Leaked chats show neo-Nazis, extremists tried to sway 2018 Arizona elections

Self proclaimed Neo-Nazis and other extremists worked together to try and sway the outcome of Arizona’s 2018 midterm election by a variety of means including promoting candidates they liked or ones they felt were doomed to fail, according to leaked chat logs. The online chat logs analyzed by the Arizona Mirror are only a small fraction of nearly 10 million internal messages from over 100 servers on the Discord chat app run by Neo-Nazis and QAnon conspiracy theorists that were made available to a group of journalists at Distributed Denial of Secrets. https://www.azmirror.com/blog/leaked-chats-show-how-neo-nazis-extremists-tried-to-sway-2018-arizona-elections/

Rainwater in parts of US contain high levels of PFAS chemical, says study

Levels high enough to potentially impact human health and trigger regulatory action, which only targets two of 4,700 variants
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/17/rainwater-pfas-us-potentially-toxic-levels-study

DNC says it was target of Russia cyberattack after 2018 midterms - POLITICO

The DNC filed a complaint Thursday that is part of an ongoing lawsuit against Russia, WikiLeaks, Trump's presidential campaign and other key individuals. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/18/dnc-russia-cyberattack-midterms-1112798

Investigation Details How Gov. Elect Brian Kemp's Staff Smeared Georgia Democrats Days Before His Election - Mother Jones

Georgia's Governor-Elect Brian Kemp survived a bruising race against Stacey Abrams in November, narrowly avoiding becoming the first Republican to lose a statewide election in more than a decade. But it turns out he won after throwing a big sucker punch, according to a new investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/brain-kemp-georgia-cyber-crimes/

Lewis black on Kushner, Trump and the 2018 elections

Interview:
https://youtu.be/AwbrWoHr5eU

“November Is Coming.” (Pod Save America podcast)

In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Republicans feel energized, Democrats debate what’s next, and both parties hone their messages in the final month of the midterms. Then Democratic candidates Jesse Colvin, Abigail Spanberger, and Lauren Baer talk to Tommy about running for Congress with national security and military backgrounds.
Interview:

https://crooked.com/podcast/november-is-coming/

https://youtu.be/tfOeITxxFEU

Evangelical Groups Spending Millions to Drive Social Conservative Turnout for 2018 Midterms

Conservative evangelical grassroots organizations will spend millions of dollars in the coming weeks in an attempt to drive conservative Christian turnout for the 2018 midterm elections this November.....

https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-groups-spending-millions-to-drive-social-conservative-turnout-for-2018-midterms-227613/

Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke face off in first debate -- watch

https://youtu.be/efTm9eZ1qvM

Republican super PAC unleashes a flood of lies and racism against Democratic House candidates - Daily Kos:

If you live in a district that's up for grabs in 2018, be prepared for an onslaught of ugly, false ads from Republican super PACs. .....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1792378

Steve Bannon's message to Trump voters: It doesn't matter if your congressman is a 'RINO' — vote for them, or else Trump gets impeached - Business Insider

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, says the upcoming midterm elections will be an up-or-down vote on his impeachment. Bannon says that's even more true after Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was convicted. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-bannon-trump-impeachment-elections-2018-8

Here Are The 52 Trump Investigations That Democrats Plan If They Win The Midterms - HuffPost

If Democrats win control of the House of Representatives in November, they will gain the most important tool available to investigate the Trump administration: subpoena power. And Democrats on the House oversight committee, that chamber’s main investigative panel, are prepared to use it. ....
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-investigations-democrats-midterms_us_5b7ed474e4b0348585fe70fb

Trump Insisted Russia Is Now on the Democrats’ Side. This Growing List of Hacks Proves Otherwise - Mother Jones

In a startling announcement Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that the same Kremlin-backed military intelligence unit believed to have carried out the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee attempted last week to target the US Senate and conservative think tanks that have broken with President Donald Trump. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/08/russian-hackers-midterm-elections-trump/

The GOP’s 2018 message: Be afraid. Be very afraid. - Vox

Republicans want voters to believe they're living in a horror movie. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/15/17686108/2018-midterm-elections-wisconsin-immigration-crime

“Horseshoes And Hand Grenades.” (Pod Save America podcast)

Tuesday’s special election and primaries deliver some Democratic victories and a warning against complacency, another Republican is indicted for corruption, and Dan offers tempered thoughts on Mark Leibovich’s Paul Ryan profile. Then Matt Rivitz of Sleeping Giants talks to Tommy about their success in persuading companies to remove ads from right-wing news outlets that promote bigotry and hate.
Interview:
https://crooked.com/podcast/horseshoes-and-hand-grenades/

Brutal numbers show how tough it will be for Republicans to keep control of the House this November - Business Insider

This week's too-close-to-call special election in a ruby-red Ohio congressional district has called new attention to a 2018 electoral map that highly favors Democrats - at least in the US House. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/2018-elections-will-democrats-win-take-back-the-house-2018-8

Senate Republicans shoot down extra funds for election security - The Washington Post

The largely party-line vote makes it highly unlikely states will get more federal funds to counter foreign influence operations before the midterm elections.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-republicans-shoot-down-extra-funds-for-election-security/2018/08/01/cac1750a-95a1-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html

Russia may have just spread disinformation on Facebook. Where’s Trump? - The Washington Post: Opinion

Facebook identifies new alleged Russian efforts to mess with our politics. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/07/31/russia-may-have-just-spread-disinformation-on-facebook-wheres-trump/

Why Trump’s attacks on preexisting conditions are an attack on women - Vox

women

If Democrats take the House, they will have women voters — and their commitment to protections for preexisting conditions — to thank. ...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/26/17587090/2018-elections-house-preexisting-conditions-trump

Scott Walker's troubles highlight deeper GOP issues in governors' races - CNN Politics

First things first: The theme song of the week is Bob James' Angela, the theme song from the television show Taxi. ....
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/28/politics/poll-of-the-week-scott-walker-troubles/index.html

Look out, Republicans. Democratic voters are angry and energized. - The Washington Post: Opinion

Conservatives' fall prospects get bleaker. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/07/24/look-out-republicans-democratic-voters-are-angry-and-energized/