Lia Merivaki_Ph.D.

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Good point.
My concern is implementing practices that risk removing eligible voters. The 2 cycles and then remove should stay imo; some do sit elections out and return to vote. The principle of NVRA is that failure to vote does not constitute grounds for removal.

List maintenance is messy. Some fixes:
1. Universal OVR (call it Online Motor Voter)
2. Data sharing agreements to notify when new registrants are coming in who disclose where they used to register to vote.
3. More resources to election officials to do this work.

Thank God for @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social from Texas who actually called this out; if we really care about accuracy, we should push for OVR, especially in states who produce massive lists of "non-citizens" the weeks before a general election.

It is mind boggling that adopting universal OVR to ensure eligible citizens register AND voter data are accurately entered and maintained is not a recommendation. This is why I am calling this bad faith.

Young Mississippians Need Online Voter Registration Mississippi needs online voter registration to improve access to the voting process, especially for young people, the authors write.

"it has never been easier to register to vote in the United States."
Tell that to Mississippi www.mississippifreepress.org/young-missis...

I like how they are talking about data sharing agreements when Republicans have demonized ERIC, which was bipartisan and highly effective in helping states remove ineligible voters.

Called it. There will be efforts to remove Section 8.

www.c-span.org/program/hous...

Must watch. I applaud @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's composure.
All I observed was a bunch of confused folks who didn't stay on topic and would go to the extreme just to own a lib.
And yes, "I don't debate fascists" is a totally valid argument to end a discussion.

Imagine if Trump wanted to be an artist when he was young and he was rejected in art school | his parents didn't let him do art.

The NVRA will be next on the chopping block.

Religiously following @annabower.bsky.social's coverage of this case. Thank you for taking the time to post these updates.

Guess what book my kid got for her birthday this year.

Another important finding: need to support efforts to combat false info.
During the 2024 cycle, our team at the EO Comms Tracker project documented several efforts by LEOs to debunk rumors. Check out Missoula County's myth busting post about voter registration.

"Let them eat ramen" sounds like something the GOP would say rn.

I realize that there are a few good @nytimes.com reporters. But if we call the paper out for being pro-fascist, then we should not read it at all.

The fourth is freedom from fear - which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor - anywhere in the world."
FDR, Jan 6, 1941

The third is freedom from want - which, translated into world terms, means economic understanding which will secure to every nature a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants - everywhere in the world."

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential freedoms.
The first is the freedom of speech and expression - everywhere in the world.
The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way - everywhere in the world."

The solution is not to have elections in 2026.

Love the anywhere on earth submission deadline 👏

Unless anyone else has made this observation, I am calling it:
Balenciaga should be the official uniform sponsor of ICE. See Kim Kardashian's 2021 Met Gala outfit. Would totally be on brand for them.

We need to use the term science denial more. Anti-science imo is not enough.

Election nerds have been asking for this for too long: The US EAC finally released time-series EAVS data www.eac.gov/research-and...

@hicosin.bsky.social is here, make sure you copy her for this great piece 🙏

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Idk what the best word for this is. I would be ashamed if I was any of these journalists. The @washingtonpost.com should change its slogan to "we helped kill democracy."

We are not "on the way"
We are already there.

So many recognize the value and preventative impact of vaccines.
Why not apply the same approach to masks? This is so logically inconsistent.

As much as people want to ignore this, covid exists and we are still in a pandemic. It's airborne, meaning you can catch it indoors and outdoors. It does not magically disappear in schools, and it does not discriminate by age or abilities.