Martin Berman-Gorvine·5 days agoMember-onlyThe Late Richard Daley: Trump’s Vote-Finding the Act of a ‘Mook’The second in an occasional series of interviews conducted Down Below with infamous figures of the past. I find the infamous former Chicago Mayor, who held office from 1955 until he dropped dead in 1976, lighting a Cuban cigar off the burning flesh of one of his alderman underlings. He inhales a long, deep drag and takes his time before acknowledging my presence. Daley: I’m only talking…Election 20203 min readElection 20203 min read
Kathrine Henderson·Mar 12They believe the election was stolen, why wouldn’t they?With purpose, I haven’t commented on the ongoing defamation lawsuit between Dominion Voting and Fox News even though it is exactly the kind of issue I want to write about here. I am waiting to see how things play out over the course of the trial. …Election 20202 min readElection 20202 min read
Rodney Clough·Mar 11Fraud HollerGood evening and welcome to Episode 10, The Trials of Lindsey Graham, Water Carrier (*). In Episode 9, Canaryville, we learned of our hero, Lindsey Graham’s attempt to reconcile his passion for fair elections with allegations that he pressured Georgia election officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election…Election 20207 min readElection 20207 min read
Rodney Clough·Mar 9Fox PoxFox News abandons the fourth estate. Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network LLC (1) Fox News? Whoever pretended this was ‘news’? That this question is even whispered in news management circles spreads the American ‘MAGA-miasma’ — part entertainment, part denial. Part “audience fulfillment.” A toxic brew. No wonder “CRT”…Election 20203 min readElection 20203 min read
Lucas JacobinDigital Authorship 2023·Mar 7My First-Ever Instagram InfluencerMy First-Ever Instagram Influencer The part of the LEAP 2 process with which I was most immediately comfortable was predictable: connecting our chosen digital author (Sharon McMahon of @sharonsaysso on Instagram) to the readings we’ve been doing. It was quickly clear that McMahon may be the quintessential example of a…Election 20204 min readElection 20204 min read
Caren WhiteinPolitically Speaking·Mar 1Member-onlySupreme Court Refuses To Hear 2020 Election LawsuitYes, true believers are still challenging the results of the 2020 election — Oh my God, you guys, Trumpists are still trying to overturn the 2020 election! Raland Brunson filed a lawsuit that seeks to remove Biden from the presidency and reinstate Trump. Why, you may ask? Because Brunson claims that the members of Congress who voted to certify the 2020 electoral votes…Election 20203 min readElection 20203 min read
Manny OtikoinDemocracy Guardian·Feb 24Member-onlyWhy Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Going AnywhereWorst member of Congress is dug in — It would be impossible to write an article about the latest idiotic statement made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.,) the front-runner in the race for the Worst member of Congress. By the time you started writing it, she would have already made an even dumber comment. …Election 20205 min readElection 20205 min read
Manny OtikoinDemocracy Guardian·Feb 22Member-onlyDominion Lawsuit Confirms Worst Fears About FOX ‘News’Court records reveal network chose profit over truth — If you follow my writing on Medium, you wouldn’t have been surprised by last week’s devastating revelations about FOX News Channel (FNC.) Court papers from a Dominion Voting Systems libel suit revealed devastating truths about the so-called news network. Dominion sued FOX News after the network spread lies claiming the…Election 20204 min readElection 20204 min read
James StephensinThe Silent Politician·Feb 23Member-onlyGrand Juror Can’t Keep Mouth ShutLack of discretion endangers Georgia election fraud case. — Yes, it’s all very titillating, but at a price. I’m worried about the ramifications of grand juror Emily Kohrs’s media blitz. Kohrs is the grand jury’s foreperson investigating Donald Trump’s pressure to illegally overturn the 2020 election in the State of Georgia. Is she knowingly, or only negligently, helping the…Election 20202 min readElection 20202 min read
Kent Anderson·Feb 19Member-onlyThe Lying Liars Of Faux News Finally Fess UpThey all knew. Yet, the lies kept flowing. From The Washington Post: “Sidney Powell is lying,” Tucker Carlson wrote to a producer about the Trump lawyer, who once claimed in a guest spot that voting technology companies “flipped” Trump votes to Biden. “Terrible stuff damaging everybody,” wrote company founder Rupert…2020 Election3 min read2020 Election3 min read
