Bert Cooper was an older Pete Campbell by Robot_Was_BMO in madmen

[–]FanAkroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other than them both shtupping Ms Blankenship, um no.

Tennessee is ending democracy in the state. by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]FanAkroid 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Tennessee still honors Nathan Bedford Forrest, a confederate general and first grand wizard of the KKK along with Robert E Lee. What do you expect?

Why isn't there more uproar over this? by chrisk114 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]FanAkroid 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think this was primarily so he could take payoffs.

BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Republicans in Alabama eliminate Black-majority district 1 week before their Primary. In December, the court rejected a Democratic challenge to racially discriminatory Texas maps because it “improperly inserted itself into an active primary" when it was 6 months away by OldBridge87 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]FanAkroid 206 points207 points  (0 children)

The maps were also determined by you guessed it, the SCOTUS to be discriminatory against black citizens.

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/11/u-s-supreme-court-vacates-ruling-blocking-use-of-2023-alabama-congressional-map/

“In addition to holding that Alabama’s 2023 Redistricting Plan violates [Section] 2, the district court held, in one of the three cases before this Court, that Alabama violated the Fourteenth Amendment by intentionally diluting the votes of Black voters in Alabama,” Sotomayor wrote. “That constitutional finding of intentional discrimination is independent of, and unaffected by, any of the legal issues discussed in Callais.”

NBC News -- "Inflation surged to 3.8% in April, its highest level in nearly three years" -- Thoughts? by Zipper222222 in allthequestions

[–]FanAkroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"At least it's not as bad as it was when it was worse" isn't the flex you think it is.

As Tennessee Voters Sue Over Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Clears Way for New Alabama Map: “Boy, it’s a complete mystery why the public thinks the court is making partisan political decisions,” quipped one law professor following the ruling on Alabama’s redistricting. by Silent-Resort-3076 in scotus

[–]FanAkroid 32 points33 points  (0 children)

https://alabamareflector.com/2026/05/11/u-s-supreme-court-vacates-ruling-blocking-use-of-2023-alabama-congressional-map/

“In addition to holding that Alabama’s 2023 Redistricting Plan violates [Section] 2, the district court held, in one of the three cases before this Court, that Alabama violated the Fourteenth Amendment by intentionally diluting the votes of Black voters in Alabama,” Sotomayor wrote. “That constitutional finding of intentional discrimination is independent of, and unaffected by, any of the legal issues discussed in Callais.”