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ICYMI, during the #CNNTownHall Vice President #KamalaHarris answered a voter's question about what her major #policy goals requiring Congressional action would be if elected #POTUS.
#democracy #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oz36l2neKE
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#KamalaHarris speaking to reporters in #Philadelphia. She should do more of this non scripted speaking, it displays her intelligence & firm grasp of the issues like the #economy, #immigration & #WomensRights completely independent of a speech on a teleprompter.
#democracy #constitution #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg5flNd50vg
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Reminder: #KamalaHarris & #TimWalz published their #economic policy plan here:
A Plan to Lower Costs & Create an #Opportunity #Economy
https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Policy_Book_Economic-Opportunity.pdf
#Justice Department warns Elon #Musk's PAC that $1M #voter giveaway could be illegal
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/doj-warns-musk-1m-petition-giveaway-illegal-rcna176911
He thinks he can buy #democracy 😬
#news #usa #election #president #doj #cybercrime #fail #politics
DOJ warns Musk's PAC that $1M petition giveaways could be illegal
Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.David Ingram (NBC News)
An *excellent* short video explaining why US #elections are highly secure, why voter fraud really doesn't exist, and how some people are using it as an excuse to seize and reinforce their power and push an extremist agenda (no paywall).
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/opinion/election-fraud-voting-security.html
@KamalaHarrisWin
@womensvoices
@womenforharris
@swifties4kamala
#VoterFraud #StopProject2024 #Democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue
The NYT has added 9 audio clips from Mike Schmidt’s interview w/ #JohnKelly.
The #Trump campaign’s response to the article & Kelly’s statements is laughable; Trump says the stories are long “debunked” which isn’t true, it was that Kelly hadn’t gone on record so it couldn’t be verified. Obviously, now he is on the record.
Clip 1: Kelly on Trump & #Fascism
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#Election #USpol #democracy #Vote #HarrisWalz2024
In the interviews, #JohnKelly expanded on his previously expressed concerns & stressed that voters, in his view, should consider fitness & #character when selecting a president, even more than a candidate’s stances on the issues.
“In many cases, I would agree w/some of [#Trump’s] policies,” he said, STRESSING that as a fmr MILITARY officer he was not endorsing any #candidate. “But again, it’s a very dangerous thing to have the wrong person elected…”
#JohnKelly was #HomelandSecurity secy under #Trump before moving to the WH in July 2017. He worked to carry out Trump’s agenda for nearly 1½ yrs. It was a tumultuous period in which he drew internal criticism over his own performance & grew disenchanted & distressed by #conduct on the part of the #president that he considered at times to be #inappropriate & reflecting no understanding of the #Constitution.
New: Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential #election challenges.
A collaboration between Lighthouse Reports, the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, the Texas Observer, palabra, and Puente News Collaborative. https://www.texasobserver.org/border-911-misinformation-invasion-trump-profit/
#News #corruption #democracy #election2024 #politics #USpol
Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative
Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.Jack Sapoch (The Texas Observer)
#KamalaHarris also said that Americans should not #despair. Everyone in a #democracy has the ability to make a decision about the future through their votes. “Let’s not feel powerless,” she said. “That’s not in our nature.”
Find out how you can vote early by using our voter tool—just visit https://voteearlyday.org/vote/!
#EarlyVoting #Democracy #VoteEarly #FederateTheVote
Voter Tool - Vote Early Day
Welcome to the Vote Early Day voter tool! Insert your information to find out where you can vote early in your community. Note that information will be updated throughout the... Continue readingVote Early Day | October 28th
Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts
WaPo #tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler investigates how #Meta’s #Instagram, #Facebook & #Threads suppress #content related to the #election. Even discussing how to #vote isn’t safe.
…Fowler shows exactly how #democracy dies on Instagram.
#SocialMedia #internet #censorship #politics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/16/instagram-limits-political-content-shadowban-election-posts/
"Rather than allow nameless faceless mega corporations to make predatory & destructive decisions, we should work together and trust each other to come up with better plans. This is true for every organisation, public or private, at any scale. We have a hugely diverse palette of democratic structures and processes to draw upon, from citizen assemblies to worker-user cooperatives."
#JuliaSteinberger, 2024
https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c
This!
