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Elections are approaching in Israel.
Follow along as I take you behind the scenes on the voting experience in Hebrew!
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What type of citizens elect a convicted fraud, an adjudicated rapist insurrectionist to lead their nation?
Elections are approaching in Israel.
Follow along as I take you behind the scenes on the voting experience in Hebrew!
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Elections are approaching in Israel.
Follow along as I take you behind the scenes on the voting experience in Hebrew!
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Midterm #elections are in 79 days, early voting even sooner, in late October. Vote. Let's go after the #EpsteinClass criminals.
This leon black. And some pals. One, former mrs. rupert murdoch, the FBI felt the need to point out was likely spying for China. For what it's worth- google now fails to find formerly easily found images like these- leon black seems to be getting quietly erased. Release the #trumpEpsteinFiles.
#EpsteinClass #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #midterms #elections #usa
boostedJudge blocks #USPS from restricting mail-in voting
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the US Postal Service from implementing part of #Trump’s executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November #elections that will decide control of #Congress.
#law #ElectionInterference #BigLie #coup
https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-blocks-us-postal-service-restricting-mail-in-voting-2026-08-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital. Significant national security threat.
fElon fails to report mandated disclosures about overseas investment in the parent company, subsidiaries and any ties to board or executive officers. The #EpsteinClass ...
1) No regulatory enforcement
2) No vetting or due diligence
3) Eeelon is exempt b/c he pays kickbacks
4) Corporations are people too
5) Space X was installed by #Epstein regime
6) putin & zi own this lil fascist nazi-saulter
7) China raw materials desperately needed
(Published June)
https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-elon-musk-ipo-foreign-investors-china
Bootlicker rapist protector Todd Blanche was a legal advisor of Epstein or one of #Epstein's lawyers.
I spent the afternoon reviewing more #Epstein files. Todd Blanche is named throughout the #EpsteinFiles. Trump's own claims are undermined as well. You want to see this.
https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/sunday-update-more-important-epstein
#EpsteinClass #midterms #elections #Congress #news #eu #France #Deutschland #Poland #uk #media
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What is it actually like to vote in an Israeli election? 🗳️🇮🇱
Not the headlines. Not the analysis. The real thing. The paper slips, the blue envelope, the little booth, the walk to the polling station in your neighborhood. It works nothing like it does in America, and most people outside Israel have never seen it.
I am taking you inside the whole experience from a voter’s point of view, with the Hebrew you would actually hear and use along the way.
Democracy in Hebrew, from the inside out.
Head here 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_297gi-2iM
Tomorrow (Sunday) at 12pm EST, I am taking you inside the whole experience from a voter’s point of view, with the Hebrew you would actually hear and use along the way.
Democracy in Hebrew, from the inside out.
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Hit the notification bell too. See you at the ballot box. 🇮🇱
RE: https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/117031218753681449
A stark reminder that the consequences of ONE vote can be felt for decades.
Getting rid of Trump is not going to suddenly restore all that he had destroyed.
We need to vote for candidates actively rebuilding our country NOW if we want to limit the damage.
Blanche gives millions to criminals.
ENOUGH OF THIS CORRUPTION
CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY
VOTE NO ON TODD BLANCHE
OUTRAGEOUS. Blanche told #Congress the slush fund was dead.
Today: Blanche’s DOJ paid 7-figures to a Trump-pardoned ally.
He's Trump’s lawyer, not the people’s. And he’s using our tax dollars to reward convicted loyalists & push fascist propaganda. Senate should vote no.
#EpsteinClass #releaseTheEpsteinFiles #epsteinfiles #midterms #elections #usa
BREAKING: 35,000 anti-sex trafficking advocates, survivors of #Epstein’s abuse, and concerned citizens announce opposition to Todd Blanche's confirmation.
Todd Blanche redacted names he was communicating with about KILLING the #EPSTEIN FILES
Subject: "continues to kill it"
#EpsteinClass #EpsteinFiles #releaseTheEpsteinFiles #congress #news #elections #midterms #usa #press
Todd Blanche has been ordered to appear in chambers & to bring specific unredacted #Epstein emails & #Epstein documents. Blanche also has to prove his reasons for the redactions. The latest development in Attorney Phang's lawsuit against Todd Blanche and the Department of Justice over hiding the #EpsteinFiles
She explains why a federal judge's order requiring the DOJ to submit the unredacted records for private review by Thursday is so significant and what could happen next.
Journalists Couric and Attorney Phang:
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #midterms #elections #news #usa #eu #EpsteinClass
They can sod off!
