This week, the Trump fascist regime has continued to ramp up their vicious repressive onslaught against anyone who stands up to their regime. Trump's new National Counterterrorism Strategy Threatens to Crush Political Opposition Before Any Crime is Committed

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Inflation hit 3.8% last month, the highest rate in three years. Gas prices alone rose 5.4% from March to April due to Trump's war on Iran. And the jump in grocery prices this past month was the highest in nearly four years. Wages are now officially lagging behind inflation. "New Golden Age."

America's Monster and his accomplices believe everything is “playing politics” and delivering a bullshit message to stupid Americans, and none of it is substance or facts! I suggest we shove groceries and gasoline up their asses, and set them on fire! Maybe they will get the “hint”?

While millions of Americans struggle to afford skyrocketing gas prices due to Trump’s war on Iran, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is focused on releasing a road trip reality tv show. The trip was sponsored by corporations that his department regulates, including Boeing, Toyota, and Shell.

hedemocraticcoalition We love to see when Democrats stand up to this trickle down BS 👇 In a veto letter sent to the Legislature, Hobbs said the Republican budget proposal would bring “Washington-style chaos and dysfunction to Arizona’s budget.”

🚨BREAKING: “Trump came to China! We won!” 🤡CNN anchor reveals the tidal wave of mockery coming from China as a dejected Trump begs Xi Jinping for mercy! CNN’s Erin Burnett was visibly stunned by the sheer level of unrestrained mockery China is hurling at Donald Trump during his high-stakes visit.

Kemp ordered lawmakers to redraw Georgia’s congressional and legislative maps for the 2028 election, a move that could help Republicans flip at least one U.S. House seat and strengthen their hold on the General Assembly.

Gov. Brian Kemp just called a special session to rig Georgia’s voting maps, joining a fast-growing list of former confederate states looking to dilute Black political power after the Supreme Court’s recent decision eviscerated the Voting Rights Act.

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atlantanewsfirst Governor Brian Kemp has called a rare special legislative session set to begin June 17, which could significantly overhaul Georgia's elections. The session will consider redrawing the state's political maps following the Supreme Court's recent decision.

brennancenter Clarence Thomas just became the second-longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court. His legacy is marred by ethics scandals that highlight the lack of accountability for justices. It’s past time to reform the Court. Link in bio.

Republicans in south are racing to redraw maps to eliminate majority Black congressional districts. Their gerrymandering threatens seats of 19 Black members of congress - a third of the Congressional Black Caucus. 11% of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are also at risk of losing their seats.

Gas prices are soaring because of blockages in the strait of Hormuz as part of the unauthorized war in Iran. Southern states are redrawing maps at break-neck pace to gerrymander Black voters out of their electoral voices.

In an unsigned order, the court tossed out a lower-court ruling that Alabama must use a map that included two Black-majority districts — just three years after SCOTUS ruled that Alabama had to create a second Black district to abide by the Voting Rights Act.

thedemocraticcoalition For a guy who is bizarrely obsessed with winning peace prizes, he sure starts a lot of wars. We have not had a single day of peace since Trump was sworn in.

Trump told us the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation would cost $1.8 million. That was already a project NOBODY asked for. Then last Friday — quietly, with zero fanfare — Interior bumped it up AGAIN to $13.1 million. It was a no-bid deal handed to Trump's personal "pool guy."

Breaking -- Trump: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation".

thedemocraticcoalition CORRUPT AF: Two decades of landmark rulings emerged from a chamber whose senior member sat on millions in undisclosed household income from the firms arguing in front of him 👇

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is not backing down from his decision to suspend the state’s primary election - even though it means 45,000 ballots that have already been cast will now be thrown out. “If anybody has a grievance, take it to the United States Supreme Court.”

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It's hard to pick just one thing. But perhaps Trump's most damaging legacy is his non-stop battle to destroy and obscure the truth. Media outlets estimated he told more than 30,000 lies as President in his first term alone -- and they haven't even bothered keeping track in his second term.

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forbes President Donald Trump attacked Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch on Truth Social late Sunday, lamenting them striking down his tariffs and pressuring them to rule in his favor on restricting birthright citizenship.

Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use New Voting Map A majority of the justices sided with Alabama in a move that could speed up efforts to put in place a congressional district map that would eliminate a majority-Black district.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.

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@robertreich The median American’s weekly earnings is $1,235 ($64,220/yr), by the way. In the past year alone, Jeff Bezos's net worth has increased by $75 billion. That’s $205,479,452 per day $8,561,643 per hour $142,694 per minute $2,378 per second

@robertreich More than 3 million Americans have already lost SNAP benefits thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill. That's the biggest drop in food assistance in nearly 30 years — all to give the ultra-rich even more tax cuts.

@robertreich Since retaking office, Trump's net worth has nearly tripled to $6.5B. Almost all of that has come from his crypto ventures — an industry he's deregulated at our collective risk to line his own pockets. We must not become numb to this corruption.

cbsnews Senate and House Democrats have launched an investigation into whether pardons and commutations issued by President Trump were driven by "pay-to-play dynamics," according to letters obtained by CBS News.

roguednc Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed new congressional maps into law. The new map targets the state’s only Democratic seat, held by Rep. Steve Cohen in Memphis, and could give Republicans all 9 congressional districts in Tennessee. The map is expected to face legal challenges.

other98 Unacceptable. Undemocratic. In a 4 to 3 ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court overruled the will of the state's voters after a special election had already taken place, tossing out a voter approved congressional redistricting map.

trumpresistancemovement Star Wars itself is a story about resisting authoritarian, fascist-style power—exactly the kind of politics Trump’s critics see in him.

feminist_news_now In a matter of days, Republican governors across the South — Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and more — called special sessions to rip apart majority-Black congressional districts after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act last week.

Alabama lawmakers approved a plan Friday for new U.S. House primaries if courts lift an injunction requiring it to use a map with two districts that have large Black populations.