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oh my god look at this dog you could be short-term fostering in Houston this weekend! His name is Nibbler. rescuedpetsmovement.org/become-a-fos...

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Matt Cohen @mattdcohen.bsky.social · 8h

you're going to want to take the time to read jen's ken paxton story...

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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 13h

Texas’ top election denier, its GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, and its most powerful attorney are all the same person: Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)." And as AG, "Paxton is armed with a unique suite of powers to challenge the outcome if he loses." A must read by @jenrice.bsky.social

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Why top Texas election denier Ken Paxton could cause chaos if he loses his Senate race

Ken Paxton has election interference tools and he’s proven his willingness to use them. But legal experts are confident that courts are up to the task of protecting the will of the voters.

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I might be too tired to convey how fantastic today's SCOTUS Missouri ruling is but sometimes you get to witness a literal democracy miracle and that's how this feels. Wish I could go back to this time in January and tell myself that the people win in the end www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...

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In battling a GOP gerrymander, Missouri voters are fighting for American democracy

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨 Supreme Court absolutely destroyed MO Sec of State for causing this whole mess: “The Missouri Secretary of State was well aware that conducting the August primary election with the 2025 map carried significant risks. The Secretary nonetheless chose to proceed with the 2025 map for the primary.”

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In a win for voters, Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered map for midterms

The Supreme Court’s ruling, which is a victory for pro-voting groups, comes after Missouri has already sent ballots for the upcoming election to overseas and absentee voters.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CA Supreme Court just ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco *violated state law* by seizing 650k ballots earlier this year. They did not call out the judge who allowed that unlawful seizure, but it was Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jay Kiel. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement

The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CA Supreme Court rulings in the Riverside County ballot seizure cases coming shortly 👀

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you've been procrastinating on registering to vote in Texas, this is it. You need to do it now. Right now.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wisconsin Supreme Court has the fanciest public livestream I've ever seen. Five stars 10/10 www.wicourts.gov/courts/lives...

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Wisconsin Court System - Livestream courts

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/09/2026

WATCH LIVE: Marc Elias reacts to Donald Trump's stunning defeat on mail voting. In a major win for voters, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to reinstate mail voting restrictions ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. www.youtube.com/live/dfi8genxbaM

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Hands Trump Stunning Defeat on Mail Voting

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

*Extremely loud collective sigh of relief*

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court blocked a GOP-led county’s plan to switch its local voting maps between the primary and November election. The decision rejects an egregious strategy to optimize partisan advantage at the expense of voters.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Latest on the absolute shitshow in Missouri: Missouri's secretary of state is asking a federal judge to shield him from contempt charges after defying a state supreme court order blocking the state from using a new GOP gerrymander in the November election www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Missouri election chief asks federal judge to shield him from contempt charges after defying state supreme court

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ last-minute request injects even more chaos into an election process he has spent the last year attempting to undermine in order to deliver the gerrymandered...

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Any ideas for Labor Day holiday decorations to actually celebrate labor history?

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I really can't stress enough how much the massive thunder/lightning last night at exactly midnight felt like a new curse being cast on DC

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEW: Absolutely MASSIVE extremely hard fought win today for Missouri voters: Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP gerrymander, gives voters final say www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP gerrymander, gives voters final say

Read more here.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday an attorney representing the RNC told the Missouri Supreme Court it would erode public confidence in elections to force voters to vote in districts different than the ones they voted in for the primary. Someone should tell Republicans in Galveston TX. They're attempting to do just that.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you have a few minutes, I truly *cannot recommend enough* watching this extremely moving short film from @democracydocket.com that helps share the story of the racial history behind Missouri Republicans' new congressional gerrymander: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6PC...

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Truth vs. Troost: Kansas City, gerrymandering and the fight for representation

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today's the day: Missourians' yearlong battle for their right to have a referendum vote on the GOP congressional gerrymander goes to the MO Supreme Court for final ruling. Not enough coffee in the world to summarize all the obstacles GOP has put them through. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Missouri redistricting referendum faces its final legal test for November ballot

A ruling is expected quickly because the state faces a Sept. 8 deadline to finalize the November ballot.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happening now in TX: Voters in battleground Tarrant County are telling GOP local officials what they think of their plan to cut 30% of voting locations this year “Nothing you can do can stop us from removing you in November”

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 01/09/2026

Register now for a screening of the second chapter of Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal, followed by a panel discussion featuring @tylermcbrien.com, @nickturse.bsky.social, and @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social. 📅Thursday, September 24 🕐6:30 PM EDT 📌Washington, D.C.

