- Antonia Hitchens @ The New Yorker: Inside the Republican National Committee’s Poll-Watching Army
The R.N.C. says it has recruited tens of thousands of volunteers to observe the voting process at precincts across the country. Their accounts of alleged fraud could, as one Trump campaign official put it, “establish the battlefield” for after November 5th.
- Sophie Lawton @ Media Matters: Activists connected with Cleta Mitchell's Election Integrity Network are advocating for racially profiling voters they claim may be noncitizens
Noncitizen voting, which is rare and already illegal, is at the center of right-wing media efforts to sow doubt in 2024 election results.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: ‘God, Religion and Teaching of the Commandments’: Eric Trump Says Dad Saved ‘Christmas’
Eric Trump on Monday falsely said his father, Donald Trump, saved the word “Christmas,” by declaring, “we’re gonna call it a Christmas tree because we celebrate Christmas as a nation.”
- Tim Dickinson @ Rolling Stone: Trump’s ‘Secretary of Retribution’ Unveils Plot to Nab North Carolina’s Electoral Votes
Donald Trump ally Ivan Raiklin is calling on state GOP leaders to disregard results if voters choose Kamala Harris.
- Mikael Thalen @ The Daily Dot: Laura Loomer sues Bill Maher for $150 million—says Trump affair claim destroyed her ‘reputation’
Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer filed a lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher for suggesting she was in an “arranged relationship” with former President Donald Trump.
- Dan Friedman @ Mother Jones: Donald Trump Abused His Pardon Power. He’s Promising to Do It Again
The former president handed out clemency to allies and supporters. The January 6 insurrectionists are next.
