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'We’re counting on this guy': Trump announces who he’ll blame if he loses
https://www.alternet.org/trump-announces-blame/
Published: October 29, 2024 15:29
Former President Donald Trump is making it clear that he's banking on the efforts of one man to win a second term, and that it'll be his fault if he comes up short next week.Axios reported that Trump is keeping a close eye on Republican National Committee…
'Latino-trashing rally': Trump in denial as Puerto Rico scandal rages on
https://www.alternet.org/puerto-rico-trump-vance-hinchcliffe/
Published: October 29, 2024 15:15
Of all the MAGA Republicans who were featured at former President Donald Trump's campaign rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 27, the one who has generated the most controversy is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe."I don't know if you…
'Off-the-charts arrogance': Joe Rogan pummeled for Harris campaign comment
https://www.alternet.org/joe-rogan-kamala-harris-2669502296/
Published: October 29, 2024 14:51
Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver her “Closing Argument” speech Tuesday evening at the Ellipse—the same Washington, D.C. park where Donald Trump held his “Save America” rally telling supporters to march to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, ahead of…
'He betrayed America: Conservative judge urges Republicans to reject Trump
https://www.alternet.org/luttig-trump-harris-ny-times/
Published: October 29, 2024 13:44
With the United States' 2024 presidential election only a week away, Vice President Kamala Harris is enjoying a broad range of support — from self-described "democratic socialists" like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
Puerto Rico GOP chair demands apology from Trump himself following comedian’s racist rant
https://www.alternet.org/trump-puerto-rico-hinchcliffe/
Published: October 29, 2024 12:57
Former President Donald Trump featured a long list of speakers at his campaign rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 27, from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to attorney Alina Habba. But the speech that inspired the…
'Spreading like wildfire': Puerto Rico scandal may doom Trump in crucial swing state
https://www.alternet.org/trump-puerto-rico-pennsylvania/
Published: October 29, 2024 11:50
The Trump campaign has been trying to distance itself from remarks that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made during a rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 27, where Hinchcliffe described Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."…
How Dems are 'preparing' for MAGA's 'election subversion war machine'
https://www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump-harris-stoddard-elias/
Published: October 29, 2024 10:55
With the United States' 2024 presidential election only a week away, poll after poll continues to show an incredibly close race. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 4 percent in a national ABC News/Ipsos poll of…
USPS warns voters: Act quickly on absentee ballots
https://www.alternet.org/usps-warns-voters-act-quickly-on-absentee-ballots/
Published: October 29, 2024 10:36
The U.S. Postal Service is advising absentee voters to get their ballots in the mail as soon as possible if they want them to be counted. “We continue to recommend that it is a good common-sense measure for voters who choose to mail in their ballots to…
Some WA agricultural communities fear a second Trump presidency as deportation threats persist
Published: October 29, 2024 10:33
OTHELLO, Wash. – José Portillo looks up at a picture of former President Barack Obama near his desk. “Hopefully, you’ll see a picture of Kamala Harris up here soon,” he said. Portillo, longtime owner of El Coliman, provides services for many people who…
OH election chief’s own numbers say fraud is extremely rare — but he says that’s a ‘bogus narrative’
https://www.alternet.org/ohio-voter-fraud-2669500783/
Published: October 29, 2024 10:27
When Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s latest effort to prosecute voter fraud last week showed once again that voter fraud is vanishingly rare in the Buckeye State — turning up a handful of indictments out of hundreds of case recommendations,…
Swing state Puerto Ricans express outrage after Trump's Madison Square Garden rally
Published: October 29, 2024 10:23
On Sunday, Alba Colon-Nieves returned home to Charlotte after a 10-day visit to Puerto Rico. Colon-Nieves, her husband and business partner Esther Ramirez-Pevney traveled to Colon-Nieves’ hometown of Bayamon, then south to the coastal town of Caba Rojo.…
Worries grow about disinformation, false claims and even violence as election nears
Published: October 29, 2024 10:21
WASHINGTON — A pro-democracy organization warned Monday that disinformation and violent rhetoric could make the weeks that follow Election Day especially fraught, pushing the country past the upheaval that arose four years ago during the last presidential…
Why Elon Musk thinks he'll be screwed if Trump loses — and he may be
https://www.alternet.org/why-elon-musk-thinks-he-ll-be-screwed-if-trump-loses-and-he-may-be/
