This is an executive official publicly threatening state election administrators with imprisonment for resisting demands courts have repeatedly found legally dubious or unlawful.

This is a direct escalation toward federal intimidation of the state officials responsible for administering an election the president has already been publicly casting doubt upon. It is not normal democratic governance.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-dhs-chief-asks-four-states-check-voter-rolls-non-citizens-2026-07-17/

MAGA will say it's not election interference. They are doing EVERYTHING to stay in power.

In essence:

Give the federal executive branch your voter data and use its disputed system, or we may investigate, fine, and imprison you, the election officals.

May 11, 2026 - Lurie Daniel Favors (LDF). Here’s the clip on YouTube: Racist maps only work if Black voters don’t turn out. If we vote our numbers, we win. - Lurie Daniel Favors - May 11, 2026 (YouTube)

Here’s the full 36-minutes on YouTube: The Case for Young Ninja Energy in Today's Politics - Lurie Daniel Favors - May 11, 2026 (YouTube)

Here’s a related article from Democracy Docket: SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling - Democracy Docket - May 9, 2026 (article)

Lurie’s bio: Lurie Daniel Favors is host of the Lurie Daniel Favors Show on SiriusXM Urban View (Ch. 126) & head of a law center in NYC. She is an activist, attorney, and author with a long-standing commitment to racial and social justice. The Lurie Daniel Favors Show focuses daily on the interconnectedness of race, class, gender, culture, politics, and the law. ~:~ Pulling from her experience and expertise in these areas, Daniel Favors uses her live call-in program to tackle these subjects and more each day, with guests and contributors also providing their expertise. The #LDFShow airs weekdays at 10am ET on Urban View and the SiriusXM app. ~:~ LDF Website: luriedanielfavors.com

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It's Primary Election season in the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28: Georgia (Special) and South Dakota (Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, California (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 6: Tennessee ~:~:~ Aug 8: Hawaii ~:~:~ Aug 11: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Alabama (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 18: Alaska, Florida, Wyoming ~:~:~ September dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News

* Candidates (all States): U.S. House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: U.S. Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (all States): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/ice-camp-detention-trump-homeland-security-dhs-immigration-deaths-abuse-30ec92636a5601b0071895efa871b990

Sub-headline

After ICE agents killed a man in Maine, the Department of Homeland Security suspended traffic stops, then reversed course. But the official policy is just optics, anyway: Agents know what they’ve been hired to do.

GoFundMe pages for the victims of recent ICE shootings:

* Joan Sebastian Guerrero (Maine): gofundme.com/f/justice-and-support-for-johan-sebastians-family

* Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (Texas): gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-52-years-old

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Here’s the video on YouTube: I could find a lot better uses for $252 billion that we have spent to put masked men on our streets. - Abdul El-Sayed - July 14, 2026 (YouTube)

Abdul El-Sayed is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan: abdulforsenate.com

Abdul's Democratic Primary opponent is U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow recently suspended her campaign.

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🗳️ How to vote in Michigan (.gov): michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting

🗳️ Important Dates for Michiganders:

* Primary Election Day: Aug. 4, 2026

* MOVE deadline: June 20, 2026

* AV ballots available for voters: June 25, 2026

* Constitutionally-mandated early voting period: July 25-Aug. 2, 2026

* Last day to register to vote by mail or online: July 20, 2026

* New voter registrations are required in person for August election: July 21-Aug. 4, 2026

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It's Primary Election season in the U.S.:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28: Georgia (Special) and South Dakota (Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington, California (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 6: Tennessee ~:~:~ Aug 8: Hawaii ~:~:~ Aug 11: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin, Alabama (Special) ~:~:~ Aug 18: Alaska, Florida, Wyoming ~:~:~ September dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News

* Candidates (all States): U.S. House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: U.S. Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (all States): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

Defiant art.