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In reply to the discussion: New Trump act may lead to total GOP takeover of elections: 'Most important news out there' [View all]littlemissmartypants
(32,449 posts)7. 📣😟THIS SHOULD BE A DAILY MONITORED CONCERN!!!
https://www.commoncause.org/articles/democracy-in-2026-what-you-should-be-watching/
https://www.commoncause.org/articles/quid-pro-quo-trump-is-trading-ice-for-your-data/
Quid Pro Quo: Trump is Trading ICE for Your Data
Published: Jan 27, 2026
Sending ICE into our communities was never about public safety. It was about intimidation and control.
Thanks for the discussion, turbinetree. ❤️
As of January 15, the DOJ has sued 23 states for refusing to turn over unredacted voter rolls. These rolls contain highly sensitive data including names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.
The goal? Build an unauthorized national voter database. The risk? Mass voter purges, privacy violations, potential hacking, and federal overreach.
The goal? Build an unauthorized national voter database. The risk? Mass voter purges, privacy violations, potential hacking, and federal overreach.
https://www.commoncause.org/articles/quid-pro-quo-trump-is-trading-ice-for-your-data/
Quid Pro Quo: Trump is Trading ICE for Your Data
Published: Jan 27, 2026
Sending ICE into our communities was never about public safety. It was about intimidation and control.
Thanks for the discussion, turbinetree. ❤️
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New Trump act may lead to total GOP takeover of elections: 'Most important news out there' [View all]
turbinetree
Yesterday
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They've been convinced that questioning a stolen election makes them look bad.
yellow dahlia
17 hrs ago
#38
What happens if it is discovered that the applicants for the warrant lied on their affidavits?
MLWR
Yesterday
#6
Your welcome....feel that I have to go into my Vietnam War days protest......to take down a criminal yet again......
turbinetree
23 hrs ago
#12
I am trying to defend what my parents went thru during WWII, they had friends that never came back,
turbinetree
23 hrs ago
#15
Seems like the old election denial strategy is paying off for Trump, doesn't it? Someone on another thread had the
PatrickforB
22 hrs ago
#19
"I do not think Trump actually won in 2024. I am 100% sure Musk and Thiel used their tech to hack the machines
yellow dahlia
17 hrs ago
#41
The swarming is the most troubling tactic. They have no way to preserve their records.
live love laugh
22 hrs ago
#20