Streamer Died On Camera After “10 Days Of Torture”, Humiliating Trump Fox News Texts, & My Response
PDS Published 08/20/2025
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A French Kick streamer died on air at the end of a ten-day broadcast that involved him being beaten, bullied, and brutally deprived of sleep.
This after he had already reportedly been subject to months and possibly years of humiliation and abuse – hours and hours of which were captured on camera – with nothing being done to stop it.
His name was Raphael Graven (Rah-fye-el Gra-ven - AUDIO) but he was known online as “Jean Pormanove" (Zhon Por-mah-nov - AUDIO) or "JP."
He was 46-years-old and, according to some stats online, he had the most popular Kick channel in France – and at times one of the most watched worldwide.
He reportedly started out filming himself gaming but eventually ended up as part of a collective run by a guy known as Owen, along with another by the name of Safine (Sah-feen).
And these two? They reportedly got a kick out of bullying him, with this soon evolving into full-on physical and psychological abuse.
Right, all on camera, they suggested he’d never find love without the income from streaming.
They threatened to “throw him out on the street” when he tried to leave.
They apparently beat him, choked him, shot him with a paintball gun, poured paint and oil on him, and just seemingly tortured him in a way they could think of. []
In one clip, for example, they claimed to have locked him in the trunk of their car, and drove over speed bumps at high speed.
With some viewers of course encouraging them to go even further in the comments – and even paying for it.
Right, by the end of the 298-hour livestream that ended with JP’s death, they had collected more than 36,000 euros according to the fundraising counter on screen. []
Though, notably, with that, JP? He appears not to be the only victim.
Right, an individual identified only as Coudoux (Coo-doo) – who is reported to have a disability and be under guardianship – has also suffered abuse on stream. []
And what’s more, a French investigative media outlet actually exposed the abuse back in December.
And in fact, Owen and Sah-feen were taken into police custody and questioned in January.
But they were then released and seemingly free to pick up right where they left off.
With the French prosecutor saying that "Both the individuals suspected to be implicated and those suspected to be victims denied the commission of any offenses." []
But again, so much of this? It was filmed.
Right, now, in the wake of JP’s death, you have people posting videos of everything he endured, as well as clips of JP speaking out about the abuse, or even saying he felt forced to accept it because he earned an income from them. []
With one showing Owen taking his phone and reading aloud texts to his mother, one of which said:
"This is going too far. I feel like I’m being held hostage with their shitty concept. I’ve had enough, I want to get out of here, but the other guy won’t let me — he’s keeping me prisoner."
And in another video, Owen and Sah-feen are heard explicitly discussing the possibility of JP dying live on air —
pressuring him to say "to the camera, right now, that if he dies live tomorrow, it's because of his shitty health and not because of us." []
Of course, we saw them striking a different tone after JP actually died.
With Owen posting on his Instagram account:
"My brother, my partner, my friend. Six years side by side, never letting go of each other. I love you, my brother, and we will miss you terribly," []
Other than that, however, you have the two keeping quiet.
With Owen’s lawyer claiming JP had cardiovascular problems, also saying:
“All those scenes are just staged, they follow a script.” []
And adding:
“We are waiting for the results of the investigation to determine the full circumstances of JP's death and to identify the responsibilities of each party," []
And with that, at this stage, the exact cause of JP’s death is technically unknown.
He died in his sleep on the stream.
And you have the French Minister for Digital Affairs confirming that an investigation is underway, saying she referred the matter to the country’s digital and audiovisual communication regulator, and adding:
“The responsibility of online platforms regarding the dissemination of illicit content is not optional: it is the law. This type of failure can lead to the worst and has no place in France, Europe, or anywhere else.”[]
And with that, Kick has said it will cooperate with authorities and is undertaking a review of its French content, saying:
“All co-streamers who participated in this live broadcast have been banned pending the ongoing investigation.” []
And then we’re seeing this situation draw the attention of the broader Kick and streaming community.
Right, you actually have Adin Ross claiming he’ll cover JP’s funeral costs with help from Drake, writing on X:
“This is horrible and disgusting. Whoever was apart of this deserves to face severe consequences.”
