YouTube video by MSNBC ‘This is bigger than Texas’: TX Congressman warns of nationwide gerrymandering threats

On the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, Texas Republicans are attempting to force the passage of a gerrymandered voting map. @doggett.house.gov and @repnikema.bsky.social join The Weeknight to discuss making “good trouble” to protect our democracy.
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Texas Republicans Scramble to Punish Quorum-Breaking Democrats Read more here.

With Texas Democrats using the most powerful tool available to the minority party – a quorum break – Republicans are furious they don’t have enough members present to hold a vote on their gerrymandered map that could add five more GOP seats in Congress in 2026.

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The next part of the plan to steal the midterms and/or the 2028 election - an attempt to do a mid-decade census to take seats and electoral votes away from blue states. I knew this was coming.

Same, Dan.
Same!

“I cannot remember a time when the world saw the United States this unsteady, adrift, corrupt, or incompetent.” —Dan Rather

Damn right!!!

Touché.

100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.

But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.

It's up to us to demand something better.

If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans.

I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:

They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.

Does RFK Jr have dentist friends?

This is a widely inaccurate & dangerous mischaracterization. The vaccine was developed in fetal cells obtained from two elective abortions in the early 1960s. There is not abortion debris floating around in the vaccine. And the Vatican has okayed its use. RFK Jr. is again spreading disinformation.

Gonna be hard to get that stink off the name. Good luck with that..

The incompetence of this administration is stunning…

“Whoa. Tesla is doing really bad. It must be because I’m not there enough.” - A deluded megalomaniac

NYC could have had Maya Wiley.

I wonder who Trump is referring to?😂

PS: I left Perkins Coie in 2021.
PPS: Perkins Coie is suing Trump, not the other way around.
PPS: Perkins will win.

Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia President Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once more. Trump says the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after Zelenskyy pushed back on ceding Crim...

apnews.com/article/russ... Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia.

Of course he is. Trump is scared to death of Putin.

4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court.

“The Trump administration on March 21 terminated part of a $200 million contract that funds attorneys and other legal services for unaccompanied children.” gothamist.com/news/4-year-...

As JD Vance well knows, the issue is not whether we should deport undocumented immigrants. The issue is how. If we ignore the law for one, it’s over for all of us.

He lies & grifts constantly. It’ll only get worse for those who bow to him. He won’t abide by ANY deal you make with him.

Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them. To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes. To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his…

Of course Trump will demand more from law firms because the extortionist is never done extorting. Their “deals” may require their agreement on pro bono clients, but it will be settled the same way these deals were negotiated. Agree or else.
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YouTube video by The Bulwark CAUGHT: Vance, Rubio Admit Their Attacks On Speech Mean US NOT A Free Country In Old Video

@timmiller.bsky.social and jumped on camera last night to run through some of the best clips of Republicans saying that going after organizations’ tax status because of politics was the end of democracy.

Which is exactly what they’re currently doing to Harvard…

Also hot take

Get rid of IRS status for Mega churches too

You think the bond markets didn’t like the tariffs, they really won’t like this …..

Also real authoritarian stuff

White House Refuses to Restore The A.P.’s Access Despite Court Order, It Says The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.

Trump admin is again openly defying a court order. He is making a mockery of our Constitution. How much will Congress tolerate?
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