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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades (www.ms.now)

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The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

The Trump administration declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms, blocking monitors from the regional security group for the first time in more than two decades.

Their absence comes as Democrats and election integrity experts have raised concerns about potential election meddling after the Department of Justice announced plans to send its own monitors.

Washington joins only Russia and Belarus in its decision to exclude OSCE observers.

The OSCE called the U.S. decision “regrettable” and Human Rights Watch said the move “fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections.”

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[-] chahn.chris@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago

Dude I full agree with you. We need all of these things.

[-] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, but we're not gonna get what we want. We may get a Dem majority for two years. We may even get a Dem president in 28. And then most people will go back to sleep while our government continue to support genocide and imperialism, continue to fund ICE while doing the bare minimum to reign in their most egregious behavior, continue to say we can't have Medicare for All, and continue to obfuscate and delay release of the redacted portions of the Epstein files.

Even here on Lemmy, a platform full of people with non-mainstream views, there is so much resistance to what I'm saying. It makes me feel hopeless.

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[-] chahn.chris@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

I get the hopelessness, but if you give into it then you become a part of what you’re worried about.

The option to hope might feel pointless but it’s literally the only rational option because it gives you a chance even if it’s slim. The other path is no chance at all and I can’t accept that.

I encourage everyone to check their cynicism, it’s a drug, it feels good, it feels practical, and it always leads to ruin.

[-] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I will continue to vote and I will continue to advocate for and participate in collective action to put pressure on whoever is in power.

But I can't just decide that things look hopeful. They don't. Not when the vast majority of the country still thinks the only problem is MAGA.

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