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#SCOTUS tosses #Louisiana's congressional map with second majority Black district amid national #redistricting fight
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for #Republican-led states to eliminate #Black & #Latino electoral districts that tend to favor #Democrats & affect the balance of #power in #Congress.
#law #gerrymandering #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters
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#ElonMusk Set to Take Stand Soon in Blockbuster #OpenAI Trial
A lawyer for #Musk framed the consequential showdown with OpenAI as a moral issue [cuz Musk is so freaking “moral”]. A company lawyer said the case stemmed from Musk not getting his way.
#law #egotistical #billionaires #tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #regulation #accountability #oversight
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/28/te…
OMG this muther effing craze-ballz narcissist…
Image of #Trump to be featured inside new #passports to [supposedly] mark the #US’ 250th
Trump’s likeness — along with the Declaration of Independence text [which teeny-weeny-peeny has never read] — & the flag of the United States of America will be on an inside page of new passports.
Kill me now
#law #megalomania #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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Apparently, it’s Attack-Free-Speech-Day on the #Trump admin’s calendar; welcome to the #FascistStatesOfAmerica
Trump admin challenges #ABC station licenses amid #Kimmel for-real-total-noncontroversy
As the Trump admin pressures ABC to fire #JimmyKimmel, the Trump-aligned #FCC is challenging the network’s #StationLicenses, setting up a #legal battle with ABC’s parent company #Disney.
#law #fascism #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #entertainment #comedy
cnn.com/2026/04/28/media/fcc-k…
#DOJ indicts former #FBI Director #JamesComey for a 2nd time
Fmr FBI Director James #Comey was [ridiculously] indicted Tuesday over a photo of seashells ofcls claim threatened #Trump, marking the admin’s 2nd attempt to prosecute one of his largest political opponents, 3 sources.
Trump has long pressed for his political adversaries to face charges, including #Comey who he sees as a leader in the perceived effort to “weaponize” the justice system against him.
“Adopting Trump’s Voice” [IOW #Trump dictated the DOJ’s filing] #DOJ Asks Judge to Let #Ballroom Proceed
The court filing links the security breach at the #WHCD to the lawsuit over Trump’s ballroom project.
[problematically for this argument is that the WHCD CANNOT be held at the White House — idiots! -- the #WHCA is a #PrivateOrganization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. And the White House has NEVER been rented out for private events.]
#Federal law enforcement conducts series of #raids on #businesses in the #Minneapolis area under the pretense of an ongoing fraud investigation
#Minnesota #Trump #law #RevengePolitics #immigration #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
cnn.com/2026/04/28/us/minnesot…
#US #GasPrices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of #War in #Iran
The jump on Tuesday of 1.6% was the highest percentage increase in more than a month.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/04/28/busines…
Employment Agency Pushes “#Discrimination” Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda
Field staff at the #EqualEmployment Opportunity Commission [#EEOC] say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.
#Trump #law #RevengePolitics #CivilRights #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #WhiteChristianNationalism
nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/poli…
A limited-government advocate in Texas persuaded five small towns to incorporate as “liberty cities,” which feature lean governments, little to no taxation and scant regulation.
At least two of them struggle to provide basic services.
propublica.org/article/art-mar…
#News #Texas #Dallas #Police #Law #Government #USPolitics
Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern
A push to restrict local governments’ ability to decide how they spend their money and which policies they can adopt is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities like Dallas.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
#SCOTUS Reviews Police Use of #Cell #Location #Data to Find Criminals
#Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects & witnesses by sweeping up #LocationData from cellphone users near crime scenes.
Geofence searches have become increasingly popular as a tool for law enforcement, but critics say they put at risk the personal data of everyday Americans & violate the #Constitution.
#Trump officials hire ‘#deportation judges’ with less training, experience & hella-sketchy track records
Trump is remaking #courts to clear a backlog of #asylum cases. Hires include an attorney for #Jan6 rioters, a lawyer who championed #Minneapolis #ICE raids, a divorce lawyer who has vowed to “fight exclusively for the rights of men,” & a judge who denied a #gay Serbian man #humanitarian protection because he didn’t look “overtly gay.”
#law #immigration #DOJ #rigged
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The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the #WHCA dinner with #guns & knives had written about targeting #Trump admin officials, & his family raised concerns with law enforcement before the event, Trump said Sunday in an interview on the Faux News Channel.
#RedFlagLaws #GunLaws #GunControl #law #GunViolence #WHCD #WHCA
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Officer shot in bullet-resistant vest at correspondents’ dinner but is expected to be OK, law enforcement official says
The #FBI said the shooter is in & and that its Washington field office is responding to the #shooting.
The suspect is alive & has been transported to a hospital, according to one US official & one law enforcement official.
A #SecretService agent was injured & is in the hospital, a US official said.
#Trump said that a “shooter has been apprehended” in a post to Truth Social about 30 minutes following a security incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Both Trump & JD #Vance were uninjured in the incident.
Trump to give statement at White House after #shooting incident at correspondents’ dinner
#Trump & other top leaders of the #US were evacuated from the annual #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner on Saturday night after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be any injuries.
The #SecretService & other authorities swarmed the banquet hall as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds. “Out of the way, sir!” someone yelled. Others yelled to duck.
#DOJ makes it easier to deport those with #DACA status
The #Trump admin is making it easier to deport immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
A new precedent decision published Friday by the Board of Immigration Appeals (#BIA) says being a DACA recipient is not enough reason to provide relief from #deportation.
#Iran foreign minister left Islamabad without meeting #US envoys, Pakistan officials say. Can you blame him? The US “envoys” were Steve #Witkoff & Jared #Kushner ffs.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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