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halfmarshall.bsky.social
@halfmarshall.bsky.social
Head shot of an American Crow in my back yard.
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“'If you’re not confident enough in your policies that you think that it’s going to have a negative impact on your politics, then maybe you need to be doing something different.'”
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"The lawmaker said Republicans should be trying to win elections on the merits, not through gerrymandering:
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“'Other states need to do what they want to do, but I don’t think it makes sense for them to do it either.'
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"The president’s purely political argument—'they could be depriving Republicans of a majority in the House,' he wrote of the idea’s GOP critics in Indiana—isn’t persuasive to this legislator.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"'What has changed from the Census five years ago that would lead us to redistrict today?' the legislator asked. 'Nothing has changed.'
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"'I’m not inclined to ever redistrict mid-decade,' the lawmaker told me. He said he voted with other Republicans to enact the state’s current congressional map after the 2020 Census.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Several opponents have criticized the plan on the grounds that Indiana should not redraw its maps in the middle of the decade; the Constitution calls for reapportionment of representatives among the states to be done after the decennial Census.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Black - crowned Night Heron
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Sad news.
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“ and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like cancer if Congress doesn’t act.” politicalwire.com/2025/11/27/a...
Americans Are Buckling Under Medical Bills
Politico: “Charities that help people cover their medical bills say they’re seeing an alarming increase in requests for help. Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Agreed. I’m involved with scouts because I think we need a new generation to change our political structure.

“Scouting America will prepare every eligible youth in America to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Law.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"But I can’t see beyond that event horizon. Maybe you can. If so, I’d like your thoughts in the comments."

Or here.
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM