“It is extraordinarily rare for a country to be able to reduce inflation without creating a recession, but the Biden administration has managed to do so, producing what economists call a ‘soft landing,’ rather like catching an egg on a plate. As Bryan Mena of CNN wrote today: ‘The US economy seems to have pulled off a remarkable and historic achievement.’”

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-30-2024

#economy #economics #inflation #election #elections #election2024

October 30, 2024

On Friday, October 25, at a town hall held on his social media platform X, Elon Musk told the audience that if Trump wins, he expects to work in a Cabinet-level position to cut the federal government.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}

Even as the #election will shape the #judiciary, the judiciary may also shape the election. As in 2020, #Republicans & #Democrats have already asked federal #judges, including those on #SCOTUS, to resolve disputes about ballots before Election Day. Their rulings could determine the outcome of a close race.

Perhaps related, Americans’ faith in the #courts has eroded in the #Trump era.

#law #courts #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

Fraudsters Exploit US General Election Fever, FBI Warns.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire blog: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/fraudsters-exploit-us-general-election-fever-fbi-warns

#cybersecurity #scam #politics #election

Fraudsters Exploit US General Election Fever, FBI Warns

The FBI warns of election scams targeting voters with fake donations, merchandise, and voter registration links. Stay vigilant!

^{www.tripwire.com}

Line at the #Harris rally in #Madison #Wisconsin is long at doors open ~3 PM.

What you see is in front of me, probably longer behind me now (there is a building so I can’t see anymore).

#uspol #politics #uspolitics #election #wi

Hillary Clinton’s pre-election night rally in Philadelphia, 2016.

The lesson? A large crowd does not guarantee victory. Voting does, so go vote!

#Vote #Election #Vote2024 #Election2024

If work is any indication, Donald Trump is going to win the Presidency. 😭

We're all fucked, because there are too many damn stupid people here. The stupidity starts with the establishment, and not the voters. You'll fucked around and now are going to find out, as democracy dies. Maybe that was the plan all along.

#Vote #Election

Jeff #Bezos, #ElonMusk & the Billions of Ways to #Influence an #Election

The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own #media & their own schemes to succeed with #Trump

#TaxTheRich #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/technology/jeff-bezos-elon-musk-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

I'll be attending the #Harris rally in #Madison #WI today.

Expect pictures and updates throughout!

Doors open at 3 PM Central Time and event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM.

#uspol #politics #uspolitics #election

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🗳️ 2) Who do you think WILL win the US election?

✔ The #poll results will only come out after the #election.

✔ It will be shared on other #socialmedia like #X, #Bluesky, #Threads for a more diverse sample.

✔ Poll is hosted on Mastodon.social: https://mastodon.social/privacy-policy

#US #USA #Trump #Harris #TrumpVance #HarrisWalz #DonaldTrump #Kamala #KamalaHarris #USPolitics #uspol #politics #vote #republican #democrat #democracy #democrats #republicans #political #politica #unitedstates #america

• Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (74%, 95 votes)
• Donald Trump / JD Vance (19%, 25 votes)
• Independent, Libertarian or Green (0%, 0 votes)
• Other / No one (5%, 7 votes)

🇺🇸 1) Who do you WANT to win the US election?

⬇️ Make sure to vote in the 2nd #poll below!

Please boost to increase the sample :)

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#US #USA #election #Trump #Harris #TrumpVance #HarrisWalz #DonaldTrump #Kamala #KamalaHarris #USPolitics #uspol #politics #vote #fediverse #greenparty #independent #libertarian #political #republican #democrat #democracy #democrats #republicans #political #politica #politik #jdvance #timwalz #walz #vance #unitedstates #america #americans #west #mastopoll

• Kamala Harris / Tim Walz (82%, 119 votes)
• Donald Trump / JD Vance (2%, 4 votes)
• Independent, Libertarian or Green (9%, 13 votes)
• Other / No one (6%, 9 votes)

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:

https://spotthetroll.org/start
Deutsche Welle · Jan 3, 2022
How to spot fake s

How to spot fake social media accounts, bots and trolls

If you are unsure whether or not to trust a Facebook or Twitter message, study its source. The following indicators can help you assess if you are dealing with a fake account, bot or troll.

