U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to debate in two televised broadcasts. These events are usually organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, but the Biden and Trump teams directly negotiated the terms of the showdowns. The Biden campaign says the Commission “is out of step with changes in the structure of our elections and the interests of voters.” But there’s some strategic thinking involved in the move, too. Yahoo! News has more about the changes and why they’re important.
With over 50 elections set to take place around the globe in 2024, around two billion people will head to the polls before the year is out. That creates a greater opportunity than ever for hostile nations to trial new and refined cyber-attack techniques, according to cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
As reported by Techradar: “Data theft, distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, hack and leak operations, and various information operation (IO) campaigns using social media are all ranked as some of the most likely tactics used to affect election campaigns and voters, with Mandiant assessing that these could be used in layered campaigns that each seek to magnify the effect of each other.”
The Trump campaign’s managers sent a letter asking Republican candidates that use Trump’s name and image in their fundraising ads to give a 5% cut to the Republican nominee’s presidential committee. The letter comes as the former president seeks to close a fundraising gap with President Biden, but campaign officials insist the move is not meant to raise money but to discourage scammers from using his brand and diluting its fundraising reach. Read more from Politico.
This Influential #Conservative Group Is Making it Harder for #Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools
The Idaho Freedom Foundation has gone beyond the #education culture wars by targeting local bond and levy #elections, which districts rely on heavily to build and repair #schools.
As #Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place
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.
@NPR Hate to say it but among older #Asians, #groupthink is the norm. No one is allowed or encouraged to think "outside the box" so #voting is futile. Among Japanese (and I suspect other Asian cultures) the party line is "shigata-ga nai" (can't be helped) or, colloquially, "shit happens." #Asians invented, "go along to get along." That's why I've never fit in with other Asians.
Kari Lake purposely allows default judgment against herself in defamation case by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. She also posted a video trying to explain it as dignified to stay out of what she thinks is “lawfare”. That’s propaganda plain and simple.
BREAKING: Canada's federal Liberal party are announcing new legislation today to reform the Elections Act. The motion will allow a total of three days to vote, including weekends along with allowing you to vote at ANY polling place and advancements in mail in voting.
An armed and masked soldier checks #voting booths when #voters are inside. "Look what's going on, and it's been like that the whole day" - a voice is heard behind the camera, presumably of an observer.
We've already seen mass imitations and falsifications of elections in Russia, but it's the first time seen soldiers with a rifle looking over the voter's back. In the fascist totalitarian state of russia.
🤔Gee, who owns the #RNC? Oooo, ooo! Pick me! I know!🙋🏻♀️ 1/...
Via democracydocket:
BREAKING: Republican National Committee files lawsuit alleging that #Michigan's voter rolls are outdated and the state is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act. The RNC wants Michigan to purge voters before the November election.
@GottaLaff
Here, here!
You can’t take your eyes off these “destroyer of (political)worlds”.
It just “burns my buns” the bs they try to pull.
I know our Sec. of State & AG will do their part…
But so must we…
I will absolutely be #voting, especially down ticket where federal, state, county, and municipal #elections are critically important. They affect every one of us.
I'll also #vote the top the ticket, though I don't really see how anything short of a miracle is going to change between now and November that would change my vote. The candidates are known quantities with known philosophies of #governing...they've both been #president.
#Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s #defamation case against Kari Lake moves forward to discovery. Richer is not infallible but I appreciate he seems to take his job seriously and stand up for better #elections.
Also, this is the second L for Lake this week. Nelson voice Ha ha
IT'S POLL WORKER DAY! I'm the chair of the Board of Civil Authority (as an elected Justice of the Peace) and one of the things we do is oversee the elections, with the Town Clerk. Some of the jobs
opening and recording absentee ballots
checking people in when they vote and giving them the right ballots (ppl in certain districts get different ones)
keeping voting traffic moving
answering questions
staffing the tabulator
delivering ballots to people who need to vote at home (cont'd)
I put my photos of Town Meeting and Voting Day up, finally! Here is a bonus picture of me hiding in the basement because I needed like five damned minutes without having to talk to anyone or having them talking to me.
I want you to compare how those involved in the false electors scheme are being treated compared to the men and women who mistakenly voted in FL, often after the state approved their voter registration.
After he helped create the state’s voting maps, a #redistricting commissioner quietly worked with national #GOP figures to bring a lawsuit against his own work.
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics.
#Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered #GOP voters and provided fertile ground for #misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.
@georgetakei I just listened to a millionaire business owner talk about Israel and how, “trump is thee only candidate” to fully support Israel!
Smart guy, made a LOT of $ buying and selling property in 2007-2009 and then selling.
Eltrumpo had a GDP worse than Hoover! #trump#israel#vote#voting#gop