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Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal

A Screening and Panel Discussion of the Second Chapter of Deportation Inc.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Watching Tarrant County commissioners court spend 1.5 hours of the public's time on resolutions is really triggering my trauma from sitting through 2.5 years of Harris County commissioners court meetings 😅 (There are so many people waiting for their chance to speak on urgent items)

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm used to the Islamophobia and racism but GOOD LORD this is HELLA Racist! Take a bow, @cbsnews.com and Bari Weiss. You've outdone yourselves, mashallah.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/08/2026

📍HAPPENING NOW: Democracy Docket is on the ground in Washington, D.C., covering the March on Washington: Defend the Vote. With less than 70 days until the midterms, this is about more than one election. It’s about whether our democracy will protect all of us. Check back in for our recap below👇

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Unfortunate reality: most people will need to step up their voting game for this year's November elections and take a more active role in protecting their right to vote 🧵

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those who are tardy do not get fruitcup @mangoboy66.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I just signed my affidavits to become one for Santa Clara county. woot!

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I don't think many people are fully grasping 1. just how wildly the Trump administration is trying to interfere with every state's mail voting in this year's November election & 2. that they're STILL continuing to seek this massive upheaval, when it's almost time for states to mail them out

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"The world could in fact love a woman who wasn’t a mother" I'm sorry what ??????

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is crazy: Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz SKIPPED a City Council hearing yesterday that was called specifically FOR HIM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS about how the police department works with ICE www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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Houston police chief skips ICE hearing, drawing council pushback

Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz skipped a City Council hearing on HPD’s ICE cooperation, prompting criticism over transparency and trust.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Everyone go home. Today is canceled.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wearing @postguild.bsky.social red today. I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost.com firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @wbng.org Guild. Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract. This is why unions matter!!!

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A friend found this clipping in some old files. Haven't seen this before. Mind blown.

Color political cartoon by Danny Hellman from the New York Press dated October 6-12, 1999. In it, Donald Trump and his then wife Marla Maples being shown a model of the White House with many added stories and a shiny gold T on the top, with Taj Mahal towers on the side and flags flying with a T. It is labeled "Proposed White House Renovation." A ghoulish Philip Johnson says, "Granted, It's in violation of several of Washington D.C.'s landmark and zoning codes. But of course as president of the United States..." Trump, licking his lips, says, "It's tremendous, Philip, when do I move in?" The caption beneath is Spectacularly unqualified egomaniac Donald Trump contemplates a White House run"

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

CA Supreme Court is now (finally) hearing oral arguments in 2 cases challenging Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's decision to SEIZE voted ballots earlier this year. This matters for the whole country — seizing ballots was unprecedented before this year. Stream: jcc.granicus.com/player/event...

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Supreme Court Oral Argument 2026-08 -24

Live and Recorded Public meetings of Supreme Court Oral Argument 2026-08 -24 for Judicial Council of California

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Interesting for TX & elsewhere: the Fourth Circuit has struck down South Carolina's age-based mail voting restrictions, which are very similar to the law in TX & some other states. This could end up going to the Supreme Court, impacting who has access to mail voting in multiple states.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

good people everywhere doing the good work

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happening now: After what he says was a widely watched episode of his podcast on the issue, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick vows to go after “filthy” books and the “leftist” American Library Association. “We’re not banning books,” he says. “Taking them out of our schools is not banning books.”

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I second this. HOUSTON DESERVES BETTER

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Tarrant County Sheriff's Office confirms they really think it's their job to ARREST a resident for saying "bullshit" while he was speaking at a public meeting against a plan to cut nearly 50% of Election Day voting locations

O’Hare’s office has since told the Fort Worth Report that Carrion’s arrest is a “law enforcement matter” with which he “has no involvement.” In a statement to Texas Monthly, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies have a duty to respond “when conduct inside the courtroom disrupts official proceedings,” and that O’Hare “requested the removal of several individuals whose behavior was deemed disruptive.”

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