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#USPS #voting #disenfranchisement

New #Mail #Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite #USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass #Disenfranchisement
#vote #elections #ballots

https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement

#Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House aide & #Trump #loyalist, to lead the #FDA

A medical doctor & deputy director of the White House Domestic #Policy Council who worked on several of Trump’s 2nd-term “health” initiatives, Overton has become a trusted figure in the admin & a champion of Trump’s goals [ #disenfranchisement of the #poor & #eugenics ].

#PublicHealth #Health #vaccines #medicine #law #HealthInsurance #RFKJr #disinformation #HealthyIfYoureWealthy
https://apnews.com/article/fda-donald-trump-heidi-overton-marty-makary-a54907d62a2482bd462410c0778266b9?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Voter #suppression #disenfranchisement is very real in the #USA

What kind blows my mind is the reaction from some whiny cynical types: "that's why I'm not #voting"

😂

What?

Somebody malicious wants something from you, so you give it to them?

I also don't endorse this guy's response, but I give him points for attitude:

Don't get sad and resign

Get mad and act

(And by act, I mean many things, but you still #vote, dum dums)

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/04/texas-tarrant-county-voting-polling-sites-closed-meeting/

#Texas #TarrantCounty #FortWorth #Dallas

Asymmetry of UK State Impunity: Great Israeli Real Estate Event & the Constitutional Case Against Palestine Action Proscription!

The intersection of British public law, international law obligations, and the policing of political expression has reached a critical constitutional crisis. On Friday June 12, 2026, a Crown Court judge imposed unprecedented custodial sentences on Palestine Action activists for non-violent criminal damage at an Elbit Systems site, applying a controversial “terrorist connection” finding under section 69 of the Sentencing Act.[^1] Days later, on Monday June 15, 2026, the Court of Appeal fully reinstated the Home Secretary’s counter-terrorism proscription order against Palestine Action.[^2]

Concurrently, on June 14, 2026, the “Great Israeli Real Estate Event” took place at the Edgware United Synagogue in London—a commercial exhibition openly marketing residential real estate located within illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.[^3]

As the legal challenge to the proscription regime moves to the UK Supreme Court (#UKSC), the appellants must argue that proscription constitutes an extreme executive overreach that criminalizes political protest. To strengthen this counternarrative, the defense must challenge a systemic, intersectionally biased, and unlawful course of conduct by state organs—including the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office. By choosing to aggressively criminalize anti-war dissent while providing state protection to commercial events trading in unlawfully occupied land, the state has actively undermined its own legal frameworks.

1. The Asymmetric Execution of State Power: A Comparative Review

The state’s current approach to public order reveals a clear double standard. It treats international law violations with regulatory flexibility while deploying the full force of counter-terrorism laws to suppress political dissent.

A. The State-Sanctioned Facilitation of International War Crimes

Despite formal warnings from over 100 cross-party MPs, human rights groups, and legal organizations that the Great Israeli Real Estate Event violated international law,[^3] [^8] the Home Office and Metropolitan Police allowed the exhibition to proceed.[^3] Promotional materials distributed at the venue explicitly marketed properties in illegal settlements, including Ma’ale Adumim, Givat Zeev, Efrat, and Gush Etzion.[^6] [^9]

The state’s primary intervention was a minor administrative referral by Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to evaluate the event under domestic marketing guidelines.[^6] [^7] By treating the commercial distribution of occupied land as a mere consumer protection matter rather than a serious breach of international law, state departments have downplayed the legal gravity of settlement expansion.[^6]

B. The Criminalization of Free Expression and Assembly

While state organs protected the commercial operations inside the synagogue, the Metropolitan Police deployed extensive public order resources outside to restrict and manage anti-war demonstrators.[^3] Police arrested 14 protesters under the Public Order Act 1986, using strict conditions to limit the visibility and impact of the protest.[^3]

This enforcement strategy directly contrasts with the measures used against Palestine Action supporters just days prior, where holding a simple cardboard sign or voicing support for a banned group was treated as a major national security threat carrying a potential 14-year prison sentence.[^1] [^4] The contrast is clear: the state uses administrative and protective measures to shield commercial entities tied to illegal occupations, while deploying counter-terrorism laws to suppress domestic political expression.[^1] [^6]

2. The Constitutional Core for #UKSC: Intersectionality, Article 14, and International Law

To build a comprehensive case before the UK Supreme Court, the appellants must move beyond basic arguments regarding Articles 10 (Freedom of Expression) and 11 (Freedom of Assembly). The defense must construct an intersectional argument under Article 14 ECHR (Prohibition of Discrimination), demonstrating that the state’s actions constitute an unlawful and biased course of conduct.[^10]

             ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
             │       UNLAWFUL STATE COURSE OF CONDUCT FOR #UKSC       │
             └───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘
                                         │
         ┌───────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┐
         ▼                               ▼                               ▼
┌──────────────────┐           ┌──────────────────┐           ┌──────────────────┐
│  ARTICLE 14 ECHR │           │PROCEEDS OF CRIME │           │  ICJ 2024 OPINION│
│    VIOLATION     │           │     ACT 2002     │           │   ABDICATION     │
├──────────────────┤           ├──────────────────┤           ├──────────────────┤
│Selective policing│           │Failure to freeze │           │State facilitates │
│of anti-war views │           │monies from sales │           │recognition of    │
│vs colonial trade │           │of occupied land. │           │illegal settlements│
└──────────────────┘           └──────────────────┘           └──────────────────┘

I. Viewpoint Discrimination under Article 14 ECHR

Article 14 prohibits discrimination in the enjoyment of Convention rights based on political opinion, national origin, or race.[^10] The state’s current policing strategy shows clear viewpoint discrimination:
.

• It selectively applies counter-terrorism and public order powers to suppress and criminalize speech critical of Western foreign policy and the global arms trade.[^1] [^2]
  .
  
• Conversely, it grants legal protection and administrative leniency to commercial operations that promote and profit from illegal settlement expansion.[^3] [^6]
  .

This disparate treatment fails the classic proportionality and justification tests established in Marckx v Belgium.[^11] The state cannot justify using severe counter-terrorism tools against non-violent placard-holders while simultaneously refusing to use ordinary criminal enforcement against organizations operating on UK soil that facilitate international law violations.[^1] [^6]

II. Domestic Violations of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)

By refusing to investigate or stop the sale of settlement real estate, the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have failed to enforce domestic statutory mandates.[^6] Because Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal under international law—a position officially recognized by the UK government[^6]—any land acquired or developed there constitutes “criminal property” under section 340 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).[^12]

Promoters, estate agents, and institutions facilitating these transactions within the UK are effectively handling the proceeds of unlawful conduct.[^6] The Metropolitan Police’s explicit decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the event via its War Crimes Team (SO15),[^6] while aggressively executing preventative arrests against anti-war demonstrators,[^5] represents a significant failure to apply domestic anti-money laundering and criminal property laws equitably.

III. Direct Violation of the ICJ 2024 Advisory Opinion

The state’s hands-off approach to these property sales places the UK in direct violation of its international law commitments.[^8] In its July 2024 Advisory Opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed that Israel’s presence in the occupied territories is unlawful and that all UN member states are under a strict obligation not to recognize the occupation as legal and must not render aid or assistance in maintaining that status.[^8]

By allowing the commercial marketing of occupied land within its jurisdiction, the UK state provides implicit recognition and material assistance to illegal settlements.[^8] This structural compliance with colonial expansion, contrasted with the domestic proscription of groups protesting that expansion, demonstrates that the current application of the Terrorism Act 2000 is an overreach designed to insulate corporate and geopolitical interests from public accountability.[^1] [^2]

3. Strategic Blindspots & Legal Lacunae

To ensure this intersectional argument succeeds before the Supreme Court, the legal team must address and remedy key structural blindspots that the state will rely on.

