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Daniel Nichanian. https://xitter.cf/t.co/vIb1Tme7H9 Editor & founder of @BoltsMag. Local politics, criminal justice, voting rights.

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The Department of Homeland Security is openly engaging in an unprecedented, partisan campaign to intervene in the midterm elections. My latest piece @NewYorker surveys the effort and looks at what it means at the local level: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…

How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.

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Crypto industry alone is now up to an insane $55 million spent trying to defeat Sherrod Brown. politico.com/live-updates/20…
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if i refresh my timeline on here one more time, i will see the tweet with the key piece of info that’ll tell me for sure who wins on November 3
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Always love the @boltsmag annual guide of every election you should be watching ... 650 (!) coming up in a couple weeks! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read...

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The gap in turnout rate grew from 5 points to 5.5 points today.
Taniel@Taniel23h
Florida gap between Dem & GOP turnout rate was expected to shrink once in-person voting started on Monday, but so far it's still grown (including, so, far, in in-person voting)—reaching 5 percentage points today. As in, 14.5% of Ds and 9.5% of Rs have voted.
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The irony of saying, *within one same sentence,** that you are someone with a positive, substantive vision, in contrast to an opponent you're attacking in such personal terms, again **in the same sentence**, would break most people's brains.
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In unearthed video, Vivek Ramaswamy mocks Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse, saying she just “complains about what someone else did to her.” Repulsive.
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Good piece on Brazil’s election:
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Read in full in the @NewYorker here: newyorker.com/news/global-no…

Lula Faces a Career-Ending Defeat in Brazil’s Presidential Election

Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.

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A big stake in the Ohio governor's race: Amy Acton has said she'd keep the current (GOP) governor's moratorium on executions in place. Vivek Ramaswamy has said he'd resume executions. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…

Ohio candidates for governor differ on death penalty • Ohio Capital Journal

The death penalty could restart in Ohio in 2027, or not, depending on which candidate wins the Ohio governor's race.

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what you should know: —Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia could codify abortion rights in the state constitution; in Idaho, this would reverse the current ban. —But Missouri could reinstate an abortion ban; GOP lawmakers are trying to get voters to go back on their 2024 vote.
Bolts@boltsmag21h
In Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, voters will decide ballot measures and constitutional amendments to protect abortion access—or, on the contrary, reinstate an abortion ban. Read more in our guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read...

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don't miss this story — boltsmag.org/prosecutor-ouac…

After Finding a Man on Death Row Innocent, a Judge Wants to Lead the Office That Tried Him

Chris Duncan spent decades in prison based on the junk science of since-discredited doctors. Voters in his Northeast Louisiana hometown could elect the judge who freed him as their DA.

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NEW: Do you remember Chris Duncan? He spent 30+ years on death row in Louisiana, convicted with junk science from doctors later exposed for creating bite mark on victim. A judge found him innocent last year. Now judge is running to take over DA office that prosecuted Duncan.
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and i'm glad we get to go really in-depth like this on the nuts and bolts of power at @boltsmag, thank you to all those who support us
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Amy Acton’s stepfather fled a rape charge. Prosecution was far from guaranteed in the 1970s cleveland.com/crime/2026/10/…

Amy Acton’s stepfather fled a rape charge. Prosecution was far from guaranteed in the 1970s

Cledith Arthur, accused of sexually assaulting Amy Acton in 1978, evaded justice for over 25 years.

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This adds to the polls showing Brown with a clearer lead in Ohio–while being the most hopeful poll for Paxton in Texas, as poll finds the right consolidating.
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🦊🚨 NEW Fox News Poll TEXAS SENATE Talarico (D) - 49% Paxton (R) - 49% TEXAS GOVERNOR Hinojosa (D) - 47% Abbott (R) - 52% Oct 15-19, TX LV ±2.5 OHIO SENATE Brown (D) - 52% Husted (R) - 47% OHIO GOVERNOR Acton (D) - 50% Ramaswamy (R) - 48% Oct 15-19, OH LV ±2
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Talarico leads by 6% among registered voters, while the likely voter sample is a tie. (A month ago, he led by 7% among registered voters, and by 2% among likely voters.) Less dramatic version of the Marist poll's pattern, which had Talarico up 4 among RVs and 2 among LVs.
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Severely ill ICE detainees in Florida face imminent deportation to unknown African states theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Severely ill ICE detainees face imminent deportation to unknown African states, advocates say

Flights to third countries where the detainees have no ties are scheduled as early as Wednesday, relatives detail

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If the Democratic candidate wins this deeply red seat, that could affect the math of whether the GOP has enough votes in the state Senate to pass a new gerrymander next year.
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State Sen. Ron Alting, facing a special prosecutor’s investigation into a series of alleged shoplifting cases at a Lafayette Walmart, announced on Facebook Wednesday he’s resigning from his Senate District 22 seat after 28 years, just 2 weeks before Nov. 3 election. Story soon.
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I also had somehow slept on this until today
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Lmao what do you mean Richard Ojeda moved to North Carolina and challenged the NRCC chairman?
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NEW: Phi Beta Kappa says Lt. Gov. Flanagan has in fact been a "member ... in good standing" since 2002. Which means, it seems the WSJ was wrong and Flanagan was wrong about being wrong. By @Allie_Kite: startribune.com/peggy-flanag…

Peggy Flanagan claimed college honor society membership but never joined

The Democrat running for U.S. Senate said in a 2016 Minnesota House committee hearing that she “graduated Phi Beta Kappa.”

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NEW: Do you remember Chris Duncan? He spent 30+ years on death row in Louisiana, convicted with junk science from doctors later exposed for creating bite mark on victim. A judge found him innocent last year. Now judge is running to take over DA office that prosecuted Duncan.
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Story here: boltsmag.org/prosecutor-ouac…

After Finding a Man on Death Row Innocent, a Judge Wants to Lead the Office That Tried Him

Chris Duncan spent decades in prison based on the junk science of since-discredited doctors. Voters in his Northeast Louisiana hometown could elect the judge who freed him as their DA.

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