David Daley
@davedaley.bsky.social
Author, "Antidemocratic," "Ratf**ked," "Unrigged." Likes democracy, Boston College basketball
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Ultra-MAGA Judge Edith Jones of the 5th Circuit peddles deranged conspiracy theories about mass voter fraud and "ballot harvesting," declaring that mail voting "is a rich field for fraud" that's frequently exploited by "operatives" attempting to steal elections. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
![Following the electoral chaos caused by the COVID pandemic,
Texas modernized its election security laws. S.B. 1 aimed to make “the
conduct of elections . . . uniform and consistent throughout [the]
state[,] . . . reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect
the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access, and ensure that all legally cast
ballots are counted.” Tex. Elec. Code § 1.0015. Because “the potential
and reality of fraud is much greater in the mail-in ballot context than with inperson voting,” S.B. 1 added additional election integrity provisions to
prevent mail ballot fraud. Veasey v. Abbott, 830 F.3d 216, 239 (5th Cir. 2016)
(en banc). Mail ballots are more susceptible to fraud because they render
election workers incapable of knowing what happens to the ballot once it is
mailed out. Due to the inherent vulnerability of mail ballots, “[f]raud is a real
risk that accompanies mail-in voting.” Brnovich v. Democratic Nat’l Comm.,
594 U.S. 647, 686, 141 S. Ct. 2321, 2348 (2021). In particular, “[v]ote buying
schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.” Id. at
685, 141 S. Ct. at 2347 (quoting Report of the Comm’n on Fed. Election
Reform, Building Confidence in U.S. Elections 46 (Sept. 2005)).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreic5uwmtwbnt53dr6x5i7gch7x4fan6cbt6ywnyafhtl3the7qpjd4@jpeg)
![One particularly common form of “mail ballot fraud” is known as
“vote harvesting.” Vote harvesting describes a process whereby paid
election operatives “generate applications for mail ballots in . . . targeted
precincts.” Operatives often go door-to-door, talk to voters, and get them to
sign up to vote by mail. More nefariously, vote harvesting can also be
accomplished by paid operatives forging applications for voters without the
voters’ knowledge or consent. Later, once the voters receive the mail ballots
that were requested by canvassing or by forgery, the same partisan operatives
return to collect the voters’ completed mail ballots. As part of the ballot
collection process, the partisan operatives ensure that the ballots were cast
for a particular candidate.
Unsurprisingly, mail-in voting is a rich field for fraud. Between 2004
and 2021, 72% of all election prosecutions undertaken by the Texas Attorney
General involved mail ballot fraud. “[I]t should go without saying that a State
may take action to prevent election fraud.” Id. at 686, 141 S. Ct. at 2348.
Faced with evidence of mail ballot fraud, Texas enacted S.B. 1, which
contained multiple provisions to address mail ballot fraud.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiezavaobhc6uyymcnwkbl45gvxs42id3yecrb2myvunggrswfaxki@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ultra-MAGA Judge Edith Jones of the 5th Circuit peddles deranged conspiracy theories about mass voter fraud and "ballot harvesting," declaring that mail voting "is a rich field for fraud" that's frequently exploited by "operatives" attempting to steal elections. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Wildly alarming and important as assault expands — also we need to thank and appreciate the writers and researchers who swim in these toxic waters every day to tell us what the right says when they think no one else is listening
New:
Martin Rodil, an election denier involved with the Trump admin's 2020 election probes, said on a podcast that there's "a similar effort right now being conducted in Arizona in Maricopa County, where the U.S. government is conducting a deep investigation.”
www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
Martin Rodil, an election denier involved with the Trump admin's 2020 election probes, said on a podcast that there's "a similar effort right now being conducted in Arizona in Maricopa County, where the U.S. government is conducting a deep investigation.”
www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Wildly alarming and important as assault expands — also we need to thank and appreciate the writers and researchers who swim in these toxic waters every day to tell us what the right says when they think no one else is listening
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SURPRISE we are live TODAY with @usamahandrabi.bsky.social and @davedaley.bsky.social!
Talking about the Democrats' ICE reforms, Bad Bunny's performance, and figuring out if there will be a midterm election... exciting stuff!
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Talking about the Democrats' ICE reforms, Bad Bunny's performance, and figuring out if there will be a midterm election... exciting stuff!
youtube.com/live/V12Yvz8...
