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Jill Stein paid $100,000 to a Republican consulting firm led by a suspected January 6 rioter | Salon.com

…Stein’s campaign has paid six figures to a Republican-tied consulting firm led by a man accused of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol…

Source: Jill Stein paid $100,000 to a Republican consulting firm led by a suspected January 6 rioter | Salon.com

(12) Debunking the ‘ABC News whistleblower’ claims • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

Following the US Presidential debate, a pro-Trump account on X posted an alleged affidavit that would prove that the debate was rigged in favor of VP Kamala Harris. Some days later, other far-right accounts on X started to spread the false claim that this alleged whistleblower died in a car crash. We debunk these claims in the edition of Truth or Fake.

AFGE | Lawmakers, Former Political Appointees: Schedule F Threatens National Security

Peter Levine, former acting undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness, and Elaine C. Duke, former deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and undersecretary for management at the department, said career civil servants ensure stability at the departments, which is crucial for national security.

“I am opposed to any decision that has high potential to undermine effective national security policy and operations. And I am concerned Schedule F may just do that,” she said. “My experience leads me to believe that any potential upside to the tempo of producing national security policy from Schedule F is far outweighed by its disruptive downside of less effective policy. This is in the form of less vetted, informed, and comprehensive public policy – therefore less successful public policy.”

Source: AFGE | Lawmakers, Former Political Appointees: Schedule F Threatens National Security

These companies are bankrolling a multi-million dollar effort to elect Mark Robinson governor of North Carolina

Even before securing the Republican nomination for Governor of North Carolina in March, Mark Robinson had a long and well-documented record of promoting conspiracy theories, maligning LGBTQ people, using anti-Semitic tropes, and demeaning women.
— Read on popular.info/p/these-companies-are-bankrolling-a

‘Respect tribal sovereignty’: New Navajo law regulating radioactive material transportation

After uranium ore was transferred across the Navajo Nation in July with little warning, tribal leaders started looking for ways to address the issue that would best benefit their people and community. The solution: strengthen tribal law.
— Read on www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092324_navajo_uranium/respect-tribal-sovereignty-new-navajo-law-regulating-radioactive-material-transportation/