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Excerpt: LBJ's Voting Rights Speech "The American Promise"
YouTube video by TheLBJLibrary
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Hello, This is the Lyndon B Johnson Project to celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965! I just turned 60 so I guess they’re trying to retire me early
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
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Thanks to Tesla’s shareholders, Elon Musk might soon be the first trillionaire in history. And like other high-tech entrepreneurs, he’s left California to build his wealth in Texas—a state highly amenable to extraction and pillage.
The Texan Ideology | Fred Turner
The Texan Ideology reflects a century-old fusion of the oil industry and millenarian Christianity.
thebaffler.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thanks to Tesla’s shareholders, Elon Musk might soon be the first trillionaire in history. And like other high-tech entrepreneurs, he’s left California to build his wealth in Texas—a state highly amenable to extraction and pillage.
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Yes, it's never the fault of voters who might be expected to know the names of their local and state elected officials.
Far be it from me to point this out to an Atlantic reporter, but they only care about presidential elections because the national media, like, say, The Atlantic, give all their time and attention to presidential politics and make the president the main character in American life.
Correct - and if you want to build a firewall against national right-wingers, you need to do it at the state level. I worked for a Democratic state rep who tried to hammer this point home to young people who only seemed interested in presidential elections.
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yes, it's never the fault of voters who might be expected to know the names of their local and state elected officials.
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Long story short: His wife had to have an abortion. Within this op-ed I counted two opportunities for the man to write the actual word ‘abortion’ and he missed both of them on purpose.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
"I quit. I quit the Republican party and my job as an accomplice to the party in the throes of an authoritarian cult." www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Long story short: His wife had to have an abortion. Within this op-ed I counted two opportunities for the man to write the actual word ‘abortion’ and he missed both of them on purpose.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
Long story short: His wife had to have an abortion. Within this op-ed I counted two opportunities for the man to write the actual word ‘abortion’ and he missed both of them on purpose.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
"I quit. I quit the Republican party and my job as an accomplice to the party in the throes of an authoritarian cult." www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Long story short: His wife had to have an abortion. Within this op-ed I counted two opportunities for the man to write the actual word ‘abortion’ and he missed both of them on purpose.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
His wife’s medically necessary abortion finally woke him up.
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This is our history. And we refuse to forget.
(Traces of Texas is an amateur historian who hasn’t stepped foot in an archive, blocks anyone who brings this stuff up, and whitewashes history. Refusing to Forget is much better!)
(Traces of Texas is an amateur historian who hasn’t stepped foot in an archive, blocks anyone who brings this stuff up, and whitewashes history. Refusing to Forget is much better!)
On an unknown date in October 1962, Homer Garrison, Director of Texas DPS and Chief of the Texas Rangers, dressed in blackface for a work picnic and lampooned the NAACP. A thread on Garrison and racism in the modern Rangers./1 CW: racist language and depictions
texasarchive.org/2009_00902
texasarchive.org/2009_00902
DPS Talent Show (1962)
Watch an ever-growing archive of Texas film and videos through the decades. Discover the experience of Texans, explore education and preservation resources.
texasarchive.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is our history. And we refuse to forget.
(Traces of Texas is an amateur historian who hasn’t stepped foot in an archive, blocks anyone who brings this stuff up, and whitewashes history. Refusing to Forget is much better!)
(Traces of Texas is an amateur historian who hasn’t stepped foot in an archive, blocks anyone who brings this stuff up, and whitewashes history. Refusing to Forget is much better!)
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Left: An excellent thread that the Department of Labor Bluesky account posted on the last day of the Biden Administration.
Right: What the Dept. of Labor Bluesky account posted about an hour ago.
I captured the second screenshot right before I blocked that account.
Right: What the Dept. of Labor Bluesky account posted about an hour ago.
I captured the second screenshot right before I blocked that account.
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Left: An excellent thread that the Department of Labor Bluesky account posted on the last day of the Biden Administration.
Right: What the Dept. of Labor Bluesky account posted about an hour ago.
I captured the second screenshot right before I blocked that account.
Right: What the Dept. of Labor Bluesky account posted about an hour ago.
I captured the second screenshot right before I blocked that account.
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Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.
