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CarolK

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Retired Language Arts/Reading Intervention Teacher Reader, Walker, Believer in Democracy

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: It's been an eventful week for Montanans. On Monday, early in-person polls opened and mail ballots will start flowing to voters Friday. With just 26 days until Election Day, here's what voters in the state should know when it comes to voting access for the midterms👇https://demdock.com/4ekwpx7
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
📬 USPS delays this midterm season could cause your mail ballot to not be counted. Nearly half the zip codes in the lower 48 will be affected by new USPS procedures. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected ⬇️
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
The state’s appeal will likely create additional confusion for student voters in the Granite State, who already face a variety of obstacles to casting their ballots and a changing legal landscape around student ID in the run-up to the 2026 midterms. Read the full story:
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New Hampshire asks appeals court to make sure students can’t use IDs to vote
The state’s appeal will likely create additional confusion for student voters in the Granite State, who already face a variety of obstacles to casting their ballots.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
UPDATE: New Hampshire asked the First Circuit to pause a ruling allowing election officials to consider student IDs as evidence of identity when registering and voting in state elections. Voting advocates argue the ban burdens students, especially those who are low-income or lack transportation.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: Voting for some Kentucky residents got easier after Jefferson County announced plans for a vote center with a drive-through option. “This initiative will expand accessibility for residents with disabilities who may struggle to vote at traditional polling locations,” the county clerk said.
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Kentucky’s largest county offers drive-through voting for first time
Voting just got easier for residents of Kentucky’s most populous county, who for the first time will be able to cast their ballot on Election Day without leaving their car.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: When SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republicans across the South launched a campaign to erase Black voting power. But the region is changing — and Southern organizers and Democrats should see it as a chance to secure fair representation, @fairfightaction.bsky.social writes.
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After GOP gerrymanders and the backlash they sparked, the South is the new battleground for voting rights
The year 2026 presents a major opportunity to elect a Democratic Congress that can restore voting rights protections and ban partisan gerrymandering.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
In Wisconsin, all mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, with no grace period for mail delays. Read the full story:
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In blow to mail voters, Wisconsin judge won’t allow provisional ballots for people fearing Postal Service delays
Wisconsinites who vote by mail will effectively be disenfranchised if the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t deliver their ballot by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a loss for Wisconsin voters, a state court ruled to leave voters without an option to cast an in-person provisional ballot on Election Day if they are concerned their mail-in ballot may not arrive by the deadline.
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🚨 League of Women Voters of Wisconsin et al v. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al
Learn more here.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: Republicans asked a Georgia court to stop Gwinnett County from allowing voters to hand-deliver mail-in ballots at early voting sites without drop boxes. The request comes a day after a state judge threw out its challenge to the county's expanded mail ballot return policy.
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RNC renews bid to restrict mail ballot returns in major Georgia county
Republicans are pressing ahead with their effort to block the pro-voting policy just five days before early voting begins.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨 An ICE detention took place this week in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. Voting rights groups are citing this instance and many others in court as they fight to keep armed federal agents away from the polls: demdock.com/4hPIZ8C
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
In a loss for Wisconsin voters, a judge won’t let absentee voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if they’re worried USPS won’t deliver their mail ballot in time. Stay informed about what's happening to your vote with our free newsletters: demdock.com/474tc0V
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23h
‼️ Trump’s taxpayer-funded ad campaign is part of an effort to improperly influence an ongoing election as Republicans struggle to keep control of Congress, according to a new DNC lawsuit. “Fundamentally, the ads undermine free and fair elections,” Democrats said: demdock.com/4yeugu6
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22h
🚨BREAKING: New Jersey voters sued Ocean County to stop a GOP-driven purge targeting Democratic and unaffiliated voters ahead of the midterms.
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New Jersey voters sue after GOP officials target Democrats for removal ahead of midterms
In one particularly stark example cited in the complaint, a Democratic voter received a challenge letter while their Republican spouse, who lived in the same household, did not.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h
🚙 Residents of Kentucky’s most populous county will be able to cast their ballot on Election Day without leaving their car. Drive-through voting is a win for voters with disabilities — and comes after the GOP-controlled state legislature passed new election restrictions: demdock.com/4znH3vg
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
🪪 With less than a month until Election Day, New Hampshire voters still don’t have a clear answer on what IDs are acceptable for voting. The state wants to fully enforce its ban on using student IDs to vote — and students already face a variety of obstacles to casting their ballots ⬇️
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New Hampshire asks appeals court to make sure students can’t use IDs to vote
The state’s appeal will likely create additional confusion for student voters in the Granite State, who already face a variety of obstacles to casting their ballots.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
Trump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him. “I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says. They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: demdock.com/4yDtK9W
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🎉 The Montana Supreme Court struck down GOP-backed restrictions on the people's right to create initiatives and referendums for voters to weigh in on. The court ruled that the Montana Legislature cannot burden the people's constitutional power to make laws themselves: demdock.com/4rTE5vR
A quote from Justice Beth Baker of the Montana Supreme Court discusses the Constitution and the intention behind people's lawmaking power having minimal obstacles. The text is accompanied by an illustration of a courthouse.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🤔 Why did ICE investigate a popular skate and streetwear store? It’s all part of the Trump administration’s search for data to back up unfounded allegations that noncitizen voting is rampant in the U.S. Here’s how the two are connected: demdock.com/4rTHXNp
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A healthcare CEO’s retirement account should never matter more than your mother’s chemo, your child’s inhaler or your own chance to live. Angie Nixon backs Medicare for All because patients need care, not an insurer deciding whether we are worth it or not. #USDemocracy #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Republican health care record so far: Medicaid enrollment: down 5 million ACA enrollment: down nearly 3 million Premium payments: up 58% Hospitals at risk of closing: 446 Everyone who voted for it wants your vote in 4 weeks. Vote them all out. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Make it make sense! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Kev - Vote 💙 no matter who! @57kev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And the right even those who have little or nothing think that's just fine and for the life of my I don't know why...
