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Yesterday at Trump's Georgia rally, his lie-riddled & rambling speech had all the usual hits: false election conspiracies and attacks on VP Harris.
But one part of Trump's remarks stuck out.
And it may be a preview of his strategy in November.⬇️
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Anyone who knows me, knows how much my dog Maddie means to me.
On Thursday I learned she had end-stage cancer, multiple myeloma. On Friday, I had to put Maddie to rest. We did it in my backyard, her favorite place.
I held her as it happened—reminding her of how loved she was 💙
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Today, a Georgia Congresswoman, state legislators & faith leaders urged Gov. Brian Kemp to remove members of the Georgia State Election Board.
The unelected, Trump-aligned board members violated Georgia law & passed new election rules that conflict with state law.
Details. ⬇️
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Brian Kemp would hate it if you keep RTing this video where he admits to passing anti-voter legislation due to his frustration over Democrats winning in 2020.
#gapol
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NEW: Gov. Brian Kemp took $50,000 from the Uvalde AR-15 manufacturer, including $25,000 just before Kemp signed a law weakening Georgia’s gun laws.
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🗳️All Eyes on Georgia: This week, the un-elected, Trump-backed State Election Board changed Georgia's election certification rules.
The changes conflict with Georgia law and can be used by MAGA to obstruct certification of the 2024 election results.
How did we get here? ⬇️
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BREAKING: Another change to Georgia election rules is coming on Monday.
The change, which the Trump-backed Georgia State Election Board is poised to approve, was advanced by Cleta Mitchell, who aided Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
More. ⬇️
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🚨Emails between Trump-backed Georgia Election Board members & local election officials reveal a scheme to throw elections into chaos.
@FairFightAction
's
@GWLauren
told
@RollingStone
, the emails expose a plan to secretly rewrite Georgia’s election rules.
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ACTION: An ethics complaint was filed against Trump-backed Georgia State Election Board members.
The unelected board members (who Trump praised) just changed Georgia election rules which MAGA can use to obstruct certification of 2024 election results.
Details. ⬇️
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NEW: MAGA vigilantes tried using
@GaSecofState
’s leak of voters’ private info to cancel Georgians’ voter registrations.
As I told
@ProPublica
: it’s a damning breach of public trust & the result of officials giving election deniers the power to deny Georgians’ freedom to vote.⬇️
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Today, the Trump-endorsed Georgia State Election Board is trying to change rules on the certification of election results.
Georgia Reps
@WillisForGA
,
@SamForGeorgia
&
@Ruwa4Georgia
warned how the changes can be used to obstruct + undermine Georgia's election results.
THREAD⬇️
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Trump thanked three of the Georgia State Election Board's members specifically for their efforts to change Georgia's certification rules.
This is odd. Trump doesn't usually concern himself with details this in-the-weeds.
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The Georgia State Election Board members Trump thanked & singled out were recently appointed:
Janice Johnston
Rick Jeffares
Janelle King
Trump called them "pitbulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory."
So, what exactly are they fighting for?
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After receiving several complaints, including a formal ethics complaint, that MAGA Georgia State Election Board members violated state law, Gov. Brian Kemp is asking the AG if he has the authority to remove the board members.
Georgia law says he does (GA Code § 45-10-4).
#gapol
Update: Kemp’s office is asking the AG for guidance on whether he has the authority to remove members of the State Election Board. Voting rights groups, Democrats and even some Republicans have raised alarms about the rightwing majority’s recent votes.
#gapol
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One proposed rule change would give authority to local election officials to slow down or refuse to certify the 2024 election results.
With election deniers holding local election positions in Georgia, this should alarm us all.
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The Trump-aligned GA election board members are working to change the state's election rules with less than 100 days until the election.
They recently held a meeting, unlawfully noticed and carried out, where they advanced changes to Georgia's election certification process.
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First, more context on the Election Board: It's now a Trump-aligned government body. One new member is a former Republican Party operative.
Their meetings are chock full of false election conspiracy theories, many are based on Trump’s 2020 election lies.
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Yesterday, Georgia doctors, nurses & medical students demanded that Gov. Brian Kemp expand Medicaid.
Kemp refuses to expand Medicaid as hospitals close, 70% of Georgians struggle to afford care & Georgia is
#3
in uninsured residents.
Listen to what these experts had to say.⬇️
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If you're a Georgia resident & think these election rule changes are dangerous, please consider emailing a public comment of the GA State Election Board.
