SammyFL❄️ she/her F🧊

@sammyfl.bsky.social

Mouthy feminist book nerd; political junkie; secular humanist; critical thinker; lover of truth, democracy, justice, science & smart people. Oh, & food. 🌊 #NoPlanetB🌎 #NoKings ❌👑 #BLM ☮️ #Ally🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #Kiva #Microfinance #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦 NO DMs EPSTEIN FILES NOW

I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!

"Incrementalism assumes a system that operates in good faith. We do not have one. [...] we are building for a hundred years, not for one election or news cycle.”

SammyFL❄️ she/her F🧊@sammyfl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... We need all of this “proportional representation, multimember districts, ranked choice voting, election of the president by popular vote (Nat'l Popular Vote Compact), same day registration, a federal dept dedicated to democracy protection, and Supreme Court reform."

🗺️ A.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Lawmakers to convene at 11 AM to eliminate the state's only majority-Black district. 📍LA: Senate passed GOP map. House to vote next week. 📍GA: Lawmakers will convene in June to redistrict for 2028. 📍MS: Will not redistrict for 2026. 📍FL, AL, TN: GOP map in effect.

Live Redistricting Tracker: All the Republican Gerrymanders — and Democrats’ Counter-Moves

Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states ...

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