Published: October 29, 2024 09:04
Why would the world’s richest man be “f-----” if Trump loses? Because under a Harris administration, Musk may be held accountable for his many abuses of power — for busting unions and mistreating workers, for using SpaceX and Starlink to monopolize…
'Why is this Harris’ problem?' Ex-GOPer blasts conservative’s refusal to condemn Trump 'garbage'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-msg-rally-puerto-rico/
Published: October 29, 2024 03:46
A CNN panel erupted on Monday night when staunch conservative and former US Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) refused to condemn the racist remarks comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made during the ex-president's Madison Square Garden rally Sunday.Pointing out that…
Paul Krugman: 'Trump’s biggest con' of all
https://www.alternet.org/paul-krugman-trump-con-man/
Published: October 29, 2024 02:06
Economist Paul Krugman argues in a Monday, October 28 New York Times column that Donald Trump's "biggest, potentially most consequential con has been political: portraying himself as a different kind of Republican, an ally of working Americans."Krugman…
GOP steps up effort to block battle ground state voters who botch mail-in ballots: report
https://www.alternet.org/gop-block-mail-in-ballots/
Published: October 29, 2024 01:19
Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to block a Pennsylvania ruling that allowed voters whose mail ballots were rejected due to a technicality to cast provisional ballots on Election Day.The request filed Monday by the Republican National Committee and…
Ex-GOP leaders slam Republican rep up for reelection in urgent letter
https://www.alternet.org/republican-leaders-scott-perry/
Published: October 28, 2024 23:56
In a letter published on Monday, five former Republican leaders called on Pennsylvania voters to oust Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) by voting for his Democratic opponent, Janelle Stelson. "As current and former leaders from the Republican Party, it is rare for…
Puerto Rican swing state radio host 'flooded with calls' after racist Trump rally remarks
https://www.alternet.org/trump-puerto-rico-rally/
Published: October 28, 2024 23:08
Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley radio host Victor — a Kamala Harris supporter — during a Monday interview with Politico "suggested that there might be an 11th-hour shift in this swing region of the most important Electoral College battleground."Politico…
'All you can eat': NY lawmaker slams Trump rally 'buffet of bigotry'
https://www.alternet.org/ny-lawmaker-trump-madison-square/
Published: October 28, 2024 22:03
US Rep. Ritchie Torres (R-NY) lambasted Donald Trump over the former president's Sunday, October 27 Madison Square Garden rally, which included a slew of racist comments from guest speakers like comedian Tony Hinchcliff. Al-Jazeera reported: Hinchcliffe,…
'Maybe' it’s racist: JD Vance tries to whitewash Trump rally attack on Puerto Rico
https://www.alternet.org/jd-vance-puerto-rico/
Published: October 28, 2024 21:01
Trump Republican vice-presidential running mate JD Vance appears to be trying to whitewash a racist attack on Puerto Rico, made Sunday by an invited comedian at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, whose “joke” has led to massive outrage, especially by…
Florida's Rick Scott to appear on podcast even Marjorie Taylor Green thinks is racist
https://www.alternet.org/rick-scott-laura-loomer/
Published: October 28, 2024 20:18
Rick Scott is scheduled to appear on a podcast on Tuesday night hosted by Laura Loomer, the far-right activist with a history of expressing bigoted views. The program will air on Rumble, the video-sharing platform popular with conservative commentators. …
Trump’s Mormon outreach has been an endless 'comedy of errors'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-mormons-mike-lee/
Published: October 28, 2024 20:09
During the final weeks of his 2024 presidential campaign, GOP nominee Donald Trump has ramped up his outreach to Mormons. The Latter-Day Saints for Trump website debuted on October 7, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has been a staunch Trump supporter — although…
'Attack on democracy': Ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon set on fire
https://www.alternet.org/ballot-drop-boxes-fire/
Published: October 28, 2024 19:53
With little more than one week until Election Day, a ballot drop box in Vancouver, Washington was set on fire, destroying hundreds of ballots. And in nearby Portland, Oregon, a ballot drop box was also set on fire, but a fire suppressant minimized the…
Trump supporters punk'd by The Daily Show try to explain how Dems are controlling the weather
https://www.alternet.org/dems-weather-pelosi/
Published: October 28, 2024 19:17
One of the many conspiracy theories that MAGA Republicans have been promoting is that Democrats are now able to control the weather — a claim "The Daily Show" makes fun of in a late October segment.In the video, the "Daily Show" features some Donald Trump…
Mitch McConnell’s PAC throws Kari Lake under the bus
Published: October 28, 2024 18:31