“Drake and I will be covering the funeral costs , this won’t bring his life back, it’s the least we can do.” []
Beyond that, you have the likes of Asmongold saying these men need to be arrested, especially for the fact that what happened on these streams was apparently known to law enforcement:
“wait, so these people already got—they were already in police custody for abuse of people with disabilities? You got to put the people that did this in jail. What are we even talking about here? It's not even a question. Like obviously they're complicit. Well, they're doing it on purpose. I understand like you have games like Fear Factor and things like this but…
“He basically got kidnapped. How did the police not get involved with this? This is awful” (BYTE: 1:16-1:34, 1:41-1:46)
But with that, we’ll have to see what comes out of the official investigation, if we see any charges or arrests coming, and then just what this means for Kick and streaming in general.
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This has gotta be the most humiliating day for Fox News since the Dominion lawsuit.
Once again, it’s a defamation suit against the network, but this time it’s from the other voting machine company that was made the object of election fraud conspiracy theories in 2020: Smartmatic. [Image]
With the firm seeking 2.7 billion dollars in damages over claims that Fox knowingly promoted false voter fraud conspiracy theories in 2020. [Headline]
And this suit’s been around since 2021, but what’s new this week is that reams of previously redacted documents are now visible.
And they reveal a lot of crazy ass shit, starting with messages that give a glimpse into the network’s anxiety about hemorrhaging viewers after the election.
With the media empire’s founder, Rupert Murdoch, emailing Fox News’ chief executive Suzanne Scott: “Getting creamed by CNN! Guess our viewers don’t want to watch it.” [Quote and image]
As well as host Jesse Watters texting a producer, “There’s an audience uprising vs. Fox like I’ve never seen.” [Quote]
But his producer told him that if Fox called the election for Biden, “you cannot, under any circumstances, cast doubt” on it because “the powers that be are not having any of it.” [Quote]
With Watters texting then fellow host Pete Hegseth, now the Defense Secretary, the same day asking, “By the way, did you get the memo about not saying fraud?” [Quote]
Then, a couple of months later, he texted another host, Greg Gutfeld: “Think about how incredible our ratings would be if Fox went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL.” [Quote]
This even though he testified that he saw “no evidence that Smartmatic Technology switched votes in the 2020 Election in the United States.” [Quote]
In fact, his colleague Jeanine Pirro [Peero] said much the same, reportedly testifying that she agreed the election was “fair and free,” that Smartmatic did nothing wrong, and that Biden was “legitimately elected.” [Quotes]
Yet despite that, she reportedly told Sean Hannity she was angry that Fox didn’t air an episode of her show and said:
“I’M TIRED OF THE CENSORSHIP AND I’M EMBARRASSED BY HOW THEY CALLED THIS ELECTION.” [Quote]
Then, three days later she texted Sidney Powell, Trump’s personal attorney at the time:
“It’s Jeanine P. Got a former CIA chief of station who knows [about] development of Dominion. Keep fighting.” [Quote]
Meanwhile, her producer warned her, “You should be very careful with this stuff and protect yourself given the ongoing calls for evidence that has not materialized.” [Quote]
Also, before this next part I should note for context that Fox prohibited on-air personalities from political involvement.
Yet Pirro, who’s now Trump's U.S. Attorney for D.C., texted then RNC chair Ronna McDaniel before the election:
“I work so hard for the party across the country. I’m the Number 1 watched show on all news cable all weekend. I work so hard for the President and party.” [Quote]
And in another exchange with Eric Trump, she appeared frustrated that the president hadn’t yet rewarded her loyalty by pardoning her ex husband, who had been convicted for tax evasion and conspiracy. [Quote, find “tax evasion”]
Though Trump would eventually pardon him just before leaving office.
Then, in another exchange with a friend in October 2020, Pirro described how Sean Hannity had stormed into the Oval Office “like he owns the place, throws his papers on the Pres desk and says, you don’t mind if I use your private bathroom, and walks into bathroom within Oval and uses it.” [Quote]
With her calling her colleague an “egomaniac” and continuing: “[He] Looks at me and says, I got to talk to him… It’s all abt him, period. No one else matters.” [Quote]
But it wasn’t just Hannity and Pirro; a third host on Fox Business, Maria Bartiromo [Barter-omo], got in on the Trump action.
