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Blue Wall<p>The battle for democracy is NOT in DC. </p><p>It's in the Five <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> that determine the results of the Electoral College in 2028.</p><p>Michigan and Georgia have extremely vulnerable Senate races as well in 2026. North Carolina a possible flip.</p><p>March to one, take up residency and prepare to vote.</p><p>Other possible Senate flips:</p><p>Maine<br>Ohio</p><p>Other Senate vulnerabilities:</p><p>Minnesota<br>New Hampshire</p><p>We must vote our way out of this!</p>
Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@Lana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lana</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meow.social/@chelivan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chelivan</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ruby.social/@Schneems" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Schneems</span></a></span><br>hard to count...didn’t turn up to the polls because “my vote doesn’t matter” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedStates</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationalpopularvote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalpopularvote</span></a> ✅ and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rankedchoicevoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rankedchoicevoting</span></a> ✅</p><p>⭕We know 89 million registered citizens didn't vote on Nov 2024 <br>Harris 74.8 million __ Trump 77.2 million</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nerdculture.de/@sonic81" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sonic81</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralcollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electoralcollege</span></a> getting rid of it ✅</p><p>⭕Big waste 💲campaigning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@iam_sysop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iam_sysop</span></a></span><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoxNews</span></a> ONLY news you get, those areas</p><p>⭕AND <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sinclairbroadcastgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sinclairbroadcastgroup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> newspapers radio</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@ustralien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ustralien</span></a></span> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JillStein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JillStein</span></a>'s wannabe-progressive shite is at best just paper-thin <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> but most likely just a plot to divide <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> folks into voting for her, making it easier for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and his cronies to flip states due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirstPastThePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstPastThePost</span></a> voting system:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&amp;t=495&amp;v=rStL7niR7gs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?feature=shar</span><span class="invisible">ed&amp;t=495&amp;v=rStL7niR7gs</span></a></p><ul><li>I.e. if she got 26%, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> got 26% and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> got 48%, they'd still get that state.</li></ul><p>And with several <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> being short races, having a few thousand folks vote for a candidate with no realistic chance worked wounders preventing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> from getting voted... </p><ul><li>It's really that simple ffs!</li></ul>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Surges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surges</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EconomyVoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomyVoters</span></a> In <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> As <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fixates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fixates</span></a> On <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiTrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ads</span></a>. </p><p>The latest <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polls</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a> reveal that Trump may be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/repeating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repeating</span></a> the same <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mistake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mistake</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> many <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/races" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>races</span></a> in 2022. </p><p><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/harris-surges-on-economy-voters-in" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/harris-</span><span class="invisible">surges-on-economy-voters-in</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Final <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polls</span></a> Before <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectionDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionDay</span></a> Have <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> Beating <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> In Most <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a>. </p><p>Coupled with stunning <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/results" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>results</span></a> out of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/findings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>findings</span></a> suggest Harris may have a more viable path to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/winning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winning</span></a> the election-deciding 270 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/votes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>votes</span></a> than previously indicated. </p><p><a href="https://newsone.com/5676074/swing-states-latest-polls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsone.com/5676074/swing-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-latest-polls/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/warned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warned</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericaPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaPAC</span></a> in recent days that his $1 million <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sweepstakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweepstakes</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/registeredvoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>registeredvoters</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a> may <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federallaw</span></a>, people briefed on the matter told <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federallaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/paying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/registertovote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>registertovote</span></a>.</p><p>— <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EminentDomain</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Revoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revoke</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a>, and then <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> him from the country forever.</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-justice-department-letter</span></a></p>
