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☆ Special Report: Voting-system firms battle right-wing rage against the machines
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +19 min
Across the country, election officials have received hundreds of threats or menacing messages that cite debunked conspiracies involving the machines. Some have alleged without evidence that Dominion machines were rigged in plots involving Chinese communists, Venezuelan socialists or Antifa, the loosely organized U.S. anti-fascist movement. Among those calling for Louisiana to ditch Dominion machines is the state’s Republican National Committeewoman, Lenar Whitney. Authorities in the heavily Republican state acknowledge that their aging Dominion machines, most of them bought in 2005, are outdated. Dominion machines remain in use in 14 of Nevada’s 17 counties.
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☆ Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Election deniers who challenged the 2020 presidential election are influencing the 2022 midterms. Organizing efforts to reach voters directlyState by state, election deniers are already having an impact on the ground. Election deniers on the ballotDozens upon dozens of election deniers are also running for office in the midterms — many of whom Trump has endorsed. Nearly 300 election deniers are running for public office with 171 expected to be victorious on election night, according to The Washington Post. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesMany election deniers are running for seats in Congress while others are running in significant statewide races.
☆ How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Annie Karni | Malika Khurana | Stuart A. Thompson | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +14 min
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican of Georgia Suggested Mr. Pelosi knew his attacker. Elon Musk Chief executive of Twitter and Tesla Amplified a conspiracy theory about male prostitution. Finding life on far-right websites and the so-called dark web, conspiracy theories and falsehoods leaped from the fringes to the mainstream. Each comment Friday, Oct. 28 6 p.m. A conspiracy theory circulates widely that the attack was the result of a sexual affair. saturday, oct. 29 at 9 p.m. A conspiracy theory circulates widely that the attack was the result of a sexual affair.
☆ Putin's time in the KGB taught him 'how to lie' and to think like a terrorist, ex-spies say
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
Putin's time in the KGB helps explain his worldview and brutal approach to warfare, ex-spies say. A former KGB agent told Insider the biggest thing Putin learned from the Soviet spy agency was "how to lie." But ex-spies and Russia experts told Insider that Putin's time in the KGB — the Soviet Union's primary and much-feared security agency — played an instrumental role in shaping his mindset. "Putin's KGB background tells us a lot about how he thinks and how he sees the war. He is a creation of the KGB, and the KGB was a terrorist organization," John Sipher, a former CIA officer who served in Russia, told Insider.
☆ Fact Check-Scottish Government did not deem wearing masks ‘harmful’
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Social media posts and a blog article circulating online baselessly claim the Scottish Government indicated that the wearing of face coverings is harmful. The government made no such acknowledgement but relaxed guidance on mask-wearing after a decline in COVID-19 infections and severity. The government removed the recommendation for social care staff and visitors to consistently wear face masks, however did not state that masks were harmful here . The Scottish Government relaxed guidance on mask-wearing in social care settings after a decline in COVID-19 cases and severity. It did not say masks were harmful.
☆ Russian military leaders discussed using nukes in Ukraine, a dire possibility that alarmed the US, report says
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russian leaders discussed using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, The New York Times reported. Senior US officials told the publication that the group of Russian military leaders had discussed how and when Russia might deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. But US officials did tell the Times that there was no sign that nuclear weapons were being readied for use by Russia. It is not clear when exactly these Russian military conversations took place, but the Times reported that the US government got intelligence about them in mid-October. Putin has annexed territory in east Ukraine, and said Russia would attack the West with nuclear weapons if it sought to interfere.
☆ 'Stop the Steal' leader Ali Alexander calls for a military coup in Brazil to intervene in its presidential election after Jair Bolsonaro's defeat
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Far-right activist Ali Alexander is pushing election conspiracy theories in Brazil. He called on the Brazilian military to start a coup and deny the election defeat of Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, a Trump ally and divisive far-right leader, has parroted MAGA election denial rhetoric. Alexander called for an "audit" on Brazil's presidential election and for the military to "arrest any bad guys on either side," echoing the election denial rhetoric spread by MAGA conspiracy theorists in recent years. Alexander misleadingly used the screenshot to support his baseless claim that the Biden administration rigged Brazil's election.
