I voted today and smashed the ballot into the box like a Michael Jordan dunk!
#vote #uspol #florida #Chicago
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![The Salt Lake Tribune
NEWS ALERT
UTAH COUNTY CLERK
ELECTIONS DIVISION
[Image of a ballot with the text.]
"ATTENTION VOTER: ID REQUIRED
Utah law requires that as a first-time voter, you must provide a photocopy of your ID with your voted ballot.
If you do not include ID, your ballot may not be counted."
First part of news article:
Utah County Clerk sent incorrect voting instructions to thousands of residents
The Utah County Clerk's Office sent notices in
thousands of voters' ballot packets](https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/117/491/864/321/749/656/original/8f1e6c9158f1efae.jpeg)
More Russian disinformation and propaganda on X.
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Welp, Trump’s cornered. Here comes the coup.
People's WorldWarnings sound: Trump ready to stage what amounts to a full-fledged coupThere is a great deal of talk about the administration subverting the midterm elections. Fear of this is widespread, and it cuts actress class lines. Labor and its allies are working hard to make sure every vote is counted and that results are respected.
This is an🚨egregious political stunt from #Trump, solely for one incumbent senator, who's in a tight race in #Maine. Every state needs relief from his moronic #tariffs that've been responsible, along with his policies, & #IranWar, for causing high #inflation, deeply harming the US #economy.
Support #TroyJackson.
#SusanCollins #Canada #Elections #VoteBlue #USPol
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-expected-to-remove-some-tariffs-on-canada-in-bid-to-help-susan-collins-6a89ed1d
USPol, start of election interference Show content
This is just the beginning of a long, drawn out election interference campaign by DFT.
#trump #Election #ElectionInterference #Alaska #JustTheBeginning #USPol
The IndependentTrump team files lawsuit to block certification of Alaska Senate raceMany in both parties believe the midterm fight could come down to Alaska, where Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola Like, a party whose leader is openly a pedophile, whose members have voted to cover up his pedophilia, wants to have mandatory genital inspections for children. It’s just so incredibly fucked up. #uspol
Every Republican accusation is a confession: as they try to spread unfounded conspiracy theories that trans people are violent, an organizer of such laws speaks openly about how she wants to commit violence against those people
Colorado Times RecorderInflicting Violence on Her Opponents Would Be ‘Gratifying,’ Says Leader of Anti-Trans Ballot MeasuresDuring an interview this year on a far-right conspiracist’s podcast, the leader of campaigns to pass three anti-trans ballot initiatives said that she thinks committing violent crimes against her political...
Your MAGA family members and acquaintances voted to throw you and everyone else in the country to the wolves.
They are not worthy of any more of your time than is absolutely necessary to make your own life less stressful.
Contrary to what trump said yesterday, the Starshield service used by Ukraine’s military is still suffering from low speeds limits.
"Ukrainian drone units and government officials said connections with Starshield, a military-grade service using Starlink’s infrastructure, continued to fail in most of the country when drones flew faster than 161 kilometers an hour, equivalent to around 100 miles an hour."
https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-says-starlink-isnt-working-despite-trumps-promise-to-restore-it-c3609d3d?st=TxzfGy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Link from https://bsky.app/profile/batess.bsky.social/post/3myk74td6uc2o
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Anonymous has more details on foreign covert operations, mostly from Storm-1516 and Matryoshka, that are targeting elections in the U.S. and in France.
https://fosstodon.org/@[email protected]/117489809248268556
https://fosstodon.org/@[email protected]/117489689402626853
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Russian operatives used AI-generated videos to falsely accuse Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assaulting a former student. A smear campaign was led by Storm-1516. Russian operation's deepfake a...
Bluesky SocialAnonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social)Russian operatives used AI-generated videos to falsely accuse Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assaulting a former student. A smear campaign was led by Storm-1516.
https://www.yacnews.com/russian-operations-deepfake-accused-talarico-of-assaulting-a-pupil-a-day-after-texas-early-voting-opened/
Covert Russian Group (Storm-1516) posts fake video of sexual assault by Senate candidate Talarico.
Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms. Most are targeting Democrats.
The covert group peddled a similar unfounded accusation against Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota in 2024.
On X.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/us/texas-senate-race-russia-influence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://archive.ph/dwq6k#selection-8457.98-8457.108
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Perhaps the Narcissist-In-Chief should ask the CEO of Google to change his company's name to GaslightingAmericans, as it's renaming geographic features at President Donald Tantrump's whim (but only within America or for American users).
It still starts with a 'G' so that's all okay then...
