Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more There’s something we believe deeply at The Dworkin Report—that change doesn’t come from the top down. It comes from people deciding, one by one, that the fight is worth showing up for. Today we’re eight paid subscribers away from hitting the next milestone in our campaign to flip Congress. Eight people who will look at this moment in history—and say I’m in. If that’s you, we’re making it even easier today with 50% off. Join us and help keep our journalism independent and our activism relentless: Click Here To Get Your 50% Off This Week Belonged To The Resistance: Bondi Sold Her Soul For A Pink Slip, Mike Johnson Caved To Democrats, and Trump’s Approval Cratered Plus, courts kill GOP voter suppression scheme Scott Dworkin Apr 3 The regime just had its worst week in months. We have the receipts. Mike Johnson folded on the shutdown. The courts killed a voter suppression scheme. Bondi got axed. Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this post right now to help us drive these stories through the regime’s propaganda machine like a battering ram. Ten years in—we have no ads, no corporate influence, and no permission needed. Just reader-funded resistance journalism that’s driven 671,000 calls and letters to Congress, and fought GOP lies on social media week after week. Help us keep up the momentum by becoming a paid subscriber today: Upgrade to paid VOTER REGISTRATION REVIVAL IN ARKANSAS In January 2024, Get Loud Arkansas launched an online voter registration tool. It worked. Seventy-eight percent of new registrants were under twenty years old. The Arkansas Times published a story about its success, and just two days later, Secretary of State John Thurston ordered county clerks to stop accepting electronic signatures—making the online tool worthless overnight. When the state’s own attorney general confirmed electronic signatures were legal, the Board of Election Commissioners rushed through an emergency “wet signature” rule anyway. That was just ten weeks before the 2024 general election. Get Loud Arkansas sued. A district court agreed, but the state appealed. On March 31, the 8th Circuit killed it. Chief Judge Steven Colloton, joined by Trump appointee Judge Ralph Erickson, kept an injunction in place blocking enforcement. The court found no evidence that the rule prevented fraud—or did anything except stop Get Loud from registering voters. “When Arkansas officials learned that hundreds of citizens registered to vote through an online tool, they decided to change the rules to stop it,” said Uzoma Nkwonta, lead counsel for Get Loud Arkansas. “This is exactly the type of manufactured barrier the Civil Rights Act exists to prevent.” Democracy won this one. The resistance made sure of it. 47 DAYS. DEMOCRATS HELD STRONG Last Friday, Mike Johnson called the Senate’s bipartisan DHS funding deal a “crap sandwich.” On Wednesday, he announced he’d pass it anyway. After crippling airports and leaving TSA officers without pay for 47 days, Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune folded—agreeing to pass what Democrats demanded, with no blank check for ICE and no voter ID bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was blunt: “Mike Johnson and House Republicans have come to realize that we will never bend the knee. It’s time to pay TSA agents, end the airport chaos and fully fund every part of [DHS] that does not relate to Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine.” Forty-seven days of Mike Johnson’s shutdown. He got nothing for it. CLEAN OUT YOUR DESK, BONDI Trump fired his attorney general on Wednesday—the second cabinet member he’s axed this term. Bondi wasn’t fired for being too aggressive with the regime’s enemies. She was fired for not being aggressive enough. Trump was furious that she hadn’t prosecuted enough of his political opponents, and mad that she hadn’t done more to cover up the Epstein files. Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin said it to her face a few months ago: “You’ve turned the people’s Department of Justice into Trump’s instrument of revenge. Trump orders up prosecutions like pizza, and you deliver every time.” Democrats spent months making Bondi impossible to defend. Now, she’s gone. The resistance made her too toxic to keep. TRUMP’S FLOOR KEEPS COLLAPSING Francisco Castillo voted for Trump in November of 2024. In early March, as he stood outside a gas station in De Soto, Iowa, the 43-year-old factory worker put it plainly: “He said he was going to bring gas down, but the war in Iran is now making everything worse.” Castillo is not alone. Trump’s polling on the economy hit an all-time low of 31% this week—lower than Biden ever was. CNN, UMass Amherst, Reuters/Ipsos, Quinnipiac—every pollster, same story. CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten