Report warns five states are at high risk for activity by armed groups around election
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and MilitiaWatch warned about such movements leading up to and following the election in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Oregon, especially in state capitals and surrounding towns, medium-sized cities and suburban areas.
It pisses me off to no end that there is militia watch around voting and an election. As if it's not depressing enough that so few people vote normally. Now we need to throw in MORE voter suppression and fear. This is the world Trump has emboldened and it's terrifying.
It pisses me off to no end that there is militia watch around voting and an election. As if it's not depressing enough that so few people vote normally. Now we need to throw in MORE voter suppression and fear. This is the world Trump has emboldened and it's terrifying.
Not militia — these are domestic terrorist organizations.
Taking this in stride, but I needed it this morning:
Post-ABC polls: Biden leads Trump narrowly in Michigan, significantly in Wisconsin
The surveys show Biden narrowly ahead of Trump among likely voters in Michigan by 51 percent to 44 percent, with Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen at 3 percent. In Wisconsin, likely voters favor Biden by 57 percent to 40 percent, with Jorgensen at 2 percent. Among registered voters, Biden’s edge in Michigan is five points, while he leads by 17 points in Wisconsin.
Report warns five states are at high risk for activity by armed groups around election
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and MilitiaWatch warned about such movements leading up to and following the election in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Oregon, especially in state capitals and surrounding towns, medium-sized cities and suburban areas.
So, our local newspaper has done articles about this guy who lives in the Pennsylvania countryside about an hour outside of Pittsburgh, closer to the Allegheny Mountains. He is the "leader" of his "local militia." Remember when Virginia was having all of those protests in early 2020 about taking down Confederate Monuments and also passing stricter gun laws, and armed "militias" protested in front of Virginia's state capital building? Well, he and his "militia" drove down from Pennsylvania into Virginia in order to participate in this.
Edit: He also went to Virginia to participate in Charlottesville in 2017. I just found an article about that. Now, for this election, he gets to stay in his home state.
Also, the name for this "militia" is the "Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia."
If anyone from the area is reading this, I have a question just because I'm curious.
The article says that the buses were having trouble getting to the airport because the surrounding road was jammed.
Was it jammed with Trump supporters who couldn't get in to the rally, so they just disregarded basic traffic laws and parked on the road outside? (Or illegally parked along the road in places that were too narrow to let buses through?)
Or were the roads jammed with people who were protesting Trump?
I am suspecting that Trump supporters who just did their own thing and jammed up the road themselves is what caused the problem here.
Taking this in stride, but I needed it this morning:
Post-ABC polls: Biden leads Trump narrowly in Michigan, significantly in Wisconsin
The surveys show Biden narrowly ahead of Trump among likely voters in Michigan by 51 percent to 44 percent, with Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen at 3 percent. In Wisconsin, likely voters favor Biden by 57 percent to 40 percent, with Jorgensen at 2 percent. Among registered voters, Biden’s edge in Michigan is five points, while he leads by 17 points in Wisconsin.
The narrowly part of the headline gave me a bit of a scare. But when I read the article it meant the margin was still the same that we have been seeing. I understand that margin is narrow, but I thought there had been a big shift or something. #2016ptsd
susquehanna, It sounds like there was just no traffic control. It was later at night so past rush hour. But people who were able to park closer were just pulling out in front of buses, leaving the buses to not even be able to move. There is no indication there were protestors jamming things up.
Look that story gave me the pep in my step I needed today. If we have to stand hours in line to vote, those jerks can stand out in the cold for something they completely chose to do. The only people I feel bad for are the
Taking this in stride, but I needed it this morning:
Post-ABC polls: Biden leads Trump narrowly in Michigan, significantly in Wisconsin
The surveys show Biden narrowly ahead of Trump among likely voters in Michigan by 51 percent to 44 percent, with Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen at 3 percent. In Wisconsin, likely voters favor Biden by 57 percent to 40 percent, with Jorgensen at 2 percent. Among registered voters, Biden’s edge in Michigan is five points, while he leads by 17 points in Wisconsin.
The narrowly part of the headline gave me a bit of a scare. But when I read the article it meant the margin was still the same that we have been seeing. I understand that margin is narrow, but I thought there had been a big shift or something. #2016ptsd
Same same. But honestly, right now, I was expecting it to tighten up more, so keeping steady is "good enough" for me right now.
susquehanna , It sounds like there was just no traffic control. It was later at night so past rush hour. But people who were able to park closer were just pulling out in front of buses, leaving the buses to not even be able to move. There is no indication there were protestors jamming things up.
