Sean Flaherty
@seanflahertyia.bsky.social
Main interests are civil liberties, elections, national security, culture, tech.
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Reposted by Sean Flaherty
On this date in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the imperial forces of Japan. The loss of life and destruction was horrific, and it pulled the U.S. into the war.
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
December 7, 2024 at 10:57 PM
On this date in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the imperial forces of Japan. The loss of life and destruction was horrific, and it pulled the U.S. into the war.
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
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In Nov 2023, the Center for Renewing America (CRA) founded by Russ Vought (Trump’s pick for OMB director) posted this article by CRA’s policy director, which calls for an end to no-fault divorce. 1/ thefederalist.com/2023/11/13/m...
December 7, 2024 at 1:40 AM
4/ More info. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
Good! All-machine recounts don't check that the counting software worked correctly, + in NC only the Pres race gets a hand audit (verifiedvoting.org/auditlaw/nor...).
Nat'l Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine recommends hand recounts (see p. 6): nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2512...
Nat'l Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine recommends hand recounts (see p. 6): nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2512...
North Carolina Supreme Court GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin requested a hand recount in his tight race against Democratic opponent Allison Riggs. Meanwhile, the state GOP has been pushing an anti-democratic bill in an effort to gain more power.
North Carolina Supreme Court GOP Candidate Asks for Hand Recount as Party Pushes Controversial Bill
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Good! All-machine recounts don't check that the counting software worked correctly, + in NC only the Pres race gets a hand audit (verifiedvoting.org/auditlaw/nor...).
Nat'l Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine recommends hand recounts (see p. 6): nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2512...
Nat'l Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine recommends hand recounts (see p. 6): nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2512...
Nearly 64% of Americans eligible, not just those registered to vote, turned out this year. That's pretty huge, higher than in the Obama wave election of 2008 (62%) and near the modern 2020 peak of 66% (see election.lab.ufl.edu/dataset/nati...).
election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general...
election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general...
December 3, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Nearly 64% of Americans eligible, not just those registered to vote, turned out this year. That's pretty huge, higher than in the Obama wave election of 2008 (62%) and near the modern 2020 peak of 66% (see election.lab.ufl.edu/dataset/nati...).
election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general...
election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general...
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Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
Damn.
December 2, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Damn.
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This is a great letter to Joni Ernst abt import of Pete Hegseth getting an FBI background check.
@emptywheel.bsky.social I just drafted a message to Joni Ernst, my junior senator, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee:
"I am writing to urge you, as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to demand an FBI background check of Peter Hegseth, whom President-elect Trump is […]
"I am writing to urge you, as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to demand an FBI background check of Peter Hegseth, whom President-elect Trump is […]
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November 28, 2024 at 9:19 AM
This is a great letter to Joni Ernst abt import of Pete Hegseth getting an FBI background check.
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
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This story from the Idaho Capital Sun seems significant: "Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy."
Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists • Idaho Capital Sun
Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church.
idahocapitalsun.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This story from the Idaho Capital Sun seems significant: "Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian nationalist church that aims to turn America into a theocracy."
Excellent step - but article misses a foundational, essential audit practice: Ada County, like all ID counties, also does a hand-count sample of 5% of precincts: verifiedvoting.org/auditlaw/ida...
An all-electronic image audit can be hacked just as easily as the original count. 1/2
An all-electronic image audit can be hacked just as easily as the original count. 1/2
November 23, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Excellent step - but article misses a foundational, essential audit practice: Ada County, like all ID counties, also does a hand-count sample of 5% of precincts: verifiedvoting.org/auditlaw/ida...
An all-electronic image audit can be hacked just as easily as the original count. 1/2
An all-electronic image audit can be hacked just as easily as the original count. 1/2
Eye-popping piece that sets aside the assault allegations. Hegseth is a hard right exremist unfit to lead the US military.
"Hegseth explicitly rejects democracy in American Crusade, characterizing it as a leftist demand..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump’s Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’
Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Eye-popping piece that sets aside the assault allegations. Hegseth is a hard right exremist unfit to lead the US military.
"Hegseth explicitly rejects democracy in American Crusade, characterizing it as a leftist demand..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Awesome if true.
BREAKING: Senator Lisa Murkowski just announced she won’t approve any of President Trump’s nominees unless they are properly vetted by the FBI. #LisaMurkowski
November 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Awesome if true.
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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Interesting paper. Big takeaway: trustworthy elections require improved post-election audits and chain of custody, and how sham "audits" have distracted policymakers. #ElectionSecurity #ElectionIntegrity #Election2024
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October 22, 2023 at 8:57 PM
Interesting paper. Big takeaway: trustworthy elections require improved post-election audits and chain of custody, and how sham "audits" have distracted policymakers. #ElectionSecurity #ElectionIntegrity #Election2024
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