Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Yulia Navalnaya: After Putin, I’ll run to be Russia’s president

Alexei Navalny’s wife says she doesn’t “hate” the Russian president — she just wants to see him in prison.

https://www.politico.eu/article/yulia-navalnaya-run-russian-president-vladimir-putin-regime-falls/

Trump finally found God.

In other news, God is looking for a new hiding spot.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a hurricane relief bill into law last week, allocating $5 million to the State Board of Elections to make accommodations for voters impacted by Hurricane Helene. #uspol #uspolitics #NorthCarolina https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-election-board-allows-counties-to-make-emergency-changes-post-hurricane/

In a win for voters, a #Georgia judge ruled that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for election officials under state law. HUGE! #uspol #Uspolitics #Politics #election #Vote #Voting #Election2024

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-election-officials-have-a-duty-to-certify-results-judge-rules/

CNN:
Former Georgia GOP lieutenant governor encourages Republicans to vote for Harris in sprint to election

Geoff Duncan, a Republican and former Georgia lieutenant governor, is making a final push to convince swing state voters in his party to vote for Kamala Harris.

He said he and other Republican officials who are backing Harris are “truly, genuinely embarrassed every time (Trump) sees a microphone or a camera... — he’s a fraud.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-harris-election-10-21-24#cm2jbhfmp000f3b6m1q12v2m9

#News #Politics #Harris #Trump

Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, but the media isn't calling it out enough. His incoherent speeches are often dismissed, but they reveal a serious decline in his capacity to lead. This isn't a joke; it's a warning sign of a looming authoritarian threat. If reelected, the danger to democracy will only escalate.

https://www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carusone/isnt-normal-msnbcs-sunday-show-angelo-carusone-jonathan-capehart-and-ankush

REPUBLICANS: You've been warned.

Arizona Republican official who refused to certify 2022 election pleads guilty
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/21/peggy-judd-pleads-guilty-arizona-election-denier

#PeggyJudd #Arizona #GOPFraud #GOPElectionFraud #VoteBlueToSaveEverything

WSJ's Rebecca Ballhaus:

In Maricopa County, votes will be counted with drones overhead and police snipers standing ready. Election workers have gone through active-shooter drills and learned to barricade themselves or wield fire hoses to repel armed mobs.

A theory:
Simple minds want an authoritarian leader, similar to how a young child needs parental authority.

This is why the so-called “conservatives” (U.S. Republicans) have for decades, continually undermined public education: create more ignorant voters.

@LindaCollins11 @PBWolf #alttext Me: By taxing churches we could generate an extra $71 billion per year. Them: But my church feeds the poor! Me: That’s awesome! They can write it off when they file their taxes!

How is #ElonMusk paying for votes for #DonaldTrump legal? It isn't. And he would have never paid up anyway. Another reason to pass $$ to the grifter #MAGA

“Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person..to vote for or against any candidate…Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both” #DOJ

#election2024 #electioninterference

Baldwin: Hovde Should Stay Out Of All Women's Personal Lives

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/10/baldwin-hovde-should-stay-out-all-womens?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=94836

@wdlindsy

one of the main things that infuriate me is that rapists can try to get custody and/or visitation

that means the person they raped will have to deal with their rapist for years

this is beyond disgusting and damaging and should NEVER be allowed

an abortion ends all of that and is an option that protects the person who was raped

"There is a reason the term 'fascist' is in such wide circulation as Mr. Trump amps up a campaign increasingly built around nativism, racial resentment, fear and threats, Ms. [Ruth] Ben-Ghiat said.

'It’s a measure of the urgency and sense of emergency that Hillary Clinton and Mark Milley are using this word,' she said. 'It packs a punch.'”

~ J. Weisman

#Trump #JDVance #fascism #racism #WhiteSupremacy
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Gift link from Ruth Ben-Ghiat at her Lucid blog on Substack.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/us/politics/harris-trump-fascism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE4.FmO8.p1Cr3eJa9IcV&smid=url-share

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/pennsylvania-gov-shapiro-law-enforcement-take-look-elon-musk-voter-pay-rcna176279