Aaron Homer on Bluesky — April 29, 2026

The Supreme Court Guts the Voting Rights Act

The dominant theme of Aaron's day was the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which he engaged with extensively through reposts of legal analysts, journalists, and commentators. The 6-3 decision, authored by Justice Alito along partisan lines, effectively gutted what remained of the Voting Rights Act by sharply restricting states' ability to draw majority-minority districts as remedies for racial vote dilution. Aaron amplified voices describing the ruling as a catastrophic rollback of civil rights — Nikole Hannah-Jones warned that Black congressional representation in the South could disappear much as it did after Reconstruction, while Jamelle Bouie argued the Court had simply recreated the pre-Brown world by permitting racial discrimination under "facially neutral" cover. Jay Willis pointed out the particular audacity of the ruling: Congress explicitly passed legislation in 1982 to overrule a prior narrow Court interpretation of the VRA, and Alito essentially declared that correction void. Aaron also reposted commentary noting the immediate downstream consequence — Louisiana's governor moving to suspend ongoing House primaries and redraw maps to eliminate both majority-Black districts — with one voice stating flatly that calling these officials segregationists is simply accurate. A political scientist Aaron reposted observed that congressional maps will look unrecognizable by 2028, predicting a retaliatory maximum-gerrymandering response from blue states like New York.

Democratic Failures and Political Disappointments

Aaron showed frustration with Democratic leadership on multiple fronts. He reposted criticism of the 42 House Democrats who joined Republicans to reauthorize FISA Section 702 — the warrantless surveillance law — with party leadership declining to whip members against it. He also reposted reaction to the news that outgoing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy had placed his children on a state board just before leaving office. On the question of whether voters can actually learn and course-correct, Aaron reposted a discussion about thermostatic political behavior and added his own brief note that even if electoral feedback is slow, it might still matter in 2028 when it counts most.

DOJ Weaponization, the SPLC, and Alex Jones

Aaron engaged with several stories about the administration using legal and financial pressure against political opponents. He reposted commentary on the indictment of former NIH official David Morens for using private messaging tools — a charge critics noted would implicate virtually the entire current administration — framing it as an attempt to align law enforcement with the right-wing media narrative. The Southern Poverty Law Center's situation drew attention after Fidelity reportedly pulled back support under government pressure; Aaron reposted both a call to donate to the SPLC and analysis explaining that this is how authoritarian deterrence works even without a final legal loss. Meanwhile, a Texas appeals court stayed the transfer of InfoWars to The Onion's affiliated receiver, further delaying any payout to Sandy Hook families.

Other Topics

Aaron reposted a striking data point about American students flocking to Sciences Po in France — applications up 52%, while Sciences Po students seeking to study in the US dropped 50%. He also shared a report on the US conditioning health aid to African nations on mineral and trade concessions, and reposted criticism of the media's failure to treat mass deportation rhetoric with appropriate seriousness during the campaign. On housing, Aaron amplified the straightforward argument that the only solution to the housing crisis is building more housing, pushing back against a Senate bill that would restrict build-to-rent construction.