Republican officials can remove eligible voters through bureaucratic procedures that would never be tolerated if the government were confiscating guns…
Voting is a class issue, as well as a race issue. Democracy gives power to the poor and working class, so it is in the interest of the ownership class to rescind the votes of as many poor people as possible, to retain the owners' dominance. This, plus heavy-handed policing/jailing/executing of the underclass preserves an order that is presumed to be natural.
It's like watching a malfactor load a shotgun after telling you he [it's usually a he, in this case a Fat, Orange, Kiddie-Raping, AI-Slopping NUTjob] is going to shoot you in the face.
How decrepit is our opposition? Where is our WWII ace, say, Jimmy Stewart?
[See Falsehood and Facts below]
Hakeem? Schumer? Come out wherever you are. You are hiding like Munchkins waiting for Dorothy's house to drop on our Orange, Bisexual Wicked Witch of the West Wing.
COME ON, ALREADY Obama, Holder, AOC, Bernie et al.
Come out like someone's waving, offering a bundled wad of AIPAC $100 notes.
So . . . make a few substitutions below, and you've got R. Vought's plan:
“A Reich citizen is a subject of the state who is of German or related blood, and proves by his conduct that he is willing and fit to faithfully serve the German people and Reich.”
That is a double-ought buckshot shotgun shell [figuratively] to every American's face.
And don't be a p*ssy, because he'll grab you. Orange privilege, and all that. [He was a star, after all.]
#VOTE to save the nation or live like a wage-slave for Curtis Yarvin, unless he decides to use you as biodiesel for municipal buses. [Google it.]
Jimmy Stewart was not an ace, nor a hero. He led the charge to stop the promotion of Col Jeannie Holm to General in Strategic Air Command, claiming she was head of a cabal of lesbians, which sparked a homosexual witch hunt in the Air Force
So Very Wrong. {Where do you Get this stuff? Small wonder David Solomon took a powder.]
• Jimmy Stewart and Strategic Air Command: Jimmy Stewart was a highly decorated World War II bomber pilot who remained in the Air Force Reserve. He starred in the famous 1955 movie Strategic Air Command, which SAC Commander Curtis LeMay championed to promote the branch. In real life, Stewart served as a Colonel in the Reserve and was eventually promoted to Brigadier General in 1959.
• Jeanne Holm's Historic Promotion: Jeanne Holm was a trailblazing officer who did not serve in the Strategic Air Command, but rather spent much of her career leading personnel and plans. Most notably, she served as the Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF). On July 16, 1971, she became the first female Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. Two years later, in 1973, she was promoted to Major General, making her the first female two-star general in the entire U.S. Armed Forces.
• The Actor Intervened For: The promotion challenge involving Jimmy Stewart actually centered on Senator Margaret Chase Smith opposing Stewart’s own promotion. In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Reserve Colonel Jimmy Stewart for promotion to Brigadier General. Senator Smith, a member of the Armed Services Committee, initially blocked (scuttled) it, arguing that Stewart did not spend enough time on active reserve duty compared to other colonels. After he completed additional B-47 and B-52 training for the Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Senate finally approved his promotion in 1959.
• Jeannie Holm's Actual Milestone: Jeannie M. Holm was a historic figure who served as the director of the Women in the Air Force (WAF). She became the first female Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force in 1971 and, in 1973, the first female Major General in the U.S. Armed Forces. Her career was unrelated to Stewart's reserve assignments or any block from him.
What Jimmy Stewart was in WWII is irrelevant and we can have a discussion about that.
And Yes Jeannie Holm did get promoted, but after a long, long campaign.
Steewart did try to stop the promotion of Jeannie Holm.
I know of what I speak, I was an eye witness.
Copy and pasting stuff from wikipedia is not a counter argument.
He is beloved in large part of the roles he played (emphasis played) on the silver screen and Ronald Reagan was elected because of the roles he played on the Screen and TV.
