The Supreme Court handed down two major rulings this week — one gutting voting rights protections, one restricting access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Plus: AI-altered footage aired on a major news broadcast, Spirit Airlines shuts down, and citizens try to buy it, Hawaii's anti-Citizens United bill moves closer to becoming law, and Tina Marie announces she's running for Hawaii State Democratic Party Chair. We break it all down — and tell you exactly how to get involved.
UPDATE: The day after we recorded, the Supreme Court temporarily restored mifepristone access via mail and pharmacy for one week. Link in the show notes.
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00:31 Workers Over Billionaires Protest
01:04 Voting Rights Act Section 2
02:05 Midterm impact
02:40 Marc Elias / Democracy Docket
03:52 Supreme Court: Mifepristone ruling
06:24 Mifepristone editors update
07:43 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
07:53 Tizzyent breaks down AI vs. real security footage
11:10 Anti-Citizens United Bill SB 2471
12:16 Indivisible Hawai'i pushing for amendment before full vote
13:55 Spirit Airlines shutting down
20:52 Hawai'i: Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke won't seek re-election amid corruption investigation
22:27 East Coast: Graham Plattner running for U.S. Senate in Maine
24:01 How the Hawai'i Democratic Party works
25:11 Structure: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer + four county chairs
26:28 Tina Marie announces: she is running for Hawai'i State Democratic Party Chair
31:27 Grassroots win: Kaua’i County Convention
🔗 Show Notes & Resources
Supreme Court / Voting Rights
📺 Mark Elias — Democracy Docket: Expert legal analysis on voting rights — highly recommended for the Voting Rights Act Section 2 breakdown
AI & Media Literacy
📱 Tizzyent on Instagram: @Tizzyent His video comparing the AI-altered vs. real White House Correspondents' Dinner security footage is a must-watch
Hawai'i Legislation
📋 SB 2471 — Anti-Citizens United Bill: Hawai'i State Legislature Search "SB 2471" to track the bill's progress and full text
📧 Indivisible Hawai'i Mailing List: indivisible.org Sign up to get updates on SB 2471 and other Hawai'i legislative action items
Sylvia Luke - Tina Marie’s testimony on holding “our own” accountable
Spirit Airlines / Economic News
✈️ Spirit Airlines is closing down — NBC News
🌐 Let's Buy Spirit (citizen co-op pledge drive): letsbuyspiritair.com $2.3M pledged as of recording — check the site for current status
Get Involved with the Hawai'i Democratic Party
🗳️ Register as a Hawai'i Democratic Party member: Hawaiidemocrats.org Your membership matters — especially for validating nominations at the State Convention
🏛️ Support Tina Marie's run for Hawai'i State Democratic Party Chair — more details coming soon!
Abortion Access Update
📰 PBS NewsHour — Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Mifepristone Access: pbs.org/newshour Breaking update since we recorded — the court issued a one-week temporary order restoring mail and pharmacy access. Read this.
Mentioned This Episode
Graham Plattner — Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Maine (search his name for latest campaign updates)
Hawai'i County Convention (HCC) — Ranked Choice Voting added to platform
Kauai County Convention — New Indivisible-aligned leadership elected
Sponsored by: VegaBlastMeet the Team: Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie Even
Editor: Savannah Maira
Producers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira
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