Although he is stepping down as GOP leader in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) plans to serve out the rest of his term and is very invested in efforts to flip Congress' upper chamber. The McConnell-associated Senate Leadership Fund is…
Ocasio-Cortez warns Trump NYC rally was primer for taking power 'by force'
https://www.alternet.org/aoc-trump/
Published: October 28, 2024 18:09
U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned Monday that the hate-filled campaign rally held by former Republican President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City was meant to further prime supporters for another January 6-style…
Maine Republican turns himself into the police
https://www.alternet.org/lucas-lanigan/
Published: October 28, 2024 18:06
State Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) turned himself into the York County Jail Monday morning after a warrant was out for his arrest. The warrant for Lanigan was for one count of domestic violence aggravated assault, which was based on reports given to…
Union petitions in Michigan have more than doubled since 2021, labor board says
https://www.alternet.org/michigan-unions/
Published: October 28, 2024 18:01
Union activity has seen a major increase in the last several years, most particularly in the Midwest. According to a press release from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, 3,286 union election petitions were…
Philadelphia DA sues to stop Elon Musk $1 million voter sweepstakes
https://www.alternet.org/musk-krasner/
Published: October 28, 2024 17:45
Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes offer to swing state voters who back his pro-Trump super PAC is an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday. Krasner, a Democrat, filed…
Shock survey reveals potential tapering of gap between Trump and Harris in Kansas
Published: October 28, 2024 17:42
TOPEKA — A statewide online survey of political and public policy issues reveals nearly half of registered voters in red-state Kansas who plan to cast a ballot in the presidential election support Republican Donald Trump and more than 43% favoring Democrat…
How Mitch McConnell just made the 'worst political miscalculation of his career'
https://www.alternet.org/mcconnell-trump-tackett/
Published: October 28, 2024 17:35
After the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) was furious with then-President Donald Trump. The Senate GOP leader blamed Trump for the attack. Yet he opposed a "guilty" vote in Trump's second impeachment…
'We know how to take the trash out': Influential Latino stars blast Trump's 'racist' rally
https://www.alternet.org/trump-puerto-rico/
Published: October 28, 2024 17:25
Popular, famous, and highly-influential Latino stars, and superstars including Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin, are lashing out at Donald Trump after his six-hour Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday served up racist, misogynistic,…
Democracy dies in their wallets
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/democracy-dies-in-dark/
Published: October 28, 2024 17:18
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is…
Lifelong conservative: I’m voting for Kamala Harris even though 'it makes my skin crawl'
https://www.alternet.org/kamala-harris-conservative/
Published: October 28, 2024 16:48
A lifelong conservative who loathes Vice President Kamala Harris's policy positions is nonetheless voting for her because he believes former President Donald Trump is a danger to the constitutional order. Conservative David Mastio has written a new…
'Intimidation works': Business leaders fear retaliation if Trump wins
https://www.alternet.org/intimidation-works-business-leaders-fear-retaliation-if-trump-wins/
Published: October 28, 2024 16:43
With a reported net worth of more than $204 billion (according to Forbes), Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is among the richest men in the world. Bezos has been drawing a great deal of criticism in response to reports that he blocked an…
'What’s he confessing to?' Trump’s Mike Johnson 'secret' draws Electoral College concerns
https://www.alternet.org/news-politics/mike-trump-maga/
Published: October 28, 2024 15:39
Donald Trump’s six-hour Madison Square Garden rally Sunday night, filled with “anger, vitriol and racist threats,” began almost immediately with the “joke heard around the world“—an attack calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage in the middle of…
'Emerging swing state': Analysis reveals stunning scenario Trump will use to push rigged election claim
https://www.alternet.org/texas-dems-cruz-allred/
Published: October 28, 2024 15:13
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been warning fellow Republicans that they shouldn't underestimate Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), his challenger in Texas' 2024 U.S. Senate race. Polls released in late October are showing a surprisingly close race, with Allred…
These small midwestern cities could play a pivotal role in this year’s elections
https://www.alternet.org/democrats-midwest/
Published: October 28, 2024 14:33
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Series: A Closer Look:Examining the News More in this series Twelve years ago, Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Ohio…
