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AOC endorses Chris Rabb for Pennsylvania's 3rd District. Election Day is tomorrow (May 19)! See voting info below…
Tomorrow (May 19) is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, and Oregon.
Here's info for PA-03 from Chris Rabb’s State House website :
If you still haven’t found your polling place for in-person voting, you can use the City of Philadelphia’s Atlas tool to search using your address: atlas.phila.gov
For those voting through mail-in or absentee ballots, ballots must be received by the County Board of Elections no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day. Though it’s too late to submit by mail, you can submit your ballot in-person at the County Board of Elections office at City Hall, secure ballot drop boxes or Satellite Election offices.
The closest ballot drop boxes to the district are at:
* Pleasant Playground, 6757 Chew Ave.
* Kendrick Recreation Center, 5822 Ridge Ave.
* Dorothy Emanuel Rec Center, 8500 Pickering St.
Additionally, there are nearby Satellite Election offices at 5301 Chew Ave. and 6233 N. Broad St. You can visit vote.phila.gov/ballot-drop-off to see a full list of drop boxes and Satellite Election offices.
Finally, if you have any issues at the polls, please reach out to the County Board of Elections at 215-686-3469 or the Pennsylvania election hotline at 1-877-868-3772.
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Here’s the video on YouTube: Chris Rabb for Pennsylvania's 3rd | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - May 18, 2026 (YouTube)
From the description: If we truly want to change the Democratic Party, then we have to change the kind of Democrats that get elected to serve in Congress. So, Pennsylvania 3, what kind of Democrat are you going to elect this Tuesday? Let’s make that Democrat Chris Rabb, a fighter for working people. Election Day is TOMORROW, May 19th! Head to vote.pa/find/polls to find your polling place and VOTE!
Chris Rabb for Congress: chrisrabb.com
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DSA Endorsement: Chris Rabb, US Congress PA-3: electoral.dsausa.org/endorsement-chris-rabb :
April 30, 2026 - State Rep. Rabb has fought for working-class Philadelphians in the legislature for years. Now, he’s taking his fight to DC to continue the struggle for housing for all, universal healthcare, and for real democracy in America! DSA is incredibly proud to endorse Rep. Rabb and make sure our voices are heard in the halls of power!
Rep. Rabb is our second Congressional endorsement this cycle. He has some tough opponents, and AIPAC and other dark money groups are already boosting his opponents. Philadelphia DSA has built up a powerful canvassing operation, but we can all help! 💸💸💸
Rep. Rabb is joining Oliver Larkin on our Congressional slate. It’s going to take a lot of us standing together to bring more voices and votes into the halls of power.
Rep. Rabb is part of a slate of candidates in the Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash fundraising project!
AOC visited a Trump +50 county in Georgia to talk to people about water pollution caused by massive data centers in the area.
JD Vance: "If you want to rebuild the American dream for the next generation, vote against the crazy leadership in Washington DC"
Trump Wants To Set Up $1.7B Fund To Pay Jan. 6 Rioters
Overview: President Donald Trump is reportedly considering dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion government fund. This taxpayer-financed fund would be used to compensate political allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration’s "weaponization" of the legal system—including many individuals charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Key Details of the Proposed Settlement:
- Jan 6. & Political Allies: The $1.7 billion fund would pay damages to Trump supporters who assert they were wrongfully prosecuted or harmed, which includes the nearly 1,600 people charged in the January 6th insurrection.
- Trump’s Compensation: The fund would also settle Trump's own $230 million legal claim against the Justice Department regarding the 2022 FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and investigations into his 2016 campaign's alleged ties to Russia.
- IRS Concessions: In addition to the monetary fund, Trump would reportedly require the IRS to publicly apologize for the previous unauthorized disclosure of his personal tax returns (the origin of his $10 billion lawsuit) and to waive a current IRS audit into his finances.
- Legal Blueprint: The Justice Department is reportedly modeling this fast-tracked program after a historic 2011 class-action settlement fund (Keepseagle v. Vilsack), which previously compensated Native American farmers for systemic discrimination.
Backlash and Criticism: The proposal has sparked intense outrage from Democratic leaders and government ethics watchdogs. Critics are highly concerned about the ethics of a sitting president receiving substantial government funds from his own administration and distributing them to political allies. For instance, Senator Elizabeth Warren publicly condemned the move as an "insane level of corruption," characterizing it as a billion-dollar "slush fund" intended to reward insurrectionists while everyday Americans struggle with basic expenses.
a lot has happened, but not much has changed
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Suggests Trump Withheld Funds to Colorado Over Prosecution of Election Denier: Republican said She Hoped Recent Commutation of Tina Peters by Colorado Governor Would Free Up Federal Funding for Clean Drinking Water | The Guardian
theguardian.comBreakthrough News: Billionaire ex-CEO of Google Eric Schmidt fails to read the room, championing artificial intelligence’s restructuring of society at the University of Arizona graduation ceremony Friday night in his speech as commencement speaker.
Schmidt was met with merciless boos and jeers from the graduating students at every mention of AI. AI is expected to replace around 15 million U.S. jobs by 2030. (via @ BTnewsroom)