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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

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Gavin Elliott @sgelliott.net · 9h

It bears repeating that if you can't get through a campaign without getting sued for defamation, then an office demanding subtle diplomacy may not be for you.
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Paul Murphy is suing Heather Humphreys for defamation over debate remarks

The case concerns remarks made by the Áras hopeful during a debate on RTÉ Radio’s This Week show on Sunday.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 4h

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could reshape American democracy and threaten decades of progress on fair representation. bit.ly/4qeZmz4

A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act

The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

"I voluntarily gave up my rank as the president suggested...I have no regrets about my decision. I have given up the service I loved for the freedom to do the right thing, the freedom to speak my mind and the freedom to speak in defense of our country."
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Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump

I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

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History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social · 2h

Read an excerpt from @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social’s “Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back.” www.hnn.us/article/sani... @princetonupress.bsky.social

Sanitizing the Civil Rights Movement

Contrary to the story being told in textbooks, media, and museums, the police were not neutral bystanders.

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is completely unconcerned by the shutdown, and proceeding with his normal priorities: building a fancy ballroom in the White House.
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Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 3h

🎥 NEW VIDEO: Marc Elias joined Nicolle Wallace and Michele Norris on MSNBC to share his takeaways from SCOTUS oral arguments in Callais v. Louisiana — a landmark challenge that could help Republicans rig the 2026 midterms and vastly reshape U.S. elections.

SHOCKING: Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 8h

RFK Jr to Tucker Carlson: “We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.”
Reminds me of Harper/Poilievre! #cdnpoli

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

“I think Vance’s “New Right” will carry the argument. The motivation is obvious: As long as you never criticize anyone on the right for smaller scandals, you don’t have to do the same when the consequences are much greater and involve someone like Trump himself.”

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Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond

Split over whether to discipline the offenders or just ignore the whole affair.

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 5h

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Meet The Master Race

Insane GOP Telegram Chat Rips Off The Mask

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 5h

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The people disrupting Kamala Harris on her book tour would never do this to white men

Past VPs haven’t endured this kind of disrespect.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5h

After the Missouri GOP passed a new gerrymander at the expense of Black voters, over 2,400 Missourians gathered together to collect 106,000 signatures to veto the measure. However, the state is doing everything in its power to stop them.
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Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 6h

From the Declaration of Independence:
"The history of the present King...is a history of repeated injuries/usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws..

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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 7h

Former President Obama getting involved in Virginia elections to boost Spanberger

Dems hope he can help turnout especially w Black voters

They will be critical in number of House of Delegates races

But sometimes issues w turnout sometimes in these state elections

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Obama endorses Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's race for governor

The former president's endorsement, first reported by NBC News, is also coming with two new digital ads for Spanberger's campaign.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Giving Trump the @nobelprize.bsky.social would render all Nobel Prizes utterly meaningless

Thank you for coming to our TED Talk

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 5h

The top 20% of earners have almost entirely accounted for real consumption growth since 2019.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 5h

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Faculty Plan National Day of Action to Protest Compact

Faculty and students at the nine universities first offered the Trump administration’s compact for preferential treatment will rally against it Friday in a national day of action. University of Virgin...

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 6h

Federal lawsuit filed against Bank of America over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

BofA was sued Wednesday over its alleged financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, with the lawsuit claiming the financial giant facilitated & also benefited from his alleged sex trafficking venture.

Federal lawsuit filed against Bank of America over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Bank of America was sued Wednesday over its alleged financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, with the lawsuit claiming the financial giant facilitated and also benefited from his alleged sex trafficking v...

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 5h

Despite weakness in the labor market, the stock market is still relatively strong — a factor which has buoyed upper class spending in recent years.

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WIRED @wired.com · 5h

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 7h

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Despite all the MAGA mouthpieces’ bravado, notable cracks in the GOP façade have appeared. MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they wan

Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’

GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

“Do you condemn the group chat?”
“We can talk about it.” 🤔

TP USA spokesman wouldn’t immediately condemn the horrific Young Republican texts when challenged to by @adammockler.com — after Mockler summarized some of how Trump has been setting the stage for violence for a decade.

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 7h

The League, private citizens & civil rights groups have been seeking relief from unlawful attempts to force states to turn over sensitive voter information to the Department of Justice for unprecedented—unauthorized use. www.lwv.org/library/news... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvminnesota.bsky.social

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 7h

Black Olympic Medalists Face Death Threats and Expulsion for Protesting Racial Inequality
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Oct. 16, 1968 | Black Olympic Medalists Face Death Threats for Protesting Racial Inequality

Learn more about our history of racial injustice

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NPR @npr.org · 7h

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

After racist Kansas Young Republicans chats leak, Gov. Kelly calls out posts from state GOP

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

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