Captain Xtra
@captainxtra.bsky.social
I ain’t fond of bullies.
As in those who pick on innocents for no reason.
As in those who pick on innocents for no reason.
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Captain Xtra
@captainxtra.bsky.social
· Apr 4
So that new budget bill has an awful provision attacking courts.
It’s in Section 754 and the provision is titled Frivolous Litigation Deterrent.
I’ll share the text in the next post.
It’s in Section 754 and the provision is titled Frivolous Litigation Deterrent.
I’ll share the text in the next post.
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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms!
A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
🚨Onder v. Missouri
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms!
A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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This is a bad ruling for all of the reasons Justice Jackson’s dissent make clear. But as both the majority and dissent point out, it’s not likely to have major effects *this* cycle because we’re inside the 90-day NVRA purge window.
September 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is a bad ruling for all of the reasons Justice Jackson’s dissent make clear. But as both the majority and dissent point out, it’s not likely to have major effects *this* cycle because we’re inside the 90-day NVRA purge window.
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The per curiam opinion notes that, given the timing, this will only involve "individualized inquiries" for this election.
![The plaintiff organizations argue that the Federal Gov-
ernment will not suffer irreparable harm because federal
law currently prohibits state and local election authorities
from clearing their voter rolls in the weeks leading up to
federal elections. The organizations point to the National
Voter Registration Act (NVRA), 52 U. S. C. §20507(c)(2)(A),
which provides that “[a] State shall complete, not later than
90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for
Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to sys-
tematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the
official lists of eligible voters.”2 To be sure, that moratorium
limits the potential impact of staying the District Court’s
order in this case. Still, all agree that the order prevents
the Federal Government from using the modified SAVE
program to conduct individualized inquiries, which are per-
mitted under federal law during this period. The District
Court’s order thus inhibits the Federal Government’s ef-
forts to assist state and local agencies in the proper admin-
istration of the midterm elections. Under these circum-
stances, the equities weigh in favor of a stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicwo5ggyfefwfwxzzxz7gljvrrtwfl4dtluqzz5eh6rltxtt54cvy)
September 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The per curiam opinion notes that, given the timing, this will only involve "individualized inquiries" for this election.
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BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database with Social Security info, staying a district court order that had vacated the new policy.
Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
September 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database with Social Security info, staying a district court order that had vacated the new policy.
Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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The ruling also deals a blow to voting and privacy groups challenging DHS' overhaul of the database as a violation of federal privacy laws and an unconstitutional attempt to usurp states' authority over elections.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
Supreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purges
The decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order.
www.democracydocket.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The ruling also deals a blow to voting and privacy groups challenging DHS' overhaul of the database as a violation of federal privacy laws and an unconstitutional attempt to usurp states' authority over elections.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
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Jackson:
"Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."
"Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."
September 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Jackson:
"Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."
"Even more concerning is the majority’s omission of any consideration of the harms that might occur if the modified SAVE system is allowed to continue operating...[like] the risk that States might cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens."
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🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data.
The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
September 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data.
The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
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🚨 TEXAS PEEPS, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months.
The deadline to register is October 5.
Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months.
The deadline to register is October 5.
Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
September 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🚨 TEXAS PEEPS, CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months.
The deadline to register is October 5.
Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
A DPS screwup left voter registration applications sitting unprocessed for months.
The deadline to register is October 5.
Don’t find out at the ballot box that you’re not registered. CHECK IT NOW.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
September 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
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This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad.
September 23, 2026 at 8:54 AM
This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad.
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Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
September 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Ever heard of Peter Thiel? He helped start PayPal and Palantir, a data company that builds surveillance tools to spy on you. He's one of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley. He’s also dumping millions into Nebraska to help Pete Ricketts.
September 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Ever heard of Peter Thiel? He helped start PayPal and Palantir, a data company that builds surveillance tools to spy on you. He's one of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley. He’s also dumping millions into Nebraska to help Pete Ricketts.
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The President of the United States is a corrupt warmongering moron.
25th amendment him now
25th amendment him now
September 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The President of the United States is a corrupt warmongering moron.
25th amendment him now
25th amendment him now
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USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.
www.deseret.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
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Even post-January 6th, Trump's approval ratings weren't as low as they are today: 29%.
September 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Even post-January 6th, Trump's approval ratings weren't as low as they are today: 29%.
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In case anyone is unclear why Trump really backs A.I. 👇🏽
September 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
In case anyone is unclear why Trump really backs A.I. 👇🏽
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MS NOW, CNN & Politico announced they will sue the White House today for banning them, legend 1st and 5th amendment violations.
September 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
MS NOW, CNN & Politico announced they will sue the White House today for banning them, legend 1st and 5th amendment violations.
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Cartoonist: Daniel Boris
September 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Cartoonist: Daniel Boris
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Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit.
September 21, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit.
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As you watch ICE shoot people with no consequences do you have any doubt Trump will send them to the voting locations to intimidate voters?! That is why Democratic AG's need to be ready in advance to protect people in their states and immediately arrest ICE agents who interfere with elections!
September 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
As you watch ICE shoot people with no consequences do you have any doubt Trump will send them to the voting locations to intimidate voters?! That is why Democratic AG's need to be ready in advance to protect people in their states and immediately arrest ICE agents who interfere with elections!