Mastodawn

…#Voters across the nation are concerned that the #DataCenters are driving up #electricity #prices & #polluting the #air. More than 70% of Americans oppose building the centers in their local area, acc/to a recent Gallup survey.

…The political energy is slowly beginning to catch up to voter anger. Lawmakers in both parties who had touted the centers as economic boons in their states are backpedaling.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #AI #tech #law #regulations #midterms #elections #money #power

Nonilex 7h ago

Why most #politicians are not calling for #DataCenter bans despite #voters’ anger
 Many Americans are furious about the #energy-guzzling behemoths that drive #ArtificialIntelligence, but politicians in both parties are cautious about backing all-out prohibition.

#electricity #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #AI #DataCenters #tech #law #regulations #midterms #elections #money #power #CostOfLiving #economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/07/ai-backlash-coming-key-midterm-battlegrounds/

Why most politicians are not calling for data center bans despite voters’ anger

Voters are furious about the energy-guzzling behemoths that drive artificial intelligence, but politicians in both parties are cautious about backing all-out bans.

The Washington Post

Mathrubhumi English 11h ago

BLOs will investigate unreturned enumeration forms by surveying neighbors to flag electors who are absent, shifted, deceased, or duplicate entries. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/sir-state-poll-machinery-mandated-flag-suspected-foreigners-w7afu039?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SpecialIntensiveRevision #ECI #Voters #IndiaNews

Tina M Casey 1d ago

Canadian tar sands oil controversy reignited by accusations of elections meddling by US meddlers.

https://triplepundit.com/2026/alberta-separatist-movement-michigan-centurion-project-10x-votes/

#tarsands #tar #oil #tarsandsoil #petroleum #canada #alberta #separatists #pipelines #elections #referendums #independence #fossilfuels #oilpipeline #us #voters #privacy #crimes #investigations

Tina M Casey 1d ago

Canadian tar sands oil controversy reignited by accusations of elections meddling by US meddlers.

https://triplepundit.com/2026/alberta-separatist-movement-michigan-centurion-project-10x-votes/

#tarsands #tar #oil #tarsandsoil #petroleum #canada #alberta #separatists #pipelines #elections #referendums #independence #fossilfuels #oilpipeline #us #voters #privacy #crimes #investigations

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 1d ago

"..the Democratic brand “is in trouble”, noting that ballot measures based on Democratic policies often win in places where candidates do not."

So why to I get push-back when I post that the Democratic messaging is bad, and that they are not effectively engaging with the electorate on the issues they care about?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/06/democrats-win-back-voters?CMP=share_btn_url

#Politics #Democrats #DNC #DSCC #DCCC #VoterEngagement #voters

‘How do we know you won’t be the next John Fetterman?’: bruised Democrats weigh how to win back voters

The party may reclaim the US House and even Senate, but primary candidates are far from united on how to move forward

The Guardian

EveryLibrary 1d ago

Here are five good reasons why the "plurality voting" voting method might be great for representing modern democratic nations, according to The Center for Election Science, as well as recommendations for how we can improve our electoral process and enliven voter participation at the polls by embracing alternative voting systems: https://action.everylibrary.org/plurality_voting_and_how_to_improve_u_s_elections
#Libraries #Voters #VoterParticipation #Polls #Voting #ImproveElectoralProcess #Elections #AlternativeVotingSystems #Government #PluralityVoting

PeachMcD 2d ago

#WorldCup travelers feeling like #BIPOC #USian #Voters in the former Confederate states...

I say, just skip it, y'all! Like intelligent people skipped the 1933 Olympics

💔💩🤬

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2yleex87o

Fans 'devastated' as last minute US visa cancellations

People travelling to the World Cup have had their ESTA applications changed from approved to "travel not authorised".

WINGS_radio 4d ago

American Democracy Minute Radio News Report for June 3, 2026

#Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a #new #congressional #district #map May 29th, #eliminating one of two #Black #majority districts by #adding nearby #conservative #White majority #voters. It’s the latest Black majority district to fall after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais decision.

🎧 𝟗𝟎-𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝, 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 📣 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬

https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/02/louisiana-legislature-eliminates-one-of-two-majority-black-congressional-districts-flipping-one-to-the-gop-after-scotus-callais-decision/

Louisiana Legislature Eliminates One of Two Majority Black Congressional Districts, Flipping One to the GOP, After SCOTUS Callais Decision

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a new congressional district map May 29th, eliminating one of two Black majority districts by adding nearby conservative White majority voters. It’s the latest Black majority district to fall after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais decision.

American Democracy Minute

DARLENE RYAN 🇨🇦5d ago

Attention all #democracy loving #voters in #America..