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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1953385/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1953385/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Kevin McCabe: Civic economy, free market, and why the sky isn’t falling <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Dear candidates, the best way to ensure that I will never, EVER donate to your campaign is to send me unsolicited texts hitting me up for money for a campaign 4,000 miles from where I live. Just saying. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Elissa Slotkin*: "People don’t usually talk about the process of closing down a campaign after election day, but it’s quite the process! Our team is shrinking from over 50 employees down to just a handful, but over the last 2 weeks everyone was hard at work cleaning out our office, moving furniture and supplies into storage, and logging all kinds of digital assets from the last 20 months." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campaigns</span></a><br> * Elected to the Senate.</p>
libramoon<p><a href="https://reframingamerica.substack.com/p/did-not-know" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reframingamerica.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/did-not-know</span></a></p><p>Why millions did not know what they were <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> for<br>Party brands and the power of projection.<br>Antonia Scatton <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> </p><p>..."Passively exposed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> are bombarded with massive amounts of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> messaging, but they only pay attention to it when it’s time to make a decision.</p><p>They don’t believe anything the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> say. They may see campaigns more as rival sports teams, talking smack a"...</p>
libramoon<p>Former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campaigns</span></a> with VP <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atlanta</span></a><br>former President Barack Obama appeared with 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Clarkston, Georgia. ...saying VP Harris doesn’t have a concept, but rather an actual plan to improve health care in the United States. ...Prior to their remarks, singer Bruce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Springsteen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Springsteen</span></a> performed and endorsed the VP for president. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cspan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cspan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transcript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transcript</span></a><br><a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?539357-1/president-obama-campaigns-vp-harris-atlanta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">c-span.org/video/?539357-1/pre</span><span class="invisible">sident-obama-campaigns-vp-harris-atlanta</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campaigns</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Eastern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eastern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> With his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rallies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rallies</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Scranton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scranton</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> </p><p>Trump also spent a great deal of time in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> reiterating his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Falseclaims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Falseclaims</span></a> about an “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/invasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasion</span></a>” of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> who he said were affecting “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackJobs</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HispanicJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HispanicJobs</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unionjobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionjobs</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://www.politicspa.com/trump-campaigns-in-eastern-pennsylvania-with-rallies-in-scranton-and-reading/139495/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politicspa.com/trump-campaigns</span><span class="invisible">-in-eastern-pennsylvania-with-rallies-in-scranton-and-reading/139495/</span></a></p>
David August<p>Hard to compete with make believe. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>[Video] <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rethoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rethoric</span></a> draws <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scrutiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scrutiny</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/backlash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backlash</span></a>. </p><p>Trump campaigns in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> as his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rethoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rethoric</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insults</span></a> draw new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scrutiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scrutiny</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/backlash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backlash</span></a>, including from some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/harris-campaigns-in-nevada-trumps-rethoric-draws-scrutiny-backlash/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/video/harris-campa</span><span class="invisible">igns-in-nevada-trumps-rethoric-draws-scrutiny-backlash/</span></a></p>
Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>Hey hacker fam, I will see you next week at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VirusBulletin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirusBulletin</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a>. Looking forward to seeing you there.</p><p>I'm going to be speaking about my experience as a political <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> last year with my campaign being targeted for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BEC</span></a>, how I fought back, and what political candidates and campaigns can do to protect themselves. </p><p>I'll also be discussing some upcoming research on electioneering <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/deepfakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepfakes</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a>. As you might know, I supported a Colorado bill (<a href="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1147" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-11</span><span class="invisible">47</span></a>) signed into law this year that attempts to do something about this looming problem. </p><p><a href="https://www.virusbulletin.com/conference/vb2024/abstracts/bec-and-phishing-targets-local-election-candidate-me/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">virusbulletin.com/conference/v</span><span class="invisible">b2024/abstracts/bec-and-phishing-targets-local-election-candidate-me/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VB2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VB2024</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>A new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/firm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firm</span></a> enters <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>'s orbit, rekindling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/criticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticism</span></a> of his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/presidential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> </p><p>An <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AssociatedPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssociatedPress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FederalElectionCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalElectionCommission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>records</span></a> shows that more than $876 million moved through Trump’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> and pro-Trump <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/committees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>committees</span></a> over the past nine years to six <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/limitedliabilitycompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limitedliabilitycompanies</span></a>, including <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LaunchpadStrategies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaunchpadStrategies</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-mystery-company-campaign-spending-fec-money-46ef348587fb99a80fda05b076b9dbd8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-myste</span><span class="invisible">ry-company-campaign-spending-fec-money-46ef348587fb99a80fda05b076b9dbd8</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> say little sign of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doorknocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doorknocking</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/swingstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swingstates</span></a>.