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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Russia is attempting to "undermine" Vice President Harris's campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos while China has begun targeting a series of GOP congressional candidates ahead of November, according to a new report from Microsoft. read more


New York has issued 4,507 one-way tickets to Texas through a voluntary program that transfers asylum seekers out of the city, according to Mayor Eric Adams' office. read more


Years ago, I sought employment at Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the world. With my resume in hand, reflecting my IT qualifications and charming demeanor, I hoped to land the job -- so I could get physical access to its networks.


Wednesday, October 23, 2024

he radar station on Triton will probably complicate military operations in peace time across the South China Sea but could also prove to be a juicy target in time of war, says Malcom Davis at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.


Donald Trump's longest-serving chief of staff is warning that the Republican presidential nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office, Trump suggested that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "did some good things." read more


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OK, found this...

Voting by Provisional Ballot
www.pa.gov

... If you are a registered voter but your eligibility to vote at your polling place is uncertain, you have the right to vote a provisional ballot.

What is a provisional ballot?

Sometimes county elections officials need more time to determine a voter's eligibility to vote. Election officials may ask that voter to vote a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot records your vote while the county board of elections determines whether it can be counted.


You may be issued a provisional ballot for the reasons below:

- - - Your name was not in the poll book or supplemental poll book.
- - - - - - For example, you reported to the wrong precinct; or
- - - - - - You did not report a recent change in residence to the county election office.

- - - You are required to show ID, but cannot show ID.

- - - Your eligibility was challenged by an election official.

- - - You were issued an absentee or mail-in ballot but believe you did not successfully vote that ballot, and you do not surrender your ballot and outer return envelope at the polling place to be spoiled.

- - - You returned a completed absentee or mailin ballot that was rejected, or you believe will be rejected, by the county board of elections and you believe you are eligible to vote.

- - - There is a special court order with respect to your registration status.

- - - There is a special court order related to extending the hours of voting.

- - - You believe that you are registered in a political party, but your voter record indicates otherwise (for primary elections only).

@#17 ... Again, if that's your view, you're voting for the wrong party. ...

To wit ...

Trump's small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue (October 10, 2024)
apnews.com

... Donald Trump's contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats' fundraising machine.

Fewer than a third of the Republican's campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200 " down from nearly half of all donations in his 2020 race, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and OpenSecrets, an organization that tracks political spending.

The total collected from small donors has also declined, according to the analysis. Trump raised $98 million from such contributors through June, a 40% drop compared to the $165 million they contributed during a corresponding period in his previous presidential race.

The dip has forced Trump to rely more on wealthy donors and groups backed by them, a shift that cuts into the populist message that first propelled him to the White House. ...


More from the article...

... At the same time, I had already applied for a janitorial position at a local police department to steal credentials for logging into the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC).

A year later, I obtained employment with a private security company and used it to gain physical access to the networks of a mainstream clothing company at their financial division's office. Then, I moved on to backdooring a local television network and ended up sabotaging their Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) servers, taking them offline from inside their server room.

As an insider threat, I knew each facility's internal and external layout, had physical and remote access to its CCTVs, and could erase and replace footage copied from previous shifts.

I could copy RFID access badges for privilege escalation as I seamlessly bypassed access controls. I had intimate knowledge of the daily routines of all these businesses, the names and faces of contractors and employees, and bugged virtually every computer system on their networks.

This meant I could enable microphones and web cameras at each workstation and eavesdrop on their daily operations, scrub each system for credentials, and even sell proprietary information to competitors " if that was my goal.

Put simply, I was an insider threat and the last person you'd ever suspect of criminal mischief. This was my lifestyle. As a consequence, I was secretly the worst employee in human history.

As for you, if you were unfortunate enough to buy into my charm and hire me, your business and network fell under my control. ...



@#13 ... I think that plenty of people wanted trump's generals to be like general Rommel. ...

Too soon to tell ...

Erwin Rommel
en.wikipedia.org

... In 1944, Rommel was implicated in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler. Because of Rommel's status as a national hero, Hitler wanted to eliminate him quietly instead of having him immediately executed, as many other plotters were.

Rommel was given a choice between suicide, in return for assurances that his reputation would remain intact and that his family would not be persecuted following his death, or facing a trial that would result in his disgrace and execution; he chose the former and took a cyanide pill.[8]

Rommel was given a state funeral, and it was announced that he had succumbed to his injuries from the strafing of his staff car in Normandy. ...


@#19 .. Polls have been garbage since 2015. did hillary win? ...

For the record....

The polls did not show a SoS Clinton win in 2016. They showed a toss-up.

www.realclearpolitics.com


It was the interpretation and projection of the polling that predicted the wrong outcome.

And that is why I so readily dismiss such projections of late, and prefer to focus upon the polling numbers.

And, also, fwiw, those polling numbers show that VP Harris has lost momentum she had.

www.realclearpolling.com

(scroll down to the graph)

And, yeah, I know it is all about the battleground states.

So, let's go there...

www.realclearpolling.com

Yeah, that doesn't look good either.


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