- Phoebe Petrovic @ ProPublica: Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States
Ahead of the 2024 election, activists who have promoted debunked claims about election fraud are recruiting poll workers to serve in swing states and report concerns.
- Kiera Butler @ Mother Jones: Tens of Thousands of People Gathered in DC to Worship Tr—I Mean, Jesus
Last Saturday, tens of thousands of Christians gathered under the blazing October sun on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for an all-day prayer rally that organizers called the “Esther Call on the Mall.” While the crowd raised their hands in testimony, waved flags, and sang along with megachurch standards, the speakers paced the stage urgently, speaking, sometimes screaming, about a spiritual war for the soul of the United States.
- Sarah Rumpf @ Mediaite: The ‘ABC Whistleblower’ Story Unsurprisingly Fell Apart. Those Who Promoted It Don’t Care
Last month, multiple prominent right-wing personalities aggressively promoted conspiratorial claims from a purported whistleblower saying ABC News gave Vice President Kamala Harris the debate questions ahead of time and took other actions to help her prevail against former President Donald Trump. The claims were highly suspicious from the start, originating from an obviously questionable source and wrapped in layers of logical inconsistencies — and they’ve continued to crumble under scrutiny.
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: Trump claims he 'wasn't unhinged' while doubling down on threats to 'enemy from within'
Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his vow to use the military against the "enemy from within" if he was re-elected.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Oklahoma's Ryan Walters sued over plan to spend $3 million on Trump bibles
Several church/state separation groups are suing Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, to prevent him from wasting $3 million in taxpayer dollars on KJV bibles for teachers across the state.
- Nathalie Baptiste @ HuffPost: Far-Right Candidates Are Trying To Take Over Public Schools Across The Country
Consequential school board races in North Carolina, Maryland and other states could change the education system as we know it.
- Alex Woodward @ The Independent: Trump and Republicans are preparing their excuse for why they lost the election
While Trump promotes a baseless idea that non-citizens are illegally casting ballots to rig the election against him, voting-eligible citizens are being swept up in Republican-led purges across the country.
