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@danw329.bsky.socialReposted by @brennancenter.orgInteresting @nytimes.com conversation but, uh, we don’t actually know if “Democrats beat the GOP money machine” because the election hasn’t happened yet. And even if the basic dynamics of the cycle are set, money will matter in ways the polls don’t capture. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...
@brennancenter.orgBrennan Center research on AI chatbots and the midterm elections, featured in @theatlantic.com today, shows just how wide the gap has become between fast-moving technology and the glacially paced effort to regulate it .
@brennancenter.orgSupreme Court justices who served prior to 1966 stayed for a median of 15.3 years. But for the justices who served after 1966, that number jumped to 25.7 years (not including the current justices). bit.ly/3VmxQ7X
@larrynorden.bsky.socialReposted by @brennancenter.orgThere should be no question that AI poses new risks to our information environment and elections. /1 www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
@brennancenter.orgBrennan Center’s @larrynorden.bsky.social tells @theatlantic.com that AI companies’ election guardrails aren’t holding up: “They’re easily circumventable, and the tools themselves make it easy to circumvent them. That’s really what makes me think we’re not ready.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@brennancenter.orgLifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices fuels increasingly bitter confirmation battles. Use our new data tool to see the outcome for every nominee based on year and vote margin. bit.ly/4ATtLbw
@brennancenter.orgYear after year, election deniers trot out the same lies. Know what’s coming: bit.ly/4yImwSj
@brennancenter.orgEarly voting has begun in Arizona and several other states. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins The Briefing with Michael Waldman this week to discuss how election officials have prepared for the midterm elections. Watch: bit.ly/4jeTPr9
@brennancenter.org"indispensable" — that's what @brandontensley.bsky.social calls An American Problem, the new book on the Voting Rights Act by @kevintmorris.bsky.social and Michael G. Miller. @princetonupress.bsky.social.
@brennancenter.orgJesse Wegman identifies one of the few principles that appear to guide the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority: whatever makes practicing democracy harder — including voting access, fair representation, and full participation in self-government. bit.ly/4rVHQBi
@ebrightyon.bsky.socialReposted by @brennancenter.orgTrump's new sanctions against the International Criminal Court are yet another unlawful exercise of emergency powers -- the National Emergencies Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act -- to bypass Congress and the democratic process. /1 www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...
@brennancenter.orgHappening now: How can we protect the vote and elections? Join our Reddit AMA: bit.ly/4j7T5Ee
@brennancenter.orgLaw enforcement officers have been given federal orders and money to find and punish people espousing an assortment of disfavored views — from “anti-Americanism” to “extremism on matters of migration” — under the banner of fighting domestic terrorism. bit.ly/4AZMLoU
@brennancenter.orgGovernors will be elected in 36 states in November. Each will have the power to make much-needed improvements to their state prison system. bit.ly/4AYOVVx
@brennancenter.orgA Brennan Center poll this year found a wide and bipartisan desire for politicians to do something about corruption in government. Will they listen? bit.ly/4zE44KL
@brennancenter.orgSupreme Court justices who started prior to 1966 stayed for a median of 15.3 years, but for those who joined the Court after 1966 (excluding the current ones), the number jumped to 25.7 years. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
@larrynorden.bsky.socialReposted by @brennancenter.orgGreat piece from @toluseo.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com featuring the @brennancenter.org's study on AI and election disinformation, as well as the work of @cdt.org , Ready4Tuesday and ASU’s Mechanics of Democracy Lab, among others. There is much more work to do. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@brennancenter.orgThe “Latino vote” may be decisive in the upcoming midterms, but Latino voters are far from a monolith. On the latest episode of The Briefing with Michael Waldman, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes explores the issues shaping its political power.
@brennancenter.orgThe Voting Rights Act made the democratic process available to millions of Americans. An American Problem, by Michael G. Miller and Kevin T. Morris, Princeton University Press, explores the law’s history and the ongoing fight to protect voting rights. bit.ly/4y6W1ot
@statecourtreport.orgReposted by @brennancenter.orgAhead of election day, @wuc3.bsky.social reminds us that "states are the primary regulators of elections, and their charters do much of the work to establish and protect the right to vote."
