Oh, Democrats locked arms? We're the arms loaded? Did they smear shit on the walls, ransacked the place, maybe beat cops with Antifa flags? No? Then STFU.
When the Supreme Court eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, it put an indelible beacon on one of America’s most shameful legacies.
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
Sometimes muted, sometimes blatant ,but always insidious.
The power of racism in robes or as elected officials is massive.
Never forget the boasts of Virginia Senator Carter Glass , an architect of the Virginia Constitution (1902):
The purpose of the Virginia Constitution is to “eliminate the darky as a political factor in this state…”
He championed a system that would strip Black citizens of their voting influence. He defended Southern States’ nullification of the 15th Amendment arguing that these states had “no intention of letting the Negro vote .”
Now , 2026 ,hear the clarion call to action by The US Supreme Court, a once venerable guardian of individual and minority rights.
State lawmakers may proceed to organize voting districts to insure that Black citizens will not be elected— you need only call this process
“ partisan gerrymandering”
Legislatures reacted with dispatch and a palpable sense of righteous entitlement.
With the flood gates open, the future is ominous indeed.
In November 2025 , a Black man, Calvin Duncan, was elected Clerk of New Orleans Criminal Court .
On the heels of The Supreme Court ruling and just days before he was to be sworn in, The Louisiana Legislature eliminated his position.
Have a listen as activist Gary Chambers addresses the legislature.
My hope: after the November Blue Wave, when a few states like this were able to gerrymander and vote-suppress and otherwise ratfuck their way to retaining power, their residents see ALL the good shit their neighbor states have, that they don’t. And the resulting shitstorm of torches and pitchforks (figuratively?) gives full meaning to FAFO.
The sad fact is though that still people move in droves to those horrible red states, I lost tons of friends here from MA to the South. And their only arguments are "It will not affect us", "And if it affects us we will adapt" - to then always say - "but we can afford our starter home there and this is important in the US. How long do you want to stay renter?"
100% -- if that had happened, I doubt Nixon, Reagan, George HW Bush, GW Bush, and T💩p would have even attempted their crimes while in office, let alone gotten away with them. We need our own "French Revolution" in the US, to put the fear of the people into our so-called representatives. The French government learned its lesson. Do. Not. Fuck. With. The. People.
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"As everyone knows, when democracy is being overthrown by white men, one must only show disapproval by not joining in the applause. One may also frown, but not in a manner that would detract from the solemnity of the Klan takeover of the state." Ya hit that 'graph outta the park.
The real hope here is that being complete bereft of political power black and brown people will just leave the red states finally giving white southerners what they fought so hard for after losing the civil war like losing losers.
Yep. Kinda blows the premise of Charles Blow's recent (2021) book "The Devil You Know" totally apart. He argues blacks should move back to the south so they can obtain political power through numerical and eventually, legislative majorities. Something they cannot get in the north, because they're far outnumbered.
Based on what we're seeing today though; Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi could all be majority black and their political power would remain what it is today. Zero.
The system is broken at the core, broken at the textual and conceptual level. Secession is probably the only remedy.
now, even in Tennessee, white people also vote democratic. so the five way dog’s breakfast ultra gerrymander mind end up fucking things sideways for the klan
My letter to Senator Tillis who wrote me that he is helpless in the face of Trump's predation because countering Trump starts in the House of Representatives: (Well at last he is resigning):
Dear Senator Tillis: In case you haven't noticed, Trump has no use for the House of Representatives, nor the US Constitution, or the rule of law. It is all the rule of Trump, whether it is tearing down trade alliances or government's historical monuments. Like Saddam Hussein or Mao tse Tung, he has to have his picture and name everywhere. Trump is not working with any part of the US Government except siphoning off as much money as he can for his private accounts in Qatar and and anywhere else he can grift.
So, If you think Trump is going to miraculously change tactics to actually help the people of this nation, you are whistling past the graveyard. And that graveyard will be the United States of America. Wake up Senator and quit trying to pass the buck. You are in a high government office, and if you are telling me you are helpless, I look forward to election day when we can replace you and every other Republican office holder for failing their oath and this nation.
Behind every successful repub pol, there is a trail of sleazy dealings that got them to that point, and keep them in office. Democrats need to do some thorough investigating of these turds, find this stuff, and broadcast it throughout the state. Opposition research is our friend here.
Are white voters in Tennessee ever going to be like, "Oh this is going a little too far, time to start voting for Democrats?" Maybe remind them about the groceries and gas too? Or are they just that committed to the Lost Cause?
