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The Oregon Department of Transportation and the secretary of state’s office today released new information about the number of non-citizen voters who were mistakenly placed on voter rolls, upping the total number of voters erroneously placed on the rolls from 306 to 1,259.In a Monday afternoon press conference, ODOT director Kris Strickler said the mistakes resulted from a “data processing” errors in ODOT’s Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services division, which he said the agency deeply regrets. Strickler explained that DMV discovered the errors after an inquiry from a think-tank called the Institute for Responsive Government.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky is back in the United States in an attempt to rally more support for his country's defensive war against Russia. But while his past visits have largely remained standard fare for foreign dignitaries (aside from his refusal to wear anything but olive drab), this latest trip has Republicans justifiably crying foul. [snip] Zelensky arrived in Pennsylvania on Monday, a hotly-contested election battleground state, courtesy of a U.S. taxpayer-funded C-17 Globemaster. What followed looked and sounded much more like a campaign stop than a diplomatic event, leaving onlookers to wonder exactly what the real purpose was. The day...

I took this photo of a billboard off of either State Route 51 or I-17 in Phoenix. This season, the wall to wall law firm and cannabis billboards are giving some ground to political billboards. Both sides are represented, and neither side is pushing issues on the billboards. Trump Billboards: Arizonans LOVE Trump (superimposed over AZ state flag) TeamUnity (Trump, flanked by Vance, RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy) And the above (which I count as pro-Trump) "If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat" The Harris Billboards are: "I'm a Conservative. I am voting Harris."--Kevin, Arizona. (Kevin is pictured.)...

The US Department of State has issued a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Haiti due to widespread crime, including kidnapping, sexual assault, murder, and ransom demands. The advisory highlights the country's deteriorating security situation, which has worsened since March when thousands of inmates escaped from two of Haiti's largest prisons after armed gangs stormed the facilities. Haiti has been under a state of emergency since then. The State Department has urged US citizens to avoid travel to Haiti, citing rampant crime, civil unrest, and a severely limited healthcare system. Kidnappings are particularly rampant, with US citizens among the...

Oprah Winfrey had a townhall style “interview” with Kamala Harris. All of the ruling class were in attendance —Julie Roberts, Meryl Streep, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Tracey Ellis Ross — most of whom are afflicted with existential angst as opposed to, you know, practical problems of daily life? I’m sure an event with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts was a great way to win over undecided Voters. They’re probably out there thinking, I can’t put food on the table, and I can’t send my kid to school without worrying about them coming home and asking for puberty blockers, and what...

In case of a tie, the House of Representatives would decide. This favors Trump. But what are the odds? I make a guess...The above map is not contrived or convoluted. It is the current state of affairs except for Nebraska and a small lead for Harris in Nevada, reversed in the above map. However….Please note Republicans Push to Change Nebraska’s Electoral SystemNebraska Republicans are pushing for the state to change its electoral vote process to a winner-take-all system, which could give former President Donald Trump an extra electoral vote in this year’s close presidential race.Nebraska’s all-Republican congressional delegation sent a...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Early voting is underway in Virginia – the first state in the nation to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 presidential election. Voters wishing to cast their ballots early for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election can do so from Sept. 20 to Nov. 2. You can vote early at your local registrar’s office beginning Friday, Sept. 20 and ending the Saturday before Election Day. Officials advise checking your registration status online or by calling before visiting your local registrar’s office to vote.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission, which is represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, filed a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s case to remove himself from November ballots. The commission also filed it's response to Kennedy's legal appeal. The petition argues the case is "highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for a the people of Wisconsin." It states Kennedy's proposal to use stickers to cover his name is poorly conceived, would require thousands of hours of extra work and create a logistical nightmare. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s legal team filed a brief in...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will reportedly stay publicly neutral in the US presidential election and have simply urged Americans to go out and vote. The couple marked National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday by getting the Archewell team to take part in a letter-writing activity. Staff sent out letters to unregistered voters to encouraged them to vote in the upcoming presidential election. The statement read: 'Voting is not just a right; it's a fundamental way to influence the fate of our communities. 'At The Archewell Foundation, we recognize that civic engagement, no matter one's political party, is at...

As I pointed out yesterday, PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party was facing a special election in Montreal where they were at risk of losing a once-safe seat. As expected, the Liberals lost the seat though not to the NDP but to a candidate from the Bloq Quebecois. The pressure on Trudeau to step aside will only increase after this loss, the second loss for the Liberal Party in just a few monthsThe defeat will raise the pressure on the 52-year-old leader to step aside before the next election, which is scheduled for October 2025 but may happen earlier than that.It’s...

