Virginia Failed the Basic Test of Our Democracy CHARLES LANE This week in Virginia, voters approved a Democratic redistricting plan that The New York Times calls "as extreme a gerrymander as exists in the United States." True, this unprecedented frenzy of mid-decade redistricting began with Trump, but Free Press columnist Charles Lane finds himself dismayed at "the zeal with which Democrats have embraced the logic of knife-fight politics." It is, he concludes, just the latest normalizing of "negative partisanship among not just professional pols but voters."

Bari Weiss' Free Press on Virginia: Democrats fighting back hurts us all

só no 32o parágrafo (!) foram falar — muito tangencialmente — que ninguém com juízo quer pisar naquela pocilga pra ser escrotizado pela gestapo

São bodes expiatórios. "Outros seis militares também estavam presentes no local e podem ser responsabilizados por não terem impedido o ato." A notícia real é que Netanyahu e seus generais não controlam mais seus soldados.

lol they're gonna help make this guy president in 2032 and blame hasan piker

"An Ignorant Population Is Easier to Control" The cascading consequences of the terror campaign against children's literature

Way too important to paywall. Please share with reporters you know in the national media. Children's book authors now have to sign into hotels under assumed names. Two book imprints have gone under, partially from the hit they took from censorship.

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The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump.

Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done.

Yet only one is considered a "power grab."

Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.

Ah I see the Times has fired up the ol' conservative commentator is sorry generator again.

Q: Can you explain the computer log in issue? Your lawsuit contends you were not able to log in

PATEL: Survey -- how many of you people believe that's true?

Q: Did you communicate that you thought you were fired?

PATEL: It never happened. You are lying.

Q: The lawsuit says the opposite!

Screenshot of a social media post by Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) that reads: "One of my biggest hopes for the future is that we can come up with some sort of test in utero to determine if a child is going to grow up to be transsexual, and then opt them out of the gene pool. It's, I can tell you firsthand, it's a horrific way to grow up, one that no ethical person should want to inflict on a child. The reason the trans community is so unstable online is the developmental damage that we invariably get. It's like a house being built where every floor is leaning, and by the time you get to the top, the entire structure is unstable. Repairing that damage has taken me a lifetime."

Brianna Wu advocates for the extermination of trans people by engaging in eugenicist selective abortions of fetuses determined to be trans.

Burning homes. Attacking schools.

Here’s what’s happening to Palestinians in the West Bank, with the backing of this extremist 🇮🇱 government, as @RepChrisTodd @PaulRoseTN carry their bills to re-name it “Judea & Samaria”

And nobody punished. Echoes of the South’s darkest days.

The VA win shows that the Dem electorate is pro-vengeance and less worried about following rules and norms in these trying times.

“We were terrified they were going to kill us.”

Ecuadorian fishermen recount surviving one of Trump & Hegseth’s boat strikes.

Not drug runners. Fishermen. Drone strike. Boat blown up. Taken captive. By us.

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Mormon Church sues critic John Dehlin over "Mormon Stories" podcast LDS leaders claim the podcast causes “confusion” over the brand, but the lawsuit looks more like an attempt to silence a powerful ex-Mormon voice

John Dehlin built "Mormon Stories" into a podcasting empire helping those who harbor doubts about the LDS Church.

The Church’s response?

They're suing him for trademark and copyright infringement.

This is bound to backfire.

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There is the Constitution as it is written and understood from centuries of legal opinions. And then there is the constitution in the heads of every conservative which just says: "I win, you lose."

Washington Post Editorial Board headline: “The Texas gerrymander freak out. What’s happening in Texas is not a threat to democracy.”

Washington Post Editorial Board headline: “Virginia plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss. The redistricting scheme was always a power grab by Democrats. Voters went along with it.”

The Washington Post Editorial Board was fine with Republicans gerrymandering in Texas.

But when Democrats responded in Virginia, it’s a “power grab” that “plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss.”

Matt Walsh finally calling Israel absolutely vile and disgusting but it's because of a pride festival

I can excuse genocide but I draw the line at gay people having a party

the problem, for the washington post editorial board, was the inclusion of democratic voters in the process

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Joe and Gregk use Gregory Stanton’s ‘Ten Stages of Genocide’ to discuss the tactics & techniques states deploy to legitimise and perpetrate mass murder.

Amidst all the GOP whining tonight, a reminder that the Democrats would currently control the House were it not for the late, illegal GOP gerrymandering in GA & NC in 2024.

the fascists have been lying, cheating and changing the rules to their benefit for years. turnabout isn't just fair play, it's the only way to maintain some semblance of a civil society.

this is how Utah's Congressional map deals with Utah's largest city, cracking it through to the middle into 4 different districts in order to deny it Congressional representation to make sure Dems get 0 seats

Fisherman. We're blowing up fishing boats.

Cenk Uygur: Did I miss the requirement to agree with all of his positions in order to accept his help in combating war and genocide? And do you think it's a good idea to reject allies when we desperately need them to end Israel's control over this country? I didn't ask you to marry the guy, I asked you to take yes for an answer when he's a very rare media figure in America who is willing to treat Muslims like they're human beings and say their lives matter. This is not a hard question. In reply to Mehdi Hasan, here: https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/2046763884753879081

Media March 12, 2019 Tucker Carlson Calls Iraqis “Semiliterate Primitive Monkeys” in Latest Round of Tapes The Fox News host refused to apologize for another set of remarks. Inae Oh Senior News and Engagement Editor Bio | Follow

What's a little lie for a Nazi when there are tens of millions of dollars waiting to be grifted?

Students' right to be free from religious indoctrination is protected by the Constitution.

We won't stop fighting.

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whoever coined this should be given a ticker tape parade

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

Cocaine pollution changes how fish behave and travel in the wild Scientists found that cocaine pollution in water makes salmon and other fish swim farther and behave differently in the wild.

Cocaine Pollution Increases Screenplay Ideas by Salmon by 15%

The Supreme Court found that a school acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ people was such a violation of freedom of religion that they had to allow opt outs but now the 5th circuit says kids being exposed to the ten commandments isn't. The law is such a joke.