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applegrove

(130,210 posts)
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:14 AM Aug 2025

Trump to do new census before 2028:

Election theft in broad daylight. 5 alarm fire🔥.

We are over the cliff. 🇺🇸

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-08-07T12:09:00.647Z
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Trump to do new census before 2028: (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2025 OP
Funny, we were in some foreign country, I think Peru, years ago and they were doing a sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #1
Never trust Trump to count anything bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #2
There will be 1200% fewer voters! tanyev Aug 2025 #5
LOL /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #6
New jobs data count included. Emile Aug 2025 #9
They will probably use AI newdeal2 Aug 2025 #3
So he's planning on fudging the numbers to make a state like Texas, to have.. Omnipresent Aug 2025 #4
Correct odins folly Aug 2025 #7
More like electoral votes! LeftInTX Aug 2025 #14
My GOD are Republicans deathly affraid of free and fair elections. NCDem47 Aug 2025 #8
In other words, Dictatorship. Liberal In Texas Aug 2025 #10
Yes! All day long RT Atlanta Aug 2025 #17
Do we have a Constitution any more? JCMach1 Aug 2025 #11
Bingo UTUSN Aug 2025 #16
Is he expecting tax payers to pay for this unnecessary census? Emile Aug 2025 #12
Did any broadcast media cover this? yorkster Aug 2025 #13
CNN mentioned it except the reporter kept mispronouncing applegrove Aug 2025 #15
This is headed for nothing but a shooting war. IrishAfricanAmerican Aug 2025 #18

sinkingfeeling

(57,190 posts)
1. Funny, we were in some foreign country, I think Peru, years ago and they were doing a
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:18 AM
Aug 2025

census on a single day. They counted the tourists. We were counted in our hotel.

newdeal2

(4,762 posts)
3. They will probably use AI
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:20 AM
Aug 2025

Meaning it will be highly inaccurate. But someone will make a lot of money.

Omnipresent

(7,306 posts)
4. So he's planning on fudging the numbers to make a state like Texas, to have..
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:34 AM
Aug 2025

More people than a state like California. Then texas will magically have more red house seats than California has blue.

odins folly

(547 posts)
7. Correct
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:50 AM
Aug 2025

Because EVERYBODY knows the blue states are filled mostly by “illegals”, and red states have nothing but true ‘mericans, …. foxnewz told me so….

NCDem47

(3,323 posts)
8. My GOD are Republicans deathly affraid of free and fair elections.
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:55 AM
Aug 2025

I guess they see this as their shot to cement a single-party system and they are going to take it.

yorkster

(3,673 posts)
13. Did any broadcast media cover this?
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:05 AM
Aug 2025

I may have missed it, but I heard not one word about it.

Update: Ana Cabrera just mentioned it. Further details after the break...

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