Dr. Professor Fred Rococo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BikingViking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BikingViking</span></a></span> </p><p>"At times, it seems like <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberals</span></a> are overcomplicating things with these postmortems, but I think mapping out a rather simple sequence of events can help explain how last year played out:</p><p>1. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> win the presidency in 2020 with help from some states’ expanding <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ballot</span></a> access and contributing to the largest pool of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> in U.S. history. (Note that Joe Biden won without cozying up to “<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/manosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manosphere</span></a>” podcasters or abandoning progressive principles like racial justice to win.)</p><p>2. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> introduce hundreds of voter suppression measures, many of which are enacted and make it harder for Americans to vote.<br> <br>3. With fewer people voting in 2024 than voted in 2020, Donald Trump wins."</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/midterms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midterms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a></p>
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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2133542/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2133542/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Latvia wins first UN Security Council seat, 4 other countries elected <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AbdullatifAlZayani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbdullatifAlZayani</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalElections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latvia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeonorZalabata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonorZalabata</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/liberia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SovietUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SovietUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ThrseKayikwambaWagner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrseKayikwambaWagner</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WarAndUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarAndUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTopics</span></a></p>
MakeCampaignsFair.com<p>💡 Can voting be fair if most people only hear from the wealthiest candidates?</p><p>I just opened a discussion on Reddit about campaign visibility and structural reform.</p><p>Would love your thoughts → <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/electionreform/comments/1l2a83w/can_voting_be_fair_if_only_wealthy_candidates_can/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/electionreform/co</span><span class="invisible">mments/1l2a83w/can_voting_be_fair_if_only_wealthy_candidates_can/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CampaignFinanceReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFinanceReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>
J blue<p>Hi everyone, <br>Don’t call the police is a website that has non-carceral/non-policing, community based resources for mental health, domestic violence, housing, solving conflicts, and now:</p><p>Getting help if your right to vote is being infringed. Check it out 👇 </p><p><a href="https://dontcallthepolice.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dontcallthepolice.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/domesticviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domesticviolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Policing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/acab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Beto O’Rourke has been hitting campuses and streets to register voters, and he’s keeping the faith for the Democrats": <br><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/why-beto-orourke-may-never-stop-running?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=vf&utm_mailing=VF_VFD_UNPAID_052325&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea08ad3f92a4046943eab4&cndid=24428181&hasha=c35699d1d5fd801da14b8fd6563ccda5&hashc=40d29e8c9c9e3c796433e071f81a49f7e35d298c3ff11259f16ecbe5fa5e7cc7&mbid=&utm_campaign=VF_VFD_UNPAID_052325&utm_term=VYF_Cocktail_Hour_UNPAID" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vanityfair.com/news/story/why-</span><span class="invisible">beto-orourke-may-never-stop-running?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=vf&utm_mailing=VF_VFD_UNPAID_052325&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea08ad3f92a4046943eab4&cndid=24428181&hasha=c35699d1d5fd801da14b8fd6563ccda5&hashc=40d29e8c9c9e3c796433e071f81a49f7e35d298c3ff11259f16ecbe5fa5e7cc7&mbid=&utm_campaign=VF_VFD_UNPAID_052325&utm_term=VYF_Cocktail_Hour_UNPAID</span></a> <br>Beto wrote the book: 'We’ve Got to Try: How the Fight for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> Makes Everything Else Possible.'</p>
BrownIsBeautiful<p>This is a few days old, but too important not to post. <br>“A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights Act in seven mainly Midwestern states.”<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5165561/voting-rights-act-north-dakota-section-1983-private-right?utm_source=Bolts&utm_campaign=2feb5b1439-newsletter0520&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56d2c0db9c-2feb5b1439-646822552" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-51655</span><span class="invisible">61/voting-rights-act-north-dakota-section-1983-private-right?utm_source=Bolts&utm_campaign=2feb5b1439-newsletter0520&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56d2c0db9c-2feb5b1439-646822552</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The ruling, filed w/the court clerk on Mon, will require Mayes to assemble a grand jury to present the case along with a copy of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectoralCountAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCountAct</span></a>, attys said. The initial presentation of her case took weeks. Mayes plans to appeal to try to get the prosecution back on track.</p><p>“We vehemently disagree with the court, & we will file a special action to appeal the ruling,” Mayes spox said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeditiousConspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeditiousConspiracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Among those who were indicted were White House chief of staff <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarkMeadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkMeadows</span></a>, attorneys <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RudyGiuliani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RudyGiuliani</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnEastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnEastman</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChristinaBobb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristinaBobb</span></a>, top campaign adviser <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BorisEpshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorisEpshteyn</span></a> & former campaign aide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeRoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeRoman</span></a>. The grand jury accused them of unsuccessfully trying to award the state’s electoral votes to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> instead of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> even though Biden won the popular vote there.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeditiousConspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeditiousConspiracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> grand jury last year indicted 18 people as part of the effort to reverse Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s 2020 presidential win in the state, including 7 attorneys & aides affiliated with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s national campaign & 11 Arizona <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>, including some who sought to act as fake presidential electors.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“We are extremely pleased with the court’s ruling, & we think the judge got it exactly right,” said Stephen Binhak, the attorney who spearheaded the effort to get the case back to a grand jury.
