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Want to help move PA closer to this Christmas/holiday wish? Sign the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission: tinyurl.com/FairDistrict...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Want to help move PA closer to this Christmas/holiday wish? Sign the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission: tinyurl.com/FairDistrict...
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If you've signed, please share it!
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This holiday, we celebrate the enduring legacy of our democracy—a gift passed down through generations, protected by vigilance & unwrapped at the ballot box. Wishing you a peaceful season of reflection as we prepare to keep the promise of self-governance alive in the year ahead. @lwvus.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This holiday, we celebrate the enduring legacy of our democracy—a gift passed down through generations, protected by vigilance & unwrapped at the ballot box. Wishing you a peaceful season of reflection as we prepare to keep the promise of self-governance alive in the year ahead. @lwvus.bsky.social
Today, in @waspost.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today, in @waspost.com
No goddam kings.
December 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
No goddam kings.
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Persistence pays! Congratulations. The League of Indiana has been one of the central organizations challenging gerrymandering for more than a decade, working both through policy advocacy and direct legal action. Commit with us today: bit.ly/4g5RcEq
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Persistence pays! Congratulations. The League of Indiana has been one of the central organizations challenging gerrymandering for more than a decade, working both through policy advocacy and direct legal action. Commit with us today: bit.ly/4g5RcEq
In a new report by @cityandstatepa.bsky.social, readers learn that “State Senate Republican leaders Joe Pittman and Kim Ward, and state House Democratic leaders Joanna McClinton and Matt Bradford, had among the lowest effectiveness scores in either [PA legislative] chamber.”
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In a new report by @cityandstatepa.bsky.social, readers learn that “State Senate Republican leaders Joe Pittman and Kim Ward, and state House Democratic leaders Joanna McClinton and Matt Bradford, had among the lowest effectiveness scores in either [PA legislative] chamber.”
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
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“The federal government's secretive and unlawful collection and consolidation of Americans' personal data is a clear example of the constitutional crisis we are living through."–Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“The federal government's secretive and unlawful collection and consolidation of Americans' personal data is a clear example of the constitutional crisis we are living through."–Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
Opinion: "The lessons: Persist. Talk to people you despise. Bring international pressure, particularly from the United States. Don’t push for a military solution before attaining a political settlement; disarmament can wait."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | How to Stop a War
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October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Opinion: "The lessons: Persist. Talk to people you despise. Bring international pressure, particularly from the United States. Don’t push for a military solution before attaining a political settlement; disarmament can wait."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Oh boy! This opinion writer takes a step into good governance. Don’t tell the PA GOP that ranked choice voting would [could] benefit them. Ignorance is bliss.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/06/o...
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OPINION: Roads To Fairer Representation In Congress … - Coal Region Canary
Opinion columnist Lisa Von Ahn says gerrymandering enables bad lawmaking, and only nationwide reforms like banning partisan redistricting and adopting ranked-choice voting can protect democracy from T...
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September 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Oh boy! This opinion writer takes a step into good governance. Don’t tell the PA GOP that ranked choice voting would [could] benefit them. Ignorance is bliss.
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/06/o...
coalregioncanary.com/2025/09/06/o...
Complex, these arguments, especially considering what happened to “the right,” or “the conservatives” who simply became liars. But essentially I agree.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
Opinion | Why I Am Not a Liberal
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September 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Complex, these arguments, especially considering what happened to “the right,” or “the conservatives” who simply became liars. But essentially I agree.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
Tell it, LWV. But NOT just Black and Brown voters. ALL voters lose their voices if any voters lose their voices. We don’t need to stand for it.
Gerrymandering is a threat to democracy, regardless of who does it. When it comes to redistricting, the League has a decades-long record of opposing partisan gerrymandering by both major parties, including recently in Texas. We know who loses in this kind of fight: Black and brown voters. (2/5)
August 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Tell it, LWV. But NOT just Black and Brown voters. ALL voters lose their voices if any voters lose their voices. We don’t need to stand for it.
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Governor Newsom is ‘dead wrong’ on the League of Women Voters. We are aligned with voters. Period. (1/5)
August 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Governor Newsom is ‘dead wrong’ on the League of Women Voters. We are aligned with voters. Period. (1/5)
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Keep the wins coming! We are counting on the Courts - ALL OF THEM - to
#DoTheRightThing ⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
#DoTheRightThing ⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Win: The Court ordered Louisiana to draw maps reflecting its Black population—about 1/3 of the state. Still Pending: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a separate case claiming the map violates the 14th & 15th Amendments. We are all watching. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvlouisiana.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Keep the wins coming! We are counting on the Courts - ALL OF THEM - to
#DoTheRightThing ⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
#DoTheRightThing ⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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#Redistricting should center constituents & communities, not political parties & party leaders.
#txlege power grab is dangerous & wrong.
#gerrymandering other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy.
www.commoncause.org/california/p...
#txlege power grab is dangerous & wrong.
#gerrymandering other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy.
www.commoncause.org/california/p...
July 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#Redistricting should center constituents & communities, not political parties & party leaders.
#txlege power grab is dangerous & wrong.
#gerrymandering other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy.
www.commoncause.org/california/p...
#txlege power grab is dangerous & wrong.
#gerrymandering other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy.
www.commoncause.org/california/p...
yea. Give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize if he figures out the Middle East: video by Megan Stack & Sam Ellis
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
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Opinion | Trump, if You Pull This Off, You Deserve a Nobel
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July 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
yea. Give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize if he figures out the Middle East: video by Megan Stack & Sam Ellis
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
Lone star ticks are aggressive and can speedily follow a human target if they detect them. “They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor,” said a conservationist who lives in the Washington DC area. @theguardian.com
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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
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June 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Lone star ticks are aggressive and can speedily follow a human target if they detect them. “They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor,” said a conservationist who lives in the Washington DC area. @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
SOME people are still trying to lift us rather than sink us. Just sayin’.
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Former governors say bipartisan unity key to rebuffing questionable federal policy • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
In a country flooded by a never-ending wave of talking heads, pundits and fiery social media posts, two bipartisan former governors said the solution to America’s political gridlock may be more talkin...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
SOME people are still trying to lift us rather than sink us. Just sayin’.
penncapital-star.com/2025/06/24/r...
penncapital-star.com/2025/06/24/r...
David Brooks on the moral contempt he is trying to suppress. Sadly, I think he is right. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
David Brooks on the moral contempt he is trying to suppress. Sadly, I think he is right. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
I am so not interested in a man for president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Is Every Top Democrat Running for President?
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am so not interested in a man for president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
In a world where the most outrageous political crimes take place regularly, I reserve a special place for Israel. Looking at you and seeing…a failure of that essence we call ‘heart.’ You will never win.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In a world where the most outrageous political crimes take place regularly, I reserve a special place for Israel. Looking at you and seeing…a failure of that essence we call ‘heart.’ You will never win.
I am so far beyond “tolerate.” This is a crime against humanity. Shame on Israel. Shame.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
Israel’s Allies Condemn Expansion of Gaza War
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May 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I am so far beyond “tolerate.” This is a crime against humanity. Shame on Israel. Shame.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
Come to Marietta to celebrate the city, the Spring, and living in PA.
@Fair Districts PA will be there! Stop by our booth and say hi!
@Fair Districts PA will be there! Stop by our booth and say hi!
May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Come to Marietta to celebrate the city, the Spring, and living in PA.
@Fair Districts PA will be there! Stop by our booth and say hi!
@Fair Districts PA will be there! Stop by our booth and say hi!