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United States<p>Newsom warns Trump on red-state redistricting: ‘Playing with fire’</p><p>With Democrats lining up for a bare-knuckle match on redistricting, Gov. Gavin Newsom has offered President Trump a…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Americandemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Americandemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/congressionalmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congressionalmap</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/heatedletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatedletter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lastweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lastweek</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/midtermelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midtermelection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Newsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/presidenttrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presidenttrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redstate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/red" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>red</span></a>-stateredistricting <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/theWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2320886/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2320886/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>Map Shows States to Be Hit Hardest by Developing Tropical Storm Impacts <br>Source: Newsweek<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/eey7wpnv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/eey7wpnv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
MrCopilot<p>"Municipalities can only access federal aid from FEMA after a formal disaster declaration is approved by the president. On May 16, FEMA arrived in Warren County providing aid to residents whose homes and businesses were affected. The deadline to apply for individual assistance is this Friday, July 25. However, a presidential declaration for governmental assistance has thus far not been made."</p><p>Read more at: <a href="https://bgdailynews.com/2025/07/22/news_fema072225/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bgdailynews.com/2025/07/22/new</span><span class="invisible">s_fema072225/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ky</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bgdailynews.com/2025/07/22/news_fema072225/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bgdailynews.com/2025/07/22/new</span><span class="invisible">s_fema072225/</span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>Bathroom Proviso Now Law in South Carolina Schools <br>Source: YoCo News<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/e51avbco" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/e51avbco</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>Trump administration withholds millions in funding for South Carolina schools <br>Source: abccolumbia.com<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AssaultonEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AssaultonEducation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MadKingDonald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadKingDonald</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/dynx39c3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/dynx39c3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <br>Trump administration withholds millions in funding for South Carolina schools <a href="https://wpde.com/news/local/trump-administration-withholds-millions-in-funding-for-south-carolina-schools-donald-trump-office-of-budget-management-wciv-abc-news-4-july-7-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wpde.com/news/local/trump-admi</span><span class="invisible">nistration-withholds-millions-in-funding-for-south-carolina-schools-donald-trump-office-of-budget-management-wciv-abc-news-4-july-7-2025</span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>What’s ahead: Fewer insured, more hungry, higher power bills <br>Source: Charleston City Paper<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MadKingDonald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadKingDonald</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaronthePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaronthePoor</span></a><br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/dx6hto9l" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/dx6hto9l</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@boor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>boor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Paxil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Paxil</span></a></span> Politics aside, I have no earthly idea what it will take for me to give a shit about anything that is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> again. I want them to hurt and suffer and pay.</p>
Crooks&Liars<p><a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/July4thWeekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>July4thWeekend</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/July4thHoliday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>July4thHoliday</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/UncleSam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncleSam</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/RedAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedAmerica</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/BlueAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueAmerica</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/PurpleState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PurpleState</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/PoliticalCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCartoon</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/EditorialCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EditorialCartoon</span></a>, @Rattoons1776</p><p><a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/our-crazy-uncles?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=104320" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/07/our</span><span class="invisible">-crazy-uncles?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=104320</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Recommended book: The Disunited States - Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work. Ryan D. Griffiths. Examines the growing interest in a national divorce between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> America and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. Discusses how current <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> in America is a problem, but it is one that needs to be worked out through dialogue rather than a bloody <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a>. Brings expert analysis on the topic of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secession</span></a>, &amp; how it works <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/globally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globally</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">global.oup.com/academic/produc</span><span class="invisible">t/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bonafried" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bonafried</span></a></span> I think <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoniErnst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoniErnst</span></a> should lead the way and take all the fuckers in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> who voted for her with her.</p>
Henry Stone<p>Republicans are losing their sh't over this guy.....<br>He wants City owned Grocery Stores OMG <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> , wait State owned Liquor Stores in a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> is not Socialism?????</p>
Dave Spector<p>Well, the Eye of Sauron/GOP has turned fully on Mandami and Trump’s surrogates have wasted no time in equating New Yorkers to rats. How very Neo-Nazi of them.</p><p>Tommy IQ-of-two then goes even farther and asserts those very economically productive “rats” in the richest city in the US are responsible for $37T in US debt — rather than the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadbeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deadbeats</span></a> who steal money from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluestates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluestates</span></a> by not paying their red state income taxes. </p><p><a href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/tommy-tubervilles-rat-talk-isnt-just-racist-its-a-warning.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">al.com/news/2025/06/tommy-tube</span><span class="invisible">rvilles-rat-talk-isnt-just-racist-its-a-warning.html</span></a></p>
Charming Malcontent<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idaho</span></a>, what a fine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> example of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FlyOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlyOver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAt</span></a> Shit Hole.. it seems they really "back the blue" (n't).<br>It's a good job <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is a hoax</p><p>Feeling great yet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Murrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murrica</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/firefighters-ambushed-gunman-responding-brush-fire-coeur-dalene/story?id=123325507" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/firefighters</span><span class="invisible">-ambushed-gunman-responding-brush-fire-coeur-dalene/story?id=123325507</span></a></p>
Southern Libtard<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bluestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluestate</span></a></p>
Dave Spector<p>You left out the most important point:</p><p>blue state federal remittances / tax dollars make it possible for red states to have no state income taxes. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/No" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>No</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> money for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deadbeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deadbeats</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@timfullerton/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>timfullerton</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.threads.com/@timfullerton/post/DLfTnsWgKUM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">threads.com/@timfullerton/post</span><span class="invisible">/DLfTnsWgKUM</span></a></p>
Dave Spector<p>No Blue state money for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deadbeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deadbeats</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCheats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCheats</span></a> — </p><p>Remember blue states taxes make it possible for red states to have no state income taxes. </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/@servelan/114767456584474198" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsie.social/@servelan/114767</span><span class="invisible">456584474198</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TakerStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakerStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakerStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakerStates</span></a> Blue states contribute more tax money than they take. Blue states subsidize Red States</p>
-0--1-<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Redstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Redstate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TakerStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakerStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakerStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakerStates</span></a></p>
Henry Stone<p>[Video] ‘Horrific’: Gov. McMaster comments on allegations against SC Rep. RJ May <br>Source: WIS<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/govmcmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>govmcmaster</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Predator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Predator</span></a> <br> <a href="https://share.newsbreak.com/dn56qlse" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.newsbreak.com/dn56qlse</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>