Category Archives: Politics

Open Thread | Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students

Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students The administration’s view is that the mere presence of students of color at elite schools is incontrovertible proof of discrimination against white people. By Madiba K. Dennie May 18, … Continue reading

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Open Thread | They Have Created a $1.7 Billion Dollar SLUSH FUND Through This Corrupt DOJ

DOJ sets up $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit The massive taxpayer-backed fund was set up to settle what outside legal experts had called an “unprecedented” lawsuit filed by the sitting president against the government. May 18, 2026, … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Fear of Another Dark President

Excellent post from The Establishment Bar: Fear of Another Dark President Posted by Proud Establishment Dem May 11, 2026 Barack Obama broke the Republican Party. The election of the first Black man to ascend to the presidency of the United … Continue reading

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Open Thread | About Tennessee Gerrymandering

Eric Holder @EricHolder My statement on Tennessee’s immoral gerrymander:

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Open Thread | Nothing But Truth, Mr. Sellers

Spitting nothing but truth: MCBN @MCBNNEWSS Sellers: “We are going to be the first generation to actually leave this country worse than the one that we inherited. Bakari: And I think for black millennials, uh the the the progress that … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Worst Court Since Taney Made Decision Based Upon Fraudulent Data

Samuel Alito Cited Fudged Data in His Ruling Gutting Voting Rights Act Alito cited data provided by the Department of Justice that used faulty methodology. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito relied on misleading data to support his ruling decimating the … Continue reading

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Open Thread | From Democracy Docket

Thought that we would check in with Democracy Docket, considering that they work for voters rights all over the country. Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket 🧵 (1/5) 🗺️ REDISTRICTING UPDATE This is where the redistricting battle stands after SCOTUS ruled this week … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Democrats Must Do What They Have To Do In This Gerrymandering Battle

From Democracy Docket: Democrats must gerrymander to save democracy By Marc Elias May 2, 2026 This was an awful week. For years, we have been watching a slow chipping away of voting rights in our country. This is not only … Continue reading

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Open Thread | I Can’t Leave What This Decision Will Mean for Black Voters In The South

50% of Black voters in the United States live in the South. 50% Roughly 25 million people. And, this decision, by the Worst Court Since Taney, would leave them, possibly, without any Representation in Congress. Mother Jones @MotherJones “We could … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Still On the Worst Court Since TANEY

Mavis Amundson ‪@mavisja.bsky.social‬ Follow Will Bunch, gift post Inquirer SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream share.inquirer.com/WNSbDz Will Bunch, gift post InquirerSCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream … Continue reading

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