With her messaging Powell, “Sidney we must keep you out there,” and then adding in reference to her colleague Lou Dobbs, “Dobbs is considered very opinionated. I am news.” [Quote]
Then, she said, “I am very worried … Please please overturn this. Bring the evidence. I know you can.” [Same quote]
With her also telling Rudy Giuliani, another of Trump’s then personal lawyers, “I want you to overturn this.” [Same quote]
But at least one person at the network had morals, because the anchor Bret Baier [Bay-er] complained to an executive about Bartiromo’s lies and declared:
“None of that is true as far as we can tell. We need to fact-check this crap.” [Quote]
Now all of this comes as five years of legal backlash for the right-wing media’s election denialism is finally nearing an end.
With Smartmatic squeezing a settlement out of another cable network, Newsmax, last September for 40 million dollars. [Headline]
Then Newsmax also settling with Dominion last week for 67 million dollars. [Headline]
And of course, in 2023 Fox settled with Dominion for nearly 800 million dollars. [Headline]
With that case revealing that many of the network’s top stars privately mocked Trump’s allies for pushing conspiracy theories while publicly spreading those same theories themselves.
And I know it’s easy to forget this stuff, but some of these messages were so insane it’s worth briefly repeating them.
Right, so Tucker Carlson texted Laura Ingraham, “Sidney Powell is lying by the way. I caught her. It’s insane.” [Quote]
To which Ingraham replied, “Sidney is a complete nut. No one will work with her. Ditto with Rudy.” [Quote same link]
And then Carlson adding, “Our viewers are good people and they believe it.” [Quote same link]
With him later texting Ingraham and Hannity about a Fox News reporter who was fact-checking Trump’s election lies:
“Please get her fired. It needs to stop immediately, like tonight. It’s measurably hurting the company. The stock price is down. Not a joke.” [Quote same link]
As well as Fox’s managing editor in Washington, Bill Sammon, reportedly saying, “It’s remarkable how weak ratings make good journalists do bad things.” [Quote same link]
And the network’s president, Jay Wallace, reportedly saying about Lou Dobbs: “The North Koreans do a more nuanced show.” [Quote same link]
Now while obviously Fox lost big on the Dominion suit, at least financially, it’s trotting out the same defense in its case with Smartmatic.
Essentially arguing that with the voter fraud claims being newsworthy, it just covered them; it didn’t endorse them.
And that either way, its coverage didn’t harm the company as much as the suit alleges.
With Fox saying, “The evidence shows that Smartmatic’s business and reputation were badly suffering long before any claims by President Trump’s lawyers on Fox News and that Smartmatic grossly inflated its damage claims to generate headlines and chill free speech.” [Quote]
Also, the network’s eager to highlight a separate, ongoing federal corruption case against Smartmatic that was filed by Biden’s DoJ last year.
With Trump halting most foreign bribery cases this year, but conspicuously leaving this one open — I WONDER WHY. [Headline/image]
And because Fox successfully petitioned for access to documents in that case, we now have more details about what the allegations are.
With federal prosecutors claiming that Smartmatic overbilled Los Angeles County for voting equipment, then funneled the extra cash into a “slush fund” for bribing government officials in the Philippines and Venezuela. [Quote]
But the county’s registrar-recorder’s office denied the claims, telling the LA Times they’ve found no such evidence of overbilling. [Quote same link, find “registrar-recorder’s”]
Either way, though, corruption, waste, fraud and abuse are not the same as a conspiracy to rig the presidential election.
So now, both Smartmatic and Fox have asked the judge in their case for a summary judgment, which is when they get a ruling without a trial.
But it’ll likely be months before we get a decision on that, so for now, I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions to everything you’ve heard.
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Target abandoned woke and went broke.
That is what some people are arguing after seeing today’s headline that the company is replacing its CEO as sales are faltering.
This morning in early trading, Target’s stock fell around eight percent.
According to the AP, the chain has reported flat or declining comparable sales in nine out of the past eleven quarters.
And its sales dipped around 2% just in the last three months, with net income also going down 21%.
And it is worth noting that Target has been struggling for a few years after peaking during COVID.[]
And there are tons of different factors at play, like competition from rival stores and tariffs.
Not to mention, consumer habits changed dramatically after the pandemic, people didn’t need as many home gadgets and TVs, especially with inflation.[]
But many have been pointing to the ongoing boycotts Target faced after getting rid of its DEI initiatives in January as Trump was taking office.
