Journalist Matt Taibbi was one of the individuals involved in publishing Twitter Files, which detailed information of Twitter’s involvement with government officials to censor news stories or public figures. For instance, these files revealed that Twitter employees had willfully censored the Hunter Biden laptop story because it would be inconvenient for voters to know about …
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A little over a month ago, the North Carolina Democratic Party committed fraud against North Carolina’s Green Party in order to prevent the NCGP from getting on the ballots for the senatorial elections. NCGP candidate Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain who served in Afghanistan, gathered well over the 13,865 signatures required for a candidate …
The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) is a government agency that was created in 1974, and has a stated purpose is “to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.” In the first years of its …
For those of you living in the US right now, you have no doubt been bombarded with all sorts of political fundraisers in the last few months. It’s hard to hide from the constant requests for money, whether they be delivered via fliers, emails, or other forms of media. Running for president is an expensive …
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Last week, New York City voters said yes on instituting ranked choice voting (RCV) by roughly a 3-1 margin. This new system of voting will take hold in 2021, and will be the method used for city elections, special elections, and primaries. The vote of NYC residents on the 5th of November showcases the need …
On Monday, 7 October, Bernie Sanders unveiled his comprehensive plan to combat political corruption and get money out of politics. Funnily enough CNN and MSNBC haven’t picked it up yet, at least of the time of writing. But, I’m sure the mainstream media has a good, honest reason for not covering this story. No ulterior …
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