So much for the judgement of the public. The public is shallow
I appreciate your information about how Republicans are stealing our right to vote, and comparing their getting away with it to what would happen if this were done re gun rights is genius.
However, it’s critical, especially right now as voting is already happening in many states, to add two pieces of information to ANY article like this, which frankly I don’t think is helpful at all in any case this late in the election season because it can only serve to de motivate infrequent voters who may believe they won’t be allowed to vote anyways….but the two pieces of information are this: remind people to check the status of their voter registration before voting with their secretary of state’s office…most states have an online portal for this, or one can call one’s city clerk’s office, too, I’m pretty sure. the second, and most important, is that IF someone is given a provisional ballot, which they should be instructed to insist upon if they are told they’re not on the voter rolls when they know they should be, and they should be informed of HOW to get that ballot counted. Most are thrown out because voters are not given an explanation of how to “cure” them, meaning how to get them counted…by showing up at their county clerk’s office, or even the voting site on Election Day later in the day, with the proper identification and proof of residence to show they should be on the rolls and allowed to vote!!!
This is an excellent comment. It inspired me to find useful information from VOTERIDERS about how to vote by provisional ballot and make sure it counts. I shared it on Facebook. I hope it makes a difference.
After and during an election people can volunteer to cure ballots and help find these voters , my step daughter did this in Nevada after the election. I’m not sure of the details, but you should be able to call the county clerk and find out how to do this as a volunteer.
My daughter is doing the same. For those who do not know the term, "curing ballots" refers to the process of finding people (in this case, Democrats and left-leaning Independents) whose ballots have been rejected -- for whatever reason -- and helping them fix whatever problem led to the rejection. You need a computer or device connected to the internet and you can do it from home (or anywhere, for that matter). You will be given the name of each person who needs the service, as well as contact information and the thing that needs fixing. How to join the effort varies from state-to-state, but a simple Google search will guide anyone interested in helping out to the organization in your locality, state, or region
How can we get the news to cover this! PBS, Politico, CNN and MSNOW have covered it some but they need to be focusing on this issue non stop. Expose the GOP for the cheaters they are. Can anything be done to slow them down?
It is curious that the GOP thinks making it harder or impossible for citizens, minorities especially, gives them a better shot at winning elections. Here in bright RED Florida, the GOP replacement for fascist governor DeSantis is Black. Clarence Thomas on the SCOTUS is Black; Senator Scott is Black. Back in the 60s when I was active in CORE, people referred to such politicians as Uncle Toms or Oreos (black on the outside but white on the inside. In both cases, the labels were meant to indicate a Party that did not have minority interests in mind.
It is ironic that Republicans try to eliminate mailed ballots, because like this white disabled veteran, I cannot at age 79 stand for an hour in line to vote. Why do they think that I am automatically a Democrat? I'm rich. I own a gun. Those are stereotypical Republican traits. If anything, the GOP is annoying people like me into voting Blue out of annoyance.
I can say that, when voting in person, most people cast at least some votes by party because they have no idea who the people on the ballot are. What is that judge's record of fairness? What, I just voted for a Negro? But he was a Republican. I voted for a Republican governor who wants to raise my taxes? The GOP would obviously be better off running to govern rather than to rule.
I've mentioned Revolution 2.0 and uprising before, and the very idea has scared some.
But what other option is left, all signs are that Trump and the Republican party will interfere with this election, criminy creeps they already have. Voter caging, redistricting, going after voters with non Anglo names, threats against election commissions, restricting or moving polling stations, and ballot boxes, the RNC has spent money training 10,000 poll watchers, while DNC has done jack squat to counter, and now there is a threat and possibility of armed poll watchers, either and/or National Guard, ICE or civilian militia.
Mass voting. Make sure you vote yourself ... and vote as early as possible. Then encourage anyone and everyone you know who agrees with you to do the same.