"Two Trump administration officials were denied visas by Brazil ahead of a planned trip to the country, Brazil's Foreign Ministry told USA TODAY"
#fucktrump #fuckmaga #uspol #usterror #usterroriststate #USimperialism #brazil #brasil #latinamerica #leftwing #left #esquerda #elections #BrazilElections #EpsteinFiles #USMeddling #fuckrubio
Some info about Brazilian elections:
1- It is mandatory. All citizens over 18 and under 70 must vote or tell the government why they couldn't after the election. People 16 and 17 or over 70 can choose to vote or not
2- It is always on a Sunday
3- There is no mail voting
4- The system is controlled federally. There is a special section of the judiciary branch that controls it
continue...
#election #brazilelections #voting #uspol #votingsystem #USMeddling #elections
“For those of us who lost friends bringing #democracy to other countries, it’s incredibly noxious seeing this secretary [ #MarcoRubio ] using American power to undermine credible #elections in other countries for ideological purposes,” the senior #US #State Department official with knowledge of the endeavor said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly [& feared retaliation].
#law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Brazil #Trump #BigLie
So... how 'bout the Epstein files... Just a reminder...
#EpsteinFiles #NeverForget #Midterms2026 #elections
"Paxton—who has been #Texas attorney general since 2015—has acquired 15 properties worth $9 million in states like Utah, Hawaii, Florida, and Oklahoma, all on a #government salary while in the midst of both a #Senate run and a divorce.
...Paxton, who has echoed #Trump ’s concern with voter #fraud, voted using an address he didn’t reside at in six elections in two years."
https://newrepublic.com/post/213343/ken-paxton-flees-press-conference-scandals-voter-fraud
#KenPaxton #Corruption #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #Elections
CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE & SHOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS & PRIVILEGES.
▶️ "Corporations Can Vote in Some Delaware Elections, Judge Says" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=156421
#elections #citizensunited
In case you missed it:
Ken Paxton vowed to “stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.” But experts say he may have violated state law by using an address where he no longer appears to live to vote in six elections in two years.
#News #Texas #KenPaxton #Law #Vote #Election #Voting #Elections #TX #USPolitics
We always knew this was coming.
https://mas.to/@fsinn/114096387983049657
#Trump #Elections #ElectionInterference #ElectionIntegrity #USA #Constitution #Fascism #Democracy
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116925212300259838
Slow hand wave to everyone who told us we were being hyperbolic and “he can’t because the Constitution says…” as if the Constitution were anything more than ink on paper without anyone to enforce it.
Their actions for this entire Trump 2.0 have been completely unconcerned with the unpopularity of their agenda because they don't intend to allow elections to remove them from office.
I remind my American friends, removing this fascist regime only gets harder from here. Do not look away. Organize. Act.
The power is with the people.
#Trump #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Elections #Democracy #Republicans #USA
stux⚡️ boostedWaPo reports the POTUS is expected to make a televised address tonight in which he will argue that foreign intelligence threats have undermined the security of our elections -- and specifically the one he lost in 2020 -- and that this means the federal government should take over elections which are managed by each individual state. The president has tried to hold up every major recent action by Congress in order to cajole them into approving a new law that would require proof of citizenship and and ID to vote in this year's mid-term elections.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va) just issued a statement outlining the facts about the 2020 election and the current election infrastructure. I'm pasting part of it here because it's a good resource for anyone following along and for reporters who have to write about this unfortunate chapter in our nation's history. It's also a preemptive rebut to and probably a preview of what we'll hear from the president this evening.
"Foreign adversaries routinely seek to influence U.S. elections. They spread disinformation, amplify political divisions, intimidate voters, incite violence, and attempt to undermine Americans’ confidence in democratic institutions.
What foreign adversaries have not done, according to repeated public, unclassified assessments from the U.S. Intelligence Community, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, the Senate Intelligence Committee, and bipartisan state election officials, is alter vote totals, hack voting machines to change election outcomes, or compromise the integrity of the 2020 presidential election. The clearest pattern across recent elections is not successful vote manipulation – it is sustained influence operations, aided and abetted by domestic actors, designed to convince Americans that their elections cannot be trusted.
These facts matter because conspiracy theories about stolen elections cannot become a pretext for weakening our democratic system or stripping states and local election officials of their longstanding constitutional role in administering elections. The answer to foreign threats is to strengthen election security, support state and local officials, and combat foreign influence operations – not to “take over” or federalize election administration based on claims that have been repeatedly investigated and debunked.
