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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I understand and sorta agree. But it was @mcopelov.bsky.social who has sung the tune best w/, "Yes there will be elections. No they will not be free and fair. Yes we can believe in them. No it doesn't prove Dem's are wrong about democracy/election/voter issues." (I think that's what Mark had said?)

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Jessica Huseman @jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Weekend scoop from me for @votebeat.org: Two GOP members of Georgia’s State Election Board say Executive Director James Mills sent letters to DOJ and DHS without telling the board or getting approval — and that the letters went beyond what the board voted to request. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

votebeat.org

Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipment

Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!

boltsmag.org

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 30/09/2026

Groups from across the political spectrum are urging a "no" vote on Michigan's "con-con" question, but one notable Republican isn't so sure. State Rep. Jay DeBoyer, running for lieutenant governor, this month suggested conservatives could vote "yes" as a way to remove abortion rights amendment.

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All it could take for the national popular vote compact to reach a majority of electoral votes is for Democrats to flip six legislative chambers across Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Electoral College cartogram showing which states are in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and which ones could join in time for it to activate by 2028. Each state is sized and labeled according to its number of electoral votes. The states are spaced out enough to accommodate the changes in size but retain their general shapes and relative positions on the map.

Current members are in solid orange, potential members are in light green, and nonmembers that are unlikely to join are in medium gray. Members have 222 electoral votes, potential members have 68, and the unlikely states have 248. The compact would only activate once states with at least 270 electoral votes have joined.

The seven potential members and their electoral vote are Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Michigan (15), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Pennsylvania (19), and Wisconsin (10). Democrats would need to gain the governor's office and/or legislative chambers to win unified power in these states, as detailed in the spreadsheet linked in this post.

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After further reporting by @nataliaecm.bsky.social, we now know this error affected at least 200,000 should-be Texas voters. What a mess.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And when people ask what should the Democrats do, particularly in light of the fact that the President retains a veto: plenty. I will start with the petty: do not invite the President to give the SOTU. Have him send a letter. A more substantive approach: it is time to audit the Executive Branch.

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dallas County alone reports roughly 40,000 delayed records, Travis County "32,000 applications from Texas DPS overnight,” and Collin County w/ more than 40,000 additional records. One of the worst outcomes you can have in an election is one of no election integrity.

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Man...so happy to welcome some new M83 music into the world. Can't wait for the full album. open.spotify.com/album/0YloSz...

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Blister Sunrise - Single by M83 | Spotify

M83 · single · 2026 · 1 songs

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

JUST IN: The Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court, the WSJ reports. The sanctions would block most transactions with the ICC, including transactions in U.S. dollars, potentially cutting the court off from much of the global financial system

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026

Late last month, ICE reportedly put 12 Somali men on a plane and told them they were being deported to Somalia. Instead, they arrived at Guantanamo Bay, where seven or eight of them remain. Since then, the men have said they have been subjected to frigid temperatures and are shackled at all times.

motherjones.com

The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Love this. Journalists please take note, it's free!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026

somebody at the RNC yells death threats toward Abdul El-Sayed and Talarico as Cruz attacks them

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A huge win for democracy and Missouri citizens 🖖🏽 Big win for Dems too ✊🏽 Well done data breakdown here...

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...

nytimes.com

For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)

The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Yes, there will be elections. No, they will not be free & fair. No, the Democrats winning them will not vindicate the claims of those who told us we were overly alarmist when we said the elections were not going to be free & fair.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Happy back to school to all the students in Michigan! Have an incredible year. 🎒🧑‍🏫📚

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Noice lil post-5pm strut. Dig it 🖖🏽

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 21/08/2026

I think it is remarkable to the extent the opposition party is still largely silent about the extrajudicial gulag archipelago that the sitting administration is using to turn innocent immigrants into political prisoners and slaves in third nations

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Christopher Deutsch @drchrisdeutsch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is the same kind of political blowback Nixon faced in 1972 when he also increased cattle and beef imports in order to lower prices before a major election!

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Blonde Ambition Naughty Natalie vogued into the White House like a ray of light and became Trump's true blue material girl. But watching her desperately seeking Donald's approval makes me think her love has gone over the borderline. by Maureen Dowd

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Death Eggs is a good punk name, but not Death Blueberries. "Blueberry recall upgraded to FDA's highest risk level, 'reasonable probability of death,' per the DailyMail" bsky.app/profile/unus...

