I agree his “plan” is illegal. But what I fear is being overlooked is that to swing the election they don’t need to be anywhere near the polls. There are 25-35 seats in play. If he swarms small teams of ICE to Brown and Black communities in each during October that could swing those seats

Do you work the polls? We poll workers will be sure people can come in and vote. We will win!

Perhaps the most sophisticated strategy is to capture the attention and outrage, but shift the frame to encourage voting plans, early voting, and fighting back (via voting) against illegal federal interference in democracy.

Also, love the comments here about folks not being intimidated and even more motivated to vote. That’s also a good message. Especially if it comes with social support … going to the polls with a friend or group.

Another always-good recommendation is to encourage people who are concerned to vote early and/or by mail (if those options are available) to reduce both real and perceived risk.

Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.

Third, journalists, non-profits, social media influencers, and everyday people need to be VERY discerning and careful about not amplifying unsubstantiated rumors about ICE or other law enforcement at or near the polls, because false rumors (even if well-meaning) WILL suppress the vote.

Second, the legal election observers (that already part of the process) need to be trained to also document illegal intimidation near the polls, & there needs to be a mechanism for individuals and communities who are disenfranchised by any of these activities to RAPIDLY connect to legal assistance.

First, local and state govts need to do everything in their power to ensure that people can vote safely, without fear of intimidation. Simultaneously (to the extent that it's true) they need to proactively communicate to voters that they will be safe & protected while exercising their right to vote.

This rhetoric puts Democrats (and anyone who cares about democracy) in a bind. There is legitimate outrage, but by amplifying the threat, we assist in its purpose of intimidating voters. So, how do we address this attack on democracy? Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once:

Bannon knows that deploying ICE to the polls constitutes illegal voter intimidation. So why is he encouraging Trump to break the law? Because he also knows this threat will work to suppress votes even if federal agents never get anywhere near the polls. The fear of ICE is enough to keep people home.

What Bannon is proposing is illegal. Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.” www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Doing invitations for an AI event and it’s mad how many reporters have vanished. Just email after email bouncing now. The news industry is caving in.

Among the other outrages in today's news from the @washingtonpost.com, management has gutted the Pulitzer-winning climate team, according to @sammyroth.bsky.social. Their work has been so important — one more reason to be heartbroken today. And pissed. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...

It’s day 64 of the ICE occupation of MSP. Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color. Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”

2/And we are not even talking about the Ninth Amendment, which states: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.

You can keep calling it the Kennedy Center. You can keep calling it the Department of Defense. You can keep calling it the Gulf of Mexico. You can keep calling them tweets.

I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.

GOP Sen. Tillis: Approximately $17 billion in federal disaster funds for states has been delayed over the past year. The delays stemmed from a directive issued by Kristi Noem that said any expenditure over $100,000 must be approved by her office.

Jesus. 30 people with violent or sexual crime records; 20 of whom have records involving sex with minors.

ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.

As wild as this sounds, I really do think “president connected to notorious pedophile sex trafficker, corrupting law enforcement to cover it up, now in explicit violation of a specifically tailored law,” while easily impeachable in its own, is at most the fourth worst scandal this week.

Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them: 1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens 2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar 3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia

This choked me up.

after what happened with Twitter I’m deeply skeptical people will abandon a social network they’re invested in over an ownership change but if they really are immediately censoring TikTok in a notable way in the aftermath of a radicalizing event there’s a chance they actually fuck up this transition

Contrast with the NYT this weekend that's been direct in multiple stories about the simple fact that the administration's statements are plainly false.

Signal will never message you like this. If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL. DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.

One problem with advocating for censoring unwanted political content on TikTok is that you might get your way

First paragraph of the lede story in the main French daily, the very straight-laced Le Monde: "One shouldn't forget to say this when describing what's happening these days: a social experiment by the Trump administration that involves pushing a city to its limits." www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

*I woujld blame sci-fi writers for daring to imagine multi-agent chatbot claudeswarms, if any science fiction writer had ever actually done that, which they didn't

Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.

It will never cease to amaze me that I have a real job that connects me to real people via art, and in its best moments lets me help them feel things, and I am scraping by while some clown is paid through the nose to worry about the feelings of a dodgy calculator

Minnesota is full of people who don’t really want to confront you, but will if they have to. Philly whips batteries at Santa Claus because it’s funny. There’s a literal jail in the football stadium. The baseline demeanor is “what the fuck are you looking at.” ICE deserves everything they get.

"To avoid this fate, Europe must seek to make itself minimally vulnerable to US pressure that will not stop coming. It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm MAGA America is able to inflict on Europe" ht @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/content/89f1...

reminds me of John Yoo's 'torture memos' sure am glad we, as a country, learn from our mistakes... *tapping earpiece* ....I am being told John Yoo is currently Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and not rotting in prison ah well nevertheless

Vance just announced that “organizations receiving U.S. non-military funding will not be able to work on abortion, DEI and issues related to transgender people, even if that work is done with other funding sources”. Another egregious decision by the administration that will cause great harm.

seriously if you’re a regular TikTok user you should probably reconsider that. the new US-based ownership will not be shy about using this shit against you.

My family’s original sponsor couple have both passed, but I still see their kids and grandkids every now and again. Their grandkids are about my age. It started with Hmong immigrants in the 1980s, my Vietnamese family came over in the 90s around the same time as a lot of Somali families.

Kasparov gets it

All this to say, there have always been a contingent of older white people who helped immigrants integrate and build communities within the Twin Cities. I remember they gave up a lot of time, effort, and resources for us. It’s not super surprising to me that they’re out now, protesting in force.

🧪 #resistrfk #defendresearch #standupforscience #RFKJr #Vaccines #HHS #CDC #antivax

Thank goodness everyone spent months deciding that the Chinese were stealing our data so we could switch to good old patriotic American data stealing

What ICE is discovering is that sheer terror is not enough, and any policing of a large population needs the consent or at least the forbearance/cooperation of the community. Even the Gestapo and Stasi knew this. Turning the local population actively against you is Keystone capers.

An increasingly important voice on the left.

🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️