The deadline for accepting public comments is before 12:00 PM tomorrow, August 5th: SEBPublicComments
@sos
.ga.gov
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Trump praised the Georgia State Election Board, a government body overseeing its election rules.
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NEW: GA State Election Board member suggested himself for a job in a second Trump admin. to a former Trump adviser.
The un-elected board just changed Georgia election rules in a way that MAGA can use to obstruct certification of the 2024 election results.
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VP Kamala Harris' Atlanta rally is packed! 📸
⬆️ Massive crowds + energy.
⬆️ Gains in key battleground state polls.
⬆️ Huge fundraising + volunteer signups.
The momentum behind VP Harris is real y'all.
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UPDATE: More questions & ethical concerns are surfacing about a GA State Election Board member who floated himself for a job in a 2nd Trump admin.
The un-elected board just changed GA election rules which can be used by MAGA to obstruct certification of 2024 election results. ⬇️
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6 hospitals closed during Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s time in office.
His refusal to expand Medicaid has exacerbated the issue.
Here’s what doctors, nurses & medical students had to say on this while Kemp was running for re-election in 2022.👇
Did I just read that one of the mass shooting victims in Georgia had to be driven to a hospital that’s an HOUR AND A HALF AWAY for treatment?
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More on the Georgia State Election Board's unlawful meeting and actions here:
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These proposed election rules changes effectively make the certification of election results discretionary.
But, Georgia law states that local election board officials **shall** perform their duties. Their duties are mandatory, not discretionary.
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After a lawsuit, the election board is holding another vote on some of the proposed election rule changes, on Tuesday, August 6.
The new rules they're trying to pass can be used to sow doubt in the results and delay certification of the the 2024 election.
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This morning, Georgia lawmakers held a press conference on Gov. Brian Kemp’s recent comments opening the door to banning contraception if he’s re-elected.
THREAD. ⬇️🧵
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Let’s not forget, in 2020, a Coffee County, GA elections official delayed certification of President Joe Biden’s victory, refusing to validate recount results and using MAGA-backed election conspiracies as the reason.
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.
@AmericanDoom_
published a great write up this morning about Trump's certification comments at yesterday's Georgia rally:
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Here in Georgia, we’re watching as Trump and his allies prepare to sabotage the 2024 election by changing the rules around certification election results.
Trump’s election sabotage plan seems more concentrated in Georgia than any other state.
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37,500 voters' eligibility were challenged in Gwinnett County, Georgia — the state's most diverse county.
A Trump-backed group, has been challenging thousands of voters' registrations just before Election Day.
Local leaders are calling out the effort to disrupt our democracy.⬇️
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GA Sen.
@NabilahIslam
: Recently, I filed a formal complaint against 3 members of the Georgia State Election Board…who have violated the very principles they swore to uphold…These individuals have taken deliberate actions that interfere with free and fair elections in our state.
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Our collective participation is crucial to stopping Trump's election sabotage scheme.
If we turnout and make our voices heard at the ballot box, we can protect American democracy. But we have to show up.
Please RT this to help spread the word.🙏
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.
@NikkiFried
is Florida’s first statewide elected official to publicly get the COVID-19 vaccine. 💉😷
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The Georgia Republican Party & Republican National Committee emailed the GA Election Board members the text of these proposed election rule changes with talking points to use in meetings.
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📺NEW: Calls for a Georgia State Election Board member to resign as questions + ethical concerns mount.
The member floated himself for a job in a second Trump admin and passed rules (that Trump supports) that MAGA can use to obstruct certification of the 2024 election results.
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[gentle reminder]: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took $50,000 from the Uvalde AR-15 manufacturer. That includes a $25,000 contribution just before he signed permitless carry into law.
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Last night,
@TheLeadCNN
: After being praised by Trump, Georgia's un-elected, administrative State Election Board changed the state's election certification rules.
Georgia House Democraic Whip,
@SamForGeorgia
warned the rule change could delay the state's 2024 election results.
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If these election rule changes are approved and MAGA-aligned officials obstruct the certification of the 2024 election results, our votes are crucial.
Check your voter registrations status.
Encourage friends, family, and your community to register + vote.
Volunteer if you can.
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Congresswoman
@LucyMcBath
: Make no mistake, what is unfolding in Georgia is nothing less than a concerted effort to subvert democracy and move us backwards.
