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(DIR) Post #AwlC2AFe4ySX0f0gZE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-02T13:10:50Z
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#Texas #Republicans Unveil #Gerrymandered House Map to Please #TrumpThe Republican-dominated Legislature in Texas on Wednesday unveiled an aggressively redrawn map for the state’s US #House districts, proposing to carve up 5 Democratic seats so that Republicans would now be likely to win them in 2026 fulfilling Trump’s central demand of adding 5 Republican seats in #Congress, which could help the party keep control of the House after the 2026 #midterms.#law #electionshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/texas-republican-redistricting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
(DIR) Post #AwlFXguizSSp9NwuvI by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-08-02T13:50:09Z
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@Nonilex Doesn't mean the TX legislature itself redrew its electoral map. It's an amateurish legislature that meets only every other year. TX is actually run by a few hundred wealthy families, who use it as a cutout. More probably, that map came from ALEC, Heritage, or something like it.
(DIR) Post #AwlK82HdPqdJfVFdeS by samiamsam@mastodon.social
2025-08-02T14:41:24Z
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@Nonilex i've been telling republicans for yearsvote out every single republicanrepublicans hate their constituentsi have no idea why they keep voting for these assholes
(DIR) Post #AwlUgG6nWHC9vy8jB2 by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-02T16:38:51Z
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@Nonilex Texas couldn't suck Trump's dick harder could they?People have no idea how glad I am that I no longer live in Texas !!
(DIR) Post #Awnvwii820n2Lzavnk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-03T20:54:42Z
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Update#Texas #Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.#law #gerrymandering #rigged #midterms #elections https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/03/texas-democrats-block-gop-redistricting/
(DIR) Post #AwnwE8zVZiPQme23pg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-03T20:57:53Z
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#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.#law #gerrymandering #rigged #Congress #elections
(DIR) Post #AwnwMMBUPHQq1CYJfs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-03T20:59:23Z
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#Texas #Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.#law #gerrymandering #rigged #Congress #midterms #elections
(DIR) Post #AwnwXS4spqwfTwkktc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-03T21:01:22Z
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The #Texas #House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.#law #gerrymandering #rigged #Congress #midterms #elections
(DIR) Post #AwnwhEGB443PWShKdM by ThreeSigma@mastodon.online
2025-08-03T21:03:07Z
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@Nonilex Make em work for it at least.
(DIR) Post #AwnxQnLrRQALOA5GCW by gwaldby@mastodon.social
2025-08-03T21:11:20Z
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@Nonilex Phone Banks to Texas VotersTexas Republicans are ignoring flood victims while trying to ram through a power grab, taking orders from DC instead of fighting for Texas families.https://ak.democrats.org/signup/phone_bank_texas
(DIR) Post #AwpNcVoTGbjMR2fpVw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:39:30Z
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#Update:#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US #Congress.#law #gerrymandering #Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
(DIR) Post #AwpNpomY3HOR1z7RYW by Yoshi@toot.community
2025-08-04T13:41:54Z
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@Nonilex Someone should flatten his tires.
(DIR) Post #AwpNzDKi8oXBmTZwbg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:43:35Z
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#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) is threatening to try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office for fleeing the state & claiming they could be charged with #crimes, escalating tensions overnight in a showdown over redrawing congressional lines ahead of the #MidtermElections.
Most of the #Democrats in the TX state #House exited the state Sunday…to prevent #Republicans from overhauling the state’s map to give themselves 5 more safe #GOP seats.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpOD1KHZyoOb1xgmW by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:46:08Z
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“This truancy ends now. The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas & be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM [Central Time] on Monday,” #GregAbbott said in a letter to #Democrats released late Sunday.Democrats said Abbott’s warnings were bluster & announced they were committed to staying away for 2 weeks, when the 30-day special session is expected to end.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpOFgpWEwq1tgqSsS by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T13:46:35Z
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@Nonilex I hope this backfires on Abbott bigtime
(DIR) Post #AwpOTfIsiCt5DXF8sK by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T13:49:08Z
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@Nonilex LOLAbbott can suck donkeys and swallow
(DIR) Post #AwpOUZQG3y3vGd7p9E by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:49:19Z
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…#GregAbbott, who also launched a $750,000 digital ad campaign Sunday against #Democrats, cited a 2021 opinion from state AG [POS] #KenPaxton (R) in his letter to contend that courts could determine Democrats had abandoned their duties & given up their jobs. That would allow Abbott to call special elections to replace them, he said.[Paxton is not a judge. His opinion isn’t legal precedent.]#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpOdNIKWW90G9cCau by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:50:53Z
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“Democrats hatched a deliberate plan not to show up for work, for the specific purpose of abdicating the duties of their office and thwarting the chamber’s business,” #GregAbbott wrote in his letter.
