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Barton Gellman retweeted
When the government queries a massive database for a small amount of responsive data, what exactly is "searched," constitutionally speaking? The whole digital haystack? Just the needle? Courts are divided.
I offered my take in this recent article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Barton Gellman retweeted
Sometimes doing something in defense of democracy can be as simple as using your voice and making a choice. 🎶
Find your way to take part with #JinglesForDemocracy. #ArtInAction bit.ly/4BmS2ad
I asked Lt Gov Deidre Henderson one day why she had chosen this provocative tone.
“Am I provoking?” she replied, a little annoyed. “Now, it’s interesting that the person bringing the conflict into the light...is the one that’s considered provocative.”
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"The Trump Administration’s efforts to cull the electorate before the midterms have, by and large, failed."
My first piece in the New Yorker: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
“It’s scary,” she told me. “It’s horrible. Honestly, I’ve had to have counselling just to function, to deal with the burden of fear.”
--Lt Gov Deidre Henderson of Utah, on the toll of fighting federal election interference
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
“I’m actually not terribly concerned about being prosecuted,” Utah’s Deidre Henderson told me. “It gives me a little bit of hope when they start escalating like this. Because they’re getting a little desperate. Their attempts aren’t working.”
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Utah Lt Gov Deidre Henderson: "It sure looks like they’re trying to take over control of elections to make sure only people they want to vote are voting. To me, as an American and a Republican, it’s offensive.”
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“It turns out that our backstop is the fragmented nature of our political system, and federalism—-that the election isn’t run by decree by any president, good or bad.”
--Michael Waldman, Brennan Center, in the New Yorker
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
"Never before, not even when Trump tried to nullify his defeat by Joe Biden, six years ago, has an American President marshalled the coercive authority of the executive branch to reshape an election for his benefit."
My latest: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
“If one thing has been decisive in safeguarding the nation’s electoral machinery, it is the tenacity of state officials who willingly accepted the political, financial, and personal risks of defying the President."
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
My first piece in the New Yorker--how intrepid state election officers have resisted the president's attempt to "take over the voting."
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
Barton Gellman retweeted
Court opinions against the administration in election-related cases have sent a clear message: The president has no authority over who can vote or how they participate in elections. Read what courts have said so far: bit.ly/3W1WwTp
Barton Gellman retweeted
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race: 'I'm the one that said do it.'
Barton Gellman retweeted
SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24.
Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff.
State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇
Barton Gellman retweeted
Really enjoyed participating in this episode about the Oracle of Delphi for CBC. Can you imagine what it must've been like to make a pilgrimage there and ask a question to the Pythia? And do you know what was the Oracle's last prediction? Check it out.
cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2…
Barton Gellman retweeted
The Providence Guaranteed Income Program pilot gave 110 households $500 a month for 18 months and revealed an important key to civic life: when families had more room to breathe, they had more time and capacity to participate.
On #TheContext, Dorian Warren, co-president of @CommunityChange, explains why democracy depends on participation. But participation also depends on whether people have the time and stability to do so. Listen here: bit.ly/GetTheContext
Barton Gellman retweeted
"Every AI tool that we tested produced convincingly false content" about our elections, AI expert Abdiaziz Ahmed wrote in @techpolicypress. "Until companies fix these performance gaps, voters will have to take on the brunt of fact-checking themselves." techpolicy.press/llms-are-st…
Barton Gellman retweeted
In case you were wondering if Larry Ellison would use his partial ownership of TIKTok to shut down the exposure of his billionaire buddies and their weirdness, corruption and grifting … wonder no more. TikTok just shut down the media page of the world renowned, Oscar winning director Alex Gibney’s documentary film “MUSK”. The comprehensive documentary on all things Elon. It’s more f&@&’d then you can imagine. The best thing any of us can do now is to go see it! It will blow your mind. Billionaire broke mind virus. Hear it from the people who have known Elon over the years. #BrokeMindVirus
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Meta ordered to name execs who approved torrenting for AI training arstechnica.com/tech-policy/…