'Put them in trauma': Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for a new Trump agenda
https://www.alternet.org/trump-russell-vought/
Published: October 28, 2024 14:23
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Reporting Highlights“In Trauma”: A key Trump adviser says a Trump administration will seek to make civil…
'Grift and greed': Whistleblower from inside Trump campaign makes explosive claims
https://www.alternet.org/trump-campaign-whistleblower/
Published: October 28, 2024 14:14
An ad buyer who said she was fired by the Donald Trump campaign after trying to expose alleged "grift and greed" by top campaign officials and deep distrust at the operation's highest levels has spoken out to the Daily Beast. The fired worker told the…
'Vicious garbage': Anti-trans ads are taking center stage in Trump campaign
https://www.alternet.org/trump-marcotte-anti-trans-harris/
Published: October 28, 2024 13:55
With the United States' 2024 presidential election only eight days away, national and battleground state polls continue to show an incredibly close race. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has a 1 percent lead over Republican Donald…
Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
https://www.alternet.org/some-online-conspiracy-spreaders-dont-even-believe-the-lies-theyre-spewing/
Published: October 28, 2024 13:25
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe…
Threatening ‘the enemy within’ with force: Military ethicists explain the danger to important American traditions
Published: October 28, 2024 13:22
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has declared there are serious threats to the United States. First, he said, there is “the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more…
The best horror movie you've never seen
https://www.alternet.org/the-best-horror-movie-you-ve-never-seen/
Published: October 28, 2024 13:19
It’s scary movie season, a time when many people watch films about zombies, serial killers, werewolves, magic and mysterious monsters who are impossible to kill. However, as far as I know, there’s only one film that features all of those elements – and…
How LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election
https://www.alternet.org/lgbtq-voters/
Published: October 28, 2024 13:16
Victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election may come down to LGBTQ+ voters. Polling data shows that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are running in a near-dead heat in four states – Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. And as a scholar of…
Democracy's not the only thing that 'dies in darkness'
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/washington-post-endorsement/
Published: October 28, 2024 12:41
I have been a subscriber of The Washington Post for 26 years.I devoured it each day while riding the Metro from my home in Northern Virginia to the National Press Building in Washington D.C., where Stars and Stripes was published. When I transferred to…
'Submission': How Jeff Bezos has avoided Trump's wrath
https://www.alternet.org/trump-bezos-harris-bulwark/
Published: October 28, 2024 12:32
Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has been drawing widespread criticism following reports that he blocked the publication's editorial board from publishing an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Bezos reportedly made…
'Put them in trauma': Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for a new Trump government
https://www.alternet.org/in-trauma/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:57
Reporting Highlights“In Trauma”: A key Trump adviser says a Trump administration will seek to make civil servants miserable in their jobs.Military: In private speeches, he laid out plans to use armed forces to quell any domestic “riots.”1776 and 1860: …
Revealed: Trump pardon recipients leading a 'MAGA movement in exile'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-pardons-2669492219/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:50
By the time Donald Trump left the White House on January 20, 2021, he had issued a long list of presidential pardons. The many Trump allies who were granted pardons included, among others, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, ex-Maricopa County,…
Critics shocked by 'fascism on full display' at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally
https://www.alternet.org/trump-madison-square-garde/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:46
From start to finish, Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night was a torrent of bigotry and fascistic rhetoric, with the former president and a bizarre lineup of preceding speakers trashing Puerto Ricans and…
Experts: Don’t necessarily expect to know the winner on Election Night
https://www.alternet.org/election-night-results/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:39
Anybody who lived through the 2020 election probably doesn’t want to hear this, but a panel of expert last Thursday said it’s likely that we won’t know who our next president is going to be on Nov. 5. Results announced on Election Night are far from…
