Texas Democrats are showing us what it really means to use every tool at your disposal. They are risking political careers, enduring personal sacrifice, and refusing to be complicit in Trump’s authoritarian playbook.

FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who left state, Sen. John Cornyn says

Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the state Democratic lawmakers back in order to vote on their redistricting plan.

When 3 Wisconsin Indivisible groups heard their GOP representative was using sprinklers to disperse peaceful protestors outside his office, they knew they had to respond creatively. Just like that, the Tom Tiffany Beach Bash was born. At their next protest outside Tiffany’s office, dozens of Indivisibles showed up in street clothes like normal — until the sprinklers came back on. Rather than run from the petty waterworks, Indivisibles stripped down to their bathing suits and kept protesting! 😎

Republicans fled DC early to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files, but we’re keeping the pressure up during August recess. Our toolkit includes call scripts, pressure tactics, and social media tools to demand a vote as soon as Congress returns. https://indivisible.org/epsteinfiles?source=mastodon

This is exactly the kind of energy we need from Democrats on all levels of government. Democratic governors and legislators need to make it clear that if Republicans redraw maps to rig the system, blue states will respond: https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistricting?source=mastodon

🚨 Texas Democrats just pulled one of the boldest moves in recent political history: They walked out, got on airplanes, and broke quorum to block a Trump-backed GOP gerrymander. This is democracy on the line — and Texas Dems are fighting with everything they’ve got. The GOP pushed a ruthlessly partisan map to flip up to 5 Dem seats — shredding voting rights, silencing communities of color, and locking in power for a generation. This isn’t politics. It’s authoritarianism. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/texas-house-democrats-quorum-break-20799924.php

Gaza is on the brink of a catastrophic man-made famine. Starvation is already widespread; one in three people are going days at a time without food, and children are dying daily of hunger-related causes. After imposing a full blockade for months, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is now letting in only a fraction of the aid needed, and the current distribution sites are functioning as nightmarish death traps.

We’re very grateful for the tens of thousands of you who joined tonight’s One Million Rising training. This is the organized people power that can slow down, stop, and ultimately defeat Trump’s authoritarian takeover. If you missed it, check out the replay: https://youtube.com/live/yqhFZjHIz-o