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Indeed, flattered.
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Indeed, flattered.
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Political consultants everywhere no doubt greedily rubbing their hands together, dreaming of new ways to use AI to spoon-feed voters misleading or outright hallucinatory “facts.”
New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it.
New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Political consultants everywhere no doubt greedily rubbing their hands together, dreaming of new ways to use AI to spoon-feed voters misleading or outright hallucinatory “facts.”
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A huge thank you to @stevevladeck.bsky.social for this incredible blurb. Steve is one of the sharpest observers of our legal system—and one of the most generous humans in it.
If you haven't read his book, The Shadow Docket, what are you waiting for? Read it, then The Pain Brokers (out Jan. 13)!
If you haven't read his book, The Shadow Docket, what are you waiting for? Read it, then The Pain Brokers (out Jan. 13)!
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A huge thank you to @stevevladeck.bsky.social for this incredible blurb. Steve is one of the sharpest observers of our legal system—and one of the most generous humans in it.
If you haven't read his book, The Shadow Docket, what are you waiting for? Read it, then The Pain Brokers (out Jan. 13)!
If you haven't read his book, The Shadow Docket, what are you waiting for? Read it, then The Pain Brokers (out Jan. 13)!
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NEW: A Republican lawyer playing a leading role in DOJ's push to seize state voter records was put on leave in a previous job after bringing a flawed prosecution spurred by a tip from a far-right election conspiracy group.
DOJ’s New Voting Lawyer Brought Flawed Charges Pushed By Election Deniers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: A Republican lawyer playing a leading role in DOJ's push to seize state voter records was put on leave in a previous job after bringing a flawed prosecution spurred by a tip from a far-right election conspiracy group.
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Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state vehemently rejected the DOJ’s unprecedented request for her state’s unredacted, private voter data, asserting she would not help Trump “hurt the American people.”
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state vehemently rejected the DOJ’s unprecedented request for her state’s unredacted, private voter data, asserting she would not help Trump “hurt the American people.”
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I posted this here about a year ago. Seems like a good time to re-up it. cc: @macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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1/ In 2022, one year after Trump incited the seditious attack on the US Capitol, I posted a long thread of images on Twitter, because revisionist attempts to create a false narrative about that day were already well underway.
Today, in 2025, I’m re-creating/re-posting that same thread here.👇
Today, in 2025, I’m re-creating/re-posting that same thread here.👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I posted this here about a year ago. Seems like a good time to re-up it. cc: @macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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Thanks to the TrustTheVote®Project members, we took our ELLA, the first election specific AI agent, from initial pilot test to election tested solution for election administrators! Let's make election history in 2026! https://secure.anedot.com/the-trustthevote-project/giving_tuesday25
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Thanks to the TrustTheVote®Project members, we took our ELLA, the first election specific AI agent, from initial pilot test to election tested solution for election administrators! Let's make election history in 2026! https://secure.anedot.com/the-trustthevote-project/giving_tuesday25
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For factual information about elections, this starter pack includes reliable experts and journalists who understand the mechanics of actually running elections. A public that is educated about elections helps to support our democracy.
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August 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For factual information about elections, this starter pack includes reliable experts and journalists who understand the mechanics of actually running elections. A public that is educated about elections helps to support our democracy.
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We’re honestly on a fast timeline to exactly this.
April 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re honestly on a fast timeline to exactly this.
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The entire @votebeat.org staff tore Trump's executive order on elections apart to explain it to you. Here it is. I promise you it's the most detailed article on this you'll find on the internet right now. www.votebeat.org/2025/03/25/t...
Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge
The order could be used to justify canceling a future election, one Democratic official warned. “It’s very methodical, and very, very dangerous.”
www.votebeat.org
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The entire @votebeat.org staff tore Trump's executive order on elections apart to explain it to you. Here it is. I promise you it's the most detailed article on this you'll find on the internet right now. www.votebeat.org/2025/03/25/t...
From our colleagues at @votebeat.org
Dismantling the EI-ISAC as well as ISACs in other critical infrastructure sectors only increases our electoral vulnerability to enemies foreign and domestic.
www.votebeat.org/2025/03/11/c...
Dismantling the EI-ISAC as well as ISACs in other critical infrastructure sectors only increases our electoral vulnerability to enemies foreign and domestic.
www.votebeat.org/2025/03/11/c...
States lose a critical source of federal support on election security
An information clearinghouse on security threats “no longer supports Department priorities,” a federal official wrote in an email to state officials, as the new administration ends its funding.
www.votebeat.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
From our colleagues at @votebeat.org
Dismantling the EI-ISAC as well as ISACs in other critical infrastructure sectors only increases our electoral vulnerability to enemies foreign and domestic.
www.votebeat.org/2025/03/11/c...
