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The filing also points to mounting evidence in Minnesota that the prospect of federal immigration agents around voting sites is already changing how voters and election workers behave.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

ICE also fed voter DATA to PALANTIR, so they know which polling stations to hit. likely they will be targeting swing areas, like they rigged in 24.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Making bad news worse, you just had to bring fascist Thiel and his AI into it, didn't you?

🤯

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

They can't just cull half of the entire population for voting blue, right....?

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Problem is, they don't need to cull the complete half.

And

They are taking bites out of whatever's left of a fair election process in the USA, all over the place. The threat of actual physical violence, as horrifying as that is, is unfortunately only one of many efforts.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ask 1930’s Germany.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

They'll try.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

For voting blue? No. For being antifa terrorist sympathizers? Probably.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Let's look at the other times this has happened historically

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

US history, in this case.

(sure we could find precedent in Nazi Germany as well though)

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I am curious. Could a group of concerned citizens show up at polling places armed and with signs saying they are there to defend anyone voting from any intimidation. Would that be technically legal?

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

"Actually they are all terrorists and liars cuz Trump said so."

Im surprised "legality" is still a question these days tbh. He doesnt care what's "legal".

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

even if, they already are trying different shennagins to ge tthe votes thrown out, like that sheriff in california kept over 600k ballots. i imagine they would try something similar.

closing the counting during the '24 was the most obvious sign they were cheating, but the DNC refuse to call it out, because they dint want to "label as being riggers"

[–] waltersf@bookwyr.me 6 points 2 weeks ago

All they need to do now is attack noncompliant voters, and it's Russian democracy.

[–] thiscat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

Spawncamping

[–] DonkeyStar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Good. At least the courts won’t have the “we have to wait for the crime” excuse.

I’m sure they’ll think of something, but still.