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4/ These positions could force a reckoning with #US #voters. Here is how:

Usually, #MAGA opposes whatever the #climate #movement supports. With this stance, MAGA might turn against #tariffs and #deportation. Already, both these ideas are polling negatively. In an ideal world, this would hasten the demise of these ideas among the majority of the voters. Hopefully, for good! Then we can resume the right approach of using #global #cooperation to address #climatechange.

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In several #states, it asked detailed questions about the process to remove #noncitizens & other *ineligible* #voters from the rolls.

Grantham, the Fremont County clerk, said Small asked him if he would allow a third party to review whether his voting machines complied with #federal law. Grantham declined the request, he said, citing #state laws that restrict access to voting machines.

#Trump officials made unusual requests for data on #voters and #voting equipment.

#DOJ officials have asked at least 9 #states for copies of voter rolls; 2 have partially complied. It has sparked serious concerns about #ElectionInterference ahead of the 2026 midterms.

#law #ElectionLaw #dictatorship #tyranny #autocracy #MafiaState
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election dataBy Patrick Marley

#Trump admin, allies launched a multipronged effort to gather data on #voters & inspect #voting equipment, sparking concern among local, state election officials about federal #interference ahead of #midterms2026. Most unusual activity happening in #Colorado where then-candidate #DonaldTrump lost by 11 points where well-connected consultant who says he is working w #WhiteHouse asking #county clerks 2 allow the federal government or 3rd party to physically examine #election equipment. #democracy

thenation.com/article/world/ga

#climate scientists and activists will soon face this kind of vilification as they continue to point out the perfidy of #fossilfuels

#voters need to not just indicate their preferences in Gallup and Pew surveys but actually show up to vote and do so for the good candidates. Else it is all performative.

The Nation · Sanctioning Francesca AlbaneseMarco Rubio tramples on law, justice, and truth.

"Understanding that the Epstein theories are the very cornerstone of the MAGA movement ought to be a wake-up call for top Democrats still struggling badly to understand the 2024 results — and who seem trapped in their 1990s “it’s the economy, stupid” theory of politics that has gone the way of dial-up internet."

"In 2025, it’s the conspiracies, stupid — and here’s what the other side needs to understan..”

inquirer.com/opinion/commentar

The Philadelphia Inquirer · MAGA cares more about Jeffrey Epstein than dying without Medicaid, which explains everythingBy Will Bunch
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... If that’s not enough, they’ll tamper with the #voting booths to fudge the numbers, they’ll prematurely shut down voting booths to reduce #participation, they’ll flip people’s party affiliations so they can’t crossover #vote, they’ll purge #voters off the roles, ext. And if all of that doesn’t work, they’ll (bare minimum) resort to #capital flight and #capitalstrike while conspiring to oust the #socialist candidate with whatever bogus post hoc justification they can make up on the fly.

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Primaries are SLOW. It’s great practice for the November general election. Inexperienced officers can take their time and ask all the questions.

But all work and no play makes for a boring election day. We are stationed in a high school gymnasium. A very common polling setup. Lots of balls are wedged into funny places. See photos.

There’s a ledge behind the basketball hoops. Balls have gotten trapped up there (see the photo). We made a rube Goldberg contraption out of some of our supplies and managed to pull a couple balls down. Now we can shoot a few hoops on the back half when there are no #voters. I wanted to get photos of how we got them down, but I also didn’t want photographic evidence of how we got them down. So I’ll just leave it to your imagination. We probably spent 45 minutes improvising mechanisms. It involved broom handles, rope, rolls of tape, chairs, etc. Not one voter interrupted our work. 😆

I’m trying to find the reference to it in the Code of Virginia, but I’m pretty sure if a voter makes a shot from the 3-point line, they get a bonus ballot.
#election
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