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Bab @bab102.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@bab102.bsky.social @ladybug014.bsky.social @clareraynor.bsky.social @donshifs.bsky.social @raykwong.lol @fredbluevoter.bsky.social @yeathrive.bsky.social @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social @57kev.bsky.social @lenny60.bsky.social @book960.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
December brings more than $900 billion in Republican Medicaid cuts. CBO projects their tax bill will take health coverage from 16 million Americans. Republicans chose tax breaks over our families’ healthcare. Remember who made that choice when you vote. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Casey Whitaker @alphacentauri53.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“…the fear of the replacement of European civilization by foreign civilization is masking the threat of the replacement of all human civilization with an artificially designed one.” A threat for which we are unprepared. It begins with mass layoffs & social unrest. #EndOligarchy #FightFascism #UBI
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RFK Jr. wants fewer vaccines on the federal schedule. For 35 million children on Medicaid or CHIP, that means, vaccines that children need are no longer guaranteed or available. Trump & corrupt Republicans are putting children at risk for an anti-vax agenda. #USDemocracy #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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M.K.McDaniels @mkmcdaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Telling Iran to take out LA or San Diego is about as an unhinged statement a American president could possibly make. I wish he would get the hell out of our lives.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Boeing says it has been awarded a $14.7 billion to ramp up production of active radar seekers for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor.
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Boeing receives $14.7 billion contract to aid surge in PAC-3 interceptor production
The anti-missile system has played a key role in defending against attacks by Iran and in supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
US Army Major Harrison Mann warns Pete Hegseth is building a Christian nationalist military that will be blindly loyal to him. This is akin to what an ISIS leader would do in terms of using religion to recruit and animate people. My interview of Retired Major Mann: youtu.be/gmxGUU8DTQw
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US Army Major Harrison Mann warns Pete Hegseth is building a Christian nationalist military
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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wkash917 @wkash917.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Russians couldn't ask for two more useful idiots!
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Georgia’s economy is 40X larger than Lebanon’s, yet they have shorter life expectancy. That should break every one of our hearts. Republicans keep blocking Medicaid expansion while families go without care. Remember who made that choice when you vote. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis #USDemocracy
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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Unbelievable! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RFK Jr. wants fewer vaccines on the federal schedule. For 35 million kids on Medicaid or CHIP, that can mean vaccines kids need are no longer guaranteed or available. Trump & corrupt Republicans are putting children at risk for an anti-vax agenda. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And it sure as hell won’t make cancer treatment affordable. Demand healthcare you can count on—not another fucking IOU. On November 3rd, let's vote Trump's #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis into oblivion, along with Trump and MAGA!
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just last week the AI bros signed a voluntary, self policing safety pledge. Today here's yet another attack that -like others before it - "would likely result in criminal charges being filed had human hackers taken them."
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🌊🧩Perpetua🪭☔️ @barrylarkin06.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Time to LOCK UP 🇷🇺Putin'sPEDOPullToy Pretendident squatting in our People's House, grifting and robbing us blind; InsiderTrading MarketManipulating War Profiteering... Now asking Iran to BOMB LA & SD? NOT funny, Fatty. LOCK HIM UP. #ToppleTheGeriatricToddler #UntRUmptheWorld #EpsteintRUmpCoverUp
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CALL ARIZONA U.S. Senators! Let them know they are attacking community members who are protecting their land. Demand federal agents leave tribal land.
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Monty 🇨🇦 @onlymonty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Expose them all…
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This protest signs sums it up nicely, my feelings about Traitor Trump and his MAGA morons.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Louise @bombaycrone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
His first term that healthcare plan was coming down the pipe in 2 weeks. He's a lying sob vote accordingly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump: "We will pass the No Invasion of Our Country Act prohibiting any future president from every opening our borders to illegal immigrants again. We will pass a truly great healthcare plan."
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
OK then 👍💥
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message.
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