Deception & Misdirection

Deception & Misdirection
Twitter Files: Federally Funded Censorship Targeted Veteran U.S. House Staffer
Unknown to him at the time, Jamie Roe’s original message was submitted to Twitter by the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) as one of seven examples of “high profile tweets on…
by Ken Braun on March 14, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Presidents’ Day, Not: They Even Lie About the Calendar
In ancient Rome, politicians lied about the start of the new year.  The Clinton administration lied about the beginning of the new century. And if you commemorated the federal holiday…
by Dr. Steven J. Allen on February 20, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
The Left’s Plot to Take Over Election Administration: Power of Election Officials
The Left is less focused today on criminal justice reform than on sweeping election law change, many of which they hope will ring in permanent Democrat majorities in Congress and…
by Fred Lucas on February 7, 2023

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The Left’s Plot to Take Over Election Administration: Clerk Work
Run for Something announced the Clerk Work program in April, with the plan to spend $80 million over three years to recruit and train 5,000 candidates from 35 states to…
by Fred Lucas on February 7, 2023

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The Left’s Plot to Take Over Election Administration: U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence
Although the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence is a coalition of left-leaning election “reform” groups, it was launched by CTCL, which became famous in 2020 for accepting $350 million from…
by Fred Lucas on February 7, 2023

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The Left’s Plot to Take Over Election Administration: Big Tech Funding
Although Zuckerberg has bowed out on future election funding, that doesn’t mean Big Tech is out. The primary financial backer of the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence is the Audacious…
by Fred Lucas on February 7, 2023

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Arabella’s “Dark Money” Wants to Silence Free Speech
Enemies of free speech apparently feel right at home in the country’s largest “dark money” lobbying empire. Case-in-point, the Dangerous Speech Project aims to “inoculate” Americans against right-wing “hate” and…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 31, 2023

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The Origins of “Zuck Bucks”: Getting Out the (Democratic) Vote
The New Organizing Institute (NOI) is the predecessor of the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), the organization behind “Zuck bucks.” From 2005 to 2015, NOI had one purpose:…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 26, 2023

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The Origins of “Zuck Bucks”: New Organizing Institute
Much of Corridor Partners’ data originated with NOI’s voter registration research, which advised allies on how to “narrow the [turnout] gap” by targeting the “emerging majority”: African Americans, Latinos, Asian/Pacific…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 26, 2023

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The Origins of “Zuck Bucks”: Reaching the Emerging Majority
Reaching this “emerging majority” required a sophisticated and well-funded operation. In an August 2012 presentation, Joy Cushman calculated that trained activists could reach a target of 1,000 new voters by…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 26, 2023