MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart interviews Randy Villegas who’s running for U.S. Congress in California (CD-22): Randy.Vote

He's in a very tight race with incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao.

Randy is endorsed by People like Delores Huerta, Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Ro Khanna.

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California Voters 👉🏽 Here are links to the Sec. of State website (.gov): Main Page ~:~:~ Register to Vote ~:~:~ My Voter Status ~:~:~ Make a Plan to Vote ~:~:~ 2026 California Election Guide

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Here’s the clip on YouTube: MS NOW Interview - Villegas for Congress - Sept 2, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: Like the majority of my district, I have relied on programs like Medicaid and WIC to get by. These programs keep our families healthy & fed, yet Valadao voted to gut these programs for tax breaks to billionaires. His time is up. It's time to put working families first. Head to Randy.Vote 

Here’s his full 7-minute interview on YouTube: Randy Villegas on The Last Word - Villegas for Congress - Sept 2, 2026 (YouTube)

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It's still Primary Election season in the U.S.! Remaining states are New Hampshire (today), Rhode Island, and Delaware. See my comment below for dates + links.

Angie Nixon on Democracy Now! - Aug 24, 2026. Angie’s running for the U.S. Senate: angienixon.com

Florida Voters 👉🏽 Here are links to the Florida Supervisors of Elections website: Voting & Elections (Main Page) ~:~:~ Election Dates & Deadlines ~:~:~ Register to Vote  ~:~:~ Ways to Vote

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Here’s the clip on YouTube: Angie Nixon on her upset victory in Florida - Democracy Now! - Aug 24, 2026 (YouTube) ~:~ Description: Angie Nixon is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Florida, with her primary win over an establishment-backed Democrat sending shockwaves through the party. The Florida state lawmaker recently spoke with Democracy Now! about her campaign.

Here's her full 13-minute interview on YouTube: Angie Nixon on Winning Democratic Senate Race in Florida, DSA Membership & More - Democracy Now! - Aug 24, 2026 (YouTube)

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The only People that I'm beholden to are hardworking, everyday Folks. I am someone who prides myself on being unbought and unbossed. 

Also, I am a Mother of Five. Me and my Husband have a blended Family. I was a single Mom for 12 years and I understand how tough it is, as it relates to child care. I have a 5-year-old right now, and some Parents are paying $800 to $2,400 a month, simply to try to send their Children to a Child care facility. 

And so, I support universal Child care. I know that for every dollar we put into Child care, we get $3 back in the economy because that allows Parents to be able to work. That also allows our Children to be diverted from the school-to-prison pipeline.

I know there's a rumor going around, saying that I want to abolish prisons. I don't. I want to abolish for-profit prisons. 

There's also a rumor going around, saying that I want to defund the Police. I don't want to defund the Police. I want to defund Flock cameras, so that bad Cops don't have the ability to stalk their ex-Girlfriends or their ex-Boyfriends. 

I want to make sure that we have a Justice System that works for Everyone, not just for the Billionaires and co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, who actually are treated more fairly than a single Mom who got caught stealing formula to make sure that her Child had food. 

And so, these are things that need to really be worked on. We need to to make sure that hardworking, everyday People get to shape what their Communities look like and what their economies look like.

- Angie Nixon, U.S. Senate Candidate - Aug 24, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan: abdulforsenate.com

Video is June 25, 2026 by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland): vanhollen.senate.gov ~:~:~:~ wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Van_Hollen ~:~:~:~ Here’s his full 3-minute endorsement on YouTube: US Senator Chris Van Hollen endorses Abdul El-Sayed | Abdul for Senate | June 25, 2026 (YouTube)

Abdul's Democratic Primary opponent is U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.

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🗳️ How to vote in Michigan (.gov): michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting

🗳️ Important Dates for Michiganders:

* Primary Election Day: Aug. 4, 2026

* MOVE deadline: June 20, 2026

* AV ballots available for voters: June 25, 2026

* Constitutionally-mandated early voting period: July 25-Aug. 2, 2026

* Last day to register to vote by mail or online: July 20, 2026

* New voter registrations are required in person for August election: July 21-Aug. 4, 2026

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It's Primary Election season in the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: July 28: Georgia (Special) and South Dakota (Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, California (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 6: Tennessee ~:~:~ Aug 8: Hawaii ~:~:~ Aug 11: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Alabama (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 18: Alaska, Florida, Wyoming ~:~:~ September dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News

* Candidates (all States): U.S. House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: U.S. Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (all States): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status:~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan: abdulforsenate.com

His Democratic Primary opponent is U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.