There were tons of different campaigns and initiatives encouraging people to shop elsewhere, including one that was initially set to coincide with Lent and last 40 days, but due to its success the group opted to continue it.
And again, while the boycotts were not the only thing impacting Target this quarter, you have outlets like Forbes noting that:
“Target’s current status offers a valuable lesson in navigating the complex intersection of business and politics, which is underscoring the importance of consistency. Adjusting a company’s DEI program may seem like an easy way to appease certain stakeholders in lieu of others, but the long-term consequences can be the questioning of consumer trust and loyalty.”[]
Earlier this month, Jamal Bryant, a pastor who led the boycotts even talked about the protest to Bloomberg, saying they focused on the company because it previously was very supportive of the Black community and Black-owned brands.[]
Adding:
“We will break Target. We will break any company that doesn't honor our dignity while they are trying to take our dollar."
And in their report from last quarter, Target did acknowledge that the boycotts had impacted business.
So now that Brian Cornell, who was CEO at the time DEI policies were rolled back, is being replaced by someone new, people see this as a win.
With people online writing things like:
“Target caved to Trump, sold out their core customers, and torched their own brand. They chose this path, and now they’re paying for it.”[]
“Reminder: Black consumers hold $1.8 trillion in spending power and we’re done spending it on companies that play in our faces. @Target thought we’d stay quiet after the DEI rollback. Now sales are sinking, the CEO’s out, and yes… we’re still boycotting.”[]
The new CEO will officially come in February, 2026. []
But one analyst told CNN that today’s stock slump shows that markets are not impressed with the new pick, as he is an internal hire, explaining:
“that does not necessarily remedy the problems of entrenched groupthink and the inward-looking mindset that have plagued Target for years. Target, which used to be very attuned to consumer demand, has lost its grip on delivering for the American shopper.”[]
But I would love to know your thoughts on any of this, on boycotters claiming victory here, if you think it was more multifactor, or if you think this should inspire more people to use boycotting as a strategy moving forward.
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Apparently one of the solutions to illegal immigration is just painting the border wall black.
That’s what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a news conference yesterday at the border:
“If you look at the structure behind me, it’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also goes deep into the ground, which would make it very difficult, if not impossible, to dig under. And today we are also going to be painting it black.” @0:13
So how does painting it black actually help reduce illegal crossings?
Well, according to Noem:
“That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black, it gets even warmer, and it will make it even harder for people to climb.” @0:27
US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks was quick to add that there would be other benefits, such as preventing rust on the wall.
This move also stands out because it almost feels like a backslide into the strategy his first administration deployed of focusing on the wall itself.
Something Trump has moved away from this time around and instead is focusing on immigration enforcement within the US through deportations and raids.
It’s unclear how much it would cost to paint the wall, but it’ll likely come from the $46.5 billion Congress set aside in the Big Beautiful Bill to modernize the border barrier system.
This also isn’t the first time Trump has tried to paint the wall black.
In 2020 US Customs and Border Protection announced it was testing a black coating on the wall…
But some agency officials felt that it wouldn’t be very effective and was just being done to make Trump happy.
Like sure, a black, metal border wall would be HOT.
The Southern Border is essentially desert-like all the way across it and already hot as hell.
Black absorbs more light and thus more energy, making objects even hotter.
It’s hard to get an exact number for how hot this can make the beams, but it’s safe to say they’ll burn the shit out of you.
Right, Phoenix ROADS get to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, which is enough to severely burn people.
And metal gets hotter still.
BUT -- and this is a big but -- It's also not hard to counter a hot surface.
Most people do it everyday when taking stuff out of the oven.
And it’s pretty common for migrants to use things like rope ladders to climb the wall, since it’s already difficult to climb and hot as fuck.
This announcement was also accompanied by news that about 700 new miles of border wall will be built and that they’re making good progress with about half-a-mile a day being laid down.
The question still remains though:
Is this even necessary?
Right, the Trump administration claims there were about 6,000 detentions at the border in June… a record low according to the administration.
As a matter of fact, they claim that it’s 90% lower than what the border crossings were last year under President Biden.
The administration was so happy about the numbers that Noem even said in a statement:
“History made, again. The numbers don’t lie—this is the most secure the border has ever been.”