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 20/08/2026

GOP’s animal cruelty streak continues with Ken Paxton covering up animal abuse at Texas A&M labs. meidasnews.com/news/ken-pax...

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

AI effects on students all in one set of figures. Makes homework super easy and fast. Make brane not think gud.

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Not a good sign that Trump’s lies about noncitizen voting are now appearing on the Census Bureau’s website

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Noncitizen Voting in the 2020 Election, A Beginning Analysis

This brief examines noncitizen voting in the general election held on November 3, 2020.

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

404media.co

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Mark Freedman @markfreed.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Bauhaus Milhouse.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026

WELKER: Can you pledge the DOJ will always act independently of the WH? BLANCHE: No, I'm not going to pledge that WELKER: So if the president asked you do to something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it? BLANCHE: He would never do that. He never has. He never will.

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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

States often have their own laws against election interference, including intimidation at polling places. State authorities can enforce these laws against anyone, including federal agents. Maybe knowing that the DOJ is compromised they should get prepared for worst case scenario. 🔄

brennancenter.org

Preventing Voter Intimidation by Federal Agents at the Polls

Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed un...

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Death Eggs is a pretty rad name for a punk band.

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Michael Jordan could never. That dog has Hops! Happy Friday everyone.

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FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 13/08/2026

We adjusted fifteen years of campaign finance data so we could crown the One True Most Expensive Primary Election Ever (so far): Michigan's 2026 Democratic primary for Senate blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/this-years...

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This year’s primaries will be the most expensive on record

What fifteen years of inflation-adjusted campaign spending data tells us about politics in 2026

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wisconsin Democrats now have a solid chance to win full control of government for the first time in 16 years—and redraw the congressional map for 2028 to counteract Republican gerrymanders elsewhere. Dems could also fix much of the other damage Scott Walker and the GOP did to Wisconsin’s democracy

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

No Aretha "Respect" AND you brought that Beastie Boys track on @robinpr.bsky.social?! Sir, those are two party fouls. One more and Lars and Dora would have had to escort you out of the studio lol. I think I liked the Chaka, Wednesday, Bjork and Al Green picks the best. #coversongs

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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New w/ Maia Spoto and Jill Cowan: Body-camera video and court evidence show federal immigration agents using slurs and targeting Latinos in Chicago and Los Angeles. But whether the tactics are legal remains an open question now being tested in cases across the country www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...

nytimes.com

New Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration Sweeps (Gift Article)

Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Scenes from a personalist regime; The President”s personal lawyer is sworn into high office by another of the Presidents’s personal lawyers, now a judge

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

My final '26 primary analysis: The Rolling Stones released a top 10 2026 track (so far) called Ringing Hollow (it's about America) and it did not come up with any voter. Major issue of voter education 😂 #SundayTrack Thanks to @robinpr.bsky.social for the track! open.spotify.com/playlist/0Qk...

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2026 Best Of

Playlist · Dominic · 193 items

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Hawaii is the only state where no incumbent senator or House member has lost renomination to a primary challenger

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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEW: Cyberattacks on U.S. water supply now being reported in 12+ states and 100+ municipalities, though some may be unrelated to wave of suspected Iranian attempts. The nationwide threat follows years of ignored warnings and neglect to water systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

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Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect (Gift Article)

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

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Dominic Arellano @dominicarellano.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wooooooo! Might be my favorite election outcome of them all. #Democracy

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

2/3 of House Democrats targeted by Republican gerrymanders in 2026 are Black or Latino. Louisiana is 1/3 Black, but its House delegation will drop to 1/6 Black after 2026 and possibly 0/6 in the future. LA was majority-Black after the Civil War but has sent only 5 Black members to the House ever

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This is abuser logic extended to summary execution.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

BREAKING NYT: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.

nytimes.com

Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Is this translated from the original German? www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202...

Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller made clear there must be no retreat: “One of the hallmarks of left-wing violence and terrorism is its completely pre-textual and disingenuous appeal to civil liberties in an effort to shield its own violence… When the leftist — who does not believe in freedom, who does not believe in civil rights, who does not believe in any ordinary notion of justice — protests that we are violating his rights, understand the he is lying to try to persuade people who are not closely following the political scene that some injustice has perpetrated against him. We must stay the course and be completely unflinching in the pursuit of justice against these enemies of civilization.”

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