Dismantling the EI-ISAC as well as ISACs in other critical infrastructure sectors only increases our electoral vulnerability to enemies foreign and domestic.
www.votebeat.org/2025/03/11/c...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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One of our best security experts sums it up:
Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
March 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of our best security experts sums it up:
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Interesting statement on Russia and Ukraine from leadership at the George W Bush Presidential Center.
www.bushcenter.org/publications...
www.bushcenter.org/publications...
America First should not put Russia second | George W. Bush Presidential Center
www.bushcenter.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Interesting statement on Russia and Ukraine from leadership at the George W Bush Presidential Center.
www.bushcenter.org/publications...
www.bushcenter.org/publications...
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Not. Normal.
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not. Normal.
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
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Some context: Edward "Big Balls" Coristine is listed in CISA's agency directory as a senior advisor. He's been accused by a former employer of leaking information to a competitor. And we learned today that DOGE in some instances is using LLMs to sift through federal staffers' words.
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses from federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond.
www.nbcnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Some context: Edward "Big Balls" Coristine is listed in CISA's agency directory as a senior advisor. He's been accused by a former employer of leaking information to a competitor. And we learned today that DOGE in some instances is using LLMs to sift through federal staffers' words.
Additional information regarding the purges at CISA from State Scoop. Good quotes from NM SOS Maggie Toulouse Oliver and MN SOS Steve Simon
statescoop.com/federal-cuts...
statescoop.com/federal-cuts...
Federal cuts to election security concern secretaries of state | StateScoop
Several secretaries of state and others in the election security space said they're concerned about the rapid changes unfolding at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
statescoop.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Additional information regarding the purges at CISA from State Scoop. Good quotes from NM SOS Maggie Toulouse Oliver and MN SOS Steve Simon
statescoop.com/federal-cuts...
statescoop.com/federal-cuts...
Our collective issue is that society decided “move fast and break things” was preferable to “move fast and try to actually fix things”.
Via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
Via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’
“I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our collective issue is that society decided “move fast and break things” was preferable to “move fast and try to actually fix things”.
Via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
Via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
Stripping NIST is a very bad idea. This will put us at an extreme disadvantage with foreign competitors, and will potentially impact election security research, development and testing. Via @axios.com *paywalled*
www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
Scoop: NIST prepares to cut AI Safety Institute, CHIPS staff
NIST probationary employees are bracing to be fired imminently.
www.axios.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Stripping NIST is a very bad idea. This will put us at an extreme disadvantage with foreign competitors, and will potentially impact election security research, development and testing. Via @axios.com *paywalled*
www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Vance Escalates Conflict With Europe in Alarming Speech
Vance accused European officials of “canceling elections,” in reference to Germany’s upcoming election.
He didn’t notice the irony of his words, given his boss’s attempt to overthrow democracy on Jan 6, 2021.
newrepublic.com/post/191549/...
Vance accused European officials of “canceling elections,” in reference to Germany’s upcoming election.
He didn’t notice the irony of his words, given his boss’s attempt to overthrow democracy on Jan 6, 2021.
newrepublic.com/post/191549/...
February 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Vance Escalates Conflict With Europe in Alarming Speech
Vance accused European officials of “canceling elections,” in reference to Germany’s upcoming election.
He didn’t notice the irony of his words, given his boss’s attempt to overthrow democracy on Jan 6, 2021.
newrepublic.com/post/191549/...
Vance accused European officials of “canceling elections,” in reference to Germany’s upcoming election.
He didn’t notice the irony of his words, given his boss’s attempt to overthrow democracy on Jan 6, 2021.
newrepublic.com/post/191549/...
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The DOGE "force of super-geniuses" reinventing our $6 trillion government forgot to password-protect their website. Here's what it looks like right now www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The DOGE "force of super-geniuses" reinventing our $6 trillion government forgot to password-protect their website. Here's what it looks like right now www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Some additional background on the still-developing situation at CISA, with quotes from our colleague, Kim Wyman. The work CISA does to assist local election officials in protecting election systems is too important to ignore. Security > Efficiency
cyberscoop.com/cisa-misinfo...
cyberscoop.com/cisa-misinfo...
CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say
The moves happened Thursday and Friday last week, per a source.
cyberscoop.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Some additional background on the still-developing situation at CISA, with quotes from our colleague, Kim Wyman. The work CISA does to assist local election officials in protecting election systems is too important to ignore. Security > Efficiency
cyberscoop.com/cisa-misinfo...
cyberscoop.com/cisa-misinfo...