☆ Obama mocks Trump for refusing to accept his 2020 election loss in a rare public rebuke
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Obama mocked Trump for refusing to accept his 2020 election loss in a rare public rebuke. Obama appeared at the Georgia rally to campaign for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections. Obama said that instead, he chose to learn from the loss and used it to run a better campaign the next time. The few moments where Obama has publicly criticized Trump have typically been while campaigning for Democratic candidates ahead of elections. The former president urged rally-goers not to put their "head in the sand" and to get out and vote for the "incredible Georgia Democratic ticket."
☆ Trump taunts Ron DeSantis, sharing a video claiming the Florida governor would be destroyed trying to run against him
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Donald Trump took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social. He shared a post claiming he'd easily defeat DeSantis, writing "I AGREE." Ron DeSantis on his Truth Social platform, amid speculation the pair will be leading rivals in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In the post, Trump shared a clip of podcaster and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly being interviewed by BlazeTV host Dave Rubin about a potential Trump-DeSantis showdown.
☆ Russia isn't backing off its 'dirty bomb' talk, with even Putin himself now peddling baseless claims Ukraine is going to set one off
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russian President Putin himself baselessly accused Ukraine of preparing to detonate a dirty bomb. Putin joined Kremlin leadership in accusing Ukraine of preparing to detonate a so-called dirty bomb on its own territory, a claim Ukraine and the West have called "absurd." "There are also plans to use the so-called dirty bomb for provocations," Putin said during the conference, according to a Kremlin translation of the meeting. A dirty bomb is a radiological dispersal device that uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material. Putin's remarks appear to be his first related to the dirty bomb claims, which other Russian officials have made — without citing any evidence — in recent days.
☆ Ted Cruz claimed on 'The View' that his wife Heidi laughed when Trump insulted her looks back in 2016
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ted Cruz said his wife, Heidi Cruz, laughed off Donald Trump's insult about her looks. On "The View" on Monday, host Ana Navarro asked Cruz about Trump's 2016 insult. In response to Trump's 2016 insult, Cruz hit back at Trump on Twitter, writing: "Donald, real men don't attack women. In July 2016, Cruz said he would not back Trump "like a servile puppy dog" after insults to his family. In October 2018, Trump called Cruz "Beautiful Ted," a sharp turn from his campaign trail nickname for the senator, "Lying Ted."
☆ Russia's baseless 'dirty bomb' claim is another ploy to spread fear and scare away Western support for Ukraine, Russia experts warn
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Russia baselessly claimed Ukraine is preparing to detonate a "dirty bomb" in its own territory. Ukraine also asked the UN's nuclear agency to send experts to inspect its nuclear facilities to prove Russia's "dirty bomb" accusations are false. A so-called dirty bomb, which is a type of radiological dispersal device, is a weapon that uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material. Such weapons are nowhere near as dangerous as a nuclear bomb and are unlikely to cause mass casualties. There are also no documented cases of a dirty bomb attack.
☆ Ted Cruz's 'The View' interview disrupted by protesters
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
New York CNN Business —Sen. Ted Cruz’s “The View” interview was disrupted by protesters multiple times on Monday, including some demanding the Texas Republican talk about climate change. Later in the interview, Cruz was interrupted once again. “Three members of the audience interrupted ‘The View’ today during Sen. Ted Cruz’s appearance protesting about climate,” said a “View” spokesperson. “They were promptly escorted out by security.”The protesters at The View once again start shouting from the crowd as the segment goes to break. You don’t do it to Hillary Clinton, who stood up and said, ‘Trump stole the election,’” Cruz said.
