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Nonilex<p>In <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> on Monday prevented their state House from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to shore up <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>’ 2026 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> prospects as his political standing falters.</p><p>In <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>, Dems encouraged by Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> are considering new political maps that could slash 5 Republican-held <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> seats …while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>How states draw districts helps determine which party has an advantage, &amp; now <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> want 5 more seats to bolster the 25 they have. Republicans hope a new map could protect their narrow 219-212 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> majority next year in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Democracy is on the line here in Texas. Kudos to these reps who are blocking the vote by heading to Chicago, NY, &amp; Boston. 🇺🇸 🗽 </p><p>Texas House Democrats flee to block GOP congressional map </p><p>The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@texastribune" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>texastribune</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-democrats-quorum-break-redistricting-map/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2025/08/03/te</span><span class="invisible">xas-democrats-quorum-break-redistricting-map/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MidTerm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidTerm</span></a></p>
Barry Cook<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>randahl</span></a></span> - as announced on a friggin' social media site (shortly after 6am) and not on any sort of official White House or US Government website, document or in a Press Briefing.<br>Donnie will some day end up declaring WWIII (largely to justify cancelling the mid-terms) and no one in government or the military will know. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WWIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWIII</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a></p>
KB Sez<p>For All The People Fundraising And Counting On The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midterm</span></a> Elections Instead Of Fighting Today</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a></p>
nanowiz<p>keep reading ppl here really can't wait to <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> in the next election</p><p>Do you really believe there will be <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> ???</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/projection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projection</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/capitulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitulation</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/stopthesteal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stopthesteal</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/avelo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avelo</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immunity</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/IllegitimateSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllegitimateSCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/disappearedinamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disappearedinamerica</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/alligatoralcatraz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alligatoralcatraz</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/concentrationcamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concentrationcamps</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/delusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>delusion</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/illusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illusion</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/whatruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatruleoflaw</span></a> ???</p>
Tony 💉x9 🇦🇺<p>People genuinely expect that there will be a midterm election in the USA. 🤷‍♂️ </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EndOfDemocracyInUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndOfDemocracyInUSA</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> lays groundwork for big <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/donor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donor</span></a> role in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> elections as time with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> *ends*</p><p>As billionaire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> scales back work for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, he’s laying the groundwork for a major role as a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/megadonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megadonor</span></a> in next year’s midterm elections, according to 4 people with direct knowledge of the matter.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheRealDeepState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRealDeepState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/musk-lays-groundwork-big-donor-role-midterm-elections-time-with-doge-ends-2025-04-28/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/autos-tra</span><span class="invisible">nsportation/musk-lays-groundwork-big-donor-role-midterm-elections-time-with-doge-ends-2025-04-28/</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@tezoatlipoca" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tezoatlipoca</span></a></span> We shouldn't be working with sellouts who;s only there to protect the Democratic Party. His rallies are there cause a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midterm</span></a> is coming up and they'll say <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> no matter what for a party who in a 130 years block real <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> Movements since forever!</p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@504DR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>504DR</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@johnlogic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>johnlogic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AlliFlowers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@bolson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bolson</span></a></span> </p><p>exactly</p><p>everyone is familiar with "how can i vote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrat</span></a> if they are so milquetoast <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centrist</span></a>" </p><p>they are so centrist because you don't show up in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primaries</span></a>, motherfuckers</p><p>the *<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a>* primaries</p><p>it's. on. *you*.</p><p>everyone in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> or fuck off</p><p>if you don't vote, shut the fuck up</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primary2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primary2026</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterm2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm2026</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primaries2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primaries2026</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midterms2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterms2026</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>Democrats gear up for rematch against Lauren Boebert after her near-loss in the 2022 midterms: 'She's actually doubled down on crazy'</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boebert-frisch-maga-republican-party-colorado-house-race-fundraising-trump-2023-4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/boebert-fr</span><span class="invisible">isch-maga-republican-party-colorado-house-race-fundraising-trump-2023-4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/midterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midterm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/boebert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boebert</span></a></p>
Martin NuttyTrump and Anti-Semitism