Blindspot A: The “Charitable Shield” and the Private Venue Defence

• The State’s Argument:
  The Home Secretary will argue that the property event occurred within a private, charitable venue (the Edgware United Synagogue) and involved private commercial transactions.[^3] [^13] They will claim that the state has no right to intervene in private commercial speech or assembly unless there is an immediate threat to public safety, meaning the police’s primary duty was simply to maintain public order outside the venue.[^3]
  .
  
• The Legal Remedy:
  The defense must counter this by citing the Charity Commission’s Public Benefit Requirement and the Charities Act 2011.[^13] A registered UK charity cannot use its premises or assets to facilitate commercial events that promote activities recognized as illegal under international and domestic law.[^13] The defense must argue that the state’s failure to coordinate immediate regulatory enforcement between the Charity Commission, the Home Office, and the Met Police represents an unlawful, systemic course of conduct. Private property rights cannot be used to shield or facilitate international war crimes, nor do they override the state’s positive obligation under the ICJ ruling to prevent settlement-related economic activity on UK soil.[^6] [^8]

Blindspot B: The “No Violence to Persons” Distinction

• The State’s Argument:
  The Court of Appeal upheld the proscription order by emphasizing that Palestine Action operates via an organized, covert cell structure that commits targeted, high-value property damage to disrupt state-sanctioned manufacturing.[^2] The state will argue that this organized disruption makes it fundamentally different from a commercial real estate event, thereby justifying the use of counter-terrorism frameworks.[^2]
  .
  
• The Legal Remedy:
  The defense must challenge this distinction by analyzing the nature of the harm involved. Palestine Action’s actions cause localized, economic property damage directed at arms manufacturers—an activity historical social movements like the Suffragettes frequently used to challenge state policy.[^1] [^14] Conversely, the Great Israeli Real Estate Event directly facilitates the permanent displacement of protected civilian populations, a severe violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and a recognized war crime under the Rome Statute.[^6] [^8] The Supreme Court must address this fundamental imbalance: the state upgrades localized property damage to the status of “terrorism,”[^1] while treating active participation in international war crimes as a minor regulatory matter.[^6] This dynamic demonstrates that the proscription regime is being used selectively based on political viewpoint rather than objective threats to human safety.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ UNLAWFUL STATE COURSE OF CONDUCT FOR #UKSC │
└───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ ARTICLE 14 ECHR │ │PROCEEDS OF CRIME │ │ ICJ 2024 OPINION│
│ VIOLATION │ │ ACT 2002 │ │ ABDICATION │
├──────────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤
│Selective policing│ │Failure to freeze │ │State facilitates │
│of anti-war views │ │monies from sales │ │recognition of │
│vs colonial trade │ │of occupied land. │ │illegal settlements│
└──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ UNLAWFUL STATE COURSE OF CONDUCT FOR #UKSC │
└───────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ ARTICLE 14 ECHR │ │PROCEEDS OF CRIME │ │ ICJ 2024 OPINION│
│ VIOLATION │ │ ACT 2002 │ │ ABDICATION │
├──────────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤ ├──────────────────┤
│Selective policing│ │Failure to freeze │ │State facilitates │
│of anti-war views │ │monies from sales │ │recognition of │
│vs colonial trade │ │of occupied land. │ │illegal settlements│
└──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘

