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| 9.4.24
Election Updates: U.S. Announces Plan To Resist Russian Influence on 2024 Election
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
Election Day is 9 weeks away. Here's what's going on in the polls and the presidential candidates' campaigns.
September 4, 2024
- The U.S. announced a forthcoming effort to counter Russian influence in the 2024 presidential election, specifically targeting fake news sites attempting to sway American voters.
- U.S. officials said they'll seize web domains that the Kremlin's state-run media uses to spread propaganda and disinformation about Ukraine, which Russia invaded in 2022. The Justice Department will get involved in the effort by indicting two Russian employees of RT, a state-owned broadcaster, and takedown the Russian influence campaign known as Doppelganger. The Department of State has sanctioned five Russian state-funded news outlets, including RT, Ruptly, and Sputnik.
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said:
"The American people are entitled to know when a foreign power engages in political activities or seeks to influence public discourse."
- American spy agencies gauged that the Kremlin would favor former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information about Russian or other foreign interference in American elections.
August 27, 2024
- As more Americans note having a favorable view of Harris, the Trump campaign is ramping up the attempt to portray her in a negative light. They've claimed that she is a D.E.I. hire, a radical communist, not intelligent, Canadian, only recently became Black, and more. Most recently, Trump's team has criticized her for "dodging the press," saying she "doesn't want to talk about her radical agenda."
- Poll trackers continue to show Harris and Trump neck-and-neck nationally and across key swing states. As August wraps up, Harris is a few points ahead of Trump. Experts suspect the uptick in voter preference may be due to the success of the Democratic National Convention and hope Harris can sustain the wave of support.
- Support for Harris has strayed outside her party lines, as more than 200 people who worked for President George W. Bush and Sens. Mitt Romney and John McCain have signed a letter endorsing the vice president. The letter said:
"We have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That's to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable."
- Onlookers see this as a reflection of how Trump has transformed the Republican party under his leadership and the growing group of Republicans who oppose his candidacy.
August 14, 2024
- A week after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a Monmouth University poll found that voters are feeling more enthusiastic about the election with Biden leaving the ballot.
- Nearly 70% of respondents said they were enthusiastic about this presidential election. When it came down to Biden and Trump, enthusiasm never went above 50%. Monmouth University Polling Institute's director, Patrick Murray, said:
"This is clearly a different ballgame. The nominee change has raised the ceiling for potential Democratic support in the presidential contest by a small but crucial amount, at least for now."
- At the same time, the Cook Political Report released polling results that show Harris ahead of or tied with Trump in six of the seven battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This is a turnaround from May when Trump was beating Biden in each of the seven states.
- Meanwhile, Harris and Walz are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, where they'll introduce their campaign and platform to the larger swath of voters.
August 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Here's a breakdown of Walz's history:
- Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a former member of Congress, former educator, and veteran, is described as a commonsense choice for Harris. Walz, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, was a leading voice for LGBTQ+ rights and has delivered free school meals, abortion protections, gun restrictions, legal marijuana, and more for his state. The Minnesota governor captured the internet's attention in the past few weeks by calling Trump and his supporters "weird." Since then, the Democratic party has honed in on the word, using it as a campaign tactic to bring Trump down.
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
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I still find it hard to believe that 50% of Americans are dumb enough to vote for a liar, a fraud, a felon or a Putin wana-be. Especially if it's all the same person. Who is tieing his shoes for him?
I'm thrilled that the Harris-Walz ticket is ahead in the polls. However, I am concerned that tRump is already calling them 'fake'. He says that about her crowds, too. He's setting the stage for another January 6th.
You would think that his supporters would be done fighting for the narcissist based on history. But, then again, that crowd really doesn't pay attention to history, nor reality, for that matter.
I'm worried about the MAGA ramifications of another Democratic Presidential win. To deter their actions, it behooves ALL journalists, reporters, commentators, and politicians at every level to confront and condemn the lies, dog whistles, calls for fighting, disinformation, misinformation, and made up calls for vengeance.