^{Tetyana Klug (Deutsche Welle)}

Via guidebook author, TV and radio host #RickSteves @ 7:41pm EDT on Oct 29, 2024

I long for the day when we can return to healthy and principled partisan debates. But this #election is different… and much deeper than left versus right. It’s about the survival of our #democracy.
The stakes are really high — and the best candidate is clear: #KamalaHarris

Young supporters listen to Kamala Harris speak during a campaign rally and concert in Ann Arbor, Michigan. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

@photography
#America
#election
#children
#KamalaHarris

Well done @seattletimes

"Hell Yes! The Seattle Times editorial board endorses Harris for president"

@KamalaHarrisWin

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/hell-yes-the-seattle-times-edit-board-endorses-harris-for-president/

#election #election2024 #KamalaHarris #HarrisWwalz2024 #uspol #uspolitics

A week from today the first #Election results will be coming in, but tonight #KamalaHarris plans to double down on her critique of & contempt for #Trump in the very place where he incited the #MAGA insurgents to attack the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021.

“Donald Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided & afraid of each other,” #Harris will say of her self-declared “dictator on Day One” rival during her remarks tonight at the #Ellipse in Washington, #DC. “That’s who he is.”

The location of #KamalaHarris’ event will be a stark display of the alternate futures that voters face if she or #Trump takes over the #US presidency in just 3 months.

“It’s a place that … helps crystalize the choice in this #election,” said #Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon.

#USpol

#MAGA #Republicans #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny #criminal #conspiracy #TrumpCoup #insurrection

#WeAreNotGoingBack #Freedom
#law #democracy #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

The Atlantic Endorses #KamalaHarris

"The main reason for those ambivalent Americans to vote for Harris has little to do with policy or partisanship. It’s this: Electing her and defeating him is the only way to release us from the political nightmare in which we’re trapped and bring us to the next phase of the American experiment."

#HarrisWalz2024 #Election2024 #Election #vote #VoteBlue

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/kamala-harris-atlantic-endorsement/679944/

The Atlantic’s Endorsement: Kamala Harris for President

The Atlantic’s endorsement

^{The Atlantic}

SEVEN DAYS

Monday
I could wait til
Tuesday
If I make up my mind
Wednesday
Would be fine
Thursday’s
On my mind
Friday
Give me time
Saturday
Could wait
Will Sunday
Be too late?

—Sting, “Seven Days”

DON’T PROCRASTINATE. VOTE EARLY

#HarrisWalz2024 https://iwillvote.com #KamalaHarris #usa #uspol #election #election2024 #politics #voteblue #vote

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state's next election.

^{iwillvote.com}

Are you eligible to #vote in a swing state from abroad? Your #ballot can make the difference in this #election, as it did in 2020!

So don't delay, the time is NOW!

📢 Go to https://voteabroad.org/SocMediaVFA, select your state, and get all the info and help you need to VOTE!

@KamalaHarrisWin
@DemocracyMattersALot

#SwingState #VoteBlue #BlueWave2024 #VoteFromAbroad #NovemberIsNow #WeKnowTheAssignment #JoyfulWarriors

Will Rogers – ”The Cowboy Philosopher” – urged Americans to avoid politicizing every issue. When it came to politics, he urged people to maintain skepticism, perspective and civility.

He was wildly popular in his time. A century later, his insights might still prove useful for navigating tumultuous election years.
https://theconversation.com/view-politics-critically-but-charitably-and-with-good-old-common-sense-cowboy-commentator-will-rogers-wisdom-for-2024-239372
#history #histodons @histodons #USPolitics #politics #election

If You’re Being #Fatalistic or #Panicking, You Are #Helping #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump.

Yes, there’s so much riding on this #election. But here’s a #crazy #idea: You may as well spend this last week feeling #confident.

https://newrepublic.com/series/59/democrat-panic-2024-harris-election

If You’re Being Fatalistic or Panicking, You Are Helping Donald Trump

Yes, there’s so much riding on this election. But here’s a crazy idea: You may as well spend this last week feeling confident.

^{The New Republic}

#BadBunny #Backs #KamalaHarris With #Instagram #Post of #PuertoRico #Video

He posted a segment of Harris' video that discussed #PuertoRico's #stake in the #election. The hitmaker has over 45 million followers on the #socialmedia platform and has sold millions of #albums. "I will never forget what #DonaldTrump #did and what he #didnot do when #PuertoRico needed a #caring and #competent #leader," Harris said in the #video.

https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/article294640889.html#storylink=cpy

#JenniferLopez Shocks #Fans With Clear #Political #Message Ahead of the #Election.

#LetsGetLoud!!! one #fan said of the 55-year-old's #statement #endorsing #KamalaHarris

https://parade.com/news/jennifer-lopez-political-message-puerto-rico-kamala-harris-endorsement-2024-election

#KamalaHarris, the #DemocraticParty Nominee for #President Expands her #Lead Over #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump in Two National #Polls.

