jen rice
@jen_rice_
reporter @democracydocket // from the floodplain // bad at sleeping // signal: jenrice.77
due to obviously relevant reasons, would you like to know how andy finally convinced rafe hollister to get a tetanus shot after rafe refused to let the county nurse vaccinate him
North Carolina Republicans want to make it illegal for election officials to encourage people to vote. The move is “basically always unconstitutional under the First Amendment,” says Andrew Garber of @BrennanCenter. More from @Jen_Rice_: hubs.ly/Q03y8c210
this guy really put the absolute bare minimum effort into a column dismissing serious conclusions reached by a professor of holocaust and genocide studies
The @nytimes today:
There are three public redistricting hearings planned, even though no maps have been published. They claim they want “transparency” and for the public to be heard, but they’re asking Texans to speak on changes they haven’t even seen! Like I told @jen_rice_ @DemocracyDocket ,…
meanwhile in texas
This anti-THC bill hearing has been mind-numbingly stupid, but the phrase that really broke me was "the camel we fight against is recreational marijuana"
the TX legislature is meeting now for a 30-day special session. what do you think they should prioritize first?
houston: if you're going to speak saturday at the legislative hearing on TX redistricting, here are details on the rally happening right before mobilize.us/txaflcio/event…
the TX GOP is redrawing the congressional map so houston voters won't be able to elect democrats to represent them houston: you can speak at the public hearing saturday 7/26 at 11am University of Houston Main Campus 4455 University Drive Student Center, Houston Room (Room 220)
BREAKING: Texas Democrats are threatening to skip a special legislative session if Republicans push a Trump-backed redistricting plan before flood relief. The plan would potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. hubs.ly/Q03y91Dt0
Gaza is starving. And those who dare seek food are being shot. This is morally and strategically disastrous. We continue to call on our community to act and push back against this policy – for peace, for an end to the war, for every parent trying to feed their children.
sorry to be dramatic but this video is literally collective joy in the face of staggering collective misery
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
If you are a good golfer in the Houston area who is interested in being part of a story potentially titled “We Drove a Golf Ball Over Texas’ 9th Congressional District” please DM me
Under one of the proposed Texas redistricting maps, driving around Houston’s outer loop would mean crossing a congressional district border 8 times.
texas GOP scrambling to gerrymander a map that's already gerrymandered