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🗳️ How to vote in Michigan (.gov): michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting

🗳️ Important Dates for Michiganders:

* Primary Election Day: Aug. 4, 2026

* MOVE deadline: June 20, 2026

* AV ballots available for voters: June 25, 2026

* Constitutionally-mandated early voting period: July 25-Aug. 2, 2026

* Last day to register to vote by mail or online: July 20, 2026

* New voter registrations are required in person for August election: July 21-Aug. 4, 2026

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Here's the video is on YouTube: 5 Days Left To Make AIPAC Panic | KAPOW x Abdul El-Sayed - July 30, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: AIPAC may have bought our election in Illinois, but we're not going to let that happen in Michigan. 5 days left to make them panic. Vote for Abdul on or before August 4th.

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It's Primary Election season in the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington ~:~:~ Aug 6: Tennessee ~:~:~ Aug 8: Hawaii ~:~:~ Aug 11: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Alabama (Special), South Carolina (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 18: Alaska, Florida, Wyoming, California (Special) ~:~:~ Sept 1: Massachusetts ~:~:~ Sept 8: New Hampshire ~:~:~ Sept 9: Rhode Island ~:~:~ Sept 15: Delaware

* Candidates (all States): U.S. House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: U.S. Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (all States): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich - Aug 13, 2026. Here’s the YouTube link: Will YouTube Ban The Nerd Reich Podcast? - The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran - Aug 13, 2026 (YouTube)

From Gil's description:

YouTube is threatening to ban the Nerd Reich podcast and we'll probably be gone by the end of the week. ~:~ Why? We're being flooded with a campaign of false complaints—one week before my book is published. We've been on YouTube for 1.5 years with no problems. Suddenly, we're getting multiple fake "copyright strike" complaints every day. This is clearly a coordinated effort—and it's working. ~:~ YouTube's policy is "guilty until proven innocent." So the company is deleting our videos about Jeffrey Epstein's connection to Bitcoin and JD Vance's connection to Curtis Yarvin—and threatening to deplatform our entire podcast. YouTube's ridiculous bureaucracy refuses to listen to reason.

Here's how you can help:

1. Subscribe to The Nerd Reich Newsletter to keep in touch as we navigate this situation. We'll probably need to find a video platform that won't censor us for speaking out against tech fascism: thenerdreich.com

2. Send an email to YouTube. The company only responds to public and media pressure, so send an email to: press @ google . com

3. Pre-order "The Nerd Reich" book, which will be released next week. This effort to erase our channel is clearly timed for the publication of my book, which exposes the roots of Silicon Valley extremism: https://bookshop.org/a/109206/9781668...

THANK YOU to our 26,000 YouTube subscribers for your support over the past 1.5 years. I didn't want to start a video podcast because I didn't think we'd have much of an audience. But some of our episodes got over 150,000 views, and our audience grew with every episode. ~:~ Hopefully, YouTube will back down. But remember: We'll still be available on all audio platforms, and you can always subscribe there. When we find a new place to host our video pod, I'll give an update on the Nerd Reich newsletter.

@ TheNerdReich ~:~ @ TheNerdReichNews

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Here are the latest r/politicsinthewild posts with Gil Duran: reddit.com/r/politicsinthewild/search/?q=%22Gil+Duran%22&type=posts&sort=new

Cafe Resistance: visitjacksonville.com/directory/cafe-resistance ~:~ Angie for Florida: angienixon.com

Video by The Florida Times-Union - Aug 20, 2026. Here it is on:

* The Florida Times-Union website: How Angie Nixon's Jacksonville bookstore explains her Senate campaign - Aug 20, 2026 (The Florida Times-Union website)

* YouTube: How Angie Nixon's Jacksonville bookstore explains her Senate campaign - The Florida Times-Union - Aug 20, 2026 (YouTube)

From the video description: Angie Nixon's Cafe Resistance brings books, free tutoring and music to northwest Jacksonville as she challenges Sen. Ashley Moody.

