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\nThe Number of Votes Needed to Change Everything Is Smaller Than You Think<\/a><\/h2>\nThe ceaseless attacks by the Trump administration and its allies on democracy, our communities, and fundamental American values can be overwhelming. …<\/p>\n
It can leave you with a sense of powerlessness. When so much is falling apart, you might ask, how can we possibly get out of this mess?<\/p>\n
As you think about where to spend your time and energy between now and November 4, it can help to keep this in mind: Mind-bogglingly important elections are, mind-bogglingly often, decided by a mind-bogglingly small number of people.<\/p>\n
This was true in 2024.
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If just 114,885 Trump voters \u2014 spread in the right proportions across the \u201cblue wall\u201d states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania \u2014 had flipped their votes over to Kamala Harris, she would have won, …
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The closest U.S. Senate race in 2024 came down to just 15,115 votes. …
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How about the GOP\u2019s U.S. House majority? In 2024, that was the product of just 7,309 votes across three ultra-close House races. …
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Ken Klippenstein: After “Political Terrorism” Summit, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups<\/a><\/h2>\nRubio report on Cuban subversion names Zohran Mamdani, Amy Goodman, Hasan Piker + orgs like DSA and Amazon Labor Union<\/em><\/p>\nSharon Zhang @ Truthout<\/em>: As Trump Threatens Invasion, Admin Releases Report Vilifying Cuba and the Left<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Laurence Norman, Anat Peled, Alexander Ward @ WSJ<\/em>:
\nIsrael Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain<\/a><\/h2>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – July 20, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan killed two soldiers and left one missing. Another service member died Friday in northern Iraq. This brings the number of military personnel killed in the Iran War to 17 since Trump launched strikes against the country on February 28. The Pentagon\u2019s casualty-reporting site says 427 U.S. service members have been wounded.
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Eric Schmitt of the New York Times<\/em> noted that lack of information from the Pentagon today when he reported that in the week before the weekend\u2019s deaths, three Iranian strikes injured military personnel and damaged several helicopters yet the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not disclose the strikes, the casualties, or the damage to the American people, citing the need to keep information about operations secure.<\/p>\nSchmitt noted that neither the White House nor the Pentagon has outlined a military strategy since Trump announced that the memorandum of understanding that extended a ceasefire\u2014the one he signed on June 17\u2014was no longer in force. In the nine days since then, both sides have increased strikes.<\/p>\n
Schmitt noted the Pentagon has not held a major briefing on the war since early May. Since then, the administration has not disclosed the depletion of crucial and expensive weapons through the Iran strikes, or how Iran has both retained and rebuilt its own missiles. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nMitch Jackson: The Longer This War Runs, the Richer They Get<\/em><\/h2>\nThe president’s two sons quietly bought into the drone companies his Pentagon keeps paying. Once you see how the money moves, you cannot unsee it.<\/em>
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Ken Klippenstein: After “Political Terrorism” Summit, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups<\/a><\/h2>\n
Rubio report on Cuban subversion names Zohran Mamdani, Amy Goodman, Hasan Piker + orgs like DSA and Amazon Labor Union<\/em><\/p>\n
Sharon Zhang @ Truthout<\/em>: As Trump Threatens Invasion, Admin Releases Report Vilifying Cuba and the Left<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Laurence Norman, Anat Peled, Alexander Ward @ WSJ<\/em>:
\nIsrael Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain<\/a><\/h2>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – July 20, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
On Friday an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan killed two soldiers and left one missing. Another service member died Friday in northern Iraq. This brings the number of military personnel killed in the Iran War to 17 since Trump launched strikes against the country on February 28. The Pentagon\u2019s casualty-reporting site says 427 U.S. service members have been wounded.
\n…<\/p>\nEric Schmitt of the New York Times<\/em> noted that lack of information from the Pentagon today when he reported that in the week before the weekend\u2019s deaths, three Iranian strikes injured military personnel and damaged several helicopters yet the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not disclose the strikes, the casualties, or the damage to the American people, citing the need to keep information about operations secure.<\/p>\n
Schmitt noted that neither the White House nor the Pentagon has outlined a military strategy since Trump announced that the memorandum of understanding that extended a ceasefire\u2014the one he signed on June 17\u2014was no longer in force. In the nine days since then, both sides have increased strikes.<\/p>\n
Schmitt noted the Pentagon has not held a major briefing on the war since early May. Since then, the administration has not disclosed the depletion of crucial and expensive weapons through the Iran strikes, or how Iran has both retained and rebuilt its own missiles. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nMitch Jackson: The Longer This War Runs, the Richer They Get<\/em><\/h2>\n
The president’s two sons quietly bought into the drone companies his Pentagon keeps paying. Once you see how the money moves, you cannot unsee it.<\/em>
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