❝ What the Voting Rights Act produced – not just officeholders but the constituency-mapping that allowed Black political coalitions to cohere – is precisely what Republicans are now undoing.
They have a roadmap. In 1913, Woodrow Wilson’s administration resegregated the federal civil service that Reconstruction had pried open. They did it by executive action and administrative memo. ❞
#JimCrow #AmericanFascism #VotingRights #Elections2026 #USpol
RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116520032707782074
i co-wrote, with other feminist bloggers, a letter to the US Congress asking them to reject Samuel Alito for #SCOTUS.
the lawyers in the group had a long list of cases but there was one case that stood out. we all agreed it was THE red flag about his extremism:
HIS CRUELTY TOWARDS A BLACK TEENAGE GIRL in a decision that allowed prosecutors to treat her as an adult instead of a child.
that case felt like a foreshadow of this #MAGA coup & #civilWar
❝ “I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States that loves us so much he can’t even breathe, that I will go out with my family, my friends,” he continued.
“I don’t care if I’m registered or not. I’m going to try and cheat like hell like they do. There’s never been bigger cheaters. I don’t care,” he said.“ ❞
» Trump Told Supporters To “Cheat Like Hell.” The NY Times Went With “A Bit Tired Of Politics.” https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/14/trump-told-supporters-to-cheat-like-hell-the-ny-times-went-with-a-bit-tired-of-politics/
