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ACLU @aclu.org · 5h

We’re at the Supreme Court today defending the rights of Black voters in Louisiana.

Self-identified “non-African Americans” are challenging the state’s congressional map for increasing the number of majority-Black districts from 1 to 2.

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civilrightsorg.bsky.social @civilrightsorg.bsky.social · 9d

SAVE THE DATE: On October 15, the Supreme Court will determine whether communities of color across the country can have meaningful representation at all levels of government. The VRA and our right to a free, fair, and representative democracy hang in the balance.

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 6h

Since 1965, the VRA has ensured fair representation for all Americans. But right now, those protections are under threat again — especially in places like Louisiana. Today, LDF is at the Supreme Court fighting to protect those very rights, and we all must tune in!

Poster titled "FIGHT FOR MAPS" by LDF, depicting MLK and other activist. Text states "THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT IS ON THE LINE" and mentions Louisiana v. Calais case, emphasizing the significance of redistricting and its impact on the Voting Rights Act and future elections.

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Rep. Marc A. Veasey @repmarcveasey.bsky.social · 14d

This is a Republican Shutdown. This is a Republican manufactured health crisis. And without even concept of a plan - they are fleeing town while your healthcare costs sky rocket.

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Lone Star Project @lonestarproject.net · 19d

Check out TX Congressman @repmarcveasey.bsky.social as he puts Gov. Abbott, Ted Cruz, Mayor Johnson, and other Trump mouthpieces on blast for ignoring the real victims of yesterday’s tragic shooting

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 26d

"BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey goes for the MAGA jugular by drafting articles of impeachment for corrupt Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash "Epstein" Patel."-Occupy Democrats

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 14h

We need a few southern states in the mix.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 15h

Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 21h

Those Jubilee people asked me to join them on their debate stage debate stage…

Lololololo. Look..

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

⚠️ Warning: these back-to-back scenes are hard to watch unless you’ve got a depraved heart.

These are thugs, not officers with any real training. We keep seeing it again and again, and at this point, it’s clearly the op.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

✍️Voter PSA! ✍️

On Nov 4th, across the country, there are 1000s of local elections. Early voting starts today in some places. From school board to mayor every one of these elections matters. This is how we take our country back

Got to your state "my voter" page (or equivalent) to find your elections

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DrAye @draye.blacksky.app · 1d

Education is an existential threat to white supremacy and hate. It is why the education system is being gutted at the federal level level and super whitewashed at the state level

calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

Oct. 14, 1834 | Four People Charged for Teaching Black People to Read in Wheeling, West Virginia

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

calendar.eji.org

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 1d

What can we do about mainstream media moving right? 1. Give up on some outlets (CBS) and embrace others (The Guardian) 2. Get alternative media to cover more hard news 3. Browbeat outlets into using their agenda-setting and framing powers better. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

The Mainstream Media Is Moving Right. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

At The Washington Post, CBS, and maybe CNN, the trend line is terrible. But liberals do have the power to reverse these trends.

newrepublic.com

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 1d

And of course Kamala. She was 100% correct on what would happen if he won and she is correct now.

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 1d

I have said this since January!!!! Everyone kept asking Obama to say something. Despite campaigning against trump, he has been the ONLY living president to do so. Where is Bill Clinton, George Bush. Where are the former VPs and presidential candidates. Why is only Obama and Hillary speaking out?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/48yt7od

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown.

www.pbs.org

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

oh. right.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 3d

MO & OH Dems need us to help Rally support!

A commissioned poll shows nearly 1/2 of MO voters oppose the maps

The Dem committee needs over 100,000 valid signatures across multiple congressional districts before the state’s 90-day window expires on Dec. 11 to let voters decide on the maps.

Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.

Despite relatively little investment from Washington, Missouri and Ohio Democrats are looking to block new Republican-drawn maps through uncertain avenues.

www.politico.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Spread this around. Missouri and Ohio Democrats need at least 100,000 valid signatures to take on Republican gerrymandering maps. This is the fight 🔥

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 3d

MO & OH Dems need us to help Rally support!

A commissioned poll shows nearly 1/2 of MO voters oppose the maps

The Dem committee needs over 100,000 valid signatures across multiple congressional districts before the state’s 90-day window expires on Dec. 11 to let voters decide on the maps.

Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.

Despite relatively little investment from Washington, Missouri and Ohio Democrats are looking to block new Republican-drawn maps through uncertain avenues.

www.politico.com

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Peter Ramsey @pramsey342.bsky.social · 2d

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 2d

Tyesha Long asked Oklahoma County District Judge Susan Stallings to revisit her sentence under the Oklahoma Survivors Act. Stallings ruled against doing so on Oct. 6, according to online court records. Long’s attorney, Colleen McCarty, said they intend to appeal.

She Got 27 Years for Killing Her Abuser. Judge Rules Oklahoma’s Survivors Act Won’t Free Her.

A judge will submit a written decision in Tyesha Long’s hearing next month.

capitalbnews.org

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 3d

It is almost like she intentionally sabotaged her campaign. She has been in the game long enough to compose herself. She has experienced much harsher interviews than this.

Something is off.

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 3d

People, please stop saying-Send in the troops. Leland is small predominantly Black community. Yes it is in a red state, but make no mistake, sending in troops there is similar to Memphis.

Look at how red states have gerrymandered Black cities-don't lump them in with foolishness.

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PurpleSoul @purplesoullotus.bsky.social · 3d

Gently convince them that it is time to find new content-get creative? That maybe challenging since most of the "influencers" are not creatives-just mimickers?

Maybe we have to stop liking their content? Comment about putting our business in these yt supremacy streets?

I don't have an answer.

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