I live in WA state, all voting is mail in. I already voted, Will drop my ballot off at the county drop box, tomorrow.I live Rural and only know one neighbor and he too will vote against Trump. The other property owner is not a resident, some rich dude that owns a winery and almost all property around me. He wanted to buy mine, but no deal. I love the property, the quiet, the view, the wildlife and the quiet and solitude which money can't buy.
I lived in rural northern Oregon (Clackamas County, which we called Clackistan County), and as you know, we also voted exclusively by mail. Like you, we lived in wilderness and wouldn't have given it up for anything ... except Alzheimer’s. We moved to California. But I voted and put my ballot in a drop box the day after I got it in the mail.
Support No Kings this Saturday which is all about protecting the vote. Tell folks to check their registration and to sign up with your state's voter information site if you have one. In Washington it is votewa.gov and you will be informed when your ballot is mailed to you, when your ballot is received back and when your ballot is accepted or declined for a some issue.
We should also be prepared for mass protests if something doesn't look right with the returns on Nov. 3 or after.
And support Greg Palast with his work on this! Go to the link Thom provided in his post today or go to the right-hand side of The Hartmann Report home page and find the article by Greg Palast. Thanks Thom!
Where? oh where are our champions to fight for US? If thousands possibly even millions of voters have been removed from voter rolls this could be a repeat of the last go-round. I can't tell from my position if the D's really mounted any campaign of "check your name on the voter rolls" months and months ago. Why haven't the D's organized a voter poll protection plan that will WATCH THE WATCHERS in these offending states? It sounds like we could all just start screaming. I'm kind of cooked every time I read another article like this one.
My apologies for being off topic. After watching Phil Ittner on the show just now, I have to ask if it is possible to send a tape of that entire segment to all the major networks with a request to broadcast it as widely and as often as possible. Having seen that seasoned and powerful journalist so many times making forceful and optimistic statements now being reduced to tears and unable to even look into the camera while speaking about Trump's betrayal and our nation's betrayal of the nation of Ukraine because of Republican capitulation to evil was one of the most moving things I have ever experienced. Our shame should be witnessed by as many Americans as possible to hopefully elicit some sort of sane reaction from the people and maybe even one or two Republican leaders.
If Dems do win congressional control, then the media and the public must then try to convince the military and law enforcement (at whose mercy we will be) leaders to do their duty to the constitution and the people, and not to a traitorous president and his party.
This IS The Last Straw: Vote These Fascist Bastards Out Of Office
The Muskrat and Cheeto are striking back using the leverage of the Starlink network to interfere with the Ukrainian military(bit.ly/3VNWBdg). Yesterday Ukraine hit Yandex with drone strikes. Yandex controls Russian bot farms responsible for internet propaganda meant to interfere with the US midterm elections, specifically to favor fascist Republicans.
Muskrat has poured more than $350+ and probably much more to come. His super PAC has a lot of dark money from other AI allies who need their data centers to get constructed and eventually pollute the environment. The Muskrat does not own 100% of SpaceX. He holds approximately 42% of the company's equity. Other outside equity owners include institutional and private investors such as Founders Fund(3%), Valor Equity(4%), Fidelity(1%), Google (Alphabet 4-6%), Andreessen Horowitz(2%), and Ron Baron(1%) so Muskrat is the major equity owner of SpaceEx which controls Starlink.
So the Muskrat and his tech allies being miffed that their Russian bot farm project was put on the ropes decided to “get even” with Ukraine by turning off Starlink in the middle of a Russian drone strike. They did this once before in Sept 2022 in the midst of a Crimean campaign. Following the recent service disruption SpaceX introduced a speed limit and movement restrictions on Starlink terminals (reportedly affecting units moving above 100 mph), disrupting drone and frontline missions without prior warning to Ukrainian defense forces. This is Cheeto and Muskrat’s warning to Ukraine, “don’t fuck with us.” But Zelensky has had it with Cheeto and Putin. Today he said “we’re done with Russian refinery drone strikes being off limits,” after agreeing to Cheeto’s request for a moratorium. That lasted 3 days. Cheeto is playing Ukraine. What a miserable SOB!!
