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red dog 1

(32,796 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:17 PM Feb 6

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Marc Elias' Bluesky post today

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Departmentâ€™s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and statesâ€™ rights.
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T18:35:17.858Z

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Marc Elias' Bluesky post today (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 6 OP

Here's the problem vapor2 Feb 6 #1

Wow. Where did you see that? nilram Feb 6 #2

Check your state board of elections. Also someone published a map. littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #3

Here you go, nilram: littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #4

Thanks, very interesting article. A little broader than the "mid west" nilram Feb 6 #7

My pleasure. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #8

Happy Valentine's Day littlemisssmartypants.nt jfz9580m Feb 14 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #5

here's one source: spooky3 Feb 6 #10

Montana is one of the states that turned over voter information Attilatheblond Feb 6 #14

K&R orangecrush Feb 6 #6

If America doesn't slide down a fascist memory hole, history will remember Bondi and all the bad actors in this regime Martin Eden Feb 6 #9

No and every Dem campaign slogan, sign etc for 2026 should end with THEY DON'T CARE!! n/t Cheezoholic Feb 6 #12

Nice try, assholes. OMGWTF Feb 6 #11

This is a bloody earthquake decision, and the cracks it creates should spread & expand throughout the entire nation. NBachers Feb 6 #13

vapor2

(4,218 posts)

1. Here's the problem

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:26 PM

Feb 6

Many mid west states complied with blondie's request for voter rolls

nilram

(3,522 posts)

2. Wow. Where did you see that?

Reply to vapor2 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:39 PM

Feb 6

Stellar

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)

3. Check your state board of elections. Also someone published a map.

Reply to nilram (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:55 PM

Feb 6

I'll look for it. ❤️

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)

4. Here you go, nilram:

Reply to nilram (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:57 PM

Feb 6

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information

nilram

(3,522 posts)

7. Thanks, very interesting article. A little broader than the "mid west"

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:09 PM

Feb 6

But a minority are fully complying. So far.

littlemissmartypants

(32,806 posts)

8. My pleasure. ❤️

Reply to nilram (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:24 PM

Feb 6

jfz9580m

(16,763 posts)

15. Happy Valentine's Day littlemisssmartypants.nt

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:13 AM

Feb 14

Response to nilram (Reply #2)

littlemissmartypants This message was self-deleted by its author.

spooky3

(38,462 posts)

10. here's one source:

Reply to nilram (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:52 PM

Feb 6

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information

Attilatheblond

(8,585 posts)

14. Montana is one of the states that turned over voter information

Reply to nilram (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 11:54 PM

Feb 6

Makes me kinda curious as to how the semi-militia types feel about the GOP officials they elected now.

orangecrush

(29,589 posts)

6. K&R

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:01 PM

Feb 6

Martin Eden

(15,502 posts)

9. If America doesn't slide down a fascist memory hole, history will remember Bondi and all the bad actors in this regime

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:31 PM

Feb 6

as VILLAINS.

Do they even care, or are they too arrogant to contemplate that?

Cheezoholic

(3,620 posts)

12. No and every Dem campaign slogan, sign etc for 2026 should end with THEY DON'T CARE!! n/t

Reply to Martin Eden (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:57 PM

Feb 6

OMGWTF

(5,048 posts)

11. Nice try, assholes.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

Feb 6

NBachers

(19,331 posts)

13. This is a bloody earthquake decision, and the cracks it creates should spread & expand throughout the entire nation.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 11:47 PM

Feb 6

There should be an entire movement based on expanding this decision and applying it everywhere.

This is how it will be done.

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