Barton Gellman

Senior advisor @BrennanCenter | Author 'Dark Mirror' & 'Angler' | ex-Atlantic & Wash Post | Contact:

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

Deploying troops or armed federal agents to election sites is illegal under federal law. And voters have the right to vote free from fear and intimidation. Here is what you can do to protect your vote if federal agents show up at your polling place. https://t.co/tS80H4QMj9

[Carissa Véliz @CarissaVeliz]

A few dozens of readers subscribed to my profile on Substack even though I'd never published a word, and one pledged a yearly payment even though I didn't have payments turned on. So I guess I'm Substacking now. Welcome to The Antidote. https://t.co/Tuzly6pIrA

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

Baseless mass challenges to hundreds or thousands of voters at a time are a growing problem — they threaten voters, swamp overburdened election officials with unnecessary work, and fuel mistrust in elections. https://t.co/oOIqjm8aak

[Kettering Foundation @KetteringFdn]

How do democracies recover when norms break down?

KF Senior Fellow Steven Levitsky discusses what comparative research suggests about rebuilding democratic guardrails, institutional accountability, and the role of formal rules.

https://t.co/ZT4Ip2DRxo

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

Polling shows that both Republicans and Democratic voters see corruption as a major issue. A new bill in the Senate aims to do something about it.
https://t.co/ggKa6pXMa7

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

🔔 Join us for a live webinar on the latest proposals to strengthen FOIA, and how these changes could help journalists investigating the truth, featuring @DavidCuillier, @RPMulvey, and Margaret Kwoka.

🗓️ Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

RSVP: https://t.co/BY41izNZ8h

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

JUST IN: Wisconsin police used Flock license plate cameras to track a man driving to Michigan, where marijuana is legal, and back into Wisconsin.

Investigators then cited that travel as part of their probable cause to search his vehicle for marijuana, leading to his arrest.

[Barton Gellman @bartongellman]

This is an excellent example of the election "fraud" fabrication industry and a clear, simple refutation.

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

What @bennyjohnson isn't telling you (because this is his business model):

- This was all publicly available information.

- The individual simply didn't pay for it.

- This means he got -- gasp! -- about $500 worth of data.

- This data included names, addresses, and party affiliation of registered voters. The stuff anyone can get.

- Law enforcement investigated after it was flagged by county staff.

- Both federal AND local law enforcement (Pinal and Maricopa County prosecutors) declined to prosecute

- In no earthly does this bear on election results.

- Another nothingburger document release.

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

A new bill would tackle political corruption by establishing a new federal enforcement agency — here's why that's important.

[Kate Nocera @KateNocera]

Newsssss from @MargaretManto : Rand Paul’s unredacted publication of Fauci’s diary exposed the private medical history of more than 20 people https://t.co/uLBatsRS3u

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

From fighting corruption to protecting elections and reforming the Supreme Court, our podcast explores the ideas and solutions shaping the future of U.S. democracy. https://t.co/Zhk902AcC4

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

DHS is spending billions on domestic surveillance and data tools capable of targeting anyone, with little oversight or transparency. Congress must investigate how these powerful technologies are bought and used.
https://t.co/3nNlmHPAaI

[Kevin Bankston @KevinBankston]

This is so insane

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

One of the largest U.S. studies ever conducted on the MMR vaccine and autism has just been published, analyzing more than 2.5 million children.

Once again researchers found no association between receiving the first MMR vaccine before age 2 and childhood autism.

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

Apple’s new complaint with a UK tribunal shows that private cloud storage cannot be taken for granted. To get started with end-to-end encrypted storage, journalists with Apple devices should try Advanced Data Protection.

Read our newsletter to get started.https://t.co/jVIpquAyDC

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

The docs released here say the FBI was investigating whether Trump was "wittingly or unwittingly" manipulated by the Russians — a potential counterintelligence threat. The investigation was handed to Mueller the next day. https://t.co/f7FuNrHLyJ

[David Pogue @Pogue]

76 years ago, Ray Bradbury published "There Will Come Soft Rains," an apocalyptic short story about a time when we have wiped ourselves out—but our AI obliviously continues automating our empty smart homes.

Bradbury set the story on August 4, 2026.

https://t.co/0jBNbjt4Ng

[Cheyenne Hunt @CheyenneHuntCA]

Some breaking news this morning that’s not getting the coverage it deserves: We caught Tillis on camera and got him to agree to meet with the Epstein survivors ahead of a vote on Todd Blanche. They sat in his office for 45 minutes before his staff told them he wasn’t coming.

[Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett]

The IRS audits every president. It can audit you. It no longer audits Trump -- because he used his control of the government to exempt himself. Immunity no other American has. https://t.co/bIjVziEpmT

[Jason Koebler @jason_koebler]

New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: