John Oeffinger
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John Oeffinger
@johnoeffinger75
🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦🌈🏳️🌈(he/him/his) transgender health, public health, environmental photographer, content creator, tweets & retweets are my views

Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Ruling Opens Door for Southern States to Redraw Maps, Dismantle Majority-Black Districts



The odd body language and uneasy facial expressions make more sense after you realize that Trump just involuntarily evacuated himself on stage.




NEW: Trump has begun talking about how he “is the most powerful person to ever live.” Our look at how Trump’s view of himself as one of history’s Great Men is shaping the second term of what has now become his YOLO Presidency. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…



Not a legal expert, but to my plain reading this is the passage in the ruling that seems most concerning for the future strength of Section 2, and likely why Elena Kagan was so alarmed in dissent. The key question going forward: can plaintiffs produce evidence for any current Black-majority Southern district showing that racially polarized voting exists in a way that cannot simply be explained by party affiliation?

Estonia has blocked some 1,300 Russian ex-combatants from entering the country this year. Now it’s pushing Brussels to ban Moscow’s former soldiers from entering the EU — and keep them out long after the guns fall silent. 🔗 politico.eu/article/estoni…

Me looking for @jamestalarico's statement on the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act to limit the impact of black voters in southern states.

Three months ago, Congress passed more aid for Ukraine, and @POTUS signed it into law. It’s not charity – it is an investment in a partnership with the world’s leaders in drone technology. Who is withholding appropriated funds from Ukraine? Are senior defense officials unwilling or not allowed to visit Ukraine? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…