MONDAY Stream 2/9 (feat. David Daley)
YouTube video by The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)
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February 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
SURPRISE we are live TODAY with @usamahandrabi.bsky.social and @davedaley.bsky.social!
Talking about the Democrats' ICE reforms, Bad Bunny's performance, and figuring out if there will be a midterm election... exciting stuff!
youtube.com/live/V12Yvz8...
Talking about the Democrats' ICE reforms, Bad Bunny's performance, and figuring out if there will be a midterm election... exciting stuff!
youtube.com/live/V12Yvz8...
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The 5th Circuit is the most right-wing court in the country.
It desperately needs to be rebalanced.
Republicans forum shop there all the time as a path to SCOTUS.
It desperately needs to be rebalanced.
Republicans forum shop there all the time as a path to SCOTUS.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The 5th Circuit is the most right-wing court in the country.
It desperately needs to be rebalanced.
Republicans forum shop there all the time as a path to SCOTUS.
It desperately needs to be rebalanced.
Republicans forum shop there all the time as a path to SCOTUS.
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Under single member districts, the tyranny of the map is inescapable. You're effectively pre-deciding how many seats are allocated to each party with at best only a few truly competitive ones in the middle. And maximizing how many are competitive runs afoul of other principles like compactness etc.
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Under single member districts, the tyranny of the map is inescapable. You're effectively pre-deciding how many seats are allocated to each party with at best only a few truly competitive ones in the middle. And maximizing how many are competitive runs afoul of other principles like compactness etc.
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Federalist Society judges are giving talks with titles like this, in the year of our Lord 2026:
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Federalist Society judges are giving talks with titles like this, in the year of our Lord 2026:
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Again, even if the Democrats win, & even if the Republicans cede power in January, it will still not be evidence that we are a democracy or that things worked. Elections under these conditions fail basic criteria of democratic process, & this stuff doesn't happen in any actual democracy anywhere.
February 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Again, even if the Democrats win, & even if the Republicans cede power in January, it will still not be evidence that we are a democracy or that things worked. Elections under these conditions fail basic criteria of democratic process, & this stuff doesn't happen in any actual democracy anywhere.
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For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
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Once Trump's regime is removed from power, we need a constitutional refounding to finally create a fully egalitarian democracy.
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once Trump's regime is removed from power, we need a constitutional refounding to finally create a fully egalitarian democracy.
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
Reconstruction did not go far enough, and we can't repeat the failures of that era by keeping the flawed political institutions that helped bring us to our present crisis
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This hasn’t received nearly enough attention:
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Once the new seats are filled, Gov. Spencer Cox will have appointed five of the seven justices.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This hasn’t received nearly enough attention:
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
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This kicker from @nikobowie.bsky.social: “If the public were aware of how much of the deliberations affecting millions of people are made by 27-year-olds after happy hour, they'd be shocked.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This kicker from @nikobowie.bsky.social: “If the public were aware of how much of the deliberations affecting millions of people are made by 27-year-olds after happy hour, they'd be shocked.”
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Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Republicans have also expanded state supreme courts in Arizona and Georgia. A Democratic trifecta should have zero compunction over expanding a hijacked, runaway SCOTUS that has actively undermined democracy, enabled extreme gerrymandering and become the true source of the right’s political power.
My guess is that there will be very little pushback against Governor Cox for this, and that as he positions himself for 2028, he will do so by presenting himself as the moderate, sane voice of the GOP. But this is straightforwardly undermining a check on more radical policymaking.
The Utah governor just signed a bill to expand his state's supreme court by two seats.
Conservatives have been angry at a series of judicial rulings, including one that safeguarded direct democracy in 2024 & one that struck down their gerrymander. 1st step of their retaliation.
Conservatives have been angry at a series of judicial rulings, including one that safeguarded direct democracy in 2024 & one that struck down their gerrymander. 1st step of their retaliation.
