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sheshe2

(98,371 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:37 PM Wednesday

'Hold It Everybody. Here's The Key'

Thomas Stockett's Baltimore Afro-American cartoon on the Voting Rights Act, August 1965.

Thomas Stockett's Baltimore Afro-American cartoon on the Voting Rights Act, August 1965.

Randall Stephens (@randalljstephens.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T13:27:38.913Z


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'Hold It Everybody. Here's The Key' (Original Post) sheshe2 Wednesday OP
Fucking sad how far we have regressed under this regime... bsiebs Wednesday #1
I know, bsiebs. sheshe2 Wednesday #2
No kidding. calimary Wednesday #4
You are so right.... Putin calls almost all the shots bsiebs Wednesday #5
K&R n/t markie Wednesday #3
Well done relogic 16 hrs ago #6
I agree with you completely. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #8
Great cartoon LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #7
Thanks, and I agree! sheshe2 12 hrs ago #10
Expert spooked after noticing massive change with John Roberts in the last month Bumbles 13 hrs ago #9

calimary

(90,717 posts)
4. No kidding.
Wed May 13, 2026, 10:59 PM
Wednesday

Seems like they don’t make ‘em like that anymore. I’m generalizing and sloppy at it. But I bet many of us can instantly think back to those election years when we had candidates in whom we could even have a little faith.

relogic

(241 posts)
6. Well done
Thu May 14, 2026, 12:48 PM
16 hrs ago

JFK, LBJ and all later Presidents, Congress and a favorite of mine John Lewis who practiced their oath of fidelity to the US Constitution. Shame forever to the Roberts COURT.

Bumbles

(478 posts)
9. Expert spooked after noticing massive change with John Roberts in the last month
Thu May 14, 2026, 04:18 PM
13 hrs ago

Writing in Slate, University of California, Irvine law professor Richard Hasen, one of the country's leading voting rights scholars, says Roberts spent four decades carefully dismantling the Voting Rights Act one methodical step at a time. But in the past 30 days, the chief justice has thrown that patience out the window, and the consequences for American elections could be severe.

My brother would have me send along the original source. This is the best I can do with my fuzzy head.

https://www.rawstory.com/john-roberts-2676892301/

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