said: “There is no floor for Donald Trump. The floor beneath him keeps collapsing, and he falls down to a new record low.” Since January, Trump’s economic approval rating among Republicans dropped 14 points. Among GOPers under 45, he’s down 23 points. And 13% of Trump voters say they regret how they voted. Trump doesn’t have a single issue where more Americans approve than disapprove. Not the economy, immigration, or war—not one. Seven months before the midterms, and the regime is already losing the voters it can’t win without. They counted on you not finding out the truth. Too late. We’ve done this for a decade, beholden to no one but you. We’ve driven 671,000 calls and letters to Congress since November 2024 and led massive social media operations against the regime. Join us as a paid subscriber to help us keep leading the resistance—and flip the House and Senate in the fall: Upgrade to paid Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this right now—Trump’s own voters are bailing. Make sure everyone knows it. Onward! Scott I have two questions for you today. Who do you think will be next to be fired from the Trump regime? What are your thoughts about Mike Johnson and Republicans folding on the shutdown? 🚨 Defend voting rights! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-push-back-on-trumps-attacks-on-our-voting-rights/ 🚨 Stop Trump regime from deporting people with Temporary Protected Status https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-stop-trump-regime-from-deporting-people-with-temporary-protected-status/ 🚨Vote NO on SAVE Act: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-vote-no-on-the-save-act-to-protect-our-democracy/ JUST A FEW OF MANY INFORMED COMMENTS:  Thank you for all the good news, Scott! The fascists are falling to the resistance. I wrote a poem for you, inspired by your bravery: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/scott-dworkin-poem Bondi sold her soul long ago when she was the Florida AG and accepted $25,000 to not join the class action suit against Trump University. I think the next one to go will be Kash Patel, too much negative publicity. Now DISBAR BONDI! Lots of Trumpjokes waiting in the wings, RFKjr was the crown jewel in Trumpjokeland, followed by "Handmaid" Amy Coney Barrett. 2 INCOMPETENT, BRAIN DEAD BOOBS are gonna 'study' PLASTICS?  Why doesn't RFK JR just issue another BOGUS AI REPORT and save taxpayers money?  This Dynamic Duo are the 2 least competent to 'STUDY' anything - as their history shows! RFK, Jr., and EPA announce plan to track microplastics in tap water and humans The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a joint effort to track microplastics in drinking water—but experts say doing so will be difficult By Lauren J. Young edited by Claire Cameron https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-and-epa-announce-plan-to-track-microplastics-in-tap-water-and-humans/ I would like to see Harmeet Dhillon fired myself. Making empty threats to the DNC about "obstruction of justice" if they dare push back against the voter roles fiasco. Idk who she thinks she is, but she needs to deflate that ego. Awww. I will miss Krazy Eyes Patel and trying to figure where exactly he is looking. Yeah, I absolutely hate that he surrounds himself with terrible people, and I have no qualms saying FIRE THEM ALL! Since tRump seems to like firing women I guess Tulsi Gabbard and while she is totally unqualified for her position, tRump likes his manosphere too much to go there YET Yeah, the misogyny isn’t lost on me, either, Laurel. Well said! Omigosh! “No qualms”? That’s so “gentle”. Be proud of your wishes - we all share them! I say purge them all, starting with trump being impeached, and I honestly have “no qualms” SHOUTING this from the rooftops! (Though not literally - sniper fire would get me…) Btw, Sam, you deserve kudos alongside Scott - thank you both for your work! Since tRump seems to like firing women I guess Tulsi Gabbard and while she is totally unqualified for her position, tRump likes his manosphere too much to go there YET Since tRump seems to like firing women I guess Tulsi Gabbard and while she is totally unqualified for her position, tRump likes his manosphere too much to go there YET RUSSIAN ASSET who praised ASSAD!  I think Kash, Howard Lutnick, and others may be on the short list too (fingers crossed) I'm just waiting for the "I hardly knew the guy" comments that he used to distance himself from people immersed in scandal during Trump 1.0. lol! I bet there will be a lot of that I've heard rumors that Lutnick is on thin ice. NUTLICK (sic) made public statements that he 'shunned' EPSTEIN, but had business with the PEDOPHILE, as well as going to EPSTEIN'S ISLAND!  