The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander.
This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now.
The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.
Polls close in Virginia in an hour, at 7pm ET, and the result could all but decide the fate of four US House seats in November.
And then tomorrow, at 10am ET, the Supreme Court could issue new opinions, and as you know if reading this we’re waiting for what the conservative justices do to the VRA.
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fairly decent chance this is actually true lol
The man who introduced obligatory vaccinations to the US Army was George Washington.
That might be the best headline ever
As someone who worked for more than a decade on natural resource development questions in Guinea and other parts of West Africa, I find the pope's remarks today in Malabo to be amazing and worth study. Read them here: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
everyone with real American manliness and a basic knowledge of military history knows that serious war efforts have never been derailed by such trifling matters as "communicable diseases"
Theres nothing more "Im an American conservative" than deciding the solution to child hunger isn't feeding the children, but more people in jail.
If Democrats in power are not using every lever they have to obstruct Trump now, why would you believe they would do it later?
this is where I am.
Janet Mills says she wouldn't have voted for the resolutions in the Senate to restrict arms sales to Israel— and her reason is that the resolutions would've blocked Iron Dome interceptors.
The two resolutions had nothing to do with Iron Dome interceptors and were about bulldozers and 1000lbs bombs.
People keep saying ‘John Roberts’ to describe something nine justices agreed to do together.
The Israeli army struck civilians in the Lebanese city of Mayfadoun.
And then, the Israelis double-tapped the medics who arrived onto the scene.
And then, they triple-tapped the next wave of medics.
And then, they did it one more time for good measure.
Not many people know this, but the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is responsible for making sure the coal industry is never inconvenienced. Pretty sure it's part of the oath he swore.
Marwan Barghouti is the most popular Palestinian alive and has expressed support for a partition along the pre June 1967 borders into a separate state.
Barghouti has been in Israeli jail for two decades and is routinely tortured and even threatened with murder by Israeli politicians and guards.
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fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus episode, we are talking Iran and Hormuz: www.patreon.com/posts/155609...
Busy news day but there’s always time to tip the hat to people committing civil disobedience for a righteous cause. apnews.com/article/chuc...
Disappointed, though not surprised, I began to describe various life- saving components of USAID’s global health portfolio, highlighting how we prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats; support the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV; and immunize millions of children from the deadliest childhood diseases. I spoke for about five minutes, focusing primarily on our infectious diseases work and hoping to keep the attention of people who seemed to have no experience—or interest—in global health. When I finished, the room was silent, the political appointees looking at one another in what appeared to be disbelief. The silence was broken by Ken Jackson, who chuckled softly and shook his head. “Wow, there really is so much that USAID does that we never knew,” he said. “This is the story that needs to get out there.” Joel, also smiling, chimed in next, echoing Jackson’s amazement. “I had no idea you did all this,” he said. “As a Republican, when I think of what USAID does in global health, I assumed it was just, you know, abortions.”
This is NUTS
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...
NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.
'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...
even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them
Hungary sends JD Vance to voicemail
no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend
historic rejection of JD Vance
The Hungarian opposition need 133 seats to have a supermajority in Parliament, which would allow them to overturn Orban’s changes to the constitution.
With nearly 30% in, they’re projected to win 132 seats.
Orban is getting his shit fucking rocked.