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D) argued Abbott couldn’t push lawmakers out of their jobs.
“That would not be lawful, but it is not surprising,” she said. “It is in keeping with a governor who is trying to silence the will of the voters.”#law #Texas #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpP0c3xmVrwisyZlI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:55:06Z
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The escalating dispute kicked off last month, when #GregAbbott called a special session at the urging of #Trump to redraw the state’s map just 4 years after lawmakers adopted it. Ordinarily, states adopt maps just once a decade, after the census details population shifts around the country.#law #Texas #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpP2wp5ZD7xgk8FCy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:55:32Z
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How states draw districts helps determine which party has an advantage, & now #Texas #Republicans want 5 more seats to bolster the 25 they have. Republicans hope a new map could protect their narrow 219-212 #House majority next year in the #midterm #elections….#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpPAXDodSAkbXJd0C by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:56:54Z
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By leaving, #Texas #Democrats have thwarted the plan for now. At least two-thirds of the members of the Texas House — 100 of 150 — must be present for lawmakers to take action. That means 51 of the 62 Democrats can block the #Republicans from advancing their plans, & 57 have left the state, Democrats said. Most are in Chicago, but some are in Boston & Albany, New York, they said.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpPKCXiNH0NMiETgG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T13:58:39Z
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Each absent Democrat faces a $500 daily fine — an amount that in two weeks would nearly match the annual $7,200 salary that #Texas lawmakers are paid. #GregAbbott argued #Democrats risked violating bribery statutes if they solicited funds to help pay their fines. Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Democratic caucus in the TX House, said Democrats were using legal ways to defray their costs while they are away but did not provide details of what they are doing.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpPOyLCbUsGlcefGy by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T13:59:30Z
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@Nonilex I hope they stay gone for a long time because the minute they co.w back,Abbott will call another session.
(DIR) Post #AwpPav7KPp48FArY1Y by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T14:01:39Z
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#GregAbbott claimed he could extradite #Democrats from other states. Wu said he did not believe #Texas ofcls & federal authorities have the power to force Dems back to Texas but worries they could try.State Rep John Bucy (D) said Abbott & other #Republicans are trying to scare Dems to lure them back to TX, but it won’t work.
“We're not backing down from this fight. We'll continue to do everything in our power to stand up for constituents, stand up for Texans & protect our #democracy.”#law
(DIR) Post #AwpPmCpSu4hkMTtAMi by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T14:03:40Z
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#Democrats who control other #states are threatening to retaliate by drawing new maps of their own if #Texas #Republicans carry out their plan. On Monday, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee called on Democratic state lawmakers from around the country to prepare for carving up their states.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpPqgjjeLIuHDLW1w by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T14:04:31Z
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“All options must be on the table — including Democratic state legislatures using their power to fight back & pursue #redistricting mid-cycle in order to protect our #democracy,” the group’s president, Heather Williams, said in a statement.#Democrats in #California have said they could hold a special election in November to ask voters to adopt a ballot measure that would give Democrats more favorable districts next year.#law #Texas #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpPyRYhxrHjWIt07c by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T14:05:55Z
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#Republicans in #Ohio plan to redraw their map soon, & other states could join the fray, as well.
#Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker (D), who is hosting some of the #Texas #Democrats, said at a Sunday news conference that he’s considering all options in his state. But he did not offer any concrete steps he would take to establish new maps before the 2026 elections.#law #gerrymandering #Trump
(DIR) Post #AwpUvsfrC3iSWDpM5w by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
2025-08-04T15:01:25Z
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@Nonilex They should stop threatening and bloody DO IT.Enough with this going high. We’re losing to Fascists
(DIR) Post #AwpaOCtc6OIB7BaWjg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T16:02:36Z
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#HakeemJeffries on the #Texas #redistricting scheme: "These extremists want to be able to choose their voters as opposed to allowing the Texas voters to choose the people who should be privileged to represent them in Washington. It's #theft. That's what #gerrymandering in its extreme form is."#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #Trump #GregAbbott #rigged
(DIR) Post #AwpaarR3CgsUJvGIhU by MartKroS@mstdn.social
2025-08-04T16:04:52Z
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@Nonilex USA would be so much better off with ‘one voice, one vote’ system.
(DIR) Post #Awpb6nr43EASTyf28m by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T16:10:40Z
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#HakeemJeffries on how #Democrats will respond to the #Texas #redistricting scheme: "We are going to respond & respond forcefully, however we also will operate within the constraints of the #VotingRightsAct which is not what the Texas Democrats (sic; he meant #Republicans) are doing. We need fair maps & one national standard.”#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #Trump #GregAbbott #rigged
(DIR) Post #AwpbF66m4M8zPXxpzM by unfunnyryan@fosstodon.org
2025-08-04T16:12:09Z
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@Nonilex The man continues to be a useless shite of a leader.