In other nations, the proximity to EPSTEIN has been enough to get them tossed out of government. The same should happen to NUTLICK (sic). A woman will, once again e dismissed, Gabbard or the wench at Dept of Ed Mike Johnson had no choice! He knows Repugs own the shut down, the war and all rising prices And he probably thinks he can still win the ICE funding fight. But we're here to prove him wrong. I agree it will be a woman. His misogyny will always ax the women first then start on his “I don’t like you at the moment” male loyalists. I’m thinking there’ll be a purge of some sort. He’s not loyal to anyone (Bannon & Miller…maybe) and often needs a new landscape to lash out at. We’ll see…. I hope the next to be fired will be JFK, Jr; his policies are making America sick again, The capitulation of Maga Mike on the DHS funding bill shows what can happen when Democrats (and Independents and some reasonable Republicans) stick to their resolve and not cave in. We need to see more of this type of resistance. I wish JFK, Jr. were still alive. His cousin, RFK, Jr., is a stain on his family's legacy of public service. No time for glee, not a moment to rest satisfied. These results important. Thank you Scott for every report. But the struggle against a budding fascist regime is not won when one corrupt lackey merely gets replaced by another. Hold strong, people. Great reporting, Scott! I had no idea about Arkansas but now I do!! I was going to comment on Pam Bondi's firing but for something I just read. I read 2 Airforce Airmen were shot down in the skies over Iran have now been captured. I pray for not only the 2 Airmen but for their families. I further pray that the Iranian Regime will treat them as prisoners of war. I have read stories coming out of Iran about civilians being executed for protesting the Regime. I have also watched Pete Hegseth go on live TV and say flippantly, that he will give no quarter. Imagine that coming from the Defense department chief of America. No quarter, we have 2 Airmen captured by Iran. I wonder if he still believes his false bravado. I also wonder if he would change positions with the Airmen. My guess is he would not. Yeah forethought is not something this regime is capable of, apparently. Sad to hear about the Airmen—but as of the most recent reports, one has been rescued by special forces. And operations to find the second are underway! What a waste of human beings I just saw this: www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-launches-rescue-operation-fighter-141448244.html The ROT starts at the top - the most ROTTEN CORRUPT human being (?) EVER in the WH! "Everything Trump Touches Dies". He is just full of HATE, just like his Corrupt Regime! A key requirement to work for him is to be full of HATE! And do NOTHING for the American people or anywhere else in the world (HATE them do NOT help them) - just Worship your Dear Leader and fulfill his HATE FILLED Agenda! Keep the Receipts and Use the Receipts to send ALL of these HATE FILLED monsters to Jail and Make them Pay Financially for their Crimes against America and Americans and the rest of the world! And jail them in their own immigrant concentration camps…! Bring them all down to Alligator Alcatraz and leave them there to rot! Yes! First, let’s free the other detainees, unload the swamp-drenched trumpers (and trump) into the facility, then abandon it, allowing it go back to nature. The trumpers would be on their own, but they should fit right in. They ARE swamp. Not so much will be thrown under the bus but who is the most damaged, dangerous and deceitful and my vote is Hegseth. The firing of Generals and Admirals who don’t bend is disgraceful! I’m a bit prejudiced having served for 20 years, but Hegseth’s firing is long overdue! Re Johnson and Reps folding, I believe they’re now hearing from so many of their outraged constituents That they’re finally fleeing from DJT’s rapidly sinking ship. The voters will need to fire him And it's only going to get louder from here! We need to keep it up! I have a GOP trifecta when it comes to to representation. I call them regularly and try not to miss an opportunity to remind my Senators that I hold them responsible for rubber-stamping Trump's unqualified nominees! Today is definitely a Good Friday! You're right about that! DJT ( Demented Juvenile Traitor) is his own worst enemy. Always has been a Has Been! He lives in a Fantasy Reality TV World, the only time he ever made "honest" money. He is now his own PR machine. This is because he never learned to or had to take his own PR-PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for his actions. His daddy had to bail him out while he was alive and when DJT inherited a $billion, squandered it on failed business ventures. His whole family is a criminal empire. Finally people who live in the real world are realizing what a complete absolute hypocritical phony he