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John Roberts argued that since America had elected one black president the Voting Rights Act did its job and didn't need federal oversight anymore.
In 2013.
In 2013.
If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. n.pr/49tevoK
A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress
If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
n.pr
January 8, 2026 at 10:46 AM
John Roberts argued that since America had elected one black president the Voting Rights Act did its job and didn't need federal oversight anymore.
In 2013.
In 2013.
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The implication here isn't that ICE is wrong, it's that they're killing the wrong people. They're fine when they kill black folks. But when they start killing folks that look like them it's too much.
White people are useless.
White people are useless.
Really worth watching this interview with a bystander who witnessed the ICE shooting in Minneapolis: "I'm pretty right-leaning. But seeing this, this is not how we're supposed to be doing things in America.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The implication here isn't that ICE is wrong, it's that they're killing the wrong people. They're fine when they kill black folks. But when they start killing folks that look like them it's too much.
White people are useless.
White people are useless.
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Like I said, the only opposition they will ever have is “we should have been told”
My statement on the capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and need for a transition to democracy:
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Like I said, the only opposition they will ever have is “we should have been told”
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
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Erika Kirk just brought out Nicki Minaj at a Turning Point USA event:
December 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Erika Kirk just brought out Nicki Minaj at a Turning Point USA event:
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Potential reparations outlined in the bill include official statements of apology, monetary compensation, property tax rebates, social service assistance, as well as licensing and permit fee waivers and reimbursement.
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
Maryland will consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore’s veto is overridden
Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that d…
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Potential reparations outlined in the bill include official statements of apology, monetary compensation, property tax rebates, social service assistance, as well as licensing and permit fee waivers and reimbursement.
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
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The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
bit.ly/44yksPF
bit.ly/44yksPF
A New Playbook for Countering Originalism in Court
If the Supreme Court takes the theory seriously, then lawyers have to as well.
www.brennancenter.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority applies originalism to interpret the Constitution. Our new guide shows lawyers how to defeat shoddy historical arguments in court.
bit.ly/44yksPF
bit.ly/44yksPF
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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What this means in practice is that Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and nationals of 16 other countries now will be unable to acquire ANY immigration benefit during until the USCIS Director lifts this hold — including people who were days away from become U.S. citizens.
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What this means in practice is that Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and nationals of 16 other countries now will be unable to acquire ANY immigration benefit during until the USCIS Director lifts this hold — including people who were days away from become U.S. citizens.
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USCIS says it will use this pause to conduct a “comprehensive re-review, potential interview, and re-interview of all aliens from [the 19 travel ban countries] who entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021,” or even outside that timeframe “when appropriate.”
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
USCIS says it will use this pause to conduct a “comprehensive re-review, potential interview, and re-interview of all aliens from [the 19 travel ban countries] who entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021,” or even outside that timeframe “when appropriate.”
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NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
![Page 3: Guidance
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USCIS will conduct a thorough review on a case-by-case basis to assess benefit eligibility including whether:
1. The alien is listed in the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) as a Known or Suspected
Terrorist (KST) under Tier 1 or Tier 2 classifications or is included in Tier 3 or Tier 4 of the
TSDS with significant derogatory information related to the alien.
2. The alien is connected to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization described in sections 212(a)(3)(A), (B), or (F), or 237(a)(4)(A) or (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
3. The alien is linked to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization that may pose a risk of serious harm or danger to the community, including criminal conduct described in INA 101(a)(43), 212(a)(1)(A)(iii), 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(4)(A)(ii).
4. The alien is unable to establish their identity as outlined in PP 10949."'
This process ensures that USCIS exercises its full authority to protect national security and public safety while adhering to the provisions of the INA and applicable laws. USCIS has considered that this direction may result in delay to the adjudication of some pending applications and has weighed that consequence against the urgent need for the agency to ensure that applicants are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible. Ultimately, USCIS has determined that the burden of processing delays that will fall on some applicants is necessary and appropriate in this instance, when weighed against the agency's obligation to protect and preserve national security.
