It's insane AND it's possible this will backfire on Trump & his MAGA loyalists. Because even many of those who voted for him are feeling sick & even scared of where all this is heading. In other words, it's not what they thought they were voting for when they elected him. Here's to those red districts NOT voting red.
The crisis in our “democracy” goes a lot deeper than this. The republicans have been cheating for decades. The fact that we have voting machines in this country with no paper trail is insane. And for people who say “this isn’t who we are,“ it’s exactly who we are. This country has been built in white supremacy, and I’m 67. I don’t see that changing, or us repairing this damage, in my lifetime.
It’s not a conspiracy theory to say that they stole the 2024 election. It looks like they also stole the one in Tennessee, while placating us with, “it was a huge swing from trumps margin in 2024.”
Re redistricting… seems an easy fair way would be to set the parameters and let AI do it. Then a bipartisan panel reviews and either accepts or rejects.
The experts have been fired, and sycophants put in their place, PLUS American VALUES of compassion for poverty and hunger in the world are replaced in trump's administration, with $$ as the ruling culture. But, as you state, Americans are sick of this chaos, and are fighting back thru our votes. An eagle eye on the midterms and ICE or states' Guards, being at polling places. We have time, and many groups are working on this problem and solutions. VIGILANCE, and we will keep the country we love. My name is not Pollyanna, but Resistance.
I went to a wedding in middle Indiana last month. Drove from Illinois backcountry roads. Didn’t see one trump flag. Not one. But did see lots of farm for sale signs and auctions. Such idiots!
In Wisconsin we've been living with gerrymandered voting maps for fourteen years, so even though the state is "purple," and the GOP has only won two statewide elections in the last seven years (US Senator Ron Johnson and Trump in 2024) they have large majorities in the legislature out of all proportion to their support. Our state constitution doesn't allow citizen referendums (the legislature has even prohibited ADVISORY referendums-as Matt Rothschild commented-what's next, no straw polls?) so we are limited to filing lawsuits over it
You’ve phrased the heart of the matter: “This is the defining distinction between democracy and autocracy: in democracies, voters choose their leaders; in autocracies, leaders choose their voters.” That’s why we the people must fight. For me, the greatest failure is SCOTUS, second is the total GOP cowards.
Wild how the warning signs always show up in the “boring” places first. Not tanks in the streets, not coups with theme music, just… Indiana quietly getting turned into a lab experiment for autocracy.
And you’re right. This isn’t redistricting. This is Trump trying to pick his voters like he’s browsing a damn Cheesecake Factory menu.
The irony is almost comedic. They scream about “election integrity,” then redraw the entire electorate mid-decade because they’re terrified of losing a fair fight. You don’t do that if you’re confident. You do that if your movement is hollow and your ideas can’t survive contact with actual voters.
The thing they didn’t count on is people paying attention. Folks are suing, organizing, pushing back. Turns out democracy’s biggest advantage is that authoritarianism is loud and clumsy. It leaves fingerprints everywhere.
The Indiana stunt isn’t a glitch in the system. It’s the system telling us, in all caps, WAKE UP. And honestly, if there was ever a moment to decide which side of the line we’re standing on, this is it.
You're absolutely correct in what you said elsewhere: blue states need to step up their game and fight fire with fire to ensure flipping both houses of Congress in '26, and then go on an impeachment spree. This is intolerable.
It's insane AND it's possible this will backfire on Trump & his MAGA loyalists. Because even many of those who voted for him are feeling sick & even scared of where all this is heading. In other words, it's not what they thought they were voting for when they elected him. Here's to those red districts NOT voting red.
Thank you for bringing to the light how important it is to fight for our democracy. Every day he tests our resolve.
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The crisis in our “democracy” goes a lot deeper than this. The republicans have been cheating for decades. The fact that we have voting machines in this country with no paper trail is insane. And for people who say “this isn’t who we are,“ it’s exactly who we are. This country has been built in white supremacy, and I’m 67. I don’t see that changing, or us repairing this damage, in my lifetime.
It’s not a conspiracy theory to say that they stole the 2024 election. It looks like they also stole the one in Tennessee, while placating us with, “it was a huge swing from trumps margin in 2024.”
Re redistricting… seems an easy fair way would be to set the parameters and let AI do it. Then a bipartisan panel reviews and either accepts or rejects.
The experts have been fired, and sycophants put in their place, PLUS American VALUES of compassion for poverty and hunger in the world are replaced in trump's administration, with $$ as the ruling culture. But, as you state, Americans are sick of this chaos, and are fighting back thru our votes. An eagle eye on the midterms and ICE or states' Guards, being at polling places. We have time, and many groups are working on this problem and solutions. VIGILANCE, and we will keep the country we love. My name is not Pollyanna, but Resistance.
Indiana gerrymander removes two democratic districts.
Giver vs. Taker States Map: Taker states gerrymander to keep mooching
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/15/giver-taker-states-map-taker-states-gerrymander-to-keep-mooching/
I went to a wedding in middle Indiana last month. Drove from Illinois backcountry roads. Didn’t see one trump flag. Not one. But did see lots of farm for sale signs and auctions. Such idiots!
Now that the lines are drawn, every POC should MOVE to a district that the cheaters thought was safe!
In Wisconsin we've been living with gerrymandered voting maps for fourteen years, so even though the state is "purple," and the GOP has only won two statewide elections in the last seven years (US Senator Ron Johnson and Trump in 2024) they have large majorities in the legislature out of all proportion to their support. Our state constitution doesn't allow citizen referendums (the legislature has even prohibited ADVISORY referendums-as Matt Rothschild commented-what's next, no straw polls?) so we are limited to filing lawsuits over it
Well done. We need to know that fighting back gets results. It gives people hope and incentive.
You’ve phrased the heart of the matter: “This is the defining distinction between democracy and autocracy: in democracies, voters choose their leaders; in autocracies, leaders choose their voters.” That’s why we the people must fight. For me, the greatest failure is SCOTUS, second is the total GOP cowards.
And the unconstituonal Supreme Court ruled to keep Texas' gerrymandered maps. Welcome to the Balkan States of America?
Wild how the warning signs always show up in the “boring” places first. Not tanks in the streets, not coups with theme music, just… Indiana quietly getting turned into a lab experiment for autocracy.
And you’re right. This isn’t redistricting. This is Trump trying to pick his voters like he’s browsing a damn Cheesecake Factory menu.
The irony is almost comedic. They scream about “election integrity,” then redraw the entire electorate mid-decade because they’re terrified of losing a fair fight. You don’t do that if you’re confident. You do that if your movement is hollow and your ideas can’t survive contact with actual voters.
The thing they didn’t count on is people paying attention. Folks are suing, organizing, pushing back. Turns out democracy’s biggest advantage is that authoritarianism is loud and clumsy. It leaves fingerprints everywhere.
The Indiana stunt isn’t a glitch in the system. It’s the system telling us, in all caps, WAKE UP. And honestly, if there was ever a moment to decide which side of the line we’re standing on, this is it.
The Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais?
What happens to majority-minority districts if the Supreme Court rules in that case that they violate the 14th and 15th amendments?
Does that open the door to computational redistricting?
I haven’t done enough deep dives but it’s very concerning to me.
You're absolutely correct in what you said elsewhere: blue states need to step up their game and fight fire with fire to ensure flipping both houses of Congress in '26, and then go on an impeachment spree. This is intolerable.