The MAGAt cult is doing everything it can to rig the election and getting more desperate day-by-day as the polls favor Harris and Walz. They have no ethical standards about this at all. I suggest you contact whoever oversees voting in your area and ask them who new has joined the organization that oversees your election. Do they have any history of MAGAt involvement? If they do see if you can challenge the appointment. Those of us who support democracy. Those of us who want the United States to remain a democracy that fosters wellbeing need to not only vote but, where we can, get involved in the process.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump talks to journalists after a debate on September 10, 2024. Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty
More than 100 election officials across eight swing states in the U.S. presidential race have engaged in partisan election denial in recent years, raising fears they could try to turn the November result in favor of Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a report released Friday.
The 88-page report, produced by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), details the election denial history of 102 county and state election officials in Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. The authors found that election deniers have majority control of 15 county election boards in those states and of the statewide board in Georgia.
“What was striking to us about our research is how much election denialism and the voter fraud lie have infiltrated and taken over the Republican apparatus in each of these critical states,” Arn Pearson, CMD’s executive director, toldThe Guardian.
I hate these stories. I hate what this man is doing to our nation. The reality is, however, that even if traitor Trump loses the chaos he has created will continue because he is its voice, not its cause. The Great Schism Trend has become a cancer and the only way it is going to be cured is when enough of us commit to making fostering wellbeing are daily priority. All consciousness is interconnected and interdependent. When 10% of us are truly committed to making wellbeing our first priority. Why do I say this. Please go to my latest pordcast and spend a few minutes watching The Precognition that is Shaping Our World. This is probably the most important thing I have every told you.
Donald Trump Credit: Vladimir Putin / AFP
Donald Trump could rightly be seen as a Russian asset, according to a former FBI director the ex-president fired in his first term.
Andrew McCabe appeared on the One Decision podcast co-hosted by former British intelligence agency chief Sir Richard Dearlove, who asked whether he thought it possible that Trump was a Russian asset, and he said, “I do, I do,” reported The Guardian.
“I don’t know that I would characterize it as [an] active, recruited, knowing asset in the way that people in the intelligence community think of that term,” McCabe said. “But I do think that Donald Trump has given us many reasons to question his approach to the Russia problem in the United States, and I think his approach to interacting with Vladimir Putin, be it phone calls, face-to-face meetings, the things that he has said in public about Putin, all raise significant questions.”
Andy Corbley , Contributing Writer - Good News Network
Stephan:
Here, I am so glad, is some good news about one of my favorite places in America. I spent years hiking and backpacking in Appalachia, particularly the Appalachian Trail. I so many wonderful memories of those days and weeks, and was so glad to discover that other share that love of nature, and are working to restore it.
Credit: Shannon Bell
Despite the Central Appalachia ecosystem being historically famous as coal country, under this diverse broadleaf canopy lies a rich, biodiverse world of native plants helping to fill North America’s medicinal herb cabinet.
And it turns out that the very communities once reliant on the coalfields are now bringing this botanical diversity to the country.
“Many different Appalachian people, stretching from pre-colonization to today, have tended, harvested, sold, and used a vast number of forest botanicals like American ginseng, ramps, black cohosh, and goldenseal,” said Shannon Bell, Virginia Tech professor in the Dept. of Sociology. “These plants have long been integral to many Appalachians’ livelihoods and traditions.” 50% of the medicinal herbs, roots, and barks in the North American herbal supply chain are native to the Appalachian Mountains, and the bulk of these species are harvested or grown in Central Appalachia, which includes southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, far-southwest Virginia, and east Tennessee.
The United Plant Savers, a nonprofit with a focus on native medicinal plants and their habitats, has identified many of […]
In the near future your car will spy on you, as this article describes. This is what is coming for our cars. It is not good news
Credit: Ford Motor Company
Since the days of Jack Kerouac, driving has been synonymous with a deep love for the open road. But that love affair is about to hit a speed bump.
Ford Motor Company is just one of many automakers advancing technology that weaponizes cars for mass surveillance. The freedom-loving company is currently pursuing a patent for technology that would allow vehicles to monitor the speed of nearby cars, capture images, and transmit data to law enforcement agencies. This would effectively turn vehicles into mobile surveillance units, sharing detailed information with both police and insurance companies. A Ford spokesperson said the patent is intended to be used by law enforcement only.
Ford’s initiative is part of a broader trend among car manufacturers, where vehicles are increasingly used to spy on drivers and harvest data. In today’s world, a smartphone can produce up to 3 gigabytes of data per hour, but recently manufactured cars can churn out up to 25 gigabytes per hour—and the cars […]
Jen Golbeck, University of Maryland - College of Information Studies - HuffPost
Stephan:
This is the best fairest description of the MAGAt cult that I have read. This is the dim fantasy driven group that wants to end American democracy and turn the United States into a racist, christofascist, male dominant, authoritarian, nation. How could such a group exist and support a man who resembles a comic book villain? Remember these facts. The average IQ in the U.S. is 98, with 34% between 98 and 85. Remember also that 54% of Americans can’t read and understand anything written that exceeds 6th grade level and 43% can’t comprehend something written beyond 5th grade level. Also remember that Trump voters are notably uneducated at the college level.
A breakdancer in a Trump mask performs on the street before a rally for Trump in Johnstown. Credit: Jen Golbeck
Some people spend their summers following musicians on tour, meeting people and swapping friendship bracelets. I spent mine traveling around the country to attend Donald Trump rallies and interview his MAGA faithful in Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Illinois.
I am a journalist and researcher working on a book about the psychology of the MAGA movement and the far right. I have been immersed in far-right internet forums for nearly a decade, studying how people are radicalized and identifying when there is a potential for violence. Even as a trained, objective observer, there are days when the bigotry, conspiracy theories, misogyny and hate speech in those spaces overwhelms me. But I also know online vitriol does not always reflect offline reality.
I started going to rallies this year because I wanted to talk with people face-to-face in hopes of understanding their points of view. I have discovered how unique of a phenomenon Trump rallies are — and what you […]
Alicia Victoria Lozano and David K. Li, Reporters - NBC News
Stephan:
I have been to Springfield, Ohio. It is a small city — about 60,000 people — built around manufacturing businesses. The city welcomed the Haitian immigrants when they came because the companies there were desperate for workers. Now, as a result of traitor Trump, his frankenstein Vance, and the MAGAt cult, this small quiet Ohio town is being driven into crisis because of the weird lies about Haitians stealing pets and eating pussycats. This is the state of American politics.
Springfield, Ohio Credit: Springfield News Sun
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Bomb threats on Friday forced the evacuation and closure of public schools and municipal buildings for a second consecutive day, as the city continues to deal with sudden national attention because of false claims involving its Haitian population.
Students at Perrin Woods and Snowhill Elementary Schools in Springfield “were evacuated from their buildings to an alternate district location,” school district spokesperson Jenna Leinasars said.
Roosevelt Middle School was “closed prior to the beginning of the school day” in relation to the information received from the Springfield Police Department, Leinasars added.
In addition to those school evacuations, several city commissioners and a municipal employee were the target of an emailed bomb threat, city spokesperson Karen Graves said.
A second email threatened multiple locations that included Springfield City Hall, Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside, Graves added.
“As a precaution, all affected buildings have been evacuated. Authorities, with the support of explosive detection canines, […]
