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FiNC is pioneering Digital Politics to Upgrade Democracy! We’re bypassing establishment control & big money to build a system where citizens—not elites—hold the power. Through transparency, accountability & real representation, we’re making politics work for the people. Learn more: futureis.org

My title: "The rendition of Nicolás Maduro: oil's well that ends well"

“The rapid rise of unaffiliated voters, combined with North Carolina’s population growth, has resulted in the proportion of registered Republicans remaining steady over the past three decades, despite an increase in their absolute numbers,” www.carolinajournal.com/republicans-...

“The best way forward for the US and Venezuela is to quickly initiate a transition to democracy with political leaders who have democratic legitimacy, rather than engage in nation-building or heavy-handed US intervention in the running of the country,” says Ian Vásquez. ➡️ https://ow.ly/kSQ950XRkeB

Despite several attempts to export the idea, Seattle remains the only U.S. city with a democracy vouchers program, which provides money to residents to donate to the local candidates of their choice.

The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking. n.pr/4skk4yB

We'll be reviewing advocacy during the interim legislative session this morning: To prepare, Vote Nevada is hosting Advocacy During the Interim Session 2026 on Saturday, January 3rd, from 9 to 10 AM via Zoom. Even if you cannot attend, RSVP to receive the recording us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Honored to report that the Maryland Forward Party, which promotes political process reform, has submitted as its proposed map to Gov. Moore and his redistricting advisory commission the final map we proposed in Nov. 2021 at the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, of which I was co-chair. /1

If someone says they are unlikely to vote, the response should be voter education, not writing them off. Not even $1 was added to the automatic voter registration bills for voter education because the political parties only want their supporters to vote. thenevadaindependent.com/article/nonp...

Jim Jordan actually posted the video! On the afternoon of New Years Eve, but posted nonetheless: youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...

Lawsuit says Alabama kept inmates past date of legally required release. District court tossed it on the basis of so-called Heck doctrine barring civil rights challenges to intact sentences, but Cato amicus brief urges Eleventh Circuit to reverse, since the suit didn't challenge their sentences.

Nevada gaming revenue increased 2.4% in November, despite a less-than-1% decline on the Strip. Other markets led the state: Downtown up 10.3% Boulder ip 20% Laughlin up 11.6% Mesquite up 10.7% Reno up 7.1% Strip gaming revenue of $788.7M was down less $4.4M @TheNVIndy @NevadaGCB

🎉 What You Need to Know for New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas! 🎉 🚧 Road Closures: ⚠️I-15 off-ramps at Flamingo, Tropicana, and Harmon will close at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Free bus rides

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social

OPINION: One simple change would end the special legislative session insanity thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

The Case for Teaching Comparative History open.substack.com/pub/sondraco...

Lots happening in January!~ vote-nevada-blog.org/2025/12/24/v...

The Case for Teaching Comparative History open.substack.com/pub/sondraco...

Provider shortage continues to beleaguer behavioral health system, state officials say nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/23/p...

youtube removed it, but

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

This is @justinlevitt.bsky.social, a great redistricting expert.

The case of Tremane Wood in Oklahoma is a kind of compendium of many ways criminal trials can go wrong, from the arbitrary results of the felony murder rule through poor defense representation to prosecutors' hiding of evidence, writes Matt Cavedon.

The Trump administration and its allies seized on the shooting at Brown University to cast the school as incompetent and ideologically hostile to conservatives, amplifying unfounded claims that a Palestinian student was responsible for the bloodshed.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

A big reason this is bad is it could let the Future Forward Super PAC escape any accountability for the 2024 loss. It had hundreds of millions of dollars in donor money, and the DNC report was reportedly going to fault them. Now this will remain undisclosed: newrepublic.com/article/2045...

BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/2045...

This is pathetic. It's clear who opposes ranked choice voting and why. wapo.st/4pLOCaM

According to NPR's Congressional retirement tracker, as of Dec. 17, 2025, there are 54 current representatives and Senators who are retiring or running for a different office — 10 senators and 44 House members.

New @npr.org Congressional Retirement Tracker Update: More than a TENTH of the current Congress has now indicated they will not return to their seats after the 2026 midterms, driven by redistricting, retirements and lawmakers running for different offices.

The 32-year-old son of famed director Rob Reiner is being held without bail. Los Angeles authorities say the charges against him carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. n.pr/48W3Suf

Every Nevada voter will receive this postcard. It should include that Nevada only extends a constitutional right to vote a full ballot to political party members. It's embarrassing to live in a state that restricts the right to vote.

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year. (Published July 2024)