Season Two, Episode Five: Takeovers, Mail In Ballots, & Gerrymandering Malice

Hitting back on the stories we have already covered and added some new ones in. Trump's coming after mail-in ballots, using the military to flex force in blue cities and threatening more, and there's a gerrymandering battle in GOP states across the Union. Links for this episode can be found here:

https://www.wunc.org/politics/2025-08-22/north-carolina-gerrymandering-redistricting-texas

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/tit-for-tat-gerrymandering-wars-won-t-end-soon-20841899.php

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-california-redistricting-supreme-court-win-2116767

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/08/trump-election-mail-paper-ballots-voting-machines-fact-checking-claims/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-planning-a-military-takeover-of-more-us-cities/ar-AA1L39Lz?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-signed-more-than-200-bills-into-law-here-s-the-list/ar-AA1L2UuU?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Nashville Pride sounds alarm, seeks $250K in donations to save LGBTQ parade

UGA, Georgia Southern drop LGBTQ terms from nondiscrimination policies

Hillary Clinton Urges LGBTQ Couples to Marry Before Supreme Court Threatens National Rights

Florida Officials Remove Rainbow Crosswalk at Orlando's Pulse

RURAL PRIDE LGBTQ Persecution in the United States - Lavender Scare | Watch

Texas contradicts itself in redistricting case | The Texas Tribune

Texas’s New Map Is Racial Division by Another Name | TIME

Trump vows to try banning mail-in voting before 2026 midterm elections

Almost a third of 2024 voters voted by mail, research shows

citations-mail-voting-states.pdf

Map Shows States Where Mail-in Voting Is Most—and Least—Popular - Newsweek