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SamuelTheThird

(621 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 05:40 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump WILL be seizing voting machines and confiscating ballots

It's wishful thinking to believe he won't

President Trump said in an interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his 2020 election loss.

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Trump WILL be seizing voting machines and confiscating ballots (Original Post) SamuelTheThird 10 hrs ago OP

Source? Bayard 9 hrs ago #1

It's the new york times SamuelTheThird 9 hrs ago #2

There are several workarounds for paywalls. You will find them here: littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #4

Good luck with that orangecrush 9 hrs ago #3

Fine. You rollover, but fuck that dooming. I'm voting. themaguffin 8 hrs ago #5

Who is rolling over? SamuelTheThird 7 hrs ago #6

Let them warn about it, but the constant dooming is WHAT THE RIGHT WANTS. Fuck. That. themaguffin 6 hrs ago #8

Disagree SamuelTheThird 6 hrs ago #9

The people sleeping are not on DU and the attitude has to be fuck this, not "we're done." themaguffin 6 hrs ago #10

I will crawl through barbed wire and broken glass and step on hot coal to vote against these maniacs. Initech 7 hrs ago #7

And you are not alone tavernier 6 hrs ago #11

Bayard

(28,648 posts)

1. Source?

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:01 PM

9 hrs ago

Thx

SamuelTheThird

(621 posts)

2. It's the new york times

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:24 PM

9 hrs ago

article is paywalled though

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/trump-voting-machines-2020-election.html

littlemissmartypants

(31,686 posts)

4. There are several workarounds for paywalls. You will find them here:

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:31 PM

8 hrs ago

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3545226

orangecrush

(28,543 posts)

3. Good luck with that

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:26 PM

9 hrs ago

themaguffin

(4,920 posts)

5. Fine. You rollover, but fuck that dooming. I'm voting.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 07:32 PM

8 hrs ago

SamuelTheThird

(621 posts)

6. Who is rolling over?

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:41 PM

7 hrs ago

But it needs to be seariously considered. Even newsom and prtizker talked about it

themaguffin

(4,920 posts)

8. Let them warn about it, but the constant dooming is WHAT THE RIGHT WANTS. Fuck. That.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:56 PM

6 hrs ago

SamuelTheThird

(621 posts)

9. Disagree

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:01 PM

6 hrs ago

A lot of people are asleep and assume norms and legal guardrails are going to work

themaguffin

(4,920 posts)

10. The people sleeping are not on DU and the attitude has to be fuck this, not "we're done."

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:04 PM

6 hrs ago

Initech

(107,484 posts)

7. I will crawl through barbed wire and broken glass and step on hot coal to vote against these maniacs.

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:44 PM

7 hrs ago

tavernier

(14,279 posts)

11. And you are not alone

Reply to Initech (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:19 PM

6 hrs ago

I’m quite certain that the number of voters showing up for the November election will Shock and Awe a lot of folks.

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