Chuck Westover
@chuckwestover.bsky.social
Obsessed @UWBadgers & Detroit sports fan. Progressive, fmr @JenGranholm, @GovHowardDean, @ChrisVanHollen, @AFSCME, @LinkedIn & now @TheDemCoalition & on my own.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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"By codifying key provisions of the Voting Rights Act into state law, strengthening protections against voter suppression and dilution, and modernizing election infrastructure, California can safeguard the inclusive democracy that other states are working to erode."
Opinion | With voting rights under attack, racial gerrymandering reappears
The U.S. Supreme Court decided it will address whether a key section of the Voting Rights Act is discriminatory and therefore illegal.
calmatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"By codifying key provisions of the Voting Rights Act into state law, strengthening protections against voter suppression and dilution, and modernizing election infrastructure, California can safeguard the inclusive democracy that other states are working to erode."
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My health insurance cost is going up 21% next year. Health insurance prices for everyone are going through the roof. What is Trump and the Republican controlled Congress doing about it? They aren't even showing up to work. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My health insurance cost is going up 21% next year. Health insurance prices for everyone are going through the roof. What is Trump and the Republican controlled Congress doing about it? They aren't even showing up to work. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
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For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
Racial justice campaigners were Prop 50's army in the field
For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
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The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based disenfranchisement.
Stephen Miller Against Voting Rights
The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based dis...
jacobin.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based disenfranchisement.
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Across the South, Black voting-rights activists were murdered by white mobs and officials. Their killers walked free. Their courage changed democracy.
Read more here: bit.ly/4hKvsip
Read more here: bit.ly/4hKvsip
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Across the South, Black voting-rights activists were murdered by white mobs and officials. Their killers walked free. Their courage changed democracy.
Read more here: bit.ly/4hKvsip
Read more here: bit.ly/4hKvsip
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Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Learn more: www.NoContractNoCoffee.org
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Learn more: www.NoContractNoCoffee.org
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Learn more: www.NoContractNoCoffee.org
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Learn more: www.NoContractNoCoffee.org
#NoContractNoCoffee
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HAPPENING NOW: Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Katherine Clark, Chrissy Houlahan, and SEIU President April Verrett talk about how Democrats are fighting to protect healthcare for the American people.
Watch it here:
Watch it here:
Health Care Now: Democrats Demand Deal That Saves Care For Millions
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Katherine Clark, Chrissy Houlahan, and SEIU President April Verrett talk about how Democrats are fighting to protect healthcare for the American people.
Watch it here:
Watch it here:
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In a staggering display of cruelty, the Trump regime will only issue partial payments this month to the 42 million people who need food assistance, including 16 million children.
Here are some ways you can step in to help your community at this moment 👇
Here are some ways you can step in to help your community at this moment 👇
How to Help Families Losing SNAP Benefits
Trump said he’ll send out only partial payments this month, and it’s unclear when recipients will get them.
www.thecut.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In a staggering display of cruelty, the Trump regime will only issue partial payments this month to the 42 million people who need food assistance, including 16 million children.
Here are some ways you can step in to help your community at this moment 👇
Here are some ways you can step in to help your community at this moment 👇
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👋 Every Tuesday, I'm writing about the South. I don't do paywalls, so sign-up is free. Please share.
This week, I wrote about the single most important bill of the 20th century, and what we have to do to save it.
www.thelivingsouth.com/saving-the-v...
This week, I wrote about the single most important bill of the 20th century, and what we have to do to save it.
www.thelivingsouth.com/saving-the-v...
The Voting Rights Act changed the South. Here's how to save it.
The Voting Rights Act, perhaps the most important piece of legislation in the 20th century South, is a shadow of its former self. Restoring it is an existential matter.
www.thelivingsouth.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
👋 Every Tuesday, I'm writing about the South. I don't do paywalls, so sign-up is free. Please share.
This week, I wrote about the single most important bill of the 20th century, and what we have to do to save it.
www.thelivingsouth.com/saving-the-v...
