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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 1 hour ago

"[S]avor the fact that Texans chose not to elect the most openly fascist statewide candidate in recent memory." "The guy who said Native Americans should be deported, to somewhere." #Texas #USA #Transportation #Voting #FossilFuels #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

www.texasobserver.org

Texans Decide that Bo French Was the 'Problem'

The guy who said 100 million people in America should be deported was himself removed from contention for elected office, along, it seems, with the entire ticket around him.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 1 hour ago

"Voters approved Amendment 3." "Virginia voters have toppled one of the nation's harshest felony disenfranchisement schemes, ending a Jim Crow-era policy of exclusion that has blocked millions of people from voting since 1902." #Virginia #USA #Voting #Apartheid #Incarceration #Courts

boltsmag.org

Virginia Topples Its Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting

Voters passed Amendment 3 on Tuesday, restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions upon release, and codifying the end of Jim Crow-era disenfranchisement rules.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 6 hours ago

"On Monday night, the United States conducted a series of strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island." "U.S. has been launching smaller-scale strikes for several weeks." "[P]resident has been suggesting that major hostilities could resume shortly after the midterm elections." #USA #Iran #Military #Voting

truthout.org

US Continues Strikes on Iran Despite Trump Claims That War Is Over

The White House has not reported on the US's strikes on Iran over the past several weeks.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 6 hours ago

"Expect recounts and lawsuits in every [close race]. Expect, too, that some county boards will refuse to certify." "Two darker scenarios are less likely but would do far more damage." "[F]irst is the seizure of ballots." "[S]econd would be a fight over seating the new House." #USA #Voting #Courts

wagingnonviolence.org

The fight after the vote

Starting November 4, we'll need to be ready to defend the count, certification and the seating of the new House. Here's how.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 8 hours ago

"Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service sent out mass emails praising [...] Trump to online account holders just days before the midterm elections, potentially violating federal laws prohibiting the use of official government resources for a campaign." #USA #Voting #Taxes

truthout.org

Federal Agencies Use Internal List to Send Pro-Trump Email Blast Before Election

Experts said the emails likely violate federal law barring use of an official office for election activities.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 8 hours ago

"[B]ait and switch." "Trump said that the U.S. is going to end its annual funding to Israel of roughly $4 billion a year starting in 2027." "Netanyahu [...] has been pushing for an even deeper, more secretive collaboration." #USA #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Aid #Military #Voting #Genocide

truthout.org

Trump Says US Is Ending Annual Aid to Israel, Amid Push for Military Integration

The US-Israel memorandum of understanding was already slated to end in 2028.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 12 hours ago

"[A]ttacks on voting rights are so often accompanied by attacks on education." "The message is clear: Limit who can exercise democratic power in the present, and limit what people learn about how previous generations expanded it." #USA #Voting #Education #Courts #Gerrymandering #Slavery #Apartheid

inthesetimes.com

The Hour Before Dawn

With the Voting Rights Act gutted and education under attack, building democratic power must reach beyond the ballot box—and into classrooms and the streets.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 12 hours ago

"[S]tate attorneys general have played central roles in both defending and eroding reproductive rights." "Here are some of the most competitive of the 30 races on ballots this year that could impact abortion access in those states and beyond." #USA #Healthcare #Courts #Voting

truthout.org

30 States Are Electing Attorneys General That May Help Determine Abortion Access

They play key roles in both defending and eroding reproductive rights — and this power extends beyond their home states.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 12 hours ago

"The person in charge of digital strategy for the Senate campaign of Iowa Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson helps run a company that received nearly $10 million to influence Americans with pro-Israel propaganda." #Iowa #USA #Israel #Media #Voting

theintercept.com

Ashley Hinson's Digital Chief Oversees Firm Paid Millions to Push Israeli Propaganda

The GOP candidate for Iowa's open Senate seat tapped the co-founder of a consulting firm with a $9.9 million Israel contract.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 13 hours ago

"Everything is connected to it [AI] — health care surveillance, education, work, finances, our retirement." "[W]hether we're going to bail these guys out [if the AI bubble bursts] is the political question that will affect everything." #USA #AI #Technology #Labour #Voting #Taxes #Protest

truthout.org

The Fight Against Big Tech's AI Takeover Must Continue Past the Midterms

The midterms are just the start. Labor struggles and grassroots coalitions show a path forward for anti-AI organizers.

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