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The Democrats May Not Survive Callais Ruling
(The Court moves to curb race-based districts — and the political fallout could be enormous.)
Excerpt:
If the title of this column seems to exaggerate the potential impact of last week’s Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, it’s probably because most political pundits have focused on its effect below the Mason-Dixon Line. But the majority-minority congressional districts that will need to be altered pursuant to the Court’s ruling are far more pervasive than most realize. Ballotpedia, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, estimates that these racially gerrymandered districts account for 148 seats in the House of Representatives. This is about one third of the House’s 435 districts and 122 of them are held by Democrats — more than half of their 212 seats.
https://spectator.org/the-democrats-may-not-survive-callais-ruling
US CONTAINER SHIP TRANSITS STRAITS OF HORMUZ.
Maersk Ship Clears Hormuz Under US Escort as MSC, Hapag-Lloyd Pivot Routes
https://share.google/6SGSReYq2HfVVveD8
We’ve talked about this issue multiple times over the years. It appears something is going to be done about it…
Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins reveals FOREIGN COMPANIES have been caught manipulating the American meat market
The Trump admin is now cracking down on them to lower prices and stop the collusion 👏🏻
“Half of these meatpacking giants, including the largest meatpacker in the world, are either foreign owned or have significant foreign ownership and control, making them a threat not just to our cattle producers, but a threat to America itself.”
“And as time has gone on, it becomes more and more clear that food security is truly national security.”
“The brutal reality is that such foreign ownership of meatpackers has been affiliated not just with corruption, but also cartels and as recent as last week, slave labor, which is bad enough on its own, but it’s also to the detriment of America’s great independent ranchers and consumers.”
“Further, when just four firms control a market, suppliers and food prices are rocked heavily when disruptions occur.”
“President Trump is acutely aware of these challenges as evidenced by his true social directive last November, directing the Department of Justice to investigate the big four meatpackers for potential collusion and price manipulation. Ensuring these practices do not happen will protect both producers and consumers.”
SCOTUS granted Louisiana’s request to immediately finalize Callais. It usual procedure is to issue one 32 days after the opinion, but given the upcoming election, it expedited the finalization by a vote of 8-1.
KBJ was livid, and filed a dissent. Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch filed a response to her in which they noted that delaying the finalization would mean the primaries would be held with an electoral map that was unconstitutional because of the bizarre gerrymanderied “snake” district running almost the length of the state.
They said KBJ’s claim that they were being political was “baseless and insulting,” as well as “groundless and irresponsible.” That’s judicial-speak for call her a stupid jerk.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/
Pass the SAVE Act!
REPORT: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger Considering a New Tax on GYM MEMBERSHIPS
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/report-virginia-governor-abigail-spanberger-considering-new-tax/
Prowler
@derzum_
Recent analyses show Trump’s ICE arrest and removal rate outpaces multiple Obama and Biden years combined, even after Minnesota.
Cont…
From earlier today – the info on the side is revealing…
PRAYER UP FOR RUDY
Tuesday morning, 8:00 a.m. east coast time Dept. of War with Sec. Hegseth and Chairman Caine will have a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury:
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxmASLfB-fe7LtO5O0i1I1K-O3_nG-W-sL