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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, turnout is critical! But let's be smart about it. At the Electoral Innovation Lab, we have a resource for you: Vote Maximizer. We use demographics and polling data to show you where you will have the most impact on the ultimate outcome. Not all votes will land equally. votemaximizer.org

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Supreme Court's ruling on the SAVE database shouldn't affect the 2026 election. Under federal law, you can't systematically remove voters from the rolls within 90 days of an election.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled the Trump admin can use a government database that includes Social Security info to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists. Critics fear using the system could result in the purging of large numbers of valid voters.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week

At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.

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Tony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

St. Paul stepped up and passed a 60-day eviction notice ordinance while Minneapolis' was vetoed twice by the mayor and evictions in St. Paul are down 13% yoy while in Minneapolis Evictions are up 7% according to @homelinemn.org

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"New Mexico officials are talking to FedEx and UPS about using their companies to deliver mail ballots instead of the Postal Service, said Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D). The cost would be manageable because the state sends out a relatively small number of mail-in ballots, she said."

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Trump appeals to Supreme Court as time runs out on push to restrict mail voting

With November midterms approaching, two swing states are sending ballots, and other states plan to send theirs soon.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This shit with Taylor Farms is exactly what I’m talking about when I say you may say you “don’t do politics,“ but politics are more than happy to do you. The microbes political bribes got out the door and into your intestines don’t particularly care that you find it all beneath you.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 20/07/2026

It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

FEC Schedule A itemized receipt, line C. Contributor: Taylor Fresh Foods Inc, 911-B Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA 93902. Date of receipt: 03/26/2025. Transaction ID: SA17.4550. Amount of receipt this period: $1,000,000.00. Marked "Memo Item" and labeled "NON-CONTRIBUTION." Receipt-for boxes (Primary/General/Other) are blank. Aggregate year-to-date: $1,000,000.00.

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Ossoff makes an important point here that accurately frames Trump’s election fraud lies as racist. Trump’s 2020 election lies and efforts to overturn its results always target Black voters as illegitimate. The localities Trump challenged were disproportionately majority-Black.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 12/07/2026

What noise is this? Not dead? Not yet quite dead?

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable rights.

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Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable rights. Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally. They count on a system that discounts the voices of victims and only too often cooperates in silencing them, through shame, intimidation, threats, discrediting, the obscene legal instrument known as a nondisclosure agreement and a system too often run by men for men at the expense of women and children. That is to say, rapists count on getting away with it because of a system that hands them power and steals it from their victims. They count on a silencing system. On profound inequality.

Which is what makes rape such a peculiar crime: it is the ritual enactment of the perpetrator’s power and the victim’s powerlessness, buttressed by the circumstances that puts and keeps each of them in those roles. It’s driven by the desire to use sexuality to cause physical and psychic injury, to dominate, to celebrate the rapist’s power and the victim’s powerlessness, to treat another human being as a person without rights, including the right to set boundaries, to say no and to speak up afterward. A society that perpetuates and protects this desire and arrangement is rape culture, and it’s been our culture throughout most of its existence.

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

One of my hardest-won political lessons is that it’s never, ever worth it to treat ppl as ~indispensable no matter what they do~ —bc we *see* the contributions & potential of the abusive men & we don’t get to see that in the women they drive out. We never actually get to know what we’ve squandered

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I interviewed a former prosecutor yesterday who said this one thing that I cannot stop thinking about : “I think the most radical thing I learned from becoming a prosecutor is how much violence women face in this country and how little people care.”

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Wow. This is great

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Hell of a photo

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I would kill or die for Larry

A small operation in Oregon that hunts truffles with a trained dog has added an unpaid trainee. A cat named Larry accompanies the handler and the truffle dog into the woods every outing, works a patch of ground a little apart from them, and digs with tremendous confidence in places where there is nothing.
The handler says Larry has never found a truffle and shows no sign of understanding the assignment. He does not use scent the way the dog does and he does not respond when the dog makes a find.
He simply digs his own holes nearby and then inspects them. "He thinks he's on the team," the handler said. "He is emphatically not on the team."
TRUFFLE DOG FINDS THE TRUFFLES -
'TRAINEE' CAT DIGS RANDOM HOLES AND FINDS DIRT

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026

here is what i think: we're not consumers or spectators, we are participants with agency. you should not hope that democrats will do anything. you must work to force them to do the right thing. the odds are long, but we are far from the first americans to face long odds. we will win.

