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WATCH: FL Redistricting Committee Chair in the FL State House gets laughed at for suggesting mid-decade redistricting isn’t partisan ( Towards the end) it truly sounds like a laugh track because it’s completely absurd to say it’s not partisan
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This supreme court is obviously corrupt. The rulings they come up with are completely wrong and inexcusable.
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This supreme court is obviously corrupt. The rulings they come up with are completely wrong and inexcusable.
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Hell hath no fury like a gerrymandered Hispanic Texas activist woman scorned.
Let’s dance.
Let’s dance.
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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And beyond that, we need activists on the ground in some of the new Texas districts, driving the kind of voter turnout that will turn this around on Texas and Trump. Many of the districts created are designed to be close; they can be flipped blue. The work goes on.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
And beyond that, we need activists on the ground in some of the new Texas districts, driving the kind of voter turnout that will turn this around on Texas and Trump. Many of the districts created are designed to be close; they can be flipped blue. The work goes on.
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I hope that Kagan’s dissent (in this case and SO many others) later becomes the law. This opinion is wrong, even without Alito’s full-on assault on minority voting rights. But in the meantime, California (and others?) must proceed with countermeasure gerrymandering.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I hope that Kagan’s dissent (in this case and SO many others) later becomes the law. This opinion is wrong, even without Alito’s full-on assault on minority voting rights. But in the meantime, California (and others?) must proceed with countermeasure gerrymandering.
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The suggestion here is essentially that, if a gerrymander is done for partisan gain, allowing that to occur is a more important goal than preventing disenfranchisement based on race. The implications for minority voting rights are staggering.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The suggestion here is essentially that, if a gerrymander is done for partisan gain, allowing that to occur is a more important goal than preventing disenfranchisement based on race. The implications for minority voting rights are staggering.
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4. Alito’s concurrence also suggests a more insidious claim, though it doesn’t have majority sign-off: that if partisan advantage is the impetus, the fact that it’s done in a race-based way doesn’t make it illegal. This goes beyond saying partisan gerrymandering is okay.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
4. Alito’s concurrence also suggests a more insidious claim, though it doesn’t have majority sign-off: that if partisan advantage is the impetus, the fact that it’s done in a race-based way doesn’t make it illegal. This goes beyond saying partisan gerrymandering is okay.
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If this is the rule, states effectively get to create illegal maps without fear of being overturned, so long as they time it out in the most Machiavellian way. Purcell becomes not a shield protecting voters’ rights, but a sword used to destroy them.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If this is the rule, states effectively get to create illegal maps without fear of being overturned, so long as they time it out in the most Machiavellian way. Purcell becomes not a shield protecting voters’ rights, but a sword used to destroy them.
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3. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion alludes to the Purcell principle without citing it by saying the District Court cannot change the legislative map on the “eve of an election”—by ruling four months before primaries, on a map rushed out two months prior.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
3. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion alludes to the Purcell principle without citing it by saying the District Court cannot change the legislative map on the “eve of an election”—by ruling four months before primaries, on a map rushed out two months prior.
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Aside from the fact that this is a patented Alito new rule, the Court ignores that the viable alternative map is, in fact, the one that the state was rushing to replace. The viable alternative already existed; the Court’s excuse for ignoring its usual review standard is a ruse.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Aside from the fact that this is a patented Alito new rule, the Court ignores that the viable alternative map is, in fact, the one that the state was rushing to replace. The viable alternative already existed; the Court’s excuse for ignoring its usual review standard is a ruse.
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2. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion (buttressed by Alito’s concurrence) stated that the opposing side didn’t create a viable alternative map, and therefore the district court should have made a “dispositive or near-dispositive” adverse inference favoring Texas.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
2. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion (buttressed by Alito’s concurrence) stated that the opposing side didn’t create a viable alternative map, and therefore the district court should have made a “dispositive or near-dispositive” adverse inference favoring Texas.
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A presumption is not the same as a judicial finding. It simply means that the opposing party must actively rebut it. And here, the district court found, based on both direct and circumstantial evidence, that the gerrymander was improperly race-based.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A presumption is not the same as a judicial finding. It simply means that the opposing party must actively rebut it. And here, the district court found, based on both direct and circumstantial evidence, that the gerrymander was improperly race-based.
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1. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion complains that the District Court, in finding an improper racial gerrymander, didn’t “honor the presumption” of proper legislative intent in how it construed evidence. But a court’s job is to weigh evidence against claims.
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
1. The Court’s unsigned majority opinion complains that the District Court, in finding an improper racial gerrymander, didn’t “honor the presumption” of proper legislative intent in how it construed evidence. But a court’s job is to weigh evidence against claims.
