Debbie Wade

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Passed in 2010, the Fair Districts Amendments in Florida banned partisan gerrymandering and the unnecessary splitting of cities and counties. Republican leaders have asked courts to strike the reforms.

https://boltsmag.org/florida-map-fair-districts-amendments-ruling/

Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That. - Bolts

Florida’s supreme court blessed the 2022 GOP gerrymander, weakening a key provision of the voter-approved Fair Districts Amendments. Governor DeSantis wants to take advantage.

Bolts

American politicians are (rightly) condemning Trump’s military occupation of our cities as fascism.

By that logic, how are any of them arguing "Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East," given its military has violently occupied Palestine for more than 60 years?

The hypocrisy will be the death of our Republic.

Israelis stage nationwide protests to demand end to Gaza war • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/08/17/israelis-stage-nationwide-protests-to-demand-end-to-gaza-war-france-24-english-youtube/

Israelis stage nationwide protests to demand end to Gaza war • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

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Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News

Californians find cheap housing, less traffic, happiness in Tulsa – (Me: LA Times continues it’s Anti-California tirade and propaganda) Los Angeles Times

Source: Californians find cheap housing, less traffic, happiness in Tulsa - Los Angeles Times

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/08/17/californians-find-cheap-housing-less-traffic-happiness-in-tulsa-me-la-times-continues-its-anti-california-tirade-and-propaganda-los-angeles-times/

Californians find cheap housing, less traffic, happiness in Tulsa – (Me: LA Times continues it’s Anti-California tirade and propaganda) Los Angeles Times

Source: Californians find cheap housing, less traffic, happiness in Tulsa – Los Angeles Times

Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News

🚨”If Dems retake Congress, they must launch the most sweeping damage assessment of the rule of law in American history. Not piecemeal hearings. Not symbolic subpoenas. But a full-scale investigation into how Trump & team broke laws.

This should be the🚨largest & most serious congressional investigation ever conducted — bigger than Watergate, broader than Iran-Contra, & more thorough than any inquiry into exec overreach ever before.”
#NationalSecurity #Corruption #USPol
https://www.treason.io/p/read-blizzard-of-illegality-hits

READ: “Blizzard of illegality” hits America

Why “accountability” is at risk of getting lost in the storm.

TREASON with Miles Taylor

Colorado last year became the first state to mandate polling places inside all county jails—and turnout among voters who are held in jails, often pretrial, skyrocketed: It grew by roughly 900% between 2022 and 2024.

https://boltsmag.org/jail-voting-soars-in-colorado/

Jail Voting Soars in Colorado After State Mandates Polling Places in County Lockups - Bolts

Local officials had claimed they were already giving detained people ballot access, but Colorado's first-in-the-nation mandate forced their hands and increased turnout across the state.

Bolts

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We agreed on the need for a ceasefire for further diplomatic steps, effective security guarantees for Ukraine, and further sanctions pressure on the russian Federation to limit russia's future potential.

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I would like to personally thank Ursula and all of Europe for supporting us and our desire for a just end to this war."

- President Zelenskyy

This week’s wins share a theme: ‘Not so fast, Donald.’ From redistricting fights to courtroom showdowns, people are holding the line against authoritarianism. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-august-17
Good News For Progressive Views The Week Of 8/8-8/14

Democrats are stepping up and hitting back against Trump’s authoritarian overreach and the GOP’s election shenanigans.

The Big Picture