Scratter76
@scratter76.bsky.social
Social Worker, Therapist, Wife, Childless Cat Lady, Dog Mom, Blue Texan, #Angret, and lover of movies, tv & sarcasm.
They’re trying to suppress the vote in Texas again. This is the county where Fort Worth & Arlington are: fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...
Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November
County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
fortworthreport.org
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions
The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.
democracydocket.com
I love this. Every blue state should be doing everything in its power to max out the vote.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 5d agoVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
NEW: Governor Andy Beshear says he got calls from two different non-state agencies saying McConnell had died. This was before the "proof of life" photo was shared by McConnell's team. newrepublic.com/post/213199/...
Kentucky Governor Warns He Got Calls “Suggesting” Mitch McConnell Died
McConnell has posted a photo of himself holding that day’s newspaper, but he has not provided further details about his condition.
newrepublic.com
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
Instead of asking for people to not use their AC in the heatwave, how about turning off the data centers instead?
Talarico: Every bar has that guy. He’s loud, he’s obnoxious, he makes all the women in the bar feel uncomfortable. He hears you say your name to the bartender and then adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Paxton. And I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
Donald Trump lowered our Flags to half-staff for Charlie Kirk but not for the 6 troops we lost in Kuwait.
www.throughline.news/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Administration is Trafficking Pregnant Children to Texas So They Can't Get Abortions
At least half of these unaccompanied migrant kids are rape victims, and all are being denied adequate medical care for high-risk pregnancies in a state with sky-high maternal mortality rates.
throughline.news
