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Some eye-popping number on Cuomo's behalf:

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important new voting rights law in Colorado don’t miss it:

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John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman were hit by a combined 17 bullets from the Minnesota assassin, and both survived and are now recovering. Yvette shielded their daughter. www.startribune.com/john-hoffman...

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"A telling look at how attempts to “police the police” can appear to law enforcement as an existential threat—even as officers enjoy the right to exhaustive administrative appeals, special rights against disclosure of their personnel records, and support from prof'l associations with deep coffers."

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Violence is off the charts in Alabama's decrepit prisons; overcrowding plays a big role. One solution: Parole. Over the past 5 years, Alabama's parole board has freed only 15% of prisoners who've applied — even though many more could be safely released. boltsmag.org/alabama-paro...

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Learn what’s on the ballot in two days!!

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Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social. Take the time.

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Why do cops have awesome power and no oversight? Biggest reasons: 1) taxpayer funded PR propaganda campaigns, 2) a monopoly on violence, and 3) the weaponization of criminal punishment system against the people who criticize them.

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You’re seeing a lot on TV rn about force and misconduct in Los Angeles sheriff department's role. Well, here’s what happened when someone tried to get serious about bringing accountability to the department: she faced huge pushback… and now she faces criminal charges. boltsmag.org/the-curious-...

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When she held the gavel as Speaker, Melissa Hortman was a public policy dynamo! She had the POWER and she made it work for the PEOPLE! The list below is just a small sample of her very good work! Thank you fellow @dlccomand.bsky.social board member. You were, and will remain a great example!

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No surprise from this department. When the office was last up, given the scale of misconduct and abuse there, we at Bolts covered the race from the angle of why to take any reform talk with skepticism: boltsmag.org/unease-in-lo...

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Colorado makes voting much easier than most other places do, but still has big access gaps. For example: 100K+ voters there don’t speak English well, and often can’t get ballots in their native languages. I wrote about the state’s gradual move to close this gap: boltsmag.org/colorado-lan...

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probably a too-little known-fact: which party will govern & control San Diego County is up for grabs in a July 1 election

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One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup

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Thank you, Bethany—for supporting Bolts, and for this note. To all our readers: we see and read all your support! We're a quite small team of 8, but excited for all the response we get, proving there's really an audience for leaning into why & just how the local matters!

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In San Diego, @uniondelbarrio.bsky.social is patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for federal vehicles & use livestreams, radios, & social media to keep communities informed. Read my full article on @boltsmag.org to learn more! boltsmag.org/how-voluntee...

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An underappreciated explanation for antitrump politicians’ behavior is that they fear assassination. The more they stand for something, the more death threats they receive. Sometimes they come true. Political systems can’t withstand a constant threat of violence.

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“Drag race” chat time: I was team Ginger a decade ago when season 7 was airing, and still am today. I can quote her Adele religiously, and the Phone lipsync is one of the best across the show’s one billion seasons. Time for her to get her roses, all I see on socials is weird hate.

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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

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If you want to instead read sharp, smart reporting on what ranked choice has meant to some voters, check out this piece: boltsmag.org/alaska-measu...

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A Minnesota state Senator and a state representative, former Speaker Melissa Hortman and state Senator John Hoffman, both Democrats, were shot in their homes this morning in what’s being called “targeted shootings.” www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

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Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote last fall. Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring. boltsmag.org/indiana...

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“Every year, the Black and Latino caucuses hear how polling suggests we need to talk about... immigrants less," says Colorado lawmaker Jennifer Bacon. "But we believe in this, so let’s do it.” She sponsored a law to improve access to ballots in Spanish. boltsmag.org/colorad...

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As Republicans double down on cracking down on immigrants, here's an alternative vision: Democrats in Colorado strengthen mandates for ballots to be available in Spanish. boltsmag.org/colorado-lan...

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Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows reut.rs/3ZvxVoY

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NEW in Bolts: Colorado adopted a state Voting Rights Act, to stand in for quickly eroding federal protections. The law contains new requirements that will improve access to ballots in Spanish: boltsmag.org/colorad...

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Bloomberg pouring $5 million to help Cuomo, with 10 days to go: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...

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1/ Incredible story from @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social (fixed!) on how MAGA organizers of Jan 6 "Stop the Steal" rally have quietly taken over the entity running the military/birthday parade organizing entity: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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