This week, I wrote about the single most important bill of the 20th century, and what we have to do to save it.
www.thelivingsouth.com/saving-the-v...
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Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a suite of Republican-backed changes to the state’s voting procedures that have been animating conservatives across the country. Opponents of the measures had argued that they were intended to make voting more difficult or address issues that aren’t major problem.
Maine voters reject new GOP-backed voter ID requirement while Texans approve citizenship proposal
Voters in Maine and Texas have considered Republican-backed proposals that proponents say would safeguard elections, but opponents believe are intended to make voting more difficult.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a suite of Republican-backed changes to the state’s voting procedures that have been animating conservatives across the country. Opponents of the measures had argued that they were intended to make voting more difficult or address issues that aren’t major problem.
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"I have been careful about what I eat, and right now the only thing keeping me from going hungry is SNAP," Lena Diaz of Phoenix said. "But from November 1st, that health, that lifeline will be gone, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
Read more here: bit.ly/3Lo6fhs
#TrumpGOPshutdown
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#TrumpGOPshutdown
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"I have been careful about what I eat, and right now the only thing keeping me from going hungry is SNAP," Lena Diaz of Phoenix said. "But from November 1st, that health, that lifeline will be gone, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
Read more here: bit.ly/3Lo6fhs
#TrumpGOPshutdown
Read more here: bit.ly/3Lo6fhs
#TrumpGOPshutdown
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BIG WIN: In a massive ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of D.C. permanently barred Trump from requiring proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms.
Big Win for Voting Rights as Judge Blocks Trump EO
INSIDE: Jeanine Pirro ... Lindsey Halligan ... Pete Hegseth
morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BIG WIN: In a massive ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of D.C. permanently barred Trump from requiring proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms.
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Protesting with @seiu.org Virginia home health care workers across the state to share an important message: our health care is on the ballot. Vote.
Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-plac...
Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-plac...
Our Health Care Is On The Ballot. Vote.
YouTube video by Laura Packard
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Protesting with @seiu.org Virginia home health care workers across the state to share an important message: our health care is on the ballot. Vote.
Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-plac...
Find your polling place: www.vote.org/polling-plac...
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In Virginia we say No Kings! Make your voice heard, vote on or before Tuesday November 4th 2025. #NoKings
What Happens When Democracy Is Attacked?
At the No Kings protest in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, we say No Kings! Make your voice heard in Virginia, vote on or before Tuesday November 4th 2025. We didn’t fight an American Revolution just to install another dictator at home. #NoKings
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In Virginia we say No Kings! Make your voice heard, vote on or before Tuesday November 4th 2025. #NoKings
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HAPPENING TODAY 👇
Premiums are set to more than double for millions, while vital programs remain frozen under the Trump shutdown.
Join us and Groundwork Action, Protect Our Care, Indivisible and People's Action on Monday 11/3 at 3:30pm ET to fight back!
RSVP here: bit.ly/47QZjCb
Premiums are set to more than double for millions, while vital programs remain frozen under the Trump shutdown.
Join us and Groundwork Action, Protect Our Care, Indivisible and People's Action on Monday 11/3 at 3:30pm ET to fight back!
RSVP here: bit.ly/47QZjCb
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
HAPPENING TODAY 👇
Premiums are set to more than double for millions, while vital programs remain frozen under the Trump shutdown.
Join us and Groundwork Action, Protect Our Care, Indivisible and People's Action on Monday 11/3 at 3:30pm ET to fight back!
RSVP here: bit.ly/47QZjCb
Premiums are set to more than double for millions, while vital programs remain frozen under the Trump shutdown.
Join us and Groundwork Action, Protect Our Care, Indivisible and People's Action on Monday 11/3 at 3:30pm ET to fight back!
RSVP here: bit.ly/47QZjCb
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Oh my dog, the UNedited version of His Magasty's interview is a horror show. He's a fucking moron. He's senile. He's a piss-frosted disaster. Shame on CBS for cleaning this up.
