Without a doubt

Imagine needing a map to know whether you still have bodily autonomy.

Omg make it stop 😡

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.

Sigh

Same fight, new generation. #ProtectVotingRights

TRUMP'S OWN WORDS: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation."

Reproductive freedom is on the ballot in Virginia. Join Virginians for Reproductive Freedom this weekend for the campaign kickoff to add abortion protections to the state constitution. Listen to powerful speakers, march together, and bring a friend to take action. RSVP: bit.ly/va4reprofreedom

The white hoods are coming out. By the way, KKKiggans is in a district that #Trump only won by 0.27% and was hit hard by DOGE cuts. If you’re in her district, make sure you have a plan to vote this racist out in November.

Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% in April compared to the same month a year earlier. High gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.

This was a solid rundown of Carr's nonsense. Worth a read.

Removing Black lawmakers from their own chambers… Different century, same racism. #tennessee #gerrymandering #racism #justinjpearson #mlkjr

Thursday, May 14 the Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing that seeks to single out FfxCo and fuel anti-immigration narratives. Our diversity is what makes our communities in ffx! Let’s show up, speak out, and stand together to support dignity and inclusion💙 @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social

Grab a friend and come meet, mingle, and moan with like-minded humans 🍺 💙 🍷 🫏 @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social @huntermilldems.bsky.social

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The important lesson to take away from this is not that we are all going to die of Hantavirus. We aren’t. It’s that the United States has zero pandemic prevention capacity at the present because of deliberate sabotage by the president and his appointed lackeys.

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And Oldie but a Goodie

Removing Black lawmakers from their own chambers… Different century, same racism. #tennessee #gerrymandering #racism #justinjpearson #mlkjr

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🚨BREAKING: In a 4-3 ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court has OVERTURNED the redistricting referendum approved by voters last month. The court ruled the General Assembly violated the Virginia Constitution in advancing the amendment, nullifying the referendum entirely.

The VSC has struck down the redistricting referendum, down party lines. We are disappointed BUT we showed up and we voted and our voices said WE CARE ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND WANT TO PROTECT IT. It was a great effort and we are proud of EVERYONE who showed up 💙Here is @donscott757.bsky.social statement.

There is still plenty to do and it would be great if you funneled your anger into volunteering for the next phase of our uphill battle toward democracy. Reach out for opportunities and continue to show up! Primaries will still be AUGUST 4! We are tired, but WE DON’T GIVE UP! 💪 🗳️

COLBERT: How dumb do you think it is for people to say that I should run for president? OBAMA: Well, you know, the bar has changed. I think you would perform significantly better than some folks we've seen.

When you’ve lost the daily mail

The dozens of passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at the British territory, the Dutch foreign ministry said on Thursday. n.pr/3QRhnq0

How we organize in times of uncertainty. Excellent zoom opportunity. @aclu.org @acluva.bsky.social

This case is insane— the article barely scratches the surface. We need justice for this victim (and all the many others, because there are clearly MANY). @dailycamera.com

OMFG, these people 😒

Make it so amen 🙏

Excellently worded headline.

Truly the only way to win at this point.

Painfully accurate.

🔔 Heads up - folks who know about these things are pointing out the map on top @MarshaBlackburn posted is DIFFERENT than the bottom one being circulated by other outlets. Nobody seems to know which map they will actually be voting on yet. And Marsha’s numbers here seem wrong.

For the first time in 80 years, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio is over 100%. In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo.

Banksy strikes again.

Clarence Thomas was the only Black person invited to the State Dinner for King Charles. Thomas, who couldn't have married his white wife w/o the Loving v. Virginia SCOTUS ruling. And Amy Coney Barrett has voted to take away voting rights + repro rights from her 2 black daughters. #SCOTUS is corrupt.

anyway

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. https://to.pbs.org/4waJEIm

We want to remind everyone that mifepristone is safe. Mifepristone has been used safely by more than five million people in the U.S., with a safety record better than common drugs like Tylenol or Viagra.

Guido Reichstadter climbed up the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to protest Al and the war in Iran around 1 pm today. The bridge has just reopened to traffic.

I recorded this video with my phone propped up on an award I got for using my first amendment rights.😬 And again, I feel so awkward about Bill Maher never winning an Emmy. Clearly they just give them out willy nilly.😂 May 22-24,San Diego, CA @micdropcomedy.bsky.social

But of course

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Infuriating. Mostly because it is so deeply unsurprising.

The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.

The Pentagon estimates the war with Iran has cost $25 billion so far. And, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." n.pr/3Ozg2n1

Plenty of events around town (Arlington, Annandale, and of course, DC!) 💪