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It’s true that neither party should engage in gerrymandering
But when one party is trying to change the maps to permanently exclude the other, the adversely affected party must do whatever it can to defend democracy
But when one party is trying to change the maps to permanently exclude the other, the adversely affected party must do whatever it can to defend democracy
"To any governors or state legislators out there... if you are in a position where you have the power to redraw your maps... if you have the ability to meet this moment with the urgency that it deserves, I'm calling on you to do exactly what we're doing in California and to fight fire with fire."
October 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s true that neither party should engage in gerrymandering
But when one party is trying to change the maps to permanently exclude the other, the adversely affected party must do whatever it can to defend democracy
But when one party is trying to change the maps to permanently exclude the other, the adversely affected party must do whatever it can to defend democracy
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🚨 MARYLAND: Your local leaders must hear from you ASAP. The only way Trump’s redistricting coup works is if blue states sit back and do nothing. Demand that your elected officials move forward to unrig the midterm maps and level the playing field before it’s too late: indivisible.org/resource/red...
Maryland’s Democratic Senate president blocks anti-Trump redistricting fight
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, two of the state’s top Democrats, want a special session to redistrict. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said no.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🚨 MARYLAND: Your local leaders must hear from you ASAP. The only way Trump’s redistricting coup works is if blue states sit back and do nothing. Demand that your elected officials move forward to unrig the midterm maps and level the playing field before it’s too late: indivisible.org/resource/red...
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
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Critics blasted Trump's “clown” dance moves on his Asia tour as more than 40 million Americans face losing access to food assistance.
Trump Ripped for ‘Dancing Like a Clown’ as Americans Go Hungry
The president’s dancing away his troubles.
trib.al
October 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Critics blasted Trump's “clown” dance moves on his Asia tour as more than 40 million Americans face losing access to food assistance.
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Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony.
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?
Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have "immunity" for anything they do while enforcing immigration law. Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.
www.stevevladeck.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony.
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
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I love journalism preventing me from reading bullshit you tried to send me, white man troll
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I love journalism preventing me from reading bullshit you tried to send me, white man troll
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TEXAS pays >$1.4 BILLION in federal tax dollars for Israel's weapons.
April 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
TEXAS pays >$1.4 BILLION in federal tax dollars for Israel's weapons.
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The list so far is below. Please contact Booker's office, the below folks' offices, and then your state's officials to support them.
If you do not know who represents you:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
If you do not know who represents you:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
April 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The list so far is below. Please contact Booker's office, the below folks' offices, and then your state's officials to support them.
If you do not know who represents you:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
If you do not know who represents you:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
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A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
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Thousands out in NYC today to demand that DOGE… STOP THE CUTS!
March 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thousands out in NYC today to demand that DOGE… STOP THE CUTS!
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Help get trans people out of Texas.
NEW: In an opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton, he says that court orders that allowed transgender Texans to change the sex on driver's licenses or birth certificates "are void," and state agencies must "immediately correct any unlawfully altered driver's licenses or birth certificates"
March 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Help get trans people out of Texas.
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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Any dem in the senate who votes yes tomorrow. Don't bother returning to your home state. you won't be welcome. And while your at it, stop going into work, if your not going to do your job, and uphold your oath, just step down now, so we can replace you with someone who will. Also fuck you.
March 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Any dem in the senate who votes yes tomorrow. Don't bother returning to your home state. you won't be welcome. And while your at it, stop going into work, if your not going to do your job, and uphold your oath, just step down now, so we can replace you with someone who will. Also fuck you.
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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.
March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.
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Congrats, Dems.
Allie Beth Stuckey, one of the most influential commentators with conservatives, especially conservative women, on the Gavin Newsom/Charlie Kirk interview.
March 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Congrats, Dems.
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Trans Rescue Action is a non profit assisting trans individuals and families feeling violence to southern California. For over a year, TRA has helped several folx relocate ensuring their safety and an ability to restart anew.
Apply to be a safe house today!
transrescueaction.org
Apply to be a safe house today!
transrescueaction.org
January 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trans Rescue Action is a non profit assisting trans individuals and families feeling violence to southern California. For over a year, TRA has helped several folx relocate ensuring their safety and an ability to restart anew.
Apply to be a safe house today!
transrescueaction.org
Apply to be a safe house today!
transrescueaction.org
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AZ AG Kris Mayes: This is a coup by Trump against our Constitution, because they are violating not only the separation of powers but also the court orders
We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.
We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
AZ AG Kris Mayes: This is a coup by Trump against our Constitution, because they are violating not only the separation of powers but also the court orders
We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.
We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.