US Supreme Court hears crucial voting rights case
Louisiana v. Callais, the case “could open the door for the first really significant decline in minority representation in more than 100 years in Congress,” a Harvard professor told WaPo
Louisiana v. Callais, the case “could open the door for the first really significant decline in minority representation in more than 100 years in Congress,” a Harvard professor told WaPo
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
US Supreme Court hears crucial voting rights case
Louisiana v. Callais, the case “could open the door for the first really significant decline in minority representation in more than 100 years in Congress,” a Harvard professor told WaPo
Louisiana v. Callais, the case “could open the door for the first really significant decline in minority representation in more than 100 years in Congress,” a Harvard professor told WaPo
It is part of the price of leadership of this great nation to be the target of clever satirists.
You have given the gift of laughter to our people.
May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.
Lyndon B Johnson
You have given the gift of laughter to our people.
May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.
Lyndon B Johnson
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It is part of the price of leadership of this great nation to be the target of clever satirists.
You have given the gift of laughter to our people.
May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.
Lyndon B Johnson
You have given the gift of laughter to our people.
May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.
Lyndon B Johnson
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On Sept. 29, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act into law in the now-defunct Rose Garden. It called for the creation of the NEH and the NEA, governed by leaders and experts in their respective fields.
www.neh.gov/essentials
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www.neh.gov/essentials
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60 Years of NEH-Funded Projects
Created on September 29, 1965, by an act of Congress that states “Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens,” the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) this year celebrates 60 years…
www.neh.gov
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
On Sept. 29, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act into law in the now-defunct Rose Garden. It called for the creation of the NEH and the NEA, governed by leaders and experts in their respective fields.
www.neh.gov/essentials
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www.neh.gov/essentials
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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 is a United States federal law that was passed by the 89th Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 3, 1965.
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 is a United States federal law that was passed by the 89th Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 3, 1965.
Laughtivism 101: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Laughtivism 101: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Yo, Rupar. Did you leave out the worst part on purpose?
Miller said and I quote
STEPHEN MILLER: The President has plenary authority…
STEPHEN MILLER: … … …
Don’t be an asshole, Rupar. We’ve gone rounds about this before you over paid scribe.
Miller said and I quote
STEPHEN MILLER: The President has plenary authority…
STEPHEN MILLER: … … …
Don’t be an asshole, Rupar. We’ve gone rounds about this before you over paid scribe.
CNN: Does the administration still plan to abide by that court ruling?
STEPHEN MILLER: The administration filed an appeal this morning ... ... ...
CNN: Stephen? Stephen? Can you hear me?
MILLER: ... ... ...
STEPHEN MILLER: The administration filed an appeal this morning ... ... ...
CNN: Stephen? Stephen? Can you hear me?
MILLER: ... ... ...
October 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Yo, Rupar. Did you leave out the worst part on purpose?
Miller said and I quote
STEPHEN MILLER: The President has plenary authority…
STEPHEN MILLER: … … …
Don’t be an asshole, Rupar. We’ve gone rounds about this before you over paid scribe.
Miller said and I quote
STEPHEN MILLER: The President has plenary authority…
STEPHEN MILLER: … … …
Don’t be an asshole, Rupar. We’ve gone rounds about this before you over paid scribe.
And you don’t throw a fit
If you want more rigor, go read my university press books. If you wanna read me on bluesky, you get what you get.
It's always amusing to me how this guy's tone of condescension is never remotely substantiated by intellectual rigor or curiosity.
October 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
And you don’t throw a fit
And here we see Tom attempt to restore faith in our institutions by trolling the liberal hive mind.
How can such a thing happen in a fascist country
Judge IMMERGUT, a Trump appointee to the bench, ruled that Trump's call-up was based on false claims about unrest in Portland and that Trump's own statements were "simply untethered to the facts." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
And here we see Tom attempt to restore faith in our institutions by trolling the liberal hive mind.
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A disorienting moment: Trump is consolidating autocratic power in areas where there's an easy path to do so. But in other areas he's facing deep institutional resistance and people are refusing to abandon the rule of law. Here he's weak and failing.
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A disorienting moment: Trump is consolidating autocratic power in areas where there's an easy path to do so. But in other areas he's facing deep institutional resistance and people are refusing to abandon the rule of law. Here he's weak and failing.
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Thoughts on that:
newrepublic.com/article/2006...
Ezra Klein’s specific brand of neoliberalism is on full display here as we witness him shift from political commentator to unapologetic economic policy strategist.
Astounding.
Astounding.
"Much of what I would describe as Kirk's worst moments were now just standard fair MAGA Republicanism. And the leader of MAGA Republicanism is the President of the United States...we are going to have to live here with each other believing what we believe. Disagreeing in the ways we disagree."
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Ezra Klein’s specific brand of neoliberalism is on full display here as we witness him shift from political commentator to unapologetic economic policy strategist.
Astounding.
Astounding.
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1919 Women's Suffrage Victory Map, Published The Year Before The Passage Of The 19th Amendment
More about the map: brilliantmaps.com/1919-wome...
More about the map: brilliantmaps.com/1919-wome...
September 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
1919 Women's Suffrage Victory Map, Published The Year Before The Passage Of The 19th Amendment
More about the map: brilliantmaps.com/1919-wome...
More about the map: brilliantmaps.com/1919-wome...
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That this thread was posted by a sitting U.S. Senator is... notable. This isn't speculation. Miller is being clear about his (and the Trump regime's) intention to use the tragedy in Utah to delegitimize, demoralize, and further disempower the opposition party. The hypocrisy re: free speech is acute.
Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
Stephen Miller: "The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me ... we are gonna do that."
September 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That this thread was posted by a sitting U.S. Senator is... notable. This isn't speculation. Miller is being clear about his (and the Trump regime's) intention to use the tragedy in Utah to delegitimize, demoralize, and further disempower the opposition party. The hypocrisy re: free speech is acute.
Hello, This is the Lyndon B Johnson Project to celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965! I just turned 60 so I guess they’re trying to retire me early
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
Excerpt: LBJ's Voting Rights Speech "The American Promise"
YouTube video by TheLBJLibrary
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hello, This is the Lyndon B Johnson Project to celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965! I just turned 60 so I guess they’re trying to retire me early
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
DOB: August 06, 1965 - ????
youtu.be/VNjlwwf2K9g?...
A woman’s right to vote was hard fought and hard won through various means of activism, individual self sacrifice, and skilled protest initiatives.
Still, it has never been guaranteed. The 19th amendment had to be expanded, protected over decades of federal legislation
No amendment is guaranteed
Still, it has never been guaranteed. The 19th amendment had to be expanded, protected over decades of federal legislation
No amendment is guaranteed
Please note than me believing I should have voting rights,
and someone else believing I should NOT have the right to vote
is NOT a “disagreement.”
Particularly if that person has power to influence or enact policy that prohibits me from voting.
I am profoundly offended by people who fail
and someone else believing I should NOT have the right to vote
is NOT a “disagreement.”
Particularly if that person has power to influence or enact policy that prohibits me from voting.
I am profoundly offended by people who fail
September 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A woman’s right to vote was hard fought and hard won through various means of activism, individual self sacrifice, and skilled protest initiatives.
Still, it has never been guaranteed. The 19th amendment had to be expanded, protected over decades of federal legislation
No amendment is guaranteed
Still, it has never been guaranteed. The 19th amendment had to be expanded, protected over decades of federal legislation
No amendment is guaranteed
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Virginia is currently the only state to strip people of their voting rights for life for any felony. A constitutional amendment would change that, but hinges on November’s legislative races.
Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.
The measure’s fate likely hinges on this fall’s legislative races: Lawmakers will need to pass it again next year. In the meantime, Glenn Youngkin’s harsh restrictions remain in place.
boltsmag.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Virginia is currently the only state to strip people of their voting rights for life for any felony. A constitutional amendment would change that, but hinges on November’s legislative races.
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NEW: Missouri voters filed a lawsuit Friday that challenges the GOP’s new congressional map, calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander that dismantles Kansas City’s Black Democratic representation and rigs the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Voters Sue to Block ‘Unconstitutional’ GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: Missouri voters filed a lawsuit Friday that challenges the GOP’s new congressional map, calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander that dismantles Kansas City’s Black Democratic representation and rigs the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...