Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour

Solartopia - 8-6-26

This meeting focused on election protection and voting rights issues, with participants discussing evidence of election manipulation in recent elections. T (representing the investigative group "This Will Hold") presented findings of fake counties and vote banking schemes used in the 2024 election, explaining how data was swapped and votes disappeared for Democratic candidates. The discussion covered similar patterns of election manipulation dating back to 2000, with participants noting that Democratic leaders including Kamala Harris and Mark Elias have consistently failed to address or investigate these issues. Julia Fiedler from the Election Safeguards Response Network (ESRN) outlined her organization's efforts to provide rapid response and legal support to pro-democracy efforts, while participants expressed concerns about Trump's attempts to limit mail-in voting and the Supreme Court's potential involvement. The conversation highlighted ongoing challenges with election security, particularly regarding electronic voting machines and the vulnerability of voting systems to manipulation.

This was the 274th Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Conference (GREEP) call focused on election protection and voter rights, particularly in the context of upcoming midterm elections. The discussion centered on voting rights challenges in Georgia, where Ray McClendon explained how voter suppression laws continue to be passed annually and recent efforts to block redistricting plans were successfully defeated through community organizing. The conversation highlighted the importance of grassroots voter mobilization versus reliance on corporate media campaigns, with participants discussing how marginalized voters need trusted local messengers to increase turnout. Key concerns included the SAVE Act as a major voter suppression bill, challenges with voter ID requirements that disproportionately affect women and minority voters, and the need for Democratic candidates to fund grassroots organizing rather than relying solely on TV advertising. The call also touched on broader issues including the concentration of media ownership by billionaires and concerns about election infrastructure being controlled by right-wing activists, with participants emphasizing the urgent need for grassroots organizing to counteract coordinated efforts to suppress Democratic and minority voter turnout.

This was the 273rd meeting of the Green Grassroots Emergency Election Coalition Zoom call, hosted by Harvey Wasserman and featuring discussions on election protection and global citizenship. The meeting opened with Arthur Kanegis presenting his documentary film "The World Is My Country" about Gary Davis, a former Broadway actor who became the first official world citizen and advocated for global governance through the United Nations. The film highlighted how Davis's actions helped lead to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The discussion then transitioned to election protection issues in Arizona, where John Brakey and Ken Bennett explained their concerns about the state's hand-count audit system, particularly how pre-selecting batches of ballots for verification could potentially compromise election security. They detailed how 80% of Arizona ballots are cast by mail, with Maricopa County (containing 2.9 million registered voters) being particularly significant for state elections. The conversation covered various aspects of voting infrastructure, including the use of paper ballots versus ballot marking devices, and the challenges in maintaining election security across different states with varying systems and regulations.

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