Cory Doctorow
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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#GOP#Consumer#PersonalFinance#USPolitics#Government
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#GOP#Consumer#PersonalFinance#USPolitics#Government

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ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.

While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas#Church#USPolitics#GOP #Religion#Elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) is threatening to try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office for fleeing the state & claiming they could be charged with #crimes, escalating tensions overnight in a showdown over redrawing congressional lines ahead of the #MidtermElections.
Most of the #Democrats in the TX state #House exited the state Sunday…to prevent #Republicans from overhauling the state’s map to give themselves 5 more safe #GOP seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Update:

#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Update:

#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) is threatening to try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office for fleeing the state & claiming they could be charged with #crimes, escalating tensions overnight in a showdown over redrawing congressional lines ahead of the #MidtermElections.
Most of the #Democrats in the TX state #House exited the state Sunday…to prevent #Republicans from overhauling the state’s map to give themselves 5 more safe #GOP seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The #Texas#House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Update:

#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US#Congress.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.

While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-churches-endorse-candidates-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas#Church#USPolitics#GOP #Religion#Elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Update

#Texas#Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.

#law #gerrymandering #rigged#Congress #elections