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My INsnyde Take... JD Vance’s “Exploratory” Redistricting Tour: Knife-Fighting Democracy with a Butter Knife
So now we’ve hit the part of the MAGA sequel where JD Vance parachutes into Indiana to “explore” mid-decade redistricting — as if gerrymandering wasn’t already on life support from the last time Republicans used it to draw districts shaped like melted cheese. Vance and Braun swear this is just a friendly visit, nothing official — just some light “exploratory” democracy hacking, like a couple of pyros holding matches in a fireworks store saying they’re just looking. Of course, this all comes straight from Trump’s playbook: If you can’t win votes, redraw the lines until the map does it for you. And spare us the faux-legal pearl clutching — since when has constitutional gray area ever stopped this crowd?
Let’s be real: This isn’t about governance, it’s about raw, desperate power — the kind you chase when your movement is hollowed out, your policies are unpopular, and your only remaining strategy is rigging the field. Indiana Republicans already hold 7 of 9 seats, but apparently democracy isn’t fully dead until Frank Mrvan gets the boot and Andre Carson is contorted out of existence. And Democrats? They're showing up to a chainsaw fight with sporks, waxing poetic about fairness while MAGA operatives are building district maps with AI, bloodlust, and a Sharpie. If this is a “knife fight for democracy,” Indiana’s GOP brought a meat grinder — and they’re itching to plug it in.
Join us Tuesday, August 12, for a no-holds-barred interview as Beau Bayh—son of Evan and grandson of Birch—sits down with Gary Snyder and The SnydeReport for his first-ever media appearance amid growing speculation that he’s eyeing a run for Indiana Secretary of State.
Nothing is off limits. No question goes unanswered.
You don’t want to miss this one.
Beau Bayh takes the oath becoming a member of the Indiana Bar Association. September 2024. Birch Bayh Federal Building,Indianapolis. The Honorable David Hamilton, judge United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit presiding. The rule of law is one of the things that makes America exceptional. We must defend it.
As President Donald Trump looks to increase the Republican majority in Congress, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun confirmed on Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance will come to Indianapolis — likely to make a personal redistricting appeal.
“Indiana Republicans are so afraid of the voters that they are willing to rig the elections to drown Hoosiers voices. Indiana is already one of the most voter-suppressed states in the nation. Sending the Vice President here to beg for another Congressional seat is beyond absurd. Hoosiers need to stand up against this blatant undermining of democracy.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew swift backlash on Tuesday after unveiling plans for a new migrant detention center in Indiana — which she dubbed the “Speedway Slammer.”
The University of Notre Dame and Indiana State University each received "red light" ratings, while five other Hoosier colleges saw a mixture of yellow and green grades.
Mike Braun just made it crystal clear: if you’re an immigrant in Indiana, you’re now fair game in his political war cosplay. The governor signed off on a sweeping ICE collaboration that lets Indiana State Police, the DOC, and Homeland Security play junior border patrol agents—because what’s more American than bloating state power to round up brown people with no criminal record?
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The Marion County prosecutor’s office in Indianapolis has begun interviewing people regarding a deepfake video of a state lawmaker’s wife which was shared among statehouse staff earlier this year, according to people familiar with the prosecutor’s outreach.
Minors younger than age 18 will no longer be allowed to attend the Indiana State Fair in the evenings without someone at least age 25 accompanying them, the event's organizers announced on Aug. 5.
In the latest episode of Who Wants to Be a Corporate Lapdog?, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its 2025 “Legislator Scorecard,” a handy cheat sheet for identifying which lawmakers are most obedient to big business interests. Unsurprisingly, Rep. Martin Carbaugh and Rep. Craig Snow earned the Chamber’s coveted Small Business Champion title—a fancy way of saying “reliable yes-men for tax cuts and deregulation.”
Public approval of Donald Trump’s presidency has dropped by 6 percentage points since April and his approval rating is now 20 points underwater, 38-58, according to a new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll of 1,000 respondents conducted July 25-30.
THE ICONIC Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM is set to be canceled after a stunning 20-year run, sources exclusively told The U.S. Sun. Stern, 71, who has had a mega-bucks contract for decades at the subscription satellite radio provider, will likely cut some sort of deal for Sirius to keep his catalogue upon his exit, sources said.
President Donald Trump has taken to boasting that he severed ties with Jeffrey Epstein after learning that the child sex trafficker had “stolen” staff from his country club — but has failed to mention that it took him seven years to do so.
HOOSIERS! You keep showing up across our state to protest the actions of the Republican supermajority in cities and towns large and small. On the weekend of June 14, over 30,000 Hoosiers showed up to events in over 50 locations, according to data compiled by volunteers.
There were an estimated 12,000 attendees in Indianapolis, 5,000 in Fort Wayne, 3,000 in Bloomington, 2,000 in South Bend, 1,200 in Madison, 1,000 in Highland, 1,000 in Michigan City.
But those were the larger cities. Small towns showed up too! 450 in Pendleton, 400 in Warsaw, 150 in Spencer, 250 in Nashville, 200 in Bedford, 75 in Kentland, and many more in dozens of other cities across the state.
Donald Trump performed a very unusual gesture during a walkabout on the roof of the White House - just after apparently claiming he wanted to install nuclear missiles up there.
Conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch will give President Donald Trump regular updates on his health as part of an agreement to postpone Murdoch’s deposition in Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against him over a Wall Street Journal article about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Donald Trump has stopped short of endorsing J.D. Vance as his heir apparent for the 2028 election, instead saying his vice president would “probably” be the favorite to take over his MAGA movement.
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) argued that his state should move forward with its plan to radically gerrymander congressional districts there because, as a red state, “We deserve more representation.”
Top Democrats are speaking — and acting — in increasingly existential terms over the audacious Trump-backed push to redraw Texas' congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
Racists have for centuries attempted to justify their belief that they are made of superior stock by making absurdist, unfounded claims about the supposed innate differences between races. Today, President Donald Trump appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the economic impacts of his first months in office, as well as inform the public of his belief that undocumented migrants are more “naturally” inclined toward hard labor.
In a new campaign email titled “Rebate check?”, Donald Trump is suggesting that Americans could receive money back from tariffs—if they support him. The message, branded with the “Trump Vance 2025” logo, includes what appears to be a poll but is in fact a fundraising appeal.
Shane Steichen has apparently decided to spice up the preseason by handing the keys to the Colts’ offense—once again—to Anthony Richardson, the quarterback equivalent of a human highlight reel with a 50% hit rate. Richardson will start Thursday against the Ravens, because nothing says “quarterback confidence” like showcasing a guy whose completion percentage last year screamed “coin flip.”
Rickea Jackson scored 17 of her 25 points in the second half, Kelsey Plum had 25 points and 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 100-91 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in eight games.
A sex toy landed near Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in Los Angeles while the Fever played the Sparks on Tuesday night.
