Alexander Shur

@Hayley__Harding Cite your sources

It's actually remarkable — they're saying I'm the first person on earth with fully correct opinions about the state of Ohio

@StuLevitan Happy Passover!

Perfect timing. IYKYK.

Happy Passover to everyone.... Here’s a page from the 1430 Darmstadt Haggadah, one of my favourite editions: the illuminations are so gorgeous. The book of the Exodus story is usually read tonight around the table of the Seder dinner. Different foods represent different parts of the story. It is a festival of captivity and freedom celebrated by togetherness, storytelling and, of course since it’s a Jewish festival, eating - alot of eating - during which the youngest asks the Four Questions starting: why is this night different from all other nights? The values of Passover are universal ones so I wish happy Passover to you all everywhere – and particularly those who are enduring persecution, fear, war. Many of these Jewish festivals – Hannukah, Purim, and Pesach -tell the stories of the many racist persecutions and annihilationist terrors aimed at the Judaic people over the millennia. For most of my life, we have been lucky enough to enjoy these festivals and their distant histories in times of safety…. But that is no longer true: today these stories strike a special chord in a darkening tide of new, surging anti Jewish racism and hatred that is appearing in new forms and shapes even in our genial tolerant Britain…. That is why this night is different from all other nights of history – and yet not so different at all…. Chag Pesach Sameach!

Until now, the public conversation has largely reflected the perspectives of the eight voters who joined the lawsuit as named plaintiffs. Here are some more voices, including experts' take on the consequential ballot snafu. (3/3) votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026…

Feelings vary drastically among Madison's disenfranchised voters. Some keep voting absentee. Some stopped voting entirely. Others started prioritizing voting in-person The 193 disenfranchised voters also have varied responses to the lawsuits seeking money from Madison. (2/3)

🧵A city error in 2024 left 193 ballots uncounted. Some of the affected voters have lost trust in the system, and some oppose the lawsuit meant to hold the city accountable. I recently tried to understand how voting behavior changed among Madison's disenfranchised group (1/3)

More here: Trump issues second executive order on elections, giving U.S. Postal Service unprecedented control over mail voting votebeat.org/national/2026/…

Some quick reactions from Trump's latest executive order, featuring a Wisconsin angle. And cats, and drugs: @samcdonell: “The courts will strike it down faster than a cheetah on meth."

A three-judge panel in Wisconsin on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state's Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election. apnews.com/article/wiscon…

Appreciate this effort from @instagram but Wisconsin's April 7 election is not actually a primary.

@levinecarrie I am available for a duel now, Wisconsin. Who doth challenge me?

Hey, @AlexanderShur -let’s talk Monday about the potential for a first-person piece.

I am not encouraging anybody to fight in duels, but if you fight in a duel and then vote please contact me for an excellent story opportunity

Did you know that you can now participate in a duel and then vote in Wisconsin?

A court just ruled that 37 disputed ballots should be counted in the 2025 Hamtramck, MI, mayor's race. The winner has already been in office for 3 months—but this might put him out of a job. votebeat.org/michigan/2026/…

It’s okay for hard things to be hard. On the subject of AI and writing, I like the way George Saunders puts it:

Story here: 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race pivotal for future election policy votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026…

In my writeup of how the 2026 SCOWIS race can affect future voting policy, @bcburden has a great point: 10 years ago, conservatives had a firm majority in SCOWIS .. didn't seem like they'd ever lose it. And here we are. Don't take majorities for granted.

Wisconsin elections chair reminds voters they can’t bet on state elections — via @marianaa_alfaro wapo.st/4bHyfpS

Most Wisconsinites confident in election accuracy, including 66% of GOP, according to @MULawPoll But 68% of GOP say election officials submit "false vote counts," and 80% of them say noncitizens vote often. 80%, including 60% of GOP, want state running elections, not feds.

April 7th*