Polls are nonsense
But Republicans have been paying for polls to be done that show Trump leading, or at least very close with harris, then they polls have been pushed into feeds over months and months
Its a tactic to keep the "election fraud" & "dems stole the election" narratives cause some will think "they polls were all so close how could he loss by a big number" or/and "Trump was in a leading position for months now he losses"
Tactical to cause chaos
Like I said the polls
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/113431491958408642
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Pure manipulate them into action
messages from “election integrity” groups across a dozen states, including battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Michigan. Their posts overwhelmingly spewed disinformation and conspiracy theories and featured violent imagery.
ICYMI
Discussion of violence among right-wing extremists also already spiked online
https://globalextremism.org/post/online-chatter-election-contains-signs-for-violence/
On Telegram, a Violent Preview of What May Unfold on Election Day and After
Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos
Flaw in Right-Wing 'Election Integrity' App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data
A bug WIRED discovered in True the Vote's VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.
The vulnerability, which has since been patched, exposed a California election officer who used the app to post about her racist and illegal scheme to demand IDs from certain voters
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing (aka vishing) techniques to trick users into parting with their personal information.
New FakeCall Malware Variant Hijacks Android Devices for Fraudulent Banking Calls
https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/new-fakecall-malware-variant-hijacks.html
Chris Rock is known for being a security researcher. But he’s also a black hat incident responder. He tells us about a job he did in the middle east
Check out this Podcast: 151: Chris Rock
The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3qzd5ql9o
Named LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, its panels have been built from a type of magnolia tree, using a traditional technique without screws or glue.
Invisible ink, delayed flights and political meddling - elections are a symbol of democracy, so how can they become the opposite?
Don is joined for this episode by Brian Klaas, co-author of 'How to Rig an Election' to find out. What makes a free and fair election? What techniques have authoritarians used to have themselves elected? And how widespread has this been throughout history?
#HistoryHits << American #Podcasts
Elections Explained: A History of Rigged Elections
Basically the US forefathers didn't trust the commoners
Wendy Schiller explained the choice of an electoral college system more than 200 years ago was rooted in a distrust of citizens to make a reasoned choice: “The origins of the electoral college were not supposed to reflect voter opinion at all – it was to be a gate against making a bad choice. It was an elite bulwark against popular opinion.”
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Ever since the 2016 election, which was the first ever US election i "watched", I've had to remind myself how the college vote thingy works
So, for non-americans
US election: how does the electoral college voting system work?
https://theconversation.com/us-election-how-does-the-electoral-college-voting-system-work-242283
It’s not one electoral contest, but 50 separate races - It can allow for unpredictable and unruly outcomes
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