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INSANE. Seattle's Socialist Mayor responds to exodus of wealth from Washington state by saying "BYE" ... then laughing. We're doomed.

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

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.

Everyone's watching Hormuz, but there's another chokepoint that should be keeping you up at night. The Strait of Malacca runs between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore and carries more global trade than Hormuz does. At its narrowest, it's 1.7 miles wide. One bad incident and a fifth of global maritime trade slows to a crawl. An Indonesian official briefly floated charging tolls on ships passing through, just like Iran did at Hormuz. He walked it back fast, but the fact that it was said out loud at all tells you how the world is thinking right now. Source: Bloomberg