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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h
still a 🤯 statement to make
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h
Can we go back to this part of the Schmitt poster: at best, what were these texts supposed to show or prove? i thought they’d be some mention of the Hawkeyes, however dumb they’d have been, but no, not even that. You couldn’t make them more boring if you tried.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h
Marist's second poll of the week—from Michigan. —Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 51% to 44%. —Jocelyn Benson leads John 53% to 41%. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
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Vandy Vol @vandyvol.bsky.social · 9h
Is this some of that “protecting women’s sports” I’ve heard so much about?
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h
Senator Schmitt doubles down, seemingly implying it’s risible for a man to be following a woman’s sport. (Any other interpretation of this post?)
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h
Even if Smith had been in Atlanta, there really was nothing to Schmitt’s false accusation that he met Willis that day than that he happened to be in one the nation’s biggest cities?!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10h
so giddy for the next thing we’ll be publishing at bolts, stay tuned in a few days 🤗
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11h
as election season sets in, a reminder: if you've come to rely on our reporting (& our election guides and breakdowns of local elections) we love your support! we have no paywall, but you can set-up a subscription (or a one-time gift) at whatever amount. boltsmag.org/donate
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12h
If nothing else, watch minutes 4-7. Senator Eric Schmitt, exposed for one of the more embarrassing mistakes I've ever seen in my life, responds by lashing out.
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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 12h
I spoke to @psfrench.bsky.social for this great piece, flagging the tension inherent in the City Attorney’s charge to defend the City when it harms people while also seeking justice for residents. At the end of the day, you have to pick a side: LA deserves someone who will stand with its people.
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The Redistrict Network (mirror 🤖) @redistrictnet.bluesky.bot · 12h
This November, voters in South Dakota and North Dakota will decide whether to raise the threshold for passing any constitutional amendment from a simple majority to 60 percent. Utah voters will decide whether to impose that same 60 percent bar on citizen initiatives that raise taxes.
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“Disrespectful for Voters”: The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state...
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Ravishing Rick Ruud van Nistelrooy @astroscounty.bsky.social · 12h
Two weeks ago my voter registration in Texas was unavailable. Today it was active. Check and make sure you’re good to go!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h
Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h
Texas, the voter registration deadline is coming up next week. If you live in Texas and want to vote, be sure to check that you are registered properly — even if you you think you did what you had to. A statewide database to check: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
for late-night Californians who missed this during the day:
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Roger Marshall has sent a 'cease-and-desist' letter to Adam Hamilton saying Hamilton's ad featuring a former patient of Marshall's talking about his debt collectin practices is 'defamatory': kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Roger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt • Kansas Reflector
Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 28/09/2026
Quite a clip here of the candidates in hotly contested #NC11 being asked whether GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards should resign, from Reuben Jones at Spectrum News. Dem Jamie Ager swiftly says yes. Republican Jennifer Balkcom pauses for 13 seconds before saying, "I'm not sure." x.com/ReubenJones1...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Marine Le Pen is in a strong position to win the French presidential race next spring, unlike anything we've ever seen in past election cycles. Today, she's up 14% & up 38% in a poll against 2 candidates who are, seemingly at this stage, her most likely runoff opponents. www.rtl.fr/actu/politiq...
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
County election board members across North Carolina have promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 riot. More here in my latest story:
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Some county election officials in NC promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 outcome and the Jan. 6 riot
Local election board members across North Carolina have promoted conspiracy theories, including the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from President Donald Trump. Some who shared fals...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Alito recuses himself from one of the big upcoming SCOTUS cases.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The mayoral race has all the headlines, but one of the starkest choices for Angelenos is further downballot: the race for city attorney. From enforcing tenants' rights to policing homelessness, this office matters matters on all sorts of things. Learn more in our new Bolts reporting!
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The Most Overlooked But Wide-Reaching Office on the Los Angeles Ballot - Bolts
In June, when Hydee Feldstein Soto became the first Los Angeles city attorney to lose a primary reelection race in nearly 100 years, her ouster put the spotlight on an... Read More
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Brian White @brianwhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
King County Assessor race in the Seattle area. For folks outside Washington, wondering why a semmingly boring-sounding office is worth attention….
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
3 weeks ago i asked for your input on local races in your backyard that you care about, & want to put on people's radar. you shared dozens of super-interesting answers. So i thought I'd do a last call for suggestions... as i finalize preparing my own guide. tell me if you haven't yet!
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Judy @judy-inthecloud.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
crazy.
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"[H]undreds of this year's DA and sheriff races are entirely uncontested—in both the primary and the general election. For instance, plenty of sheriffs who have partnered with ICE are coasting to reelection with zero opposition ... This includes swing counties[.]"
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
50,000 South Dakotans have health care coverage because voters expanded Medicaid in 2022. The initiative passed with 56% of the vote. So this year the GOP has put 2 measures on ballot: —one to roll back Medicaid expansion —another to require future initiatives like this get 60 percent.
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"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state cons...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
take a moment this weekend to read this distressing portrait of the decadeslong attack on immigrants in a Maryland county, 50 miles from DC especially if you’re in the DMV, to know what’s happening at your doorstep boltsmag.org/frederick-co...
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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts
Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Danny Williams, a Republican state representative in Oklahoma, was censured by his chamber for sexually harassing staff. Allegations involve him leaving "a cup of urine on his legislative assistant’s desk." nondoc.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
weekend exploration!
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 27/09/2026
Midterms are around the corner, and the way local law enforcement collaborates with ICE is on the ballot. New guide by @boltsmag.org outlines the races across the U.S. that could reshape Trump's deportation agenda👇
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texas police has arrested a city council candidate in Austin who participated in a protest against ICE: www.kvue.com/article/news...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
there are a lot of interesting Supreme Court races that deserve more attention! boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some of the voters with the ability to weigh in on the Senate race, unlike in other states!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Omaha folks!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
if you think our from article yesterday was "awesomely comprehensive"... just wait until next week 😊
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans in Utah this year packed the state Supreme Court and basically threatened a justice into resigning. Is Missouri next?
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David R. Brockman, Ph.D. @drdrbrockman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tarrant County, where I live, is in the news
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Darren and Poley @darrenandpoley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
a hugely important resource going into the elections
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Jane @citizen9669.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's important to pay attention to who your local sheriff and DA candidates are.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Daniel has eyes on literally every county in every state, so you should trust the curation here and bookmark this:
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOTUS, for the 3rd time, blocks Missouri from using its new GOP gerrymander. AND it defends Missouri's supreme court, blaming the secretary of state for the mess & the fact that voters are seeing different maps in the primary and general election. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Rob Fardon @robfardon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please consider following Taniel's work. I find it invaluable
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
IMO one of the most important local elections in the country (boltsmag.org/prosecutor-a...)
"Long before Trump began sowing unfounded doubts about the 2020 presidential race, Republicans in Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth, were notorious for their selective enforcement of election laws and for the harsh prosecution of Crystal Mason, a woman who mistakenly thought she could vote while on probation and was sentenced years in prison.