President Donald Trump's extended 60 Minutes interview
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Oh my dog, the UNedited version of His Magasty's interview is a horror show. He's a fucking moron. He's senile. He's a piss-frosted disaster. Shame on CBS for cleaning this up.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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GREAT NEWS: The ruling found that Trump had usurped the power vested in Congress and the states to administer and oversee elections protocols 👇
Judge Permanently Bars Trump From Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
GREAT NEWS: The ruling found that Trump had usurped the power vested in Congress and the states to administer and oversee elections protocols 👇
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"The so-called Big Beautiful Bill was hailed by Republicans as a model of fiscal responsibility. In reality, it was a Trojan horse packed with provisions designed to quietly sabotage SNAP, one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in the nation." - Kristen Crowell
Read more: bit.ly/3LjVMnl
Read more: bit.ly/3LjVMnl
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"The so-called Big Beautiful Bill was hailed by Republicans as a model of fiscal responsibility. In reality, it was a Trojan horse packed with provisions designed to quietly sabotage SNAP, one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in the nation." - Kristen Crowell
Read more: bit.ly/3LjVMnl
Read more: bit.ly/3LjVMnl
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"The so-called Big Beautiful Bill, passed earlier this year, was hailed by Republicans as a model of fiscal responsibility. In reality, it was a Trojan horse packed with provisions designed to quietly sabotage SNAP, one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in the nation." - Kristen Crowell
The Food Stamp Shutdown Wasn't a Surprise. It Was the GOP's Plan
Donald Trump's administration and Republicans in Congress are blaming Democrats for their own antipathy toward SNAP benefits.
www.rollingstone.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"The so-called Big Beautiful Bill, passed earlier this year, was hailed by Republicans as a model of fiscal responsibility. In reality, it was a Trojan horse packed with provisions designed to quietly sabotage SNAP, one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in the nation." - Kristen Crowell
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There’s nothing scarier this Halloween than Donald Trump’s disregard for the working class 👇
More than 42 million Americans could lose out on food assistance soon and millions more will have to decide whether they can afford to buy health insurance on the ACA marketplace.
More than 42 million Americans could lose out on food assistance soon and millions more will have to decide whether they can afford to buy health insurance on the ACA marketplace.
Nobody Wants This: Country Braces for Needless SNAP Cuts & ACA Premium Increases
There’s nothing scarier this Halloween than Donald Trump’s disregard for the working class.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There’s nothing scarier this Halloween than Donald Trump’s disregard for the working class 👇
More than 42 million Americans could lose out on food assistance soon and millions more will have to decide whether they can afford to buy health insurance on the ACA marketplace.
More than 42 million Americans could lose out on food assistance soon and millions more will have to decide whether they can afford to buy health insurance on the ACA marketplace.
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Any media outlet that does not mention the fact Trump is refusing to release emergency funds to feed his own people is simply not doing their jobs.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Any media outlet that does not mention the fact Trump is refusing to release emergency funds to feed his own people is simply not doing their jobs.
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
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the tone deafness is beyond parody
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the tone deafness is beyond parody
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Lucas Meyer of Our Economy Our Future noted large-scale protests nationwide are giving people hope.
"Our hope is that in this moment of turmoil, of uncertainty, of pretty crushing weight of everyday costs, that people then understand there's a role for government out of this."
More: bit.ly/4qB8Rsr
"Our hope is that in this moment of turmoil, of uncertainty, of pretty crushing weight of everyday costs, that people then understand there's a role for government out of this."
More: bit.ly/4qB8Rsr
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lucas Meyer of Our Economy Our Future noted large-scale protests nationwide are giving people hope.
"Our hope is that in this moment of turmoil, of uncertainty, of pretty crushing weight of everyday costs, that people then understand there's a role for government out of this."
More: bit.ly/4qB8Rsr
"Our hope is that in this moment of turmoil, of uncertainty, of pretty crushing weight of everyday costs, that people then understand there's a role for government out of this."
More: bit.ly/4qB8Rsr