Footnotes

[^1]: Ammori v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ (15 June 2026); see Judiciary of England and Wales Official Judgment.
[^2]: Terrorism Act 2000, s 3. Available at legislation.gov.uk.
[^3]: See Haroon Siddique, ‘Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules’, The Guardian (15 June 2026) The Guardian.
[^4]: See Haroon Siddique, ‘Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK’, The Guardian (12 June 2026) The Guardian.
[^5]: See Al Jazeera News, ‘UK Court of Appeal upholds ban on Palestine Action as “terrorist” group’ (15 June 2026) Al Jazeera.
[^6]: Terrorism Act 2000, s 11, s 12. Available at legislation.gov.uk.
[^7]: Scale of nationwide enforcement and immediate pre-emptive arrests detailed in TRT World Analysis (15 June 2026) TRT World.
[^8]: Dania Akkad, ‘Israeli property event referred to authorities over illegal settlement ads’, Declassified UK (16 June 2026) Declassified UK.
[^9]: Statement of Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to the House of Commons (16 June 2026), cited in Imran Mulla, ‘London’s Met Police not investigating Great Israeli Real Estate Event’, Middle East Eye (16 June 2026) Middle East Eye.
[^10]: International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), Evidentiary Submission to the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Team (SO15) identifying active marketing materials by Tivuch Shelly and I.L.A.N. Estates, cited in The New Arab (15 June 2026) The New Arab.
[^11]: Public Order Act 1986. See legislation.gov.uk.
[^12]: See ‘Riots and racism: why is the UK burning?’, The Guardian (13 June 2026) The Guardian.
[^13]: The Guardian (n 3), noting the 117 arrests executed outside the Court of Appeal on 15 June 2026.
[^14]: Liberty Policy Analysis, ‘Breaking down the Court of Appeal judgment on Palestine Action’s proscription’ (15 June 2026) Liberty.
[^15]: For context on the political mobilization and rhetoric surrounding these movements, see ‘How the far right stirs up protests against immigration in Britain’, El País (11 June 2026) El País English.
[^16]: See ‘First jail terms handed down in protests over UK teen’s stabbing death’, Courthouse News Service (2026) Courthouse News.
[^17]: Cross-party Parliamentary Letter to the Foreign Office citing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) July 2024 Legal Consequences Advisory Opinion, referenced in Sky News / Radio Royal Political Archive (15 June 2026) Radio Royal.
[^18]: Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Part I, Art 10, Art 11, Art 14. See legislation.gov.uk.
[^19]: See detailed analytical overview on UK Human Rights Blog Article 14 Index.
[^20]: Marckx v Belgium (1979) 2 EHRR 330.
[^21]: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s 340. Available at legislation.gov.uk.
[^22]: ICJP Formal Compliance Petition to the Charity Commission for England and Wales regarding trustee conduct and misdirection of charitable assets, evaluated in The New Arab (n 10).
[^23]: Arguments of the Home Secretary, represented by Sir James Eadie KC, summarized in Ammori [2026] EWCA Civ; see also Blackstone Chambers Case Publication.
[^24]: DPP v Ziegler [2021] UKSC 23, [2022] AC 408.
[^25]: Historical contextualization and submissions by legal defense counsel Rajiv Menon KC and Tom Wainwright KC at Woolwich Crown Court, cited in The Guardian (n 4).

https://twitter.com/EyeonPalestine/status/2066695740273852848

Okay, so moments ago, I became a member of the NAACP.

"But aren't you... white?"

Yes, I am. At the same time, I'm fucking sick and tired of the crap the US government dumps on black folks. I don't see a better way for me to counter the current disenfranchisement campaign than joining the NAACP.

If you live in the US, I invite you to do the same, irrespective of your skin tone:

https://naacp.org/take-action/become-member

#USPol #NAACP #BlackRights #VotingRights #disenfranchisement

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a true victim of #weaponization

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/kilmar-abrego-garcia

> "The government isn’t targeting Abrego Garcia for punishment because they think he's some sort of master criminal. They want to punish him *because* he’s an everyday guy who somehow managed to force the regime to bring him home."

#criminalization #institutionalization #delegitimization #disenfranchisement #dehumanization #whiteNationalism #feudalism #plutocracy all in support of fascist plunder

45,000 ballots thrown out and a governor who calls it 'not a big deal' #GOPLiesAboutEverything #disenfranchisement #VotingRights www.rawstory.com/louisiana-ag...

