war crimes.

Trump’s latest request comes at a time when essential services for veterans are being cut, SNAP programs and health insurance for Americans, axed.

The Pentagon has not passed an audit and recent reporting about expenditures on deluxe violins and grand pianos raises concerns about probity and management.

It’s time for Congress to put the brakes on.

Take the car keys away from the toddler.

Reassert Congress’s constitutional powers over war and appropriations.

NO ADDITIONAL funds for this “Department of War” run amok.

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While Pam Bondi’s removal as Attorney General was long overdue, the misconduct and misuse of resources at the Justice Department will continue unabated unless someone steps up to stop them. Please oppose any Trump nominee to replace her until you can assure the DoJ will return to impartially serving the American people instead of being used as a cudgel against the president’s enemies and a shield for his friends.

Bondi’s tenure has been marked by cover-ups and abuse of power:

· She has repeatedly been caught attempting to protect the President from exposure of his relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. She has failed to prosecute anyone else involved in Epstein’s crimes, in spite of her promises of justice for the survivors.

· She has used her office to seek retribution against the White House’s perceived political enemies with nonsense cases. Federal judges have criticized the brazenness of her trumped-up charges, and grand juries who would indict a ham sandwich have rebuked her attempts to seek indictments.

· Her attorneys have ignored court orders and lied to judges where following the rules might slow progress on the President’s priorities, to the point where the presumption that federal prosecutors are acting in good faith is being diminished.

· Her department has been so consumed with going after immigrants, protesters and Trump’s enemies list that they have neglected basic responsibilities. They’ve dropped 23,000 criminal cases, including terrorism and serious white-collar crimes, and let off the hook numerous allies and associates of the President suspected of serious wrongdoing.

This all represents a dangerous weaponization of federal law enforcement and a betrayal of public trust. But the thread that runs through it is not the interests of Pam Bondi, and responsibility clearly does not stop at her door. Bondi has perverted the purpose of the Justice Department because that is what President Trump wants, and it would be naïve to believe his next attorney general will be any different. Early reports indicate Bondi’s termination was, in fact, the result of Trump’s frustration that she has not been aggressive enough in imprisoning his foes.

Her rumored successor, Lee Zeldin, has nearly abandoned enforcement of environmental law altogether as head of the EPA and endorsed prosecution of a former deputy director of the FBI for investigating allegations against Trump. We can assume the DoJ under him would similarly let corporations and billionaires run wild while seeking to criminalize disagreeing with the White House.

What we’ve seen at the Justice Department since January 2025 is the stuff of kings and tinpot dictators. It undermines law and order, disrespects our constitutional values and reinforces every fear regular Americans have of a two-tiered justice system. Nothing will change if Congress will not exercise its authority to rein them in. Do not rubber stamp Bondi’s replacement as if it’s business as usual.

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The United States is now weeks into a war with Iran—and the facts emerging make one thing clear: this conflict was avoidable, unplanned, and is now being carried forward without allies.

Diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran were making meaningful progress just days before the war began. Key allies believed a deal was within reach to constrain Iran’s nuclear program under international oversight. Follow-up talks were already scheduled.

Those talks were abandoned when military strikes began.

Since then, the consequences of that decision have escalated rapidly. The Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil flows—is now effectively closed to most traffic, driving up global energy prices and increasing costs for American families.

Yet there was no clear plan to prevent or respond to this outcome.

Military experts have warned that reopening the Strait is far from simple. Iran retains the ability to threaten shipping with mines, drones, and small vessels, turning the narrow waterway into what has been described as a “kill box.” Even escorting commercial ships would carry enormous risks, and insurers are already refusing to cover transit through the region.

At the same time, the United States is finding itself increasingly isolated.

The administration has called on allies to help secure the Strait, but those allies have declined. European nations, Japan, and others have made clear that this is not their war. This reluctance reflects not only the risks involved, but also a broader breakdown in trust following months of strained relations and unilateral actions.

Meanwhile, internal dissent has emerged within the U.S. government, with senior officials resigning and questioning whether Iran posed an imminent threat at all—the central justification for military action.

Even more troubling, reports indicate that U.S. operations have relied on flawed or outdated intelligence, including a deadly strike that killed civilians at a school. Initial public claims about responsibility were quickly contradicted by subsequent findings.

Taken together, these facts point to a war that was launched while diplomacy was still viable, without a clear strategy, and without the support of allies—and that is now producing escalating economic, military, and humanitarian risks.

This is precisely why the Constitution grants Congress—not the executive branch—the authority to declare war and oversee its conduct.

I urge you to act immediately:

• Require full disclosure of the diplomatic proposals under consideration before the war began

• Hold hearings on whether military action was taken despite viable negotiations

• Demand a clear statement of objectives, benchmarks, and an exit strategy

• Investigate intelligence failures and civilian harm resulting from U.S. operations

• Enforce the War Powers Resolution, including timelines for authorization or withdrawal

• Press for renewed diplomatic engagement and coalition rebuilding

War should be the last resort—not the first step after negotiations show progress.

