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Congress split the Dakota territory in half in 1889 to admit two new states with 4 Republican senatorsSo spare us the fake outrage over DC statehood Read @HC_Richardson: "In 1889

Joe Manchin represents a state that is 1/22 the population of California & 92% white yet he can singlehandedly block policies supported by 70-80% of Americans. This is why the

They gutted the Voting Rights Act They sabotaged the Postal Service They closed polling places, purged voter rolls, attacked mail voting, tried to throw out ballots And yet voters turned

Never forget how outrageous this is:Senate GOP blocked Merrick Garland 237 DAYS before election & said American people should choose next justice Now they’re confirming Amy Coney Barrett 8 DAYS

Minutes before Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed Supreme Court rules 5-3 to throw out ballots in Wisconsin that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. 80,000 ballots were counted

Big win for voting rights: Supreme Court says Pennsylvania ballots will count if received by Friday after Election Day. Roberts joins liberals.Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh dissented. This decision could have

New: Amy Coney Barrett defended Bush-Cheney during 2000 Florida recount when Republicans illegally altered 1000s of mail ballot request forms for GOP voters If GOP lost cases Gore would’ve been

How GOP voter suppression works in Texas-you can vote with gun permit but not student ID-no online voter registration -must be deputized to register voters -voters under 65 can’t use

Katie Porter asks DeJoy how much it costs to mail a postcard. DeJoy says he doesn't know. HE IS POSTMASTER GENERAL For the record it's 35 cents Porter: “What about

Kentucky cutting number of polling places for Tuesday’s primary from 3700 to 200There will be one polling place for 616,000 registered voters in Louisville’s Jefferson County, where half state’s black

In middle of pandemic GOP trying to remove tens of 1000s of Democrats & voters of color from voter rolls at time when it will be very difficult to re-register

Wow, despite massive GOP voter suppression, progressive judge Jill Karofsky is projected to defeat Trump-endorsed Justice Dan Kelly in Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Huge upset & defeat for attempts to