The Starlink network needs to be regulated and not in the hands of one tech asshole. Some fascist oligarchic dirtbags are controlling our national foreign policy through a authoritarian president, making our once allies impotent in a war started by a Russian dictator. This cannot stand. The US government under Democratic control needs to take this Starlink asset out of the hands of a malignant narcissistic tech oligarch seeking to control the world order.
This is a classic tactic of authoritarian regimes. You can vote only if you agree to vote for dear leader. It is amazing how unpopular dictators keep getting re-elected with 90% of the vote. The world knows it is all phony. As are US elections.
Let's face it. The US is a confused, dysfunctional, defective country. It is ruled by an small cabal of greedy billionaires and money-is-power brokers, ruling over a society of complacent, ignorant and uneducated, bloated zombies. There is a patina of democracy - a visible vote every 2 years! - but it is all just chimera. There is no real chance for average citizens to influence public policy, and way too many do not care.
No one should ever forget that the efforts of the modern GOP to purge voters of color from the voting rolls because they're likely to vote for democrats stands on the shoulders of the 2000 Jeb Bush/Katherine Harris "felon purge" in Florida where more than 50,000 legally registered, mostly African-American democrats were illegally purged from Florida's voting rolls in an illegal effort to reduce the number of democrats likely to vote in the 2000 Presidential election in Florida.
Honestly not sure how many votes can be purged in Idaho. If anything, the value of over representative votes in a single Rep. district state is shrinking faster than a pin-pricked balloon.
I'm somewhat hopeful that the Senate is about to be taken by states whose voters are otherwise UNDER represented in Washington.
Voting is a class issue, as well as a race issue. Democracy gives power to the poor and working class, so it is in the interest of the ownership class to rescind the votes of as many poor people as possible, to retain the owners' dominance. This, plus heavy-handed policing/jailing/executing of the underclass preserves an order that is presumed to be natural.
Where is the Resistance when you need it? I'm talking about the kind that was alive in France during the Nazi occupation.
Amen I would upvote if I could.
It's like watching a malfactor load a shotgun after telling you he [it's usually a he, in this case a Fat, Orange, Kiddie-Raping, AI-Slopping NUTjob] is going to shoot you in the face.
How decrepit is our opposition? Where is our WWII ace, say, Jimmy Stewart?
[See Falsehood and Facts below]
Hakeem? Schumer? Come out wherever you are. You are hiding like Munchkins waiting for Dorothy's house to drop on our Orange, Bisexual Wicked Witch of the West Wing.
COME ON, ALREADY Obama, Holder, AOC, Bernie et al.
Come out like someone's waving, offering a bundled wad of AIPAC $100 notes.
So . . . make a few substitutions below, and you've got R. Vought's plan:
“A Reich citizen is a subject of the state who is of German or related blood, and proves by his conduct that he is willing and fit to faithfully serve the German people and Reich.”
That is a double-ought buckshot shotgun shell [figuratively] to every American's face.
And don't be a p*ssy, because he'll grab you. Orange privilege, and all that. [He was a star, after all.]
#VOTE to save the nation or live like a wage-slave for Curtis Yarvin, unless he decides to use you as biodiesel for municipal buses. [Google it.]
Jimmy Stewart was not an ace, nor a hero. He led the charge to stop the promotion of Col Jeannie Holm to General in Strategic Air Command, claiming she was head of a cabal of lesbians, which sparked a homosexual witch hunt in the Air Force
So Very Wrong. {Where do you Get this stuff? Small wonder David Solomon took a powder.]
• Jimmy Stewart and Strategic Air Command: Jimmy Stewart was a highly decorated World War II bomber pilot who remained in the Air Force Reserve. He starred in the famous 1955 movie Strategic Air Command, which SAC Commander Curtis LeMay championed to promote the branch. In real life, Stewart served as a Colonel in the Reserve and was eventually promoted to Brigadier General in 1959.
