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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1h

Help stop the new gerrymander. To overcome these attempts to block the will of voters, support People Not Politicians Missouri. peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2h

NEW: Missouri voters are organizing to collect 106,000 signatures by December for the chance to veto the GOP's new gerrymandered map. But state Republicans are claiming existing signatures are invalid and constitute a “misdemeanor election offense.”

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 3h

Aside from losing many Democratic seats, Black representation in Congress will probably drop from around 14% of seats (nationally representative) to maybe 7 or 8% (not representative)?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 3h

I was casually acquainted with him pre-CNN as "Harry J. Enten," a precocious polling-nerd kid. He was data-driven then.

Prediction markets are repackaged conventional wisdom and are half vibes. It doesn't make them false - but it's disinformative to present them in the same format as hard data.

Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 4h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 3h

detached link, post screenshot? curious to see fake science slop

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 3h

Platner has a huge lack of name recognition, but still has a higher net-favorable (+12) than Janet Mills (+4) among those who have an opinion of each

Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/a-governor...

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4h

The case is submitted.

My prediction is that Section 2 is overturned, 6-3 Kav majority, saying that the Section 2 still *exists* but isn't allowed to do anything.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 3h

Examples: expand the court, limit the terms of justices, rotate justices who hear cases, compel them to ride circuit. njsbf.org/2025/01/28/s...

Supreme Court Reforms—from Court Packing to Term Limits - New Jersey State Bar Foundation

by Jodi L. Miller Amid calls for U.S. Supreme Court reform, then President Joseph Biden issued an executive order in April 2021 that formed the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the Unit...

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 5h

Read Lambros's piece, which is *anti*-DHP. The point is to welcome affordable development. That photo of a mansion depicts the opposite!

And ironically, since it is new, it is the opposite of historic.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 5h

A popular platform for 2026 would be

Dismantle SCOTUS.
Abolish ICE.
Rebuild the Constitution.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 6h

The fight here with Gorsuch and Kav vs Nelson is whether the "use" of race automatically means "discrimination" on the basis of race.

That's interesting to me, because it's basically the white folks telling on themselves. They cannot see a "use" of race that isn't synonymous with discrimination.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 17d

A new pro-housing group has launched in Princeton NJ. "Princeton For All" now has a website, and yard signs!! princeton4all.org

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

Local news: “True preservation isn’t about freezing Princeton in time; it’s about keeping it alive. Change is inevitable. The question is whether we resist or guide it to preserve the true spirit of Princeton.” www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...

To the Editor: What Exactly Are We Defending When We ‘Defend Historic Princeton’?

Princeton, NJ — You’ve probably seen the orange signs around town proclaiming, “Defend Historic Princeton.” But what, exactly, are we defending?As a native Princetonian whose family roots stretch...

www.tapinto.net

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 6h

Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.

The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 17d

A new pro-housing group has launched in Princeton NJ. "Princeton For All" now has a website, and yard signs!! princeton4all.org

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

Local news: “True preservation isn’t about freezing Princeton in time; it’s about keeping it alive. Change is inevitable. The question is whether we resist or guide it to preserve the true spirit of Princeton.” www.tapinto.net/towns/prince...

To the Editor: What Exactly Are We Defending When We ‘Defend Historic Princeton’?

Princeton, NJ — You’ve probably seen the orange signs around town proclaiming, “Defend Historic Princeton.” But what, exactly, are we defending?As a native Princetonian whose family roots stretch...

www.tapinto.net

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Sally Hudson @sallylhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia — we have our own state Voting Rights Act that protects our right to continue this work
— but only with an AG and Gov who are willing.

It’s among the sky-high stakes of November’s election.

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 1d

As we head into tomorrow, don't forget about *local* politics. We're all focused on Congressional districts, but Section 2 has been used to dismantle HUNDREDS of discriminatory town, city, and county plans — very often striking down at-large systems that can't be reduced to "partisan gerrymandering"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1d

The Port Authority of NY and NJ manages Newark, LaGuardia, Kennedy, Stewart, and Teterboro airports.

Call their public comment line at 212-435-7000 to tell them what you think of playing this likely-illegal political message.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Growing list of airport authorities who are refusing to play the Kristi Noem video for travelers that blames Democrats for the shutdown:

Portland International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport

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Shelley Jacobs @shelleya.bsky.social · 1d

In June when I said I was attending the No King's protest, someone said 'oh it's just going to be old people in sun hats.'

'Yes', I said, 'the same people who 60 years ago protested to end the Vietnam War.'

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: in chapter nineteen of the Second Treatise, John Locke writes that when the legislative power is usurped from that body in which the People have placed it, and exercised instead by a person or body not authorized to do so by the People, government is dissolved

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, the executive can just do whatever they want with federal monies

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

An agreement is worthless if one party can just break it immediately without consequences.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, a good explainer of Dems' other shutdown demand, via @citizencohn.bsky.social. It's about trying to make it harder for the Trump admin to continue unilaterally (and illegally) cutting funding for government programs substack.com/home/post/p-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

substack.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

maybe this will help some realize that you don’t need access to cover the government effectively. in fact, it’s actually better.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

www.cnn.com

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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 1d

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

North Carolina said Monday that it will work on a new congressional map that could yield another GOP-leaning district in the state.

It's the latest state to heed President Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps five years earlier than usual.

North Carolina Republicans heed Trump’s call to redraw congressional map

State becomes latest to join a national redistricting battle sparked by the president’s urging to shore up the historically small GOP House majority ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 1d

He was such a horrific governor that the SPANISH imprisoned him in San Domingo! postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/c...

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