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Republicans have also expanded state supreme courts in Arizona and Georgia. A Democratic trifecta should have zero compunction over expanding a hijacked, runaway SCOTUS that has actively undermined democracy, enabled extreme gerrymandering and become the true source of the right’s political power.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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On a phone call heard by millions, Pres. Trump pressured GA's Sec. of State to “find” him 11,780 votes to overturn Biden's electoral victory in Georgia. Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory & @davedaley.bsky.social join @ 10a to discuss why the FBI would seize the county's 2020 ballots & voter rolls
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
On a phone call heard by millions, Pres. Trump pressured GA's Sec. of State to “find” him 11,780 votes to overturn Biden's electoral victory in Georgia. Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory & @davedaley.bsky.social join @ 10a to discuss why the FBI would seize the county's 2020 ballots & voter rolls
NYT pulls "both sides" in warning about Trump & midterms, with a strawman. It's not that voter ID causes large decline. It's that modern ID laws are surgically targeted to put barrier between specific voters & ballot box, in close states, demanding forms of ID they know they're least likely to have
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
NYT pulls "both sides" in warning about Trump & midterms, with a strawman. It's not that voter ID causes large decline. It's that modern ID laws are surgically targeted to put barrier between specific voters & ballot box, in close states, demanding forms of ID they know they're least likely to have
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Jason Stanley
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Mo Ivory
@davedaley.bsky.social
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Yeng Her
@allenorr.bsky.social
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Greg Ketter
#Velshi
Jason Stanley
@repangiecraig.bsky.social
@repsuhas.bsky.social
Mo Ivory
@davedaley.bsky.social
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@jimacosta.bsky.social
Yeng Her
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Greg Ketter
#Velshi
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Please join me @velshimsnow.bsky.social 10a-1p w/
Jason Stanley
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@repsuhas.bsky.social
Mo Ivory
@davedaley.bsky.social
@yobencohen.bsky.social
@jimacosta.bsky.social
Yeng Her
@allenorr.bsky.social
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
Greg Ketter
#Velshi
Jason Stanley
@repangiecraig.bsky.social
@repsuhas.bsky.social
Mo Ivory
@davedaley.bsky.social
@yobencohen.bsky.social
@jimacosta.bsky.social
Yeng Her
@allenorr.bsky.social
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#Velshi
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If you had told me in September 2018 that in eight years the conservative legal movement would be led by a gang of weirdo creeps who manage to make Ed Whelan sound normal, I would have laughed you out of the room, and that's on me, I underestimated them, I'll do better going forward
In which Ed Whelan inquires of Harmeet Dhillon: “Are you drunk?”
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 AM
If you had told me in September 2018 that in eight years the conservative legal movement would be led by a gang of weirdo creeps who manage to make Ed Whelan sound normal, I would have laughed you out of the room, and that's on me, I underestimated them, I'll do better going forward
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They say to understand politics follow the money. This excellent article does that for the expanding 'civic institute' scam. Tracing the money trail leads back to a shadowy network of right-wing billionaires like the Koch family.
prismreports.org/2026/01/27/c...
prismreports.org/2026/01/27/c...
Right-wing plot to set up ‘intellectual freedom centers’ at public universities
UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Florida are part of the effort to push conservative ideology on college students in the guise of civics education
prismreports.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
They say to understand politics follow the money. This excellent article does that for the expanding 'civic institute' scam. Tracing the money trail leads back to a shadowy network of right-wing billionaires like the Koch family.
prismreports.org/2026/01/27/c...
prismreports.org/2026/01/27/c...
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On Tuesday, a Virginia judge ruled a proposed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting violates state law because the process Democratic state lawmakers used to create it was improper. Virginia Democrats are expected to appeal
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
On Tuesday, a Virginia judge ruled a proposed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting violates state law because the process Democratic state lawmakers used to create it was improper. Virginia Democrats are expected to appeal
Today’s Wordle is braver and bolder than Schumer and Jeffries
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Today’s Wordle is braver and bolder than Schumer and Jeffries
Hey, let’s go check the top stories over on the Fox News site
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hey, let’s go check the top stories over on the Fox News site
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Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Trump is weak, Bondi is weak, Miller is weak. The administration is filled with cartoon bullies who crumple when they face real opposition. Minnesotans get it. Denmark gets it. Lower court judges get it, and the best have moved into DGAF mode. When will SCOTUS get it? slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Trump is weak, Bondi is weak, Miller is weak. The administration is filled with cartoon bullies who crumple when they face real opposition. Minnesotans get it. Denmark gets it. Lower court judges get it, and the best have moved into DGAF mode. When will SCOTUS get it? slate.com/news-and-pol...