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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition)

@shaneburley.bsky.social
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Journalist, author Safety in Solidarity, #NoPasaran, Fascism Today, and Why We Fight. Bylines: NBC News, Al Jazeera, Jacobin, The Daily Beast, Yes Magazine, The Baffler, InTheseTimes others. Tweeting Jewish antifascist memes

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 5h
Famulous #longread by @patrickobrienstrickland.com over at @inkstickmedia.com about Louis Beam, the Klansman and neo-Nazi, and the growth of violent white nationalism we are still dealing with the ramifications of over four decades later. inkstickmedia.com/the-sedition...
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The Seditionist: The Rise and Fall of an American White Nationalist
Louis Beam spent decades elevating violence to new heights in the white nationalist movement, then disappeared from public life.
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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thanks to all our authors from September: Anthony Lioi, Kyle Barrett , Matt Seriff-Cullick, @shaneburley.bsky.social , @emcee-m-prime.bsky.social , and @joshuafrank.bsky.social Links to all these articles in the comments.
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Rabbi Emily Cohen @thatrabbicohen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's my Yom Kippur morning sermon on Safety through Solidarity, with thanks to @benlorber8.bsky.social and @shaneburley.bsky.social! (To get the context, I recommend watching part 1 first) youtu.be/do7V5EAyZPI written version here: morethanfourquestions.beehiiv.com/p/question-2...
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To Life- Yom Kippur 5787/2026
YouTube video by Rabbi Emily Cohen
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Definitely one of the most manic episodes we've put out this year, and it's entirely due to the fact we spent an hour talking about the very strange man writing MAGA influencers' books
erotic hypnosis -- that's what he posted
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Post-Left Watch @postleftwatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Glenn Greenwald claims that the Jan. 6 pipe bomber was possibly an FBI inside job. His proof? Dan Bongino said so before he was in the FBI, and Greenwald thinks he was well-connected to the security services, and then Bongino recanted, convincing Greenwald further.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Unfortunately, that research is insufficient, misleading and dead wrong in many cases. Where 3.5% leads those changes they both don’t follow strict principles of non-violence and often come from more densely organized and unionized communities. We cannot expect mass participation to win on its own.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New from me at @journalspectre.bsky.social: I write about this summer's racist riots in Belfast and where their origins actually are, in British loyalism. The only option is an Irish Republicanism that sees a place for everyone who lives on the island. spectrejournal.com/the-loyalism...
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The Loyalism of the Belfast Riots – Spectre Journal
Shane Burley tracks the Loyalist history fueling the anti-immigrant pogroms in Belfast.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
See what people don’t realize is that with the death of Tikkun @jewishcurrents.bsky.social has to do both the secular and the Torah. Gotta say I like this version better anyway.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Celebrate 80 years of Jewish Currents with a new print, only for sale at JC Live. Visit jewishcurrents.org/live to register. Art by @elivalley.bsky.social, inspired by Maurycy Gottlieb’s ‘Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur.’
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New from me at @journalspectre.bsky.social: I write about this summer's racist riots in Belfast and where their origins actually are, in British loyalism. The only option is an Irish Republicanism that sees a place for everyone who lives on the island. spectrejournal.com/the-loyalism...
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The Loyalism of the Belfast Riots – Spectre Journal
Shane Burley tracks the Loyalist history fueling the anti-immigrant pogroms in Belfast.
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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
No one in national politics seems to even acknowledge that full system reformation is required, they can't see that the republic has already been lost, and as such they are the nails in its coffin. Ironically the only case for US restoration would be a sewer socialist campaign at fed level
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james, but scary. @abacadabber.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They really should be explicit in the headline that the rise in South Asian hate rhetoric is stemming directly from the united states government.
Screenshot from article: “A recent example came last week when the Department of Homeland Security posted an image on social media depicting an Indian man with the words "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr. Singh."”
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
the community note lmao
A screenshot from TPUSA Students on X

Their post reads: 

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO! 🇺🇸

Chris D’Elia is coming to your campus on the America: Love It or Leave It Tour 🙌‼️🇺🇸

You won’t want to miss this: LOVEITORLEAVEITTOUR.COM

A community note attached reads:

Important Context: Chris D'Elia is a self admitted sex addict who pursued underage individuals. He probably shouldn't be brought along for a campus tour.