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Another of the proposed election rules changes would increase workload demands on overburdened election workers, which could overwhelm county elections offices and ultimately slow down or stop the certification of the 2024 election results.
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🗳️ READ: Emails reveal pro-Trump Georgia officials wrote new rules to deny election results.
The MAGA operation wants to let Trump veto Georgians' votes. We stop him by turning out to vote.
Read this. Share it.
Vote early. Beat Trump, again.
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GA Sen.
@NabilahIslam
: The State Election Board does not exist to help Republicans win elections or to enrich its members. Today, I stand before you to demand that Governor Kemp take immediate action.
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Early voting starts soon, make a plan.
Consider serving as a poll worker.
Volunteer with your local/state Democratic Party’s voter protection efforts.
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UPDATE: The Georgia voter information leak (driver’s license info. or partial Social Security numbers), may have been exposed for 2 days.
That's the info needed to cancel a voter registration on
@GaSecofState
's new voter registration cancellation website.
On Monday,
@GaSecofState
launched a new website to allow Georgia voters who moved out of state to cancel their voter registrations.
They also leaked Georgia voters’ date of birth, driver’s license number, and last four numbers of Social Security numbers.
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On Monday,
@GaSecofState
launched a new website to allow Georgia voters who moved out of state to cancel their voter registrations.
They also leaked Georgia voters’ date of birth, driver’s license number, and last four numbers of Social Security numbers.
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Adams is connected to the Election Integrity Network, founded by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell, who joined Trump’s infamous ‘find me votes’ call to Secretary Raffensperger.
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Follow
@NikkiFried
, Florida's only statewide-elected Democrat — she's holding
@GovRonDeSantis
accountable on special vaccine access for political contributions.
If red carpet vaccine distribution for political contributions isn’t public corruption, I don’t know what is.
It's time for the
@FBI
to step in.
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Congresswoman
@LucyMcBath
: And in 2020, too, Donald Trump blatantly attempted to reverse the results of our election, something we are used to seeing in dictatorships throughout the world, but not here at home.
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In the wake of Fulton County’s 2024 primary, Fulton County Election Board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit to enable local elections officials to refuse certification.
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“There’s a woman named Nikki who is looking to shake up American politics.
Nikki Haley? No,
@NikkiFried
.”
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Rep.
@SamForGeorgia
: Georgia law grants Governor Kemp the authority to investigate and remove election board members if they’ve violated the law. Even though Governor Kemp supports Trump’s run for president, he should agree: Trump must win Georgians’ votes fair and square.
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NEW from
@RollingStone
: Trump and His MAGA Movement Are Actively ‘Hijacking’ Georgia’s Elections.
I spoke to
@JustinGlawe
about how Georgia's State Election Board has become a MAGA government body, pushing election rules changes supported by Trump. ⬇️
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@LucyMcBath
: The Georgia Election Board is becoming an equal coconspirator in this effort to suppress our votes. With passing this new rule, they're creating barriers to counting votes and certifying the elections so Trump can once again attempt to throw our country into chaos.
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America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned organization, is representing Adams in her lawsuit seeking to overturn Georgia certification law.
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NEW: Gov. Brian Kemp used taxpayer funds to encourage the Chinese Communist Party to purchase Georgia farmland — including land near military bases.
100+ Republicans in Congress have raised this as a national security threat.
@GeorgiaDemocrat
Chair
@NikemaWilliams
responds.⬇️
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@SheaForGeorgia
: "Mark my words: Brian Kemp is a threat to our rights. Remember — when Kemp signed his dangerous abortion bill into law in 2019, he said — and I quote: 'this is just the beginning.'
"And we must remember: when people show you who they are, believe them."
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What Trump means when saying he doesn't need votes: We're going to disenfranchise as many voters as possible, obstruct the certification of the election results, and contest the election to win.
It's already happening here in Georgia.
Trump on stage says explicitly where his focus is:
“Our primary focus is not to get out the vote — but to make sure they don’t cheat.”
He goes on to say they already have enough votes.
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Rep.
@SamForGeorgia
: 3 pro-Trump members of Georgia Election Board are overstepping their authority by changing our election rules after Trump praised them. They passed new rules that could enable Trump and his allies to obstruct certification of Georgia's 2024 election results.
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Over the years she’s been by my side over the course of several cities, different campaigns and jobs, and the best and worst of what comes in life. She always brought me so much happiness and unconditional love — I am forever grateful for her love and companionship.