☆ Newsmax cuts ties with Lara Logan after her QAnon-inspired, on-air rant about world leaders drinking the blood of children and making people eat insects
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Lara Logan, a war correspondent turned conspiracy theorist, went on a QAnon-inspired rant on Newsmax. She accused world leaders of dining on the blood of children and making people eat insects. The Guardian reported that Logan told Newsmax host Eric Bolling that world leaders "dine on the blood of children," referring to the blood libel conspiracy theory that proliferates in QAnon circles. You know, the ones who want us eating insects, cockroaches, and that while they dine on the blood of children? Newsmax, in a statement to The Hill on Friday, said it "condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan."
☆ Insider asked 38 Republicans whether they're concerned about growing anti-Semitic sentiments in their party. Their responses included silence, deflection, and rehashing old statements.
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Insider reached out to House Republican leaders, GOP senators auditioning for the 2024 presidential race, the Republican National Committee, retired GOP lawmakers, seasoned Republican strategists and former Donald Trump administration officials about this disturbing phenomenon. The non-respondents included RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, former Vice President Mike Pence, National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Rick Scott, House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik, Florida Gov. Meghan McCain, the daughter of late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, lashed out at West, Trump and House Republican "idiots" cheering on their reprehensible behavior. "You can say that his particular words in this particular case are not antisemitic," Rosen said Tuesday during Commentary's daily podcast. Nor have they convinced House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan to quit hailing West and Trump as personal heroes.
☆ Resist Russian conscription, Zelenskyy tells men in occupied regions; Ukraine imposes curbs on energy use
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
The Russian-installed deputy governor of the Kherson region has insisted Russia is not surrendering the city of Kherson, despite calling on residents to evacuate immediately. Russian officials frequently and baselessly refer to Ukrainian forces as "Nazis" in a bid to demonize them. Russian-installed officials say up to 60,000 people could evacuate the area over the next six days. In a further development, the acting governor of the region Vladimir Saldo told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Wednesday that entry to the Kherson region for civilians will be very limited for seven days due to the turbulent situation. "Only those who will be given a pass by the commandant's office" will be able to enter the region, Saldo said, according to comments reported by the Tass news agency.
☆ Trump knew his letters to Kim Jong Un were classified and 'so top secret': Bob Woodward
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Trump told journalist Bob Woodward in 2020 that the letters he wrote to Kim were "so top secret." In his upcoming audiobook, Woodward wrote that Trump was cagey about showing him the letters. The letters to Kim were among the classified files Trump brought to Florida, per The Washington Post. Now, Woodward is releasing over eight hours of Trump interviews in an upcoming audiobook, "The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Trump." A month later, when Woodward again asked Trump if he could see the letters, Trump said the letters were "so top secret," per The Washington Post's reporting of Woodward's notes from the call.
☆ How to survive a nuclear bomb attack: Minute-by-minute steps to protect yourself
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Aria Bendix | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
If a nuclear bomb were headed toward the US, residents would have 30 minutes or less to shelter. Russian Presidential Press Service/APA nuclear attack remains highly unlikely, but it's not out of the question, experts say. Redlener said the best way to learn of an impending nuclear attack would probably be TV or radio. Survivors of a nuclear attack would have about 15 minutes before sandlike radioactive particles, known as nuclear fallout, reached the ground. The US Department of Health and Human Services recommends staying indoors for at least 24 hours after a nuclear explosion.
☆ Alex Jones: Jury decides conspiracy theorist should pay nearly $1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the school massacre
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Plaintiffs in the trial included family members of eight school students and employees, in addition to one FBI agent who responded to the scene. He was streaming live when the jury’s decision was read in court, mocked the decision on his Infowars show and used it to fundraise. The figure, he said, would represent the more than 550 million online impressions Jones’ Sandy Hook lie allegedly received online. The decision in Connecticut comes two months after a separate jury in Texas determined that Jones and his company should award two Sandy Hook parents who sued in that state nearly $50 million. While Jones initially lied about the 2012 shooting, he later acknowledged that the massacre had occurred as he faced multiple lawsuits.