#USpol #Trump #GOP #MAGA
#GaslighterInChief #FoxNewsFacts
#TyrantTrump #GrifterInChief
#EpsteinFiles #IranWar #25A
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-atlantic-ocean-rename-google
the GuardianTrump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on MapsTech company previously complied with president’s demand to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Congressman Jamie Raskin referred to this very appropriate quote from Thomas Jefferson during a discussion about Elon Musk on tonight’s “Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell.”
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#MSNOW
“I hope we shall take warning from the example and crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and to bid defiance to the laws of their country.” - Thomas Jefferson, from a letter to George Logan, 12 November, 1816.
Ilhan Omar is not the Minnesota congresswoman’s 'real name': sources
Looks like what Fox News et al are calling her “real name” was her presumed name when married to a man she has since divorced. But she chose to continue to use her maiden name - a common practice esp among professional women.
Duh.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-not-minnesota-congresswoman-real-name-sources
Fox NewsIlhan Omar is not the Minnesota congresswoman’s 'real name': sourcesFederal investigators say the congresswoman's real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, as U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro moves to keep the warrant sealed.
The Telegraph's "Iran The Latest" podcast talked to AP's Peter Apps today. He offered a tidbit related to America's future:
Trump used up the gov't's arsenal of cyber hacks when it suppressed Venezuela's infrastructure and military to grab Maduro, and then in its initial hits against Iran. And now, that capability is lacking because those hacks have been patched.
Trump has degraded the US military/offensive capabilities far more than just using up America's standoff munitions.
Apparently, Starshield in Ukraine is working more normally than before after a call from trump to Elon Musk today.
"Some Ukrainian officials said the system wasn’t restored to full functionality but was working at higher speeds than under the cap."
That still begs the question how an corporate CEO can interfere with American foreign policy with no repercussions. It's a fascist racket.
https://www.wsj.com/world/trump-called-musk-and-asked-him-to-lift-ukraine-starlink-restrictions-5aeebc6e?st=DJAdK4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Cartoon by Daniel Boris; horses, asses and traitors.
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Why does a good fraction of our country vote for this man and his party, whose entire foundation is based on bald-faced lies and deceptions?
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Ground NewsJefferson County Addresses Touchscreen Voting Concerns Urges Voters to Review Ballots CarefullyAs early voting continues across Jefferson County, election officials are addressing concerns circulating on social media about touchscreen voting machines allegedly changing voters' selections. Jefferson County Election Coordinator Sven Hipp issued a statement explaining how voters can make sure their ballots reflect their intended choices, [...]
The things they don’t think about.
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The cognitive dissonance of a GOP candidate for federal office, voting against stopping the #IranWar, then begging for gas money to fuel her campaign bus.
Seriously, vote people out who can't figure out why gas prices are so high and inflation is rising. They don't deserve any power, since they've shown incapable of using it properly.
I'm a cis white dude living in the USA and in our society apparently my opinion has more weight. Obviously this isn't fair at all. So might as well use it.
To fellow cis people, especially liberals: this white cis dude is telling you to leave trans people alone especially for the midterms. Berating them because they won't vote for transphobes in the Dem party is remarkably ignorant and abusive. Instead, you should want to yell at the candidates to be less shitty - which you should have started to do before the primaries, to be honest.
Don't be the assholes who defend abusive powerful bigots just because they're in your party.
Thank you and have a nice day.
The day will come when all these skirmishes and battles - these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority.
Remember this. Try.
Optics for israeli settlements are kicking the can low if this is on 60 minutes and a settler is asking Barbara Walters this lol
Tubi keeps playing this Mark Warner ad where he's talking about the "AI revolution" and how AI needs to be "built for everyone" like a real moron who just wants the most basic of regulation and no more. One of the MANY reasons I wrote in Sam Rasoul rather than vote for that conservadem.
"No one forced Plaintiff to file this lawsuit and to dispute that his speech on January 6 incited the violence that followed at the Capitol."
Heh. BBC's counsel's reply sums it up, nicely.
In opposing Jack Smith sitting for a deposition, Trump's counsel has the weakest argument: Smith wasn't there. LOLOL
Trump has a few choices but all are bad, including voluntarily withdrawing his lawsuit, as it may end up being dismissed with prejudice and resulting in Trump having to owe fees and costs to the BBC. Doubtful he's going to sit for a deposition where his testimony will be used against him in the future by others seeking $ from him.
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-bbc-media-defamation-0a26fa60b265f55a9bcf7ed88cfacab8