Breaking down the confusing stuff: civics, government, and politics into simple language any with 7th grade reading level can follow! ANTI-NAZI. FREE RESOURCES 🔗: theshatterpoint.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3melxparc5c2zTulsa was just the beginning. https://substack.com/@theshatterpoint/note/p-187648228?r=53w5qk11 Feb 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3melxparc5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3meaojibhqk2wyoutu.be/HrLbxDZYsB8 https://youtu.be/HrLbxDZYsB807 Feb 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaojibhqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3meaoirbtpc2wyoutu.be/XmOuWBTvrT0 https://youtu.be/XmOuWBTvrT007 Feb 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaoirbtpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mdvxpuk4ac2jReconstruction did not fail. It was deliberately dismantled. Kicking off our Second Annual BHM with a breakdown of how Black Democracy was strategically destroyed during Reconstruction, paving the way for segregation. THE SHATTERPOINT IS ALWAYS FREE. https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/black-history-month-special-reconstruction?r=53w5qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true02 Feb 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvxpuk4ac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mdqj6ieh7k2tThe process of lawmaking in the US is designed to be slow, careful, and public. The entire journey begins with a bill (a formal written proposal for a new law), which can be introduced by any member of the legislative branch (the part of government made up of House of Representatives and Senate). https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/the-journey-of-a-bill-how-ideas-become?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=53w5qk31 Jan 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqj6ieh7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mcxfn2zxrc2pThe executive branch does not get to establish religion any more than Congress does, and pretending otherwise is either bad-faith hair-splitting or a fundamental misunderstanding of how constitutional law works. http://jjhastings.com/2026/01/21/its-3-branches-not-3-governments/21 Jan 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxfn2zxrc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mcxcgf3u2k2pThe United States Congress is responsible for handling thousands of bills every year. Because there is too much work for every member of Congress to be an expert on every single topic, Congress use a system of smaller groups to work on laws. These groups are called committees. https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/committees-the-engines-of-congress?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=53w5qk21 Jan 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxcgf3u2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mcfzjngjms2vDonald Trump is too dumb to understand the 15th Amendment, and the Civil Rights Act. Don't be like Donald Trump. Read The Shatterpoint. *Every article on The Shatterpoint is FREE and written specially for adults who read at a junior high level. https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/the-15th-amendment-securing-the-right?r=53w5qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Jan 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfzjngjms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mcfxp2u65k2xWhile the Vice President of the United States holds the official title of President of the Senate, the real day-to-day power in the upper chamber lies with the Senate Majority Leader. *Every article on The Shatterpoint is FREE and written specially for adults who read at a junior high level. https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/the-senate-majority-leader?r=53w5qk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Jan 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfxp2u65k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mbue7davlk2gThe United States government is built on the principle of shared power, but the Speaker of the House of Representatives is one of the most powerful and visible officials in the United States government. https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/what-is-the-speaker-of-the-house?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=53w5qk07 Jan 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbue7davlk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3mbqa57yx2k2lArticles Coming Soon: - The Speaker of the House: Their Role and Power - What is a House Majority Leader? - What Congress Does by Committee and Why It Matters Launching in January: Your Civics Minute, a daily 60 second civics lesson, in easy video format!06 Jan 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqa57yx2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3maoc5hcubk2r https://open.substack.com/pub/theshatterpoint/p/the-senate-and-the-house-of-representatives?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=53w5qk23 Dec 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:4mtid4vyh4o4git63ooxbw4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoc5hcubk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theshatterpoint.substack.com/post/3majeq25hv22gIf you can see this post, please consider giving my personal account a follow, where I post articles from my other writing projects: my newsletter, my website of political and social essays, teach-ins I am apart of, etc. Thanks so much. 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