Lemme get this straight
A civil rights group is being criminally charged for paying informants to get info about the KKK & neo-Nazis that was then shared with law enforcement?
That's basically what the FBI does!
Should they prosecute themselves?
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Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.
Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time.
This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.
as it becomes clear that Yes has won in VA and gerrymandering will pass, a message to Republican voters:
you brought this on yourselves
you convinced the most fairness-obsessed, That Wouldn’t Be Fair-minded voters in the country to affirmatively vote to put you in the dumpster
you earned this
My most liberal idpol radlib take is that I think it's pretty bad that
right wing forces are actively intervening on behalf of the Klan with the full weight of the state legal apparatus
🚨 Virginia has APPROVED the amendment for congressional redistricting, @nbcnews.com projects. A victory for Democrats that will help them gain several House seats in the 2026 midterms.
just saw someone call Kash Patel “J Edgar Boozer” and need to lie down
Congrats, Virginia! Thank you! Cheers!! 🍻
🚨 Virginia voters: If you are in line by 7:00 PM ET, stay in line! Do NOT leave.
If you arrived before 7 PM, you are legally allowed to remain there until you cast your ballot.
Every vote matters today. Please stay put and make your voice heard! 💙🗳️
#VoteYesVirginiaToday
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice told a federal court Tuesday that it does not intend to use sensitive voter data it collects to remove people from voter rolls — even as its own agreements with states suggest otherwise. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Florida's attorney general is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged role of ChatGPT in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year. n.pr/4cyPie8
@marcelias.bsky.social, the great Democratic legal fighter for democracy, on me:
"We need more people like this guy in Congress…This guy's a fighter. And he's not just saying he's a fighter, he's got the receipts, because he has gone toe-to-toe with Donald Trump and the Republicans for years now...
Trusted by the Kansas Legislature, former Beneficient CEO Brad Heppner on trial in NYC on fraud charges. kansasreflector.com/2026/04/21/f... @kansascarpenter.bsky.social
Choose the bear. Always the bear.
Journalists of the year: Kansas Reflector sweeps category in state press association awards | #ksleg via opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/04/21/j...
My latest, on Trump's ongoing judicial coup.
@contrariannews.org
www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-mcco...
Virginia! Today is the last day to vote in the redistricting referendum.
Make sure to vote YES.
You can find your polling location at IWillVote.com/VA.
"Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent," said Chad Mizelle, former chief of staff for Bondi. "Many career prosecutors are not interested in this kind of work. It's a very small group of people."
Bondi's former chief of staff Chad Mizelle: "Part of the reason the weaponization work has been difficult is that you need people who are MAGA and who are really competent."
From @paulareidcnn.bsky.social and other @cnn.com folks:
Stay classy — A cartoon by Nick Anderson
Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats.
Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.
Investors are far too complacent around economic risk due to the war it is pricing in a near term end.
Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar via @FT #Econ #EconSky
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🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Jon Stewart on the cycle of demands and threats toward Iran that make up Trump's "Art of the Deal"
Trump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business Partner
The Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE — which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran.
White House Is in Full Panic Mode as Trump Doubles Down on Iran War
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles reportedly called a crisis meeting with Republican strategists to discuss the midterms.
Seven Million, 350-thousand steps so far. 💥
Lazarus Lake, 71, is now closing in on Nevada on his walk across America.
"Just survive tomorrow. That's all I have to do."
#lazcon Final Leg, Day 20
This coming from a guy who received five draft deferments during the Vietnam era, including one medical deferment that was attributed to “bone spurs” in his heels.
