Notices tagged with elections

Astroturfing and Abuse: The 2023 SAMbot Alberta General Election Report

#Alberta #Elections #UCP #Abuse #Bots #Astroturf #Disinformation #FarRight

https://www.samaracentre.ca/sambot-alberta-2023

Threads posts - No, this proposed constitutional amendment wouldn't give former President Barack Obama a third term

#BarackObama #USConstitution #Elections #PresidentialTermLimits #Politics

http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jan/27/threads-posts/no-this-proposed-constitutional-amendment-wouldnt/

#ElonMusk — the head of #Trump's Dept of Govt Efficiency — was met w/roars of applause from the >4k attendees gathered in the German city of Halle as he appeared on screen at a rally for the #FarRight “Alternative für Deutschland” (#AfD) party.

"I think you really are the best hope for Germany," #Musk told them.

Since #Germany's president dissolved parliament in December, he has accused Musk of trying to interfere in Germany's national #elections, which are scheduled for Feb 23.

#technocracy

Worthwhile piece by @anneapplebaum on whether Elon Musk is making it impossible to have free and fair elections, and whether Europe can stop his influence (or largely curtail it).

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/03/musk-tech-oligarch-european-election-influence/681453/
#tech #elections #democracy

Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?

#TechOligarchy #GlobalPoliticalImpact #Elections #ElonMusk #DemocracyAtRisk

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/03/musk-tech-oligarch-european-election-influence/681453/

GOP abruptly warms to economy. Plus, who gets credit for the ceasefire?

#TrumpEconomy #Politics #Elections #TrumpApproval #MidtermElections

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/26/2298696/-GOP-abruptly-warms-to-economy-Plus-who-gets-credit-for-the-ceasefire

Socialist Alliance holds 19th national conference

#FederalElection #NationalConference #Elections #Perspectives #Planning

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/socialist-alliance-holds-19th-national-conference

#Michigan voters first elected #JocelynBenson as Secretary of State in 2018 and then again in 2022 by a nearly 14-point margin — the biggest of any of the major statewide races that year. As Michigan's chief #elections officer during the #2020election, Benson spoke out against #Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss that year. She regularly appears on cable TV news programs as a national voice on protecting democracy in the US.

#Benson4MI #Vote #democracy #MIpol #USpol

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House Republican majority just shrunk again

#GOP #HouseOfRepresentatives #MajorityShrinks #Elections #Politics

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/house-republican-majority-just-shrunk-again/59541/

It's amazing how little concern there is for voting security. We heard almost nothing about it in the run-up to the 2024 election.

In November 2024 a group of election security experts wrote to vp Harris, "The facts around the voting system breaches are not disputed; it is well-documented that there were severe, multiple voting security breaches before the 2024 election."

https://freespeechforpeople.org/computer-scientists-breaches-of-voting-system-software-warrant-recounts-to-ensure-election-verification/ #elections #security

https://www.europesays.com/1777867/ Germany is main EU target of Trump tariffs, warns economy minister – POLITICO #cars #DonaldTrump #Economy #elections #FriedrichMerz #GermanElection2025 #germany #RobertHabeck #tariffs #trade #TransatlanticRelations #UnitedStates

▶ POLL: HUGE REASON WHY DEMS LOST | The Kyle Kulinski Show

#PoliticalAnalysis #Elections #KrystalKyle #Polling #KyleKulinski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvqq-GsRzg

Sure "democracy"....a way for the "majority" to decide ha?!

Yet we live in a world where the ones with a lot of financial power always decide. They own the messengers, social platforms, streaming platforms, newspapers, TV stations, they give money to politicians, bribe, abuse, and so forth....

It may be hard to accept, but there is no democracy. And never was. No one voted to go to war in Ukraine, in Gaza, in Afghanistan. No one voted for the use of fossil fuels instead of renewable energies. No one votes for the prices of medicine, if we should do space missions, build a park, or basically anything else.

People vote to elect a handful of tribe leaders, after a fierce battle of influence over these voters, to then have these leaders do as they please once they are elected. And some of these leaders can't even do shit since the rich control the world anyway.

And now that we talk about democracy, in principle it is a bad idea for most decisions that need to be taken by the experts in the field. Of course we should not have a vote about how to deal with cancer screenings, surgeries, building bridges, or most of these things.

Instead of floating these fantasy ideas around we should keep it simple and reasonable: all people need access to a basic life without any strings attached. Then they can have some autonomy and get involved into all sorts of things. Become engineers, doctors, write for Wikipedia, do open source software, volunteer and so forth. Free people from this primitive trade society, and let them grow. Like creating a fertile soil to be able to grow flowers.

That's what we need. Therefore basic and good services, regardless of the party or leaders. Good healthcare, housing for all, access to education and food, access to free transport, and our basic needs. The rest will emerge out of this good environment.

#democracy #usa #elections #trump #society #communism #capitalism #socialism #voting

4 Voting Rights Cases SCOTUS May Hear That Could Reshape Elections

#VotingRights #CourtCases #Elections #ElectionReform #DemocracyDocket

https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/4-voting-rights-cases-scotus-may-hear-that-could-reshape-elections/

Why making Canada a state would backfire on Trump

#Republicans #Statehood #Politics #Elections #Democrats

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/12/2295654/-Why-making-Canada-a-state-would-backfire-on-Trump

🚨🎥 Join us next week with Victor Ilie (freelance investigative reporter) and Madalina Botan (SNSPA & BROD) to uncover some of the organised #disinformation campaigns that targeted the Romanian social media space ahead of the presidential #elections last November. We’ll also explore how to effectively assess and respond to emerging risks related to elections.

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I’ve switched my semi-dormant newsletter from Substack to Beehiiv with first post there. With a run-cute selfie from a snowy Brooklyn Bridge in winter 2020-21 wearing a “Vote” mask, as encouraging voting & defending democracy never go out of style.
I said what I said.
https://kats-newsletter-74e1a6.beehiiv.com/p/defending-democracy

#democracy #vote #elections

https://www.europesays.com/1733317/ Orbán’s opponent calls for elections in Hungary in 2025 #elections #eu #hír #hungary #Magyarország #orban

JD Vance Accuses Democrats Of Voting For Government Shutdown To Damage Trump's 'Negotiating Leverage'

#NegotiatingLeverage #JDVance #Elections #WashingtonDC #Politics

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jd-vance-accuses-democrats-of-voting-for-government-shutdown-to-damage-trumps-negotiating-leverage/