GOP rushes to rig midterms after heinous SCOTUS ruling

Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

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Red states rush to redraw congressional districts to gut Black voting power after heinous SCOTUS ruling
The conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court issued a devastating 6-3 ruling yesterday, all but gutting the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 and clearing the way for Republicans to disenfranchise millions of Black voters across the country. Red-state governors and legislatures alike are now rushing to turn back the clocks to Jim Crow time, calling for special sessions to redraw congressional districts, some even before the upcoming midterms.

Before the ink on the justices’ decision had dried, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature, called back into a special session by Gov. Ron DeSantis, quickly passed new congressional maps to deliver four more seats to the Republican Party. The new map gives the GOP the advantage for 24 of the state’s 28 House seats.

Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Sunshine State roughly 40% to 31%, with independents and other party affiliations making up the remainder, so a map that all but ensures the GOP 86% of the state’s congressional seats makes perfect sense, right? Right?

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump becomes unglued with bonkers Oval Office rant
Donald Trump took time out of his busy day shitting on the accomplishments of the Artemis II crew (more on that below) to let the press know just how serious a crime former FBI Director James Comey committed when he…snapped a photo of some seashells on a beach that read “86 47” a few years ago. Trump claimed with a straight face that Comey was a “dirty cop” who created “tremendous danger” for politicians by…sharing the pic on Instagram.

Brian Tyler Cohen sat down with Pod Save America’s Tommy Vietor to discuss the mortal danger Comey has unleashed on America and what comes next in Donald’s heroic quest to bring the villainous bastard to justice.

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BREAKING: Progressive champion Graham Platner to take on Trump toady Susan Collins as Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out
Graham Platner for Senate: It’s now official. Former Marine and oysterman Graham Platner will be facing the perpetually “Concerned™” Sen. Susan Collins in a general-election battle for a must-win Senate seat in Maine. Gov. Mills has finally dropped out after trailing in the polls for weeks. This race could mean the difference between Trump retaining control of the Senate or Democrats putting an end to his tyranny. Will you chip in to help us flip this critical Senate seat and make Trump a lame-duck president?

Trump tries to goad Artemis II astronauts into bashing NATO with him
There simply is no occasion America’s vainglorious imbecile-in-chief won’t seize upon to air his shitty grievances or make all about himself, and yesterday’s Oval Office by the Artemis II crew was sadly no different.

In the span of roughly 20 minutes, Trump managed to insult the physical appearance of NASA administrator Jared Isaacman and piss all over the astonishing accomplishments of four, real-life superheroes by casually claiming he could’ve gone on the mission because he’s “physically very, very good.” He then tried — and failed — to turn the grimacing space travelers into political pawns during a deeply awkward diatribe attacking NATO.

While the notion of Trump going into space is patently absurd (and, who are we kidding, absolutely titillating!), there is one aspect of the job definitely working in his favor: space suits do come with built-in diapers.

Amazon considering “Apprentice” reboot starring Don Jr. as potential host, report claims
From the brain trust that dropped a cool $75 million to force Melania on a thoroughly disinterested public comes news of a potential reboot of The Apprentice, with rumors swirling that Don Jr. might be tapped to host. More like Amazon Crime Day, amirite?

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Iran threatens US in defiant new supreme leader statement as Trump “considers new strikes”
Iran’s elusive supreme leader issued a chilling new threat to the United States on Thursday as the MAGA cult leader weighed options to reopen the paused conflict of his own making with no clear end in sight. A statement attributed to 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since the start of the war amid reports he was seriously injured in the attack that killed his father and most of his family, said “foreigners who commit evil” have no place but in the “depths of water.” The comments followed reports Trump will receive a briefing later today on options to re-escalate the conflict in the Middle East in a push to bring Iran back to the negotiating table. Hey, remember when Donald repeatedly assured us he was just a few weeks away from wrapping up the total and complete obliteration of Iran? Yeah, no.

Trump promotes QAnon conspiracy theory in late-night Truth Social post
The malignant narcissist-in-chief shared a long-running QAnon conspiracy theory on his stupid social media platform late last night claiming that the world is run by a shadowy cabal of wealthy pedophiles which will soon be violently overthrown, ultimately leading to “the Great Awakening.” Um, who wants to tell him?

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims MAGA congressman “hates Donald Trump” and “made fun of him constantly”
During an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show on Wednesday, Marjorie Taylor Greene spilled the stinky beans on her former colleague, GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, who will soon face a serious challenge to hang onto his seat in the very purple 17th Congressional District in upstate New York. According to Greene, Lawler privately “hates” the president and spent years regularly mocking the MAGA cult leader behind closed doors, only to pull a stunning about-face when Trump won the Republican primary in 2024.

Greene wasn’t finished. She explained, “There’s a whole other side. There are Republican members of Congress that never had good intentions, ever, ever. And they came into the House of Representatives already completely supported and propped up and funded by this nasty entanglement I’m talking about in Washington, and I watched it with my own eyes when I watched Mike Lawler get elected.”

MAGA House candidate gunning for Thomas Massie’s seat in Kentucky rejects life-of-mother exception in abortion debate
Ed Gallrein, the man Donald Trump has backed to oust MAGA’s Republican public enemy #1, Thomas Massie, spoke at a Commonwealth Policy Center forum in May 2024 and told those in attendance that when it comes to reproductive rights, “two traumas never make one trauma right.” Asked if there were any medical exceptions he would accept when it came to abortion access, Gallrein stated, “I do not think that there are any exceptions.”

In other eyebrow-raising news, footage from an Optimist Club appearance in Northern Kentucky this past February recently resurfaced, wherein Gallrein, 67, seemed to acknowledge the existence of a downright Orwellian government surveillance apparatus in the weirdest of ways, stating, “President Trump… remember that top secret record? He knows when I farted in church.” Hoo boy.