ALERT: NAACP files civil suit asking court to BLOCK the redistricting in Tennessee, which is poised to eliminate the only Black Voting District in the state naacp.org/sites/defaul...

Donald Trump is currently suing the government HE runs for $10 billion. I offered a commonsense amendment in @democrats-appropriations.house.gov to ban him and future presidents from suing and settling with the government they run to avoid any president from taking advantage of their office.

You deserve leaders who have the courage to tell & fight for the truth; and to speak up & to speak for their constituents. I’ve dedicated my career in public service to doing just that. We need more of it in Congress. Full story from @notusperspectives.bsky.social: www.notus.org/perspectives...

The Supreme Court's relentless attacks on the Voting Rights Act and the rights of minority voters makes it clear that Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to overcome recent decisions by this reactionary court and restore confidence in the fairness of our elections.

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide note was just released to the public by a judge, years after his alleged death in prison. Survivors and the public have every reason to question its authenticity and the narrative of this. 🧵

If Republicans can't win legally or peacefully, they will cheat. That's what their King and Daddy Trump taught them. Buckle up. It's going to get far worse, and I fear more violent.

Just now — @TNRepParkinson: “LET MEMPHIS SECEDE FROM TENNESSEE. Let my people go.” #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn

Howard Lutnick tried to distance himself from Epstein by repeating a story that simply doesn't line up with the facts. If a Cabinet Secretary lies to the American public, they should no longer serve in that position. Mr. Lutnick should resign or be fired.

⚡️ WATCH — JUST NOW — 99% white Tennessee House Republicans pass a racist 9-0 map stripping majority Black Memphis of congressional representation

Dear Corporate media: when covering Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana now drawing new congressional maps so their congressional districts are whites only please note these were all former slave states that were part of the Confederacy who waged war on the USA.

Okay, really. What the fuck is wrong with Trump’s hands? 🤨

One reason Republicans are banning books and classes on race is because reading even one book about Jim Crow or Reconstruction makes it clear that they are hoping to reinstate segregation.

Sen. Mark Kelly: "According to them, any time a retired veteran says something that the Secretary of Defense doesn't like, they can be punished…It's an outrageous violation of our constitutional rights."

NEW: In this majority-Latino city in California, the GOP had long maintained an iron grip on local government. But that all changed this spring: Anger toward ICE raids, immigrant organizing, and surging turnout for local elections, it all made for a Dem sweep—& flip. Check out the story:

Three weeks before Memorial Day and they’re already whipping out the white sheets

Democrats exit chamber in protest of Tennessee redistricting plan to disenfranchise black voters

“We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction."

Jack Smith says the Justice Department has been "corrupted" by Trump loyalists demolishing its credibility and seeking to undermine the rule of law. "We have a Department of Justice today that targets people for criminal prosecution simply because the president doesn't like them."

The mood on the ground in Tennessee today.

Republicans are giving Donald Trump $1 BILLION for his luxury ballroom. Yet, they can’t find a single cent for Americans' healthcare? Get lost.

Only in America can one party control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, win the popular vote,and hold the majority of governorships... and still blame the other party for everything wrong with this country

“If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they’re going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can’t think of anything more un-American.” -Sen. Mark Kelly

RBC Ukraine: Putin retreats to bunkers as Moscow security tightens for Victory Day. The May 9 celebrations on Red Square will feature no military equipment & a reduced guest list. Analysts say the Kremlin is unable to secure the capital against Ukrainian strikes. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries' response to being Trump's latest target? "It's clear we're getting to him." After Trump threatened to prosecute him for "inciting violence," Jeffries vowed to fight tooth and nail in the unfolding redistricting battle.

FEDWATCH: .. NY Fed median 5-year inflation expectation rose to 3.8 percent, while expectations of higher unemployment have risen to 2020 pandemic levels ..

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Silent no more - - Jack Smith calls out Trump’s ‘corrupted’ Justice Department The prosecutor wasn’t able to make his case in court, but months later, he’s bringing his arguments to the public in forceful and unrestrained ways .. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Someone is insider trading on crude oil shorts using Iran War announcements from the White House…and making a LOT of money. You better bet we’ll be investigating ⬇️

So if the incubation period for hantavirus is 1-8 weeks, why isn’t everyone on that cruise ship being quarantined? Confirmed hantavirus cases on the cruise ship has risen to 5. “There are 23 people wandering around there, and until three days ago, no one had contacted them.” — Passenger

Jeffries was quoting a Trump admin official who said that in August 2025 to describe the Republican redistricting strategy for the midterms.

Our media is controlled by just a handful of billionaires and their corporations. And Trump is making things even worse. Here's how we stop it.

30 percent of Americans are against [squints at notes] the Pope urging peace

We've had plenty of career politicians serve as Chief Justice -- former senators and governors, even a former president -- and yet none was such a nakedly partisan political figure in their role as Chief as John Roberts. He is a political hack and I'm glad hearing that simple truth makes him sad.

“BOOOOOOOO!” Republicans booed hard as they arrive to strip representation from MEMPHIS, Dems cheered

Gas is $4.56 a gallon Let's check in on what the president is working on today:

Dr Birx (remember her?) is back on cable news as we face the possibility of Trump leading us through another pandemic

Saudi Arabia was supportive of the Hormuz operation until they realized the Trump admin wasn’t going to do anything to defend UAE when Iran started hammering them. Then they were like woah fuck you, this isn’t what we signed up for.

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

Looks like MBS and Trump broke up. Seems like it started back when the Saudis pulled out of LIV Golf. Now I’m curious what happens with the Saudi’s $2B investment in Kushner. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Trump on Truth Social owns the libs by pointing out his war in Iran hasn’t lasted as long (so far) as Vietnam or World War 2

I would appreciate it if the United States Justice Department would stop trolling me while I’m on vacation

A nightclub in Mexico City has gone viral for charging Americans a nearly $300 cover charge, while citizens from any other country pay just $20 for access

remembering this

That Epstein suicide note might as well say “I definitely totally killed myself. For sure.”

This is crazy work by Alabama Republicans… As the Alabama Senate was being forced into the basement while tornado sirens were going off, the Republican supermajority kept moving, rammed through a cloture vote on redistricting, passed the bill, and adjourned. [video by Sen Merika Coleman]