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Of Course the Notoriously MAGA Georgia Election Board Was Involved in the Fulton County Raid Hello, happy Thursday! This week, we’ll be revisiting the very bizarre and...

One member of the board was cited as a key witness in the FBI’s affidavit for the January raid.

05.03.2026 19:12 👍 104 🔁 25 💬 0 📌 0
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Of Course the Notoriously MAGA Georgia Election Board Was Involved in the Fulton County Raid Hello, happy Thursday! This week, we’ll be revisiting the very bizarre and...

In this week’s edition of The Franchise, we’re digging into updates in the DOGE voter fraud agreement saga, Georgia’s MAGA-aligned election board, and updates in the redistricting battle.
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06.03.2026 15:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Setback for the DOJ’s Push To Get State Voter Rolls Happy Thursday, and welcome back to The Franchise.  The Franchise is our...

@talkingpointsmemo.com has revived The Franchsie! It’s our weekly newsletter on voting rights and election admin. This week we discuss the DOJ's floundering voter data campaign, Ken Paxton’s voter fraud tip line, and the latest in redistricting.
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20.02.2026 13:52 👍 45 🔁 18 💬 3 📌 0
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A Setback for the DOJ’s Push To Get State Voter Rolls Happy Thursday, and welcome back to The Franchise.  The Franchise is our...

Welcome back to The Franchise, our newly resurrected weekly newsletter covering elections and voting rights as the Trump administration continues its assault on election administration and democracy.

19.02.2026 19:21 👍 37 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
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We're relaunching The Franchise, our weekly newsletter on elections and voting rights.

As the Trump admin stomps on states’ rights and tries to interfere with the midterms, @khayahimmelman.bsky.social will bring you all the election news you need.

Sign up here: talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters

18.02.2026 17:13 👍 29 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
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The Franchise Newsletter: ‌‌‌‌‌Welcome Back! Hello, and welcome (back) to The Franchise! My name is Khaya Himmelman,...

@talkingpointsmemo.com is resurrecting The Franchise, a weekly newsletter that we used to send out back in the day, starting before and continuing while President Trump began spreading deranged conspiracy theories about his loss in the 2020 election.

05.02.2026 19:19 👍 98 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 0
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Fed Judges Rejects GOP Claim That California Maps Were Racially Gerrymandered After SCOTUS Texas Ruling The Trump administration’s pressure campaign to get red states across the country...

Although GOPer may appeal, experts tell TPM that given the precedent of a recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ gerrymandered map, it would be unusual for SCOTUS to step in.
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15.01.2026 17:06 👍 59 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 1
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How Redistricting and the Fate of the Voting Rights Act Might (Not) Impact the Midterms The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on...

A usual level of uncertainty hangs over the typically far-more-straightforward question of which party will hold the upper hand in a critical election year.
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13.01.2026 16:01 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Indiana Senate Republicans Defy Trump Admin and Reject Gerrymandered Maps Despite months of mounting and concerted pressure from the Trump administration, the...

Indiana Senate REJECTS Trump's gerrymandering/refuses to cave to Trump's months-long redistricting pressure campaign. A handful of GOPers who voted against the measure have been threatened by Trump and have been victims of bomb threats and swatting.

More from @khayahimmelman.bsky.social here:

11.12.2025 22:01 👍 75 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 2
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DOJ Keeps Escalating Its Attempts to Get Ahold of States’ Voter Rolls A series of attempts by President Trump’s Justice Department to access voter...

A series of attempts by Trump’s DOJ to access voter info is prompting increasing alarm from election administrators, who warn that the federal gov't may be laying the groundwork to try to strongarm states over how they conduct their elections.
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29.09.2025 17:13 👍 306 🔁 145 💬 8 📌 9
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Before Stop The Steal, Ed Martin Was Blaming Nonexistent Voter Fraud For His 2010 House Race Loss President Trump’s nominee for D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin — who recently...

Martin first began boosting unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud back in 2010, when he ran and lost a race for a House seat representing a district in Missouri.

More from me and @khayahimmelman.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand ⤵️

18.03.2025 22:05 👍 82 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 1
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2020 Election Denier Ed Martin Is Now Using Trump’s DOJ To Investigate ‘Election Integrity’ President Trump’s nominee for D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin is using the...

It is one of many actions Martin has taken as acting head of the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s office to investigate and threaten President Trump’s political enemies and to carry out Trump’s retribution agenda.

18.03.2025 16:22 👍 61 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 1
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North Carolina Dems Denounce ‘Astonishing’ State Supreme Court Move To Block Certification Of Dem Victory Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court…

Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court race.
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08.01.2025 20:38 👍 185 🔁 75 💬 10 📌 6
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North Carolina Gov And Gov-Elect Take Republicans To Court Over Power Grab The newly elected North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and current Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit against the GOP-controlled state legislature’s leadership on Thursday evening…

The newly elected North Carolina Dem governor and current governor filed a lawsuit against the GOP-controlled state legislature’s leadership over a recently implemented piece of legislation designed to strip power from incoming state level Democrats.
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13.12.2024 16:38 👍 185 🔁 49 💬 6 📌 2
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With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a GOP-backed bill that will strip power from the newly-elected Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney…


The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a GOP-backed bill that will strip power from the newly-elected Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/with-ho...