45,000 ballots thrown out and ...

@SuperSpaceFan @TalktoBeverley
I honestly believe nothing short of a MASSIVE #BlueTsunami that even rampant #Gerrymandering and #VoterSupression #Disenfranchisement can't overcome will put a stop to the spread of this #Trumpism Disease and show the world the #racists & #grifting political #ConMen aren't winning, relegating them to the dustbin of history.

Callais Decision Rapid Response Call
Thu 30 APR 7pm CT
La. v Callais opens the door for states to gerrymander Black & Brown majority districts out of existence. We expect more GOP-led states to follow suit for 2027 + 2028 elections. Join the call, join the fight: https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/947503 #NoKings #Gerrymandering #Elections #Voters #Disenfranchisement #SCOTUS

This entire SAVE con is a Poll Tax. Poll Taxes were abolished by the 24th amendment.

However, in order to be able to vote if the SAVE act passes, you will need to spend hundreds of dollars and possibly months of time.

The Republicans are working to instate an illegal election policy change, in the same year as an election, as close to the election as possible. The change targets voters who don’t vote for Trump. Yes it will be overturned eventually by the Supremes, but not in time for 2026 elections

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_taxes_in_the_United_States

#SAVEAct #PollTax #24thAmendment #24th #Constitution #USConstitution #election #elections #vote #voting #votingrights #votingrightsact #disenfranchisement

https://www.groundxero.in/2026/04/19/assembly-elections-through-the-eyes-of-deleted-voters/

#elections #SIR #disenfranchisement #fascism #India #Bengal

এটাই একভাবে হিন্দুরাষ্ট্র তৈরির নীল ছকের ভিত্তি। একদিক থেকে এই বে-নাগরিকীকরণ প্রক্রিয়ার ভেতর দিয়ে তৈরি করা হচ্ছে এমন একটি জনগোষ্ঠী, যাদের জীবন অতিমাত্রায় অসুরক্ষিত। এবং, যেহেতু অসুরক্ষিত, তাই দুর্বল। আর কে না জানে, অধিকারবিহীন দুর্বল মানুষের পক্ষে প্রতিবাদ করা অতো সহজ নয়? আজ আদালতের চরিত্র নিরপেক্ষ নয়, বরং আগাপাশতলা রাজনৈতিক। একই কথা খাটে নির্বাচন কমিশন সম্পর্কে। কাজেই, এই প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলির হাত ধরে কোনো সুবিচার আসবে না।

#Bengal #SIR #fascism #Hindutva #disenfranchisement

https://www.groundxero.in/2026/04/15/sir-and-bengal-politics/

পশ্চিমবঙ্গে এসআইআর বিরোধী আন্দোলনের অন্যতম হিসাবে গত ৪ মার্চ ২০২৬ থেকে কলকাতার পার্ক সার্কাস ময়দানে অনির্দিষ্টকালের জন্য ধর্ণা শুরু করেছে ভোটাধিকার রক্ষা মঞ্চ। ৪ মার্চ একটি গণ কনভেনশন থেকে স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবেই এই অবস্থান বিক্ষোভ শুরু করেন এই মঞ্চের সদস্যরা। ধর্ণা মঞ্চের এক মাস পূর্ণ হওয়ায় গত ৩ এপ্রিল পার্ক সার্কাসের ধর্ণা মঞ্চ থেকেই এক সাংবাদিক সম্মেলনের আয়োজন করা হয়।

#BengalSIR #disenfranchisement #fascism

https://www.groundxero.in/2026/04/04/anti-sir-dharna-mancha-at-park-circus/

Lede: From fringe ideas to now part of the provincial agenda

So, how's that centrist, incremental opposition comin' along? Oh, my ideas are "too radical" and my preferences are easily discarded? Okay then, business as usual. I'll just see myself out. #disenfranchisement

