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#Now... We wouldn't want to #Influence the #NonCriticalVoting; #Because...

There are #SomeBigHitters in #Tonight's #Eurovision2026SecondSemiFinalDay...

#ThatSaid; we're #ReallyLookingForward to #Seeing #HowThisPlaysOut...

#TrueStory... #StillTrue™️

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#Representation #RepresentationMatters #TheFediverseRemembers

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

#Cancer #health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

#Cancer #health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

#Cancer #health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

#Cancer #health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters

The treatments were effective enough for him to return home, attend #NBA events in #LosAngeles & attend a game at his alma mater, #Stanford.

But the cancer returned recently, & #JasonCollins died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family.

#Cancer #health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters

#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

#health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

#health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

#health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

#health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

#JasonCollins, the first openly #gay #NBA player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, died from brain #cancer, family said Tuesday. He was 47.

Collins told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer.

#health #medicine #LGBTQ #advocates #RepresentationMatters
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #CorruptCourt #RiggedElection #RepresentationMatters #Vote

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #CorruptCourt #RiggedElection #RepresentationMatters #Vote

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #CorruptCourt #RiggedElection #RepresentationMatters #Vote

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #CorruptCourt #RiggedElection #RepresentationMatters #Vote

Anticipating a court reversal, #Alabama officials recently enacted a law allowing it to void the results of a May 19 #primary for some congressional districts & instead hold a new primary under the revised district boundaries. It’s up to #Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to set a date for a special primary #election, though it must occur by August.

#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #CorruptCourt #RiggedElection #RepresentationMatters #Vote

#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

#law #ActivistCourt #RepresentationMatters

#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

#law #ActivistCourt #RepresentationMatters

#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

#law #ActivistCourt #RepresentationMatters

#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

#law #ActivistCourt #RepresentationMatters

#Alabama officials pointed to the #Louisiana case as reason for #SCOTUS to end a judicial order to use a court-imposed #House map until after the 2030 census. SCOTUS overturned that order & directed a lower court to reconsider the case in light of the Louisiana decision. That could free the state to instead use a map approved in 2023 by the #Republican-led legislature that includes only 1 district where #Black residents comprise a majority.

#law #ActivistCourt #RepresentationMatters

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

RE: https://disabled.social/@vlrny/116540812062829077

Not voting, as I was born #disabled

In the #blind community, I was #sighted, although I was born with #cataracts and have always been #LegallyBlind. My dad was blind, and navigated everywhere with his #whitecane. He ws part of an #advocacy #organiztion, and he traveled around the #US by air. His sister, my Aunt Buffy, was a #COBOL #programmer for Sears in #Chicago. She took me to her work once. We rode the #El with her #GuideDog, Ginger.

This meant that it was tough to get away with "Blind kids can't. . ." unless I'd actually *tried*..

#RepresentationMatters.

#Republicans, cheered on by #Trump, have rejected those claims. Instead, they have said, they are responding to the #SCOTUS ruling, which raised the bar for what constitutes a #racial #gerrymander under the #VotingRights Act of 1965.

#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol

#Republicans, cheered on by #Trump, have rejected those claims. Instead, they have said, they are responding to the #SCOTUS ruling, which raised the bar for what constitutes a #racial #gerrymander under the #VotingRights Act of 1965.

#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol

#Republicans, cheered on by #Trump, have rejected those claims. Instead, they have said, they are responding to the #SCOTUS ruling, which raised the bar for what constitutes a #racial #gerrymander under the #VotingRights Act of 1965.

#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol

#Republicans, cheered on by #Trump, have rejected those claims. Instead, they have said, they are responding to the #SCOTUS ruling, which raised the bar for what constitutes a #racial #gerrymander under the #VotingRights Act of 1965.

#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol

#Republicans, cheered on by #Trump, have rejected those claims. Instead, they have said, they are responding to the #SCOTUS ruling, which raised the bar for what constitutes a #racial #gerrymander under the #VotingRights Act of 1965.

#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Democratic lawmakers, whose opposition means little under a #Republican supermajority in the state’s General Assembly, & #Black leaders across #Tennessee have compared the effort to carve up the Ninth Congressional District to #JimCrow era voter suppression tactics. They have accused conservatives of a power grab that undermines Black voters in #Memphis, who have long favored #Democrats.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law.

The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat.

#ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District

The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district.

#law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Static #1: This Day In Comics – Milestone’s Electrifying 1993 Debut https://comicbookaddicts.com/2026/05/this-day-in-comics-static-1-milestone-debut/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Static1 #MilestoneComics #VirgilHawkins #ComicBooks #RepresentationMatters

Left as probable casualties are longstanding principles of fair representation—along w/ #US voters, who are likelier now to be shunted into hyperpartisan districts drawn in each state to benefit the party in #power. A great carving could effectively dilute the power of millions, especially minority voters, & make partisan primaries more important than general elections when it comes to choosing leaders.

#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt

Left as probable casualties are longstanding principles of fair representation—along w/ #US voters, who are likelier now to be shunted into hyperpartisan districts drawn in each state to benefit the party in #power. A great carving could effectively dilute the power of millions, especially minority voters, & make partisan primaries more important than general elections when it comes to choosing leaders.

#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt

Left as probable casualties are longstanding principles of fair representation—along w/ #US voters, who are likelier now to be shunted into hyperpartisan districts drawn in each state to benefit the party in #power. A great carving could effectively dilute the power of millions, especially minority voters, & make partisan primaries more important than general elections when it comes to choosing leaders.

#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt

Left as probable casualties are longstanding principles of fair representation—along w/ #US voters, who are likelier now to be shunted into hyperpartisan districts drawn in each state to benefit the party in #power. A great carving could effectively dilute the power of millions, especially minority voters, & make partisan primaries more important than general elections when it comes to choosing leaders.

#law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt