Gil Zamora

what is happening

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court is considering whether a key provision of the Voting Rights Act remains constitutional.

The Supreme Court is considering whether the Voting Rights Act still allows people of color to challenge racially discriminatory district maps. The outcome will have major implications for fair representation.

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

Crime is down in San Francisco thanks to California Highway Patrol's ongoing efforts with local partners to seize illicit drugs and remove firearms from our streets.

With strong state investments and community partnerships, our work to make our neighborhoods safer and more secure is paying off.

When our National Guard is forced to choose between protecting ICE and protecting US...

...they will choose US.

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LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: District court just extended both TROs and confirmed that an expedited trial on the merits will start on 10/29.

Ninth Circuit has not yet ruled on the first TRO stay motion.

Read more about what happened & what's next.

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA Read more here.

By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?

Yes. It seemed this happened. ICE may now be following the lead of Kristi Noem and shooting dogs.

Think Republican shutdown doesn't affect young folk?

The Urban Institute published analysis found uninsurance rates among adults aged 19 to 34 will rise by 25 percent, the largest increase ever. Under Dems 2009 to 2023, the uninsurance rate among young adults fell from 31 percent to 13 percent.

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

a real water is wet scenario here

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

Texas Gerrymander Was Drawn ‘Focusing on Race,’ Expert Tells Court Read more here.

🚨NEW FROM TEXAS REDISTRICTING HEARING🚨

“They achieved those partisan objectives by focusing on race,” Matt Barreto, a political science professor with the UCLA Voting Rights Project, told the court Saturday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

First in the ocean, then in the streets of America. It's only a matter of days.

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Trump SECRET WATCHLIST for American Citizens FINALLY EXPOSED

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

youtu.be/lURA__ng9dM

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.