I've been shushing people who say there won't be free #elections in the #USA anymore

#Cynicism leads to #prematureCapitulation: "if the #vote is corrupt, why vote"

Americans are lazy about voting as it is. Weak whiny "the sky is falling!" statements just because malicious intent exists is enough to make some give up

Besides, elections are controlled by the states

On that note (they won't succeed):

"#Trump urges #Republicans to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting"

abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-…

Trump urges Republicans to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting

"We have states that are so crooked and they're counting votes," he said.

^{Emily Chang (ABC News)}

RE: mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYo…

CONTEXT FOR #EU EUROPEANS:

Minnesota is known as the state with the largest concentration of Scandinavian migrants. not coincidentally, it is also one of USA’s coldest states. Americans often joke that Minnesota is the whitest state in the Union.

this is important because #MAGA fascists fetishize Scandinavia. they often say their social democracies succeed for a lack of Others, aka The Blacks & sundry POC.

#GOP #Republicans are furious the "whitest" state is defending BIPOC & fighting #ICE

TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump videos, users claim

Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform

the-independent.com/tech/tikto…

#Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #TikTok #censorship #Epstein #press

TikTok blocks ‘Epstein’ mentions and anti-Trump videos, users claim

^{Anthony Cuthbertson (The Independent)}

"Ultimately it comes down to the Republican Party, the MAGA base they’ve radicalized, right wing media, and the oligarchs financing it all. They are the real problem. If Trump disappeared tomorrow, they’d be looking for someone else to carry out their fascist agenda."

#Trump #ReneeGood #ICE #MaskedThugs #violence #Minnesota #fascism #Republicans #MAGA
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