1/ A thread on my experience in #Detroit after the President's comments tonight. My colleagues and I were at the Central Counting Board around the clock. Poll challengers from both political parties and nonpartisan organizations were present and had full access to the count.

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Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Jun 8, 2021

Almost every single day my parents go out for a walk - my mom often wearing her traditional Pakistani clothing and a hijab or dupatta - the one outlet people were given during the pandemic to keep sane is not even safe anymore.

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Mar 1, 2021

downright embarrassing

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Feb 28, 2021

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Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Jan 7, 2021

So....2021 is off to a great start

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Louis Aguilar

@DetroitAguilar

Jan 4, 2021

Experts explain the most common #Michigan voter issues on #ElectionDay2020

@BismaPar

reports

@BridgeDet313

bridgedetroit.com

Experts explain the most common Michigan voter issues on Election Day - BridgeDetroit

Voters asked about photo identification, same-day registration, and if previously incarcerated people are eligible to vote.

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Votebeat

@VotebeatUS

Dec 9, 2020

More than a month after Election Day, voting machine manufacturer Dominion is finding itself repeatedly debunking false claims about voter fraud.

@BismaPar

reports for

@BridgeDet313

bridgedetroit.com

Dominion Voting: Claims of Detroit elections fraud 'false and inaccurate' - BridgeDetroit

The voting machine manufacturer debunks claims of voter fraud in Detroit.

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Michigan lawmaker

called out Board of Canvassers chair Monica Palmer for racism when she didn’t want to certify the election in Detroit. Now he’s facing Islamophobic attacks, is being doxxed and had to leave his home & hire private security

bridgedetroit.com

Michigan rep. victim of anti-Muslim attacks after county election meetings - BridgeDetroit

Newly elected state Rep. Abraham Aiyash found himself at the center of a vicious Islamophobic online attack following the Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting where two Republican canvassers...

State Rep Abraham Aiyash and Ned Staebler have been viciously threatened after trying to defend Detroit’s votes. Reporting with

@BridgeDet313

@VotebeatUS

bridgedetroit.com

Michigan rep. victim of anti-Muslim attacks after county election meetings - BridgeDetroit

Newly elected state Rep. Abraham Aiyash found himself at the center of a vicious Islamophobic online attack following the Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting where two Republican canvassers...

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Votebeat's

reports on how Detroit-based grassroots organizations and local churches worked together to mobilize Black, brown, first-time and infrequent voters in the city on Election Day

@BridgeDet313

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Detroit organizers found new ways to increase voter turnout on Election Day - BridgeDetroit

During the coronavirus pandemic, Detroit’s grassroots organizations turned to social media influencers and relational organizing to increase voter turnout.

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on how organizers got Black voters to turn out to vote in Detroit during a pandemic

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BridgeDetroit

@BridgeDet313

Nov 27, 2020

Detroit organizers found new ways to increase voter turnout on Election Day bit.ly/2JhAuH7

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BridgeDetroit

@BridgeDet313

Nov 23, 2020

Canvassers certify election. Joe Biden wins Michigan, its 16 electoral votes bit.ly/3lZMI5v

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 20, 2020

Michigan’s State Board of Canvassers are supposed to certify elections Monday - but have certifying elections always been so politically charged? What’s changed this time around?

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Has certifying Detroit’s election always been so politically polarized? - BridgeDetroit

Certifying Detroit elections now involves extreme politics. This week, two Republican members of the bipartisan Wayne County Board of Canvassers remade election administration. This is not how it...

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 18, 2020

#WayneCounty fought back when two GOP canvassers tried to disenfranchise voters from a majority-Black #Detroit #ElectionFraud By

@DetroitAguilar

and myself for

@BridgeDet313

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GOP canvassers tried to suppress the vote. Detroit, Wayne County fought back. - BridgeDetroit

At a meeting of more than five hours, where the Wayne County Board of Canvassers was expected to certify election results, Detroit and Wayne County residents shamed two Michigan Republicans into...

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Louis Aguilar

@DetroitAguilar

Nov 17, 2020

Today, #Detroit & Wayne County votes could be certified by county board of canvassers. After failed lawsuits, will Trump forces try to demand a recount? bridgedetroit.com/trump-has-48-h

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reports

@bridgedet313

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Trump has 48 hours to request a recount once Detroit election is certified - BridgeDetroit

Detroit, the state’s largest city, labors under an election law that officials say undermines the integrity of the vote and, in past elections, made most precincts ineligible for a recount.

End/ So I say this again, let’s work together as a team, unite to fight this virus together!! Be patient !!! We are doing the best we can !!! Sincerely, Exhausted, beat down, worn out RN #COVID19 #Michigan

Please stop yelling at us because we didn’t jump up to get you a blanket/pillow/glass of water. Please know that maybe the person in the room next to you needs our attention more then you needing that pillow. Please know we may be running on zero gas ourself.

4/ Am I deathly afraid of taking home this virus to my family? Yes!!! Please understand we are human, we are trying to help you and your family member who’s a patient. Please please be kind, treat us with compassion as you want us to treat your family member with.

