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Rhiannon12866

(257,952 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 03:45 AM 8 hrs ago

New wave of Southern states scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of Midterms - PBS NewsHour

The Supreme Court ruling against drawing congressional maps to protect Black or other minority voters has sparked a new wave in the ongoing redistricting war. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss where things stand and what it means. - Aired on 05/05/2026.

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New wave of Southern states scramble to redraw congressional maps ahead of Midterms - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP

It is redistricting when bigoted Southern legislatures do it, displacedvermoter 4 hrs ago #1

displacedvermoter

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1. It is redistricting when bigoted Southern legislatures do it,

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Wed May 6, 2026, 07:16 AM

4 hrs ago

and gerrymandering when Democrats do the same thing in legitimate response. NPR, PBS, AP, Axios, Fox, it is always the same.

At this point you would think at least NPR and PBS would say fuck it, and actually report news accurately, seeing as their years of holding back got them nothing from Congressional Republicans and DOGE and Trump.

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