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Rep.
@SairaForGeorgia
: The state election board has been taken over by far right MAGA extremists. The new majority is made of Trump loyalists…willing to ignore the Constitution…if that means getting Donald Trump back in power.
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UPDATE: The DNC &
@GeorgiaDemocrat
have filed a lawsuit against Trump-backed changes to Georgia election rules made by the State Election Board.
🍑 NEW: The DNC &
@GeorgiaDemocrat
filed a lawsuit against Trump-backed changes to Georgia election rules.
Unelected Georgia Election Board members passed new election rules that Trump and his allies can use to obstruct certification of 2024 election results.
More. ⬇️
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Rep.
@SairaForGeorgia
: You've got 3 hyper partisan, unelected individuals executing a plan to nullify the votes of millions of Georgians if Kamala Harris wins our state.
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Rep.
@SairaForGeorgia
: Gov. Kemp, you and your party talk a lot about the election integrity...Georgians know that the highest form of election integrity is allowing election results to reflect the will of the voters, no matter what that is. The time to take a stand is now.
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Attorney Wayne Kendall on Gov. Kemp’s authority (GA Code § 45-10-4) to investigate members of the State Election Board. The governor must send a request to the Office of Administrative Hearings, who appoints an administrative law judge to hold a hearing on the issue.
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🍑 NEW: The DNC &
@GeorgiaDemocrat
filed a lawsuit against Trump-backed changes to Georgia election rules.
Unelected Georgia Election Board members passed new election rules that Trump and his allies can use to obstruct certification of 2024 election results.
More. ⬇️
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Maddie was the sweetest and one of the happiest dogs I’ve ever met — and she brought happiness to everyone she interacted with in her almost 7 years with me. She was loved by so many. I’m happy to have been able to give her a great life.
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.
@WillisForGA
: The actions of the Georgia Election Board’s occurring today are a modern form of age-old voter suppression tactics, posing as administrative rule changes. MAGA may have hijacked the Republican Party, but they will not hijack our elections process.
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While Sen.
@NabilahIslam
was speaking, Gov. Brian Kemp sent her letter over to the Attorney General, seeking guidance on his authority to remove the MAGA State Election Board Members. GA Code § 45-10-4 is clear and gives him the authority.
After receiving several complaints, including a formal ethics complaint, that MAGA Georgia State Election Board members violated state law, Gov. Brian Kemp is asking the AG if he has the authority to remove the board members.
Georgia law says he does (GA Code § 45-10-4).
#gapol
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🍑
@SenatorCarter
just spoke at the DNC, honoring his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter's, service to America.
It’s worth remembering a bold move Jimmy Carter made in Georgia politics that shocked the nation. ⬇️
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Gov. Brian Kemp was subpoenaed to testify about Trump’s 2020 election interference.
But now Kemp won’t tell the truth — refusing to testify just days after saying he’d welcome Trump’s endorsement.
What is Kemp hiding?
#KempMustTestify
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@SheaForGeorgia
: "If he’s re-elected Kemp could strip Georgia women of the right to access emergency contraception and other forms — we cannot let that happen...We can fight Kemp’s anti-choice, anti-freedom, government overreach."
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NOW: Trump-backed Georgia Election Board passes rule change that Trump allies can use to delay certification of 2024 election results.
The rule change was advanced by MAGA election deniers, including one who aided Trump's failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election. 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘. ⬇️
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Tonight, when asked if he'd sign legislation to further restrict abortion access if re-elected — Gov. Brian Kemp wouldn't answer the question.
Kemp: "So we'll look at those when the time comes."
Watch the whole thing & RT to hold Kemp accountable.
#GAGovDebate
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@ProPublica
reports the change to Georgia election rules would “potentially allow county officials, including one who secretly backed the rule, to throw the election results of the swing state into chaos this fall.”
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@JasmineForHD108
: "What extremist Republicans are up to is not just access to one medication, or even one medical service. It’s about our freedom. It’s about the systematic dismantling of a woman’s right to determine her own future."
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Wow. All of these responses have been truly incredible.
I’m floored.
Thank you all so much for your support and kind wishes — I appreciate each and every one.
PS: here’s a picture of a very happy Maddie (in her usual state) before any of this began.