What DJ & JD are doing is beyond weird. This behavior destroys our trust in our institutions and decimates our Democracy. It's not okay & needs to be called out NOW!!!
I'm nervous and anxious and afraid of any possibility of a Trump win!
Vice President Harris has turned the campaign around and seems to have the lead. But it's not clear to me just how big that lead is or just how durable it is!
And then there is Trump's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cheat! He has stacked local and state election boards in Too-up states like Georgia. These moles have been told to disrupt and refuse to certify the vote counts. The goal of this is to prevent at least one state from providing any vote count!
That would throw the decision to the U.S. House to make.
And according to the U.S. Constitution each state delegation gets just one vote...
There are more states with majorities of republican representatives--so Trump would win....
Montana gets one vote same as California...
SCARY RIGHT?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/video/project-2025-russell-vought-lah-digvid?cid=ios_app
if you think miller was wierd & evil just hear this! latinos and asians of all stripes who are trumpets - you wont know what hit you on day 1 of a bozo presidency
If this does not open your eyes you must be simply born STUPID!
I'm thrilled we finally have a decent, reasonable, intelligent, experienced candidate on the ballot. I'm disgusted and appalled that we also have a mentally ill, emotionally deranged, ethically bankrupt felon on the ticket running against the sane, reasonable candidate. I am hoping for a straight Dem win across the board: president/vp, senate, and house. Then, and only then, can this country recover from decades of Republican-instilled abuse, with the billionaire class taking over, the environment suffering, and no recourse to gun violence.
sad. we still only have the power to elect the chosen rich capitalist war mongers presented to us. no matter what pupet entertains the people, the same show goes on.
the Democratic party is the lesser of the two evils, but we are so far from resonalble compromise. I feel like the choice is between authoritarian fascism, or neo liberal fascism. Both are distastful.
We need heathcare and housing for all. We need an end to the occupaton of Palestine, and an end to funding the IDFs war crimes. We still need real police reform, and reforms to our justice system. We need real action on the climate dissaster. we can no longer ignore it for the sake of the economy.We need to start putting humanity first.
It's sickening that there are STILL people who support Rump.
VP Debate on October 1!
They've agreed!
Trump says civilian award is better than Medal of Honor because soldiers who received it are ‘in very bad shape’ or ‘dead’
hey maga idiots - you want this boxo to run america? you must have lost your marbles !
I feel better than I did but Harris backing off universal healthcare sucks balls. Why do we constantly have to do without in this country? When will we get a political leader that will stick to their guns about this? Why is the middle of this country so much to the right?
I'm "voting angry about the upcoming election" simply because in no sane, kind, compassionate, democratic world would Trump be remotely considered or capable of being a candidate. That I have to vote against such a corrupt, felonious, morally bankrupt, mentally incompentent, insane individual is unacceptable. I live for the day I never have to give another moment of headspace to this pathetic excuse for a human being.
Sadly, if this election is conducted as the elections in 2020 and 2022, it is likely manipulation of.votes will occur. Photo ID and proof of US citizenship is a must. Spreading the dates that one may vote over other than election day increases the opportunity for fraud.
Hate become hate. If you spew out hate, it is hate that comes back to you. Words due matter and so does lies. Eventually, all dictators will die by their own making. History has shown, the up rising of people to overthrow of dictators does happens and something by it's replace by another, but it does incrementally changes Society! Sadly, Your lies and hate due come back too Hunt you!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/sleeper-case-rnc-trump-voter-intimidation/index.html
The Sleeper Case
New rules from GOP-majority election board could cause disarray in battleground Georgia
change the could to will
unless these rules are overruled or martial law declared to forrestal skulduggery committed by capo bozos select goons to throw the election
no secret he and his scumbags have set the stage as the last time except this time around they are more prepared
act now or face 'hanging certifactions' later
Will the dems smarten up in their analytics and communications !?