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is what Democrats in congress should be pushing. Not their empty celebrations. Not their pathetic little skeets. Every single Democratic Senator should be convinced that Court expansion, and impeachment of currently corrupt justices, is the only way forward.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm not sure what the solution is. A disaster was barely averted. But the laundering of fringe conspiracy theories through legal academia is something our community has to squarely confront. Otherwise, legal academia becomes the handmaiden for authoritarians, cranks, and nihilists.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 30/06/2026

These guys are giving credit to the Supreme Court, which only affirmed this by a 5-4 decision. They should be excoriating the justices who voted against this.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Justice Jackson: "Justice Thomas's telling elides the entire point of the Second Founding: The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery."

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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Four justices don’t believe the reconstruction amendments are part of the Constitution, simple as

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Donald Trump came one vote away from getting the Supreme Court to say that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented and temporary immigrants, a view held only by fringe far-right nativists until VERY recently. This is shocking. I am stunned.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Ugh. Supreme Court rules in Slaughter, 6-3 that Trump can fire people from the FTC. But in Cook, Court rules 5-4 that Trump cannot fire everybody from the Fed. Roberts writes both majority opinions There's no real difference between the FTC and the FED other than Roberts likes the Fed.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Kurt Vonnegut: In my book I drew an asshole as a cautionary tale Anthropic: At long last, we have created the Vonnegut Asshole

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Let's be clear: that would create conditions far worse on every dimension - especially the "limits on its nuclear program" - that existed under the JCPOA. There is no way Iran is now agreeing to the limits it agreed to then, & we've incinerated our credibility along with that agreement.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026

Forcing immigrant detainees to work for their captors isn’t just exploitative It’s unconstitutional Trump's policies are dramatically expanding both the immigration detention population and the nation’s Thirteenth Amendment crisis ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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Forcing immigrant detainees to work for their captors isn’t just exploitative. It’s unconstitutional. The Thirteenth Amendment explicitly prohibits slavery and indentured servitude, except “as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” But immigration detention is a form of civil confinement. People held in detention centers are simply waiting—behind bars—for the resolution of their immigration cases. This is punitive in practice, but not in law, as they are incarcerated, but not in prison. Only 12 percent of the people who have been detained at Delaney Hall since it opened have ever been convicted of anything.

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

❗️FBI is reaching out to people who were previously arrested by NJSP during protests outside Delaney Hall. Some have received phone calls or door knocks. National Lawyers Guild is spreading an advisory for people to contact their hotline if feds come knocking:

On Friday June 5th, at least 2 comrades arrested by state troopers on 5/29 at Delaney Hall were called by someone who self-identified as an FBI agent. On Saturday, June 6th, at least one comrade received a phone call followed by a doorknock by the FBI
PHONE CALLS AND DOOR KNOCKS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT: if you receive a phone call from a number you don't know: Ask "who is this?" and write down their response. Ask the agent 1) their agency, 2) the agent's name, and 3) their phone number. tell them 4) you will not answer any questions and 5) a lawyer will contact them. Hang up as soon as you get their name and agency. If it is a doorknock, ask for the same info (name, agency, phone number) or for them to slide a card under the door --DO NOT open the door.

You have a constitutional right to remain silent and you have a constitutional right to not open your door or let law enforcement into your home without a warrant. Since it is also crime to lie to law enforcement, the safest thing is to only "leave your name and number. a lawyer will contact you."
If feds call or come knocking call the National Lawyers Guild's Federal
Defense Hotline 212-679-2811. Leave your name and phone number. A lawyer will contact you so that you can have a privileged conversation about your rights, risks, and responsibilities and be connected with appropriate legal resources.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/06/2026

Just a constant horror show as the privacy of trans patients is constantly eroded. As a former patient of Mount Sinai, this is a massive betrayal to their patients. Your medical records are not safe with them. gothamist.com/news/nyc-par...

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NYC parents say Mount Sinai plans to share trans children's records with Trump administration

“ I was blindsided by this because we're not even receiving care there anymore,” said Dawn Gabriel, one of the parents.

