Of course he does. Paxton was a full fledged member of the #SeditiousConspiracy to overturn the #2020election. He brought that lawsuit to #SCOTUS to nullify Biden’s win.
He’s also a #criminal, his own staff tried to get him fired from being the #Texas Attorney General.
#Trump endorses #KenPaxton in Texas #Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn
Sen Bill Cassidy’s defeat in Saturday’s #Republican #primary in #Louisiana will be covered as evidence of Trump’s grip over the party. #BillCassidy voted to convict #Trump after his second #impeachment following #Jan6, 2021, & this was payback. At the same time, Cassidy’s third-place finish highlights another unfortunate trend in #US politics: the decline of open primaries across the country.
but #LiberalArts degrees are a waste of time!!! #STEM is the future of job security, and you won't even need #labor #unions because you’ll have real good jobs.
―every asshole #GOP #Republican #neoliberal looking to close universities all across the land since the 1980s because they were graduating people with “useless” diplomas
#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.
Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.
#Republicans in Southern states have been moving quickly to try to capitalize on a recent #SCOTUS ruling in a Louisiana case that significantly weakened #VotingRights Act protections for minorities.
#Alabama lawmakers approved a plan Friday for new #US #House #primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections, sending the #legislation to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
The move came the same day that the #Virginia Supreme Court dealt a major setback to #Democrats by overturning a #redistricting plan that could have helped Democrats win as many as 4 additional House seats.
The #SCOTUS had an opportunity to reduce partisan gerrymandering, but decided instead to supercharge it. The #Republican party knows it can not win a fair election. nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-c…
#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.
When the current #SCOTUS first ate away at the #VotingRightsAct a few years ago, the logic they expressed was essentially, "Racism is over, we don't need this anymore."
talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blo… proves that we very much do need it: systemic #racism is and always has been an essential feature of the #USA, and #Trump and the #GOP's mission has been to codify it as much as possible.
In states across the old Confederacy and beyond, Republican lawmakers are scrambling to carve up districts once drawn to give Black voters a chance to choose…
On the contrary, the #presidency is just a capstone on a huge system, and when we take our eye off the little #elections, we get a systemic rot that leads to someone like Trump
A US appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone to be dispensed through the #mail, significantly curtailing #access to the drug #nationwide, particularly in states that banned #abortion.
A 3-judge panel of the ultra-#conservative #5thCircuit ruled unanimously that #Louisiana was likely to prevail in its challenge to the 2023 rule adopted by President #Biden's admin.
#Louisiana governor prepares to suspend #House primaries after #SCOTUS ruling Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told #Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary #elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.
most of the cities are in fascist #MAGA #Republican states that give free reign to #ICE #blackshirts. doesn't matter if you are orange colored like Trump: your life is in danger.
if you must do #FIFA2026 book tickets for Canada and Mexico, not USA.
this also applies for #2028Olympics. even though they are in Los Angeles, boycott any international event as long as Republicans and this fascist regime are in power.
Eleven U.S. cities will host World Cup games this summer, which is expected to generate $11B for FIFA.
The cities get little in return. They do not see a slice of game-day revenues from ticket sales, concessions and merchandise, or parking. propublica.org/article/world-c…
A review of the contracts host cities signed with FIFA shows that almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.
#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.
#Democrat state Rep. James Talarico is leading both of his prospective #Republican opponents in a new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race — though the result is within the margin of error in either scenario, suggesting a close contest in November"
as #MAGA #GOP #Republican criminals look to reinstate the federal death penalty ―with the nazi barbarism of firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation―, #PopeLeoXIV took to the cameras to commemorate the #abolition of the #deathPenalty in his place of birth, Illinois.
Pope Southside wasted no time calling out right to lifers who cheerlead the death penalty: it goes against Christ’s teachings and RCC doctrine. it’s inadmissible, therefore, a sin.
The #Trump admin is placing economic #sanctions on a major #China based #oil refinery & roughly 40 shipping companies & tankers involved in transporting #Iran oil.
The move, announced Friday makes good on Trump’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on companies & countries that do business with Iran. It’s also part of his #Republican admin’s overall ramped-up campaign to cut off Iran’s key source of revenue — its oil exports.