Reporters have a unique responsibility at this moment. The press is the only profession expressly protected by the Constitution because the Founders understood that an informed public depends on a free and independent press willing to separate fact from fiction and hold those in power accountable. Regardless of the source seeking to amplify false narratives about American elections, journalists should approach extraordinary claims with the same rigor they would apply to any other allegation: demand credible evidence, consult the extensive public record, engage subject-matter experts with experience tracking foreign intelligence operations, and provide audiences with the full context of repeated findings from the Intelligence Community, federal cybersecurity officials, bipartisan state election administrators, audits, recounts, and the courts. Careful, evidence-based reporting is one of the strongest defenses against efforts to undermine confidence in American democracy. To that end, we have assembled the following reference guide to help reporters quickly evaluate some of the most common claims about election security against the extensive public record developed by the Intelligence Community, CISA, the FBI, bipartisan state election officials, audits, recounts, and the courts.
Claim: China interfered in the 2020 election to help Biden.
Facts: Under the leadership of then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, the Intelligence Community assessed that China considered but did not deploy influence efforts intended to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. By contrast, the IC assessed that Russia conducted influence operations aimed at denigrating Biden and supporting Trump, and that Iran conducted efforts to undercut Trump and sow division. The Intelligence Community, Department of Justice, and Department of Homeland Security all agree that there was no changing of votes or compromise of the integrity of election infrastructure in the 2020 election. Even the Minority View included in the public 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment – which assessed that China may have undertaken some modest influence operations – concurred with the overall IC assessment that there was “no information suggesting China tried to interfere with election processes.”
Claim: Venezuela, Dominion, or Smartmatic hacked voting machines.
Facts: In November 2020, President Trump’s own CISA, working alongside state and local election officials from both parties, declared the 2020 election “the most secure in American history.” CISA stated there was “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” and highlighted the extensive safeguards built into U.S. elections, including paper records, audits, recounts, certification, and pre-election testing.
Claim: Georgia proves the machines were wrong.
Facts: Georgia’s post-election audit showed the opposite. Because the presidential margin was so close, the state conducted a full manual tally of all presidential paper ballots. The Georgia Secretary of State, a Republican, reported that the audit confirmed the original machine count accurately identified the winner, with differences within the expected range of human hand-counting error.
Claim: Foreign interference means votes were changed, or elections are illegitimate.
Facts: This claim conflates two different concepts. The IC has repeatedly warned that foreign adversaries conduct influence operations, including hack-and-leak operations, disinformation campaigns, and efforts to undermine confidence in U.S. democracy. But those assessments distinguish influence from interference such as alteration or manipulation of ballots, vote tabulation, or voter registration.
Claim: Foreign actors can easily flip a federal election.
Facts: Both the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have said the decentralized nature of U.S. election infrastructure makes large-scale manipulation very difficult to carry out without detection through intelligence collection, audits, cybersecurity monitoring, and physical security controls. This assessment was reaffirmed by DOJ and DHS in a joint report on the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections – a report mandated by Executive Order 13848, which was signed by President Trump himself in 2018. Indeed, federal funding – much of which took place through appropriations bills under President Trump’s first term – helped shore up the security of state and local election systems in advance of the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections.
Claim: States cannot be trusted to administer elections.
Facts: The Founding Fathers thought otherwise, assigning the responsibility for election administration to states in the Constitution. As a result, elections are administered by more than 8,000 state and local jurisdictions, making centralized or outcoming-shaping fraud extraordinarily difficult. Election security relies on multiple independent safeguards – including but not limited to paper ballots or voter-verifiable paper records, bipartisan poll workers, post-election canvasses, audits, recounts where appropriate, and certification by state and local officials. The federal government’s role has historically been to provide intelligence, cybersecurity assistance, and voluntary best practices through agencies like CISA, the FBI, and ODNI (notably, resources the current administration has curtailed) – not to run or “take over” elections. A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee investigation recommended more support for state and local election officials, not replacing them with a federally controlled election system.
Claim: Dead people or non-citizens voted in large numbers, or there are more ballots than registered voters.
FACTS: These discrepancies are usually attributable to clerical or data issues, and while there are occasional isolated cases, multiple comprehensive studies have found that noncitizen voting is vanishingly rare. Notably, under President Trump’s influence, many GOP-led states have withdrawn from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) – the nationwide clearinghouse to assist states in improving the accuracy of voter rolls.
Claim: Mail-in ballots or ballot drop boxes are inherently insecure.