Cletus and his SisterWife will die on that hill, starving to death because they can’t afford gas for their roll coal truck to go to the store, but mouthing Grampa Assmouth’s name with their dying breath. The hope is that their kids are smart enough to not be so fucking brainwashed.
Privilege is more important to a lot of white people than actual rights, and that sadly isn't confined to just assholes on the right. Plenty of self-described "centrists" and even "leftists" aren't real worried about minorities.
It’s completely understandable for people not to want to face the ugly reality we are currently living through, but it’s absolutely necessary that we do, even though it might make us feel uncomfortable.
The Senate voted 49-50 on a resolution to end Trump’s war in Iran, the seventh such vote to fall short since the conflict began in February. Three Republicans (Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul) broke with their party to support the measure, while Democrat John Fetterman was the lone member of his caucus to vote against it.
My opinion is that he won't run for Senate again. Voters have just been so unfair to him, by insisting he do the job they sent him there to do, not suck up to the worst people.
He's got his millions from AIPAC. He can go back to Braddock, PA and live the life of a king.
Fetterman was actually a good guy when he was mayor. He and his wife set up a program for poor kids to get free bikes and other things. That stroke changed his personality into a fking monster.
I cannae WAIT to get the fuck out of this state.
I wish that was me burning that traitor's flag.
Ta, Dok. Sexton seems to be on a par with Mike Johnson, the Squeaker of the Louse.
Oh, Democrats locked arms? We're the arms loaded? Did they smear shit on the walls, ransacked the place, maybe beat cops with Antifa flags? No? Then STFU.
When the Supreme Court eviscerated the Voting Rights Act, it put an indelible beacon on one of America’s most shameful legacies.
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
Sometimes muted, sometimes blatant ,but always insidious.
The power of racism in robes or as elected officials is massive.
Never forget the boasts of Virginia Senator Carter Glass , an architect of the Virginia Constitution (1902):
The purpose of the Virginia Constitution is to “eliminate the darky as a political factor in this state…”
He championed a system that would strip Black citizens of their voting influence. He defended Southern States’ nullification of the 15th Amendment arguing that these states had “no intention of letting the Negro vote .”
Now , 2026 ,hear the clarion call to action by The US Supreme Court, a once venerable guardian of individual and minority rights.
State lawmakers may proceed to organize voting districts to insure that Black citizens will not be elected— you need only call this process
“ partisan gerrymandering”
Legislatures reacted with dispatch and a palpable sense of righteous entitlement.
With the flood gates open, the future is ominous indeed.
In November 2025 , a Black man, Calvin Duncan, was elected Clerk of New Orleans Criminal Court .
On the heels of The Supreme Court ruling and just days before he was to be sworn in, The Louisiana Legislature eliminated his position.
Have a listen as activist Gary Chambers addresses the legislature.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARgDoJLm5/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Speaking truth to power!
My hope: after the November Blue Wave, when a few states like this were able to gerrymander and vote-suppress and otherwise ratfuck their way to retaining power, their residents see ALL the good shit their neighbor states have, that they don’t. And the resulting shitstorm of torches and pitchforks (figuratively?) gives full meaning to FAFO.
The sad fact is though that still people move in droves to those horrible red states, I lost tons of friends here from MA to the South. And their only arguments are "It will not affect us", "And if it affects us we will adapt" - to then always say - "but we can afford our starter home there and this is important in the US. How long do you want to stay renter?"
And they aren’t wrong, from their own perspective. But they will regret it in the long run. And/or fight the fuckers.
Fuck. The. South.
Sherman should have been allowed to finish his march, and Lincoln should have hanged the Confederate leaders.
100% -- if that had happened, I doubt Nixon, Reagan, George HW Bush, GW Bush, and T💩p would have even attempted their crimes while in office, let alone gotten away with them. We need our own "French Revolution" in the US, to put the fear of the people into our so-called representatives. The French government learned its lesson. Do. Not. Fuck. With. The. People.
Jim Crow 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjR4_CbPpQ
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Official Video)
🤦🏼♂️😤🤮😢
"As everyone knows, when democracy is being overthrown by white men, one must only show disapproval by not joining in the applause. One may also frown, but not in a manner that would detract from the solemnity of the Klan takeover of the state." Ya hit that 'graph outta the park.
The real hope here is that being complete bereft of political power black and brown people will just leave the red states finally giving white southerners what they fought so hard for after losing the civil war like losing losers.
Yep. Kinda blows the premise of Charles Blow's recent (2021) book "The Devil You Know" totally apart. He argues blacks should move back to the south so they can obtain political power through numerical and eventually, legislative majorities. Something they cannot get in the north, because they're far outnumbered.