Prime Mnister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party suffered two byelection losses Monday night. With results in, Liberal candidates lost in both contests. In the perpetually safe seat in Montreal of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, the Liberal candidate lost to the Bloc Québécois' Louis-Philippe Sauvé, in a tight three-way race. In the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg's Elmwood —Transcona the NDP's Leila Dance defeated the Conservative Party with the Liberals a distant third. In Montreal, Liberal candidate Laura Palestini had insisted “It’s about me. It’s not about the PM. I will let myself be the … prime focus of this election.” Former Justice Minister David Lametti...

“Donald Trump is looking increasingly likely to be the winner of the presidential race. I have long held that the globalists will wrap up an economic collapse or a world war and throw it in Trump’s lap.” — Brandon Smith. This time, the shooter lives to do some ‘splainin’. Do you wonder if he might get around to ‘splainin’ his role with the shady non-governmental orgs (NGOs) supported by the CIA who enabled his travels to Ukraine and his efforts there recruiting global mutts to fight for the Nazi-ish Azov Battalion? Perhaps he might rat-out actual government officials who assisted...

Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that he is being investigated by federal authorities for collecting the head from a decapitated whale carcass. During a campaign event on Saturday for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in Glendale, Arizona, the former independent presidential candidate said: “I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.” He added: “This is all about the weaponization of our government against political opponents.” Kennedy, who endorsed the former president after dropping out of November’s election, fell under scrutiny in recent weeks...

Under the hot desert sun less than 40 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border last week, Representative Gabe Vasquez, Democrat of New Mexico, lashed out against Republicans who talk about abortion as a “states’ rights” issue, charging that their real agenda is to place severe limits on women’s access to health care. “That is now the de facto position of folks who want to limit women’s reproductive health care,” Mr. Vasquez told about 50 people at a groundbreaking for a new, $10 million state-funded reproductive health clinic. “We’ve seen the consequences of what this means for women.” It is a message...

Florida caught a lot of heat (rightly so) after the mess of an election in 2000 — pregnant chads, anyone? In the years since, the Sunshine State has cleaned up its act significantly. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) joined Maria Bartiromo on "Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss the measures Florida takes to shore up election integrity — and why confidence in election results is essential. This morning I joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss Florida's election integrity efforts. pic.twitter.com/Fc8bK289Pc — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 15, 2024 Here are the key points of their exchange: BARTIROMO: Your reaction to...

While most political junkies focus on the latest twists and turns in the presidential race, a political earthquake in the Empire State has the potential to fundamentally alter how New Yorkers run their elections — and may even impact which party holds power in Washington in 2025. Starting Sept. 22, a provision of the state Voting Rights Act will require certain local governments to seek “preclearance” from the state Attorney General or a designated court to make many election-related decisions — including some that are relatively minor.

“One debate doesn’t change the issues Americans are facing every day.” — James Rickards. By now, you’ve probably heard enough debate about The Debate, so I’ll spotlight only a few points everybody else left out. You might know this, but Hollywood plays a larger role in the Kamala campaign than just stuffing the endorsements of celebs such as George Clooney, Taylor Swift, and John Legend into the corporate media tank. In fact, much bigger playas, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg, are producing and directing things backstage at Kamala Central, so what gets in the Kamala news plays as a Spielberg...

Largely shedding Joe Biden’s canard that Trump must be defeated to save democracy, Kamala Harris’ conceit is that she prosecutes criminals and Donald Trump is one. “I know Donald Trump’s type,” she sneers. As San Francisco district attorney and then California attorney general, Harris supported jailing parents of truants, suppressed evidence, keeping an innocent man on death row, repeatedly covered up misconduct, leading to the dismissal of more than 600 cases, incarcerated prisoners beyond their sentences, violated Federal laws that protect donor privacy, and failed to disclose conflicts of interest arising from her personal relationships. Her record of abusing prosecutorial...

“The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” - Albert EinsteinWhen The New York Times tells you that the United States Constitution is a threat to democracy - As it did on the front page of its August 31 edition - you know that you are in thrall to exceedingly subtle minds. The Times only employs persons, both birthing and other, of the subtlest minds. You can tell because they are credentialed by our country’s finest institutions of educational credentialing.They...

Links not updated yet, this was just announced on 97.1 Talk FM. The Chief of Police and his assistant/deputy are in FBI Custody. There is to be a press confrence at 2:30 to announce the details. All indications is that this is in regard to an investigation into Voter Fraud that began immediately after the November presidential election.