Dont compare grocery prices ... as they include the gouging factor case in point artisanal bread having gone from $3.50 a loaf to $6.50 per loaf
now look at the chart below showing wheat prices in cents per bushel
can anyone justify bread prices doubling when wheat is back down from an abberation?
Likewise you can apply the same to practically all goods - even after making allowances for increases in labor and other components there is no justification?
Neither the farmer nor consumers fault ... point the finger squarely at the intermediary corporates - who mostly vote republican as the latter do their bidding
the 'not so educated & informed' vote republican out of ignorance
the informed corporates / oligarchs vote republican out of greed
perfect scenario poised to complete the destruction of America ... who needs foreign enemies?
The Trump supporters think he is putting on a comedy show for them. Nothing else. They forget that he said he would build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. He did not do so like he promised. Now, they say the Dems did not do what they promised.
The Trump supporters are Second Amendment supporters and do not care if he is nuts! What the Dems need to do is show that they also support the Second Amendment but want to make it safer for everyone.
Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for 'unscrupulous behavior'
republicans maga idiots who support this mad degenerate slimeball you need your head examined!
Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president
what about
removing corrupt mentally unfit president
removing corrupt scotus
sick and tired of bozo and the media covering his constant drumbeat of rambling nonsense
The Russian inflence campaign in the U.S. had plans to reach beyond the U.S. to Europe, by 1st discrediting the U.S., then UK and NATO, and finally Germany which is still more dependent on Russian oil in order to reduce support for Ukraine, and influence elections in all these countries.
The psy-ops campaign to spread fake articles included fake domaines to look like Reuters, Der Spiegel, Bild, Le Monde, Le Parisien, Welt, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Delfi, etc.
2 Russian TV employees used a U.S. company to pay well known right wing influencers ($100K signing bonus, and $100K/week) to meet performance targets (1,000 comments per day/country, 30,000 comments per month/country, 60,000 comments per month for France and Germany combined) using AI, bot and influencers.
" the 277-page plan were revealed in court after the US government indicted two Russian citizens and seized 32 internet domains related to a plot to influence the 2024 American election"
““RT [Russian TV now banned in the U.S. & Europe] worked with an online content creation company in Tennessee, which was directed to contract with U.S. social media influencers to distribute its content on social media platforms including, TikTok, X, Instagram and YouTube. Since November, the company posted more than 2,000 videos that received more than 16 million views on YouTube, according to the indictment.
"information filed in court by the FBI also revealed…A Russian operation to manipulate German, French, Italian and U.K. politicians, businesspeople, journalists and other influencers."
" The goal of the Kremlin’s campaign in Europe was to sow division, discredit America and undermine support for Ukraine, according to a host of Russian documents, memos and minutes from Russian psychological warfare meetings."
"The psy-ops also relied on so-called doppelgänger domains to spread fake articles and content made to look like they came from Western media outlets."
"The domains included fakes of Reuters, Der Spiegel, Bild, Le Monde, Le Parisien, Welt, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Delfi and others, and were paid for with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, according to the FBI affidavit."
"The Russian psy-ops team identified Germany as a particularly vulnerable target for Russian influence….The Germans are more dependent than the French,” reads one of the Russian documents, presumably referring to Germany’s economic dependence on Russian gas and exports."
"The Russian propaganda campaign came complete with KPIs. According to the affidavit filed in US court, the plan was to achieve the following through influencer, bot and AI posts:"
"1,000 comments per day, per country
30,000 comments per month, per country
60,000 comments per month for France and Germany combined"
“One influencer was paid $400,000 a month, a $100,000 signing bonus and an additional performance bonus in exchange for four videos a week.”
"The RT staffers, named in the indictment as Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, have been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act. They're accused of funneling nearly $10 million to an unnamed Tennessee company that contracted with online influencers with big audiences."
