Here's an idea that I was unaware of (which is quite possibly more a self-criticism than any judgment of its visibility)... but nonetheless would be an interesting way of introducing state-funding of political parties in the UK.
I've never seen this (actual) process suggested in the UK, but again that may be my own myopia.
Anyone can dispute a proposed market resolution if they feel it was proposed in error. Once a market is proposed for resolution it goes into a challenge period of 2 hours. If no one challenges the proposal the resolution is deemed valid and the proposer receives their bond back plus the reward. During the 2-hour challenge period, anyone may dispute the proposal on the UMA dapp by posting a challenge bond of the same amount as the proposer bond (usually $750). This begins the debate period of 24-48 hours (votes happen every other day and there will always be at least 24 hours for discussion). Anyone wishing to contribute evidence to the discussion can do so in the Uma Discord server in the #evidence-rationale and #voting-discussion channels. After the debate period, Uma token holders vote (this process takes approximately 48 hours)
US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship~
US district judge Kollar-Kotelly “found that part of the order was illegal because the U.S. Constitution gives states, not the president, the power to oversee elections.”
US judge permanently blocks
Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship
By Dietrich Knauth
October 31, 2025 5:58 PM EDT • Updated 25 mins ago
Image: A man votes at St Andrew's church during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Purchase
Trump now claims people like Merrick Garland and Jack Smith rigged the 2020 election.
These people were not appointed by Biden before he was inaugurated in 2021. But Trump wants us to believe, that while he was president, these people were able to rig an election spanning 50 states while working their civilian jobs.
Independent #audits of #voting data coming out from Florida and some other ’red’ states in the 2024 election are showing signs of manipulation.
Classic ”flood the zone” #propaganda tactic: When you know evidence against you is about to come out, release several competing counter narratives to confuse the public into not believing anything.
Two tweets from X.com. The first, by Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) with a verified badge, reads: "Republicans don't want you to go to college because the second you learn history, science, or civics, you'll stop voting for them." The second, by Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) with a verified badge, posted 1 hour ago, reads: "It's time to defund American universities. You don't need to go to college. Charlie Kirk didn't go to college." Both include profile pictures, one of a man and one of a woman.
Hey #Boston! There's an election Tuesday!
If I can get up 5am, get to my polling place by 6am, and work 15 hours for minimum wage to help ensure that we have free and fair elections, then you can take a half hour out of your day to go vote.
There will be no line at your precinct. You will be in and out in five minutes. You just have to show up between 7am and 8pm.
Vote like your life depends on it, because it does. #elections#voting#BostonMA
When I see political signs showing a politician is endorsed by the local police union, I vote for the opponent of that politician. Similarly, when Trump lashes out at someone I am pretty sure his target is someone I like.
“The America I love, the America I’ve written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring.”
Fair warning: Some of the stories in this week’s #NewstodonFriday might make you angry — like David Armstrong’s report for
@ProPublica on the incredible cost of the life-prolonging cancer drug he takes every day. And some will make you confused, such as
@404mediaco's report on AI avatars in job interviews (if a human interviewer said “vertical bar pilates” 14 times in a row, we’re betting there’d be consequences). But we hope they’ll all make you think, feel grateful for indie media, and support some of the outlets we’re featuring today. ⤵️
Australia voted last week for a Labor majority — and when we say “Australia voted,” we mean that. Before the election,
@taniel of
@bolts talked to politics professor Judith Brett about the country’s compulsory voting law — its history, how it’s evolved, and whether it leads to better engagement as well as turnout. “Look, the fines that one pays are pretty minimal; you get a letter, and you’ve got to give a reason why you didn’t vote,” says Brett. “I don’t think the fine is the reason people vote. I think they vote because everybody votes. It’s the political culture around voting … What we know from research is, if you don’t have compulsory voting, the people least likely to vote are poorer people, and people from new migrant groups, and often the young. I think it means that there’s more of an egalitarian pressure on our politicians, and I think we end up with more egalitarian policies.”
Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual states that supervisors have no discretion when certifying results — or at least, that’s how it’s always been interpreted.
@TucsonSentinel reports on a court ruling that threw out that section of the manual, and that may now shake up pending criminal charges for conspiracy against an election supervisor who delayed certification of Cochise County’s 2022 midterm results. “Ambiguity in election certification laws is a problem in several swing states across the country,” writes Jen Fifield.
World Map shows all the places to find a Democracy Sausage for today’s Australian Federal Election. From Antarctica to New York, Tokyo to Geneva, Mexico City to Kathmandu, Democracy Sausages are a community celebration of democracy.
Insider trading, but make it worse