voter suppression
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Texas Supreme Court Rejects GOP Group’s Request to Purge More Than 100,000 Cast Ballots Days Before the Election
In today’s episode of You Know…I’m Starting to Think Republicans Really Don’t Want Democrats Voting, on Sunday, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a request from a group of Republican activists and candidates to throw out well over 100,000 ballots cast from drive-thru polling sites in largely Democratic Harris County. Here’s how drive-thru voting works as…
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Setting Ballot Boxes on Fire Is Apparently a Thing Now in Boston and California
Dozens of ballots were destroyed after a fire was ignited inside a ballot drop box in Boston. The Washington Post reports the incident occurred around 4 a.m on Oct. 25 at Copley Square in Boston. After firefighters eventually extinguished the fire by filling the box with water, they found 35 of the 122 ballots in…
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It's Easier for a White Person in Outer Space to Vote Than a Black Person in America
When first hearing about Kate Rubins, the NASA astronaut who’s currently in a space station 200 miles above Earth but was able to vote last week, I was excitedly curious about the process. Did NASA create a hologram Kate to enter a booth and cast a vote? Did a bewinged USPS truck travel to space…
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Robocalls About Warrants, Lies About Absentee Ballots, and Other Disinformation Targeting Black Voters Ahead of Election Day
With days to go until election day, there are increasing signs of voter disinformation and suppression tactics targeting Black and Latino voters. Just this past week in Florida, numerous voters in a heavily-Democrat county received disturbing emails that threatened them if they don’t vote for President Trump. Now organizers in battleground states like Florida, Michigan,…
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Colorado Trailer Park Owner Threatens to Increase Rent Should Biden Win Election
Further proving you don’t have to be a politician to suppress the vote, the landlord of a Colorado trailer park threatened to increase rent for tenants should Joe Biden win the presidential election. Multiple residents of a Fort Morgan trailer park sent emails to 9News reporting a letter their landlord had sent that they felt…
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Democrats Get ‘Vote for Trump or We Will Come for You’ Emails From Proud Boys' Address; U.S. Officials Say They’re From Iran
On Tuesday, dozens of voters in heavily Democratic Alachua County in Florida received an alarming email from what appeared to be an address belonging to the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys. The author of the email threatened to “come after” registered Democrats if they don’t vote for incumbent President Donald Trump. An investigation by…
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Tennessee Poll Worker Fired After Turning Away Voters in Black Lives Matter Shirts
A poll worker in Memphis was fired after refusing to allow people wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts to vote. County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson told the Associated Press that the worker was fired on Friday after officials received a call from someone who witnessed a person be turned away. “What he did was patently…
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Here's How to Protect Yourself From GOP Voter Suppression Tactics
Donald Trump has made one thing clear: he doesn’t care about democracy or protecting your right to vote. With an on-going pandemic hampering local and state government’s capacity to run safe elections, Trump and the GOP at every level are making it harder for people to vote. In Florida, people who are formerly convicted of…
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The 'Law and Order' Party Is Just Not Going to Follow the Law, Continue to Use Unofficial Ballot Boxes in California
Despite state election officials sending a cease and desist order, the California Republican Party said it will not remove its unofficial ballot boxes. According to CNN, unofficial ballot boxes have been found in the counties of Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura. California Republican Party spokesman Hector Barajas sent a statement to CNN indicating its…
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I'd Rather Wait in Line for Hours for a Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Than to Vote
I’ve always believed that the single Drakiest Drake song is “Shot For Me.” It’s petty, it’s passive-aggressive, and it’s actually pretty damn mean and nasty, but its meanness and nastiness are obscured by Drake’s falsetto-ey intonation. Bitch, I’m the man, don’t you forget itThe way you walk, that’s meThe way you talk, that’s meThe way…