This is intentional. They are flexing the authoritarian muscle and they all have to make up for something because the strong man is frail. The strong man has cankles.He's got bruises on his hands. He's got dementia. So now his acolytes are coming out acting like big tough guys to try to keep the facade up because there are fissures all over the place in the MAGA movement right. ...

Okay, so Homeland Security Secretary Christy Gnome is out with a new video and it's causing some mixed reactions. Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government and because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without pay. The Department of Homeland Security is asking airports to play that clip near security lines, but not everyone's on board.Some airports in New York, Nevada, New Jersey, and Oregon say they won't do it. A few of them releasing ...

So, how do you help your 20,000 federal employees reconcile with the fate that's in the hand of a man who doesn't give a damn about them. >> That's right, Michael. Doesn't give a damn.In fact, when he was writing Project 2025, uh he said, "My goal uh is to traumatize the federal workers and have them so traumatized they feel like they're villains and they don't want to come to work." And that's the philosophy he's brought right into the Trump administration. And here, so here we are. some 700,000 workers ar ...

Legal & Political Landscape - A court ruling against race as a redistricting factor could significantly impact the nation, potentially leading to Republicans gaining as many as 19 new House seats and diminishing minority representation in Congress [1] - The conservative justices on the Supreme Court seemed prepared to either deem Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional in certain applications or weaken it, potentially eliminating the requirement for minority opportunity districts [9] - This potential weakening of Section 2 could extend beyond congressional districts, affecting state legislatures and city councils across the country with sizable minority populations [10] - The Supreme Court's precedent in Allen versus Milligan, a similar case, should control the Louisiana case, despite concerns about reargument [16] - The 15th Amendment, explicitly mentioning race, plays a central role, while there are concerns about manipulating the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause [19][21] Louisiana Redistricting Case - In Louisiana, 42% of black people reside in majority-white congressional districts [6] - Black people constitute one-third (33.33%) of Louisiana's electorate, while white people make up approximately 58% [7] - Under the original map, white people controlled 83% of the congressional districts, and under the remedial map, they still controlled 66% [7] - The remedial map aims to provide black voters with a fair chance, not necessarily a proportional share, at electing representatives of their choice [8] - There are numerous alternative maps that could bring Louisiana into compliance with the Constitution and Section 2 without race predominating [22]

The big political story of the week right now seems to be at least in in races seems to be Maine because uh this just today we're taping this on a Tuesday. Just today uh Governor Mills of of Maine announced she was going to get into the Senate race at the urging of Chuck Schumer clearly and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee which is the body that oversees all of this from the National Party. And so she's entered the race as of today. She's joining a couple of other candidates who are already in t ...

I mean, look at all this that Trump gets away with all day, every day. Quit with the controlled Democratic messaging. Let it rip.Let's just go. I mean, buckle up and fight this thing. And I just when you have those voices on that aren't beholden and you ask them a yes or no question, you just get that answer.And it's just so refreshing. And it's that very vacuum that the Democrats have not filled that caused Trump to rise up. ...

ing the president going after the justice department and trying to turn it inside out to become a place where law and facts don't govern charges and instead he gets a Russia-like set of indictments against any opponents that he doesn't like. We have watched the cozy links between Donald Trump and his own appointees. He's now run through more FBI directors than most presidents and it's on display at the White House.What you're seeing here is a total change and in concert with the revenge cases, it's a proble ...

Amanda, is it time for new uh Democratic leadership in the Senate. Uh I think we're looking at a moment where if Schumer folds in this shutdown, if he does not actually negotiate a, you know, written down genuine deal that Republicans will hold to. I think he's going to start to hear calls from his own caucus to step aside because he has backed down too many times over the last eight months.He's got to prove that he's got the backbone. Now, do you view it, Amanda, as largely a political issue. Does he have ...

Supreme Court & Voting Rights Act - The Supreme Court heard arguments suggesting Louisiana's majority-black district may violate the Constitution [1][2] - Six Republican-appointed justices indicated the Voting Rights Act (VRA) may have outlived its usefulness [4][5] - A potential dismantling of the VRA could impact congressional districts in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Florida [6][7] Potential Impact on Elections - Overturning the VRA could lead to the cracking of majority-minority districts, potentially favoring Republicans [8] - Estimates suggest Democrats could lose up to 19 seats if Section Two of the VRA is struck down, though a more realistic estimate is around 12 seats [9] - Redistricting, influenced by political pressure, could result in a net gain of 6-8 seats for Republicans [10] - Partisanship is strongly linked to race, potentially disadvantaging Black candidates in certain districts [13] Concerns & Counterarguments - Justice Sotomayor argued that overturning the law could require Black populations to exceed 51% to elect Black candidates [12] - Critics argue that racism remains a significant factor in American society and elections, undermining the argument that the VRA is no longer necessary [17][20] - Following the gutting of sections four and five of the VRA, a wave of laws designed to disenfranchise the Black population emerged [16] - Examples of voter suppression tactics include voter ID laws, polling place closures in Black communities, and curtailed early voting hours [16][21]

We have a little bit of breaking news. A federal judge in California has just issued a temporary restraining order against uh the reduction in force uh attempts the administration might make the riffs the the layoffs. Um she says you can't do this or I'm not sure if it's a she. The judge says you can't do this in a nation of laws.We had word just last hour, Ashley, that OM Director Russ Vote wanted to lay off as many as 10,000 federal workers. That's right. He he has been very clear not just since the begin ...