This is need to know stuff that doesn't get out due to widespread self censorship in the press. It is alarming that this has been throttled. But with alarms blaring everywhere, what's one more in the cacophony. This is essential reporting. Thank you.
This message today was among the best and most informative that I have read from Public Notice. Thanks. Trump's efforts, supported by Russia, has succeeded in disenfranchising voters and our country is only weeks away to the loss of our democracy.
1. If Trump says there will be no more elections once he is re-elected - then BELIEVE HIM. (The Hill, July 29, 2024) This will be a jaw-dropping revelation for those who voted for this man, as well as an immeasurable colossus step toward a dictatorship. In Russia, the President is legally elected for a six year term. Putin has been in office for about 25 years and will not leave the Presidency. The DUMA - which acts out of fear just like the U.S. Congress - has voted Putin into office until 2034.
2. Roughly half the population in the United States voted for Donald Trump. In doing so, they have unleashed a sociopath leadership that will mimic the government currently found in Russia under Putin - a ruthless dictatorship based on fascism. In the very near future, those who disagree with Trump may be arrested. Donald Trump is now attempting to imprison Liz Cheney and others who sat on the January 6th Committee to investigate his crimes. This is no different between Putin imprisoning Alexei Navalny in Russia - who eventually was murdered while in a Russian Penal Colony in Siberia.
3. Today in the U.S., Christmas is more about Santa Claus and presents than religion and Christ. There is a long list of commercial items that Trump sells - including a Bible with his name on it. This is sacrilegious against God, profane, and blasphemous. Yet there are Christians in the United States this holiday season that will buy his "made in China" Trump Bible. They might as well be "spitting" on a Cross, or drawing pictures in the Qur'an!
4. Now Trump is talking about invading Canada, Panama, and even Greenland. This type of "loose talk of war" and mental derangement is comparative to Vladimir Putin’s illegal annexing and conquering of Ukraine's land, the destruction of Ukraine’s infrasstructure, and the murder of thousands upon thousands of innocent people. If Trump attacks these independent countries, they will fight back - just like Ukraine. This means war and the death of Americans soldiers and civilians and destruction of U.S. land and cities.
5. When Trump won this election, he not only disposed of his many criminal charges in the U.S., but also ransomed his life - and that of his family - from imminent danger. Trump is still valuable to Vladimir Putin - but he is playing a dangerous game with a man who has a genocidal appetite identical to Hitler and Stalin. Trump thinks of himself as one of the "pack", but he is not. He has been purchased and/or bribed by Russia. Both "Vanity FairP and "Business Insider" have published articles about the $100 Million dollar loan the Trump Organization received from Russian banks (all under Putin's control) - at a time when U.S. banks refused to loan him money due to his six bankruptcies.
6. Brad Raffensperger proved that the bomb threats in Fulton County, Georgia voting locations came from Russian hackers and this shows beyond doubt that Trump has an intimate relationship with Russia. This solely should scare every voting American, but it doesn't. We live in a country where "45 million adults in the US are functionally illiterate. 50% of adults in the US can't read a book written at an 8th-grade level, 75% of Americans who receive food stamps perform at the lowest two levels of literacy, 43% of adults with the lowest literacy skills live in poverty, and about 21% of American adults are considered functionally illiterate." (AI Overview, Feb 25, 2024) In comparison, "With a power ranking score of 91, Russia attains a position as one of the five countries with the best educational system in the world. (www.americancouncils.org).
I lived and worked in Russia and the surrounding area for about twenty years. My youngest two children attended Russia public schools when they were 12 and 14 years old. I can personally attest to their impressive and awe-inspiring teaching methodologies. If a child does not do their homework, it is the parents who are called to school and reprimanded and scolded.
Rooted in Lenin-Marxist thought, the rhetorical vehicle for spreading ideas, thoughts, and propaganda goes way, way back to the Communist Manifesto. Hitler used the same communication mechanisms to brainwash Germans so in a short period of time he converted a country of followers into mass murderers, and he killed off or imprisoned those who did not agree with him.
In the U.S., Trump uses the slogan "Make America Great Again". It is the exact same type of rhetorical, stylistic and convincing message found in Russia under Stalin and Putin or in Germany under Hitler. Trump "plants the seeds" and watch them grow in the minds of his many brainwashed followers.
