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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 1w ago
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A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access. https://www.propublica.org/article/disabled-voters-nonprofit-funding-cuts-omb?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Election #Vote #Voting #Trump #WhiteHouse #Disability #Disabled
This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
ProPublica

This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict voting access.

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♾️🇺🇦 Skykiss will Vote @skykiss@sfba.social
· 1w ago
"Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff" The plagiarize and hacker program otherwise known as "LLM" is a horrible scam. Not to mention drain your town water and electricity supply and pollute your environment. A total shit show plus crime. Have your say in #midterm #elections -early #voting open soon. #usa #news
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Bongolian @Bongolian@mstdn.social
· 1w ago
Miles Taylor: One weekend might determine our future. Please put it on your calendar. Here's why October 17 could be the difference between you having a #democracy or living under #corruption for a generation. #NoKings #midterms #elections #voting #protest https://www.defiance.news/p/one-weekend-might-determine-our-future
One weekend might determine our future. Please put it on your calendar.
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One weekend might determine our future. Please put it on your calendar.

Here's why October 17 could be the difference between you having a democracy or living under corruption for a generation.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 1w ago
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NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year. https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #WhiteHouse #Trump #USPS #Voting #Vote #Election #Midterms #Law #USPolitics
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica

The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting

ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.

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Ahimsa @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social
· 1w ago
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TL;DR It's best to use a drop box to return completed mail ballots! "Oregon and Coos County officials push drop boxes amid mail delays" https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/27/oregon-and-coos-county-officials-push-drop-boxes-amid-mail-delays/ "Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read joined Coos County Clerk Julie Brecke at a town hall meeting in North Bend Thursday, where they urged voters to use ballot drop boxes for the November election and announced a new drop box expected to open in Charleston in October." #USPol #Oregon #Elections #Voting #VoteByMail #MailBallots
Oregon and Coos County officials push drop boxes amid mail delays
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Oregon and Coos County officials push drop boxes amid mail delays

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read joined Coos County Clerk Julie Brecke at a town hall meeting in North Bend Thursday, where they urged voters to use ballot drop boxes for the November election and announced a new drop box expected to open in Charleston in October.

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Bongolian @Bongolian@mstdn.social
· 1w ago
VoteRiders: • Voter ID Assistance • VoteRiders Helpline • All our services are free of charge "We will: Set up appointments and cover costs Request and pay for those documents Figure out what documents you need to get your ID Make sure you are 100% ready to vote! We can help you get: • Documents that show who you are (examples: birth certificate, name change records, naturalization certificate) •…" #elections #midterms #votinghttps://voteriders.org/freehelp/
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VoteRiders Helpline - VoteRiders

Eliminating barriers to voting

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WIST Quotations @wistquotes@friendica.world
· 1w ago
A quotation from Molly Ivins You have more political power than 99 percent of all the people who have ever lived on this planet. You can not only vote, you can register other people to vote, round up your friends, get out and do political education, talk to people, laugh with people, call the radio, write the paper, write your elected representatives, use your email list, put up signs, march, volunteer, and raise hell. All your life, no matter what else you do — butcher, baker, beggarman, thief / doctor, lawyer, Indian chief — you have another job, another responsibility: You are a citizen. It is an obligation that requires attention and effort. Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins] Essay (2004), Introduction, Who Let the Dogs In? More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/85973/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #activism #citizen #civicduty #civicvirtue #politicalpower #politics #power #protest #society #voting
Ivins, Molly - Essay (2004), Introduction, Who Let the Dogs In? | WIST Quotations
WIST Quotations

Ivins, Molly - Essay (2004), Introduction, Who Let the Dogs In? | WIST Quotations

You have more political power than 99 percent of all the people who have ever lived on this planet. You can not only vote, you can register other people to vote, round up your friends, get out and do political education, talk to people, laugh with people, call the radio,…

