States who allow electronic delivery of mail ballots to voters, like in MD, should speak out to inform this option to voters. How disappointing that USPS is not a reliable partner any more.

It’s telling that Alabama took 14 years to implement Brown (you MUST desegregate) and < 14 days to implement Callais (you CAN eliminate Black districts if you call them Democratic, but you don’t HAVE to).

Elections are worth funding. This lack of listening to election officials is so disappointing.

What a headline.

Back in 2018, I did a ton of interviews with farmers in MS, AL, and LA for an EPA project. Long story short, most of them voted for Trump and despise their customers (people in cities who buy their food). They know subsidies will keep on rolling no matter what. They hold the food supply hostage.

The NVRA's list maintenance provision is next on the chopping block.

I can't help but infer that this SCOTUS decision is punitive. We have evidence since Shelby that removing VRA protections empowered states to pass laws with discriminatory impact. Why would this be different?

Mississippi "leaders" are not even discreet about this. What a dark day for America.

Must buy from my friend @kevintmorris.bsky.social and his rockstar co-author Michael Miller. I was privileged to get a preview of this work a few summers ago. Can't wait to get my copy.

Unpopular opinion? Videos of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social walking in NYC > puppy videos.

I get the scientific discovery, but I totally object to the "the benefits outweigh the ethical costs" argument.

Watched Don't Look Up again today and I could not tell whether today's press conference was real life or a movie.

This sounds "fun" but it also reeks of privilege. Who is more likely to get prosecuted for not paying taxes?

Heartbreaking. Looks like democracy is not worth it for many leaders, and a substantial number of voters across the world feel the same, otherwise we wouldn't be here.

People commenting on the price of gas: would the outrage be less of gas prices were not impacted?

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What is wild about this change is that voters could vote at a vote center during early voting, but precinct based was available on Election Day. How can voters *not* be confused! I hope turning voters away came with "here is your correct polling place," and these folks got to vote.

More of this, please: "All Utahns should be offended by efforts to make voting more difficult, implying that we are a state of ballot-box stuffers."

If the SAVE Act passes, I expect Americans will have a "being processed" status for their passport applications all the way to after election day. Perhaps intentionally, but also because it will administratively be very hard to process millions of applications in a short amount of time.

"Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on issues and conditions that shape people’s lives,” a spokesperson for the agency said. So presidential approval is not an issue that shapes people's lives? How disappointing.

So honored to be part of this cohort. I look forward to work with everyone and support democracy in any way I can.

"Roughly 20 percent of Buchanan County residents have no teeth at all." Having to go to public gyms to get free dental work by volunteer doctors should not be happening in the richest country on earth. It's not a partisan issue, it's a matter of human dignity.

Iceland Cricket entered the chat.

This is very very cool, although not scientific at all (in the controlled setting sense).

When a certain influential figure on the right was killed, we heard a lot about respecting their dignity. Clearly digitty applies only on one side.

Imagine teaching this 10-20 years from now when covering US Government.

During the first Trump term we had functional media who would challenge him and his administration -- we just don't have those this time.

I started (re)watching American Dad with my high schooler. It's chilling how relevant the first season is to what is happening now.

The actual reporting is not as shitty as the title. Such bad titles have a negative impact on a journalist's credibility, even if they may not have had full control of the title. Interesting that neither reporters have an account on bluesky (at least I couldn't find their names).

It's not a Rep vs Dem thing any more. It's really a right vs wrong. Vote out anyone who is not standing up for what's right.

If Citizens United was not the law of campaign finance, Congressional Republicans would 100% be reigning in the president. We focus only on how extreme one individual is but we don't blame enough the inaction of the legislative branch.

It is so unjust to prosecute these individuals when clearly the state failed to educate them about their rights. It's even more unjust to deny them a major constitutional right.

That's me! Take a look.

The president is not even bothering coordinating with the GOP in Congress. I wonder what talking points these candidates will use to run for re-election, since they are neither doing policy making nor advising and consenting.

I won't forget.

Doesn't seem like these words exist in the Dem leadership's vocab.

He's never interacted with a parent (or a functional human being of any sort) so he thinks those facilities are like puppy daycares.

I "like" how we claim to be inclusive and pro-science and then we make fun of mask wearers. Ableist as shit and totally hypocritical.

I see posts about favorite movies that include the Alabama Solution and Zootopia 2. Are you kidding me? Adding another to your favorite list? I am feeling physically sick after watching this documentary. What even are we if we don't show basic respect for human rights.

Appreciate the thorough critique of this research. It has important implications about how two seemingly associated phenomena are not really associated when we deconstruct the exact pathways (how asylum seekers may end up homeless).

In 2017, MS Sec of State famously told Trump to "jump off the Gulf of Mexico" in response to requests for voter records. Not any more: www.wapt.com/article/miss... @mississippifreepress.org

Fed is best. Fuck you.

You know what's civil when flying? Wearing a mask when you are sick and not coughing your lungs out at your fellow passengers.

Casting and receiving a vote are instantaneous in person voters, but not for mail voters. It's problematic to penalize those to go through every step to legally their vote, only to tell them that because it arrived later than Tuesday it will not count. woub.org/2025/11/24/o...

Interacting with students is not a public commitment? Got it.

Hawaii's elections commission voted to push for the end of early and mail voting in the state. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/05/h...

This is such a big deal and it's a shame it was not included in the major outlets.

Happening now at @mccourtschool.bsky.social: Mock election in my Elections class with the DC Board of Elections, then an audit with @theelectionsgroup.bsky.social. And observation by the elections team at @bipartisanpolicy.org

Shouldn't we, the people, serve as HOA in situations like these?

Very cool research and even better to see Charles Stewart from @mitelectionlab.bsky.social sing from happiness. Kidding, no singing, but yes to excitement for science.