Anne Applebaum's Bluesky post

[red dog 1]

"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T12:04:24.771Z

Related:

When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.

Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-02-07T16:29:42.078Z

[canetoad]

1. Yesterdayq

I read or saw video of Steve Bannon saying that ICE would be out to surround polling places during the 2026 election. I have no idea if Bannon knows something or not, but this would be the biggest act of voter suppression ever.

[red dog 1]

2. Here's video

[canetoad]

4. Thank you

That's it.

[returnee]

3. The reubs are telegraphing their intention and taking active steps...

…to steal the 2026 election.
The dems are acting like this is not happening. Some states are trying to redistrict. Who knows what the courts, including SCOTUS, will eventually say about this? All Dems should have the issue of election suppression by various means at the top of their list.