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Patrick Doran

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I like to make people laugh. NBA Fan, Video Editor, & Animal lover. Born September 6th

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · Dec 4

I created this starter pack for groups that want to help register voters in CA. We can’t write off the results assuming what flipped red will be back blue

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 18h

Felon47 posted this on Truth Social, I actually discovered something here. While @cademocrats.bsky.social do need to take the gop voter registration surge seriously, in this case here he is using a trick by saying the USA & CA is becoming 🔴 which will make him say the election is rigged if Dems win

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Leonard Leo is responsible for getting the Supreme Court to being loyal to Felon47. He’s also a factor in getting all of the judges Felon47 appointed to the lower courts all across the United States. Leo is a dangerous man & there have been stories of the rebel alliance protesting outside his house.

OGLeahAnderson ✒️📓 @iamleahanderson.bsky.social · 4d

Leonard Leo, the conservative operative who built Donald Trump’s radical right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court, is spending big money to make it harder to vote in Maine, ahead of Susan Collins’s crucial reelection fight next year.

Please get the word out! #Maine #SaveDemocracy

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

He will have to be probed by the next democratic president (if we get one)

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Twitter Bots and many conservative outlets have already begun their smear and double standard tactics to try and influence the California Governor’s race after Katie Porter was caught on tape yelling at one of her staffers. She should have just calmed down and tried to negotiate.

Katie Porter faces backlash over behavior in interview, raising questions about double standards for women in politics

Porter is the leading candidate in the race to be California’s next governor. Experts say the interview backlash highlights a double standard for women in politics.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

Got mine already

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

@governor.ca.gov It’s your birthday 😀

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 1d

To make matters worse an election denier in Missouri is now the new owner of Dominion which he’s now labeled it Liberty Vote. All secretaries of state must cut ties with them immediately if we want to reclaim our democracy.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

I found this map showing which states used Dominion Voting Machines in the 2024 race. With an election denier as the new owner of Dominion which is now Liberty vote, I definitely would advise all states to get out of their contract with them & find a new one.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

Mostly it’s the Big Macs, Filet o Fish and fries and Coke he eats/drinks.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

Spoiler Alert McDonald’s is the only thing that Felon47 doesn’t have immunity from.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow that’s awesome.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

@governor.ca.gov Code red alert 👇

NPR @npr.org · 2d

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

He doesn’t have immunity from McDonalds

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

Does this bill also help those who lost them during the pandemic or the wildfires

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

I wish it were fake but it isn’t.

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

Yup

Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

If any state partnered with Dominion I definitely do recommend partnering with someone else.

Axios @axios.com · 2d

SCOOP: Dominion Voting, the voting machine behemoth that Trump and his allies baselessly attacked after the 2020 election, has been sold to a company run by an ex-GOP election official.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 2d

My question is can states cut ties with them

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 3d

Even though New York, Washington, Colorado, and Maryland can’t redistrict in time for 2026 — they need to be laying the groundwork to draw new maps for ‘28.

SCOTUS could give the GOP up to 19 new seats by striking down the VRA. We can’t be caught off guard. We need to be ready to cancel them out.

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VivianOfTheSierras @vivianofthesierras.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority"—would give Trump absolute power to deploy the National
Guard where he wants.
This is why they’re lying about the situation in our cities and provoking violence.

Miller spilled their
fascist takeover intentions aloud.

Don’t take the bait.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re a prop 50 supporter this here is absolutely something we cannot brush off. We have to take Gavin Newsom’s warning seriously.

Newsom warns of possible Trump interference in California’s special election

As Election Day approaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising concerns that the president may try to interfere in California’s special election to redraw congressional districts.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 3d

And yet I have no idea what can be done for democrats to retain control of the house.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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