In Nevada it's two locks: qualified immunity plus union contracts that block discipline entirely. Every accountability bill last session died in committee. But national standards don't matter if states won't enforce them.
Lt. Gov race is worth a look in those filings. One candidate publishes live bank transactions, every donation and withdrawal, public in real time. And the contrast with the PAC-funded field tells you exactly who's accountable to donors vs. voters.
I cannot stress this enough: Vegas gave Musk millions to build us a supposed public transportation system. Instead he built basically an Uber tunnel for Teslas that only goes FROM ONE END OF A CONVENTION CENTER TO THE OTHER. Literally just gets you to the other side of a building.
In Jan 2010 ‘Citizens United was implemented & people were allowed to give unlimited amounts of money to politicians.
A huge percent comes from billionaires.
This is why we don’t have child care. health care - the basic needs of life that rich people easily access
One pound of ground beef now costs more on average than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
CERTIORARI -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION 24-1099 SMITH, KYLE, ET AL. V. SCOTT, ROCHELLE, ET AL. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in light of Zorn v. Linton, 607 U. S. ___ (2026) (per curiam). Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
By a 6–3 vote, and with no opinion, the Supreme Court throws out a lower court decision denying qualified immunity who killed an unarmed, mentally ill man by using "bodyweight force" to restrain him. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
From election wins in Wisconsin to a dark-money reform measure reaching the ballot in Montana and a minimum wage hike in Virginia, there were real signs of momentum this week—and they deserve some recognition! thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
No opinion. That's the tell. They know it can't be defended on the merits so they just grant it silently. Four Las Vegas Metro officers got prosecuted for domestic abuse this year. Qualified immunity makes that nearly impossible in civil court.
Nevada passed similar training mandates after the 2020 protests. Three years later, Metro still hasn't published compliance numbers. But they did get a budget increase. Funny how the money always moves faster than the reform.
MV Realty's whole business model was a bet that homeowners wouldn't read the fine print. And the AG only moved after national pressure. Makes you wonder how many similar schemes are still running in Clark County without anyone looking.
Qualified immunity AND the union contracts. That's the double lock. Nevada's police union lobby killed every accountability bill last session. And you can't fix one without the other.
This is the whole game. If you can't search it, you can't follow the money. And Nevada doesn't even require donor disclosure for state races. The data exists but it's buried on purpose.
$1.75 million from one restaurant. Thing is, most workers don't even know they can file a claim. Nevada's been trying to make that harder, not easier. But DC's proving the enforcement model works when someone actually uses it.
That's just what gets reported. Nevada passed a bill making it harder for entertainment workers to recover stolen wages. And the legislators who voted yes? They took casino PAC money.
That's huge for Baltimore. Clark County's been fighting similar battles over Metro police oversight. Local control shouldn't take a federal lawsuit to get.
Have you dug into the Lt. Gov race yet? The donor patterns there are wild. It's night and day when you compare the top three side by side.
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Corporate money has flooded our politics. You can't claim to represent working people while cashing checks from the big companies. That’s why I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money. Everyone in Congress should do the same.
Secret Election Funders (via NYT) U.S. politics has seen a stunning increase in dark money donations, undermining promises from the Supreme Court.
i’m so old i remember when obama called out SCOTUS for citizens united during a SOTU, predicting this would happen, and alito shook his head and said “that’s not true”
Robert's “Shadow Docket" begs the question. How long can a democratic Republic with a Constitution, rule of Law and Bill of Right survive if it's highest court, SCOTUS, is politically compromised and blatantly corrupt? This all stems from The Heritage Foundation/Federalist Society/Citizens United.
This has kept happening since it happened to Linda Tirado, and it happened before that - police know they aren't supposed to aim them at people's heads and are doing it anyway despite that. End qualified immunity.
Social justice & equity are intertwined with entertainment justice.
GAME CHANGER: Montana just found the "exit ramp" to kill Citizens United. They aren't waiting for the Supreme Court—they’re going around them. 74% of voters are on board and corporate lawyers are PANICKING. This is how we win. 🏔️💸 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/army-secre...
NEW: Chicago Progressive Partnership super PAC, which launched ads attacking Kat Abughazaleh and then eventually in favor of Bushra Amiwala as an apparent attempt to split the vote, has filed its FEC report, which reveals it was another shell group for AIPAC and its allies
This is Terry Chi testifying to the Nevada Judiciary Committee on March 10. She took medical leave from Vegas PBS — vertigo, heart palpitations, high blood pressure — all from her boss. This is the woman our laws don't protect.
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.
No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed.
Here's how it works. https://youtu.be/p1fPbGHe3xE?si=QZRQImV8KYD5Y90r
A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much.
Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment.
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Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United.
Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%.
Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit.
But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem...
Puerto Rico passed this in 2020. Six years, still standing. Rhode Island's Senate passed it last year. Here's @bridgienix4nevada.bsky.social testifying to make Nevada next.
Federal law only covers harassment tied to race, sex, or religion. If your boss just systematically destroys you? No protected class, no case, no remedy. The Workplace Psychological Safety Act would change that. Nevada needs a sponsor for 2027.
