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"Without fools there would be no wisdom" -African Proverb X-refugee. DC native living on MS Gulf Coast thanks to USN. Pic is my dad before deployment to Europe, 1944. No DM's except old friends. I rescue stray animals. Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦 Gun control now! �

The WH reportedly wants DOJ to take another look at Davey Hearn Look at what? Their own filing says a rushed, botched installation caused the damage There's nothing left in that file except the question of whether a president can order up a prosecution My answer on @ms.now👇 -TN

YES! This is exactly what Trump’s inauguration looked like to the rest of us sane folks. Hakeem Jeffries: “It’s like a supervillain convention unfolding before the eyes of the American people.”

🚨BREAKING: A Nebraska court Wednesday rejected the RNC’s lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens abroad from voting in the state, handing the national GOP another major loss in its escalating legal campaign against overseas voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Nebraska court throws out RNC lawsuit targeting overseas voters

The ruling is a major defeat for the RNC, which has filed a wave of lawsuits across the country targeting so-called “never resident” voters — U.S. citizens born abroad who are eligible under state law...

democracydocket.com

Big silver lining for Dems in Francesca Hong's loss: Wisconsin Dems tell me David Crowley at top of ticket will make state legislative wins more likely, potentially enabling flipping of both chambers to Dems. That would allow Dems to redistrict long-term. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2142...

Stunning Wisconsin Outcome Hands Dems a Surprise Weapon Against MAGA

How David Crowley’s upset win in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary sets the party up for potential wins in state legislative races, and in bigger upcoming battles with MAGA.

newrepublic.com

Trump is destroying the beautiful, untouched land of the Big Bend region in Texas to build a completely unnecessary border wall. One of the contractors, who has received $2B in federal contracts for the project, just so happens to be a major Trump donor. There’s always a grift.

Indigenous people represent 18% of the world’s extreme poverty, but only 6% of the population In the US, median household earnings are among the lowest Unemployment rates are among the highest They are 400% more likely to be incarcerated And they are 300% more likely to be killed by police

Three feathers hang on a cord against a tree; overlaid text states Indigenous people in the US are three times more likely than whites to be killed by police.