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The MAGA Justices on the Roberts Court just made it easier for Republicans to rig our elections — again. In their latest decision, these billionaire-backed justices gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act, making it harder to easier for state legislatures to draw up district maps that dilute the voting power of Black and brown communities. This is how they help politicians control election outcomes before votes are even cast. This is not normal. This is power being taken from us. For years, the Roberts Court has chipped away at voting rights, siding with billionaire interests and politicians who don’t want to compete for our votes. Now they’ve gone further — clearing the way for maps that decide who wins before Election Day. Tell Congress: Restore the Voting Rights Act and protect our votes. Across the country, people are already facing real barriers — being wrongly purged from voter rolls, waiting in hours-long lines after polling places are shut down, or being blocked from voting by restrictive rules. Now, even when we fight through those obstacles and cast our ballots, politicians can redraw the map to cancel out our votes. That’s the plan: take our votes, twist the maps, and control the outcome. But we can fight back. When we organize, speak out, and demand action together, we can force change. Send your letter now and join the growing movement demanding Congress restore voting rights protections. Our votes are our power — and defending them is how we defend our communities, our freedoms, and our future. We cannot let billionaire-backed politicians and MAGA justices decide our elections for us. Tell Congress to protect our freedom to vote. The petition to Congress reads: "Pass legislation to fully restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act, including clear protections against racial gerrymandering, and ensure that Black and brown voters — and all voters — have equal power to shape election outcomes and choose their representatives."
A woman donates $1 million to Trump’s MAGA Inc.
Weeks later, her son — convicted of federal tax crimes and ordered to repay more than $4 million — receives a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.
Even more striking: the pardon request itself reportedly highlighted the family’s political donations.
This is not necessarily corruption in the criminal sense.
But it perfectly illustrates the growing perception of a “pay for access” system surrounding Trump’s political world — where money, influence and presidential power appear increasingly intertwined.
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New book of poems: Rockslide on the Garden’s Edge
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