The truth - or law - no longer matters to these adherent partisans - it is what Trump says and wants. Trump has seduced half the American public, just like dictators before him whose reign is based on a disinformation and propaganda ecosystem which elevates malicious content and creates an illusion of credibility.
"Project 2025" in the U.S., "The Foundations of Geopolitics" in Russia, and the book called "Mein Kampf" written by Hitler in Germany 100 years ago are all interchangeable - they impose the will of one man over the will of the people.
It is no longer a matter of "if our democracy survives" as you stated. Khrushchev said in 1956 "Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you." Putin was raised during Khrushchev's time, and now he is the President (Dictator) of Russia. He has stated "his goals include the destruction of the U.S. democracy from within - without firing a shot." (Newsweek, May 18, 2017)
Thanks Elizabeth. You make a number of very provocative points. I don't think I would go as far as you in, for instance, comparing Trump with Hitler and Stalin, but I agree on the broader point that Trump voters have put the country in the terrible position where we have to hope his incompetence somehow gets in the way of his malevolence.
How do we know it wasn’t decisive in combination with voter suppression, voter purges, and Russian funded right wing disinformation, all boosted by an inept or malign legacy media?. Trump won by 1.5% or 297000 votes, death by 1000 cuts is still death.
So how does this get investigated? It looks to me like the Dems immediately accepted the election results on Nov 5 and 6, no questions asked about the bomb threats. If this wasn’t investigated right after the election and into January, it never will be. I feel hopeless.
This needs to be a priority for the Democratic Party at all levels, and not only in swing states. And for nonpartisan organizations like the League of Women Voters whose focus is on ensuring that all potential voters are registered and informed about how, when, and where to vote. This is not, or should not be, a partisan issue, but since one of our major political parties has committed itself to suppressing the vote of anyone it thinks likely to vote for candidates of the other party, it unfortunately begins to look like one.
Investigating this is a minuscule part of the overall problem. It’s like arguing over whether the Titanic will break in half before it slides under the sea. As if that would have made any difference.
Generations of military have proudly sworn to defend the nation against all enemies domestic and foreign. I find it unbelievable that they are meekly accepting a blatantly dishonest regime aligned with the interests of sworn enemies taking power.
I am expecting some fireworks before the end of January. But if not, well at least 2025 will be very interesting.
You find it "unbelievable" that the military is not contesting the results of the election? Please read up on the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It greatly limits the use of federal troops in enforcing domestic policies. True, its origins are not pretty: as the date may suggest, a major purpose was to prevent federal troops from supporting Reconstruction efforts in the South. Then check out the many instances in other countries where their military either instigated or enabled a coup against a reasonably legitimate government.
I read the headline and thought "you bet 'we' can memory hole election threats". If a worldwide pandemic that killed 1 million people in the US can be memory-holed, and January 6 can be memory-holed, the same thing will happen to the incidents described in this piece.
If so many people were potentially scared away from, and never came back to, their polling places due to bomb threats, how is it known that these votes would "not have made a difference?" What about people who stayed home, fearful for themselves and their families? And further, this is direct voter suppression. WHY aren't the Democrats SCREAMING about this??! Is it possible that investigations are secretly going on, so as to not upset the MAGA cart?They would surely rise up with more violence if they thought their win was being questioned.
All of this, so true! Seems America is now to be run by the ultra rich and beyond-ultra petty. Adult in the room? How about adult in the near neighborhood? Or anywhere at all.
And what’s the deal with this Russia adoration? Putin lies and murders, the Russian army so incompetent it goes to North Korea for help … it’s the domination of the Russian people and the incomparable grift that seems to motivate MAGA dreams.
This is need to know stuff that doesn't get out due to widespread self censorship in the press. It is alarming that this has been throttled. But with alarms blaring everywhere, what's one more in the cacophony. This is essential reporting. Thank you.
You're welcome, Becky!
This message today was among the best and most informative that I have read from Public Notice. Thanks. Trump's efforts, supported by Russia, has succeeded in disenfranchising voters and our country is only weeks away to the loss of our democracy.