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What we are up against - Julia Steinberger - Medium
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it. This has been covered and evidenced over and over, so I will just restate the…Julia Steinberger (Medium)
To be clear, the Alien Enemies Act—one of the infamous Alien & Sedition Acts signed by President John Adams—does not distinguish between “legal” & “illegal” #immigrants & foreign nationals, a distinction that did not exist at the time of passage. This means that any immigrant deemed an “enemy alien” by the #Trump admin could be subject to arrest & removal by the federal government.
#authoritarianism #tyranny #kleptocracy #autocracy #democracy #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
“I will rescue Aurora & every town that has been invaded & conquered—& we will put these vicious & bloodthirsty criminals in jail or kick them the hell OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.” And “to expedite removals of this savage gang,” #Trump continued, “I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target & dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American Soil.”
#authoritarianism #tyranny #autocracy #democracy #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024
More important than the novelty of Milley’s statement is the reality that he’s right.
News of the general’s 2023 assessment broke last Friday. That afternoon, & as if to prove the point, #Trump dove even deeper into the rhetorical abyss, telling his followers that he would deploy an 18th-century #law to “liberate” the country from #immigrants once & for all. “I make you this vow: November 5th, 2024 will be LIBERATION DAY in America,” Trump wrote on X.
The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election.
https://theconversation.com/no-country-still-uses-an-electoral-college-except-the-us-240281
#Elections #Voting #Democracy #ElectoralCollege via @TheConversationUS
No country still uses an electoral college − except the US
Every other country that used an electoral college has been unsatisfied with the results and chosen another way to pick a leader.The Conversation
Find out how you can vote early by using our voter tool—just visit https://voteearlyday.org/vote/!
#EarlyVoting #Democracy #VoteEarly #FederateTheVote
Voter Tool - Vote Early Day
Welcome to the Vote Early Day voter tool! Insert your information to find out where you can vote early in your community. Note that information will be updated throughout the... Continue readingVote Early Day | October 28th
Jimmy Carter, at age 100, casts his 2024 ballot by mail
Jimmy Carter has cast his ballot in the 2024 election. The Carter Center in Atlanta says the former president voted by mail Wednesday. Its brief statement gave no further details. Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Oct.AP News
You little fucks better do the goddamn work every fucking election to get a #Dem supermajority so we can restore our #democracy
Entitled brats who made everyone's lives hell.
Not to mention, you get like a paperback book that explains all the ballot measures with pros and cons from both sides, as well as detailed info on all candidates with your ballot.
Contrast that to dinosaur voting states like NY, where you can stand in line for hours outdoors in winter weather at the polling place only to find your party, the media and the government never gave you any proactive notice on some measures that are up for vote. #Democracy
You need to tag all the #GenocideJoe people on this, because yes, we've been through this before: "both candidates are the same", but they won't be for all the #gay, #transgender, #disabled, #black, #immigrant, #anarchist, #Ukrane, or #palestinian people who these people are talking about throwing under the bus over "principles".
No one has ever changed the election system with "#boycot the vote" campaigns, they've only allowed people who want to make it worse to take more power.
No, the Democrat candidate is not our first choice. I like her, and I think she'll do good, but she's not #Warren or #Sanders, though they're campaigning for her. Bigger picture though: we have made MASSIVE progress with the Democrat party since 2016, and we have a real shot at getting rid of the #TwoParty system in the next couple decades, maybe even the end of this one, but there's only one path to victory there, and it's not by letting the party that wants to get rid of the #democracy itself get reelected.
Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About #Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting #Poll Workers in Swing States.
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Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in #democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election. ProPublica and Wisconsin Watch reviewed dozens of hours of trainings and presentations in which activists discussed their plans.
#News #Vote #Election2024 #SwingStates #USPolitics #Politics #Newstodon
The Right-Wing Plan to Recruit Poll Workers in Swing States
Experts say these poll workers could sow distrust in democracy and bolster court cases challenging the election.ProPublica
Running an effective government isn't a game. But this tool from the @sfchronicle lets you see how Prop D's arbitrary cap on commissions will limit your ability to have your voice heard and your needs met by your city government. https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/sf-commissions/
Vote NO on Prop D — Vote YES on Prop E!