With just over a week to go until #Election Day, the latest #ABCNews / #Ipsos and #BigVillage #polls gave Harris a slightly bigger lead than their surveys earlier in October.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article294647914.html

#LGBTQ+ #voters in these 4 #states could swing the 2024 #presidential #election.

LGBTQ+ voters strongly #vote for #democrats

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Election #Representation #Culture #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #Megathread

https://theconversation.com/lgbtq-voters-in-these-4-states-could-swing-the-2024-presidential-election-239656

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

LGBTQ+ voters make up a relatively small percentage of the American electorate. But they’re poised to play an outsize role in the ‘tipping-point’ states most likely to decide the election.

^{The Conversation}

🎉 🍾 Episode 400 is live! 💥🎊

To help me celebrate this major milestone, cryptography guru Bruce Schneier has returned for my #Podcentennial! We discuss Crowdstrike, supply chain, pager bombs, AI in democracy, #election #security and much more!

#FDSD400 🔥🐉💯💯💯💯

Wanna help me celebrate? Share this post or share a link to one of your favorite shows!

https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/10/28/episode-400-special/

Episode 400 Special - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

The first episode of Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Podcast aired on March 8, 2017 – almost 8 years ago now. Over that time, I’ve...

^{Carey Parker (Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast)}

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key #MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New #Trump Agenda
==

Private #videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the #military on protesters, defunding the #EPA and villainizing civil servants.

#News #Politics #Election #Election2024 #Government #Video #DonaldTrump

https://www.propublica.org/article/video-donald-trump-russ-vought-center-renewing-america-maga

Videos Reveal Trump Adviser’s “Shadow” Plan for Second Administration

Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

^ProPublica

Trump decided to hold a nazi rally in NY, a state he’ll never win, and because of that rally and the vile rhetoric that emerged from it, he’s secured endorsements *for Kamala* from Bad Bunny, J Lo, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi, and Marc Anthony to their hundreds of millions of followers.

Trump’s Madison Square Garden hate rally:

#election #election2024 #VoteBlue

Latest strip. At the Lancaster, PA rally, Trump got on the subject of his mental fitness and stated “I have no cognitive. She may have a cognitive problem, but there’s no cognitive problem… Got no cognitive.”

#cartoon #uspol #USPolitics #election #election2024

• It's patronizing (37%, 3 votes)
• It's reassuring (37%, 3 votes)
• Other (25%, 2 votes)

Here's a article following your line of reasoning. It explains the history and current politics of non-endorsements that people learn are quashed, which I posit could be intentional as they ironically will get "better press" and get a subtler message that one candidate is running a campaign of intimidation across.

https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2024/Items/Oct26-1.html

#boostingIsSharing

#uspol #vote #election #kamala #kamalaharris

WaPo Chickens Out

Click on the map for the article

^{www.electoral-vote.com}

Behind #Christian Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 #Election
—

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American #politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.

https://propub.li/4flqBl6

#News #USPolitics #History #ChristianNationalism #Rightwing #Abortion #Trump #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Jan6

The Genesis of Christian Nationalism

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.

^ProPublica

#uspol Read carefully:

More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

https://newrepublic.com/post/187537/kamala-harris-donald-trump-stunning-endorsement

#BoostingIsSharing

#Vote #Election #Kamala #KamalaHarris #Palestine #Gaza #genocide

“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump

Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.

^{The New Republic}

ICYMI

#Trump’s attys seek #dismissal of federal #election case, call #SpecialCounsel illegally appointed

Lawyers for Trump told a federal judge Thurs that the #ElectionInterference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that #JackSmith was illegally appointed & that funding for his office should be cut off.

The argument mirrors the one that persuaded Trump-appointed FL judge, #AileenCannon, to dismiss Trump’s illegal retention of #ClassifiedDocuments case.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/trump-jan-6-jack-smith-classified-documents-2a1a7890b86501f850d70dbc4ddda292

Trump's lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off…

^{ERIC TUCKER (AP News)}

The publisher for the Washington Post says the storied paper will not endorse a candidate for president for the first time in 36 years, and that it does not intend to endorse candidates in future races. The move has prompted outcry from employees of the Post, including its former Executive Editor Martin Baron, as well as others in the media industry. “This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty,” Baron tells @npr. Read more:

https://flip.it/xVXGY_

#Media #Election #WashingtonPost #Endorsement #Democracy