UK & US: How the Oligarchies Posing as Democracies have Been Exposed

What went wrong with what were once touted as examples of democracies?

Short answer: neither the US nor UK is a democracy in name only

To serve the economic, social, security & welfare of all the people – is subordinated to what will play well enough for enough voters to ensure a governing party’s re-election

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/05/britain-and-the-us-how-the-oligarchies-posing-as-democracies-have-been-exposed/

#democracy #oligarchs #UK #America #elections #DemocracyTheatre #government #corruption

by #ChrisMcKenna in #lohud:

"The state Board of Elections sounded the alarm last week, warning New Yorkers that people posing as county election workers had been confronting voters at their homes and falsely claiming they committed crimes because of how their names appeared in a statewide voter database.

“'We are extremely alarmed by these actions,' Raymond Riley III, the state board's co-executive director, said in a statement then. 'These individuals are impersonating government officials in an effort to intimidate voters based on inaccurate and misleading information.'”

https://archive.ph/2st8Y

#NewYork #elections #VotingRights #voting #voters

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/opinion-people-friendly-stamford-questionnaire-18354863.php
Glad to see some candidates seem to care about safe streets and the housing crisis. Why haven't we heard more about these races, and where do candidates stand on other matters?
#stamfordct #elections #primaries

This is the start of the registration drive to get 30 million US citizens added to the voter rolls and a chance to wear a groovy sticker (i aged myself). The voter link is in my bio
#vote #elections #trump #biden #democrats #fascism

#Poll: How big of an issue is voter fraud in America today?
https://politicaliq.com/2023/09/11/voting-rights-groups-warning-against-purported-registration-fraud-software/ #VotingRights #VoterRegistration #EagleAI #Georgia #CletaMitchell #BradRaffensperger #Elections #politicaliq #news #politics #opinion #opinionpoll

Voting rights groups warning against purported registration fraud software https://politicaliq.com/2023/09/11/voting-rights-groups-warning-against-purported-registration-fraud-software/ #VotingRights #VoterRegistration #EagleAI #Georgia #CletaMitchell #BradRaffensperger #Elections #politicaliq #news #politics

Fueled by a resurgent stock market and rising home values, US household wealth hit a record $154.3 trillion during the second quarter of this year, according to federal data. -CNN
So why are so many invested in tearing down the Biden economy?
#voteblue #elections #trump #Biden
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/economy/household-wealth-economy-stocks/index.html

Found a riddle in a collection of 1826 Northumberland election leaflets. Any ideas?

#archives #northumberland #histodons @histodons #elections

Voter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds.

“The current voter-ID system is, as it stands, a ‘poisoned cure’ in that it disenfranchises more electors than it protects.”
#UKPol #UKPolitics #ToryGovt #Elections #Voting #England #Discrimination #disenfranchisement
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/voter-id-in-england-led-to-racial-and-disability-discrimination-report-finds?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The timeline is damning.

“The 2010 Citizens United decision transformed politics. It loosened restrictions on campaign spending and unleashed a flow of anonymous donor money to groups run by political activists.

“In the months before the ruling, a group of conservative activists [including Virginia Thomas, Leonard Leo, and Harlan Crow] came together to create just such an organization."
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/ginni-thomas-leonard-leo-citizens-united-00108082
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#corruption #GOP #elections #impeach #SCOTUS

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Polish Senate says use of #GOVERNMENT_SPYWARE IS #DECLARED #ILLEGAL IN POLAND 🇵🇱

A special commission within Poland’s Senate #concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by #NSO_Group, #ISREAL is #illegal.

The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month #investigation into #allegations that the #Polish_government used NSO’s spyware, known as #Pegasus, to #spy on an opposition #politician and other politicians around the time of the country’s 2019 #elections.

“Pegasus cannot be used under Polish #law,” the report read, according to a machine translation. “This is because the #Polish_legal_system does not allow the use of #programs in which acquired #operational_data is transferred through transmission #channels #uncontrolled by the relevant services, as this creates the #risk of #violating its #integrity and does not ensure its #confidentiality, as *required by law.”

In other words, NSO’s spyware is not designed in a way that #respects Polish law, collects too much information and cannot guarantee that that information is #secured properly, according to the report.

The commission also concluded that the Polish government used Pegasus to retaliate against opposition figures, and that these surveillance operations negatively influenced the 2019 elections in the country. The commission compared these abuses with Russian government hacker activities in the 2016 elections in the United States.

Deputy Speaker of the Senate Michał Kamiński is quoted in a press release as saying that Pegasus was used to spy on politicians in the opposition, including Polish senator #Krzysztof_Brejza, and to #influence the political #process.

“It turns out that huge amounts of #money,” Kamiński said, according to a machine translation, “are not spent in order to catch Russian agents, but in order to be interested in the life and views of Polish opposition politicians and influence the political process in Poland.

This #monstrous_weapon was not used to #protect_citizens, but as our committee proved, it was #used to #persecute_people who did not like the authorities.”

