"The MAGA party is the last breath of the confederacy and I’ll be happy to see Millennials and GenZ bury you all"

https://clip.place/w/fYJM87c2UTRtBhtYAgZnaA

"The MAGA party is the last breath of the confederacy and I’ll be happy to see Millennials and GenZ bury you all"

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Amidst Caustic Anti-Democracy Bills Nationwide, Maryland Passes Positive Election Reforms, Including Its First Ranked Choice Voting Rules

Overshadowed by the stream of caustic gerrymandering and voter suppression bills nationwide, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed several pro-voter election bills May 12th. One bill includes the state’s first administrative rules for municipalities using ranked choice voting, and protections from election AI deepfakes.

American Democracy Minute

As a white Southerner in the United States, I am deeply appalled. Words absolutely fail to describe how this gerrymandering could downspiral from the loss of political representation for Black Americans to loss of professional opportunities and individual personal freedoms. And don't get me started about educational equality. This is an outrage, and an assault against the memory of the Black slaves whose labor literally built the Southlands from the ground up. It's a misery and a heartbreak for their descendants, many of whom still live in poverty, oppression, and injustice.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/alito-said-racism-was-over-southern-states-are-now-rushing-to-revive-jim-crow/

#scotus #uspol #jimcrow #gerrymandering #southcarolina
#louisiana #georgia #mississippi
#alabama #northcarolina

Alito said racism was over. Southern states are now rushing to revive Jim Crow.

Republicans are set to dismantle at least five majority-Black districts in the South.

Mother Jones

@volkris
Right now, #Felon47's #cult is losing races everywhere, which is why this sudden spate of mid-decade redistricting.

It was that very #gerrymandering that brought this to #MafiaDon's hand-picked #SCotUS leading them to decimate the #VotingRightsAct.

So I challenge the idea any of this was achieved "fairly".

What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care? An explainer from the American Civil Liberties Union.

#aclu #redistricting #gerrymandering #uspol

https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/what-is-redistricting-and-why-should-we-care

What Is Redistricting and Why Is It Important?

A recent Supreme Court decision is putting a renewed spotlight on redistricting — learn more about it and how some lawmakers are attempting redraw maps to disenfranchise voters.

American Civil Liberties Union

@mekkaokereke You probably know this but I woukd give #nytimes the benefit of the doubt. Maybe their intention was to show that #gerrymandering is bad for everyone to encourage everyone to be against it rather than being bad..but only for a group that most of their audience may not belong to.

The issue with implenting a #gerrymander is is bad for everyone. Its bad even for the people that its been supposedly implemented to benefit.

Wish i could read all the article .. perhaps I would understand your point better.

@RealJournalism Slightly surprised.

On the redistricting thing, sometimes I feel like Ferguson has been making the case against it based on how the fact that the court has many #Hogan appointees on it means that the map would get burned, but then other times makes the case that gerrymandering is just bad full stop.

I kind of lean towards the #Democrats playing hardball, honestly. Tit-for-tat.

#Maryland #redistricting #USA #gerrymandering #midterms #politics

Gerrymandering could tilt the upcoming elections in favor of the GOP, leaving Democrats frustrated despite their national popular vote lead. The article also points out the absence of Democratic participation in a key Senate hearing on COVID-19, raising concerns about accountability and representation. #gerrymandering #politics

https://wesearch.press/s/gerrymander-wars-advantage-gop-dems-awol-on-fauci-reveal-and-7f9679e5?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

Gerrymander wars: Advantage GOP, Dems AWOL on Fauci reveal and other commentary

The article discusses the implications of gerrymandering and its potential impact on the upcoming elections.

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Toon: The 60% Solution

At the risk of giving GQP politicians ideas... On April 29, well ahead of its usual timetable of issuing rulings in June, the U.S. Supreme C...