25 years later, how the ‘Alberta firewall’ letter reflects today’s political landscape https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-firewall-letter-25-years-later-9.7145406

#factCheck
Claim by Senator Duckworth: “9% of American citizens don’t have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
A 2023 national survey found about 9% of U.S. adult citizens either lack or cannot readily access documentary proof of citizenship, and a similar share lack a nonexpired driver’s license. However, the figure includes people who may have documents but cannot easily access them, and the survey was not limited specifically to registered voters.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/20/tammy-duckworth/SAVE-America-Act-voter-ID-drivers-licenses-REAL-ID/

> Democrats opposing the SAVE America Act, which would require certain documents to register to vote and cast a ballot, point to a study showing 9% of adult U.S. citizens would have difficulty with those requirements.

#disenfranchisement #VRA #votingRights #voterID #constitutionalDemocracyWithoutEither
#tyranny #plutocracy #feudalism

রাষ্ট্র যত নির্দিষ্ট কাগজে বেঁধে ফেলতে চায় মানুষের নাগরিক হওয়ার অধিকার, ততই স্মৃতিতে জেগে ওঠে দেশের, পরিবারের, সমাজ-প্রতিবেশীর, বন্ধুর আখ্যান, যার মধ্যে জেগে থাকে নাগরিক হওয়ার অধিকারের যাবতীয় প্রমাণ।

#sir #disenfranchisement #bengal #fascism

https://www.groundxero.in/2026/03/13/memory-wall-at-park-circus/

Trump Urges Passage of the SAVE America Act — With New Provisions

https://murica.website/2026/03/trump-urges-passage-of-the-save-america-act-with-new-provisions/

The history behind Montana senator's mysterious scheme MAGA getting exactly what they voted for... now they can't vote. Just accept what pedo Daddy has selected for you. We tried to warn you. #corruption #disenfranchisement #Montana #undemocratic #Alme #Daines #Gianforte www.alternet.org/daines/

The history behind Montana sen...

How the SAVE America Act Republicans are touting will disenfranchise married & LGBTQ+ Americans

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/save-act-lgbtq-voters

"If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it because I am somebody!" -- People say Jesse was too much about himself. No comparisons with the one that's true about. #Jesse's background was #disenfranchisement all the way into the home. Ignored by his #father,...

"If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it because I am somebody!" -- People say Jesse was too much about himself. No comparisons with the one that's true about. #Jesse's background was #disenfranchisement all the way into the home. Ignored by his #father,...

@ProPublica In Czech Republic voters came with electronic IDs which were officially considered a valid ID for voting, and were IMO arbitrarily, wantonly and frivolously not allowed to vote, citing "overloaded system".

I can imagine a programming of the system like this:

if (voter.political_preference==opposition) {fprintf(stderr,"Error: sorry, system overloaded!\n"); exit -1; }

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202510/czech-parliamentary-elections-hit-by-digital-id-app-failure

https://english.radio.cz/interior-ministry-advising-voters-not-rely-solely-digital-ids-amid-technical-8864656

https://www.smartsuite.in/czech-edoklady-crash-a-beginners-guide-to-digital-id-failures

Do you know what's the difference between Cambodian 3rd world developing country dictatorship and Czech Republic?

In Cambodia I got a dentist in 1 day, in Czechia I had to phone dentists for 2 months before I got one. In case of dermatologist even 4 months.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech regime.

Some tags may be according to my opinion:

#votersuppression #electoralfraud #freedomtovote #disenfranchisement #disenfranchise #id #digitalid #digitalization #digitalitariandigitatorship #digitaldictatorship #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #failure #contempt #crime #sabotage #electionsabotage #electoralsabotage #sabotageofelection #invalidelection #fraudulentelection

@ProPublica In Czech Republic voters came with electronic IDs which were officially considered a valid ID for voting, and were IMO arbitrarily, wantonly and frivolously not allowed to vote, citing "overloaded system".