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the internet watchdog #Citizen_Lab who has been investigating NSO and its customers’ abuses for years, said the fact that a European country’s government body reached these conclusions is significant because it shows there are serious problems with the use of #government_spyware in #democratic_countries too, and not just repressive #regimes.

“A lot of people when they think about Pegasus they think about #dictators using #spyware. And of course, it’s #TRUE. But what this report basically says is, look, when Pegasus is sold to #democracies, it can cause #great_harm to core #democratic_processes like #elections,” Scott-Railton told TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/polish-senate-says-use-of-government-spyware-is-illegal-in-the-country/

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Finally TastingTraffic llc FIRST INTERNATONAL ALLIANCE IS POLAND & TOPS OUR CHARTS as the first Country to do what is #RIGHT! 🇵🇱

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Polish Senate says use of #GOVERNMENT_SPYWARE IS #DECLARED #ILLEGAL IN POLAND 🇵🇱

A special commission within Poland’s Senate #concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by #NSO_Group, #ISREAL is #illegal.

The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month #investigation into #allegations that the #Polish_government used NSO’s spyware, known as #Pegasus, to #spy on an opposition #politician and other politicians around the time of the country’s 2019 #elections.

“Pegasus cannot be used under Polish #law,” the report read, according to a machine translation. “This is because the #Polish_legal_system does not allow the use of #programs in which acquired #operational_data is transferred through transmission #channels #uncontrolled by the relevant services, as this creates the #risk of #violating its #integrity and does not ensure its #confidentiality, as *required by law.”

In other words, NSO’s spyware is not designed in a way that #respects Polish law, collects too much information and cannot guarantee that that information is #secured properly, according to the report.

The commission also concluded that the Polish government used Pegasus to retaliate against opposition figures, and that these surveillance operations negatively influenced the 2019 elections in the country. The commission compared these abuses with Russian government hacker activities in the 2016 elections in the United States.

Deputy Speaker of the Senate Michał Kamiński is quoted in a press release as saying that Pegasus was used to spy on politicians in the opposition, including Polish senator #Krzysztof_Brejza, and to #influence the political #process.

“It turns out that huge amounts of #money,” Kamiński said, according to a machine translation, “are not spent in order to catch Russian agents, but in order to be interested in the life and views of Polish opposition politicians and influence the political process in Poland.

This #monstrous_weapon was not used to #protect_citizens, but as our committee proved, it was #used to #persecute_people who did not like the authorities.”

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the internet watchdog #Citizen_Lab who has been investigating NSO and its customers’ abuses for years, said the fact that a European country’s government body reached these conclusions is significant because it shows there are serious problems with the use of #government_spyware in #democratic_countries too, and not just repressive #regimes.

“A lot of people when they think about Pegasus they think about #dictators using #spyware. And of course, it’s #TRUE. But what this report basically says is, look, when Pegasus is sold to #democracies, it can cause #great_harm to core #democratic_processes like #elections,” Scott-Railton told TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/polish-senate-says-use-of-government-spyware-is-illegal-in-the-country/

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Finally TastingTraffic llc FIRST INTERNATONAL ALLIANCE IS POLAND & TOPS OUR CHARTS as the first Country to do what is #RIGHT! 🇵🇱

Anything we can do to help let us know;)??

We have a PHD in all things internet while all other have a PHD in #BULLSHIT.. GRIIN..

Polish Senate says use of #GOVERNMENT_SPYWARE IS #DECLARED #ILLEGAL IN POLAND 🇵🇱

A special commission within Poland’s Senate #concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by #NSO_Group, #ISREAL is #illegal.

The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month #investigation into #allegations that the #Polish_government used NSO’s spyware, known as #Pegasus, to #spy on an opposition #politician and other politicians around the time of the country’s 2019 #elections.

“Pegasus cannot be used under Polish #law,” the report read, according to a machine translation. “This is because the #Polish_legal_system does not allow the use of #programs in which acquired #operational_data is transferred through transmission #channels #uncontrolled by the relevant services, as this creates the #risk of #violating its #integrity and does not ensure its #confidentiality, as *required by law.”

In other words, NSO’s spyware is not designed in a way that #respects Polish law, collects too much information and cannot guarantee that that information is #secured properly, according to the report.

The commission also concluded that the Polish government used Pegasus to retaliate against opposition figures, and that these surveillance operations negatively influenced the 2019 elections in the country. The commission compared these abuses with Russian government hacker activities in the 2016 elections in the United States.

Deputy Speaker of the Senate Michał Kamiński is quoted in a press release as saying that Pegasus was used to spy on politicians in the opposition, including Polish senator #Krzysztof_Brejza, and to #influence the political #process.

“It turns out that huge amounts of #money,” Kamiński said, according to a machine translation, “are not spent in order to catch Russian agents, but in order to be interested in the life and views of Polish opposition politicians and influence the political process in Poland.

This #monstrous_weapon was not used to #protect_citizens, but as our committee proved, it was #used to #persecute_people who did not like the authorities.”