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Diligence Jones @DeliaChristina@sfba.social
· 3w ago
Yesterday I wrote a FAQ for folks in the kinque community on how to anticipate their ballot being frakked with by the postal service and the multiple different ways ordinary voters can get their ballot depending on their state. If there's enough interest, I'll find a way to share it publicly so folks can share widely. It's up to us! #voting #BlackMastodon#BlackFedi
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Kim Perales @KimPerales@toad.social
· 3w ago
Agents of the #DHS:🚨ordered to unlawfully access state #voting records to carry out the dept’s escalating #elections-rel probes, an fed #whistleblower disclosed in a new report. #USCIS🚨has directed its offs to misrepresent themselves as voters on state election agency websites while checking dozens of ppl’s reg & voting records... Democracy Defenders Fund's rpt based on the WB’s acct⚡-incls letter Sens Schumer & Padilla sent to #Mullin🚨-demanded he/Edlow➡️halt... #USPol https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/homeland-security-officers-are-illegally-accessing-state-voter-data-new-whistleblower-alleges/
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Ahimsa @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social
· 3w ago
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From NPR (no paywall) "The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms" https://www.npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5962190/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-trump "The Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, rejecting his efforts to enact new mail-in voting restrictions for the midterm election. The ruling released Monday by the high court means the U.S. Postal Service is expected to continue delivering ballots as usual." #USPol #Elections #Voting #VoteByMail #USPS #SCOTUS #VoterSuppression #Resist
The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
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The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms

The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election.

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Voting Rights News @VotingRightsNews@indieweb.social
· 3w ago
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WHO GETS TO VOTE? WHOSE VOTES GET COUNTED? Voting Right News has news, updates, and action alerts about voter mobilization, voter suppression, and election defense in the 2026 US midterm elections. Elections in the US often are decided by to who gets to vote, and whose votes do - and don’t - get counted. This year, there's also a lot of concern about other threats to election integrity -- see the replies for links. This account is run by @jdp23@neuromatch.social#introduction #voting #uspol #election2026
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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 3w ago
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A new audit by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms. https://www.propublica.org/article/postal-service-audit-primary-election-ballots?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #USPS #Vote #Voting #Election #Midterms #Democracy #USPolitics
U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds
ProPublica

U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds

An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms.

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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social
· 1mo ago
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Top USPS officials expressed concerns that new mail voting rules could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms, but the rules moved forward anyway, ProPublica has learned. https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #USPS #MailVoting #Voting #Vote #Election #Midterms #Democracy #Trump
New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement
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New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement

In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.

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⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) @benroyce@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
Replying to
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social idiots reading the above: "that's why i don't #vote" a real #leftist reading the above: "that's why i'm voting for #AbdulElSayed/ #AngieNixon/ #PeggyFlanagan" you don't have an el-sayed/ nixon/ flanagan? did you vote in your fucking primary? no? gee, i wonder why you don't have an el-sayed/ nixon/ flanagan a big part of the solution to our problems is #voting being a whiny inert lump helps #MAGA, helps #Schumer, helps #Jeffries why are you so dumb you don't realize that?
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CBC British Columbia @cbcbc_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net
· 2mo ago
Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Round 1, the north From more than 300 nominations, we're asking you to pick between 32 finalists in this month-long competition to determine the best of B.C.'s roadside attractions. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-roadside-attraction-round-1-north-9.7297743?cmp=rss
Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Round 1, the north | CBC News
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Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Round 1, the north | CBC News

From more than 300 nominations, we're asking you to pick between 32 finalists in this month-long competition to determine the best of B.C.'s roadside attractions.

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MissConstrue @MissConstrue@mefi.social
· 2mo ago
So, #Shopify CEO Tobias #Lütke, whose company commands a market capitalization near $154 billion, told his social media followers this week that a tax-tiered voting system—one that would strip #voting #rights from anyone who pays no income tax—would be a “good system.” Under this proposed system, the disenfranchised bloc would encompass all retirees living on Social Security and pension income, students, caregivers, disabled Americans, and millions of low-wage workers who owe no net federal income #tax after deductions and credits. All so billionaires could have many votes. Like lobbying doesn’t exist. Tying the right to vote to wealth or tax contribution has a name: “census suffrage,” or property-qualified voting which entrenched the political power of the already wealthy and locked out workers, women, and minorities from any say in the laws governing them. We’re not going back. Fuck all of that. #Guillotines to the front, please. https://xcancel.com/tobi/status/2081191155543278015
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