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Allegations of voter fraud against Springfield mayoral candidate Justin Hurst are denied by him. Election workers claim they heard people asking for payment and being told who to vote for. Surveillance video shows a man handing out cash. Legal consequences could include up to 1 year in prison if proven true, but charges are unlikely before the election.

Councilmen were approached with unmarked ballots, claiming they were from confused immigrant voters. One councilman mentioned gathering 43 blank ballots and wanting to ensure they were filled out correctly. Another councilman was warned about allegations of voter fraud, including buying ballots at midnight meetings. The conversation implied one councilman paid for 300 ballots in the past. The councilman did not deny the allegations, leading to suspicions of ballot manipulation. Translation: Councilmen were given unmarked ballots supposedly from confused immigrant voters. One councilman mentioned collecting 43 blank ballots to be filled out correctly. Another councilman was warned about allegations of voter fraud, including buying ballots at midnight meetings. The conversation suggested one councilman paid for 300 ballots in the past. The councilman did not deny the allegations, raising concerns about ballot manipulation.

Police reports and broadcasts describe a wave of anti-Semitic vandalism and threats, with several surprising reversals and hoaxes emerging over time. In New Orleans area coverage, police say 54-year-old Andrew King spray painted swastikas on his own Chillswell Street home, and the student who appeared to be the victim admitted, through interviews conducted with hidden cameras and increased patrols, that she was responsible for the incident. Authorities indicated Haddad, a person associated with a separate case, is the prime suspect in a rash of swastika incidents in a nearby area, and police sources say he is Jewish. Separately, Israeli police arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in hundreds of bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States. Elsewhere, a Winnipeg cafe owner—described as Jewish—faced allegations of anti-Semitic vandalism and threats after a video or report suggested that her family’s business had been battered and daubed with hate graffiti. Community members were shocked and offered support, but authorities later stated the cafe owners had staged the incident and were charged with a crime. The reporting emphasizes that signs of hate reappeared in Brooklyn, with swastikas found on houses and a chilling call reported to someone in the area describing a message that All Jews are going to die—all Jews must die one by one. Further, a sequence of threats was reportedly the work of a Jewish man who had a business dispute with family members; the exchange included denials that the vandalism was staged by the victims themselves, and mention that “We didn’t. We didn’t.” The family asserted they were victims of hate. Oksana Barron and her son Max Ham spoke on CBC Radio after being charged along with Oksana’s husband for public misjudgment or prejudice, insisting their actions contradicted their religious laws. They argued, “It’s against our Jewish law” and emphasized they do not joke about smiles and were not “woke.” A notable development centers on George Washington University, where a student initially believed to be the victim of vandalism was later identified as the person who painted the swastikas herself. The narrative shifted to indicate that “In the end, we found evidence of a crime. It just wasn’t a hate crime.” Media coverage notes the broader pattern of anti-Semitic threats and vandalism, including the claim that a Jewish man was arrested in connection with a spree of anti-Semitic vandalism, described as “strange but true.” Finally, reporters discuss the broader social context: “The Holocaust was just seventy years ago,” and voices recount personal memory and the historical danger of white supremacist violence, including references to Auschwitz and the gas chamber, underscoring the seriousness of hate crimes in the community.

Speaker 1 recounts an incident where “eleven police officers” arrived at their house, which they describe as completely ridiculous. The speaker explains they had left the front door open and were waiting for their dad, actually being in the bath at the time the officers entered. They recall hearing their name called, noticing one female officer among the group of ten male officers. They initially thought the name might belong to their sister because they were upstairs in the bath. The officers then came up the stairs without giving them any privacy, and the speaker confirms they were naked. The speaker describes feeling disgusted and very upset, crying their eyes out. They asked that the female officer stay downstairs and that the male officers be the ones to handle the situation, expressing that they were upset about the lack of privacy and the presence of officers while exposed. Despite this, the males were sent downstairs, and the female officer sat with the speaker, who was crying and very distressed. When asked what the officers were there for, the speaker says they asked for clarification. The female officer explained that the police were there for “malicious communications. Hate crime and malicious communications.” The speaker pressed for more information about the reason behind the visit, and the officer indicated they would discuss the details “when we get to the police station” or “to the” authorities, but the exact phrasing in the transcript cuts off here.

Amidst heated campaign rhetoric, Trump and JD Vance are allegedly making baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio. Springfield, Ohio, has been overwhelmed by threats, leading to the closure of government buildings, schools, hospitals, and a university campus. Administrators cited a mass shooting threat targeting Haitians after a false online conspiracy theory emerged, alleging that Haitian immigrants in the city are eating people's pets.