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the internet watchdog #Citizen_Lab who has been investigating NSO and its customers’ abuses for years, said the fact that a European country’s government body reached these conclusions is significant because it shows there are serious problems with the use of #government_spyware in #democratic_countries too, and not just repressive #regimes.

“A lot of people when they think about Pegasus they think about #dictators using #spyware. And of course, it’s #TRUE. But what this report basically says is, look, when Pegasus is sold to #democracies, it can cause #great_harm to core #democratic_processes like #elections,” Scott-Railton told TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/polish-senate-says-use-of-government-spyware-is-illegal-in-the-country/

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🇵🇱 BIG KUDOS TO #POLAND! #LEADER OF THE #PACK in doing the right thing!

Finally TastingTraffic llc FIRST INTERNATONAL ALLIANCE IS POLAND & TOPS OUR CHARTS as the first Country to do what is #RIGHT! 🇵🇱

Anything we can do to help let us know;)??

We have a PHD in all things internet while all other have a PHD in #BULLSHIT.. GRIIN..

Polish Senate says use of #GOVERNMENT_SPYWARE IS #DECLARED #ILLEGAL IN POLAND 🇵🇱

A special commission within Poland’s Senate #concluded that the government’s use of spyware, like the one made by #NSO_Group, #ISREAL is #illegal.

The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month #investigation into #allegations that the #Polish_government used NSO’s spyware, known as #Pegasus, to #spy on an opposition #politician and other politicians around the time of the country’s 2019 #elections.

“Pegasus cannot be used under Polish #law,” the report read, according to a machine translation. “This is because the #Polish_legal_system does not allow the use of #programs in which acquired #operational_data is transferred through transmission #channels #uncontrolled by the relevant services, as this creates the #risk of #violating its #integrity and does not ensure its #confidentiality, as *required by law.”

In other words, NSO’s spyware is not designed in a way that #respects Polish law, collects too much information and cannot guarantee that that information is #secured properly, according to the report.

The commission also concluded that the Polish government used Pegasus to retaliate against opposition figures, and that these surveillance operations negatively influenced the 2019 elections in the country. The commission compared these abuses with Russian government hacker activities in the 2016 elections in the United States.

Deputy Speaker of the Senate Michał Kamiński is quoted in a press release as saying that Pegasus was used to spy on politicians in the opposition, including Polish senator #Krzysztof_Brejza, and to #influence the political #process.

“It turns out that huge amounts of #money,” Kamiński said, according to a machine translation, “are not spent in order to catch Russian agents, but in order to be interested in the life and views of Polish opposition politicians and influence the political process in Poland.

This #monstrous_weapon was not used to #protect_citizens, but as our committee proved, it was #used to #persecute_people who did not like the authorities.”

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the internet watchdog #Citizen_Lab who has been investigating NSO and its customers’ abuses for years, said the fact that a European country’s government body reached these conclusions is significant because it shows there are serious problems with the use of #government_spyware in #democratic_countries too, and not just repressive #regimes.

“A lot of people when they think about Pegasus they think about #dictators using #spyware. And of course, it’s #TRUE. But what this report basically says is, look, when Pegasus is sold to #democracies, it can cause #great_harm to core #democratic_processes like #elections,” Scott-Railton told TechCrunch.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/polish-senate-says-use-of-government-spyware-is-illegal-in-the-country/

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DC doesn't realize how powerful crypto voting is — Brian Armstrong - According to Brian Armstrong, the gap between current crypto poli... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/dc-doesnt-realize-how-powerful-crypto-voting-is-brian-armstrong #brianarmstrong #unitedstates #elections #coinbase

Here is a great discussion on swing states in U.S. elections.

#ProtectDemocracy #SaveDemocracy #PackSwingStates #MoveToASwingState #democracy #USpolitics #news #SwingStates #elections #voting

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-are-the-swing-states-of-the-future/

Unfortunately I’m spending time now on #Xitter #birdsite as it’s the only place to get full coverage of the impending #Madagascar #elections. I hadn’t believed how #nazi the platform had become til i went back. Systemic #oligarchic #fossilfuel #whitesupremacy. I was BOMBARDED by #advertising on #environmentalist #chrispackham & how he was supposedly a “them”, amassing millions against the “us” small people. Site leads to fake BBC article, all linked to… #crypto products. #Musk #disinformation

🇫🇷🇪🇺 Présidentielle: François Bayrou estime que le centre est "le courant politique qui gagnera" en 2027 📰 https://www.election-politique.com/revuedepresse.php

#RevuedePresse #politique #international #France #Bayrou #MODEM #Presidentielle2027 #elections #elections2027

🇲🇻 Résultats du 1er tour de l'élection présidentielle du 9 septembre 📊 https://www.election-politique.com/resultats.php?num=13012&k=MV&kr=&pol=p1

#Maldives #Presidentielle2023 #elections #elections2023

ballots arriving soon, for local election. Candidates are speaking and writing: Renewable Juneau asked about power and more. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yzUp7BQ1oCRKE-p_icEB4belYonn3fWx/view
#Juneau #Alaska #Elections #ClimateChange #Electrication
#Tourism