“President Trump didn’t just manage the crisis—he obliterated it. No more excuses. No more releases. We’ve put the cartels on defense and taken our border back.”
So is the black wall just performative and could the money be better spent elsewhere?
Or would it have been better received if the focus was on “it’ll make the wall not rust and save us money” rather than “it’ll burn people?”
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Are you an anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-capitalist terrorist?
Well I’ve got news for you: Donald Trump Ain’t having none of it.
With his US Citizenship & Immigration Services announcing that they’re expanding social media vetting, which was already introduced in June, to cover more immigrants and to include searches for “anti-American activity.” [Quote, find “negative factor”]
With a spokesperson explaining, “America’s benefits should not be given to those who despise the country and promote anti-American ideologies.” [Quote]
And adding, “Immigration benefits—including to live and work in the United States—remain a privilege, not a right.” [Same quote]
This coming two months after the State Department began vetting student visa applicants for “hostile attitudes towards our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles.” [Quote]
So starting this week, it appears that not just students, but anyone applying to work or live in the United States, will be put through this scrutiny.
Now the question everyone’s asking here is obvious: what exactly is anti-Americanism?
And the administration does not give any clear definition, leading experts to call this vague and unconstitutional.
With Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, writing on X:
“The term has no prior precedent in immigration law and its definition is entirely up to the Trump admin.” [Post]
And then likening Trump’s policy to McCarthyism, a reference to the Red Scare of the 1950s. [Same post]
And actually, he’s totally on point, because the White House itself points to the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act for some examples of “anti-American” ideologies.
With the relevant section banning communist party members, advocates of “world communism,” opponents of “all organized government,” and people who wish to overthrow the US government by force or violence from becoming citizens. [Quote]
But if all that’s already banned by the act, it’s unclear what the Trump administration’s doing differently, unless it means more by “anti-American” than those categories.
And there, its press release offers some clues.
With it saying they’ll vet for people who promote or engage in “anti-Semitic activity,” “anti-Semitic ideologies,” “anti-Semitic terrorism” and “anti-Semitic terrorist organizations.” [Quote]
Which, given the government’s recent treatment of universities and their students, has led many to suspect this is just another ploy to silence political dissent.
With one user on Reddit asking, “Is being against the recent strike in Iran or being in favor of a cease fire in Gaza anti-American or antisemitic? What if you personally don’t like Trump as a President or you shared a post on the recent South Park episodes making fun of him (and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi) Noem?” [Quote]
And for now, we’ll just have to wait and see, but for all my viewers with a visa or hoping to get one, if you haven’t done so already, maybe now’s a good time to scrub that social media feed.
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Pete Hegseth’s security detail isn’t just big - it’s draining the Army’s crime investigators dry.
And the true scope of this problem was just uncovered by the Washington Post through dozens of interviews and the review of countless documents.
Right, security details for top Defense Department officials are fielded from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division - or the CID.
They provide security for the defense secretary, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Army secretary, and more.
Handling things like security coordination for public appearances, serving as advance teams, and as security for motorcades as well as during travel at home and abroad.
But that’s usually only part of their responsibilities - the CID’s main function is to investigate serious crimes within the Army.
They’re meant to investigate things like contracting fraud, sexual assault, or violence on Army bases like the shooting we saw at Fort Stewart in Georgia earlier this month.
And the typical split between these two sides of the CID is usually pretty clear - of their 1,500 agents, roughly 150 typically serve on VIP security details, according to the Washington Post’s sources.
But when Pete Hegseth took office, that changed fast - with one of the Post’s unnamed sources saying the number of agents on security details jumped up to over 400.
With another saying it was even more than that - 500 or more.
And for those not good with math, that’s triple the number from before Hegseth came in.
Now, there’s a couple of reasons for this - one of them being Hegseth’s big blended family as well as multiple family properties across states.
He has a grand total of 7 children - 3 from his previous marriage, 3 from his current wife’s previous marriage, and one that they have together.
And security details have reportedly been assigned to residences in Tennessee, DC, and in Minnesota where his ex-wife and the mother of 3 of his children lives.
But it isn’t just the size of his family or even the multiple locations - there has been a marked rise in politically motivated violence as the wedge splitting our country gets driven deeper and deeper.
