Nov 02 2018 77 mins 6
Air Date: 11/2/2018 Today we take a look at some of the various ways our election system is vulnerable to tampering and hacking from within and without and how it poses a threat to our democracy by casting doubt on the system whether any tampering actually happens or not Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Episode Sponsors: SwingLeft.org/Left | Madison-Reed.com(Promo Code: Left) Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Results of the Voting Village hack-a-thon at DEF CON 26 - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 8-13-18 Brad Friedman details some of the news coming out of the annual hack-a-thom demonstration meant to expose vulnerabilities in our voting system. Ch. 2: Lori Chamberlain Reveals Huge Holes In The Election System - Moment of Clarity - Air Date 5-12-18 Election Integrity Activist Lori Chamberlain discusses the flaws in our Election System! Ch. 3: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- THE FINAL PUSH - DCCC’s “Red Alert” House Races! - Best of the Left Activism Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 4: America's Voting Machines are Vulnerable, I Know Because I've Hacked Them - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 08-08-17 Explaining the history of voter disenfranchisement, leading up to the testimony of J. Alex Halderman, professor of Computer Science at the University of Michigan, that show how vulnerable our elections are now to anyone who wants to sway the vote. Ch. 5: Election integrity advocate Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 7-31-18 Brad Friedman talks with Marilyn Marks about some of the common-sense solutions to securing our election system. Ch. 6: Our elections are being hacked - The Weeds - Air Date 10-25-18 Ezra and Jane dig into the dismal state of election security, as well as the many, many ways that people’s votes are obstructed, distorted, and prevented. Isn’t democracy grand? VOICEMAILS Ch. 7: Another reason to make voting mandatory - Erin from Philadelphia Ch. 8: Looking forward to multi-generational politics - V from Central New York Ch. 9: Final comments on finding our way to our ultimate goals and feeling better about the frustrations of factional politics THE MIDTERMS MINUTE - FINAL PUSH! All Battleground Info/Resources: THE MIDTERMS MINUTE H.Q. "RED ALERT" HOUSE RACES: FL-15: Kristen Carlson IL-06: Sean Casten IL-12: Brendan Kelly NJ-03: Andy Kim TX-07: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher TX-32: Colin Allred 4 THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE NOV. 6TH 1. Donate House: DCCC Red to Blue Program Senate: DSCC.org Toss ups/Battlegrounds: The Midterms Minute H.Q. 2. Virtual Phone Banking Indivisible Phone Banking (Sen/House/Gov) Swing Left Phone Banking (House) Resources for newbies / Hosting a Phone Bank Night 3. Volunteer to GOTV National Indivisible Chapters Events List DNC State Parties Candidates websites: Visit The Midterms Minute H.Q. 4. Talk to Friends & Family (and text people) Talk, invite them to volunteer with you, etc. Use OutVote to text friends and encourage them to vote Passage:"You Can't Change Hate, But You Can Outvote It" (By John Pavlovitz) Written & Researched by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Stale Case - Darby Opener - American Moon Bicycle Wingspan - Bayou Birds A Burst of Light - Delray Shift of Currents - Aeronaut Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| +more Check out the BotL iOS/AndroidApp in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show [...]
