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Police Minister Mark Mitchell's office has been reposting racist tropes on Instagram, attacking Maori. The account falsely claimed the Te Pāti Māori MP’s ancestors came from China and "were yellow Vikings".

Mitchell's 'spokesperson' said it was "an honest mistake". As if the Minister was mistakenly being racist and it wasn't his default setting.

Mitchell's office has apologised to Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

1news.co.nz/2025/04/22/police-

h/t Foxy on BSky

Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke speaks during the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.
1NewsPolice Minister's office apologises to Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-ClarkeMark Mitchell reposted a reel on Instagram that falsely claimed the Te Pāti Māori MP’s ancestors came from China and "were yellow Vikings".

#EAS #WEA for Borden, #TX; #Glasscock, #TX; #Howard, #TX; #Mitchell, #TX; #Reagan, #TX; #Scurry, #TX: National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 10:30 PM CDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions. Source: NWS Midland/Odessa TX #Borden,

For a case study in how conservative political operatives have weaponized voter suppression to their electoral advantage, take the "Election Integrity Network", or EIN.

EIN is an arm of the State Policy Network and the Conservative Partnership Institute, or CPI,
which claims to want to “make it harder to cheat” at the ballot box.

In reality, EIN is an organized network of voter suppression activists and conspiracy theorists who seek to surgically, meticulously, and cunningly dismantle the electoral process.

Led by former Trump lawyer and vocal election conspiracy theorist #Cleta #Mitchell, the EIN recruits activists at the state level and trains them to target the registrations of potentially left-leaning voters in an effort to tilt the balance of the electorate toward conservative-leaning voters.  

If Mitchell isn’t exactly a household name, that’s because her network conducts most of its activities behind the scenes, unlike its CPI contemporaries such as the "Center for Renewing America" and "America First Legal".

To accomplish its mission, EIN relies on claims of widespread voter fraud, a phantasmal canard that has been roundly debunked.

While there are some federal policies that EIN opposes, such as the popular pro-democracy For the People Act,
it focuses its work on the state level, collaborating with friendly state legislators, conducting robust opposition research, and coordinating messaging campaigns to undermine public trust in the integrity of elections. 

EIN has chapters across the country that are working tirelessly to alter Americans’ perception of the vote.

The group aims to convince the public that elections are not secure (they are),
that there is widespread voter fraud (there is not),
and that only certain groups of people should vote.

What’s most terrifying is that they are finding some success...
newrepublic.com/article/187181

The New Republic · The Shadowy Right-Wing Group That’s Suppressing the 2024 VoteCleta Mitchell sits atop a well-funded effort to purge voter rolls, muddy the election certification process, and promote sketchy voter registration software.

Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud.

-- Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.

The Republican and Democratic parties have historically recruited poll workers,
and almost every state legally requires some amount of partisan balance.

Ahead of 2024, Republicans have accused officials in five Michigan and Wisconsin cities of unfairly overlooking their nominees and overstaffing polling places with Democrats.

The challenges in Flint, Michigan, and Madison, Wisconsin, were dismissed (one by a court, the other by the Wisconsin Elections Commission),
and Republican applicants in some places have since filed the required paperwork and signed up; other challenges are ongoing.

⚠️What’s newer is groups outside the parties making concerted efforts to recruit poll workers themselves.

The Election Integrity Network, founded by #Cleta #Mitchell, a former lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump, began enlisting poll workers during the 2022 midterms.

Now, more groups have joined it.

💥These include True the Vote, whose claims formed the basis of the widely debunked and eventually retracted film “2000 Mules,” which claimed to show election fraud,

💥and The Lion of Judah, a group aspiring to be the “Christian version of the NRA” that is traveling to swing states with #Lance #Wallnau to recruit conservative Christian poll workers.

Late last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD #Vance, lent Wallnau’s efforts credibility by appearing at a tour stop in Pennsylvania.

It is unknown how many poll workers these groups have recruited, in part because they aren’t saying and in part because election offices don’t ask people about their motivation.

propublica.org/article/poll-wo

ProPublicaRight-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election. ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reviewed dozens of hours of trainings and presentations in which activists discussed their plans.

#EAS #WEA for Avery, #NC; #Caldwell, #NC; #McDowell, #NC; #Mitchell, #NC; #Yancey, #NC: National Weather Service: A FLASH #FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 2:00 AM EDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC #Avery, #NC; #Caldwell, #NC; #McDowell, #NC; #Mitchell, #NC; #Yancey, #NCwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY,

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@easwatch #NCwx #EAS #WEA for Avery, #NC; #Burke, #NC; #McDowell, #NC; #Mitchell, #NC; #Yancey, #NC: National Weather Service: A FLASH #FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 6:00 AM EDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for Avery, #NC; #Burke, #NC; #McDowell, #NC; #Mitchell, #NC; #Yancey, #NC: National Weather Service: A FLASH #FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 6:00 AM EDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***