1. If Trump says there will be no more elections once he is re-elected - then BELIEVE HIM. (The Hill, July 29, 2024) This will be a jaw-dropping revelation for those who voted for this man, as well as an immeasurable colossus step toward a dictatorship. In Russia, the President is legally elected for a six year term. Putin has been in office for about 25 years and will not leave the Presidency. The DUMA - which acts out of fear just like the U.S. Congress - has voted Putin into office until 2034.
2. Roughly half the population in the United States voted for Donald Trump. In doing so, they have unleashed a sociopath leadership that will mimic the government currently found in Russia under Putin - a ruthless dictatorship based on fascism. In the very near future, those who disagree with Trump may be arrested. Donald Trump is now attempting to imprison Liz Cheney and others who sat on the January 6th Committee to investigate his crimes. This is no different between Putin imprisoning Alexei Navalny in Russia - who eventually was murdered while in a Russian Penal Colony in Siberia.
3. Today in the U.S., Christmas is more about Santa Claus and presents than religion and Christ. There is a long list of commercial items that Trump sells - including a Bible with his name on it. This is sacrilegious against God, profane, and blasphemous. Yet there are Christians in the United States this holiday season that will buy his "made in China" Trump Bible. They might as well be "spitting" on a Cross, or drawing pictures in the Qur'an!
4. Now Trump is talking about invading Canada, Panama, and even Greenland. This type of "loose talk of war" and mental derangement is comparative to Vladimir Putin’s illegal annexing and conquering of Ukraine's land, the destruction of Ukraine’s infrasstructure, and the murder of thousands upon thousands of innocent people. If Trump attacks these independent countries, they will fight back - just like Ukraine. This means war and the death of Americans soldiers and civilians and destruction of U.S. land and cities.
5. When Trump won this election, he not only disposed of his many criminal charges in the U.S., but also ransomed his life - and that of his family - from imminent danger. Trump is still valuable to Vladimir Putin - but he is playing a dangerous game with a man who has a genocidal appetite identical to Hitler and Stalin. Trump thinks of himself as one of the "pack", but he is not. He has been purchased and/or bribed by Russia. Both "Vanity FairP and "Business Insider" have published articles about the $100 Million dollar loan the Trump Organization received from Russian banks (all under Putin's control) - at a time when U.S. banks refused to loan him money due to his six bankruptcies.
6. Brad Raffensperger proved that the bomb threats in Fulton County, Georgia voting locations came from Russian hackers and this shows beyond doubt that Trump has an intimate relationship with Russia. This solely should scare every voting American, but it doesn't. We live in a country where "45 million adults in the US are functionally illiterate. 50% of adults in the US can't read a book written at an 8th-grade level, 75% of Americans who receive food stamps perform at the lowest two levels of literacy, 43% of adults with the lowest literacy skills live in poverty, and about 21% of American adults are considered functionally illiterate." (AI Overview, Feb 25, 2024) In comparison, "With a power ranking score of 91, Russia attains a position as one of the five countries with the best educational system in the world. (www.americancouncils.org).
I lived and worked in Russia and the surrounding area for about twenty years. My youngest two children attended Russia public schools when they were 12 and 14 years old. I can personally attest to their impressive and awe-inspiring teaching methodologies. If a child does not do their homework, it is the parents who are called to school and reprimanded and scolded.
Rooted in Lenin-Marxist thought, the rhetorical vehicle for spreading ideas, thoughts, and propaganda goes way, way back to the Communist Manifesto. Hitler used the same communication mechanisms to brainwash Germans so in a short period of time he converted a country of followers into mass murderers, and he killed off or imprisoned those who did not agree with him.
In the U.S., Trump uses the slogan "Make America Great Again". It is the exact same type of rhetorical, stylistic and convincing message found in Russia under Stalin and Putin or in Germany under Hitler. Trump "plants the seeds" and watch them grow in the minds of his many brainwashed followers.
The truth - or law - no longer matters to these adherent partisans - it is what Trump says and wants. Trump has seduced half the American public, just like dictators before him whose reign is based on a disinformation and propaganda ecosystem which elevates malicious content and creates an illusion of credibility.
"Project 2025" in the U.S., "The Foundations of Geopolitics" in Russia, and the book called "Mein Kampf" written by Hitler in Germany 100 years ago are all interchangeable - they impose the will of one man over the will of the people.