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an appliance is making a weird noise that isn't on youtube @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

it's fascinating that in the midst of a historically unpopular presidency driven almost entirely by voluntary choices made by a rapidly declining president with an adversarial relationship with the press, we see a complete dearth of "gop needs to change course" thinkpieces and coverage

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This graphic compares how South Carolina's Republican gerrymanders target Black voters. Current 6-1 map: The GOP packed them into the 6th District to make the other 6 heavily white and GOP. Proposed 7-0 map: The GOP would crack Black voters among 6 districts to make all 7 majority white and GOP.

Comparison graphic titled "South Carolina 2024 and 2026 Congressional Maps" from The Downballot. Two side-by-side maps show South Carolina's seven congressional districts using a precinct-level color scale from light yellow (0% Black adult population) to dark green (100% Black adult population). District boundaries are outlined in magenta.

**Current 6-1 Republican Map (left):** Dark green precincts — indicating high Black adult population — cluster around Columbia, the central Black Belt, and Charleston. These concentrations fall mostly within District 6, an irregularly shaped district connecting these areas. The remaining six districts are predominantly light yellow. Caption: the map "packs Black voters into the 6th District so that the other six are heavily white."

**Proposed 2026 7-0 Republican Map (right):** The same dark green precincts appear geographically but are split across multiple redrawn districts. No single district captures a majority of high-concentration Black precincts. Caption: the map "cracks Black voters among six districts so that all seven are majority white."

**Data tables** show 2024 presidential vote and adult racial demographics per district. Key difference: under the current map, District 6 is 46.9% Black adult and voted 60.5% Harris. Under the proposed map, no district exceeds 37.9% Black adult population, and all seven districts voted majority Trump (54.8%–72.4%). Statewide totals are identical in both maps: Harris 40.4%, Trump 58.2%; 64.9% white adults, 25.3% Black adults.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Genuinely this is the moment where it's very clear that without explicit protections, conservatives will seek to eliminate minority success and achievement at all levels. I don't care what polls well. We either affirmatively support living in a multiracial society or we don't.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 11/05/2026

Republican partisans on the Supreme Court have gone from putting their thumb on the scale, as in the days of Bush v. Gore or even Citizens United, to setting their whole ass on it.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting. The Roberts Court is continuing to serve its billionaires backers, offering the ruling regime the chance to pick their voters as it becomes more and more clear voters will not pick them.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11/05/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for Alabama Republicans to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, the latest fallout from the court's seismic voting rights ruling.

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US Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to pursue new voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for Alabama Republicans to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to ⁠their party ahead of November's midterm elections, the latest fallout from the court's seismic voting rights ruling.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I know that it's Calvinball now but saying you're going to dismantle a district because it's 47% African American sure seems like the intentional racial discrimination that's still banned

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 10/05/2026

Democrats have now lost a net of six House seats in enacted or likely mid-decade redistricting across the U.S. They will need to win the House popular vote by 4 points to win the majority of seats. New House elec. simulations from Strength In Numbers www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-05-10...

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Republican gerrymandering could mean Democrats have to win the House vote by 4 points

A new analysis by Strength In Numbers reveals the impacts of mid-decade and post-VRA redistricting by Republicans, with the now-missing Democratic counter-gerrymander in Virginia

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Weekend reading: I wrote about why Reconstruction is such a key historical reference - and about the lessons from the way America’s first attempt at biracial democracy was drowned in ostensibly “race-neutral” laws and white supremacist violence. This week’s piece:

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Multiracial Democracy is Young and Fragile

A history of the struggle to reconstitute a nation built on racial hierarchy around the principle of equality – Part I: Lessons from the rise and fall of Reconstruction

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Kyle Whitmire @warondumb.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Alabama House speaker said he hopes SCOTUS “will overturn Amendment 14,” the one that made Black people citizens and guaranteed equal protection under law. It wasn’t just a slip. Today’s newsletter. 👉 link.al.com/public/45636...

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It’s telling that Alabama took 14 years to implement Brown (you MUST desegregate) and < 14 days to implement Callais (you CAN eliminate Black districts if you call them Democratic, but you don’t HAVE to).

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

BIG: Democrats will control the Michigan state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

What's especially funny about this is how hard Ilya worked to try to persuade people that he hadn't meant anything nefarious by referring to Justice Jackson, at the time of her nomination, as a "lesser black woman." When people show you who they are, believe them.

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Occam’s Spoon @occamsspoon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Why is it always a problem that liberals are over-represented in higher education or media but it's not a problem that conservatives are over-represented in the military or law enforcement? What's the military doing to solve its catastrophic viewpoint discrimination problem?

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