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fromFast Company
17 years ago

Talking About Nerve!

I received an email recently that claims Wal-Mart senior management has been calling mandatory meetings for the company's employees in which the employees are told they "cannot" vote for the Obama-Biden ticket "or any other employee-friendly, union-friendly candidates for political office". It's not an urban legend, according to the sources I checked. This makes me so angry I just boil. When it comes to the Constitution, I am a rabid supporter.
US politics
fromKqed
2 months ago

California Votes on the Fate of Proposition 50 | KQED

California's Prop. 50 vote and DOJ monitors may signal whether other states' lawmakers will support or oppose President Trump's agenda before the midterms.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Election Day 2025: Record Turnout in NYC & Bomb Threats in New Jersey

Bomb threats targeted polling places in seven New Jersey counties, mostly Democratic, prompting official denouncements and assurances to protect voter confidence.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Zohran Mamdani Blames Bomb Threats on Trump's Push to 'Intimidate Voters'

Zohran Mamdani blamed New Jersey polling-site bomb threats on President Donald Trump, provoking Fox News criticism while Trump continued public attacks on Mamdani.
fromThe New Yorker
11 years ago

Vote or Else

The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating letters warning that it can easily find out which slackers fail to cast a ballot. . . . It ends with a line better suited to a mob movie than a major political party: "If you do not vote this year, we will be interested to hear why not." -New York Post
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fromKqed
3 months ago

California Latinos Take Pride in Voting in Person. ICE at Polls Could Deter That | KQED

Federal immigration activity near California polling sites raised fears of voter intimidation despite no evidence of planned deployments by DHS.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Don't Let It Slide': Ali Velshi Encourages Thanksgiving Day Confrontations Over Talk Of a Third Term'

Public turnout, voter buddy systems, local rapid-response teams, and refusing to normalize talk of a third presidential term deter and expose efforts to subvert elections.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Trump's "Election Observers" Are a Sign of Something Much Worse on the Horizon

On Tuesday, nearly half the country will head to the polls to cast ballots on a range of major questions and offices, and President Donald Trump just made a not-so-subtle power grab ahead of the off-year vote. Just days before next week's elections, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal monitors will be sent to California and New Jersey to ensure "ballot security."
US politics
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Trump Administration Declares It's Sending Election Monitors' to California for November 4 Election

Even though there's only one issue on your upcoming November 4 ballot, Trump's Justice Department is calling out the cavalry of so-called election monitors to spy on polling places, perhaps as a warm-up for the 2026 midterms.
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