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Jason Beets<p>This thread, about the results of the 2024 elections for the Kansas Legislature, can be read as an article, with plenty of tables and graphs, on my blog, Meticulous Musings. </p><p><a href="https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/07/republicans-gain-seats-in-kansas.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/republicans-gain-seats-in-kansas.html</span></a></p><p>54/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Results" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Results</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Statistics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Graphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graphs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tables</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Map</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JoCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoCo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>For the 2024 election, Kloos was redistricted into Kansas Senate District 3.</p><p>In 2024, Kloos won reelection in District 3 by a landslide margin of 14.8%.</p><p>District 3 is located in Osage, Douglas, Franklin, and Shawnee counties. </p><p>52/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Osage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Douglas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Douglas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Franklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franklin</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Shawnee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shawnee</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>District 5 is located in Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties.</p><p>District 22 is located in Riley County. </p><p>45/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Leavenworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leavenworth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wyandotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyandotte</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Riley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riley</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Map</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Districts 10, 11, and 35 are located in Johnson County.</p><p>District 23 is located in Johnson and Miami counties. </p><p>44/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miami</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JoCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoCo</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>The closest election was in District 5, in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties, where Republican Jeff Klemp defeated incumbent Democrat Jeff Pittman by only 31 votes, or 0.1%. </p><p>42/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Leavenworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leavenworth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wyandotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyandotte</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Seven of the eleven Kansas House races decided by less than 6% were located in Johnson County.</p><p>That means 63.6% of Kansas House races decided by less than 6% were in Johnson County. </p><p>32/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JoCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoCo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>District 41 is in Leavenworth County.</p><p>District 53 is in Shawnee County.</p><p>District 95 is in Sedgwick County.</p><p>District 33 is in Wyandotte County. </p><p>28/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Leavenworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leavenworth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Shawnee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shawnee</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Sedgwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sedgwick</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wyandotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wyandotte</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>District 88 is located in Sedgwick and Butler counties.</p><p>District 102 is in Reno County.</p><p>District 67 is in Riley County. </p><p>27/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Sedgwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sedgwick</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Butler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Butler</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Reno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reno</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Riley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riley</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Districts 28, 49, 15, 14, 39, 30, and 48 are located entirely in Johnson County.</p><p>District 117 is located in Johnson and Douglas counties. </p><p>26/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geography</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JoCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoCo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Douglas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Douglas</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/2682/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/2682/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Shasta Wildlife offers reminders fawn season <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BabyAnimalSeason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BabyAnimalSeason</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fawns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fawns</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralManager</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hotline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hotline</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rehabilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rehabilitation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShastaWildlifeRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShastaWildlifeRescue</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SignsOfTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfTrouble</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Northern Illinois Food Bank kicks off free Summer Meals Program for kids <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2106957/northern-illinois-food-bank-kicks-off-free-summer-meals-program-for-kids/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2106957/n</span><span class="invisible">orthern-illinois-food-bank-kicks-off-free-summer-meals-program-for-kids/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Addison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Addison</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/aurora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aurora</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Bensenville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bensenville</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CharitiesAndFundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharitiesAndFundraising</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communities</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CrystalLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrystalLake</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DupageCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DupageCounty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Elgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elgin</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoxLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoxLake</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GlendaleHeights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlendaleHeights</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/KaneCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaneCounty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/LakeCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeCounty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/McHenry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McHenry</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/McHenryCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McHenryCounty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Philanthropy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philanthropy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SubmittedContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SubmittedContent</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VillaPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VillaPark</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Waukegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waukegan</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/zion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zion</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> outbreak has grown to include a total of at least 481 cases since Jan. Based on most recent epi-info, DoH is updating list of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> included in designated outbreak area. It now includes ten counties: Cochran, Dallam, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Lynn, Lamar, Lubbock, Terry, and Yoakum. These counties have ongoing transmission of measles, and 95 percent of the confirmed cases have been in these counties as of April 4. + at <a href="https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/health-alert-texas-2025-measles-outbreak-expanded-outbreak-counties" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth-alert-texas-2025-measles-outbreak-expanded-outbreak-counties</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Erosion prevention project nets environmental recognition for Lake Zurich <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/706547/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/706547/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BuffaloGrove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuffaloGrove</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LakeCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeCounty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LakeZurich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeZurich</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Riverwoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riverwoods</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Sales tax switch creates funding shortfall for mental health services in McHenry County <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/627270/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/627270/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/McHenryCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McHenryCounty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Sales tax switch creates funding shortfall for mental health services in McHenry County <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/627270/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/627270/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Counties</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/McHenryCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McHenryCounty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>[Fact Check] No <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/votes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votes</span></a>, no <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a>? </p><p>No, 2020 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/votes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votes</span></a> didn’t determine <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disasterrelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasterrelief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/delivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>delivery</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a>. </p><p>North Carolina’s Democratic governor, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RoyCooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyCooper</span></a>, requested a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> major <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/declaration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>declaration</span></a> on Sept. 27 and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/approved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>approved</span></a> it the next day. "Twenty-five counties were included in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/declaration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>declaration</span></a>, regardless of how they voted in the 2020 presidential election."</p><p>— This claim is false</p><p><a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/oct/07/instagram-posts/no-votes-no-aid-no-2020-votes-didnt-determine-disa/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politifact.com/factchecks/2024</span><span class="invisible">/oct/07/instagram-posts/no-votes-no-aid-no-2020-votes-didnt-determine-disa/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> define <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a> for their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> depends on their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/views" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>views</span></a>, with most being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a>.</p><p>With exceptions, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> often use their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> to keep an unequal balance in society along <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> lines.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-sheriffs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-sherif</span><span class="invisible">fs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> new exclusive <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/presidential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presidential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polls</span></a>: Who’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/winning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> — the most important state? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/presidentialnominee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presidentialnominee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>, who leads Trump — not only in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> but in two of Pennsylvania’s key <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> by 49% to Trump's 46%</p><p><a href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/09/harris-trump-latest-presidential-polls-whos-winning-pennsylvania-the-single-most-important-state.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nj.com/politics/2024/09/harris</span><span class="invisible">-trump-latest-presidential-polls-whos-winning-pennsylvania-the-single-most-important-state.html</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>'<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Demstock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Demstock</span></a>' brings together <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> who want to '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/jam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jam</span></a> things up' for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p>A 1/4th of Harris <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>campaign</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/offices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offices</span></a> are in predominantly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> carried by double digits in 2020. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/demstock-rural-pennsylvania-democrats-trump-election-rcna168137" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec</span><span class="invisible">tion/demstock-rural-pennsylvania-democrats-trump-election-rcna168137</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>These <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SwingState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwingState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Officials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Officials</span></a> Are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ProTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectionDeniers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionDeniers</span></a>. </p><p>Nearly 70 pro-Trump <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conspiracists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracists</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/electionofficials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionofficials</span></a> in key <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/battleground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battleground</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> — and they are poised to make a giant <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mess</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectionDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionDay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/</span></a></p>