The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

The Trump administration declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms, blocking monitors from the regional security group for the first time in more than two decades.

Their absence comes as Democrats and election integrity experts have raised concerns about potential election meddling after the Department of Justice announced plans to send its own monitors.

Washington joins only Russia and Belarus in its decision to exclude OSCE observers.

The OSCE called the U.S. decision ā€œregrettableā€ and Human Rights Watch said the move ā€œfuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections.ā€

  • rynn@piefed.socialEnglish
    5Ā·
    16 days ago

    I get the hopelessness, but if you give into it then you become a part of what youā€™re worried about.

    The option to hope might feel pointless but itā€™s literally the only rational option because it gives you a chance even if itā€™s slim. The other path is no chance at all and I canā€™t accept that.

    I encourage everyone to check their cynicism, itā€™s a drug, it feels good, it feels practical, and it always leads to ruin.

    • humanamerican@lemmy.zip
      1Ā·
      16 days ago

      I will continue to vote and I will continue to advocate for and participate in collective action to put pressure on whoever is in power.

      But I canā€™t just decide that things look hopeful. They donā€™t. Not when the vast majority of the country still thinks the only problem is MAGA.