Responding to a question on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” about whether he supported adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court in lieu of its ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, Sen. Cory Booker responded: “There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over,” the court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ex congressman Jim Cooper chief of staff Lisa Quigley and data analyst david manasco👇🏽are both among those saying the new map stripping Memphis of representation actually has potentially put 4-5 TN districts within range… if Dems really turn out and vote. 👀

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

After the unveiling of the Golden Calf statue at Doral…well, I HAD to: MAGA and Idolatry A Reading from the Book of Donald. againstallenemies.net/p/maga-and-i...

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This obsession he has with the changes in kickoffs is so on brand for him. The changes were enacted to reduce concussions, and at least according to the league, they are doing that. Trump doesn’t care if the players get concussions. They exist to entertain him. And most of them are Black, so … 🤷🏼‍♂️

please read this 2016 piece by Sarah Kendzior we had so much warning “This is an American authoritarian kleptocracy, backed by millionaire white nationalists both in the United States and abroad, meant to strip our country down for parts, often using ethnic violence to do so.”

The NAACP has sued to block Tennessee’s rushed effort to dismantle the state’s lone majority-Black district. Instead of relying primarily on weakened federal voting rights protections, the NAACP’s lawsuit argues Tennessee Republicans violated their own state laws and constitution.

“We have to fight with everything we have. Our children will judge us not by what we do, but by what we don’t do.” @brotherjones.bsky.social tells Kanew & @realdlhughley.bsky.social why he 🔥 a confederate flag, as Tennessee Republicans stripped majority-Black Memphis of representation.

Evangelical Christian leaders literally gathering around a gold statue of the president and celebrating it, all while raging against any accusation of idolatry. This is what idol worship looks like.

@muellershewrote.com and I on how we, the majority, and Democratic leadership in Virginia need to put on brass knuckles and fight against the broligarchy, the establishment, and corrupt Republicans.

Sadly, many if not most of them don't. We need new leaders.

A serial pedophile erected a gold statue of himself and Maga came to pay respect to it. Welcome to North Korea. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me", apparently isn't of interest to those big time churchgoers.

Ben Meiselas: "Obama and Carney, actually smart people, side by side in Canada taunting Donald Trump with the mere presence of those two in a room."

Golden calves, with golden varicose veins

IT'S TOTALLY INSANE. 💙💙💙💙 WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK!!! WAKE UP AMERICA! HE'S BURNING IT ALL TO THE GROUND! ARTICE II Section 4 ⚖️ N O W! TRUMP IS A DEMENTIA RIDDLED PEDO FELON CONMAN! RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! FUC THE BALLROOM! V O T E B L U E! 💙 YOU must SHOW UP & VOTE!

"The VRA, which the Supreme Court gutted last week, was not some symbolic achievement. People bled and died for that law. Entire generations organized, marched and fought in courtrooms and legislative chambers so Black Americans could fully participate in democracy and wield real electoral power."

It truly amazes me how the NYT just does not think smaller publications are worthy of being cited in its pages.

They put one of yours in the hospital, you put out a statement about how disappointed you are. That’s the centrist way.

Harmeet Dhillon is trying to hide the names of the Cities Church members who didn't find the Don Lemon et al protest to be a threat, in violation of the protective order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Wow. This seems all kinds of wrong.

It's official. @ilhanmn.bsky.social is your DFL-endorsed candidate for Congress in CD5.

And Milei (who recently met with Thiel) is allegedly involved. bsky.app/profile/jenn...

Why did Trump pardon drug trafficker and Honduran president Juan Hernández? According to leaked audio tapes, it was an initial payment in part of a agreement between Trump, Bibi, and others to take down Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. english.elpais.com/internationa...

Be hilarious if he, Morrison, et al had COVID masks thrown up on stage in lieu of underclothes or flowers, but an LP is a choice especially if not his.

"So what needs to happen now - and it needs to happen now - is that Democrat-led states need to set aside procedure and redraw the maps. New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, and Colorado need to get it done. Do it in 2026 if possible. By 2028 is non-negotiable."

Virginia is "a wakeup call to Democrats across the country - in NJ, NY, MD, IL, OR, WA, CO - this is the time to start fighting back... Republicans don't believe that Democrats have the right to exist. If we don't start fighting back, we're going to good government ourselves into obscurity."

"[Republicans' tactics and strategy are that they must] create controversy in order to disrupt truth. Because if people hear it straight, then they're going to agree with you – and that is bad for the powers-that-be." AOC

the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history

Comics in Film: Foul Play (1978) Henchman reads a copy of Little Lulu #244 (Gold Key, 1978), by Arnold Drake and Irving Tripp. He's about to be defeated by librarian Goldie Hawn; classic comics vs literature class war in the guise of Hitchcockian farce. boxd.it/ehbgEt

Meta comms guy brings up the historical record. Ok let’s go. I revealed: —FB allowing ad targeting of “Jew-haters” —FB allowing ads to block being shown to Black users —FB promoting Stop the Steal groups prior to J6 —FB guidelines showing “white males” as protected class but not “black children”

The liberal reaction to "Stop the Steal" is still inadequate. This isn't a case of lies versus facts, as in: they keep saying the election was stolen and there's no evidence to substantiate the allegation. That's not their point. Their point is that only some Americans (ie white) count as American.

“We’ve just pushed 4.5 million people further into poverty. Congrats to us”

This assessment assumes typical turnout: “Republicans have roughly 10 more House seats that favor them than they did just 10 days ago.” High turnout can defeat gerrymanders. And Senate races are statewide, so this doesn’t affect them. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

How it’s going How it’s going to go

NEW INTERVIEW: Rep. Justin Jones ( @brotherjones.bsky.social ) & D.L. Hughley ( @realdlhughley.bsky.social ) on Tennessee Republicans stripping representation from #Memphis “Let’s be clear — they’re ushering in a new iteration of Jim Crow.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYHycMH...

Pregnancy-related deaths went up 56% after abortions were banned in Texas. 88% of those were preventable. MAGA is screeching about California giving new parents free diapers. Tell me again how these people are pro-life and care about women. 🙄

Americans are bound to obey the court’s rulings as a matter of law, but they are not obligated to respect or have confidence in an institution that does not respect them or the Constitution. trib.al/tktiyva

The progressive reaction is nearly always to accept as true the explanation that this was a mistake, not a statement of intent, as if anti-Black racism were not a constant condition of American society, but instead an accident of history. These people WANT separate and unequal, and will die for it.

I just can't believe he wrote this. I've had enough One leader goes after UFO's and the other is giving Charlie Kirk his own day on the calendar. Great representation, team. He pledged unwavering support to Israel Is that you?🙄

Together, with our work and our lives and our vote, we will tear down this homegrown golden idol of whiteness, throw it into the fire, name it as the vile blasphemy it is, and drive this hateful blight back into the hell it came from once and for all...

Epstein isn't going away, so...

These are Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs Trump was there. They can keep ignoring a guy who raped children, but the subject isn't going away. He was there A LOT

He misspoke. He meant to say “white” people.

Disgusting. Foul as the Calláis decision is, SCOTUS took great pains to distinguish Milligan from its decision in Calláis. Alabama just can’t stand to see the rest of the Confederacy having fun without it.

Worth revisiting today:

Relax. When’s he ever been wrong about a communicable illness?

🔥 @redstateupdate.bsky.social (MURFREESBORO): “When they want to do something to hurt Black people— the wheels of government turn fucking FAST.” #Memphis #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn