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Cheri Quickmire retweeted
#OTD in 2013, SCOTUS heard #ShelbyvHolder. Their decision gutted the Voting Rights Act and 12 years later we’re still grappling with laws that make it harder for millions of Americans to vote.
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Trump's flagrant executive overreach poses "an extraordinary test for the Roberts court," says Michael Waldman: "whether it's willing to stand up for constitutional principles it has long embraced." bit.ly/4hU4aVD
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"There is an unprecedented assault on democracy as we know it happening in Washington, D.C., and we need our United States Senators and Representatives to do more to stop it" - John Marion, Common Cause Rhode Island's executive director, speaking at a rally on Saturday, 2/8/25.
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The 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, was passed 160 years ago today, but the echoes of slavery continue in the criminal legal system. Private companies and governments extract nearly free labor from incarcerated people.
bit.ly/3O50lOR
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Presidential election turnout in New Haven fell in 2024 almost to the notoriously and abysmally low level of 1996, the contest between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole that failed to inspire voters even though Connecticut was still a swing state where candidates directed resources
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Don’t trust any Democrat who would throw our trans family under the bus. It is weak and cowardly to do so, when they should be standing with all people against MAGA fascism. Without exception.
To the trans community I say know this: I will always have your backs.
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If you're still in line to vote or for same day registration by the time polls close at 8 PM, stay in line! You will still be able to cast your vote in today's election, and your vote will count.
#vote #elections #Connecticut
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Same Day Registration permits someone who hasn’t yet registered to vote and meets the eligibility requirements to register and vote on Election Day.
Check to see if you’re eligible and find your Same-Day Registration polling location at portal.ct.gov/sots/election-….
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$215M attacking trans kids is appalling. If it fails, and god help us it does, it’s also a perfect example of how ad testing is a VERY imperfect and partial metric for understanding paid effects. It’s not useless but it’s only part of a more holistic picture.
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Today’s the day! Let’s get CT elections into the 21st century 🗳️ Vote YES for absentee voting!
Thank you to Helen Humphreys for sending in this photo.
#voteyes #votingrights #ctpolitics #ctelections
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The wealthiest donors are playing a central role in the 2024 campaign. "This is definitely an election brought to you by Citizens United," says @danweiner329: bit.ly/3CaznnX
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We need to build a democracy where everyone participates, every vote is counted, and everyone’s voice is heard. That work starts at the ballot box.
RT if you have a plan to vote by November 5!
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For years I’ve heard people say that we should have voting on the weekends to make it more convenient and encourage more participation in elections.
This weekend in Connecticut, you can do that.
In-person, early voting will be held Saturday & Sunday (Oct 26 & 27) from 10AM-6PM.
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Has the U.S. economy, historically, been better under Republican presidents or Democratic presidents?
A Republican financial analyst decided to find out.
His name? Bart Starr, Jr. (Yes, the son of THAT Bart Starr.)
The answer may surprise you.🧵
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NBC News obtained video of a training session in Michigan for poll watchers showing the RNC giving volunteers who echo Trump's fraud lies the tools to challenge votes — and few guardrails on what makes a challenge real.
The message: "Detroit is always going to be our tier one." nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…
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Beaver Hills Alder Tom Ficklin, a leading New Haven figure in media and politics and a community omnipresence for decades, died suddenly Wednesday night at the age of 75. newhavenindependent.org/arti…
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Admakers: please combine a drone shot of the Fla coast tomorrow with this @realDonaldTrump line:
“You’ll have more seafront property... Isn’t that a good thing? If I have a little property on the ocean, I have a little bit more property—I have a little bit more ocean.”
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Excited to be featured in the Waterbury Republican-American with electeds, unions & advocates pushing for expanded absentee voting in CT! Vote YES & vote Early!! 🗳️
#AbsenteeVoting #CTPolitics
rep-am.com/local/elections/2…
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Terrific piece by A.B. Stoddard.
"Gratuitous lies Republicans tell in 2024 are rooted in the Big Lie. Once you are party to a lie that consequential, smaller ones get easier to tell. The Big Lie has changed this country forever."
thebulwark.com/p/republican-…
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Stunning. Climate change made Milton's repaid intensification 400-800x more likely.
#Milton is a historically powerful Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
A rapid attribution study determined that the anomalously hot ocean temperatures under Milton's track were made up to 400-800x more likely by climate change over the past 2 weeks /1