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The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Seven Legal Questions That Will Shape Democracy in 2026
Courts are set to decide a host of cases that will determine the fate of the VRA, confront the latest restrictions on direct democracy, and affect ballot access and redistricting.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The most impactful voting rights case in 2026 is undoubtedly Louisiana v. Callais, which will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
Legal scholar Quinn Yeargain unpacks what’s at stake here—and in other major cases poised to shape democracy.
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Zelenskyy tells Russians to "f**k away" back home.
February 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Zelenskyy tells Russians to "f**k away" back home.
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I would say they aren't built for this fight or made for this moment. It has less to due with age and ossification of ideas and unwillingness to change.
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Democrats’ struggles could be partly because they’re just too old, says Obama
“There is an element of, at some point, you age out,” the former president said.
www.politico.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I would say they aren't built for this fight or made for this moment. It has less to due with age and ossification of ideas and unwillingness to change.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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RUSSIA UNDER HUGE ATTACK: EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW BRYANKS KALUGA BELGOROD Vlog 1321: War in Ukraine
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RUSSIA UNDER HUGE ATTACK: EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW BRYANKS KALUGA BELGOROD Vlog 1321: War in Ukraine
YouTube video by Anna from Ukraine
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February 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
RUSSIA UNDER HUGE ATTACK: EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW BRYANKS KALUGA BELGOROD Vlog 1321: War in Ukraine
youtu.be/K1BfRVsjF-A
youtu.be/K1BfRVsjF-A
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Some Republicans aren’t laughing about a Valentine’s Day post from the GOP.
MAGA Turns on Itself Over Fat-Shaming Governor
Some Republicans aren’t laughing about a Valentine’s Day post from the GOP.
trib.al
February 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Some Republicans aren’t laughing about a Valentine’s Day post from the GOP.
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The endangerment finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
Trump to Repeal Climate Change Finding That Says Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public
The Trump administration on Thursday will revoke a finding that serves as the central basis for U.S. regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The endangerment finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
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Trump Tesla Takedown - Year One
Trump Tesla Takedown - Year One
Valentine's day protest celebrates first year of resistance to Trump - Musk attack on our democracy
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February 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Trump Tesla Takedown - Year One
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Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
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Consumptive Capitalism
On MAHA and Expensive Suffering -- A Guest Post by Sara Silverstein
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February 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Professor @sarasilverstein.bsky.social is someone to whom I listen on issues of health and history. This essay helps us to situate the present American health drama in the history of health care, and thereby to see much more clearly what we face.
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
snyder.substack.com/p/consumptiv...
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Raw Story: Pam Bondi has faced a “MAGA media backlash” after deflecting from a question about Jeffrey Epstein by pivoting to the strong performance of the economy, a backlash so fierce that one political expert suspects she might get the boot from Trump.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Raw Story: Pam Bondi has faced a “MAGA media backlash” after deflecting from a question about Jeffrey Epstein by pivoting to the strong performance of the economy, a backlash so fierce that one political expert suspects she might get the boot from Trump.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
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#OtD 15 Feb 1992 a huge fight erupted in a Rochdale pub when anti-fascists disrupted a British National Party meeting. Fascists attempted to escape out of windows as bottles, barstools, pint glasses and even the pub's big glass chandelier were thrown stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8663...
February 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
#OtD 15 Feb 1992 a huge fight erupted in a Rochdale pub when anti-fascists disrupted a British National Party meeting. Fascists attempted to escape out of windows as bottles, barstools, pint glasses and even the pub's big glass chandelier were thrown stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8663...
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OPINION: Critics say Donald Trump’s repeated mentions in the Epstein files raise serious questions. Read the full story at bit.ly/4rKZCps
#Opinion #DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles #MAGA #PoliticalCommentary #PamBondi #NancyMace
#Opinion #DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles #MAGA #PoliticalCommentary #PamBondi #NancyMace
February 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
OPINION: Critics say Donald Trump’s repeated mentions in the Epstein files raise serious questions. Read the full story at bit.ly/4rKZCps
#Opinion #DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles #MAGA #PoliticalCommentary #PamBondi #NancyMace
#Opinion #DonaldTrump #EpsteinFiles #MAGA #PoliticalCommentary #PamBondi #NancyMace
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Well, seems like our exchange w/ Hakeem Jeffries over ICE & AIPAC is making the rounds.
I'm assuming he'll never speak to me again, but invite is open to all Democrats to come on.
I'm fair. I will ask the tough questions, & I'll give you space to explain and respond, assuming you "understand" me.
I'm assuming he'll never speak to me again, but invite is open to all Democrats to come on.
I'm fair. I will ask the tough questions, & I'll give you space to explain and respond, assuming you "understand" me.
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Well, seems like our exchange w/ Hakeem Jeffries over ICE & AIPAC is making the rounds.
I'm assuming he'll never speak to me again, but invite is open to all Democrats to come on.
I'm fair. I will ask the tough questions, & I'll give you space to explain and respond, assuming you "understand" me.
I'm assuming he'll never speak to me again, but invite is open to all Democrats to come on.
I'm fair. I will ask the tough questions, & I'll give you space to explain and respond, assuming you "understand" me.
