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02/09/2026

How Did It Become a Federal Matter?

In July, the state board passed a resolution to request assistance from the U.S. Justice Department “to effect compliance with voting transparency” from Fulton County.

On Oct. 30, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections demanding “all records in your possession responsive to the recent subpoena issued to your office by the State Election Board.”

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In November, the Fulton County board responded, “The physical ballots, stubs, and absentee ballot envelopes for the 2020 general election remain in the Fulton County Superior Court Clerk’s possession and under seal” in accordance with state law.

In December, the Justice Department filed a civil rights complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Days later, Georgia Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney cleared the way for the state board to obtain documents related to the 2020 election.

On Jan. 28, the FBI—acting on a court-authorized search warrant—removed material from the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, Georgia, near Atlanta.

Last year, the Justice Department first attempted to assist the Georgia State Election Board in accessing 2020 records from Fulton County.

02/09/2026

This is what the legislation said.

To release someone in the country illegally, or to detain them without a bond hearing, that is the question presented. The 5th Circuit upheld Trump's no- bond detention policy as authorized by immigration legislation.

To release someone in the country illegally, or to detain them without a bond hearing, that is the question presented. The 5th Circuit upheld Trump's no-bond detention policy as authorized by immigration legislation.

01/30/2026

Why Rogan Says This Was Not Organic

Joe Rogan told listeners the Minneapolis protests looked staged, not grassroots. He pointed to messages from group chats and coordinated actions. When protests follow a script and organizers use encrypted apps to plan moves and targets, you are not seeing people spontaneously pouring into the streets. That is the basic definition of organized activism and it matters because labeling something organic gives it automatic credibility that it may not deserve.

Joe Rogan says the Minneapolis protests over ICE were not spontaneous. He points to organized messaging, targeted doxxing, and timing that lines up with political needs. Here is a clear look at what he and others are calling a coordinated operation.

01/30/2026

01/30/2026

Absurd sideshow.