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At the outset, I always encourage reading the text of an opinion. In particular, the brilliant Justice Kagan eviscerates the majority’s results-driven opinion in her dissent. Think of the rest of my thread as the CliffsNotes version of what she wrote.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At the outset, I always encourage reading the text of an opinion. In particular, the brilliant Justice Kagan eviscerates the majority’s results-driven opinion in her dissent. Think of the rest of my thread as the CliffsNotes version of what she wrote.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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The Supreme Court’s opinion yesterday on Texas’ racial gerrymandering is almost impressive in how it twists the record and the law to get this almost completely wrong. A breakdown follows (thread)
![Caption in Supreme Court case:
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A608
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. U. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
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December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Supreme Court’s opinion yesterday on Texas’ racial gerrymandering is almost impressive in how it twists the record and the law to get this almost completely wrong. A breakdown follows (thread)
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Yup. And all before she got her citizenship. And fun fact: Trump’s dear Mommy was illegal as well!!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yup. And all before she got her citizenship. And fun fact: Trump’s dear Mommy was illegal as well!!!!!
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Well, weren’t Jr, eric and Ivanka born to an immigrant mother🤔
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well, weren’t Jr, eric and Ivanka born to an immigrant mother🤔
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In order to change the constitution, it has to be done by congress. And then the states have to ratify it. The fucked up Supreme Court nor any president has the power to change the constitution any other way. trump is trying to throw our constitution and country away. FUCK THEM BOTH.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In order to change the constitution, it has to be done by congress. And then the states have to ratify it. The fucked up Supreme Court nor any president has the power to change the constitution any other way. trump is trying to throw our constitution and country away. FUCK THEM BOTH.
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#ProudBlue
Imagine what he will do if the 6 compromised/crooked, I mean, conservative jurists rule in his favor.
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Imagine what he will do if the 6 compromised/crooked, I mean, conservative jurists rule in his favor.
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Supreme Court to decide if Trump can limit the constitutional right to citizenship at birth — NBC News
The Trump administration is seeking to roll back the historical understanding that birthright citizenship extends to almost anyone born in the United States.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#ProudBlue
Imagine what he will do if the 6 compromised/crooked, I mean, conservative jurists rule in his favor.
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Imagine what he will do if the 6 compromised/crooked, I mean, conservative jurists rule in his favor.
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#ProudBlue
The suspect accused of being the January 6 (night of January 5, 2021) pipe bomber was identified as Brian Jerome Cole Jr., 30, of Northern Virginia.
As a supporter of the convicted felon, I suspect once he receives his pardon, he will be offered a job as an ICE AGENT.
The suspect accused of being the January 6 (night of January 5, 2021) pipe bomber was identified as Brian Jerome Cole Jr., 30, of Northern Virginia.
As a supporter of the convicted felon, I suspect once he receives his pardon, he will be offered a job as an ICE AGENT.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The suspect accused of being the January 6 (night of January 5, 2021) pipe bomber was identified as Brian Jerome Cole Jr., 30, of Northern Virginia.
As a supporter of the convicted felon, I suspect once he receives his pardon, he will be offered a job as an ICE AGENT.
The suspect accused of being the January 6 (night of January 5, 2021) pipe bomber was identified as Brian Jerome Cole Jr., 30, of Northern Virginia.
As a supporter of the convicted felon, I suspect once he receives his pardon, he will be offered a job as an ICE AGENT.
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Narcissistic POS!
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Narcissistic POS!
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#ProudBlue
ICYMI…
The convicted felon has eliminated MLK Day and Juneteenth Day, two holidays that celebrate Black people, and that qualified as days to enter national parks FOR FREE, and has instead, added HIS birthday.
🤬🤬🤬
ICYMI…
The convicted felon has eliminated MLK Day and Juneteenth Day, two holidays that celebrate Black people, and that qualified as days to enter national parks FOR FREE, and has instead, added HIS birthday.
🤬🤬🤬
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#ProudBlue
ICYMI…
The convicted felon has eliminated MLK Day and Juneteenth Day, two holidays that celebrate Black people, and that qualified as days to enter national parks FOR FREE, and has instead, added HIS birthday.
🤬🤬🤬
ICYMI…
The convicted felon has eliminated MLK Day and Juneteenth Day, two holidays that celebrate Black people, and that qualified as days to enter national parks FOR FREE, and has instead, added HIS birthday.
🤬🤬🤬
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#ProudBlue
Kash Patel as the head of the FBI is absolutely insane. The corruption is that he exhibits is absolutely disgusting.
Kash Patel as the head of the FBI is absolutely insane. The corruption is that he exhibits is absolutely disgusting.
Patel's hypocrisy is breathtaking: using elite SWAT teams as personal guards for his girlfriend and jet-setting on taxpayer dollars, all while slashing the FBI's budget. He's corrupting the agency into a personal vanity project.
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#ProudBlue
Kash Patel as the head of the FBI is absolutely insane. The corruption is that he exhibits is absolutely disgusting.
Kash Patel as the head of the FBI is absolutely insane. The corruption is that he exhibits is absolutely disgusting.
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Maria Bartiromo to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: "I remember during covid, I took ivermectin and I got slammed for it. I remember coming out and saying, 'Guess what, I took ivermectin and I'm fine two days later.' And yet you weren't allowed to mention ivermectin either."
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM