Don’t act like America isn’t governed by an undemocratic, illegitimate white supremacist regime when white people are unilaterally erasing Black representation from the map across the South, a region where 56% of all Black Americans live.
Aaron Rose Philip arriving at the Met Gala ✨
First Black transgender woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy signed to a major agency… breaking barriers with every step
This is what real representation looks like 💫 #Metgala
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
If you paid $1 in federal income taxes this year, you paid more than:
Walt Disney
Citigroup
CVS
Kohl's
Ticketmaster
Tesla
United Airlines
GoDaddy
Paypal
Palantir
Roku
HP
3M
PG&E
Halliburton
That’s absurd. We need real and progressive tax reform.
"Straight people never make their sexuality their entire personality"
THEY DO. THEY LITERALLY DO IT EVERYDAY. ITS THE REASON WHY I HAVE TO SEE SO MANY STUPID TAKES ON MY TL ABOUT PAYING FOR DATES OR IF DRINKING JUICE IS OK AS A STRAIGHT MAN