In the Middle District of Alabama, a grand jury returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment states that the SPLC is a nonprofit entity that purports to fight white supremacy and racial hatred by reporting on extremist groups and conducting research to inform law enforcement groups in order to dismantle these groups. The indictment alleges that the SPLC was not dismantling these groups, but instead was manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred. A specific example described in the indictment involves SPLC paying a member of the leadership group that planned the Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, which resulted in the death of one person and injured dozens more. The indictment alleges this individual received approximately $270,000 over eight years. According to the indictment, between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC paid at least $3 million to eight individuals. The indictment says these individuals were affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, United Clans of America, National Socialist Movement, an Aryan Nations-affiliated Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club, the Nationalist Socialist Party of America, Nazis, and the American Front. The indictment further alleges that after paying members of these extremist groups, the SPLC created work product that reported on activities that the members participated in or contributed to. The indictment concludes that this was the opposite of what the SPLC told its donors it was doing.

The speaker asserts that misinformation and lies are already being spread, and warns of foreign interference. Drawing on experience from the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the speaker claims Black people were specifically targeted with misinformation. The speaker urges listeners not to let them take their voice.

In 2016, a political party in the U.S. allegedly hired a former foreign intelligence asset to create damaging media about their opponent, using campaign funds illegally. They then reportedly involved the FBI to mislead a federal court for unlawful surveillance of the presidential candidate. Even after the candidate was elected, they continued this surveillance with funding from the Hillary and DNC campaign. This scenario, resembling a fictional plot, was part of the Russiagate controversy, where the party sought intelligence from a supposed Russian expert to link their opponent to Russia.

I put a lawn sign in my front yard to show support, but I didn't expect to receive fraudulent mailers. When I got a postcard claiming to be from the Harris campaign, it thanked me for the sign and mentioned a family from Nicaragua moving into my home. This really creeped me out. It felt like an obvious scare tactic designed to upset me.

Recently, we discovered new information indicating that certain individuals who took part in the recent runoff election also engaged in similar behavior during the general election. Upon further investigation, we found evidence suggesting that this pattern of behavior dates back to 2018, and it is possible that it occurred in previous elections as well, such as in 2012 and 2008.

Michigan voter data is described as a state secret that Jocelyn Benson is safeguarding from the federal government, with the speaker claiming she told authorities they can’t have it and contrasting this with the idea of not wanting the federal government to have your social security number. The speaker then alleges that Benson “gives our voter data away” to a nonprofit, and that she has done so since taking office in 2019. The nonprofit identified is the electronic registration information center, ERIC. The claim is not that Benson gives data away to ERIC per se, but that she spends taxpayer money to provide data to ERIC. The speaker contends that on television Benson presents herself as the guardian of voters’ data, while, in reality, she uses public funds to share it. After ERIC receives the voter data, the speaker says it is sent to another nonprofit, the Center for Election Innovation and Research, or CEIR. The common thread alleged between ERIC and CEIR is a liberal operative named David Becker, who is said to have founded both organizations. The speaker asserts that in 2020, Becker’s CEIR gave Benson’s nonprofit $12,000,000 on the eve of the election. The claim continues that Benson used part of this funding to purchase Jocelyn Benson campaign ads. The speaker notes that this year, Lansing Republicans attempted to pull Michigan out of ERIC, as eight other states had already left, but the Republicans could not secure the votes to do so. The transcript suggests that Republicans facing Benson in the governor’s race should make this a campaign issue. It is presented as an easy story on the campaign trail: Jocelyn Benson’s friends obtain Michigan voter data and are paid to manage it, while Michigan taxpayers fund both sides of the lawsuit between Benson and the U.S. Department of Justice. The speaker connects the financial support from CEIR to Benson’s nonprofit with the broader political dynamic involving Benson and the DOJ.

The speaker claims that the biggest scandal was when their campaign was spied on, but the other person disagrees, saying there is no evidence. The speaker insists that it is all over the place and that it was bad for Biden. The other person explains that they can't put on things they can't verify. The speaker continues to assert that it has been verified and that they got caught. The other person denies knowing about it.

Wanda, a Democrat operative, was arrested for ballot fraud in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 2019 and charged with unlawfully possessing another person's ballot and witness tampering. She worked for Mayor Joe Gannon, who she helped elect in 2023. Three other Bridgeport Democrats were also charged. Mayor Gannon refused to comment on the situation. Wanda's actions have led to distrust in the election system, with candidates feeling cheated. It is crucial to ensure fair elections by holding accountable those involved in fraud.