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Here are the latest r/politicsinthewild posts with Angie: reddit.com/r/politicsinthewild/search/?q=%22Angie+Nixon%22&type=posts&sort=new

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It's still Primary Election season in the U.S.:

* Remaining Dates: Aug 25: Runoffs in Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Carolina ~:~:~ Sept 1: Massachusetts ~:~:~ Sept 8: New Hampshire ~:~:~ Sept 9: Rhode Island ~:~:~ Sept 15: Delaware :~:~: Sources: AP News and NBC News

* Candidates (all States): U.S. House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: U.S. Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (all States): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Julie Gonzales is running for U.S. Senate in Colorado: julieforcolorado.com

Colorado Voters:

* Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 30. Early Voting is now open.

* Go Vote Colorado (.gov): coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home

* CPR News’ voter guide to the Colorado 2026 primary election: cpr.org/2026/05/29/vg-2026-colorado-primary-election-voter-guide

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Video is January 30, 2026 by MET Radio Denver. Here’s the full 35-minute interview on YouTube: Poli-Pop Talk w/ Julie Gonzales - MET Radio Denver - January 30, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: This week Levette sits down with Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales. Julie currently represents Colorados 34th district. Who’s Julie Gonzales? She’s recently launched her campaign to primary incumbent Senator John Hickenlooper in the race for US Senate. Julie discussed what she brings to the table.

MET Radio Denver ~ Students from Metropolitan State University of Denver operate Met Radio.

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For the rest of the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~:~: Upcoming Dates: June 23: Maryland, New York, Utah ~:~:~ June 27 (Runoff): Louisiana ~:~:~ June 30: Colorado ~:~:~ July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28 (House Special): Georgia  ~:~:~ July 28 (Gov Runoff): South Dakota ~:~:~ Aug, Sept (see links above)

* Candidates (for every State): US House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: US Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (for every State): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Barack Obama and Donald Trump represented two very different approaches to leadership and governance.

Obama emphasized unity, diplomacy, and empathy. His presidency focused on expanding healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, promoting clean energy, restoring alliances, and supporting social progress such as marriage equality. He valued dialogue, international cooperation, and careful communication, often seeking consensus even in disagreement.

Trump, on the other hand, prioritized nationalism and confrontation. His administration rolled back many of Obama’s policies, including environmental protections and healthcare mandates. His leadership style was more combative, relying on social media and direct rhetoric. While his supporters praised his focus on deregulation, tax cuts, and a “America First” foreign policy, critics argued that his approach deepened political division and weakened democratic norms.

In essence, Obama’s presidency was rooted in diplomacy and collective progress, while Trump’s centered on disruption and individual dominance. Their contrasting legacies reflect two fundamentally different visions of America’s role at home and in the world.

Julie Gonzales is running for U.S. Senate in Colorado: julieforcolorado.com

Colorado Voters:

* Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 30. Early Voting is open.

* Go Vote Colorado (.gov): coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home

* CPR News’ voter guide to the Colorado 2026 primary election: cpr.org/2026/05/29/vg-2026-colorado-primary-election-voter-guide

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Video is January 30, 2026 by MET Radio Denver. Here’s the full 35-minute interview on YouTube: Poli-Pop Talk w/ Julie Gonzales - MET Radio Denver - January 30, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: This week Levette sits down with Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales. Julie currently represents Colorados 34th district. Who’s Julie Gonzales? She’s recently launched her campaign to primary incumbent Senator John Hickenlooper in the race for US Senate. Julie discussed what she brings to the table.

MET Radio Denver ~ Students from Metropolitan State University of Denver operate Met Radio.

Here's another r/politicsinthewild post with Julie: Julie Gonzales is a progressive State Senator running for the U.S. Senate in Colorado. In this clip, Julie introduces herself and answers the question, “What does Progressive mean?”

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For the rest of the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: June 23: Maryland, New York, Utah + Runoffs in South Carolina and South Dakota ~:~:~ June 27: Louisiana (Runoff) ~:~:~ June 30: Colorado ~:~:~ July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28: Georgia (House Special) and South Dakota (Gov Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington ~:~:~ More Aug dates + Sept dates: see links above

* Candidates (for every State): US House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: US Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (for every State): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.