Gov. Sarah Sanders drags Arkansas State Police into her politics
https://www.alternet.org/sarah-sanders-arkansas-2669492239/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:33
One of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ first decisions after her election in 2022 was to undo part of the state government reorganization put in place by her predecessor, Asa Hutchinson. Instead of appointing both a cabinet secretary for the Department of Public…
Trump sows distrust in Wisconsin voting system — but experts tell a very different story
https://www.alternet.org/trump-wisconsin-2669492223/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:27
Election officials have expressed confidence in Wisconsin’s election system and its ability to withstand any 2020-style attempts to overturn the results — yet some members of the state’s Republican party, and Donald Trump himself, have continued their work…
Harris unveils new Puerto Rico policy plans in Philly campaign swing
https://www.alternet.org/kamala-harris-puerto-rico/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:24
PHILADELPHIA— Vice President Kamala Harris’ 20th visit to Pennsylvania of the year included a busy day of campaigning across the state’s biggest Democratic stronghold. As she sought to shore up support among her base, Harris also spoke about a new policy…
Speakers at six-hour Trump rally in NYC insult Puerto Ricans and mock Harris’ race
https://www.alternet.org/trump-rally-madison-square-garden/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:18
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump promised “America’s new golden age” of closed borders and world peace as he rallied a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in his home city in the final stretch of the 2024 presidential contest against Vice…
Harris’s closing message: Why it must center on anti-elitist economics
https://www.alternet.org/harris-closing-argument/
Published: October 28, 2024 11:15
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more anxious about the outcome of the upcoming election. I’m still nauseously optimistic, but the nausea is growing.I’m as skeptical of polls as any of you, but when all of them show the same thing — that Kamala…
Fascism expert issues warning after Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally
https://www.alternet.org/trump-ben-ghiat-applebaum/
Published: October 28, 2024 10:57
On Sunday, October 27 — with the 2024 presidential election only nine days away — GOP nominee Donald Trump held a major rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden, where he was joined by X/Tesla CEO Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana),…
Leaked memo reveals plan for Trump to skip 'traditional background checks' if elected: NYT
https://www.alternet.org/trump-background-checks/
Published: October 27, 2024 19:52
An internal memo from those closest to Donald Trump puts forth a plan for the former president to "bypass traditional background checks" and give appointees "immediate access to classified secrets after taking office," according to Maggie Haberman of the…
Confusion over mail ballots at PA election office leads to long lines — and frustration
Published: October 27, 2024 19:34
DOYLESTOWN — A new fight in the ongoing battle over voting in Bucks County erupted Saturday, after elections officials cut off the line of people at the main county election office who were still waiting to cast their mail ballots in person. More than 60…
Michelle Obama warns against casting protest votes, says women would be ‘collateral damage’
https://www.alternet.org/michelle-obama-michigan/
Published: October 27, 2024 19:29
Former first lady Michelle Obama warned voters that women’s lives could become “collateral damage” to protest votes and low voter turnout, which she said will help former President Donald Trump in his bid to seek a second term in the White House. Obama…
Trump once again calls U.S. ‘garbage can for the rest of the world’ at Pennsylvania rally
https://www.alternet.org/trump-gabage-can/
Published: October 27, 2024 19:23
Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric at a rally in State College on Saturday, claiming the U.S. has “become essentially an occupied country,” and “a dumping ground for nations all over the world,” during a speech at…
This could be Mitch McConnell’s 'worst political' error: journalist
https://www.alternet.org/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-tackett/
Published: October 27, 2024 17:29
In a Sunday, October 27 article published by The Atlantic, and adapted from journalist Michael Tackett’s new book, "The Price of Power," Tackett lays out what he believes was "likely the worst political miscalculation of" Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
Law passed after Trump stalled the peaceful transfer of power could backfire: report
https://www.alternet.org/trump-peaceful-transfer-power/
Published: October 27, 2024 16:14
After Donald Trump stalled the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 — blocking President Joe Biden's access to federal funding —Congress took steps to prevent the MAGA hopeful's strategy from working again.However, Politico reported Sunday that the House's…