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63202344/

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/chris-delia-comedian-sexual-abuse-fbi-investigation-10-women-cult-podcast-congratulations-predator-1234722596/ 

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-delia-comedians-spineless-sexual-misconduct-allegations-derailed-career

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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
meanwhile people like this have WH press creds atm
Democracy Now piece from May 16, 2023

A Neo-Nazi Working in Congress: Aide to Rep. Gosar Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes

Link: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/16/paul_gosar_groyper_wade_searle_fuentes
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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.news · 11/11/2024
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science
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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a good deep-dive into AI slop invading what used to be legit media sites. One thing I’m seeing more and more: slop outlets churning archaeology stories from 1-5 years ago and presenting them as news. 🏺🧪
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How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.
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Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.
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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 14/09/2026
“Trump’s attacks on civil liberties and democracy are sustained primarily where resistance wanes.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/defe...
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The movement to defend the Minneapolis 15
In a case with sweeping implications, supporters are fighting hard to defend the Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nazis, including one in an Elmo fuzzy onesie with a Palestine flag, in lower Manhattan protesting Jake Lang sieg heil after delivering a brief and awkward speech. Led by Gregory Conte. They are separate from the antiracist protestors still gathered around Lang’s hate rally.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is actually an example of unions can directly challenge fascism: using your density in a workplace to push back fascist advances with the threat of withholding your labor. Versions of this are happening at schools, colleges and through the @fedworkersunited.bsky.social.
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death. Earlier this week, we looked back on the war to define his memory. Featuring @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social, @lcrw.news, @azrww.bsky.social, @willsommer.bsky.social, @ugarles.bsky.social & @peltzmadeline.bsky.social www.patreon.com/PostingThrou...
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138: One Year of Kirkification feat. Juliet Jeske, Abner Hauge, Haley Orion, Will Sommer, Charles Star & Madeline Peltz | Posting Through It
138: One Year of Kirkification feat. Juliet Jeske, Abner Hauge, Haley Orion, Will Sommer, Charles Star & Madeline Peltz by Posting Through It on Patreon. Join Posting Through It's community for exclus...
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Uncritically reprinting what Trump says suggests there is even a modicum of truth to it. What’s newsworthy about this story is that the president is lying as an excuse to hurt people
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Solidarity with anyone kicking down the walls that hold them.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The far-right should never arrive in your town unopposed on the streets.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This would be even better if @darkhorse.com would bargain fairly with its union and stop the layoffs.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“If voting changed anything they would make it illegal”
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why do we find this an uncomplicated good and then lecture antifascists fighting off a far-right that actually has the ability to take power?
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We compare it to fascism but no interwar fascist leader could have even dreamed of the current US surveillance state operating AI powered Flock cameras.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
All this anti-PSL bigotry is ruining delightful fall coffees. Shame on you.
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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 07/09/2026
“Unions have played an especially large role in the movement against ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis, above and beyond that single-day strike.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/defe...
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The movement to defend the Minneapolis 15
In a case with sweeping implications, supporters are fighting hard to defend the Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I created this guide to understanding the #minnesota15 case, including articles, documents, and fundraisers to support them in their fight against state repression. www.patreon.com/shaneburley/...
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The Minnesota 15: A Reading Guide | Shane Burley
The Minnesota 15 are the latest example of Trump wielding the federal government as a repressive apparatus to defang the left. These fifteen
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have read Anne’s books and generally respect her work but it’s a little hard to take pieces like this seriously when she was one of the ones amplifying the myth of right-wing censorship.
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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.news · 03/09/2026
NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social and our editor cover Tuesday's closing arguments in the trial for Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk's accused killer. We saw street signs calling Robinson God, a golden retriever and a former TPUSA employee who told us they had an internal chat for Nick Fuentes memes.
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“TYLER=GOD” WILL FACE ALL SEVEN CHARGES IN TURNING POINT LEADER’S MURDER TRIAL | Left Coast Right Watch
Judge Graf ruled that Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s alleged murder, can stand trial on Tuesday on all seven charges. Bizarre conspiracy theories skittered about outside.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I created this guide to understanding the #minnesota15 case, including articles, documents, and fundraisers to support them in their fight against state repression. www.patreon.com/shaneburley/...
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The Minnesota 15: A Reading Guide | Shane Burley
The Minnesota 15 are the latest example of Trump wielding the federal government as a repressive apparatus to defang the left. These fifteen