Spencer Pratt released a new video, which was described as rocking the political world and triggering intense reaction in Los Angeles. The video was framed as more than a concession, presented instead as a declaration of war. It was reported to have reached 1.1 million views, 10,000 reposts, and 43,000 likes within minutes. In the video, Spencer Pratt claimed he would not leave the race or leave politics and said that after “they stole it from him,” he possessed criminal material involving lead candidates in the race, which he said would cause them to drop out and resign in disgrace. Spencer Pratt’s message also claimed that his mission to “save Los Angeles” was moving from a campaign phase to a more aggressive phase. He said he had ridiculed and “slayed everybody,” then announced he wanted to apologize to “absolutely nobody.” He rejected claims that he was in the race for a “grift” or to roll up and leave if he didn’t reach City Hall, stating that he aimed to expose a “corrupt machine” and said nothing had changed. He described the situation as “war” and “zero hour for Los Angeles,” attacking “two morons” he said were responsible for the city’s problems and predicting intensified harm if they received four more years. Pratt alleged that major developers, hoteliers, business owners, and entrepreneurs were texting him that they were packing up and leaving town, and said this would lead to fewer tax revenues and cuts to services, including more potholes, fewer firefighters, and less police patrols. He claimed there would be more criminals and drug addicts terrorizing communities. He cited images of the city as proof of worsening conditions, including weeds growing from cracks, graffiti across public spaces, and garbage, drugs, and abandoned storefronts. He said Angelenos were about to “reward the arsonists” with more destruction and claimed he would continue stopping “commie animals.” He stated that “we have some recordings” involving one of the “exalted candidates,” which he said would make her resign in shame, asserting he saved them for the general election. He repeatedly urged Karen Nithya to ask whether an employee may have a recording that would force resignation. He then claimed that the FBI was going to “bust in the door” and said they were coming. The transcript also discussed a comparison to Donald Trump and included claims of public excitement over Pratt’s communications. It stated that Steve Hilton had been doing television and interviews, saying he plans to run with Spencer Pratt. The transcript claimed this included on-the-record statements by Steve Hilton about running with Pratt, raising questions about Pratt’s role. It further stated that HUD Secretary Turner announced ending “fraud-filled homeless funding” for Los Angeles, and that HUD federal dollars were being used, per the transcript’s claim, to rig elections by paying for “infinity homeless people to live in Los Angeles.” In a separate exchange, one person asked whether they had talked to Spencer Pratt, and another replied they had not spoken with him since then. The discussion described support for substantive plans, especially on homelessness, and stated that the door would be open to working with Pratt without rushing. They added that they had not yet heard from him publicly.

Now New Orleans mayor Latoya Cantrell has been indicted by a federal grand jury. She faces six charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and obstruct justice. The indictment alleges the mayor had a relationship with a New Orleans police officer who was part of her security detail. Investigators say the two created a scheme to defraud the city. One allegation claims he accompanied the mayor on 14 of state trips, falsely claiming she needed protection, a move that cost the city more than $70,000.

The speaker asserts that misinformation and lies are already being spread, and warns of foreign interference. Drawing on experience from the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the speaker claims Black people were specifically targeted with misinformation. The speaker urges listeners not to let them take their voice.

Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are allegedly making baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio. Springfield, Ohio, has been inundated with threats over the last several days, resulting in the closure of government buildings, schools, and hospitals. A local university campus was effectively closed today after administrators said someone threatened a mass shooting targeting Haitians. Officials attribute the threats to a false online conspiracy theory alleging Haitian immigrants in that city are eating people.

Liz Oyer and Joseph Schwartz discuss Donald Trump’s recent pardon of Joseph Schwartz, owner of Skyline, a nursing home empire with facilities in 11 states. Schwartz stole $38,000,000 from employees’ paychecks intended to cover health care and retirement benefits. He pleaded guilty to tax fraud and in April was sentenced to three years in prison, but last week Trump granted him a full pardon after he served only three months of his sentence. This pardon is notable because in April Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney, Alina Habba, issued a press release publicly thanking all agents and investigators who helped convict Schwartz. The investigation and pardon context: earlier this year Schwartz paid two lobbyists $960,000 to seek a pardon for him. The lobbyists are Jack Berkman and Jacob Wohl, described as far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons. They are known for elaborate scams, including attempts to frame public figures for fake sexual assaults. During the 2020 presidential election, Berkman and Wohl ran a voter intimidation campaign targeting Black communities, making tens of thousands of robocalls spreading disinformation to deter voting. They were convicted of felony election fraud charges in Michigan and Ohio and were fined over $6,000,000 by federal and state authorities. The segment notes that these two convicted fraudsters lobbied for a pardon on behalf of another convicted fraudster, and suggests a potential quid pro quo, though it acknowledges that Trump’s office has not stated a reason for the pardon. The host points out that Schwartz’s pardon has effectively put nearly $1,000,000 into Berkman and Wohl’s pockets and questions whether this constitutes a quid pro quo. Closing appeal: the host asserts that there is “incredible corruption of the pardon power” and urges viewers to raise awareness by sharing the post and asking elected representatives to demand accountability for presidential pardons.