"media company [Tenet Media] linked to six conservative influencers — including well-known personalities Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson and Lauren Southern— was secretly funded by Russian state media employees to churn out English-language videos that were “often consistent” with the Kremlin’s “interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition” to Russian interests, like its war in Ukraine."
"Tenet Media, including its website description: "a network of heterodox commentators that focus on Western political and cultural issues."
"Tenet was founded in 2022 by Lauren Chen, a conservative Canadian YouTuber, and her husband, Liam Donovan, whose X profile describes him as president of Tenet Media. Chen hosts a show on Glenn Beck’s BlazeTV and is a contributor to right-wing activist group Turning Point USA. She wrote opinion pieces for RT in 2021 and 2022."
" the government seized 32 internet domains connected to a separate Russian influence operation, while Iran has recently been accused of trying to hack both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns."
“What sets the RT operation apart from many other interference efforts is that it appeared to reach a real audience, thanks to the recognizable names attached.”
“"Buying authentic influencers is a far better use of funds than creating fake personas, because they bring their own trusting audiences and are actually, you know, real," wrote Renée DiResta, the author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality, about how online influencers spread propaganda and rumors, in a post on Threads.”
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100329/us-russia-election-interference-bots-2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-s1-5100829/russia-election-influencers-youtube
https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential-election-influencers-trump-999435273dd39edf7468c6aa34fad5dd
https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/06/putins-plan-secret-psychological-war-europe-revealed-bombshell-leak-21559432/amp/
https://www.politico.eu/article/fbi-dossier-reveals-russian-psy-ops-disinformation-campaign-election-europe/
You got wanted a be dictator, Elon Musk who is not different than Trump. Does care about anything, but himself. Unfortunately he has a platform and fleecing America because they didn't kiss his ring?
May the best WOMAN win!!!!!!
Does this mean Kamala is going to not take Putins endorsement? Did 90% of Kamalas staff quit because they couldn't handle all of the joy? And why does she keep saying she's going to fix this current mess when she created it and has had four years to fix?
Somebody please explain why anyone listens to what tRump says. He is a liar. He does not know the difference. To him, the truth is what ever is best for him.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/spreading-the-truth-about-the-2024?r=11ruex&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
JD Vance "school shootings are just the fact of life "this is what JD said about the recent school shooting in Georgia. He readily accepts that it's the price that America has to pay so that every American AR 15. He would rather see the children of America die, and is ready to accept that as just the cost of collateral damage then do something about it. This is the Republican party. This is what it's become. It's willing to trade America's children to stay in power. it's sickening. It's disgusting. It's JD Vance. It's Donald Trump. It's the current leaders of the Republican party, it's time for America to stand up and say BS no more we're taking this back and making it safe for our kids sane again .
if you're a Republican voter and you just can't vote for a Democrat this election then don't vote, wait for Republican that's responsible. Insane to run for Office.
Carlson’s platforming of Cooper has been widely criticized in recent days, including by some right-wing figures who have defended Carlson in the past. Elon Musk, who promoted the interview on his social media platform, X, calling it “Very interesting. Worth watching,” later deleted his post
need more proof of what to expect form trump vance carlson musk and their right wing maga zombies?
they will make even hitler look like a saint!
The former president continued, “As the first order of business, this commission will develop an action plan to totally eliminate fraud and improper payments within six months. This will save trillions of dollars.”
hey bozo just eliminate yourself from your candidacy ... problem solved
Russia interefering again, all on Zuckerberg and Musks platforms, yet again.
Most of them Republican(excluding Jill Stein) yet again..
Shouldn't this be Treason?
TOO MANY MAGATS STILL THINK TRUMP IS THE ANSWER! they are UNEDUCATED, UNINFORMED, and BRAINWASHED!!! The main stream media is not coming after trump aggressively enough. They are not calling him out to his face and they are making excuses for his INSANE BEHAVIOR. The orange maggot should be in prison already!
Obviously waltz extended family has not read 2025 report, sense they are at the age of retirement. I think there is a book about living in Nebraska?