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I post on my Patreon fairly regularly and use all the money to help fund reporting there just isn’t the money to support. His is a great way to use my work and right now the money will be going to a foreign reporting trip. Donate if you can, even just $1/month! www.patreon.com/shaneburley?...
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Get more from Shane Burley on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. Few researchers and journalists are able to write and discuss…
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I post on my Patreon fairly regularly and use all the money to help fund reporting there just isn’t the money to support. His is a great way to use my work and right now the money will be going to a foreign reporting trip. Donate if you can, even just $1/month! www.patreon.com/shaneburley?...
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Get more from Shane Burley on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. Few researchers and journalists are able to write and discuss…
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Latest from me: I look at the case of the #minneapolis15, organizers charged with conspiracy to injure an officer that largely doesn’t seem to have occurred. Their community had rallied behind them in what can be a model for jail support in the face of authoritarian repression.
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Lois Weiner @drloisweiner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Best reporting I've read about this very dangerous intensification of repression, surveillance. Must read if you care about resistance to Trump.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New from me: The fight to protect the Minneapolis 15, the ICE defenders indicted on conspiracy charges, is a model for how to protect against Teunp’s wavws of authoritarian repression: wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/defe...
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The movement to defend the Minneapolis 15
In a case with sweeping implications, supporters are fighting hard to defend the Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it’s a bad day for us US designates noblogs.org domain as ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ bsky.app/profile/crim... bsky.app/profile/late... book fairs use noblogs.org bsky.app/profile/seab... rose city antifa doesn’t even use noblogs.org domain & yet… bsky.app/profile/torc...
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I am writing about the U.S. assault on the No Blogs platform and their adminstrative organization. If you and your organization have been impacted by the shutdown and investigation and willing to about it, I will preserve anonymity and provide encrypted line to talk. DM or email sb2110@proton.me
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Waging Nonviolence @wagingnonviolence.org · 27/08/2026
In a case with sweeping implications for the freedom to protest, supporters are fighting hard on behalf of the 15 Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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The movement to defend the Minneapolis 15
In a case with sweeping implications, supporters are fighting hard to defend the Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Latest from me: I look at the case of the #minneapolis15, organizers charged with conspiracy to injure an officer that largely doesn’t seem to have occurred. Their community had rallied behind them in what can be a model for jail support in the face of authoritarian repression.
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I am writing about the U.S. assault on the No Blogs platform and their adminstrative organization. If you and your organization have been impacted by the shutdown and investigation and willing to about it, I will preserve anonymity and provide encrypted line to talk. DM or email sb2110@proton.me
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s new U.S. Postal Service rule setting new restrictions for mail ballots. Judge Talwani’s TRO lasts for 14 days while she considers the preliminary injunction requests, with a hearing set for Sept. 3.
Case 1:26-cv-11549-IT
Document 218 Filed 08/27/26 Page 2 of 11
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court are two motions for temporary restraining orders joined for briefing pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a)(1).? For the reasons stated below, the court GRANTS a temporary restraining order staying the United States Postal Service ("USPS")
from implementing certain sections of its final rule, Ballot Mail for Federal Elections, 91 Fed.
Reg. 54966 (Aug. 26, 2026) (to be codified at 39 C.F.R. pt. 111) (the "Final Rule").Ill. Conclusion and Order
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' emergency motions' for a temporary restraining
order are GRANTED pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(b) as follows.
(1) The court grants an emergency fourteen-day stay of the implementation or enforcement of the following sections of the Final Rule as to elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026. USPS Defendants'° may take no further preparatory steps or
implement in any way for elections occurring before or on November 3, 2026:
19 Mot. for a TRO, Emergency Stay, and Expedited Prelim. Inj. and Stay, California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 3]; Emergency Mot. for TRO and Prelim. Inj., LVWM, No. 1:26-cv-11549
[Doc. No. 206].
20 USPS Defendants are the USPS, the Postmaster General, the Deputy Postmaster General, and the members and Chair of the USPS Board of Governors. See Compl., California II, No. 1:26-cv-13917 [Doc. No. 1]; Compl., Suppl. Compl., LWVM, No. 1:26-cv-i1549 [Doc. Nos. 1, 205].a. DMM Section 705.24.3.1, to the extent that the section makes Ballot Mail
Envelope Standards mandatory;
b. DMM Section 705.24.3.2, to the extent that the section makes Return Federal Ballot Mail Envelope Standards mandatory;
c. DMM Section 705.24.4.1; to the extent that the section makes Postal Service
Federal Ballot Mail Portal registration mandatory;
d. DMM Section 705.24.4.2; to the extent that the section makes voter enrollment in
the Postal Service Federal Ballot Mail Portal mandatory
e. DMM Section 705.24.5.1;
f. The first two sentences of DMM Section 705.24.5.2; and
g. DMM Section 705.24.5.3(a), (b), (c).
(2) Defendants' counsel must, within 24 hours after receiving service of this Order: (i)
provide written notice of this Order to the USPS Defendants and their employees; (i)
notify all
such recipients that they are required to comply with this Order, under penalty of
contempt; and (iii) file on the docket a copy of the notice and/or communications
referred to in (i)-(il).
Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunctions remain under advisement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
August 27, 2026
/s/ Indira Talwani
United States District Judge
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