11.12.2024 23:12 👍 33 🔁 12 💬 4 📌 3
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With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete The North Carolina House voted on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a GOP-backed bill that will strip power from the newly-elected Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney…

TPM's @khayahimmelman.bsky.social has been on top of North Carolina Republicans' power grab maneuvering for weeks. With tonight's veto override vote, their efforts to strip newly-elected state level Democrats of power is complete. More here:

11.12.2024 23:04 👍 92 🔁 53 💬 9 📌 4
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Republicans Want To ‘Throw Out’ Thousands Of Votes In North Carolina Supreme Court Race As North Carolina Republicans attempt to maintain their party’s uber majority on the state’s Supreme Court, the Democratic incumbent and apparent winner of the state Supreme Court race, Allison Riggs…

As North Carolina Republicans attempt to maintain their party’s uber majority on the state’s Supreme Court, the Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, is calling out the latest GOP stunt as an attempt to change the outcome of an election.
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10.12.2024 21:47 👍 35 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 1
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North Carolina Dem Supreme Court Incumbent Warns Republicans Want To ‘Throw Out’ Thousands Of Votes As North Carolina Republicans attempt to maintain their party’s uber majority on the state’s Supreme Court, the Democratic incumbent and apparent winner of the state Supreme Court race, Allison Riggs…

As North Carolina Republicans attempt to maintain their party’s uber majority on the state’s Supreme Court, the Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, is calling out the latest GOP stunt as an attempt to “change the outcome of an election." (edited)
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10.12.2024 14:43 👍 191 🔁 55 💬 2 📌 1
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North Carolina Senate Republicans Override Dem Gov’s Veto Of Their Power Grab North Carolina Senate Republicans on Monday voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent veto of a Republican-passed bill designed to strip away power from the newly-elected Democratic…

North Carolina Senate Republicans on Monday voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent veto of a Republican-passed bill designed to strip away power from the newly-elected Democratic governor and attorney general.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...

02.12.2024 20:25 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 1
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North Carolina Dem Gov Vetos Republicans’ ‘Sham’ Power Grab. But This Isn’t A Victory. Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has just vetoed a sweeping Republican-backed bill — a power grab disguised as a hurricane relief bill — that Republican state lawmakers have tried to fast…


Cooper’s veto, however, does not put an end to state Republicans’ efforts to strip power from newly-elected Democrats, a maneuver that Cooper described as a “sham.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...

26.11.2024 18:30 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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North Carolina GOP Uses Waning Supermajority To Strip Power From Newly Elected State Dems The North Carolina Republican-controlled legislature is attempting to pass a sweeping bill — a power grab tucked inside a hurricane relief bill — in a blatant attempt to shift power away from newly…

They’ve been blatant about using whatever means necessary to push through the legislation, including reportedly considering getting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to sign the bill into law while Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper was out of the state Wednesday.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...

21.11.2024 16:45 👍 60 🔁 22 💬 9 📌 2
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Kari Lake Quietly Settles Defamation Lawsuit And Accepts Defeat In Wake Of Trump Win Kari Lake, who has been one of the most prominent faces of the “Stop the Steal” movement the last four years, has been uncharacteristically quiet about her recent Senate race loss. In a bizarre video…

Kari Lake, who has been one of the most prominent faces of the “Stop the Steal” movement the last four years, has been uncharacteristically quiet about her recent Senate race loss.
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19.11.2024 18:17 👍 100 🔁 15 💬 9 📌 2
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Johnson Congratulates Himself On The Magical Disappearance Of Non-Citizen Voting For months now, Republicans have been setting the stage to cry voter fraud in the event of a possible Donald Trump loss — warning specifically about the supposed dangers of non-citizens voting.

The Republican obsession with the non-existent threat of non-citizen voting will likely be used again to stoke fear about the safety and integrity of the election system in future elections, as it was this cycle.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/johnson...

12.11.2024 19:24 👍 179 🔁 40 💬 9 📌 6
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Johnson Congratulates Himself On The Magical Disappearance Of Non-Citizen Voting For months now, Republicans have been setting the stage to cry voter fraud in the event of a possible Donald Trump loss — warning specifically about the supposed dangers of non-citizens voting.


The Republican obsession with the non-existent threat of non-citizen voting will likely be used again to stoke fear about the safety and integrity of the election system in future elections, as it was this cycle.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/johnson...

13.11.2024 21:50 👍 49 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1

Hello Bluesky. This is my first time posting here. I feel good.

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