On Thursday, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released a massive new trove of Russian government-funded Facebook political ads targeted at American voters. While we’d seen a cross section of the ads before through prior releases from the committee, the breadth of ideological manipulation is on full display across the more than 3,500 newly released […]
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Centrify gives states a deal on identity management software to secure midterm elections
To secure U.S. election systems from the very real threat of targeted cyberattacks, states might need to reframe their security practices to look more like they would in a tightly controlled corporate environment. To that end, Centrify, an enterprise cloud-based identity management company, is extending its security offerings to help states cover their bases as […]
View More Centrify gives states a deal on identity management software to secure midterm electionsFacebook teams with nonprofits to launch election research commission
Facebook’s post-Cambridge Analytica apology tour continues this morning with the announcement of an initiative aimed at helping social science researchers gauge the site’s impact on key political events. In a post issued this morning, the company’s Vice President of Communications and Public Policy Director of Research outlined the plan and hammered home its focus on […]
View More Facebook teams with nonprofits to launch election research commissionHigher Ground Labs backs 13 startups to help Democrats win in 2018 and beyond
With 2018 midterms around the corner, the Democrats are looking for their answer to Cambridge Analytica, the Robert Mercer-backed political data firm that either won the 2016 election or tricked everyone into believing that it did, depending on who’s talking. To that end, a prominent left-leaning accelerator is out with a new graduating class, just […]
View More Higher Ground Labs backs 13 startups to help Democrats win in 2018 and beyondU.S. issues broad Russian sanctions citing NotPetya attack and Internet Research Agency meddling
In a surprisingly robust reprimand for the Trump administration, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a set of sanctions Thursday citing interference in the 2016 election as part of a broader pattern of hostile actions undertaken by the Russian government against U.S. interests. The sanctions followed U.S. joint statements denouncing the Russian government’s suspected attack on […]
View More U.S. issues broad Russian sanctions citing NotPetya attack and Internet Research Agency meddlingAaron Judge narrowly edged out Big Bird in NYC mayoral write-in votes
Bill de Blasio may have easily won his second term as New York City’s mayor last month with more than 66 percent of the vote, but his run wasn’t entirely uncontested.
The official write-in results are in, thanks to the NYC Board of Elections, and the…
Aaron Judge narrowly edged out Big Bird in NYC mayoral write-in votes
Bill de Blasio may have easily won his second term as New York City’s mayor last month with more than 66 percent of the vote, but his run wasn’t entirely uncontested.
The official write-in results are in, thanks to the NYC Board of Elections, and the…
Despite what he chooses to do in his personal life, I’ll still be voting for Gormöth the Destroyer in the coming election
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Hello, fellow Republicans. As you all know, there’s been a lot in the news recently about a certain Senate candidate.
The Libs may try to shame you into voting for their party over ours, but do NOT let them. I am here to tell you that you are still perfectly within your right to vote for Gormöth the Destroyer.
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First off, let me say that I completely condemn the actions that Gormöth the Destroyer has taken in his personal life. Since he was spawned from the Gate of Milnüür during the creation of humanity, he has spent the better part of an eternity curing existence itself with evil, immorality, death, and murder on a scale only achievable by his dreadfully immortal self. Read more…
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View More Despite what he chooses to do in his personal life, I’ll still be voting for Gormöth the Destroyer in the coming electionVoting machine makers explain what they do (and don’t do) to make sure no one hacks the vote
As the House and Senate continue to examine the wave of disinformation around the 2016 presidential election, concerns around the security of voting systems examine something even more germane to the U.S. democratic system. Read More
View More Voting machine makers explain what they do (and don’t do) to make sure no one hacks the voteLGBTQ election victories finally give progressives something to celebrate
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A glimmer of progressive hope has risen out of the Trump-inspired darkness. In Tuesday’s off-year elections, LGBTQ candidates — particularly transgender candidates — received historic victories across the country.
“The biggest story out last night is that 2017 is the year of the transgender candidate,” said Elliot Imse, director of communications for the Victory Fund and Victory Institute, an organization promoting LGBTQ representation in government.
LGBTQ candidates were part of a larger trend of Democratic wins across the country. Democratic governors were elected in New Jersey and Virginia, and democrats made significant gains in the Virginia House of Delegates. Read more…
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