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Black Politician Arrested, Dragged From Hearing After Criticizing Texas GOP (atlantadailyworld.com)

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Photo: Isaiah Martin for Congress A Democratic congressional candidate was arrested and dragged out of a Texas House hearing after criticizing GOP-led redistricting efforts, per PEOPLE. On Thursday (July 24), Isaiah Martin, 27, a candidate for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, was speaking at a public hearing held by the Texas House Congressional Redistricting Committee when … Continued

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 3 days ago

Jesus fucking christ. I’ve seen some really messed up gerrymandered district maps with insane shapes, but the blatant encircling shape of this one makes it just brutal.