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' campaign made payments to a consulting firm owned by Ralph Jones Jr., the son of a senior leader in the Fulton County election office. The payments were made just before the mayoral runoff election in December 2017, which Bottoms won by a narrow margin. The consulting firm's involvement raises concerns about a conflict of interest, as Ralph Jones Sr. is listed as the registered agent. The Georgia secretary of state's office is conducting a forensic review of the runoff due to allegations of irregularities. Mayor Bottoms' spokesperson stated that the payments were for Jones Jr.'s expertise as the campaign's social media director, while Bottoms' challenger, Mary Norwood, called for an investigation into the election results.

I recently ended a virtual relationship with a US senator due to his extreme beliefs. He hinted at a major political event happening soon, which made me question if he knew about recent events in advance. The senator made me sign an NDA and threatened me at times. Despite this, I shared my concerns about the country's political climate with him. Now, I wonder if his cryptic message was related to recent events. I am cautious about discussing this, but I wanted to share my experience.

Earlier today, a federal grand jury returned an 18 count superseding indictment charging New Orleans mayor Latoya Cantrell and former New Orleans police department officer Jeffrey Paul Vappi the second. They are charged with a series of fraud, obstruction of justice, and false statement offenses for their role in a nearly three year fraud scheme that we allege exploited their public authority and positions. The indictment alleges that in October 2021, mayor Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappi, a member of her executive protection team, developed a personal, intimate relationship. From that time until mister Vappi's retirement in June 2024, they embarked on a scheme to defraud the city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department by exploiting Vappi's job and Cantrell's authority as mayor to have the city and the New Orleans Police Department pay Vappi's salary and expenses during the times that Vappi claimed to be on duty, But when he he was actually engaged in personal activities, usually with miss Cantrell, but sometimes alone at the Pantalba apartment. The indictment describes the steps Cantrell and Vappi took to hide their scheme.

I was arrested for a potential hate crime after allegedly assaulting two Donald Trump supporters. I approached one woman to ask why she was voting for Trump because she seemed proud. The woman said she was shocked by my presence and claimed it was because of her skin color. I shoved her, and she told me not to touch her. I then put my hand to her chin. When her friend stepped in, I punched her, connecting with her jaw. The two women are physically okay, but shaken. Police say I showed no remorse. I believe both sides of the political spectrum have valid points and we need to come together. A judge found probable cause for a hate crime offense and two counts of fourth-degree assault and prosecutors have a day to make a charging decision.

A grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to the indictment, SPLC is a nonprofit entity that purports to fight white supremacy and racial hatred by reporting on extremist groups and conducting research to inform law enforcement groups with the goal of dismantling these groups. The indictment describes that SPLC was not dismantling these groups, but instead “manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose” by paying sources to stoke racial hatred. One example cited in the indictment involves SPLC allegedly paying a member of the leadership group that planned the Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, which resulted in the death of one person and injured dozens more. The indictment alleges this person received approximately $270,000 over eight years. The indictment further states that, between 2014 and 2023, SPLC paid at least $3 million to eight individuals. The indictment describes these individuals as affiliated with multiple extremist organizations and groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, United Clans of America, National Socialist Movement, an Aryan Nations-affiliated Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club, the Nationalist Socialist Party of America, Nazis, and the American Front. After SPLC paid members of these extremist groups, the indictment alleges SPLC created work product reporting on these activities and the members’ participation or contributions to them. The indictment concludes that, based on these allegations, SPLC was doing the opposite of what it told its donors it was doing.

A federal indictment reveals communications between mayoral candidate Yemi Mabalade and Derek Bernard, one of the accused in a hate crime hoax before the 2023 runoff election. Court documents detail five contacts, starting with a Facebook message from Bernard ten days before a cross was burned near a Mabalade campaign sign. Bernard's message indicated he was mobilizing support against perceived threats. Additional communications included a text on April 23 and a phone call before the election, with a final text on election day. Mabalade stated that the incident was traumatic for his family and community, asserting he was unaware of Bernard's criminal suspicions at the time. He expressed appreciation for law enforcement's efforts in addressing the situation. Bernard and two others face federal charges for conspiracy and maliciously conveying false information.

Allegations of voter fraud against Springfield mayoral candidate Justin Hurst are denied. Election workers claim they heard people asking for payment and being told who to vote for. Surveillance video shows money being exchanged. Legal consequences could include up to 1 year in prison if proven true. Charges may not be filed before the election.