☆ Ex-federal prosecutor on Trump's claims about Bush stashing away secret government files: 'People say stuff like this when they're guilty and scared'
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former prosecutor Joyce Vance said Trump's claims resembled those made by guilty people. Bush kept secret government documents in a "bowling alley slash Chinese restaurant." Bush took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them," Trump said. Commenting on Trump's claims, Vance tweeted: "In my experience as a prosecutor, people say stuff like this when they're guilty & scared." Trump's claims about Bush sparked scorn from Bush's son, Jeb Bush, who tweeted his response to Trump on Saturday.
☆ Trump gave conflicting defenses about the Mar-a-Lago raid, claiming both that all the documents are 'mine,' and that some were planted
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Donald Trump addressed the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid at an Arizona rally. Trump has baselessly sought to portray the raid as part of a plot against him. Scores of government records were recovered in the Mar-a-Lago raid, and Trump at the rally gave offered no argument for why they should be returned. Trump's lawyers have offered no evidence to back his claim that evidence was planted in the raid. Trump was campaigning Sunday for Blake Masters and Kari Lake, Republican candidates he's endorsed in Arizona's senate and governor races.
☆ Bolsonaro's outsider aura dims after Brazil's four tough years
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Gabriel Stargardter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro attends a campaign rally in Santos in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once said only God could remove him from power. A career politician turned self-styled outsider, the tough-talking Bolsonaro was elected in 2018 on vows to clean up Brazil's graft-stained politics and modernize its economy. Prior to becoming president, Bolsonaro was known as a fringe conservative congressman, popular among police and soldiers in his Rio de Janeiro base. But with hunger still haunting some 33 million Brazilians, Bolsonaro is not getting much credit.
☆ Then-AG Bill Barr in 2020 told Trump that 'people are tired' of the 'drama,' new book says
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( John Haltiwanger | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Attorney General Bill Barr tried to get President Trump to scale back his personal attacks on others, a new book says. "People are tired of the fucking drama," Barr told Trump in 2020, according to a Washington Post excerpt of "Confidence Man." "People are tired of the fucking drama," Barr told Trump in 2020, according to a Washington Post excerpt of the forthcoming book "Confidence Man," by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. As he refused to acknowledge the severity of the pandemic, Trump simultaneously pushed baseless allegations of voter fraud throughout 2020, weeks and months before Election Day that undermined trust in the voting process among Republicans . After losing the election in November, Trump refused to concede and disrupted the longstanding US tradition of a peaceful transfer of power.
☆ Ex-CIA officer says Putin is 'completely cornered' and the chances of him using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine are increasing 'by the day'
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Baer also said the chances that Putin turns to tactical nuclear weapons are increasing. "The chances of his using nuclear weapons — at least tactical nuclear weapons — is going up by the day," Baer added. He is completely cornered, and like a shark, he's got to move forward," Baer told CNN "He continues to bomb Ukrainian cities. Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, equipped with strategic nuclear weapons — which can be used on cities — and tactical nuclear weapons — which can be used on the battlefield. "Russians that I keep in touch with in Russia are convinced he's going to go nuclear," Baer told CNN.
☆ Ex-CIA officer says Putin is 'completely cornered' and the chances of his using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine are increasing 'by the day'
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Robert Baer told CNN the Russian leader was unlikely to deescalate, given all his setbacks. Baer also said the chances that Putin might turn to tactical nuclear weapons were increasing. "The chances of his using nuclear weapons — at least tactical nuclear weapons — is going up by the day," Baer added, referring to smaller nuclear weapons meant for use on the battlefield. Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, equipped with both tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons, which would be used against cities. "Russians that I keep in touch within Russia are convinced he's going to go nuclear," Baer told CNN.
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