</p><p>— How does the Trump campaign share get-out-the-vote duties with PACs when under <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federallaw</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PoliticalAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalAction</span></a> committees are prohibited from coordinating with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/candidates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidates</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> they support? </p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republican-activists-say-little-sign-of-door-knocking-for-trump-in-swing-states" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/politics/repu</span><span class="invisible">blican-activists-say-little-sign-of-door-knocking-for-trump-in-swing-states</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConvictedFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> Head in Different Directions as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presidential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presidential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campaigns</span></a> Enters their Final Phase </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> feel <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/optimistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optimistic</span></a> heading into the final weeks of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PresidentialCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialCampaign</span></a>, bolstered by powerful <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> and prolific <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a>. For <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>, the news hasn’t been as good at all!</p><p><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-09-23/harris-trump-head-in-different-directions-as-presidential-campaign-enters-final-phase" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usnews.com/news/national-news/</span><span class="invisible">articles/2024-09-23/harris-trump-head-in-different-directions-as-presidential-campaign-enters-final-phase</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Dear political <a href="https://mas.to/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a>, unsolicited texts from politicians I've never heard of asking for money get an instant block and guarantee I'll never give a dime.</p>
Nonilex<p>The day before that, the Secret Service had fired upon a man w/a rifle near <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s West Palm Beach golf course. The apparent assassination attempt drove the headlines, but beneath the story was the reality that a candidate for president took a day off to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/golf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>golf</span></a> only 50 days before <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> Day.</p><p>Trump golfs a lot, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> surprisingly infrequently.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grievances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grievances</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>[Audio] <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HarrisWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/team" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>team</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> in a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leadup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadup</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocaticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocaticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/convention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convention</span></a></p><p>Vice President Harris, Gov. Walz and their spouses travel through Pennsylvania by bus on their way to the Democratic National Convention. NPR is along for the ride.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/19/nx-s1-5075600/harris-walz-team-campaigns-in-pennsylvania-in-a-lead-up-to-the-convention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/08/19/nx-s1-50756</span><span class="invisible">00/harris-walz-team-campaigns-in-pennsylvania-in-a-lead-up-to-the-convention</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>In light of yesterday's events, anyone interested in the scientific way that optics/framing are managed by political campaigns, if you've not seen the 1986 movie Power (with Richard Gere Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, and other greats), I think you might enjoy it. The tech and timing for spin control have since changed, but the basic ideas persist.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/0ziBIZnH1gQ?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/0ziBIZnH1gQ?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p><p>I think it's available for streaming from YouTube and others.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PowerMovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerMovie</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Power1986" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Power1986</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/spin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spin</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SpinControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinControl</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RichardGere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardGere</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GeneHackman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneHackman</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DenzelWashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DenzelWashington</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>FCC chair proposes requirement for political ads to disclose when AI content is used<br><a href="https://therecord.media/fcc-proposal-disclosure-ai-political-advertising" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therecord.media/fcc-proposal-d</span><span class="invisible">isclosure-ai-political-advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>The most fun and rewarding job in my CAREER was the two years I spent in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> doing opposition and vulnerability <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> for local, state, and federal <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a>. </p><p>I never made more than $33,000 a year doing it.</p><p>I loved the data, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> records investigation, synthesis, narrative reporting.</p><p>Some clients and opposing candidates had been in Congress since the 90’s.</p><p>Reading Congressional <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RollCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RollCall</span></a> going back 10+ years was a regular activity.</p><p>That’s how I became radicalized.</p><p>1/4</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a>'s 20-year <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/papertrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>papertrail</span></a> is an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/oppositionresearcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppositionresearcher</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dream</span></a>. </p><p>Johnson is one of the most socially <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speakers</span></a> in modern memory — often <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/far" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>far</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>right</span></a> of former President <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> — and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are ready to make him a central figure in their 2024 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/mike-johnson-abortion-gay-marriage-transgender" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2023/10/26/mike-john</span><span class="invisible">son-abortion-gay-marriage-transgender</span></a></p>
SLCW💥<p>When, exactly, are the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> going to start <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a>, and acting like the upcoming <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> is an existential battle for our <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a>? The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> is doing exactly nothing to sell <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a>'s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/accomplishments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accomplishments</span></a>, and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> might as well not even exist. Where are the relentless, coordinated messaging <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/campaigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaigns</span></a>? Where are the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a>? Where are the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/elected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elected</span></a> Democrats? We're hurtling towards <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/annihilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>annihilation</span></a>, and nobody is doing a damn thing about it.</p>