Kate
@julian3.bsky.social
Therapist, in Northern Massachusetts. Here for birds, basketball, ADHD, queer stuff, pretty pictures. BLM. She/her. Cisgender. (Not a slur.)
As someone who's done election observation/information dissemination in the past, this should be a fascinating couple of years on that front.
February 4, 2026 at 9:37 PM
As someone who's done election observation/information dissemination in the past, this should be a fascinating couple of years on that front.
Reposted by Kate
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...
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...
Federal and State Election Laws Ban Federal Forces from Polling Places
Americans should feel safe to vote free from intimidation by the presence of the military or federal agents.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Kate
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.
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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.
"Why yes, I want *all* wrong facts in my loving memorial to this man!"
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"Why yes, I want *all* wrong facts in my loving memorial to this man!"