Yeah. I can see why the website mistake would look intentional. And it could very well have been. I'm probably biased against reading the election admin errors as intentional from years of studying Stop The Steal rumors and conspiracy theories.
04.03.2026 17:34 β
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I think the point of intent here is that the rules were changed in a way that was (1) going to make it harder to vote; and (2) going to cause confusion on election day. And we're going to see A LOT more of that this cycle. Save ACT. Kicking people off rolls. Messing with mail-in ballot timing. Etc.
04.03.2026 15:56 β
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But I've also been watching election rumors for a few cycles now, & seen a lot of "falsely attributed intent" to election officials for honest mistakes or things out of their control. Maricopa 2022 had broken tabulator machines that impacted mostly GOP voters and we saw similar claims about intent.
04.03.2026 15:54 β
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I agree: that's a pretty egregious error and it's going to seem intentionaly, especially if those in charge have political party affiliations that are different from those impacted. <See next post, though.>
04.03.2026 15:53 β
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Thatβs troubling. I donβt know that I would assume that to be intentional. It could be, but mistakes do happen. Election admin errors are common. Itβs a complicated process. But rule changes that restrict voting set election officials up to fail.
04.03.2026 15:27 β
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AI generated image of a yellow flag sitting on top of a stack of ballots, with an American flag in the background. The referee is calling a penalty. Overlaid text says "Penalty: Federal Interference".
There does seem to be a memo circulating. Let see if our institutions (especially our state AGs) have the capacity to call them out for federal interference.
04.03.2026 06:13 β
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Oh my...
04.03.2026 05:54 β
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bsky.app/profile/vote...
04.03.2026 05:44 β
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The legacy of the Big Lie lives on... and this next generation of the "rigged election" strategy is going to be even more challenging than the last.
04.03.2026 05:42 β
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Re: the debacle in the Texas primary today: Lies about voter fraud (from past elections) motivate and justify retaliatory actions and policy changes that make elections less fair and lead to more turmoil, more confusion and uncertainty, more rumors and legitimate greivance, and diminished trust.
04.03.2026 05:36 β
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I hear you, and thanks for the polite nudge here. Yes: SAVE act. Attempts to end mail-in and early voting. Kicking voters off the rolls without reason. Changing timing of mail-in voting and mail processing. Infrastructure to help people get their vote counted despite ratf*cking will be critical.
04.03.2026 04:47 β
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2026 is likely to continue to feature rule changes, often justified by βrigged electionβ myths from 2020, used to make it harder (for some people) to vote. Disentangling the messiness of elections from the intentional efforts to tip the scales will be challengingβ¦ even for folks studying this stuff.
04.03.2026 04:36 β
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The 1st post in this thread is a 2nd version of a now deleted post that was perhaps too dismissive of intentionality in this case. Rule changes causing disenfranchisement are more likely to reflect some intent (to make it harder to vote) that say, broken machines or glitches on Election Day.
04.03.2026 04:17 β
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Later stay of the decision to extend voting hours: bsky.app/profile/base...
04.03.2026 04:13 β
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More context, initial judge decision: bsky.app/profile/base...
04.03.2026 04:12 β
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This case is a primary & both candidates seem to be asking for extended hours. Hopefully courts will decide to count late votes (currently being separated out) to ensure trust in the process. Voter education efforts going into the general are going to be critical. The attention to this might help.
04.03.2026 04:10 β
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Regarding judge extending hours and then another court staying that decision: bsky.app/profile/kate...
04.03.2026 03:59 β
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Election Day confusion due to rule changes can lead to disenfranchisement β people arenβt able to vote or their vote isnβt counted due to wrong place, wrong time. The disenfranchisement isnβt necessarily intentional, but can impact outcomes. And it often sparks rumors about intent.
04.03.2026 03:58 β
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I retract βvery rarelyβ from the first post, and suggest βnot alwaysβ. Will repost.
04.03.2026 03:55 β
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Maricopa County judge denies GOP lawsuit to extend poll hours, delay voting numbers
The poll hours will stick with ending at 7 p.m. and early ballot results will be released around 8 p.m.
There have been similar examples where courts have declined extending voting hours, for example Maricopa County in 2022, where many voters were impacted by broken tabulator machines: www.azfamily.com/2022/11/09/r...
04.03.2026 03:48 β
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Let me rephrase this. Rule changes lead to Election Day confusion. Confusion can lead to disenfranchisement. Thatβs going to spark a lot of theorizing about intent, especially if the issue costs one candidate more than another (which is likely in this case.)
04.03.2026 03:46 β
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Thanks! Rule changes leading to confusion and disenfranchisement⦠likely not intentional, but frustrating and could impact outcomes. Hopefully courts can help (delaying close), but they often resist changing hours. Maricopa in 2022 might be a good comparison.
04.03.2026 03:31 β
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Anyone know why the first judge tried to extend hours?
04.03.2026 03:15 β
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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoplesβ Movements
An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...
SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.
This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.
03.03.2026 14:16 β
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Gen. Paul Nakasone, ex NSA chief, says at an event that he was distressed by the rift between the Pentagon and Anthropic, including the unprecedented ban on contractors using Anthropic on security grounds: βThis is not a supply-chain issue.β
03.03.2026 03:44 β
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Caricaturizing the outgroup through amplifications of the most extreme voices among them is a favorite pastime of outrage baiters.
03.03.2026 00:45 β
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The Fashionable Notion of 'Free Speech Culture' Is Justifying State Censorship, Ironically
It'll convince people that free speech is a sham
Donald Trump and Elon Musk decried "cancel culture" while building machinery for state censorship. Far too many "free speech defenders" fell for it.
02.03.2026 20:01 β
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ββThis is really an economic disaster, a public health disaster, a moral disaster,β said Esteban Wood, director of advocacy and legislative affairs at the advocacy group AIDS Healthcare Foundation.β
02.03.2026 16:32 β
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The political effects of Xβs feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to Xβs algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
Check out this recent @nature.com paper reporting a field experiment on X. It shows X's algorithm boosts conservative content and downranks traditional mediaβshifting usersβ views on key issues. Switching to chronological doesnβt reverse the effect. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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