Category Archives: chicanery
“A Russia-Linked Twitter Account Just Invited Hackers To Monitor The US Elections”
“FBI examining fake documents targeting Clinton campaign: sources”
Reuters:
The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election,… Continue reading
“If he loses, Trump will continue spreading destruction and mayhem. This chart shows how.”
Greg Sargent for The Plum Line.
Another Dry Run for U.S. Election Day? “Massive cyber-attack grinds Liberia’s internet to a halt”
The Guardian:
The entire internet infrastructure of the African nation of Liberia has been brought to a grinding halt after it was targeted by hackers using the same weapon that caused the largest cyber-attack in history just two weeks ago.… Continue reading
“Exclusive: U.S. Intel Preparing for Possible Election Day Cyberattacks”
NBC News video:
U.S. Homeland Security, military and intelligence officials tell NBC News that the U.S. government is gearing up for an unprecedented effort to protect the voting process on Election Day.
“deeply concerned.”
US officials fear Twitter, Facebook… Continue reading
“Sneaky Ads on Twitter Tell Voters to Text Votes for Hillary Clinton; A Digital Form of Voter Suppression?”
Jeff John Roberts for Fortune.
Twitter Refuses to Remove Information Lying to Voters About How to Vote
A Twitter user complained about dirty tricks using tweets telling voters they can vote by text from home. (They can’t).
Twitter says it won’t remove the items.
Bad policy.
UPDATE: TPM reports the account has been suspended.
“On Twitter, Trump bots are out-tweeting Clinton bots 7 to 1”
Recode:
A huge percentage of election-related talk on Twitter isn’t coming from humans. It’s coming from bots.
And the majority of those bots are gunning for Trump to win the race, according to a paper released yesterday from Oxford University’s… Continue reading
“UPDATE: Arizona’s “Defend The Donald… Exit Polling” Plan Set For Thursday Emergency Hearing”
The latest from AZ.
“The long history of black voter suppression in American politics”
“West Palm Beach Trump Supporters Use Bullhorns, Scream at Clinton Supporters Outside Poll”
Electionland:
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continue to gather in front of the West Palm Beach, Florida, supervisor of elections’ office and shout at Hillary Clinton supporters and voters through bullhorns as they use the early voting location,… Continue reading
“White nationalists plot Election Day show of force; KKK, neo-Nazis and militias plan to monitor urban polling places and suppress the black vote’
Hard to believe this is 2016. Let’s hope law enforcement is ready. And there’s this:
It is difficult to know at what scale these plans will materialize because Anglin and his fringe-right ilk are serial exaggerators, according to Potok.… Continue reading
Judge in Nevada GOP/Trump Voter Intimidation Case Will Allow GOP to File Campaign Plans Under Seal
See this order (via Jon Ralston).