There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY

DOJ cannot be relied on as a neutral enforcer.
Post-hoc justice may never come.
Some harms, especially Election Day harms, are irreversible.
The system is weaker than it used to be, and pretending otherwise is dangerous.

That’s why focusing on legal authority to suspend elections misses the point. The goal is to ensure that no outcome is clean unless it favors the incumbent. Chaos is not a bug here. It’s the enabling condition.

That’s why focusing on legal authority to suspend elections misses the point. The goal is to ensure that no outcome is clean unless it favors the incumbent.
Chaos is not a bug here. It’s the enabling condition.

Politically aligned actors on every level is the real danger
partisan local officials who refuse certification,
state-level actors escalate procedural disputes, DOJ declines to intervene,
federal agencies act aggressively,
courtorders are ignored,
media primed to amplify doubt rather than resolve it

Multiple pressure points are the real danger.
Fear layer:enforcement presence chills turnout
Disruption layer:detentions, protests, clashes
Administrative layer:polling place delays, staff shortages
Technical layer:machine failures,delays
Narrative layer:"this election was chaotic and untrustworthy”

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we’ve seen this movie, we recognize the set design, and we know where the camera pans next. History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes with unnerving consistency. The truth is that the scariest moments are the ones that still feel a bit ridiculous. By the time it looks “serious,” it’s too late to laugh

@techconnectify.bsky.social what about a double feature starring the calculighter for smoking in the car, and then the ozone generator to get the cigarette smell out afterwards?

There's only one true calculighter

bring 👏 shame 👏 back 👏