Mike on the Mic

My latest @houstoninstitute.bsky.social

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Michael Latner (@mikelatner) @Oscar Pocasangre and I have an early holiday treat, a primer on how pathways to minority representation are shaped by different electoral systems at @The Houston Institute https://open.substack.com...

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Michael Latner (@mikelatner)

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Callais arguments didn’t go well, as expected. Listening to the solicitor and LA counsel was like watching the dog poop throwing scene from Parks and Rec.

Muay Thai

Oysters

Vermouth

Saturday really came through, nice work Saturday! You are my favorite.

for Oakland residents: what’s being done in your county

So obviously the cloning thing failed.

Had a great chat @scholars.org on the gerrymandering arms race now underway, how we got here, and what we can do to fix this dysfunctional system.

Why suppress votes when you can just steal seats?

Indiana Republicans Are Banning Student IDs for Voting - Bolts The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, would make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.

A growing number of GOP-led states are restricting student voting access, from banning campus polling places to making it harder to prove residency. Earlier this yar, Indiana banned student IDs for voting. boltsmag.org/indiana-bann...

Updated blog post here

If we replicate using voter validated weights, Harris still wins among nonvoters

If we assume ppl unmatched to voter file are nonvoters and use commonweight, Trump wins nonvoters

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The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...

Really important questions raised by @justinlevitt.bsky.social
Voters need a clear message about what they are authorizing.
Then buy the ticket, take the ride.

Heavily armed used car salesmen ready to kill anyone who makes them feel uncomfortable.
#FucktheRedeemers

FL Court trouncing both the VRA and their own voters who supported a fair maps initiative in 2010, which worked in that redistricting cycle.

4 U.S. citizen children, with their mother, held in a detention facility for 2 WEEKS. Denied access to lawyers and even communication with family.

Disappeared. Held Incommunicado. No charges have been filed.

Editor’s Note | Blatant Racism Used to Have Consequences Allowing racism to fester while only condemning the most obvious examples has brought us to where we are now, Ashton Pittman writes.

23 years ago, a groundswell of outrage from Republicans, including a GOP president, led Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi to resign after praising a segregationist on his birthday.

Today, a Republican calls a colleague a "Muslim terrorist"—and every Republican silent.

The retaliatory firing today of over 100 EPA employees who stood up for scientific integrity — it’s shocking.

But it’s also July 3. So this won’t even get on people’s radar.

Today I am on the hunt for ways to help. Message me if you have suggestions! The family wants to stay together (mother, father, baby). Their stuff is still in the apartment. They’d like to negotiate w/ the landlord to stay if possible. They need housing & a lawyer. This is in Jamaica, Queens (NYC).

It is increasingly clear that we are at the end of an era, and those committed to political equality and democracy need to build a shared vision of electoral system reform for the next era. We are on borrowed time.

Thanks to the folks @lseusablog.bsky.social for having me on to chat about democracy, my favorite subject!

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Trump’s justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit Section is responsible for enforcing laws designed to prevent voter discrimination, raised alarm about voting rights enforcement

"Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department’s voting section and directed attorneys to dismiss all active cases..."

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Wrongly labeled 'never residents' must have votes counted, state elections officials conclude Citing reporting from Anderson Alerts in partnership with The Assembly and Popular Information, several voters wrongly labeled as "never residents" will have their ballots counted.

I'll be totally honest. At 3am on Saturday, my heart sank as I combed through my spreadsheet and discovered wrongly listed "never residents." I've barely slept since and didn't think my reporting would make any difference. At least for now, it has. #ncpol

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