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Senior Advisor, Voting at the Leadership Conference 🗳 Clarkston City Councilperson 👩🏾‍💼 Professor at Georgia State University 👩🏾‍🏫

[Local Progress @LocalProgress]

LP Member & Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes was arrested this afternoon for protecting an immigrant neighbor as they were recovering in the hospital.

This is the THIRD local official this year ICE has brutally arrested for exercising their duties. https://t.co/PaXP1vMyxJ

[. @GregTSargent]

"What we are seeing is a real effort to militarize the nation ahead of 2026...in Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Philadelphia...there will be a full-on effort to intimidate and suppress Dem voters."

On pod, @davedaley3 is brilliant on Trump/GOP ratfuckery:
https://t.co/LzdKTCJ8lP

[Rahul Bali @rahulbali]

UPDATE: An agenda item was added to today's Fulton County Commission meeting to discuss the Republican nominees to the county election board.

Republican Commissioner Bridget Thorne removed her item saying the majority of the commission wants judicial process to play out. #gapol

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: America has awoken! (Thread of Nationwide Protests:)

A Massive Protest has formed in Boston just now. Thousands are protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE.

This is just 1 of over 1000 planned protests this morning and afternoon. See the rest below --->

[The Associated Press @AP]

Democrat Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, speaking for more than 24 hours. https://t.co/2gTuoLN5Ky

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

The SAVE Act would require every American to provide a document like a passport or birth certificate to register or re-register to vote. 21 million Americans who don’t have ready access to these documents could be blocked from voting. Join the Brennan Center for a virtual discussion on Tues, Apr. 1, at 3 pm ET on what’s at stake. https://t.co/Um65JFxwox

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

President Donald Trump may soon attempt to absorb the U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency, into his administration.

“Taking over the Postal Service just kind of opens up a whole Pandora’s box of mischief,” said a vote-by-mail advocacy group. https://t.co/uq7xsKCjhx

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. https://t.co/rSQUHGjARa

[WABE News @wabenews]

Georgia Democrats are making another attempt this session to extend health insurance to more people under Medicaid coverage — and this time, four Republicans have already signed on, despite Gov. Kemp making clear he does not back full Medicaid expansion.
https://t.co/aBaqTQRX4r

[Scott Wong @scottwongDC]

JAN. 6: Congress gathers to certify Trump's win on the anniversary of the riot he inspired

@sahilkapur⁩ https://t.co/BU9SU24ko6

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Republicans are trying to shut down the government because they want to set up massive tax cuts for the rich next year while cutting Social Security and Medicare.

They know Americans don’t support that, so they’re holding the entire government hostage to try to force it.

No.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning announcement, Donald Trump just said he will deport U.S. citizens who have undocumented parents. This is Trump’s veiled way of saying he’s going after Dreamers.

[. @GregTSargent]

"We don’t know how people get their information...[we need] an exhaustive, detailed, well-fielded, well-constructed survey on media consumption."

Here's James Carville laying out his idea for a deep dive by Dems into how people get their news these days:
https://t.co/C3a2ZFm2Y1

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

People on both sides of the political spectrum need to listen to this. Please!

[Gerrick Kennedy @GerrickKennedy]

4.5 million people voted to keep slavery legal in California.

[Eli 🍑🥕 | 🦋 @elium2.com @elium2]

CALL: Cobb voters have rejected a 30-year transit sales tax, which was branded as a “Mobility SPLOST” and would have funded a wide range of transit projects including substantial BRT and ART.

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

A DeKalb judge just ordered precincts to be opened later following hoax threats that disrupted voting in the deep blue county. #gapol

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

🚨APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA: Nine polling location hours extended until 9 PM: Lukachukai, Lupton, Rock Point, Dennehotso, Chinle, Cottonwood, Wheatfields, Fort Defiance and St. Michaels.

Source: @NNHRC1
https://t.co/PvKPPGlKQ9

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, and it’s very likely we won’t know the outcome tonight either. So please keep a few things in mind as you make your voice heard today:

– Thousands of election workers around the country are working hard today. Respect them. Thank them. 

– Don’t share things before checking your sources. 

– Let the process run its course. It takes time to count every ballot.