Brad Johnson<p>The great climate-electoral group Lead Locally is looking for volunteers to canvass in Pennsylvania the last two weeks of the election to win on climate from the statehouse to the White House. </p><p>If you can’t make that kind of commitment, join a Lead Locally phonebank this Wednesday. </p><p>Links -&gt;<br><a href="https://hillheat.news/p/the-water-the-sand-the-mixing-of-the-sand-and-the-water" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hillheat.news/p/the-water-the-</span><span class="invisible">sand-the-mixing-of-the-sand-and-the-water</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatevoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatevoters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/papol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>papol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Bribing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bribing</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a>: "“Elon Musk says on stage at a town hall that America PAC will be awarding $1 million every day until the election to a registered Pennsylvania voter who has signed his petition. Musk awarded the first $1 million this evening to someone at the town hall, bringing the guy onto the stage and handing him a jumbo check, lotto-style. Musk is essentially incentivizing likely Trump voters in PA to register to vote: Petition is to support for 1A and 2A, so basically R voters. But they also have to be registered to vote, so if they weren’t already, they would do it now.”</p><p>Though maybe some of the other things Musk was doing were of murky legality, this one is clearly illegal. See 52 U.S.C. 10307(c): “Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both…” (Emphasis added.)"<br><a href="https://electionlawblog.org/?p=146397" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">electionlawblog.org/?p=146397</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Former President Jimmy Carter told his family he was more interested in voting for Vice President Kamala Harris than his milestone birthday earlier this month.</p><p>On Wednesday, he got his wish by filling out a ballot for his fellow Democrat that was put in the drop box at the Sumter County Courthouse near his hometown of Plains."</p><p>~ Greg Bluestein and Ernie Suggs </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EarlyVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyVoting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JimmyCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyCarter</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/jimmy-carter-fulfills-wish-and-votes-for-kamala-harris/HTE7BVP3AZDIJJNZE3XPYPNGXI/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/politics/jimmy-carter-</span><span class="invisible">fulfills-wish-and-votes-for-kamala-harris/HTE7BVP3AZDIJJNZE3XPYPNGXI/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"[Greg] Bluestein also confirms what other people had jumped the gun to report: Jimmy Carter’s vote for Kamala Harris was dropped in the dropbox at the Sumter County Courthouse."</p><p>~ Marcy Wheeler</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EarlyVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyVoting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JimmyCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyCarter</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/16/325000-people-vote-in-first-day-of-early-voting-in-georgia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">emptywheel.net/2024/10/16/3250</span><span class="invisible">00-people-vote-in-first-day-of-early-voting-in-georgia/</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a> Workers in Swing States.<br>—</p><p>Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and bolster court cases challenging the election. ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reviewed dozens of hours of trainings and presentations in which activists discussed their plans.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3A0Yjxk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">propub.li/3A0Yjxk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Early voting began today in Georgia, where more than 328,000 voters smashed the previous record of 136,000 set in 2020, during the worst of the pandemic. One of those voters was former president Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 on October 1 and said over the summer he was trying to stay alive to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris."</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EarlyVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyVoting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/JimmyCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimmyCarter</span></a><br>/3</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-15-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/october-15-2024</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"More than double the number of people voted early in the swing state of Georgia on Tuesday compared with 2020, with 328,000 people casting a vote in person or by mail on the first day they were able to."</p><p>~ Clea Skopeliti</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EarlyVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyVoting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/16/first-thing-israel-bombs-beirut-us-opposes-scope-strike" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o</span><span class="invisible">ct/16/first-thing-israel-bombs-beirut-us-opposes-scope-strike</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Tuesday was the first day of early voting in Georgia. NPR’s Stephen Fowler reported that by 10:29 a.m. more than 71,000 Georgians had already voted. By the end of the day, the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Greg Bluestein was reporting that 'more than 300,000 Georgians cast ballots on the first day of early voting - *obliterating* surpassing the previous record.'” </p><p>~ Joyce Vance</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EarlyVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyVoting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://joycevance.substack.com/p/good-news-tonight-from-georgia-and" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joycevance.substack.com/p/good</span><span class="invisible">-news-tonight-from-georgia-and</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> , other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bombarded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bombarded</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hatemongering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatemongering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attackads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attackads</span></a> </p><p>The commercials are spreading <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> position on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gendertransitionsurgeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gendertransitionsurgeries</span></a> for prisoners and illegal immigrants</p><p><a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-09/nc-other-swing-states-bombarded-with-trump-commercials-about-harris-and-gender-transition-surgeries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wunc.org/2024-10-09/nc-other-s</span><span class="invisible">wing-states-bombarded-with-trump-commercials-about-harris-and-gender-transition-surgeries</span></a></p>
Martin Nutty<p>101) Good piece on <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> and his drive to retain electoral success in the PA, MI and WI <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SwingStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwingStates</span></a></p><p>Article makes the point that <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> has crafted a populist industrial policy which diverges from that of his Democratic predecessors </p><p>What say you, do you agree?</p><p>🔑 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-01-08/will-trump-s-or-biden-s-brand-of-populism-convince-voters-in-the-2024-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/features/20</span><span class="invisible">24-01-08/will-trump-s-or-biden-s-brand-of-populism-convince-voters-in-the-2024-election</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a></p>