Don’t underestimate the backlash to Trump publicly ordering up a mid-decade redraw in Texas because Republicans are “entitled to five more seats.” And then getting it. That moment killed the (then still robust) Democratic resistance to maximal warfare with their own gerrymanders.
it is very funny how these people are so accustomed to essentially bullying democratic politicians that they meltdown when met with appropriate pushback.
in any case, the process to amend the virginia constitution has multiple stages where, at any point, an amendment can be defeated.
The long way around
We fucking did it!
White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains A rare mid-decade redistricting push has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry a drive to harm Democrats could end up endangering G.O.P. incumbents in 2026.
How’d that all turn out, anyway?
Virginia is for lovers. ❤️
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia voters approve new US House districts that could aid Democrats in midterm elections.
Pffft
Virginia Redistricting Referendum - Current Results
- 🟢 Yes - 263,837 (53.7%)
- 🔴 No - 227,486 (46.3%)
~19% reporting
an average of just under 35 percent approval. oof.
DEVELOPING: Trump's DOJ is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center. The 55 year old civil rights organization has been charged with 11 counts of fraud.
Exactly
Not even if he brings back the bow ties.
Whatever.
Tucker is still a Putin stooge who deserves no grace whatsoever 👎
This is important and shocking news from NYT.
And it doesn’t mention the DRC third-country deportation program has already begun. ICE sent 15 immigrants from Latin American countries there five days ago.
gillianbrockell.com/breaking-ice...
This is good.
I am begging every Senate Democrat to vote against confirmation of this clown. Take a stand. Don't try to triangulate. This is an easy call.
Relax! Only one plane went there, it didn’t stay long, and it went back to Andrews a couple hours later.
Probably just a training/maintenance flight.
Breaking MS NOW:
The Justice Department has begun withdrawing several subpoenas that had just been issued in the criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan — revealing the confusion and disorder within the controversial investigation.
🌮🌮🌮
Just the one. It looks like it was just a training flight or instrument testing.
GOOD TO KNOW:
As California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra sued Donald Trump to stop family separation during his first term. As HHS Secretary, he rolled out programs to reunite unaccompanied children with their families.
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Yes. I’m not saying that it was anything other than an interesting flight to a creepy destination.
Worth 90 seconds of your time 👀
Used up:
* 45% of Precision Strike Missiles
* 50% of THAAD interceptors
* 50% of Patriot air defence missiles
* Tomahawks and long-range missiles down by 20–30%
This creates a “near-term risk” for any conflict with a major power like China.
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Screenshot of a tweet by Covie (@covie_93) consisting solely of the text "kash patel and pete hegseth are DUI hires," a play on "DEI hires." No image or video is embedded.
DUI hires hahaha
And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records
DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated"
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
I would like a Secretary of Defense who has read one (1) book on the history of warfare; preferably one that discusses the impact of disease on armies.