3/ Am I screaming inside because every patient’s symptoms are different?..yessss..am I fighting my tears when I find out that the little lady who came in with abdominal pain is a positive covid patient who’s room I was in and out of without a N95 mask...YES!!!

2/ Am I trying to please, hustle, see all the pts thrown my way w/o complaining. Yes. Am I struggling to keep up, scared that I’ll make a error, fearful that I won’t provide safe care, worried that I might lose my license bc of high volume of patients and not enough staff. Yes!!!

1/ From a nurse in Michigan: Am I absolutely drained these last two days that I have worked? Yes. Am I super exhausted, body aching, headache, congested, can’t smell or taste a thing? Yes. Am I getting yelled at by every patient’s impatient family member? Yes.

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Kira Lerner

@kira_lerner

Nov 12, 2020

Not to brag but we launched a newsroom less than a month ago, covered the election around-the-clock, published 122 stories, and we still look this good?!

Anybody ever have a “quick and easy” article turn into an entire research piece and every time you speak to an expert or think you’re near done, you end up having more questions which requires more research? Just me...?

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 11, 2020

"Black people are corrupt, Black people are incompetent and Black people can’t be trusted” - that’s what these lawsuits basically allege according to

@MIAttyGen

freep.com

AG Nessel: Trump's baseless elections lawsuits essentially say 'Black people are corrupt'

The Michigan attorney general did not mince words Wednesday, blasting the president's legal efforts in the state while predicting they would fail.

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 10, 2020

It seems no poll challengers-turned protesters were charged. Would this be the case if POC esp. Black poll challengers behaved in this manner?

Black Poll workers explain the dynamic of having white “poll challengers” doubting their every move as they worked to be a part of history in #Detroit. “It gave me a glimpse of what it felt like to be in Alabama in the 1960s as a Black man.” #TrumpConcede

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Was effort to stop the count in Detroit voter challenging or suppression? - BridgeDetroit

Pro-Trump activists descended on the TCF center in downtown Detroit to ‘stop’ city election workers from counting absentee ballots. Workers said the protesters were ‘belligerent’ and counting slowed...

As I speak with more and more people, it seems for many: today’s celebration is MORE about Trump being voted OUT of office and less about Biden being elected.

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 7, 2020

Through chanting inside the room, violating the rules of challenger conduct, through the pounding on the windows, which might have been broken had officers not stepped in, through attempts of intimidation, #Detroit poll workers did their job: they counted ballots #AmericaDecides

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BridgeDetroit

@BridgeDet313

Nov 7, 2020

First Person | Detroit poll workers are heroes of this election bit.ly/355rBsf

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 7, 2020

SOME windows were blocked because would-be GOP poll challengers turned into a disruptive intimidating mob banging on glass, making obscene gestures and screaming to stop the democratic process even though hundreds of poll challengers were already in the room.

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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

Nov 7, 2020

....Bad things took place during those hours where LEGAL TRANSPARENCY was viciously & crudely not allowed. Tractors blocked doors & windows were covered with thick cardboard so that observers could not see into the count rooms. BAD THINGS HAPPENED INSIDE. BIG CHANGES TOOK PLACE!

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@VotebeatUS

Nov 6, 2020

1/ During last night's press conference, President Trump repeatedly spread misinformation about poll workers in Detroit. He said: "Poll workers jumped in front of the volunteers to block their views so that they couldn’t see what they were doing." That didn't happen. What did?

After all that happened in #Detroit this woman kept things under control and worked through the intimidation.

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BridgeDetroit

@BridgeDet313

Nov 6, 2020

A mob tried to stop Detroit’s vote count. She made sure democracy prevailed. bit.ly/3ewD1IT

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Louis Aguilar

@DetroitAguilar

Nov 6, 2020

Around 10:30 a.m., Trump protestors at #Detroit @tcfcenter looked to be about several hundred people but growing . Police have closed off streets.

I’ve seen multiple people say if Biden wins, they’re going to move to Canada. Bold move for people who claim to hate free health care, higher taxes, “handouts” and immigration and refugees. SMH

Bisma Parvez

@BismaPar

Nov 6, 2020

I was covering the election process for the amazing BridgeDetroit

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End/ There were hundreds of people watching the process, not being blocked as far as I could see and allowed to stay in the room even when they caused disruption. I commend the poll workers everyone in that room who diligently worked through the intimidation and chaos.

13/ Eventually, officers were able to stop the protestors from banging at the windows but they did continue to chant for a while longer. I can't imagine being a poll worker and doing my job while a mob of people screams at me to stop because they are questioning MY integrity

12/ We are still in a pandemic and the room was already full. It boggles my mind why 134 challengers in the room weren't enough and allowing hundreds more inside wouldn't just be disruptive to the poll workers but unsafe for all those inside.

11/ The President said workers boarded up windows because "they didn't want anyone to see the counting" but at this point, both politicals parties were already at MAX for the numbers of poll challengers allowed inside of the room - 1 per counting board so 134 per party were there

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