Ghosts in the machine: voting machines that ‘flip’ votes (or don’t record them)
August 30, 2019
There have routinely been reports about electronic voting machines that “flip” votes from the candidate one tries to vote for to another candidate since at least 2004, when then newfangled electronic voting machines became prevalent after the 2000 election fiasco and the subsequent Help America Vote Act (2002). Those machines are now decrepit and outdated, … Read more
What Do You have to Do Win Around Here?
August 30, 2019
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By CD 8 Candidate Michael Muscato Being a candidate is hard. Being a candidate in a district where you’re outnumbered is even harder. Convincing voters who aren’t members of your particular party they should vote for you is the hardest. But raising money to run in a district where you’re outnumbered can be maddening because … Read more
Spaceman Spiff rebrands SPACECOM as his ‘Space Force’
August 30, 2019
Donald Trump aka “Spaceman Spiff” (a science fiction hero within the classic Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by Bill Watterson) would like you to believe that he has created his U.S. “Space Force.” He has not. The president cannot create a new branch of the U.S. Armed Forces without an act of Congress, and Congress has not … Read more
Moscow Mitch’s war on Democracy continues with the Neutering of the Federal Election Commission (F.E.C.)
August 30, 2019
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The Federal Election Commission (F.E.C.,) the agency charged with overseeing campaign finance laws and regulations, monitoring campaigns for illegal activities, and watching for international interference in American elections has been neutered after a several year assault by Republicans led by Obstructionist in Chief -Political Prince of Darkness-Moscow Mitch McConnell. The Obstructionist Senate Majority Leader has … Read more
One Night Only! Third Democratic Presidential Primary Debate Sept. 12
August 30, 2019
The DNC formally notified the campaigns Thursday that their candidates had qualified for the debate. Final lineup set for sole night of ABC Democratic primary debate: The final lineup for the third Democratic debate is set for a single night in Houston in two weeks on Sept. 12. The podium order — where the candidates … Read more
Trump’s EPA to end regulation of methane (previously caused a mass extinction event)
August 29, 2019
There have been five mass extinction events on plant Earth. The sixth mass extinction event is currently underway, i.e., the Holocene extinction, the first that is the result of human activity. The Permian–Triassic extinction, which occurred 251 million years ago, is considered the worst in all history because around 96% of species were lost. “The Great … Read more
Trump policy declares some children born overseas to Americans non-citizens
August 29, 2019
Last week, Donald Trump was once again bloviating that “We’re looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship,” he told reporters outside the White House, echoing his administration’s previous vow to unilaterally end the process by which babies born in the country automatically become citizens. The President did not elaborate on what he meant. That would … Read more
2020 is Shaping Up to be the Battle for what America Stands For.
August 29, 2019
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It is becoming increasingly clear that the 2020 elections is not just about: Health Care. Climate Change. Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. The Rich not paying their fair share in taxes The United States place in the World. It is also about battling for what America stands for and the collective soul of all its residents. … Read more
