Michael Kanick
@mkanick.bsky.social
Dad, Digital Guy, Advocate, Gamer, Native Upstate NYer, Oswego & GW alum, NY sports fan, Nerd. My teams wear blue. Exec. Dir. @voteractionproject.org
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A federal district court’s ruling yesterday on a Texas redistricting scheme was bad news for Republicans, and a few Democratic politicians were happy to let them know it 👇
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
Democrats Taunt Texas GOP After Gerrymander Scheme Flops
One commenter called it "sweet, poetic revenge."
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A federal district court’s ruling yesterday on a Texas redistricting scheme was bad news for Republicans, and a few Democratic politicians were happy to let them know it 👇
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
"Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned -- and democracy won."
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"Trump is directly targeting colleges and their role in the voting process by sending letters to college administrators prohibiting institutions from using federal work-study funds to pay students for non-partisan activities, like voter registration, GOTV efforts, and service as poll workers."
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
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talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Trump is directly targeting colleges and their role in the voting process by sending letters to college administrators prohibiting institutions from using federal work-study funds to pay students for non-partisan activities, like voter registration, GOTV efforts, and service as poll workers."
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Colorado’s Voting Rights Act, which took effect in August 2025, just as the federal Voting Rights Act marked its 60th anniversary, expands multilingual ballot access, ensures voting rights for people in jail, and adds protections against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
As the Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary, two Colorado analysts say it’s facing its greatest tests yet
Colorado has since passed its own version of the act to protect access to voting.
www.cpr.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Colorado’s Voting Rights Act, which took effect in August 2025, just as the federal Voting Rights Act marked its 60th anniversary, expands multilingual ballot access, ensures voting rights for people in jail, and adds protections against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
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Get ready to hear this spiel from Trump's circle as commonly as we used to hear "of course Trump will be happy to release his taxes, just as soon as the IRS completes its audit."
Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Get ready to hear this spiel from Trump's circle as commonly as we used to hear "of course Trump will be happy to release his taxes, just as soon as the IRS completes its audit."
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
About time the bishops recognized there’s more to American politics than the debate over choice.
America's Roman Catholic bishops have rebuked the Trump admin's aggressive deportation campaign in a rare and near-unanimous statement.
"We as Catholic bishops love our country … we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity."
"We as Catholic bishops love our country … we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity."
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
About time the bishops recognized there’s more to American politics than the debate over choice.
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This is powerful.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is powerful.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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And this is what I heard @mikiesherrill.bsky.social say:
We have "to try to address the things that are scaring people, to try to make your life a little bit better, to try to just bring some rationality and sanity to a world that right now isn’t making a lot of sense.”
We have "to try to address the things that are scaring people, to try to make your life a little bit better, to try to just bring some rationality and sanity to a world that right now isn’t making a lot of sense.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And this is what I heard @mikiesherrill.bsky.social say:
We have "to try to address the things that are scaring people, to try to make your life a little bit better, to try to just bring some rationality and sanity to a world that right now isn’t making a lot of sense.”
We have "to try to address the things that are scaring people, to try to make your life a little bit better, to try to just bring some rationality and sanity to a world that right now isn’t making a lot of sense.”
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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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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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California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.
California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
California is preparing to send its own state observers to watch over federal monitors from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The move underscores a growing standoff between state election officials and a federal government many voting rights advocates say is weaponizing oversight.
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"Voting is not a privilege to be restricted or manipulated. It is a fundamental civil right. Protecting it is not optional. It is the only way to ensure that America’s future remains of, by and for the people."
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October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Voting is not a privilege to be restricted or manipulated. It is a fundamental civil right. Protecting it is not optional. It is the only way to ensure that America’s future remains of, by and for the people."
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Read more here: bit.ly/4oKcSJz
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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We know where this story goes next: “Asked if he heard about Trump’s comments eviscerating and demeaning him, Johnson said he had not heard about the comments because he’s so busy doing absolutely nothing while the House has been out of session also doing nothing.”
He got the Speaker he wanted - a cuck who will sit in the corner and let him do whatever he pleases whenever he wants.
October 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We know where this story goes next: “Asked if he heard about Trump’s comments eviscerating and demeaning him, Johnson said he had not heard about the comments because he’s so busy doing absolutely nothing while the House has been out of session also doing nothing.”
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For the record, this guy is worth between $500 million and $600 million.
Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For the record, this guy is worth between $500 million and $600 million.
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Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts 👇
Ali Velshi: The GOP’s decadeslong project to dismantle the Voting Rights Act is nearly realized
Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts.
www.msnbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts 👇
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The old rulebook is gone. It's not coming back and we all need to accept that. The DOJ is weaponized. the GOP is rigging elections. Trump is literally bulldozing the White House.
Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.
Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The old rulebook is gone. It's not coming back and we all need to accept that. The DOJ is weaponized. the GOP is rigging elections. Trump is literally bulldozing the White House.
Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.
Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.
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Six decades later, the Voting Rights Act faces its greatest threat, with the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court looking poised to hollow out one key section after gutting a different one in 2013.
Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court
The conservative justices signaled they could undercut the law's Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in diluting the voting power of minorities, even without direct proof of racist intent.
www.reuters.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Six decades later, the Voting Rights Act faces its greatest threat, with the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court looking poised to hollow out one key section after gutting a different one in 2013.
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Ugly, dishonest, dangerous, divisive, and completely un-American. But a reminder that Christian Nationalism is a very real and growing threat to our nation.👇
October 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ugly, dishonest, dangerous, divisive, and completely un-American. But a reminder that Christian Nationalism is a very real and growing threat to our nation.👇
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Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, are calling on the Supreme Court to take up a case surrounding an individual’s right to sue to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act.
Nessel joins 22 other state attorney generals backing federal voting rights fight • Michigan Advance
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, are calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case surrounding an individual’s right to sue to ...
michiganadvance.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Michigan AG Dana Nessel, alongside a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, are calling on the Supreme Court to take up a case surrounding an individual’s right to sue to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act.
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"People of all races died for that voting right privilege. I mean all races participated in that movement. So, to not be apart of that it hurts, right?" - Greg Singleton
Formerly incarcerated advocate shares journey to reclaim voting rights in North Carolina
Many are gearing up to vote, or already have. This election could be the first time some felons are casting their ballot.Over the years, there have been questio
wcti12.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"People of all races died for that voting right privilege. I mean all races participated in that movement. So, to not be apart of that it hurts, right?" - Greg Singleton