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Trump stepped in it again. This time suggesting Ireland's reunification, something past presidents have avoided stepping into.

Trump touches a nerve in Ireland, says reunification would be fantastic'

DUBLIN (AP) " U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be "fantastic" as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course.

Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies
www.politico.com

... A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz.

It's a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia, and it has sent jitters through global markets.

The Saudis' most essential ally, the United States, has been unpredictable and sometimes unreliable. U.S. President Donald Trump seems reluctant to widen an already unpopular and stalemated Mideast war ahead of congressional elections. For Iran, the rebels' advance and closure of the pipeline ramp up global economic pressure as its grip over the Strait of Hormuz has been loosened. ...


I found it funny a woman registered her dog, and the dog voted. Everyone claimed it was just one person one vote ...

Ok, explain this .... what is the motivation for someone to do this?

Victorville Man Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging He Paid People to Sign Ballot Petitions Using Stolen Voter Identities

Brass managed a team of signature collectors and collected signatures himself while Price and Herron were signature collectors who worked for Brass. From February 2026 to August 2026, the defendants used a database to identify registered California voters. On Skid Row, Brass and Price handed out these voters' stolen identities and paid petition signers to copy the voters' personal information onto ballot initiative petitions and fraudulently sign the petitions in those voters' names.
www.justice.gov

Now how many signatures do you guess were alleged to have "signed fraudulently"? 100? 1000? They need 831K to get it on the ballot, do you think anyone would pay thousands of dollars for a couple 1000 signatures?

More than likely its systemic but I am willing to entertain why this might be a one off ... take your best shot.

Now this ...

California Woman Federally Charged with Paying Individuals, Including Homeless People on L.A.'s Skid Row, to Register to Vote

Many of Skid Row's homeless population were not registered to vote. To ensure she maximized her pay from her coordinators, starting no later than 2025, Armstrong began offering payment to individuals not only to sign her petitions, but also to complete a voter registration form. Before going to Skid Row, Armstrong gathered a stack of voter registration forms from the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters.

Some homeless people did not have an address to put on the forms. On several occasions, Armstrong provided a homeless individual with her own former address in Los Angeles so they had something to write on the registration form. These registration forms simultaneously registered an individual to vote in California elections and in federal elections.

Because California automatically sends a vote-by-mail ballot to every registered voter, this also meant ballots in some homeless individuals' names could have the potential to be sent to Armstrong's former residence where the homeless individual did not live or collect mail.
www.justice.gov

Sure, its only one person, and probably affected what 1000 votes, 2000? So why, why would she do that?
It doesn't make any sense for someone to do this, because it wouldn't affect the outcome, right?? But 30, 40, 50 people like this?
Do you think that might affect an outcome?

Systemic fraud exists in the American system, its the only logical conclusion. It is clear and circumstantial evidence that there is systemic fraud.

IMO its actually enough to warrant change in the system.

A f***-up of epic proportions': Blame game begins after Iran-backed Huthis' lightning advance down Red Sea coast
www.egyptindependent.com

... The desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. An advance by the Iran-backed Huthis toward Yemen's strategic port city of Mocha was in full swing, and backup support from chief ally Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight.

"The Huthis committed everything they had " waves upon waves of fighters ... along with their available ballistic missiles and weapons," a senior Yemeni source attached to their military forces told CNN. The source said he contacted the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and was assured the US was "watching the situation closely and that Saudi air support was coming."

"But the air support never came," the source said. "And Mocha has now fallen."

Hours later, on Friday, the Huthis captured another key coastal asset, Perim Island, at the mouth of the Red Sea. The island splits the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in two, giving Tehran de facto control over another key shipping route.

The Huthis' rapid advance amounts to an extraordinary 36 hours in a conflict that had been largely on ice for years. But the kindling for renewed fighting had been laid for months amid the conflict between the United States and Iran, as Tehran seeks to use oil prices -- and their impact on the global economy -- as leverage.

Now, Yemen and the Red Sea have the potential to become a true second front in the Iran war. ...


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