'So you made it up': J.D. Vance busted by Jake Tapper for lying about John Kelly
https://www.alternet.org/jd-vance-jake-tapper-kelly/
Published: October 27, 2024 15:00
"You said the other day, quote, I guarantee John Kelly talked to somebody on Kamala Harris' campaign beforehand, before he did this interview," Tapper noted during a CNN interview with Vance that aired on Sunday.Tapper said he had "spoken with people in…
RNC cries 'partisan voter suppression' in push for Democratic tactic GOP once criticized
https://www.alternet.org/north-carolina-gop-early-voting/
Published: October 27, 2024 14:12
North Carolina Republicans — and the Republican National Committee (RNC) — alleged in a letter earlier this week that one Democratic county is participating in voter suppression by not providing enough early voting sites, Politico reports. "This is…
GOP Senate candidates’ 'new line of attack' makes this swing state race 'personal': report
https://www.alternet.org/wisconsin-senate-race-gop/
Published: October 27, 2024 12:55
Incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) "was leading" over GOP candidate Eric Hovde in August, but the Trump-backed Republican has since issued "a new line of attack," CNN reported Sunday.Per the report, less than two weeks until the election,…
Trump group hits states with lawsuits alleging voter fraud — despite no proof: report
https://www.alternet.org/trump-group-lawsuits-voter-fraud/
Published: October 27, 2024 12:09
United Sovereign Americans, a Donald Trump-supporting group, is suing a number of states ahead of Election Day, alleging "widespread voter fraud," without any proof that voter fraud is occurring, USA Today reported Sunday.Per the report, "several" lawsuits…
Former WaPo editor reveals 'proof' of Trump’s 'backroom deal' with Amazon founder: report
https://www.alternet.org/trump-washington-post-editor/
Published: October 27, 2024 11:20
Former Washington Post editor-at-large, Robert Kagan, revealed to The Daily Beast on Saturday that the newspaper's owner — Amazon's Jeff Bezos — and 2024 GOP nominee Donald Trump, allegedly agreed on a plan to "kill" the Post's endorsement of 2024…
Why do people still back Trump after everything? A scientist explains
https://www.alternet.org/trump-supporters-2669489707/
Published: October 27, 2024 10:52
For many people, especially those leaning left, Donald Trump’s disqualifications to be president seem obvious, prompting some to question: How could anyone still vote for Trump? Some of the evidence Trump’s critics cite include his two impeachments,…
Why the margin of error matters more than ever in reading 2024 election polls
Published: October 27, 2024 10:48
In just about any discussion of a poll about the very close presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, you’ll hear the phrase “within the poll’s margin of error.” Those words signal that it is a tight race…
If Harris wins but it’s extremely close in battleground states — what happens then?
https://www.alternet.org/harris-wins/
Published: October 27, 2024 10:42
I’m hopeful that we’ll know by the morning of November 6 that Harris has the 270 votes necessary to win the Electoral College and the presidency. Assuming she wins, but the vote is extremely close in battleground states, what comes next? I see four…
'There’s no evidence': Reporter debunks Trump’s latest claim of helping disaster victims
https://www.alternet.org/trump-laimshelping-disaster-victims/
Published: October 27, 2024 10:37
Donald Trump recently claimed to have helped hurricane victims, but there's "no evidence" to support he did any such thing, one reporter found on Saturday.S.V. Date, a senior White House correspondent at HuffPost, said over the weekend that the former…
To hell with Trump's voters
https://www.alternet.org/trump-voters-2669489685/
Published: October 27, 2024 10:22
I have heard way more than enough of this grotesque garbage that perhaps we should try to understand what makes the Trump voter tick, and somehow sympathize with their support of an unapologetic loudmouth who is so vile he sees “good people” on both sides…
Texas poll worker assaulted during early voting
https://www.alternet.org/poll-worker/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:57
An election clerk in San Antonio was allegedly assaulted late Thursday and the suspect, a voter, was arrested, officials said.The suspect was arrested on suspicion of injury to an elderly person, a felony.The incident is believed to be the first instance…
The small midwestern cities that could play a pivotal role in this year’s elections
https://www.alternet.org/small-midwestern-cities/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:53
Twelve years ago, Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Ohio Democrat, took the stage at his election night party in Columbus to celebrate winning a second term. Barack Obama had just carried Ohio for the second time, after emphasizing his administration’s rescue of the…
Elon Musk: You're on notice
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/musk-on-notice/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:46
