As Texas Gov Abbot prepares to pardon a white man & convicted murderer for killing a peaceful BLM protestor—Texas sentences a Black man to 70 years in prison for “spitting at police” to “make an example out of him.”😳
Systemic white supremacy is thriving in the GOP. Horrific.
North Dakota Republicans rejected a bill giving low income students lunch
What did they do right after?
They voted to increase their own meal reimbursements.
The vote was 26-21 to pass Senate Bill 2124
White Christian conservatives: nature’s snake.
New from me: What does it mean for a state supreme court justice to say he is "intensely pro-law enforcement?"
It means he shouldn't be serving on a state supreme court.
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/michigan-supreme-court-justice-richard
Something too on the nose about McCarthy finally winning the Speaker vote—not because enough people voted for him—but because he prevented enough votes against him.
Another reminder that the GOP knows they can’t win on candidate popularity so they run & win on voter suppression.
#SpeakerVote