Based on what we're seeing today though; Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi could all be majority black and their political power would remain what it is today. Zero.
The system is broken at the core, broken at the textual and conceptual level. Secession is probably the only remedy.
now, even in Tennessee, white people also vote democratic. so the five way dog’s breakfast ultra gerrymander mind end up fucking things sideways for the klan
Especially if they’re pissed about high gas prices, which seems to be one of the few ways to get through to folks.
My letter to Senator Tillis who wrote me that he is helpless in the face of Trump's predation because countering Trump starts in the House of Representatives: (Well at last he is resigning):
Dear Senator Tillis: In case you haven't noticed, Trump has no use for the House of Representatives, nor the US Constitution, or the rule of law. It is all the rule of Trump, whether it is tearing down trade alliances or government's historical monuments. Like Saddam Hussein or Mao tse Tung, he has to have his picture and name everywhere. Trump is not working with any part of the US Government except siphoning off as much money as he can for his private accounts in Qatar and and anywhere else he can grift.
So, If you think Trump is going to miraculously change tactics to actually help the people of this nation, you are whistling past the graveyard. And that graveyard will be the United States of America. Wake up Senator and quit trying to pass the buck. You are in a high government office, and if you are telling me you are helpless, I look forward to election day when we can replace you and every other Republican office holder for failing their oath and this nation.
👏👏
Behind every successful repub pol, there is a trail of sleazy dealings that got them to that point, and keep them in office. Democrats need to do some thorough investigating of these turds, find this stuff, and broadcast it throughout the state. Opposition research is our friend here.
Didn't it come up last year that that asshole orc controlling the state house in Tennessee doesn't even live in the district he represents?
Are white voters in Tennessee ever going to be like, "Oh this is going a little too far, time to start voting for Democrats?" Maybe remind them about the groceries and gas too? Or are they just that committed to the Lost Cause?
Cletus and his SisterWife will die on that hill, starving to death because they can’t afford gas for their roll coal truck to go to the store, but mouthing Grampa Assmouth’s name with their dying breath. The hope is that their kids are smart enough to not be so fucking brainwashed.
Yeah, but the problem is that if their kids are that smart, they'll move away.
So the states suffer a slow geriatric death. 🤷
Privilege is more important to a lot of white people than actual rights, and that sadly isn't confined to just assholes on the right. Plenty of self-described "centrists" and even "leftists" aren't real worried about minorities.
Many many white people seem to just fucking suck ass. Social shredders and haters, the lot of them.
At this point, yes, you truly have to fucking suck to vote Republican.
I feel like burning more shit than a paper flag.
IMO, nothing changes until that happens. It's not looking good. :( After this shit, I'm not confident in the midterms like many appear to be.
I'm not confident we'll be allowed to HAVE midterms.
Me, either. :(
But if we concentrate on trying to feel better about how shitty things are and hoping for a miracle, everything will work out in the end.
I won't be fooled again. I was fooled at the last election and was kicked in the teeth by that announcement. I won't be optimistic again, sadly.
Oh, I have absolutely no hope for things getting better during my lifetime, but hope doesn't matter. You just have to keep fighting.
Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre,
mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað
Thought must be the harder, heart be the keener,
mind must be the greater, while our strength lessens
Thank you for that! An inspiring couplet. <3
It’s completely understandable for people not to want to face the ugly reality we are currently living through, but it’s absolutely necessary that we do, even though it might make us feel uncomfortable.
This is true. :(
How about the constitution? Or the democratic process? That seems very fashionable now.
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The Senate voted 49-50 on a resolution to end Trump’s war in Iran, the seventh such vote to fall short since the conflict began in February. Three Republicans (Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul) broke with their party to support the measure, while Democrat John Fetterman was the lone member of his caucus to vote against it.
He got up off of Fox News' couch long enough to vote? I'm shocked.
The day Fetterman gets absolutely slaughtered in the next Dem primary won't come soon enough.
He's gonna jump to team Guardians Of Pedophiles.
My opinion is that he won't run for Senate again. Voters have just been so unfair to him, by insisting he do the job they sent him there to do, not suck up to the worst people.
He's got his millions from AIPAC. He can go back to Braddock, PA and live the life of a king.
Agreed. He will be like Sinema: one and done.
How's his marriage? Will his kids be proud of dear old Dad?
There seems to be no fucking recourse against shredders like him, and Cinema, and Mansion.
Por que no los dos?
He has serious drain bamage from stroke and belongs nowhere near government
Fetterman was actually a good guy when he was mayor. He and his wife set up a program for poor kids to get free bikes and other things. That stroke changed his personality into a fking monster.