When a war begins without necessity, without preparation, and without allies, Congress has both the authority and the obligation to intervene.

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Democrats file NEW war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes. Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’.

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I urge you to vote YES on the War Powers Resolution to block further unauthorized military escalation with Iran.

Iran did not attack the United States, and there is no credible evidence of an imminent threat that justifies war. National security experts and prior U.S. intelligence assessments have made clear that diplomacy — not bombing — is the appropriate path forward.

We know the true cost of these decisions. Iraq alone cost over 4,000 American lives, trillions of dollars, and years of instability. We cannot repeat those mistakes.

Recent strikes have already caused significant civilian casualties and risk pulling U.S. troops into another open-ended conflict, which the American people do not support.

Congress has the constitutional authority — and responsibility — to decide when the nation goes to war. The last War Powers vote failed by a single vote. This time must be different.

Vote YES on the War Powers Resolution. Stop this war before more lives are lost.

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Eight months after President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth insisted Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated,” they are apparently again concerned enough about it that they are considering another set of military strikes. Or they may be trying to protect the protests, even though Tehran has already crushed them with thousands of murders. Or maybe they’re trying for more regime change in the Middle East. It’s not at all clear what the White House is after, but they are definitely threatening to bomb Iran.

This is ridiculous and dangerous, and it’s not how democracies are supposed to go into battle. Please support Senator Tim Kaine and Rep. Ro Khanna’s proposed war powers resolutions, S.J.Res.104 and H.J.Con.Res.38, or similar efforts to block this White House from once again taking military action without the public’s permission.

The administration has been warning they may attack for weeks. They have had plenty of time to send more of our young men and women in uniform into the area and consult with our regional allies. There is not an imminent risk towards us that demands a response, and they have had the opportunity to seek the nation’s approval if they cared. Congress, who have the sole power to declare war, have not even been briefed about what our strategy or whatever our goals are.

In between saber-rattling at some of our closest allies, President Trump has launched missiles on four continents in recent weeks. He seems near openly gleeful about the prospect of bombing someone whenever it suits his whims. It’s Congress’ responsibility to stop him before someone bombs us back.

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Department of Homeland Security funding expires Friday. At the same time, administration officials have reportedly declared that requiring ICE to obtain judicial warrants before entering private homes is a “non-starter.”

The Fourth Amendment is not optional. It requires that warrants issue only upon probable cause, supported by oath, and particularly describing the place to be searched. That protection arose directly from colonial outrage over general warrants and unbounded searches. It is a foundational limit on executive power.

If compliance with the Fourth Amendment is a “non-starter,” then unconditional funding must be as well.

This is not theoretical. In Idaho, a recent federal raid resulted in the detention of more than 100 undocumented immigrants and the temporary detention of hundreds of U.S. citizens and lawful residents. Litigation is ongoing. Photographic evidence contradicted initial official denials about how minors were restrained. These are precisely the kinds of operations that demand strict constitutional guardrails.

At the same time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi that certain immigrants may be detained without any opportunity for a bond hearing in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Those states contain a significant portion of the nation’s ICE detention facilities. While appellate review may follow, the decision is binding for now. Combined with billions already appropriated for detention expansion through 2029, this creates the real possibility of prolonged civil detention without individualized judicial oversight.

Congress cannot finance a regime of warrantless home entries and indefinite detention.

Any DHS funding bill must:

1. Require judicial warrants based on probable cause before ICE enters a private residence.

2. Guarantee prompt bond hearings or individualized custody review.

3. Mandate documented compliance with all federal court orders.

4. Require public reporting of detentions involving U.S. citizens or lawful residents.

5. Establish clear identification standards to prevent masked, unaccountable enforcement actions except in narrowly defined and justified circumstances.

6. Guarantee independent inspection access to all detention facilities, including privately operated centers.

Further, Congress must include explicit clawback authority through 2029 allowing appropriated funds to be rescinded if DHS violates constitutional protections, ignores judicial directives, or expands detention capacity without statutory safeguards.

Another clean continuing resolution would entrench the status quo. That is not compromise; it is abdication of Congress’s constitutional duty.

The power of the purse exists precisely to prevent executive overreach. Security requires legitimacy. Enforcement requires due process. Funding without conditions would signal that constitutional compliance is negotiable.

It is not.

Stand firm. Condition funding. Include clawback authority. Do not finance practices that treat the Bill of Rights as optional.

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Note: The following was edited from the Mobilize Action Event hosted by Disappeared in America.

This Valentine’s Day week, people across the country are coming together to show love and solidarity with immigrant communities—and to reject the violent, intrusive, and unlawful tactics being carried out by the Trump Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

This is a weekend of nonviolent action, collective care, and public accountability. Sign up to show your participation and to receive updates and resources.

Below are 4 simple ways to take part. Choose one or take on several. Every action matters.

1. Share Love & Solidarity on Social Media Use your voice to help flood social media with messages of love, dignity, and solidarity for immigrants and their families.

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Happy Valentine’s Day,
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