FACTS: CISA notes that states employ multiple, overlapping safeguards for mail-in and drop-box voting, including voter signature verification or other voter validation methods, ballot tracking, secure ballot handling and chain-of-custody procedures, ballot reconciliation, and post-election audits. The specific safeguards vary by state, but they are designed so that no single control is solely responsible for protecting election integrity. Importantly, mail-in voting has traditionally been a critical method of ensuring that military personnel can exercise their right to vote and has been commonplace in many states for over a decade.
The factual record is clear: Foreign adversaries try to influence Americans and undermine confidence in our elections, but unclassified government assessments and state audits have not shown that China, Venezuela, or any foreign actor hacked voting machines or changed vote totals in 2020. The real threat is not that Americans’ votes were secretly flipped; it is that foreign adversaries and domestic actors continue to spread false claims designed to make Americans doubt legitimate election results."
The New York City Bar Association urges the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Read why here
https://www.nycbar.org/reports/oppose-todd-blanche-attorney-general-nomination/
NEW: Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources tell ProPublica.
#News #Trump #Elections #Midterms #USPolitics #Vote #Voting #Election
The crypto industry set the playbook. Now the AI industry is spending big on the US midterms to buy support.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @molly0xfff to discuss the money flooding into US elections to ensure favorable regulation for AI and data centers.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/336_the_ai_industry_is_spending_big_on_the_us_midterms_w_molly_white
#tech #ai #politics #midterms #elections #generativeai #openai
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon pushes to “Save Physical Video Games” following PlayStation plan as games are “cultural assets” that should be protected
#Sony #PlayStation #PS5 #PS6 #gaming #enshittification #technology #France #elections
#elections #israel #aipac #politics #democrats
“ A crowd at a victory party in Brooklyn erupted into loud, repeated chants of “F*CK AIPAC!”
This incident occurred at Claire Valdez's election night celebration, following her victory and that of other Democratic Socialists of America-supported candidates over pro-Israel Democrats in the New York primaries. The sentiment expressed is that Americans prioritize American interests over those of Israel.”
boosted"Dolezal said🚨he & “a# of friends” deliberately submitted mail-in ballot applications with altered signatures -incl forms signed by children —& then🚨used the fact: they received ballots to argue that #Georgia’s system facilitates fraud."
#Republicans, incl a St Senator, submitted altered mail-in-ballot appls, while falsely claiming: others have commited #VoterFraud, furthering Trump's false allegations: the #BigLie...
#Hypocrisy #Corruption #Elections #VoteByMail #USPol
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/greg-dolezal-gop-nominee-georgia-submitted-fake-mail-ballot-applications/
RE: https://oslo.town/@matt/116767117132521421
Happy Makerfield By-Election Day! 🎊 🇬🇧 🏴
I feel like this is an election for "Nigel Farage to be the next UK Prime Minister" or your other option, "there is some hope things might get better in future, maybe."
No pressure, Makerfield.
#UK #UnitedKingdom #UKpol #UKpolitics #Makerfield #Elections #LabourUK #ReformUK
Another by-election, you say?!
FETCH THE MEME
#UK #UKpol #UKpolitics #Meme #NotAnotherOne #Video #Makerfield #Elections
Washington mayoral candidates outline how they would stand up to Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/washington-dc-mayoral-primary-race
#DisenfranchisedCity #DC #WashingtonDC #elections #news #primaries #PrimaryElections #mayor #mayoral #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #OccupiedTerritories #resistance #resist #dictatorship #authoritarian #statehood #SelfRule
But even Christians have their idols (dogmas, creedos, liturgies, customs, rituals) that blind them to the one and only one truth.
"My people perish for lack of knowledge ..."
Instead many Christians believe they have chosen the right narrow path, which is just one lane in the broad road superhighway to hell.
Real democracy for electing rulers is done by lottery, not by party ballot. Every citizen puts a name in the ballot box and then a random name is selected, and the candidate is examined. If the candidate passes muster, then he is the one put in the office. No campaigns, no campaign finance, no speeches, none of that garbage has any place in actual democracy.
The Bible has multiple instances in the law of God for casting lots (lottery) to choose a leader or successor for an office. That is real democracy. The Greeks called ballots for party or public candidate by a Greek word: Oligarchy.
Everyone who calls elections by the name of democracy doesn't know what democracy is. Democracy is not the 'choice of the people' but rather the 'random choice of God' from among the people. This is how the Greeks and Israelites originally practiced democratic elections. The idea of 'running for office' was anciently seen as a form of insurrection or oligarchy, not democracy.
#Afroman #President #Rappers #RapMusic #Courts #Elections #Humor #Jokes #Comedy