[above: Military police block peaceful civil rights protesters from approaching the Lincoln Memorial on the day that Donald “don’t be too nice” Trump declares that his administration “has done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.”] There are a lot of different ways that I could take things this evening, but […]
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A former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warns of the President’s use of the military, saying, “I am deeply worried that as they execute their orders, the members of our military will be co-opted for political purposes.”
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, armed forces, authoritarian, authoritarianism, Ben Sasse, Bible, black lives matter, Constitution, constitutional crisis, DC, Donald Trump, future crime, George Floyd, Insurrection Act, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Kasie Hunt, Lafayette Square, Lincoln Memorial, Lisa Murkowski, mark Esper, Mike Mullen, military, military police, Minority Report, Mitch McConnell, National Guard, non-violence, police state, police violence, political ads, protests, racism, rubber bullets, St. John's Church, tear gar, thought crime, violence, Will Hurd 75 Comments
What we know about Russian evolving role in voter suppression
In the months after the 2016 election, as you may recall, it was reported that the Russians had attempted to breach the election systems of 21 U.S. states. Well, thanks to an NBC News report, we now know that a handful of these state systems were successfully penetrated. Furthermore, according to Jeanette Manfra, the head […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Cambridge Analytica, Chris Murphy, CIA, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, cybersecurity, Dianne Feinstein, Donald Trump, election hacking, election integrity, election meddling, George Bush, gerrymandering, hacking, Jeanette Manfra, Mike Pompeo, propaganda, provisional ballot, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Russiagate, sanctions, Senate Judiciary Committee, voter registration, voter suppression, voting 118 Comments