Hegseth specifically faced a bomb threat at his home in Tennessee shortly after he was nominated for Secretary of Defense.
And with this increase in threats and violence comes a need for more security.
So all of these things coming together has resulted in an unprecedented personal protection detail for Pete Hegseth.
With one official saying,
“I’ve never seen this many security teams for one guy. Nobody has.”
Though it’s important to note that the Army CID said in a statement that Hegseth himself never requested this extra security.
Adding that he has, quote, “has never effected CIDs recommended security posture.”
But this problem isn’t limited to Hegseth or the CID - other agencies are also dealing with the need to beef up security for VIPs in the face of increased threats of political violence.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has beefed up her own detail and she’s actually taken up residence rent-free on a DC military base.
With her spokesperson saying she needs that extra layer of protection because she regularly receives death threats - which the spokesperson attributes to Homeland Security’s counterterrorism and counternarcotics mandates.
Even the US Marshal Service - which typically protects members of the federal judiciary - has reportedly had to assign protective details at rates they haven’t seen in decades because of a rise in threats.
But for the CID, this is a special kind of problem because it's already facing significant staff shortages and budgetary shortfalls and has been for years.
So this unprecedented situation with Hegseth has forced the CID to take some drastic measures.
In fact, they reportedly had to recall highly trained agents in order to backfill Hegseth’s security team.
With unnamed CID officials telling the Post that staff receive emails from the agency’s leadership seeking 10 to 15 agents to fill last-minute requests in DC, Tennessee, or Minnesota for anywhere between 2 weeks and 90 days at a time.
With one of the officials saying,
“I see why they’re doing it.”
“But at the same time, you take an agent out of the field for two weeks to 90 days, those cases aren’t getting reassigned. And if they are, there’s very minimal work getting done on that.”
With another official saying that those who coordinate Hegseth’s security seem to think there’s, quote, “just a bottomless pit of agents and money.”
Adding,
“I don’t think anybody’s holding them accountable for it.”
Now, the agency is working to alleviate this strain as much as possible - in its budget request for the coming year, they’re reportedly looking to hire as many as 250 additional personnel exclusively for executive protection details.
Plus a boost of up to $253 million to make sure that all of its core investigative responsibilities are met.
But it doesn’t look like those wishes are likely to be granted - at least not in full.
According to documents reviewed by the Washington Post, the CID requested almost $716 million but the Trump administration is only supporting roughly $463 million.
And of the nearly $45 million sought for executive protection details, less than half that has the administration’s backing.
It’s important to note, however, that the failures to fulfill the entirety of the CID’s budget requests isn’t limited to the Trump administration.
According to the Post, similar requests were made of the Biden administration last year and were also not fully met.
But not everyone is enthused about media attention to this issue in general - the Washington Post reached out to the Pentagon which declined to answer several of the outlet’s questions.
With the spokesperson, Sean Parnell, saying it was “astonishing” that the news media would look into this issue at all and accusing the Post of revealing sensitive information about Kristi Noem.
Which the Post notably called a false accusation.
And Purnell went on to say in a statement to the Independent,
“Any action pertaining to the security of Secretary Hegseth and his family has been in response to the threat environment and at the full recommendation the Army Criminal Investigation Division. When left-wing blogs like The Washington Post continue to dox cabinet secretaries’ security protocols and movements, it puts lives at risk.” []
With that, I’ll pass the question off to you - what are your thoughts about this whole thing?
Let me know in those comments down below.
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Dude mentioned 93% are gerrymandered.
“Making it sound like this is a TX only problem.”
Gerrymandering is an issue -- that isn’t what we’re really discussing today.
Instead the big issue is that TX is turning this from a once-in-a-decade fight into something that will happen every election.
Right, I even mention this exact thing in the video, which was flat out ignored.
Yes -- both sides gerrymander and how egregious it is varies by state.
But by choosing to redraw their congressional map to so brazenly and blatantly steal an election, Texas is forcing Blue states to do the same.
What’s the other option for them?
Just raise their hands and go “oh well, maybe next time!”
We’re already seeing why this decision by Texas is disastrous.
Blue states respond, red states respond.
At least before we had districts that at least PRETENDED to not be gerrymanderd.
Now it’s blatant and us voters don’t get an actual say in who our rep will be.
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