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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


#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


#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


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…”

#law #democracy #Freedom #HarrisWalz2024


#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.

#law #democracy #WeAreNotGoingBack #Freedom #HarrisWalz2024


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


#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.”

#Vote #HarrisWalz2024


Americans are continuing to vote early and we’re excited to see the numbers grow as more citizens make their voices heard!🗳️

Find out how you can vote early by using our voter tool—just visit https://voteearlyday.org/vote/!

#EarlyVoting #Democracy #VoteEarly #FederateTheVote


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!

#democracy

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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.

#democracy #USpol
#HarrisWalz2024


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


Americans are continuing to vote early and we’re excited to see the numbers grow as more citizens make their voices heard!🗳️

Find out how you can vote early by using our voter tool—just visit https://voteearlyday.org/vote/!

#EarlyVoting #Democracy #VoteEarly #FederateTheVote


Jimmy Carter is at death's door and he still made time to vote. You have no excuse. #2024election #vote #democracy #KamalaHarris https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-vote-cast-president-1f868b295111d0b7f2d6acfd087c9166


ALL of these little shits are responsible for the incredible loss of life and shitshow we have been living through. I DO NOT FORGIVE ANY OF THEM.
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


any #GOp #MAGA people who suggest #americans have forgotten the attempt of a #violent overthrow of our government on #jan6insurrection does not value our #Democracy. The incoherent former #POTUs shouod never hold office again and #American will never forget.


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.

#USPol


Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About #Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting #Poll Workers in Swing States.

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.

https://propub.li/3A0Yjxk

#News #Vote #Election2024 #SwingStates #USPolitics #Politics #Newstodon


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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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-midnight-in-america


"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
/16

https://snyder.substack.com/p/deportation-nation-audio


"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
/12

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-deportation-tps-humanitarian-parole


"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
/11

https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/how-can-this-be-happening


"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
/9

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/confronting-the-danger-before-us


"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
/7

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-ahead-819


"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
/6


“'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
/5

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-13-2024


"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
/4

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/on-the-impossibility-of-summing-this


"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
/2

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/may-i-have-a-word


"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
/13

https://www.marytrump.org/p/flat-tires-and-fascism