Live by the gerrymander, die by the gerrymander, perhaps?

Don’t know where to start with this one…

Oh no …. April 1 was two weeks ago!

“The formulaic approach is what dulls the enterprise.” Quoting you so it’s heard by the people in the back.

Sir Charles needs a better fit.

You’ve been warned, Ohioans

Are you saying nasa runs on TEAMS?!?!

This explains A LOT!!!

Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Help America Vote Act of 2002

NEW: With no authority under the Constitution to change election rules, President Trump has signed an executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The order is expected to be challenged in court
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Me:

It might not surprise folks to know that legal scholars that are new to the birthright citizenship debate are also new to federal Indian law and are also horrendously bad at it.

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Dear registered voters:

When was the last time you checked your registration status?

Eligible voters can be removed from lists, especially if they have moved, changed their name or haven't voted in a while.

You can find the links for checking your status at npr.org/vote

An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI" An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France Dear students, As you know, in …

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This should be read by every college/university student!

It hits on exactly the core point, that students have a right to a deeper, more meaningful education, without genAI shoved down their throats, AND they have the power to demand it. 💯

Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud Investigating voter fraud claims, Harry Wait requested the ballots of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.

As a scholar of how voter fraud rhetoric distorts the working of democracy, I'm neither shocked nor surprised when anti-voter fraud denier activists get caught. Sure, they see themselves as stress testing the voting process but they end up proving the exact opposite of the point they seek to make.

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

ICYMI: If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress
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Did you just brighten my day by calling this wonderful and underrated comedy to mind, or ruin it with this new information? I honestly don’t know.

NEW: The Supreme Court is set to discuss on March 27 whether to review an 8th Circuit panel's ruling that found private individuals and groups in seven states have no right to sue to enforce the Voting Rights Act’s Section 208 protections for voters with a disability or limited language proficiency

Yes! And, let me read the entire effin article BEFORE you ask me (1) for a subscription, (2) to like, (3) to comment, and/or (4) to share it with my friends!

If it's that good, I'll any or all all of the above WITHOUT your prompting. So JUST. LET. ME. READ. IT.

How dare you, sir?!?!

But this “Shield of the Americas,” tho — I have questions, including but not limited to: was this created bc Trump was watching Marvel movies last night?

And while we're on the topic of AI, take a look at my recently published brief essay that is critique and cautionary thought-piece on AI and advancing technology and its affect on American democracy.

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THIS is the Bad Place!

A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

ICYMI: If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Already registered to vote?

You sure?

Eligible voters can be removed from lists if they have moved, changed their name or haven't voted in a while.

You can find the links for checking your status, plus registration deadlines for the state- and territory-wide primary elections, at npr.org/vote

Ain't that the truth!

And let's start with an Amendment XVIII, a comprehensive, anti-voter suppression, affirmative right to vote.

YAAAAAASSS!!!!

How to register to vote in North Carolina and check your registration status Ahead of the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in North Carolina.

Eligible voters of North Carolina!

Voter registration for this year's statewide primary election ends 3 p.m. ET Saturday at early voting sites, where you can register and cast a ballot on the same day.

You can find the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote

Don't look at the Court's correct ruling on tariffs and what I anticipate to be a correct striking down of the birthright citizenship executive order as evidence of a moderate Supreme Court. The Justice have done, and continue to do, lots of mischief, including accreting more power for themselves.

The New Normal of Redistricting — my new commentary on recent mid-decade redistricting at Oxford Human Rights Blog Check out my most recent commentary at the Oxford University Human Rights Blog Hub concerning the disturbing move to mid-decade gerrymandering in Texas, California, and elsewhere in anticipation of…

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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

I was a touch skeptical when I first read this – I thought the “stir up the domestic racism and xenophobia” phase still had some mileage to go; now that I think about it, however, it seems about right that we’re moving towards the “wag the dog” phase of Trump 2.