I can imagine a programming of the system like this:

if (voter.political_preference==opposition) {fprintf(stderr,"Error: sorry, system overloaded!\n"); exit -1; }

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202510/czech-parliamentary-elections-hit-by-digital-id-app-failure

https://english.radio.cz/interior-ministry-advising-voters-not-rely-solely-digital-ids-amid-technical-8864656

https://www.smartsuite.in/czech-edoklady-crash-a-beginners-guide-to-digital-id-failures

Do you know what's the difference between Cambodian 3rd world developing country dictatorship and Czech Republic?

In Cambodia I got a dentist in 1 day, in Czechia I had to phone dentists for 2 months before I got one. In case of dermatologist even 4 months.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech regime.

Some tags may be according to my opinion:

#votersuppression #electoralfraud #freedomtovote #disenfranchisement #disenfranchise #id #digitalid #digitalization #digitalitariandigitatorship #digitaldictatorship #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #failure #contempt #crime #sabotage #electionsabotage #electoralsabotage #sabotageofelection #invalidelection #fraudulentelection

@ProPublica In Czech Republic voters came with electronic IDs which were officially considered a valid ID for voting, and were IMO arbitrarily, wantonly and frivolously not allowed to vote, citing "overloaded system".

I can imagine a programming of the system like this:

if (voter.political_preference==opposition) {fprintf(stderr,"Error: sorry, system overloaded!\n"); exit -1; }

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202510/czech-parliamentary-elections-hit-by-digital-id-app-failure

https://english.radio.cz/interior-ministry-advising-voters-not-rely-solely-digital-ids-amid-technical-8864656

https://www.smartsuite.in/czech-edoklady-crash-a-beginners-guide-to-digital-id-failures

Do you know what's the difference between Cambodian 3rd world developing country dictatorship and Czech Republic?

In Cambodia I got a dentist in 1 day, in Czechia I had to phone dentists for 2 months before I got one. In case of dermatologist even 4 months.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech regime.

Some tags may be according to my opinion:

#votersuppression #electoralfraud #freedomtovote #disenfranchisement #disenfranchise #id #digitalid #digitalization #digitalitariandigitatorship #digitaldictatorship #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #failure #contempt #crime #sabotage #electionsabotage #electoralsabotage #sabotageofelection #invalidelection #fraudulentelection

@skykiss In Czech Republic voters came with electronic IDs which were officially considered a valid ID for voting, and were IMO arbitrarily, wantonly and frivolously not allowed to vote, citing "overloaded system".

I can imagine a programming of the system like this:

if (voter.political_preference==opposition) {fprintf(stderr,"Error: sorry, system overloaded!\n"); exit -1; }

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202510/czech-parliamentary-elections-hit-by-digital-id-app-failure

https://english.radio.cz/interior-ministry-advising-voters-not-rely-solely-digital-ids-amid-technical-8864656

https://www.smartsuite.in/czech-edoklady-crash-a-beginners-guide-to-digital-id-failures

Do you know what's the difference between Cambodian 3rd world developing country dictatorship and Czech Republic?

In Cambodia I got a dentist in 1 day, in Czechia I had to phone dentists for 2 months before I got one. In case of dermatologist even 4 months.

I feel

e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

towards the Czech regime.

Some tags may be according to my opinion:

#votersuppression #electoralfraud #freedomtovote #disenfranchisement #disenfranchise #id #digitalid #digitalization #digitalitariandigitatorship #digitaldictatorship #czech #czechia #czechrepublic #failure #contempt #crime #sabotage #electionsabotage #electoralsabotage #sabotageofelection #invalidelection #fraudulentelection

The ‘left’ parties and ‘progressives’ of Assam worked hard to legitimise the NRC in Assam only to hand fascists the justification to conduct a process of disenfranchisement that they will run as they see fit.