DA Phil Sorrells, who came into office after the 2022 midterms, has continued that legacy. He helped launch a task force to police local elections, and he continued to prosecute Mason even after an appeals court overturned her conviction in 2024. This fall, he filed criminal charges against Lon Burnam, a former state lawmaker who was expelled from a public meeting and forcibly arrested for speaking out against a GOP plan to dramatically reduce polling places. 

Sorrells faces Democratic challenger Tiffany Burks in a competitive rematch of their 2022 election. Burks, who has worked as a prosecutor in the office, has signaled a very different direction from Sorrells on such cases. “We are talking about a county where they are doing everything that they can to suppress the vote,” she said in an interview last month.

She is currently representing Burnam in court, and she said last month that her “first item on business” as DA would be to drop the county’s efforts to reinstate Mason’s conviction. (That won’t be necessary after all: Texas’ highest criminal court ruled in favor of Mason and against Sorrells on Sept. 24, upholding Mason’s 2024 acquittal.)"
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2 years ago a major pub took the list i'd made of the same thing (key DA/sheriff races), & wrote a story about the elections on the list (and none other) — as if a selection like this is already naturally out there as the universe of key elections to watch. if you end up using this, just credit!
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jacob biba @jacobbiba.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
my take on the iced coffee conversation, personally, is that i'd just prefer not being in an office with someone who'd care that someone brought an iced coffee to an interview.
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Erin Campos @kind-erin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Educate yourself on the most important races and encourage everyone to vote. 
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 25/09/2026
Don't sleep on the many big elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year! @taniel.bsky.social has a thorough guide for what to watch.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Michelle 🧘🏻‍♀️ @itsamichellething.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Spokane, we made the races to watch section.
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