is, now that he is willing to send our sons in daughters into harms way so he can satisfy his complete lack of self esteem. he has put the whole world into dangerous turmoil because he knows he's the Biggest Loser in modern history. Last time I voted for Bob Kennedy Jr, this time I am placing my bet on Kash Patel... Maybe b'cuz of all his plane rides to Nashville & Vegas on the taxpayers dime? Poor Lil Mike, can't get a thing done in the House... He changes his mind as fast as an open book flips pages in the wind... Mostly hot air!!! Have a wonderful holiday weekend you all.... Pootin will NOT be happy if he fires "his girl, Tulsi". He can fire them all. Unfortunately, he finds more despicible people to fill their place. Dems need to fight harder not to confirm his picks. I would like to see PeeWee German (Miller) go most of all. I am encouraged to see Dems holding firm and not giving in to GOP BS. Who do you think will be next to be fired from the Trump regime? Bondi was only a distraction; she has been too loyal to the 🍊🤬. He needed a distraction and Bondi was it, plus she is a woman which this regime hates women. Next: Tulsi Gabbart, she couldn’t get the voting laws changed and again she’s a woman. He so predictable. What are your thoughts about Mike Johnson and Republicans folding on the shutdown? I’m just happy the Democrats didn’t fold after the last time when 8(?) folded. Mike Johnson will be in prison just like the rest of them. Goodbye ASSHOLE! Who’s next? Or who do I want to be next? I’m wary about what assclowns trump will find to replace those he fires. Mullin for noem, homan for bovino, (??) for bondi. Yuck. If the reasons WE find his cabinet so awful AREN’T the reasons he’s firing people - indeed, he’s firing them because they aren’t sycophantic and unconstitutional enough - the next batch of appointees will be ten times worse. However, just because he’s firing devils we know, it’s possible he’ll start finding replacements who aren’t as bad. I just worry they’ll be worse, with even more damaging flaws added to what the fired appointee had. Bravo to the Dems for holding the line. Too often they fold because they see how the holdout is hurting Americans but this time they saw the alternative was worse. I don’t understand why the GOP is still standing by their convicted felon but I don’t understand cults! I don’t know who should be fired next. They are all bad but they will only be fired if they embarrass trumpy. I think Hegseth is the most dangerous, RFK is destroying our healthcare, McMahon is destroying public education, Tulsi Gabbard is dangerous, Kash Patel is a drunken schoolboy but maybe he’s the one because he too has done some high profile stunts. It’s a toss up!!! 1) I think Tulsi Gabbard will be the next head on the chopping block, number one, because she's a woman, and number two because she's incompetent and not doing exactly what TRump wants. 2) Johnson is in the FAFO stage of continuing the partial government shutdown. We the People are not happy, and I think he's finally facing the fact that the RepubliCons are going to get crushed in the midterms. Onward! The next thing I want to read about the orange blight is, YOU'RE FIRED! And YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT! Rats will leave a sinking ship. Too bad it took chaos at the airports and an unstable economy to convince the Republicans in Congress that maybe supporting the orange blight's every whim, might not be good for the country and their job security. Yeah it's wild to me that after everything Trump's done, to see people jumping ship over gas prices. Especially evangelicals. I believe the next one to go will be another woman. Either Karoline Leavitt or Linda McMahon. He will get rid of the women first because he only put them in there to try and keep women's votes; however, his plan was to get rid of them when he needed someone to throw under the bus. Once the women are gone, he will begin work on the weakest of the men. I see Kash Patel's time limited, then perhaps hogsbreath or rubio. I am so proud of Democrats holding steadfast and not folding under the constant caustic remarks and blame from maga! They have shown johnson and all of the republicans they cannot be bullied, intimidated or threatened by them or their orange leader! We need to do that every single time these wastrels try to inflict more harm and pain on the American people. I have made sure that everyone I know understands that the orange POS has stated outright that he does not want to fund Medicare, Medicaid or Child Care programs because he is busy with funding a war. Every American needs to know that we are all like Bondi and Noem. He will throw all of us under the bus in order to do what putin and the oligarchs tell him to do! Great news, Scott! Keep fighting, America! Stay strong and stay safe!