• Jeanne Holm's Historic Promotion: Jeanne Holm was a trailblazing officer who did not serve in the Strategic Air Command, but rather spent much of her career leading personnel and plans. Most notably, she served as the Director of Women in the Air Force (WAF). On July 16, 1971, she became the first female Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. Two years later, in 1973, she was promoted to Major General, making her the first female two-star general in the entire U.S. Armed Forces.
• The Actor Intervened For: The promotion challenge involving Jimmy Stewart actually centered on Senator Margaret Chase Smith opposing Stewart’s own promotion. In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Reserve Colonel Jimmy Stewart for promotion to Brigadier General. Senator Smith, a member of the Armed Services Committee, initially blocked (scuttled) it, arguing that Stewart did not spend enough time on active reserve duty compared to other colonels. After he completed additional B-47 and B-52 training for the Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Senate finally approved his promotion in 1959.
• Jeannie Holm's Actual Milestone: Jeannie M. Holm was a historic figure who served as the director of the Women in the Air Force (WAF). She became the first female Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force in 1971 and, in 1973, the first female Major General in the U.S. Armed Forces. Her career was unrelated to Stewart's reserve assignments or any block from him.
What Jimmy Stewart was in WWII is irrelevant and we can have a discussion about that.
And Yes Jeannie Holm did get promoted, but after a long, long campaign.
Steewart did try to stop the promotion of Jeannie Holm.
I know of what I speak, I was an eye witness.
Copy and pasting stuff from wikipedia is not a counter argument.
He is beloved in large part of the roles he played (emphasis played) on the silver screen and Ronald Reagan was elected because of the roles he played on the Screen and TV.
So much for the judgement of the public. The public is shallow
It was AI. AI may have used Wiki.
Jimmy S. was spectacular. Go peddle crazy somewhere else. I'm all stocked up, to quote Jack.
I asked before. And I'll ask again. Where do you get this scarlet letter [L-word in this case] BS from? Are you rewriting "The Crucible?"
List your SOURCES. The ones that back up your smear on an American hero.
Your next is the last word. I'm done.
I appreciate your information about how Republicans are stealing our right to vote, and comparing their getting away with it to what would happen if this were done re gun rights is genius.
However, it’s critical, especially right now as voting is already happening in many states, to add two pieces of information to ANY article like this, which frankly I don’t think is helpful at all in any case this late in the election season because it can only serve to de motivate infrequent voters who may believe they won’t be allowed to vote anyways….but the two pieces of information are this: remind people to check the status of their voter registration before voting with their secretary of state’s office…most states have an online portal for this, or one can call one’s city clerk’s office, too, I’m pretty sure. the second, and most important, is that IF someone is given a provisional ballot, which they should be instructed to insist upon if they are told they’re not on the voter rolls when they know they should be, and they should be informed of HOW to get that ballot counted. Most are thrown out because voters are not given an explanation of how to “cure” them, meaning how to get them counted…by showing up at their county clerk’s office, or even the voting site on Election Day later in the day, with the proper identification and proof of residence to show they should be on the rolls and allowed to vote!!!
This is an excellent comment. It inspired me to find useful information from VOTERIDERS about how to vote by provisional ballot and make sure it counts. I shared it on Facebook. I hope it makes a difference.
After and during an election people can volunteer to cure ballots and help find these voters , my step daughter did this in Nevada after the election. I’m not sure of the details, but you should be able to call the county clerk and find out how to do this as a volunteer.
My daughter is doing the same. For those who do not know the term, "curing ballots" refers to the process of finding people (in this case, Democrats and left-leaning Independents) whose ballots have been rejected -- for whatever reason -- and helping them fix whatever problem led to the rejection. You need a computer or device connected to the internet and you can do it from home (or anywhere, for that matter). You will be given the name of each person who needs the service, as well as contact information and the thing that needs fixing. How to join the effort varies from state-to-state, but a simple Google search will guide anyone interested in helping out to the organization in your locality, state, or region
That’s good news! We need more people doing it. I wish the media would talk about it!