Within 90 days of issuance of this memorandum, USCIS will prioritize a list for review, interview, re-interview, and referral to ICE and other law enforcement agencies as appropriate, and, in consultation with the [two other offices] issue operational guidance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiflg3ofmvb5gya5mycqjtkvis6ltjx6n7j2bxd5basepl67uqtqay@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
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Much like how anyone born after 1980 has never known a functioning US government, we’ve never known an Israel close to the one our parents grew up with (and yes a lot of that version was heavily propagandized).
Boomers can’t accept that our opinions are shaped by our reality not their memories.
Boomers can’t accept that our opinions are shaped by our reality not their memories.
What Hillary is saying here is a conspiracy theory and not even a tame, silly one, but a whopper. A more balefully consequential and widespread one than e.g. Trump complaining that the media lied about his crowds being big.
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Much like how anyone born after 1980 has never known a functioning US government, we’ve never known an Israel close to the one our parents grew up with (and yes a lot of that version was heavily propagandized).
Boomers can’t accept that our opinions are shaped by our reality not their memories.
Boomers can’t accept that our opinions are shaped by our reality not their memories.
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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What are three policy proposals that you heard from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social during his campaign & where do you currently live? [I want to see something/ I allowed QP on this]
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What are three policy proposals that you heard from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social during his campaign & where do you currently live? [I want to see something/ I allowed QP on this]
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I maintain that there are too many people building social networking apps who have a poor understanding of social dynamics.
August 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I maintain that there are too many people building social networking apps who have a poor understanding of social dynamics.
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This made me laugh
October 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This made me laugh
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If I could offer students one bit of…advice: be brutally traditional about what is printed on your degree.
If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called “English”.
If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called “English”.
The danger is that degrees are regarded as worthless as nobody believes students have acquired any skills any more, at least not ones they couldn't have hot from just going into an office job from school.
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If I could offer students one bit of…advice: be brutally traditional about what is printed on your degree.
If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called “English”.
If you are first-gen or in any way non traditional, this goes double. Let rich kids get degrees in AI. You get something called “English”.
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“In less than a year, the Blackout Report has tracked more than 15,700 attacks on Black progress - erasing data, banning books, cutting research, and dismantling opportunity...” 1 of 3
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“In less than a year, the Blackout Report has tracked more than 15,700 attacks on Black progress - erasing data, banning books, cutting research, and dismantling opportunity...” 1 of 3
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The biggest event that turned white people away from democratic candidates and which is at the root of their animosity is the civil rights act. That is the essential anger. There has been a change but it’s no surprise why Black people vote one way and white people the other.
The 2006 reauthorization of the VRA passed 390-33 in the House and 98-0 in the Senate when both were controlled by Rs. GWB signed it. Conservatives have never full-throatedly supported racial and gender inclusion - that's why they're conservatives! - but there has undeniably been a change.
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The biggest event that turned white people away from democratic candidates and which is at the root of their animosity is the civil rights act. That is the essential anger. There has been a change but it’s no surprise why Black people vote one way and white people the other.
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first time saying it publicly, but i believe a general strike is necessary. we need a real opposition party and leaders willing to organize and call for a federal tax strike. i don’t see any other way out of this.
you can’t confront extortionists with procedures and platitudes.
you can’t confront extortionists with procedures and platitudes.
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
first time saying it publicly, but i believe a general strike is necessary. we need a real opposition party and leaders willing to organize and call for a federal tax strike. i don’t see any other way out of this.
you can’t confront extortionists with procedures and platitudes.
you can’t confront extortionists with procedures and platitudes.
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You can’t talk seriously about gun violence in Chicago without talking about where the guns come from. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You can’t talk seriously about gun violence in Chicago without talking about where the guns come from. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...
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The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
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America never so badly needed a French Revolution.
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
America never so badly needed a French Revolution.