the stories the mainstream news slept through.
High Rate of Absentee Ballot Rejection Reeks of Voter Suppression
The entire state has a chronic problem with rejecting mail-in ballots.
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US “Investigates” Genocide in Myanmar, Commits Genocide in Yemen
Rarely is US hypocrisy so cynical and overt as a recent US State Department investigation into ongoing violence in Myanmar, all while the US continues its full spectrum support of Saudi Arabia’s genocidal war on Yemen.
Another UK Jail Descended Into Crisis With Over 40% of Inmates on Drugs
Psychoactive substances and drugs easily make their way into a British prison in Essex, where 42.6% of prisoners failed drugs tests, in what has been branded an epidemic by ombudswoman Elizabeth Moody.
Keeping Jim Crow Alive in Georgia With ‘Exact Match’
“Exact match” voter registration is a law enacted by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature; it carries on the infamous history of suppressing the African American vote in the Peach State.
Supreme Court Celebrates Columbus Day by Screwing North Dakota’s Native American Voters
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling from a lower court requiring ID and street address to cast a ballot in North Dakota. The ruling is expected to have an outsized impact on Native American rural communities in the state.
Someone Is Lying To Seth Rich’s Family About Kim Dotcom
The smear campaign against Kim DotCom was so effective that the lies surrounding the Moment of Truth event are being resold up to this very day.
The Government is Blacklisting People Based on Predictions of Future Crimes
Some of the so-called “suspected terrorists” on the government’s “No Fly List” have been banned from boarding a plane for the past 8 years and counting — though they’ve never been charged with any crime.
Group Asks Court to Return Accountability and Transparency to Georgia Elections
Though a federal judge ruled recently that it is too late for Georgia to switch to paper ballots ahead of the midterms, an advocacy group hopes that the same court will force Peach State officials to take several steps to make the upcoming elections more secure and transparent.
The Destruction of Ballot Images an Increasing Concern in Florida Counties
Broward County supervisor of elections destroyed both paper ballots and ballot images after a congressional candidate filed a records request.
2017 Earthquake Off Mexico Broke Through an Entire Tectonic Plate — Study Claims
Counter to what was thought possible, the fault seems to have broken clean through the entire tectonic plate.
Have YOU Been PURGED? Georgia Voters — You Must Check This NOW!
Are you one of the 591,000 Georgia voters who was purged from the rolls? Check here NOW — before the October 9 deadline to re-register!
First Ever ‘Exomoon’ Discovered Orbiting Planet Outside Our Solar System – Study
Scientists have reported the first ever discovery of a moon orbiting around an ‘exoplanet’ – a planet that exists outside of the Earth’s solar system.
More Than 250 People Worldwide Have Died Taking Selfies, Study Finds
259 people have died while taking photos of themselves in the last 6 years, exceeding those killed by sharks this year, according to a new study — and scientists are warning that we need ‘no-selfie zones’.
225 Million Cell Phones Will Receive a Presidential Alert Wednesday — No, It’s Not a Text From President Trump
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, FEMA will send out the first message testing the new nationwide presidential-level Wireless Emergency Alert. It will go to every smart phone in the United States that is turned on and within range of a cell tower.
DOJ Sues California Over Landmark Net Neutrality Law
The Trump administration has promptly filed a lawsuit against California following Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of SB 822, which restored net neutrality protections repealed by the FCC last December.