Stacey Abrams Hates Georgia, Rips States She Wants To Run

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78,000 pounds of Baby Formula arrive on first flight

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Saudi Arabia signals support for Russia’s role in Opec+ as sanctions pressure mounts

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Democrats’ redistricting nightmare

“…Early redistricting wins for Democrats are collapsing across the map, deepening the party’s fears of a rout in November’s midterm elections.

What’s happening: Courts struck down some of Dems’ biggest gains, including in New York — where the GOP could win up to 11 total House seats in a red wave, according to the Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman.

• • Party heavyweights — including House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) — will now be pitted against each other in contentious primaries.
  • Republicans are licking their chops at a Florida map that could allow them to pick up an extra four seats.

The big picture: Dems were already at a huge disadvantage for the midterms — with bare congressional majorities, dismal approval ratings for President Biden, and historical trends favoring the party out of power.

• • Gerrymandering opportunities in New York, Maryland and Illinois — along with favorable court actions in Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania — had given Democrats some cause to celebrate.
  • That optimism is now unraveling: “The legal setbacks and losses Democrats have suffered in the last three months have been staggering,” Wasserman says…”

You almost have to respect the complete absurdity of wearing a mask to walk down the steps outside by yourself only to take it off when you approach other people https://t.co/oKDKvMg6T2

— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) May 21, 2022

The University of South Carolina changed the application requirements for its Business Success Academy to include students of all races. The Business Success Academy was previously only open to non-white students.

Wait'll we find out the decarbonating machines run on hybrid 2 stroke diesel-coal power

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 20, 2022

Elon Musk blasts Biden administration, Democrats on Twitter over ‘hate,’ sidelining of Tesla

• • Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted the Biden administration and Democrats on Twitter as the world’s richest person doubled down on his vow to vote for Republicans.
  • Musk accused the Biden administration of doing “everything it can to sideline” and ignore Tesla, despite its dominance in the electric vehicle industry.
  • Musk, who is making an increasingly fraught attempt to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, suggested he would become the target of a smear campaign by Democrats.
  • Business Insider reported claims that Musk in 2016 engaged in sexual misconduct against a private jet flight attendant, who later was paid $250,000 in severance by his SpaceX aerospace firm. He denies her allegations.

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A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration on Friday from winding down Title 42

Louisiana is to conservative lawfare what Hawaii is to liberal lawfare.

The judicial system is politicized beyond recognition.

Theories Exist to Be Proven

“…Win or lose on Sussmann, I think Mr. Durham is using the case to test certain evidentiary parameters. I think he will turn around in the weeks ahead, perhaps during the summer, and bring indictments against many higher-up figures in the DOJ, FBI, and elsewhere in government on much graver charges bundled into a RICO rap, for the simple reason that RussiaGate was obviously a seditious conspiracy. Therefore, this is a conspiracy theory. Theories exist to be proven. Federal cases are brought to furnish proof. If I’m wrong about this, then the long Durham investigation has been a joke. Personally, I don’t think Mr. Durham intends to go down in history as a joker…”

Hillary Clinton signed off on sharing debunked Alfa-Bank claims with the media

‘Looming Reality’: 85 Percent of Americans Think We’re Headed for Recession in the Next Year

BREAKING: the new NY map proposed by court-appointed special master Jonathan Cervas leans into competitiveness. As opposed to the struck 22D-4R gerrymander, this map is more like 15D-5R and six highly competitive seats (at least for 2022). pic.twitter.com/Q08dKiQKSn

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 16, 2022

Sean Patrick Maloney warned Dems in a private meeting this month that a ruling to invalidate NY's D-leaning cong map could prompt “an extinction-level event," per people familiar.

This week, it came to pass, and the DCCC chair is in the thick of ithttps://t.co/zTDU6qPGMc…

— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) May 17, 2022

Correct link: https://t.co/rVm90Cs7qo

— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) May 18, 2022