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On the left, the 1st sentence of a New York Times article, published today on the overall results in North Carolina.
On the right, the subheading of our article on the Alamance County sheriff's race (which isn't credited/linked to).
Lol.
On the right, the subheading of our article on the Alamance County sheriff's race (which isn't credited/linked to).
Lol.
November 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Democrat Allison Russo, who won the Ohio secretary of state office, says Tuesday's show voters reject unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. She told Bolts, “The jig is up for a lot of fear tactics.”
“The Jig Is Up”: Voters Resoundingly Reject Republicans Who Wanted to Run Elections - Bolts
Democrats flipped secretary of state offices in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio, defeated election deniers, and will run election administration in the vast majority of battleground states.
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Democrat Allison Russo, who won the Ohio secretary of state office, says Tuesday's show voters reject unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. She told Bolts, “The jig is up for a lot of fear tactics.”
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November 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Drop something STORMY
November 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Drop something STORMY
I will only play the Xbox if they kill a living animal so I can play Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
With GTA 6 mere weeks away from launch, Xbox has revealed the Xbox Series X-Bite, a five-foot-long, alligator-shaped, fully-functional Xbox Series X that you can win in a sweepstakes. And no, it's not real taxidermy. 🐊 https://t.co/k1F0Fxjkfw
November 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I will only play the Xbox if they kill a living animal so I can play Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
Whomever created LED headlights for vehicles needs to be zapped with a thousand lightening bolts, damn you.
Overwhelming Bright Light Reaction
Alt: Overwhelming Bright Light Reaction
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November 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whomever created LED headlights for vehicles needs to be zapped with a thousand lightening bolts, damn you.
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It's been such a busy week with midterms. And it just so happens to also be wildly busy bc it's the start of our year-end fundraising.
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November 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Are you all digesting the congressional results enough for another bolts story on a big local result?
November 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Are you all digesting the congressional results enough for another bolts story on a big local result?
Anyone who used our Bolts worksheet will know about this; it was on the first page! boltsmag.org/wp-content/u...
November 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Anyone who used our Bolts worksheet will know about this; it was on the first page! boltsmag.org/wp-content/u...
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BOLTS
Top suggestions for a results catchphrase ended up including: "This one is BOLTED DOWN:" "Bolt the door:" "Fasten your seat Bolts:" "Stick a bolt in it:" "We're Dan here:" and "Bolted:".
open to suggestions!
November 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BOLTS
124 years in the making.
Virginia Topples Its Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Virginia voters have toppled one of the nation’s harshest felony disenfranchisement schemes, ending a Jim Crow-era policy of exclusion that has blocked millions of people from voting since 1902. Voter...
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
124 years in the making.
What's frustrating here is how Bolts tries to be collaborative with this stuff: The story in question here was just republished today by our great partners at @ncnewsline.com, with our permission as we allow our content republished... simply, with credit!! (ncnewsline.com/2026/11/07/a...)
November 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
What's frustrating here is how Bolts tries to be collaborative with this stuff: The story in question here was just republished today by our great partners at @ncnewsline.com, with our permission as we allow our content republished... simply, with credit!! (ncnewsline.com/2026/11/07/a...)
NEW in Bolts: Democrats flipped secretary of state offices in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio, defeated election deniers, and will run election administration in the vast majority of battleground states.
“The Jig Is Up”: Voters Resoundingly Reject Republicans Who Wanted to Run Elections - Bolts
Democrats flipped secretary of state offices in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio, defeated election deniers, and will run election administration in the vast majority of battleground states.
boltsmag.org
November 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
NEW in Bolts: Democrats flipped secretary of state offices in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio, defeated election deniers, and will run election administration in the vast majority of battleground states.
Support Bolts! They provide fantastic election coverage.
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it's easy: boltsmag.org/donate
November 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Support Bolts! They provide fantastic election coverage.
I've heard it described something along the lines of loosening the bolts on the wheels
November 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I've heard it described something along the lines of loosening the bolts on the wheels
DOG: okay, but can AI do this?
*sees the vacuum cleaner and bolts*
*sees the vacuum cleaner and bolts*
November 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
DOG: okay, but can AI do this?
*sees the vacuum cleaner and bolts*
*sees the vacuum cleaner and bolts*
If you subscribe to Bolts’ weekly newsletter this week, you’ll get a ton of midterm results you may have missed in your inbox tomorrow!
Sounds like a no-brainer!
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Sounds like a no-brainer!
boltsmag.org/newsletter
November 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
If you subscribe to Bolts’ weekly newsletter this week, you’ll get a ton of midterm results you may have missed in your inbox tomorrow!
Sounds like a no-brainer!
boltsmag.org/newsletter
Sounds like a no-brainer!
boltsmag.org/newsletter
Just read My Cousin Vinny is apparently one of the most legally realistic films about the nuts and bolts of the US trial system and I think that's hilarious
November 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Just read My Cousin Vinny is apparently one of the most legally realistic films about the nuts and bolts of the US trial system and I think that's hilarious
“A repudiation of evil:” Local critics called this sheriff “the face here of cruel, inhumane federal policy.”
He lost after 20 years in office. boltsmag.org/voters-oust-...
He lost after 20 years in office. boltsmag.org/voters-oust-...
Voters Oust Notorious Pro-ICE Sheriff in Maryland - Bolts
Immigrants in Frederick County have long lived in fear of Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and his tactics. The incoming sheriff vows to monitor ICE activity.
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
“A repudiation of evil:” Local critics called this sheriff “the face here of cruel, inhumane federal policy.”
He lost after 20 years in office. boltsmag.org/voters-oust-...
He lost after 20 years in office. boltsmag.org/voters-oust-...
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November 8, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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NEW in Bolts: Immigrants in Frederick County, Maryland, have long lived in fear of Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and his tactics. The incoming sheriff vows to monitor ICE activity.
Voters Oust Notorious Pro-ICE Sheriff in Maryland - Bolts
Immigrants in Frederick County have long lived in fear of Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and his tactics. The incoming sheriff vows to monitor ICE activity.
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
NEW in Bolts: Immigrants in Frederick County, Maryland, have long lived in fear of Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and his tactics. The incoming sheriff vows to monitor ICE activity.
“It only took 124 years, but we’ve finally eliminated Jim Crow from the constitution of Virginia.”
Virginia Topples Its Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Virginia voters have toppled one of the nation’s harshest felony disenfranchisement schemes, ending a Jim Crow-era policy of exclusion that has blocked millions of people from voting since 1902. Voter...
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“It only took 124 years, but we’ve finally eliminated Jim Crow from the constitution of Virginia.”
A robot eating nuts and bolts is like a person eating his own cartilage
November 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
A robot eating nuts and bolts is like a person eating his own cartilage