The decision is a major setback for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> AG Kris Mayes (D), who promised to appeal the ruling so she could keep the prosecution going.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaricopaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaricopaCounty</span></a> Superior Court Judge Sam J. Myers sided w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> & found that prosecutors failed to provide the grand jury w/the text of an 1887 federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> that is central to the Republicans’ defense. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, known as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectoralCountAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCountAct</span></a>, spells out how presidential electoral votes are to be cast & counted.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Judge deals blow to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> case over 2020 Republican <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p><p>An AZ judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case in which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> were charged last year for their alleged roles in trying to overturn the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2020election</span></a>, potentially jeopardizing the<br>high-profile indictments.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/19/arizona-electors-case/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/19/arizona-electors-case/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2089540/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2089540/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Republicans look to get Trump’s bill back on track with rare Sunday session <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndrewClyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewClyde</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/APTopNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APTopNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BorderSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorderSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DistrictOfColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistrictOfColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentBudgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentBudgets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JamesClyburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesClyburn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LloydSmucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LloydSmucker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NickLaLota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NickLaLota</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PramilaJayapal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PramilaJayapal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.RepublicanParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>It’s a REALLY long ruling but the judges just go off on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>-controlled House <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> map & the fact that they completely ignored the court’s previous ruling.</p><p>Among other things, they find that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> lawmakers *intentionally* discriminated against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> Alabamians when they passed a map that did not create a 2nd Black district.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VRA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackVotesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackVotesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Federal court issues final declaration that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a>'s 2023 House map violates federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>.</p><p>3 judges all originally appointed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> presidents (two <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, one Reagan).</p><p>In 2023, the court issued a preliminary injunction barring use of that map & imposed a court-drawn map for 2024. It may remain in place for the rest of the decade, but not clear.</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302.490.0_3.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302/gov.uscourts.alnd.179302.490.0_3.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackVotesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackVotesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>"What We Talk About When We Talk About Authoritarianism...By 2020, “more countries had been classified as authoritarian regimes (‘autocracies’) than were transitioning to democracy...some dictators need their egos stroked with high turnouts and overwhelming electoral wins." </p><p>Full article from JSTOR <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-authoritarianism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/what-we-talk-a</span><span class="invisible">bout-when-we-talk-about-authoritarianism/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Reached by phone, Mr. Segura said, “The charges are ridiculous,” [100%] adding that he was advised by his lawyer not to comment further.…</p><p>“The people of Texas deserve fair & honest elections, not backroom deals & political insiders rigging the system,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> said in a statement. “Elected officials who think they can cheat to stay in power will be held accountable. No one is above the law” [except rich white male <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> like Paxton & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Acc/to a statement by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a>’s office, a grand jury returned indictments against Rochelle Camacho, the county <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> of Frio County; Carlos Segura, a former elections administrator for Frio; Ramiro Trevino & Racheal Garza, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CouncilMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CouncilMembers</span></a> for the city of Pearsall; Adriann Ramirez, a trustee w/the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> district in Pearsall; & Rosa Rodriguez, who is described as an “alleged Frio County vote harvester.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteSuppression</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The investigation stemmed from a referral from Audrey Gossett Louis, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> DA from the 81st Judicial District, which includes Atascosa & Frio Counties, where TXAG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a>’s office conducted some of the raids.</p><p>Paxton’s *election integrity* unit was created after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> made false claims of fraud in the wake of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2020election</span></a>, & Republican-led states sought to crack down on supposed voter crime. Experts have found that voter fraud remains rare.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Many fear that the exchange of money, such as for gas to help deliver a ballot or cast a vote could also be considered illegal. Wed’s indictment accused ofcls of using CashApp to pay one person to engage another to collect ballots.</p><p>It was unclear if other arrests were pending.</p><p>“I think this is all part of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a>,” said Lidia Martinez, who was 87 last year when 9 officers, some w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a>, raided her home in San Antonio. She was not among the indicted.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a></p>
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