Look that story gave me the pep in my step I needed today. If we have to stand hours in line to vote, those jerks can stand out in the cold for something they completely chose to do. The only people I feel bad for are the
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minors who were there.
What a snapshot of US society. All those assholes against government control suffered because the lack of traffic control. I'm pleased.
Fucking Trump and team can't plan a rally much less a health care plan or anything else. Fucker.
That map is fascinating. My early voting place had the most assigned voters on SI, but still, I only waited 52 minutes. DH waited only about 30 a couple of hours later. And I haven't really seen lines forming (it's right near my house) since then despite more people voting on Monday and Tuesday than over the weekend. I guess they just got better at getting people in and out?
That map is fascinating. My early voting place had the most assigned voters on SI, but still, I only waited 52 minutes. DH waited only about 30 a couple of hours later. And I haven't really seen lines forming (it's right near my house) since then despite more people voting on Monday and Tuesday than over the weekend. I guess they just got better at getting people in and out?
But ugh, 4 hours. I'm sorry.
I feel bad for people assigned to some of the bigger polling places out in Queens and Brooklyn. I bet most of them had to travel a lot farther than I did and likely faced the same lines or worse.
If anyone from the area is reading this, I have a question just because I'm curious.
The article says that the buses were having trouble getting to the airport because the surrounding road was jammed.
Was it jammed with Trump supporters who couldn't get in to the rally, so they just disregarded basic traffic laws and parked on the road outside? (Or illegally parked along the road in places that were too narrow to let buses through?)
Or were the roads jammed with people who were protesting Trump?
I am suspecting that Trump supporters who just did their own thing and jammed up the road themselves is what caused the problem here.
I'm local. I think it was mostly trump supporters. There were also quite a few people walking back from the rally in the streets which blocked traffic. Plus it was dark so hard to see.
Post by goldengirlz on Oct 28, 2020 11:18:05 GMT -5
I debated sharing this, because I know how good it feels to be upbeat and I know we need the positive energy. So fair warning, it’s not the news most of us want to read.
The Hill has slammed the polling and is predicting a Trump victory.
That map is fascinating. My early voting place had the most assigned voters on SI, but still, I only waited 52 minutes. DH waited only about 30 a couple of hours later. And I haven't really seen lines forming (it's right near my house) since then despite more people voting on Monday and Tuesday than over the weekend. I guess they just got better at getting people in and out?
But ugh, 4 hours. I'm sorry.
I feel bad for people assigned to some of the bigger polling places out in Queens and Brooklyn. I bet most of them had to travel a lot farther than I did and likely faced the same lines or worse.
I wonder what is different about NYC than other parts of the state as far as how they handle this. In my area, I can go to any early voting site, we aren't assigned to a specific one and it doesn't have to be in your district/voting precinct. I assumed this was because the check-in and completion of the ballot is all electronic now. I assumed, probably incorrectly, that the rest of the counties would be the same. I guess not.
I debated sharing this, because I know how good it feels to be upbeat and I know we need the positive energy. So fair warning, it’s not the news most of us want to read.
The Hill has slammed the polling and is predicting a Trump victory.
To be fair, it's an opinion piece and says right at the top, "THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL" but I do think it puts a lot of what folks are worried about---the hidden Trump voters-- into words.
I debated sharing this, because I know how good it feels to be upbeat and I know we need the positive energy. So fair warning, it’s not the news most of us want to read.
The Hill has slammed the polling and is predicting a Trump victory.
I debated sharing this, because I know how good it feels to be upbeat and I know we need the positive energy. So fair warning, it’s not the news most of us want to read.
The Hill has slammed the polling and is predicting a Trump victory.
I’ve been listening to lots of podcasts on polling , and the consensus is that all of the pollsters are being even more conservative this year out of caution. They are supposedly controlling for these kinds of factors since they all missed them in 2016.
I debated sharing this, because I know how good it feels to be upbeat and I know we need the positive energy. So fair warning, it’s not the news most of us want to read.
The Hill has slammed the polling and is predicting a Trump victory.
I am a COMPLETE pessimist when it comes to this election, but there are a few issues with this piece:
1)It is co-authored by the chairman of a county Republican party in Ohio, so obviously there's bias there 2)It cites Rasmussen and Trafalgar group polling #s, which are rated C on 538
The registration #s they cite are concerning to me, but the early turnout numbers--especially the youth vote--are giving me very, very cautious hope.