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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 25m

US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision — Reuters

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act, ...

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 4h

Speaker of the House thinks violence against women isn’t a serious concern.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 4h

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

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Ray @rayharry.bsky.social · 19h

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3h

This Supreme Court case in Louisiana is about one thing, and one thing only: reinstituting Jim Crow by way of ensuring that Black Americans are taxed without receiving representation in Congress.

Everything else is noise and bluster.

This stolen Supreme Court is going to send us back to the 1860s.

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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 42m

Another tRUMP failure!
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What ceasefire?

Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues killing Palestinians and restricting humanitarian aid — as expected.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 1d

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 6h

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 5h

Check this out, from @nancreighton.bsky.social

Pink poster with light yellow text "I have long believed we should be way more vocal about how police and ice constantly murder dogs! Photo of a row of dogs sitting on sidewalk along bottom. Faine Greenwood, poster by nancycreighton.com, photo by Hannah Lim

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7h

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 5h

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Distract

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 5h

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A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone — WIRED

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 13d

I feel like we've gotten numb to these threats but it really is something to stack them all next to each other www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

Ingersoll’s calls for violence are in line with the official Republican position. John Gillette, a Republican state representative for Arizona, called for Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) to be hanged on his X account. Two Kansas Republicans alluded to — “joked” — about shooting a former Democratic colleague on the floor of the Kansas House. Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins threatened to jail the mayor of Denver, while Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna threatened to refer him for criminal charges. Arizona Republican Paul Gosar shared an anime video depicting him killing Ocasio-Cortez and attacking then-President Joe Biden.

Denaturalization is another favorite Republican threat. Republican Andy Ogles of Tennessee said that New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani should be stripped of his citizenship and deported; Ogles later demanded the same for Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois. Texas Republican Brandon Gill, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, and South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace have called for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a naturalized US citizen, to be deported.

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 12h

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Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project — CNN

The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 22h

He’s a fucking weird little asshole

It’s Still Me! @itsstillme1.bsky.social · 22h

I hear scary music every time I see him.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you read one story ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court argument, make it this one. The fate of the VRA and the 2026 elections potentially hang in the balance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when the Biden admin refused to label the 3%ers, Aryan Bortherhood, Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys and other terrorist groups, despite the fact that they were organized, clandestine, violent and well armed?

Yeah…his restraint served us no damned good at all. NONE.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Trump labeling "antifa" a domestic terrorist group and then smearing Democratic organizations as antifa is right from fascist playbook. Mussolini and Hitler both criminalized opposing political parties on way to establishing one party rule. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...

Trump is now working to secure one party rule--just like Mussolini and Hitler did

History is screaming at us!

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bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

Heroes among us. Whistleblower exposing ICE.

WATCH:

#Resist

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 22h

Arrest Clarence Thomas

bmcarthur17 @bmcarthur17.bsky.social · 1d

Heroes among us. Whistleblower exposing ICE.

WATCH:

#Resist

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 1d

🚨BREAKING: Arizona’s 7th District is certified — Adelita Grijalva is now U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson’s last excuse is gone. No more lies. No more delays. Swear her in NOW so she can do her job. They can delay, lie, and hide—but the Epstein files aren’t going anywhere. The cover-up is cracking.

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Mark Twine @majordisgust.bsky.social · 22h

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TheBaroness 🐸 @thebaroness.bsky.social · 22h

Maybe not, but it is graveyard ready.

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