It is no longer a matter of "if our democracy survives" as you stated. Khrushchev said in 1956 "Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you." Putin was raised during Khrushchev's time, and now he is the President (Dictator) of Russia. He has stated "his goals include the destruction of the U.S. democracy from within - without firing a shot." (Newsweek, May 18, 2017)
HE IS SUCCEEDING.
Elizabeth Graham, www.democrazy2020.org
Substack: "From Democracy to Democrazy"
Thanks Elizabeth. You make a number of very provocative points. I don't think I would go as far as you in, for instance, comparing Trump with Hitler and Stalin, but I agree on the broader point that Trump voters have put the country in the terrible position where we have to hope his incompetence somehow gets in the way of his malevolence.
No, Adolph and Josef were at least as smart as they were egregious.
How do we know it wasn’t decisive in combination with voter suppression, voter purges, and Russian funded right wing disinformation, all boosted by an inept or malign legacy media?. Trump won by 1.5% or 297000 votes, death by 1000 cuts is still death.
So how does this get investigated? It looks to me like the Dems immediately accepted the election results on Nov 5 and 6, no questions asked about the bomb threats. If this wasn’t investigated right after the election and into January, it never will be. I feel hopeless.
Never investigated, the new numb norm.
This needs to be a priority for the Democratic Party at all levels, and not only in swing states. And for nonpartisan organizations like the League of Women Voters whose focus is on ensuring that all potential voters are registered and informed about how, when, and where to vote. This is not, or should not be, a partisan issue, but since one of our major political parties has committed itself to suppressing the vote of anyone it thinks likely to vote for candidates of the other party, it unfortunately begins to look like one.
Democrats regroup? Yes, and we all know how coordinated the Democrats are …
How about organizing the youth? After all, they have to inherit this mess. Democrats didn’t end the war in Vietnam, Americans did.
"We all know" a lot of things. Many of them are not true.
And even more tragically, we too often know those things untrue. Go along to get along? Or just to remain unwoke … i.e. comatose.
Investigating this is a minuscule part of the overall problem. It’s like arguing over whether the Titanic will break in half before it slides under the sea. As if that would have made any difference.
Generations of military have proudly sworn to defend the nation against all enemies domestic and foreign. I find it unbelievable that they are meekly accepting a blatantly dishonest regime aligned with the interests of sworn enemies taking power.
I am expecting some fireworks before the end of January. But if not, well at least 2025 will be very interesting.
You find it "unbelievable" that the military is not contesting the results of the election? Please read up on the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It greatly limits the use of federal troops in enforcing domestic policies. True, its origins are not pretty: as the date may suggest, a major purpose was to prevent federal troops from supporting Reconstruction efforts in the South. Then check out the many instances in other countries where their military either instigated or enabled a coup against a reasonably legitimate government.
"In the event, Trump’s win was large enough, and the disruptions small enough, that they didn’t change the outcome"
I'm not sure that's right. 30,000 votes is Wisconsin and 50,000 votes in Nevada are razor-thin margins that any disruption would influence...
I read the headline and thought "you bet 'we' can memory hole election threats". If a worldwide pandemic that killed 1 million people in the US can be memory-holed, and January 6 can be memory-holed, the same thing will happen to the incidents described in this piece.
I weep for America.
The bottom will rise if we put the yeast in the mix. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/create-a-platform-for-all?r=3m1bs
If so many people were potentially scared away from, and never came back to, their polling places due to bomb threats, how is it known that these votes would "not have made a difference?" What about people who stayed home, fearful for themselves and their families? And further, this is direct voter suppression. WHY aren't the Democrats SCREAMING about this??! Is it possible that investigations are secretly going on, so as to not upset the MAGA cart?They would surely rise up with more violence if they thought their win was being questioned.
All of this, so true! Seems America is now to be run by the ultra rich and beyond-ultra petty. Adult in the room? How about adult in the near neighborhood? Or anywhere at all.
Last observation: MAGA & Massa …
And what’s the deal with this Russia adoration? Putin lies and murders, the Russian army so incompetent it goes to North Korea for help … it’s the domination of the Russian people and the incomparable grift that seems to motivate MAGA dreams.