VAMEOW

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

He stupidly chose this war He doesn't know how to end it He wants you to pay for it He doesn't care if it hurts abcnews.com/Politics/tru...

US House Republicans are targeting deep-blue Fairfax County, one of the safest jurisdictions (if not THE safest) of its size in America. Because of COURSE they are! bluevirginia.us/2026/05/tues...

"Outrageous and appalling comments. Yesterday, @JenKiggans endorsed comments that Hakeem Jeffries should get his 'cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.' This vile, bigoted language is beneath an elected official..." - Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) bluevirginia.us/2026/05/vide...

Rob Wittman's Virginia: 62,100 good federal jobs GONE ☠️Poisoning Virginia's economy☠️ 💯 HIS FAULT. HE DOESN'T CARE. VOTE. HIM. OUT. @wittmanwatch.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social

Donald Trump let inside thoughts come out today, and we all know it's true. And we also know that Rob Wittman agrees with everything Donald Trump thinks because he's letting the insane, destructive, ruinous Trump Economy happen. #VA01 can't afford Rob Wittman. #NoWittman

True, but just TRY to get something like this past the GOP.

Not a good look. FDA is no longer an agency that makes evidence based decisions for the good of human health. Makary was pressured by anti-abortion groups to review Mifespristone & vaping executives to approve their nicotine laced vape products. No one leaves unscathed. 🧪 apnews.com/article/fda-...

brutal meme via the official Democratic Party X account

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that it is deploying staff — including “poll watchers” and “election observers” — to at least 17 states in what it calls a nationwide “election integrity” operation ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Judge Xinis is done. Thanks! If you find these helpful, please consider contributing to support @lawfaremedia.org at the link below. Sorry for the confusing procedural posture today. (I had traffic & GPS problems this morning; couldn't prepare as much as I wanted.) /55 givebutter.com/journalism/

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump won’t rule out deploying troops or federal agents to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, he said in comments to journalists Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

In the same press gaggle, Trump said he doubled the size of his ballroom and he doesn’t care about Americans’ financial situations. I am begging the media — act like Obama or Biden did this shit and cover it the way you would have then.

A true man of the people.

It really is appalling.

I know I’m gonna hear some shit but, I speak for all Americans👇

www.commondreams.org/opinion/data...

I cannot emphasize this enough: everything we are seeing right now with voting rights, and especially the racist gerrymandering we’re seeing in the South, makes complete sense if you remember it was all in Project 2025. This was part of the plan. It’s white supremacy and too many ignored it.

people.com/cdc-full-tim...

I'm returning to my turnout thread on Georgia, as we enter the final week of early voting. As of now: —480K had voted. —54.4% voted on a Dem ballot; 44.0% on a GOP ballot. —33.5% are Black. —46.9% are from the 10 biggest blue counties. (Reminder of why to care: boltsmag.org/georgia-supr...)

The South didn't even wait for the ink to dry before gutting Black representation. If you need more proof that systemic racism is alive and voting rights are in danger, you’re choosing to stay blind.

Saturday (5/9) News: Four Republican Justices “erased the votes of 1,604,276 Virginians”; “Three million people voted. A court of four cannot erase that.”; Dems Were Winning the Redistricting War, Then Right-Wing Activist Judges (e.g., John Roberts et al) Stepped In bluevirginia.us/2026/05/satu...

Huge story in Virginia yesterday with the FBI raid on Louise Lucas, and the front page of the Richmond Times-Dispatch this morning leads with high school sports, something about Ukrop...and nothing about Lucas. bluevirginia.us/2026/05/thur...

Epstein had the sweetheart deal Come and go as he pleased He was permitted to go to work So why would he kill himself? Yeah he wouldn't

LOSS: Black voters asked the Supreme Court to recall its expedited order that cleared the way for Louisiana’s rushed redistricting effort during its primary elections. Yesterday, the Court rejected their request. Here’s why:

"The bottles bear the imprint of the Kentucky distillery Woodford Reserve, and are engraved with the words 'KASH PATEL FBI DIRECTOR,' as well as a rendering of an FBI shield. Surrounding the shield is a band of text … featuring his favored spelling of his first name: KA$H."

Because of course it did under this leadership. Ignorance and conspiracies will cost lives.

Michigan Democrats on Tuesday won a special election for a state Senate seat in another party over-performance. With an estimated 93% of the votes in, Democratic firefighter Chedrick Greene led his GOP opponent by 19 points. Kamala Harris carried the state in 2024 by less than 1 point.

2024: Lol, calm down, stop being hysterical. Trump isn't canceling elections. They're run at the state level anyway! 2026 [person at the state level, in Louisiana, after a Supreme Court decision]:

NEW: In wake of Supreme Court voting rights act ruling, Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) introduces new term limits legislation for Supreme Court Justices 18-year terms to ensure "regular and predictable turnover"

NEW: Voters and a pro-voting group sued to block the Florida GOP’s newly enacted congressional gerrymander, arguing it violates a state ban on partisan gerrymandering. The lawsuit cites testimony from the map-drawer who admitted to lawmakers during the special session that he used partisan data.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Equal Ground Education Fund and Florida voters, my law firm has sued to block Florida's new illegal and unconstitutional congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...

What ever happened to all those Legislators who voted to force the release of the Epstein Files? Why aren’t they on the TV machine and the internets every day demanding the release?

The canary in the coal mine: Spirit dies because jet fuel doubled. RIC loses You pay more thanks to Trump & MAGA Rob @wittmanwatch.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @804thepeople.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @neighbors4change.bsky.social

“Hillbilly Vanilli.”😆

Starting a 🧵 on Georgia early voting, as we build toward the major 5/19 elections that'll decide 2 supreme court seats (boltsmag.org/georgia-supr...). On morning of May 2nd —201K have voted. —54% picked up Dem ballot; 45% the GOP ballot. —34.7% are Black. —45.6% are in 10 biggest blue counties.

www.ms.now/news/news-an...

If it's too dangerous for Trump to appear anywhere but his beloved Epstein Ballroom, then taxpayers should stop funding the weekend golf trips, pro sports outings, and other public events he still attends. Consistency, people.

All the major school districts in North Carolina are closed for May Day. Teachers organized and got school boards to close!

Please understand, these are the actual supreme court elections in Georgia! They lump them in with the primaries! Please vote.

It's really hard to disagree with @walshfreedom.bsky.social that Democrats need to stop being "wusses" as Republicans wage all-out war on our democracy, the climate, voting rights, civil rights, civil liberties, you name it... bluevirginia.us/2026/04/thur...

Today's horrible 6 to 3 Supreme Court decision that greatly weakens the Voting Rights Act just reminds us why Supreme Court reform is desperately needed!!

The central bank chair said he had “no choice” but to remain at the Federal Reserve as it faces a “series of legal attacks.”

Today’s SCOTUS ruling is a betrayal of our basic democratic values as a country—turning back the clock on hard-won civil rights victories. This isn’t just about Louisiana; this will have nationwide impacts on Congressional districting and voter representation for generations.

The "reactionary colorblindess" of the right-wing justices has reached its logical conclusion in finding that it is racist NOT to let Louisiana—and any other state for that matter—discriminate on the basis of race in voting. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“It was a day that highlighted how far the Roberts court has gone to advance the chief justice’s long-term animosity toward the Voting Rights Act, paired with yet another request from the Trump administration to expand executive power.” My report on Wednesday at SCOTUS:

BREAKING: The Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding the impact of the landmark civil rights-era law.