Dear Mr. Musk,You are hereby on notice that your recent activities in support of Donald Trump could lead to significant personal liability, both civil and criminal.You are aiding and abetting a convicted felon with a demonstrated history of inciting…
Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
https://www.alternet.org/black-animals/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:23
Imagine it’s a crisp and sunny fall morning. You just left your local coffee shop, ready to start your day. Out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse of something moving in the bushes. Is it a squirrel stashing acorns for the winter? A robin…
Experts analyzed 9 years of Trump political speeches — and find his violent rhetoric has increased dramatically
https://www.alternet.org/trump-rhetoric/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:16
Donald Trump’s political career has been marked by a unique and often controversial rhetorical style. Since 2015, his rhetoric has evolved significantly, attracting attention for its direct, often violent tone. Analyzing his speeches offers a revealing…
The Terminator at 40: This sci-fi ‘B-movie’ still shapes how we view the threat of AI
https://www.alternet.org/terminator/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:07
October 26, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of director James Cameron’s science fiction classic, The Terminator – a film that popularised society’s fear of machines that can’t be reasoned with, and that “absolutely will not stop … until you are dead”, as…
The Apprentice: Trump biopic is riddled with perfect examples of a man with the ‘dark triad’ of personality traits
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Published: October 26, 2024 20:04
The Apprentice is a thought-provoking and chilling film that depicts a young Donald Trump on his journey from naive, malleable, nepo-baby to cold, dark and narcissistic businessman. During the film, Trump, meets his mentor and father figure, Roy Cohn. Cohn…
Is Donald Trump a fascist? Here’s what an expert thinks
https://www.alternet.org/trump-fascist-2669488156/
Published: October 26, 2024 20:00
Gen. John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, went public this week with his concerns that the former president met the definition of a fascist. Speaking to the New York Times, Kelly declared that Trump “would govern like a dictator if…
Trump campaign deploys Vance to make a big play for rural Michigan voters
https://www.alternet.org/vance-michigan/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:55
With less than two weeks until the presidential election, the Trump and Harris campaigns have been stumping in Michigan — a key swing state — with more than 40 events this year in the Mitten State. As weekly visits from the candidates intensify, smaller…
JD Vance says GOP ticket will accept Georgia’s election results — with a caveat
https://www.alternet.org/trump-vance-2024/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:50
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance came to Atlanta Saturday to make the case for his running mate, former president Donald Trump, in the frenzied final stretch of a tight presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris. Speaking to a…
Climate groups warn third-party vote 'could hand our planet's future over to Trump'
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Published: October 26, 2024 19:46
A coalition of leading U.S. environmental groups warned Thursday that a third-party vote in next month's election could help usher in climate disaster by improving Republican nominee Donald Trump's chances of victory, a risk they said the planet can't…
Arizona community leaders say Trump win would be 'worst possible outcome' for Palestinians
https://www.alternet.org/trump-on-palestinians/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:43
Dozens of community leaders in the battleground state of Arizona—including local Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim organizers—released an open letter late Thursday imploring voters to help defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump in next month's election by…
How's Iceland's 4-day work week working? 'Incredibly well'
https://www.alternet.org/iceland-work/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:41
Iceland's economy grew more than all but one other rich European nation and its workers reported higher well-being, lower stress, and better work-life balance after the country reduced its standard work week from 40 to 36 hours, research published Friday…
Leading civil rights lawyer shows 20 ways Trump is copying Hitler's early rhetoric and policies
https://www.alternet.org/trump-hitler-2669488123/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:36
A new book by one of the nation's foremost civil liberties lawyers powerfully describes how America's constitutional checks and balances are being pushed to the brink by a president who is consciously following Adolf Hitler's extremist propaganda and…
MAGA pastor who wants to end female voting rights compares women to 'pigs with gold nose rings'
https://www.alternet.org/pigs-gold-nose-rings/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:34