How can we get the news to cover this! PBS, Politico, CNN and MSNOW have covered it some but they need to be focusing on this issue non stop. Expose the GOP for the cheaters they are. Can anything be done to slow them down?
It is curious that the GOP thinks making it harder or impossible for citizens, minorities especially, gives them a better shot at winning elections. Here in bright RED Florida, the GOP replacement for fascist governor DeSantis is Black. Clarence Thomas on the SCOTUS is Black; Senator Scott is Black. Back in the 60s when I was active in CORE, people referred to such politicians as Uncle Toms or Oreos (black on the outside but white on the inside. In both cases, the labels were meant to indicate a Party that did not have minority interests in mind.
It is ironic that Republicans try to eliminate mailed ballots, because like this white disabled veteran, I cannot at age 79 stand for an hour in line to vote. Why do they think that I am automatically a Democrat? I'm rich. I own a gun. Those are stereotypical Republican traits. If anything, the GOP is annoying people like me into voting Blue out of annoyance.
I can say that, when voting in person, most people cast at least some votes by party because they have no idea who the people on the ballot are. What is that judge's record of fairness? What, I just voted for a Negro? But he was a Republican. I voted for a Republican governor who wants to raise my taxes? The GOP would obviously be better off running to govern rather than to rule.
I've mentioned Revolution 2.0 and uprising before, and the very idea has scared some.
But what other option is left, all signs are that Trump and the Republican party will interfere with this election, criminy creeps they already have. Voter caging, redistricting, going after voters with non Anglo names, threats against election commissions, restricting or moving polling stations, and ballot boxes, the RNC has spent money training 10,000 poll watchers, while DNC has done jack squat to counter, and now there is a threat and possibility of armed poll watchers, either and/or National Guard, ICE or civilian militia.
What is left, submission, slavery or resistance?
Mass voting. Make sure you vote yourself ... and vote as early as possible. Then encourage anyone and everyone you know who agrees with you to do the same.
I live in WA state, all voting is mail in. I already voted, Will drop my ballot off at the county drop box, tomorrow.I live Rural and only know one neighbor and he too will vote against Trump. The other property owner is not a resident, some rich dude that owns a winery and almost all property around me. He wanted to buy mine, but no deal. I love the property, the quiet, the view, the wildlife and the quiet and solitude which money can't buy.
I lived in rural northern Oregon (Clackamas County, which we called Clackistan County), and as you know, we also voted exclusively by mail. Like you, we lived in wilderness and wouldn't have given it up for anything ... except Alzheimer’s. We moved to California. But I voted and put my ballot in a drop box the day after I got it in the mail.
Support No Kings this Saturday which is all about protecting the vote. Tell folks to check their registration and to sign up with your state's voter information site if you have one. In Washington it is votewa.gov and you will be informed when your ballot is mailed to you, when your ballot is received back and when your ballot is accepted or declined for a some issue.
We should also be prepared for mass protests if something doesn't look right with the returns on Nov. 3 or after.
And support Greg Palast with his work on this! Go to the link Thom provided in his post today or go to the right-hand side of The Hartmann Report home page and find the article by Greg Palast. Thanks Thom!
Where? oh where are our champions to fight for US? If thousands possibly even millions of voters have been removed from voter rolls this could be a repeat of the last go-round. I can't tell from my position if the D's really mounted any campaign of "check your name on the voter rolls" months and months ago. Why haven't the D's organized a voter poll protection plan that will WATCH THE WATCHERS in these offending states? It sounds like we could all just start screaming. I'm kind of cooked every time I read another article like this one.
They have, are, and will continue to do exactly what you ask.
My apologies for being off topic. After watching Phil Ittner on the show just now, I have to ask if it is possible to send a tape of that entire segment to all the major networks with a request to broadcast it as widely and as often as possible. Having seen that seasoned and powerful journalist so many times making forceful and optimistic statements now being reduced to tears and unable to even look into the camera while speaking about Trump's betrayal and our nation's betrayal of the nation of Ukraine because of Republican capitulation to evil was one of the most moving things I have ever experienced. Our shame should be witnessed by as many Americans as possible to hopefully elicit some sort of sane reaction from the people and maybe even one or two Republican leaders.