#SanFrancisco #SF #SFpol #SFelection #Election #ElectionDay #BallotRecommendations #ElectionEndorsements #PropositionEndorsements #Vote #Democracy #VoterGuide #GOTV #BeAVoter
"He’s not hiding his authoritarianism. He’s selling it. …
The Two Minutes Hate was a famous feature of Orwell’s portrayal of Oceania in 1984. The Two Months of Hate is now a notable feature of the 2024 U.S. presidential contest. Donald Trump and his allies are closing this campaign with two months of hate in a way we’ve never seen before. And it could work."
~ William Kristol
#Trump #fascism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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"As a historian of forced population movements and as an American, I don’t think we are taking the consequences of the Trump-Vance deportation plan seriously enough. The reality will be much more personal and awful, and the politics more transformative and durable, than we might think."
~ Timothy Snyder
#Trump #fascism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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https://snyder.substack.com/p/deportation-nation-audio
Deportation Nation (audio)
The Consequences for You of the Trump-Vance PlanTimothy Snyder (Thinking about...)
"Even with Trump and Vance turning every rally into a Two Minutes Hate about immigrants, the race remains a toss-up, and a startlingly large number of Americans back his mass deportation plans. This makes it more vital than ever to ensure he’s defeated in November."
~ Lisa Needham
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-deportation-tps-humanitarian-parole
Trump targets immigrants legally in US for deportation
Having protected status may not save you.Lisa Needham (Public Notice)
"In the end, it’s a binary choice. And we cannot look away from the fact that all of these people, some of whom many of you likely know well, will decide that they prefer an America under Trump than under Harris."
~ Eliot Kirschner
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/how-can-this-be-happening
How Can This Be Happening?
How is this even close?Elliot Kirschner (Through the Fog, by Elliot Kirschner)
"But despite his fear-mongering fantasy that whips up his rally crowds, the real danger stems from a possible second term for this hateful, vengeful, violent and increasingly desperate liar who yearns to be a dictator. First in Aurora, Colorado, and then in Coachella, California, Trump’s demagoguery was on full display, showcasing what’s in store if he returns to the nation’s highest office."
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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"This weekend Donald Trump ratcheted up the rhetoric, pushing the lie that the existential danger facing America is murderous migrants who have 'occupied' our country and a political rival who has 'unleashed' this 'bloodthirsty' terror."
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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https://www.americaamerica.news/p/confronting-the-danger-before-us
Confronting the Danger Before Us
Once again, but with increasing hysteria and apocalyptic rhetoric, Donald Trump is showcasing his dark, demagogic desires. Kamala Harris must confront this to seal the deal and win the electionSteven Beschloss (America, America)
"Politico has put out a piece confirming what we already know. The headline is: We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker."
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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"This is how former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the primary military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense, and the National Security Council, described former president Donald Trump to veteran journalist Bob Woodward. Trump appointed Milley to that position. ...
Trump’s behavior is Authoritarianism 101."
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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“'He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions when I talked to you about his mental decline and so forth, but now I realize he’s a total fascist. He is now the most dangerous person to this country…a fascist to the core.'
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-13-2024
October 13, 2024
“He is the most dangerous person ever.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"I have been covering this man for nine years, and I have spent more than a tenth of my lifetime cataloging his misdeeds and cruelty and crimes, so I don’t say this lightly. What he represents, what he stands for, and what he has done is evil."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/on-the-impossibility-of-summing-this
On the impossibility of summing this stuff up
If you’re anything like me, hardly a day goes by that you are not struck dumb by who and what Kamala Harris faces in this presidential election contest. The other night, I found myself using a phrase that I have come to hate.Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)
"America’s choice: Do voters want to live in reality, or a dangerous dream world?"
~ Will Bunch
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/donald-trump-campaign-unreality-aurora-20241013.html
America’s choice: Do voters want to live in reality, or a dangerous dream world?
Donald Trump's Aurora rally about an invented gang takeover epitomized a campaign based on fantastical lies and true believers.Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Rarely in history has America faced such a clear choice between authoritarianism and democracy, between moral squalor and decency. Why don’t more people see this?"
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants
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"It’s hard not to feel out of control, knowing that in less than 30 days, win or lose, a significant number of Americans (literally tens of millions) are going to go to the polls and vote for fascism."
~ Mary Trump
#Trump #KamalaHarris #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #cruelty #PoliticsofHate #immigrants #MassDeportations
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