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The photos here are from her last day with me. I want to give a special thank you to
@AlexWorkman
who took time to take a few photos of Maddie in her final hours — he’s one of the best photographers I have ever seen and I can’t think of anyone better to capture her final moments.
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Here in Georgia, some local Elections Boards are expanding early vote hours + opening more voting locations.
Richmond County (Augusta) added 3 more voting locations Wednesday, then early vote turnout surged higher than any previous day.
Let's dig into the numbers. ⬇️
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Many people have reached out and I’ve been so appreciative of all the love, support, and kind thoughts I’ve received.
This is not something I will get over any time soon.
I adopted Maddie from Martin County Humane Society (
@HSTC1
) on June 24, 2013 when she was just 8 weeks old.
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NEW: After Trump repeatedly attacked Gov. Brian Kemp during the primary, Kemp is now fighting a subpoena to testify against Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The timing tells the story — just last week Kemp said he’d welcome Trump’s endorsement.
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It was shocking and unexpected—I had no idea she had cancer.
She fell in December. X-rays showed nothing, the vet thought it was a muscle injury.
She rested, but pain came back intermittently. After a follow up visit, they thought it was early arthritis (she wasn’t even 7 yet).
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.
@WillisForGA
: We know that this election will come through this battleground state — we know that Georgia is in play. How do we know we’re in play? Because with less than 100 days, we're seeing all of these attempts to hijack our process.
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@JasmineForHD108
: "Now, abortion is illegal before most women even know they’re pregnant. Brian Kemp’s 6-week abortion ban has effectively outlawed most abortion in Georgia — and women could be investigated for having miscarriages."
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𝗡𝗘𝗪: Gov. Brian Kemp darkened Stacey Abrams' skin in a new TV ad.
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This thread may be a little longer.
Stick with me, it’s critical we all understand how Trump and his MAGA allies are attempting to meddle with Georgia election rules.
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Reminder: On Monday, the
@GaSecofState
’s office leaked Georgians’ private info, they told
@AP
the issue was fixed in an hour.
@TheCurrentGA
then reported the info may have been exposed for 2 days.
More context here ⬇️
UPDATE: The Georgia voter information leak (driver’s license info. or partial Social Security numbers), may have been exposed for 2 days.
That's the info needed to cancel a voter registration on
@GaSecofState
's new voter registration cancellation website.
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Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State says the pro-Trump State Election Board is “a mess” and their changes to election rules are “activist rule-making.”
How are Georgia’s local election officials (non MAGA ones) reacting?
Let’s dive in. ⬇️
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More on this newest development on the leak of Georgia voters’ personal, private information from the Georgia Secretary State’s office here, from ProPublica:
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America is behind the curve on the coronavirus because we’re being led by *the* American idiot.
RT if you’re ready to vote out Donald Trump on November 3rd, 2020 🗳
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@GaSecofState
@AP
@thecurrentga
.
@FairFightAction
is encouraging Georgians to check their voter registration status, update details like their voter registration address, and find their polling location on the Secretary of State’s GA My Voter Page:
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An x-ray showed several tumors in her lungs and lesions on several bones, including vertebrae.
She was in pain, suffering and uncomfortable.
I had to make the decision to put her down.
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BREAKING from
@CourierNewsroom
: Gov. Brian Kemp took over $250,000 in campaign cash from the fake electors who attempted to reject electoral votes on January 6th.
Kemp has also appointed several of the fake electors to government boards and positions within Georiga.
More. 🧵👇
NEW: Governor Brian Kemp (R) has taken more than $250,000 in campaign contributions from fake Trump electors.
Kemp, who has never denounced the efforts of those who sought to undermine democracy in 2020, has a cozy relationship with fake Trump electors.
Thread 🧵
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@SallyHarrellGA
: "Brian Kemp has already banned abortion at 6-weeks, before most women even think to buy a pregnancy test — now contraception is on the chopping block."
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One great way to get involved with engaging voters in key battleground states is through
@FairFightAction
’s LFG (Volunteer) initiative:
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She was having a trouble walking, moving slow and seemed stiff. But very quickly it became tougher for her to walk and then almost overnight, she lost the ability to use her back legs. I thought she had some sort of injury, possibly a slipped disc.
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That group, the Election Integrity Network, is led by Cleta Mitchell. She aided Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
Mitchell was on the call where Trump demanded that Georgia’s secretary of state “find” him 11,780 votes (votes he didn’t earn) to undo Biden’s victory.
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