(DIR) Post #AwpdCydf4O5rZdSnHk by nonproductive@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T16:34:04Z
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@Nonilex Paraphrased “we are going to write stern letters from the beach and possibly revoke their library cards - while the country burns to the ground. Most of us have already tucked money off shore and have vacation homes in Europe. I’m confident we’ll be fine…err..the country will be fine. “
(DIR) Post #AwpdVOWjYZ6n4r0O2K by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T16:37:31Z
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NY Gov #KathyHochul: “I'm tired of fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. …#politics is a political process.…we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other #states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald #Trump eliminated that forever.”#law #ElectionLaw #gerrymandering
(DIR) Post #AwpeVsdlhAbAQW5hqa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-04T16:48:49Z
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“We’re not going to tolerate our #democracy being stolen in a modern-day stagecoach heist by bunch of law breaking cowboys,” New York Gov. #KathyHochul said Monday, flanked by several of the [#Texas] lawmakers who fled. “If #Republicans are willing to rewrite rules to give themselves an advantage, then they’re leaving us with no choice: We must do the same. You have to fight fire with fire.”#law #ElectionLaw #gerrymandering #redistricting #midterms #elections #Trump https://apnews.com/article/us-election-2026-texas-redistricting-136cfeddc717f9fc69337bd3d39b1819
(DIR) Post #AwpechhGmVjqVryyX2 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-08-04T16:50:00Z
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@Nonilex A day late and dollar short for a heartily pro-Wall Street pol. But welcome nonetheless.But Hochul is wrong about one thing. Trump alone did not do any of this. Thousands of top Republicans imagined, planned and implemented his authoritarian coup. Republicans in Congress above all along with a couple of dozen of hard right wing billionaires and their embedded foundations and think tanks.
(DIR) Post #AwpfzlZqcXWJA74WB6 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-08-04T17:05:24Z
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@Nonilex That's Jeffries doing what Nancy Pelosi picked him to do. Steer a center course and not rock the boat. Otherwise, rather than say "will respond," he would have said, "Our response is...."
(DIR) Post #AwpgqWfcm4iCHFvooK by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T17:14:57Z
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@Nonilex glad to see another Democrat gets iteNow if Newsome and Hochul can knock some common sense into the sedated Democrats we might have a chance.
(DIR) Post #AwphjMj3RxfzMTgZCC by UweHalfHand@norcal.social
2025-08-04T17:24:50Z
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@Nonilex GODDAMN YES!!! Don’t bring a spoon to a knife fight, and sure as hell not to a gun fight!
(DIR) Post #AwphobdzPZjZ4sobvE by rejinl@masto.nyc
2025-08-04T17:25:46Z
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@Nonilex Will she finally remove trump's lackey and corrupt cop Eric Adams from the NYC mayors office, or is this all bluster about potential things she can maybe do at some future point in time?
(DIR) Post #Awpi4BZ68jnkpRxLPc by Canevecchio@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T17:28:32Z
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@Nonilex @andrewdwilliams The most despicable wheelchair pilot since the passing of Charles Krauthammer.
(DIR) Post #Awpk74bEh4wg0ESdSS by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T17:51:30Z
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@Nonilex She spoke nothing but truth there
(DIR) Post #Awpk7GSoaDL6nac4zw by lednaBM@stranger.social
2025-08-04T17:51:32Z
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@Nonilex C'mon dems.... there are the rules, and then there are the rules!
(DIR) Post #AwplYa7LickfWjA8PI by idahobucks@mastodon.social
2025-08-04T18:07:43Z
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@Nonilex I remember when Oregon Republicans left the state to prevent voting on legislation about 2 or 3 years ago - funny but I don't remember any outrage when this happened.
(DIR) Post #AwqIHSzaFoLozbycyG by samiamsam@mastodon.social
2025-08-05T00:14:22Z
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@Nonilex excellentthat is what people want from Democratsstop rolling over and start fucking fighting for our country our people and our democracy
(DIR) Post #AwxV5TV7CEHKbc3bDU by noyes@mastodon.online
2025-08-08T11:40:47Z
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@Nonilex This is the same woman that wants to track all your movements irl and online so she can give them to............Donald Trump.
(DIR) Post #Ax0f5mI8ulY1treVbU by xs4me2@mastodon.social
2025-08-10T00:17:06Z
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@Nonilex Fight fire by fire... could easily escalate...but it seems to be the only option, whatever it takes.
(DIR) Post #Ax1RYis1Ve0vUFIqHo by vnikolov@ieji.de
2025-08-10T09:20:09Z
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Asymmetrical warfare may work better for the weaker side than an arms race.@Nonilex