The Hartmann Report, this little newsletter that Louise and I started in our living room and our old friend and business partner Nigel helps us administer, hits 100,000 daily readers this weekend. Over 90% of our growth has come about as the result of…
Busted: Rick Scott is ramping up his inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/rick-scott-immigration/
Published: October 26, 2024 19:30
From Florida to Washington, D.C., Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has expressed a similar refrain at his recent speaking engagements: Democrats are encouraging illegal immigrants to fraudulently vote in elections.That’s despite little to no evidence supporting the…
Trump allies urge battleground GOP-controlled legislatures to guarantee a November win
Published: October 26, 2024 19:28
Far-right allies of former President Donald Trump are calling on the state legislature in North Carolina and other closely contested presidential battleground states where Republicans hold control to short-circuit the popular vote and directly award the…
'Why isn’t Trump doing a little better here?' Swing state residents weigh in on election
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Published: October 26, 2024 18:05
The Electoral College majority will come down to which candidate can win a handful of hard-fought battleground states that have shown a tendency to swing from red to blue in recent elections. A new report delves into how residents of these states are…
'Great peril': Bob Woodward reveals what Americans 'should worry about' most if Trump wins
https://www.alternet.org/bob-woodward-americans-trump/
Published: October 26, 2024 17:16
In 10 days, Americans will decide whether to keep Vice President Kamala Harris in the White House, or to send former President Donald Trump back for a second term. And legendary journalist Bob Woodward is giving voters a stark warning.CNN host Christiane…
'He’s like the devil': Swing state veterans say Trump 'can’t be allowed into office again'
https://www.alternet.org/veterans-trump/
Published: October 26, 2024 15:32
U.S. military veterans in one of the most important battleground states are coming out hard against former President Donald Trump, and urging their fellow service members to support the Democratic ticket.The Guardian reported Saturday that in the swing…
These 7 down-ballot races could determine control of Congress
https://www.alternet.org/7-races-control-congress/
Published: October 26, 2024 14:45
All eyes are on the presidential election 10 days from now. But how effective either candidate will be will depend on whether they have the majorities in Congress necessary to pass their policies into law. Both chambers of Congress are almost evenly…
Trump is 'in serious jeopardy' if he loses the election: legal expert
https://www.alternet.org/trump-serious-jeopardy/
Published: October 26, 2024 13:07
If former President Donald Trump hopes to remain a free man, his only path is once again getting elected president of the United States. That's according to Syracuse University law professor Greg Germain, who recently told Newsweek that Trump is likely to…
'A for sale sign around his neck': Trump sells 'policy in exchange for campaign contributions'
https://www.alternet.org/trump-for-sale/
Published: October 26, 2024 12:04
If he's elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump may have the most blatantly transactional administration in modern history, according to new reporting.The New York Times recently did a deep-dive on all of the policy positions Trump has…
Elon Musk — who rails against 'illegals in America' — revealed to be an illegal immigrant
https://www.alternet.org/elon-musk-illegal-immigrant/
Published: October 26, 2024 11:00
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — the world's wealthiest man — has come out harshly against undocumented immigrants since becoming one of former President Donald Trump's biggest donors and campaign surrogates. But a new report reveals that he launched his…
‘Too shameful to acknowledge’: Biden delivers historic apology for Indian boarding schools
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Published: October 26, 2024 09:03
Standing solemnly in front of a crowd full of Indigenous people on the grassy field of a tribal elementary school near Phoenix, President Joe Biden issued a formal apology to Indigenous communities across the country for the role the United States…
Iowa culls over a million broiler chickens
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Published: October 26, 2024 08:44
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Friday it had “depopulated” birds from Pure Prairie Poultry, Inc., which had previously informed the department it was unable to purchase feed for its broiler chickens and closed its…
Feds say Russian disinformation campaign behind faked video of PA ballots being destroyed
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Published: October 26, 2024 08:40
A falsified video purporting to show mail-in ballots being destroyed and thrown away in Bucks County was a part of a Russian disinformation campaign, federal officials said Friday. The video was posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter on…
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