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Wikipedia receives hundreds of legal demands every year to remove user-written content. Almost all are rejected. We spoke with Wikimedia’s legal team about how Section 230 helps protect volunteer editors and public knowledge. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors
Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook
www.eff.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Wikipedia receives hundreds of legal demands every year to remove user-written content. Almost all are rejected. We spoke with Wikimedia’s legal team about how Section 230 helps protect volunteer editors and public knowledge. www.eff.org/pages/inter...
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Oh boy, what a great read from @bylinetimes.bsky.social it has me chuckling away 😂😂😂😂
🟨 Columnists — @ottoenglish.bsky.social — On the Record (Edition 83)
As her new documentary is released, Melania Trump opens up about her rags-to-riches fairytale
As her new documentary is released, Melania Trump opens up about her rags-to-riches fairytale
On the Record – Donald’s Not First Lady
As her new documentary is released, Melania Trump opens up about her rags-to-riches fairytale
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February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Oh boy, what a great read from @bylinetimes.bsky.social it has me chuckling away 😂😂😂😂
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"The risk the government runs by trying to draw terrorism too wide is they lose the confidence of the general public as to what REALLY is terrorism"
Raj Chada @hjacivillibs.bsky.social talks #PalestineAction with
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Raj Chada @hjacivillibs.bsky.social talks #PalestineAction with
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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"Unlawful" Palestine Action Terror Ban
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February 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"The risk the government runs by trying to draw terrorism too wide is they lose the confidence of the general public as to what REALLY is terrorism"
Raj Chada @hjacivillibs.bsky.social talks #PalestineAction with
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6YRP...
Raj Chada @hjacivillibs.bsky.social talks #PalestineAction with
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6YRP...
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Ken White (@kenwhite.bsky.social) explains how the Trump administration uses "free speech" rhetoric to justify unprecedented state suppression—and why treating criticism as censorship undermines real First Amendment protections.
The Fashionable Notion of 'Free Speech Culture' Is Justifying State Censorship, Ironically
It'll convince people that free speech is a sham
www.theunpopulist.net
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Ken White (@kenwhite.bsky.social) explains how the Trump administration uses "free speech" rhetoric to justify unprecedented state suppression—and why treating criticism as censorship undermines real First Amendment protections.
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Like critical race theory and “wokeness,” “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a reactionary backlash to social progress.
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Like critical race theory and “wokeness,” “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a reactionary backlash to social progress.
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Forest Service officials were alerted in 2021 to the presence of “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, in gear worn by wildland firefighters.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Forest Service officials were alerted in 2021 to the presence of “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, in gear worn by wildland firefighters.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
The agency has yet to publicly acknowledge the issue.
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They don’t vote, @RepTimBurchett — the point of having armed masked ICE goons at the polls is to intimidate brown people who CAN vote.
We’d say you probably know this, but you seem to not know a whole lot about much of anything.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
We’d say you probably know this, but you seem to not know a whole lot about much of anything.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
They don’t vote, @RepTimBurchett — the point of having armed masked ICE goons at the polls is to intimidate brown people who CAN vote.
We’d say you probably know this, but you seem to not know a whole lot about much of anything.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
We’d say you probably know this, but you seem to not know a whole lot about much of anything.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
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President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared.
90% of Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Were Dismissed Last Year - Truthdig
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education to intervene for them, new reports find.
www.truthdig.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared.
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Independent journalist Don Lemon, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and others plead not guilty to federal charges Friday following their arrests for protesting in a St. Paul church over one of its pastors working for ICE.
From States Newsroom:
From States Newsroom:
Don Lemon, Cities Church protestors plead not guilty in federal court in Minnesota • Nebraska Examiner
Don Lemon, a civil rights attorney and several others plead not guilty to federal charges Friday following their arrests in January in St. Paul.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Independent journalist Don Lemon, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and others plead not guilty to federal charges Friday following their arrests for protesting in a St. Paul church over one of its pastors working for ICE.
From States Newsroom:
From States Newsroom:
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1/2 My appearance this morning:
– Serbia is recognized in Europe as a base for pro-Russian hybrid propaganda operations. The military alliance of Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo should be viewed in that context.
– Serbia manipulates members of the Serbian national minority in the region... 👇
– Serbia is recognized in Europe as a base for pro-Russian hybrid propaganda operations. The military alliance of Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo should be viewed in that context.
– Serbia manipulates members of the Serbian national minority in the region... 👇
February 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1/2 My appearance this morning:
– Serbia is recognized in Europe as a base for pro-Russian hybrid propaganda operations. The military alliance of Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo should be viewed in that context.
– Serbia manipulates members of the Serbian national minority in the region... 👇
– Serbia is recognized in Europe as a base for pro-Russian hybrid propaganda operations. The military alliance of Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo should be viewed in that context.
– Serbia manipulates members of the Serbian national minority in the region... 👇
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From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
“Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The
www.eff.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
From Flock cameras to fusion centers, “free” surveillance equipment funded by tech vendors, federal grants, and private donors locks cities into recurring costs and long-term data‑sharing, including with ICE. The end result is an erosion of our civil liberties. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...