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#POTUS #Biden is planning to make a visit to the southern #border on Thurs, acc/to 2 people briefed on the plans, traveling to Brownsville, #Texas, on the same day that #Trump has scheduled a border trip.
#immigration #political #politics #HouseRepublicans #Republicans #Democrats #law #election
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/biden-trump-border.html?smid=url-share
As #Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place
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With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to #voters of color.
#Voting #SouthCarolina #Florida #Election #Gerrymandering #News #Law #Congress #Politics
Since billionaire Jeff Yass is in the news for his involvement in #TikTok and #Trump's #TruthSocial, here's our deep-dive look into the #GOP megadonor who avoided $1 billion in #taxes and poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support #election deniers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jeff-yass-susquehanna-tiktok-tax-avoidance
One of your followers asked for tips how to spot online foreign disinfo bots/trolls so here are a couple of links for people to read:
The second link is to an interactive article so we can judge the difference between a real account and that of a bot/troll.
#SocialMedia #Election #Bot #Troll
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-fake-social-media-accounts-bots-and-trolls/a-60313035
This one is interactive:
Foreign Trolls and Bots are a problem on social media and the Fediverse is not immune so here are two links to help you identify them:
On of the links is interactive so you can test your skill.
#SocialMedia #Election #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bot #Troll
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-fake-social-media-accounts-bots-and-trolls/a-60313035
This one is interactive:
#FaniWillis #wins #primary
Willis now proceeds to November’s general #election, where she will face Courtney Kramer, a Republican lawyer who interned in the #Trump White House.
#FultonCounty DA Fani Willis, who has emerged as a national figure after bringing #criminal charges against Trump, won her Democratic primary on Tues in her first ballot appearance since the inception of the high-profile #ElectionInterference case.
#Atlanta #GApol #USpol #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/21/fani-willis-georgia-democratic-primary/
#Israel's #Gantz moves to dissolve parliament
Israeli war cabinet minister #BennyGantz's #centrist party has proposed holding a vote to dissolve #parliament in a bid to bring about an early #election, his party said in a statement on Thurs.
#MiddleEast #geopolitics #Netanyahu #Gaza #war #HumanitarianCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-gantz-moves-dissolve-parliament-statement-2024-05-30/
#India’s early #election results point to rebuke for #Modi & his party
Indian voters appeared to deliver an unexpected repudiation of PM Narendra Modi’s leadership as early vote tallies on Tues showed tepid support for his #Hindu #nationalist party, piercing the air of invincibility around the most dominant Indian #politician in decades.
#geopolitics #BJP #strongman #populism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/04/india-election-results-modi-bjp/
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second #Trump Administration
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The latest trial revealed a lot about how Trump went about running his company and the presidency — and provided hints of how that might play out in a second Trump administration.
#News #election2024 #Election #Politics #Law #DonaldTrump #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-criminal-trial-second-term
Reader Tips Propelled Our #SupremeCourt Reporting. Now Your Info Could Power Our 2024 #Election Coverage.
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An email from a reader helped a team of ProPublica reporters uncover secret tuition payments Harlan Crow made for a family member of #ClarenceThomas.
Now we’re looking for tips on the election, and you can help.
#News #Voting #election2024 #Government #Law #SCOTUS
https://www.propublica.org/article/reader-tips-propublica-2024-election-coverage
Calling all UK General Election candidates 📣
Today we're publishing our Digital Rights Manifesto 🦾
It's time to stop the attacks on privacy, freedom of expresssion online and data protection.
Read our six pledges to protect digital rights in the next UK Parliament ⬇️
#GeneralElection #Election #Privacy #freedomofexpression #dataprotection #ukpolitics #digitalrights #Manifesto
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/digital-rights-manifesto/
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Someone posted a warning about deep fake photos and videos surfacing more often now that the US election is nearing so I found these articles that will help you Spot the Deep Fake.
Please share with your followers
Before opening the first link read the second.
The first one is to an interactive test...good luck
https://detectfakes.kellogg.northwestern.edu/
Economy when Reagan-Bush ran Morning in America reelection ad:
• Inflation 4.3%; Unemployment 7.3%
Economy today under Biden-Harris Great American Comeback:
• Inflation 2.9%; Unemployment 4.3%
If only Anita Hill was believed, we wouldn't have Justice Clarence Thomas. If only Christine Blasey Ford was believed, we wouldn't have Justice Brett Kavanagh. If only Hillary Clinton was believed we wouldn't have Trump.
👻 By the way...
📷 by Artist: Agentur #Scholz&Friends (Photo: Karsten Wegener) in Loc.: #Berlin Germany 🇩🇪 2016 - Title: " #Tagesspiegel " - #Art #Streetart #Photography #Artist #Trump #CrazyScreamer #Journalism #Harris #PresidentialDebate #Election
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American #Militia
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Rounding up #migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating #political assassinations.
Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 #election.
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
#news #election2024 #government #crime #violence #immigration #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent
If you haven't already, or perhaps if you want to again, @heidilifeldman has a #MastodonForHarris #actblue campaign to raise funds for VP Harris's presidential campaign to defeat #Trump.
I think the goal was $1,000 (lol) but we're going to the moon.
🚀 🚀 🚀
Donate whatever you can, here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
#uspol #politics #uspolitics #kamala #election #election2024
#Biden moments away from addressing the nation on his decision to stand down from the 2024 #election.
If you think he has earned a beer for ~50 years of public service, donate $5 to help elect VP #Harris (and show #Mastodon is worth looking at)!
Or, you know, a six-pack for $30. 😇
@heidilifeldman has started this #MastodonForHarris ActBlue fundraiser and it is blowing past expectations, approaching $200,000 as we speak!
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
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“Eradicate climate change references”...
Only talk to conservative media...
Don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover.
In a series of never-before-published videos, #Project2025 details how a second #Trump administration would operate.
#News #Video #election2024 #Election #GOP #Voting #HeritageFoundation #Government #Politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-project-2025-secret-training-videos-trump-election
“As a professor of American studies with a focus on race and politics, I know that Black women in the U.S. have a history of struggle against violence and oppression. And too often when we experience joy, and show it, ridicule follows.”
https://theconversation.com/harris-brings-joy-to-the-presidential-campaign-and-gop-mockery-of-laughing-kamala-is-nothing-new-to-black-women-235564
#BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #Election #Election2024 #KamalaHarris
Please read & share my latest article, “Dehumanization is Wrong” posted to my blog as well as Medium:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2024/08/06/dehumunization-is-wrong/
https://medium.com/@wfryer/dehumunization-is-wrong-2492623c5bbe
In the article I address ideas in the 2024 book “Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)” by Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec.
#ethics #HumanRights #dehumanization #unhuman #politics #polarization #election #election2024
NEW: #Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia’s #Voter Cancellation Portal
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The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.
#News #Government #election2024 #Election #Voting #Georgia #Politics #Tech
https://www.propublica.org/article/cybersecurity-expert-finds-another-flaw-in-georgia-voter-portal