If Dems do win congressional control, then the media and the public must then try to convince the military and law enforcement (at whose mercy we will be) leaders to do their duty to the constitution and the people, and not to a traitorous president and his party.
Maybe Democrats should consider campaigning on this sort of thing.
This song “Erase My Name” needs to be the anthem for the Oct 17 No Kings - Get Out The Vote rally!
This IS The Last Straw: Vote These Fascist Bastards Out Of Office
The Muskrat and Cheeto are striking back using the leverage of the Starlink network to interfere with the Ukrainian military(bit.ly/3VNWBdg). Yesterday Ukraine hit Yandex with drone strikes. Yandex controls Russian bot farms responsible for internet propaganda meant to interfere with the US midterm elections, specifically to favor fascist Republicans.
Muskrat has poured more than $350+ and probably much more to come. His super PAC has a lot of dark money from other AI allies who need their data centers to get constructed and eventually pollute the environment. The Muskrat does not own 100% of SpaceX. He holds approximately 42% of the company's equity. Other outside equity owners include institutional and private investors such as Founders Fund(3%), Valor Equity(4%), Fidelity(1%), Google (Alphabet 4-6%), Andreessen Horowitz(2%), and Ron Baron(1%) so Muskrat is the major equity owner of SpaceEx which controls Starlink.
So the Muskrat and his tech allies being miffed that their Russian bot farm project was put on the ropes decided to “get even” with Ukraine by turning off Starlink in the middle of a Russian drone strike. They did this once before in Sept 2022 in the midst of a Crimean campaign. Following the recent service disruption SpaceX introduced a speed limit and movement restrictions on Starlink terminals (reportedly affecting units moving above 100 mph), disrupting drone and frontline missions without prior warning to Ukrainian defense forces. This is Cheeto and Muskrat’s warning to Ukraine, “don’t fuck with us.” But Zelensky has had it with Cheeto and Putin. Today he said “we’re done with Russian refinery drone strikes being off limits,” after agreeing to Cheeto’s request for a moratorium. That lasted 3 days. Cheeto is playing Ukraine. What a miserable SOB!!
The Starlink network needs to be regulated and not in the hands of one tech asshole. Some fascist oligarchic dirtbags are controlling our national foreign policy through a authoritarian president, making our once allies impotent in a war started by a Russian dictator. This cannot stand. The US government under Democratic control needs to take this Starlink asset out of the hands of a malignant narcissistic tech oligarch seeking to control the world order.
This is a classic tactic of authoritarian regimes. You can vote only if you agree to vote for dear leader. It is amazing how unpopular dictators keep getting re-elected with 90% of the vote. The world knows it is all phony. As are US elections.
Let's face it. The US is a confused, dysfunctional, defective country. It is ruled by an small cabal of greedy billionaires and money-is-power brokers, ruling over a society of complacent, ignorant and uneducated, bloated zombies. There is a patina of democracy - a visible vote every 2 years! - but it is all just chimera. There is no real chance for average citizens to influence public policy, and way too many do not care.
No one should ever forget that the efforts of the modern GOP to purge voters of color from the voting rolls because they're likely to vote for democrats stands on the shoulders of the 2000 Jeb Bush/Katherine Harris "felon purge" in Florida where more than 50,000 legally registered, mostly African-American democrats were illegally purged from Florida's voting rolls in an illegal effort to reduce the number of democrats likely to vote in the 2000 Presidential election in Florida.
Honestly not sure how many votes can be purged in Idaho. If anything, the value of over representative votes in a single Rep. district state is shrinking faster than a pin-pricked balloon.
I'm somewhat hopeful that the Senate is about to be taken by states whose voters are otherwise UNDER represented in Washington.