SCOTUS saw that Louisiana had two Black congressmen and said "What is this, Showtime at the Apollo?"

Almost like the VRA was doing what it was supposed to do! And if anyone wonders why Black representation increased so quickly in the ‘90s, it was because the Supreme Court handed down Thornburg v. Gingles in ‘86, establishing a framework for VRA Section 2 violations. 1/2

The good news? They’re very incompetent. The bad news is? They’re really effin incompetent. We have been driving this car now for 17 months with the check engine light on and smoke coming from under the hood trying to make it to November. Fingers crossed.

Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice.

Oh my god NO not the norms

Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.

Well Senators, ball’s in your court. Trump's latest 'terrifying' admission reveals something dark on the horizon: analysts

Someone somewhere better be working on a Project 2027 *and* a Project 2029 ‘cause the list of things that need to be unfucked is getting longer every day.

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

The ballroom, the arch… I have a PhD in Egyptology and I know a mortuary temple complex when I see one.

By all that is holy, if and when SCOTUS decides that birthright citizenship is protected in the Constitution, don't let the 3-3-3 numpties tell you this is a moderate, centrist court. Rejecting an a-textual stupid Hail Mary doesn't cash out to a push when it comes to eviscerating the VRA today.

Again - the Roberts #SCOTUS is the Hormuz problem for Democrats or anyone concerned about democracy in U.S. It doesn’t matter what agenda Dems have, they’d be negligent if they don’t plan to act on an all out push to reform, rebalance (expand) to rein in the MAGA Court when they get back in power.

This is correct. There is no future of democratic self government in the US with an unreformed Supreme Court. The Court is riddled with corruption and abuses of power and rooting out that corruption is a sine qua non of civic democracy in the United States.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.

I mean he is a star and all And a classy one ta boot

This is obscene. Trump orders safe conduct for Alexei Mordashov's $500 mn superyacht, Nord. Mordashov is a key Kremlin henchman who has expanded his fortune building bombs Putin dropped on hospitals and nurseries in Ukraine. He is a war criminal. But Trump just loves him because of his ostentation.

It should go without saying that, just because some bad people want to criminally do harm to other bad people, that does not mean that any of the bad people are not, in fact, bad people.

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Am I the only one who finds these recent changes to Zillow have made the site worse and not better?

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You can leave him white people we’re all rooting for you.

The assholes who mocked President Biden by calling him sleepy even though that wasn’t true or sensationalist opportunistic trash like Jake Tapper who falsely attacked his mental ability are really quiet about the deranged sleepy ass felon-tyrant in the bulldozed White House.

"And in the statement, as you'd expect, the IDF went on to say, yet again, that they do not target journalists and that the details of the incident are under review. Don't hold your breath" Paraic O'Brien concluding his report on #C4News on the killing of journalist Amal Khalil

I had someone today pre- blame Democrats for lack of economic recovery in *2027*! (While broadly admitting things aren’t good now. I mean, how can you not?) Because they’ll grind everything to a halt. I really just can’t.

People post this NYT piece to prove how gullible and easily manipulated the MSM is. I am the one that interviewed Beck, the day after the 2016 election. I regret not being even more suspicious and cynical and, even more, pushing back on platforming. Especially bc, haha, he warned me.

Mother of god - last week he was Jesus Christ healing the sick and this week he’s an “extraordinarily brilliant person” who can’t read and understand a ballot referendum. He needs to go. Where, I do not care. Just go.

But, but, she's wearing a Xtian cross! I'm dumb struck! Trump official under investigation for allegedly hunting 'sugar daddies' to fund lifestyle

Where all the graft opportunities are

He comes so very close to saying “your body, your choice”

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

A reminder: it’s never a straight line.

“Appropriate measures will be taken against those involved in accordance with the findings.” Will they tho?

Bad draft is a lot easier to fix than a blank page

Translation: we fucked the global oil supply chain and choked out too much physical commodity to the point we have created a slow moving shockwave that will decimate emerging economies and ultimately lead to widespread famine. So this might help us get two more weeks.

🎶 No more Mister Nice Guy No more Mister Clean No more Mister Nice Guy They say he's sick, he's obscene 🎵 And, largely, they’d be right.

Is sharing the Iranian LEGO videos a good idea? I’m kinda of two minds.

Seems like the Strait of Hormuz is only open when the stock market is.

After the midterms there has to be a majority in the House and Senate that stands together to say, “Okay, we’re done here.”

I am bound To Persia, and want guilders for my voyage: Therefore make present satisfaction, Or I’ll attach you by this officer.

This guy is definitely not a Fox News viewer.

Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was a devoted mother and dentist whose life was tragically cut short because guns make domestic violence more deadly. My heart breaks for her family, especially her two teenage children –– who now have to navigate a world without their mother. etwn.us/3QgSwvl

You sir, are no Samuel L. Jackson.

You sir, are no Samuel L. Jackson.

Elisa Jensen (American), Candle on Ellen’s Table, 2026, Oil on wood panel

My read on this nugget is that the GOP is gearing up for an Alito retirement in July and a quick confirmation before the midterms

I’m well aware this has become a cliche but this is Orwellian 1984 stuff. The conclusion kind of gave @donmoyn.bsky.social short shrift and felt rushed but still -

Who here is following the ongoing tariff debacle? (I’m still waiting on my check btw.)

Hey Maine voters: see how easy it actually is to dump a candidate who turns out to be deeply problematic?