#nrc #sir #disenfranchisement #citizenship #fascism

https://www.groundxero.in/2026/02/10/sir-and-nrc-complicity-of-progressives-and-left-parties-in-manufacturing-consent-for-the-bjps-disenfranchisement-project/

Americans who plan to vote: make sure the signature in your ID matches your signature in your ballot. I have been challenged on this after an overzealous DMV worker insisted several times i "really" sign their stupid line and i think my vote was not counted
#usPol #voting #disenfranchisement

The attacks on immigrants and protesters on Minnesota’s streets have been paired with high-level legal assaults
— like a dubious DOJ investigation of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Alongside the more visible struggles, the DOJ has repeatedly attempted,
as reiterated in a letter by Attorney General Pam Bondi,
to force Minnesota
(and, in fact, all 49 other states)
to open confidential voter rolls to federal scrutiny.

Bondi’s recent letter, outlining steps to
“bring back law and order,”
repeated a demand that the administration has already been pressing in the courts.

So far, Minnesota and several other blue states have refused the request.

Constitutionally, the federal government takes no role in elections;
they are overseen solely by states.

Why might the federal DOJ take such a sudden interest in obtaining state voter data?

It’s clear that Trump’s ultimate aim is to distort democracy,
tilting elections through #mass #disenfranchisement.

One way to suppress the vote and cheat an election is
to purge opponents’ voters from the rolls.

Such purges are calculated to target (by de facto outcomes, if not explicitly)
people of color and low-income voters
— i.e., those likely to vote against the right.

Seizing state rolls will facilitate such purges to an extent previously unreached.

It is a bitterly ironic reversal that the department that was supposedly the vaunted federal guardian of democratic rights
has now been pitted against them.

As many experts have attested,
the Trump DOJ’s nationwide legal assault poses a grave threat to the U.S.’s already-tattered electoral institutions.

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-doj-sues-to-force-states-to-share-confidential-voter-data/

My wife took my last name when we got married, and with the new iteration of the SAFE act, she won't be able to vote, because she'll need to present her birth certificate, and her name differs.

This is intended to disenfranchise married women, trans folks, and anyone who can't easily lay hands on decades-old paperwork.

If you or anyone you know might be affected, they should start protecting their ability to vote now. Help them do it if they need help.

https://www.usps.com/international/passports.htm

#vote #safe #disenfranchisement

#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4

"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.

"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.

"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.

How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?

Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:

Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.

Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:

Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.

Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:

Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.

Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:

Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.

Key Dates

✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*

✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."

https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/

#MEPol #ElectionDay #MaineElections #Elections2025 #AbsenteeVoting #NoOnOne #NoOn1 #TribalIDs #CollegeIDs #Disenfranchisement #Authoritarianism

URGENT: STOP THE “SAVES” ACT
Public comment closes 10/20. The SAVES act is an attempt to disenfranchise legal voters with names that do not match their birth certificate. From SPLC: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1BO5RIEhPGr6AiyJWYWv8vXI-9nB50-YU_OF3lATj2qY/mobilebasic?pli=1 Public Comment here: https://indivisiblenobhill.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a95e7193ecb316697255cbef1&id=70f3c7fd6b&e=ab3c91ffa0 #democracy #votingrights #uspol #disenfranchisement #SavesAct

#USpol #Texas #Gerrymandering #Redistricting #Disenfranchisement

Ossum speech:

"Texas State Rep. #AnnJohnson clapped back at #GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.

“If you knew you could win this next election, you wouldn’t be taking this effort to try to steal five seats from elected officials that members of color elected to represent them in Washington D.C.”

https://youtube.com/shorts/GCcddd7Eqow

@democracydocket
@democratsabroad
@indivisibleteam

He was for it before he was against it.

#Voting #MailinVoting #Democracy #VoterSuppression #Disenfranchisement