Wowwwwww. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled unanimously Monday that the government knew, or should have known, that the construction of the dams would cause damage to private property.

ho ho hopefully you have a minute to read about today's new missouri redistricting lawsuit (it's important) www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RIP CBS News (1927 - 2025), may its memory be a blessing

Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment. “Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.” wapo.st/3YL4T3D

The Donald J. Trump Center for the Performative Arts

i want to see texans painting rainbows on every inch of private property in the state

ken paxton has a new bathroom complaint form for complaints about bathrooms www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/texas-womens...

Trump’s threats to Indiana funding are illegal "coercion on steroids" www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: indiana republicans have *rejected* trump's redistricting plan. the threats, harassment and intimidation simply didn't work. the vote wasn't even close. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Today was a huge day in the national redistricting battle: 300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I want to be able to do this in Texas. Texans should be able to vote on big decisions for millions of people and not representatives that don’t represent us.

💯 will buy this shirt to donate to the cause.

it looks like missouri redistricting referendum folks (delivering 300k+ signatures to the state today) made an "informed plebeian" sweatshirt, in response to the state attorney who argued in court that redistricting shouldn't be subject to "uninformed plebiscites" 📸: @peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social

for indiana folks: the GOP drew the indiana redistricting map with the national republican redistricting trust (adam kincaid) - the same as TX. you probably have questions you can't get answers to. kincaid's testimony in the TX trial might be helpful: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

god bless justice elena kagan, who painstakingly explains in her dissent every single way that the SCOTUS decision in the TX redistricting case really doesn't make sense

if you want to read the SCOTUS ruling on TX, we've got it for you over here: www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted a stay, allowing Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026, delivering a major win for President Donald Trump and his unprecedented national effort to rig the upcoming midterm elections.

in case you're wondering yes i am very much on the brink of asking an etsy witch to summon the TX redistricting SCOTUS order

NEW: In the GOP’s latest bid to derail Missourians' citizen-led redistricting referendum, Donald Trump Jr. called the plan’s organizer a “leftist nut job” and accused him of trying to steal a Republican congressional seat.

this is such a deeply humiliating time for america

NEW: asked whether indiana's new proposed congressional map complied with the voting rights act, state rep. ben smaltz (R), the bill’s author, simply said he had “no idea about that question at all.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

it also feels noteworthy how so many indiana voters speaking at this hearing are vehemently *begging* and pleading with their representatives not to bend to outside pressure to redraw the map, saying it's wrong

i'm watching the indiana house committee meeting on redistricting today and it's fascinating to see how much the GOP narrative/strategy has changed from what they said when they did this in TX

NEW: Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate both districts currently held by Democrats. It comes after months of pressure to gerrymander from President Trump and weeks of escalating threats & harassment against lawmakers. ✍️: @jenrice.bsky.social

So.....today Indiana Republicans proposed a 9-0 redistricting map to eliminate both of the state's Democratic districts, gave the public less than 24 hrs notice of the hearing at 9am tomorrow AND included a deeply bizarre provision trying to restrict legal challenges to the map

From the newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos.

Good hed, @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...

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NEW: A panel of three federal judges (two appointed by Trump) says North Carolina can use its new Trump gerrymandered map in 2026 - possibly handing the GOP one more seat in Congress, at the expense of Black voters www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: By trying to stop a voter-led referendum, Missouri’s GOP is testing whether politicians can insulate their gerrymander from public judgment altogether. The outcome could reshape how, and whether, voters can check partisan power. ✍️ @jenrice.bsky.social

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NEW: From biased ballot language to ICE intimidation, Missouri officials are going to stunning lengths to block voters from challenging their GOP-drawn gerrymander. Here’s how far they’ve gone, and what it means for democracy👇 https://bit.ly/3JVmDWz

NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history." BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2036...

every day is more redistricting www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

And of course in TX all 9 state supreme court justices are elected in statewide races to ensure that one party rule forever effect

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He's also a massive election denier

With the 2026 election approaching, TX state Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R) appears to be filing a complaint that activates his own 2023 bill (SB1933), which was written to target ONLY Harris County (Houston) and could trigger putting it under state "administrative oversight"

We're officially in a redistricting crossover episode: Missouri filed an amicus brief supporting the TX redistricting map using their weird "stop ignoring the will of the elected officials" Missouri GOP argument

NEW: The DOJ filed an amicus brief Monday claiming its much-criticized letter urging redistricting was NOT what prompted Texas to redraw its map immediately afterward. https://bit.ly/48eR7dV

NEW: DOJ has filed an amicus brief in the TX redistricting case (0 mentions of George Soros; confusing for Judge Smith). They're now arguing (L) TX didn't redistrict because of the DOJ letter, which is interesting if you remember TX House Speaker Dustin Burrows' press release (R).

UPDATE: Justice Alito has issued an administrative stay, temporarily pausing the order that blocked the gerrymander. This does not mean Texas won but it does freeze the ruling while SCOTUS reviews the state’s request. Plaintiffs’ response due Nov. 24.

BREAKING: Texas requests the U.S. Supreme Court pause the ruling blocking its racially gerrymandered congressional map. If Justice Alito grants a stay, the gerrymander could return for the 2026 elections.

To be clear this is insane

OK my brain is officially done processing things for this week, can't handle this one

Who needs cameras in the courtroom when you’ve got THIS

NEW: In a remarkable and deeply unhinged dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith unleashed an attack — laden with personal insults and conspiracy theories — on his fellow panel judges after a federal court struck down Texas’ Trump-backed racial gerrymander.

I just ctrl+f'd and... "Soros" appears in this dissent 17 times

The TX redistricting dissent from Judge Jerry Smith is in. It's....a lot. He calls out the "pernicious judicial misbehavior" of Judge Brown (a Trump appointed judge) who wrote yesterday's opinion. www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...

yesterday: TX racial gerrymandering ruling today: NC racial gerrymandering hearing