Victoria B

@VBass

fellow. Author of Electoral Dysfunction. Views my own...who else’s would they be?

New York, NY
Joined February 2009
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  1. Dec 16

    Fun taking to my old boss . I asked some thought questions.

    NEW: joins to discuss current status of , , , the , & . And how stand in the way of the democratic agenda.
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    Dec 10

    1. US news cycles are uniquely unsuited to covering one big story that doesn't have lots of BREAKING news, but is instead about our democracy breaking due to Republican authoritarianism. We need to deliberately counteract that tendency in two ways, to help focus public attention.

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    Dec 9

    What happened today is huge. PACER reform passed the house during last Congress. Now it's headed for a senate vote with a gazillion cosponsors. When this bill passes, it will open up what's probably the biggest paywall in the world.

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  4. Dec 4

    The best SCOTUS reporter ever, , bringing the insight about the future of abortion rights in America.

    NEW: Supreme Justice grilled solicitor general of on what it would mean for the court's legitimacy if it does what Mississippi wants it to, overturn Roe v. Wade. who's covered the for over 40yrs joins.
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    Dec 2

    For a spirited conversation about Trump’s intelligence briefings and their historical parallels, listen to my chat with , , and on the latest episode of the :

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    Dec 1

    The House closed a gap in ethics law today, voting 422 to 4 to extend the STOCK Act's reporting obligations to federal judges. Applies to the SCOTUS and all the way down. When judges buy/sell/trade certain assets, those transactions will be disclosed beyond just annual reports.

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    Dec 1

    The "Free PACER" bill is scheduled for a vote tomorrow in . Last year made the wild claim that the bill would cost $2B and triple filing fees. Now they're saying it'd "abet criminality" by allowing anonymous access to legal documents.🤯 1/2

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    Nov 18

    Will Brad Raffensperger be the crucial witness (in Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ investigation) that brings Trump down? Listen closely to what he has to say in the new ⁦⁩ and judge for yourself.

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    Nov 18

    NEW: writes about infamous call in new book called , essentially accusing him of criminal conduct. could be a crucial witness in the ongoing investigation of Trump's conduct by DA

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    Nov 17

    What's the difference between El Chapo and the Sacklers (who unleashed oxycontin) ? We discuss with -- director of the powerful Hulu series - and -on whose book it is based- on new

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    Nov 7

    On this day, 105 years ago, Montanans sent Jeannette Rankin to the U.S. House of Representatives—making her the first woman ever elected to Congress. Jeannette’s trailblazing legacy continues to inspire folks across our state and country to this very day.

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    Nov 3

    A reminder that the last time the Senate voted on renewal of the Voting Rights Act (in 2006), the bill passed 98-0, including the vote of Senator McConnell. He never called VRA preclearance a power grab then.

    Last night, voters across America rejected Democrats and their radical agenda. So what are Senate Democrats doing today? Trying to pass a bill that would give Attorney General Garland sweeping new powers to micromanage election laws and voting procedures across the country.
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    Nov 3

    I’ve ridden the subways my entire life, my late grandmother was a transit cop 😫 and you are a whiny fucking baby to fear the subway this much, the idea that guns on the subway would be anything good only occurs to people who never encountered guns on the subway

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    In a colloquy with New York’s solicitor general, Justice Alito expresses empathy for working class New Yorkers forced to brave the city’s allegedly crime-infested subways on the way home from work, asking: Don’t they need to carry concealed guns to protect themselves?
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    Nov 3

    Interesting. After Rep. wins yesterday, haven't heard claims of election being "stolen" or "rigged." Yet, it's the same election officials doing the same job they did in 2020.

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  15. Nov 3

    Justices of the Supreme Court now surfacing their deep anxiety about crime and essentially setting up a ruling where gun regulation turns on quivering fear.

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  16. Nov 3

    State of NY up now defending its concealed carry permitting system.

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  17. Nov 3

    Every times Supreme Court arguments delve into Second Amendment history I'm reminded of Hartley's famous opening line. "The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there."

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  18. Nov 3

    Can you bar carrying a gun on subways? Can you bar carrying a gun into polling places?

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  19. Nov 3

    It was inevitable....and the Court knows it. If the plaintiffs win this gun case, then the next target for 2A absolutists is regulations on where you can carry a gun. That's why Justice Roberts is homing in on this.

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    Nov 3

    Sotomayor: there were laws about the state getting to decide who gets to carry arms.... The 14A protects against discriminatory denials, but the authority has existed throughout history, right?

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