2026-11-04 05:50 UTC
It's really notable that none of the worst case nightmare scenarios involving ICE at polling stations, arrested election workers, seized ballots, postal shenanigans, etc. came to pass. And that's due to tireless work by legal advocates for states and NGOs, not to mention independent judges who were willing to stand up to the administration's unlawful excesses.
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@mattblaze@federate.social 2026-11-04 05:54
And most of the people responsible for the smoothness with which this election proceeded are relatively anonymous, toiling away at the unglamorous work that quietly keeps democracy running. We owe them all a great debt.
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@eshwayri@mastodon.cedar-republic.com 2026-11-04 10:16
@mattblaze@federate.social but mostly due to the de-centralized nature of U.S. elections. Between absentee ballots, 2+ weeks of early voting in ~9000 early polling locations, and day-of voting in 100K locations, it's a logistical nightmare to try and organize something on a scale big enough to effect the outcome.
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@digipooch@lgbtqia.space 2026-11-04 12:17
@mattblaze@federate.social don't be too sure. I hope nobody got bothered by ICE but I suspect there's stuff not yet discovered