a 9-day federal hearing on the TX redistricting congressional map finishing just as the supreme court starts the louisiana v callais case

I went deep on how odd this Dept. of Justice is, and how that could really mess up their attempts to bring civil rights and voting rights litigation (in addition their attempts at executing Trump's revenge) www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...

I will repost every portland frog joke

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago. ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social

President Trump authorized hundreds of National Guard troops for deployment to Chicago, the White House announced. The deployment comes over the objections of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and marks the latest escalation in Trump’s effort to use the U.S. military as a domestic police force.

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

A federal court began hearings yesterday on whether Texas can use its new congressional gerrymander in next year’s midterms. Day one opened with lawyers for minority voters arguing that the creation of the GOP-drawn map was driven by race. For key takeaways, watch Jen Rice's recap ⤵️

Oh nothing just the president reposting “Qanon76”

🚨 LIVE FROM TEXAS: Democracy Docket is reporting from El Paso as a federal court decides whether Texas can use its new congressional map in next year’s election. At stake is minority communities’ voting strength – and perhaps the balance of power in Congress.

🚨 LIVE FROM TEXAS: Democracy Docket's @jenrice.bsky.social is reporting from El Paso for the next 10 days, covering a hearing that could block Texas' new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Check back daily for all the updates you need to know 📲

Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:

WOW. This entire story is HORRIFIC. This is FOIA of a body cam from the raid in upstate New York the same day as the Hyundai plant. It catches a Border Patrol agent on camera only bragging about denying medical care to migrants detained at the border under Biden — who he says are all "animals." 1/3

Mornin, @thehill.com

not true

Ah, yes. "ANTI-ICE" The very real slogan we all chant. The dude killed 2 detainees. Either someone at the FBI did this or... no, just that.

A crackdown on gay cruising inside the Penn Station bathroom by the federal Amtrak Police has landed one person in ICE custody. Amtrak Police, unlike the NYPD, are not bound by local sanctuary protections. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/24/a...

BREAKING: The DOJ has SUED Maine and Oregon for refusing to hand over their full, unredacted voter registration lists. As more states push back against federal overreach in their elections, the DOJ is now suing to force access to sensitive voter data.

Alt headline: D.C. Cir. says “Let Cook cook.”

watching the TX senate final debate on the redistricting map (after watching many hours of house & senate debates) i cannot stress enough how insane it feels that republicans claim to know nothing about how the map was drawn but also won't bring the map drawer to the capitol to answer any questions

A former top City Hall advisor and current campaign confidante to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to give money to a reporter from THE CITY following a campaign event in Harlem Wednesday.

JUST IN: Texas Democrats have a new plan to stall the Republican redistricting effort until the Epstein files are released

We took the fight directly to Ken Paxton, and we won.

BREAKING: A judge halted Trump’s bid to seize control of D.C. police, saying AG Pam Bondi likely broke federal law by trying to replace the chief. Bondi backed down, scrapping the takeover but keeping orders on immigration + homelessness. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social & @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

NEW: Texas Republicans are rolling out a new congressional map they say “empowers” Latino voters — but the lines tell a different story. It's decades-old GOP strategy to chase new votes while cutting communities out of real power. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

I love this trolling of Mango Mussolini. 🤣

it is not OK to use this kind of messaging just two months after a guy shot minnesota house democrats. it is dangerous.

NEW: Voter ID laws don’t solve the problem of voter fraud — they solve the “problem” of high voter turnout. Learn more about how voter ID laws are used to undermine our democracy and you’ll never call voter ID “common sense” again. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

Donate to @democracydocket.com !! They are fighting hard in the courts!! It's one of my biggest monthly donations... could be yours too!!

NEW: Trump announces the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to D.C., which he claims is overwhelmed by crime and homelessness — a claim disputed by police data. This marks the second deployment of the National Guard during his second term. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

Now Paxton’s filed a restraining order to try to take us out of the fight. He wants to silence me and stop me from leading this organization. He wants to stop us from fighting Trump’s attempt to steal the five congressional seats he needs to hang on to power.

BREAKING: A Texas judge has temporarily blocked Beto O’Rourke and his nonprofit from using donations to help Dems fighting the GOP’s redistricting. Paxton is using a consumer fraud law against political fundraising — a rare move with big First Amendment stakes. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

the latest TX redistricting recap in case you missed the 50 million updates today TX AG files lawsuit seeking to remove 13 state democrats from office: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Don't mess with Texas? More like Texas is a mess. Follow @jenrice.bsky.social and @yuniorarivas.bsky.social for the latest in the Texas redistricting standoff.

Amazingly enough, we already had this graphic ready to go for this story

NEW: Meet the man quietly redrawing Texas to keep the GOP in power. His name is Adam Kincaid. He doesn’t live in Texas. But he drew the unfair map in 2021 and the unfair map again this year. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

BREAKING: A group of Texas House Democrats flee the state to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that could add 5 more GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. One of the Democrats called the move one of “absolute moral clarity.” From: @jenrice.bsky.social

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I am available for the Supreme Court.

BREAKING: In a 50-49 vote, the Senate confirms Emil Bove, one of Trump’s former attorneys, to a lifetime federal judgeship despite multiple whistleblowers alleging that he urged the Justice Department to ignore court orders. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

SCOOP: The Justice Department is demanding sensitive voter data from Maine, including access to the state’s voter registration rolls, the state says. The move is part of the department’s radical anti-voting shift from defending voting rights to hunting for voter fraud. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social

NEW: New Hampshire firmly rejected the DOJ’s demand for its full statewide voter roll, citing state law, cybersecurity and voter privacy. New Hampshire joins Minnesota and Wisconsin in resisting the DOJ’s push to obtain state voter rolls. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

NEW: Texas GOP redistricting chair admits at a hearing on the state’s redistricting scheme that he hasn’t looked at census data, despite communities of color driving nearly all of the state’s recent population growth. From: @jenrice.bsky.social

NEW: The RNC and Montana Republican Party are seeking to enter a lawsuit in support of two state anti-voting laws that impose sweeping GOP-backed restrictions on voter registration and identification. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

NEW: A federal appeals court rules that voters and private organizations cannot sue under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act. The provision protects the rights of voters with disabilities or language barriers to receive assistance at the polls. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

this isn't always the case, but houston is *absolutely showing up today* for this TX legislature redistricting hearing at UH. the room (capacity: 600) is completely full and i'm hearing there are around 100 people outside & they're chanting "this is what democracy looks like"

NEW: Republicans have long claimed noncitizens are illegally swinging elections, pushing for tougher voting laws as the solution. This year, they launched investigations into noncitizen voting, but the findings were clear: it was virtually nonexistent. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

NEW: Top Democrats are fighting back as Texas Republicans push a Trump-backed redistricting plan to lock in 5 new congressional seats. They call the plan “egregious” and a direct threat to democracy. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

NEW: The Supreme Court grants Trump’s request to baselessly fire members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, allowing him to purge three Democratic commissioners and replace them with his own appointees. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social