Voting machines and ballot tabulators are reportedly not functioning in several heavily Jewish areas in New York state. A precinct in Scarsdale, New York, saw its two voting machines fail as polls opened this morning. Meanwhile, several ballot scanners in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are reportedly broken, according to locals who went to cast their vote in the presidential race on Tuesday morning.
“We were told after filling in our ballots that all scanners were broken, so we should put our ballots in the emergency ballot boxes below the scanners, and they would be scanned in late,” Park Slope resident Miyuki Miyagi said.
“I didn’t even think to wait or ask for an alternative way to vote. The emergency ballot boxes were quite full already, too,” Miyagi added.
Park Slope is also home to a significant number of the hundreds of thousands of Jews who call Brooklyn home, as is Scarsdale. The war between Israel and Hamas has been a major issue on the campaign trail, particularly for Democrat Kamala Harris, who has a significant number of allies who are anti-Israel.
The National Pulse reported earlier this morning that Cambria County, Pennsylvania, suffered problems with its electronic vote tabulators, forcing the locality to switch to paper ballots and hand tabulation.
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Voting machines and ballot tabulators are reportedly not functioning in several heavily Jewish areas in New York state. A precinct in Scarsdale, New York, saw its two voting machines fail as polls opened this morning. Meanwhile, several ballot scanners in Park Slope, Brooklyn, are reportedly broken, according to locals who went to cast their vote in the presidential race on Tuesday morning.
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Pennsylvania’s Cambria County has been forced to make an election day switch to paper ballots following widespread issues with voting machines in the heavily Republican locality.
The technology issue predominately impacts ballot scanners, meaning the printed electronic votes must be hand-counted for tabulation.
“The Cambria County Board of Election learned early this morning that a software malfunction in the County’s Electronic Voting System has prevented voters from scanning their ballots. This should not discourage voters from voting at their voting precincts,” Cambria County solicitor Ron Repak said in a statement early Tuesday morning. He added: “The Board has filed a Court Order extending the time to vote within Cambria County. No one should be turned away from the polls if they wish to cast their vote. Cambria County Board of Elections took measures to have IT specialists called to review the software issue. There is a process in place for issues of this nature.”
The Cambria County official claims that “[a]ll completed ballots will be accepted, secured, and counted by the Board of Elections.”
“The County Board of Elections has express voting machine at precinct locations to continue to allow voting electronically, while still allowing hand ballots to be cast,” Repak said, adding that all votes will be counted.
Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Department of State issued a statement saying it is aware of the situation in Cambria County and is working with local officials on a solution. “Voters are continuing to vote by paper ballot, in accordance with normal operations, while the county resolves the issue with in-precinct scanning,” it said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “We are working with the County to resolve this technical matter and remain committed to ensuring a free, fair, safe, and secure election.”
Voting machines are down in deep red Cambria County, PA. STAY. IN. LINE.
Pennsylvania's Cambria County has been forced to make an election day switch to paper ballots following widespread issues with voting machines in the heavily Republican locality.
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Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has discreetly removed the bookQueer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker from their libraries following criticism from parents over its sexually explicit content. Parental outcry centered on the book’s graphic depiction of, in some cases, extreme sex acts, prompting questions regarding its suitability for young students.
Stacy Langton, a parent at Fairfax High School, expressed surprise at the quiet removal of the book. She noted that the action may influence upcoming elections, referencing President Donald J. Trump only narrowing trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in the state.
Virginia has been a focal point in discussions about parental influence in educational content since the 2021 gubernatorial race. Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s victory over former Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) was partly attributed to debates over parental rights, with McAuliffe’s remarks about parental involvement in school decisions stirring controversy.
Langton, who has been vocal in school board meetings, criticized Queer: A Graphic History for its depiction of sexual practices deemed inappropriate for school libraries. She also raised concerns about another book, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, for similar reasons.
According to Noël Klimenko from the school district’s Instructional Services Department, the decision to remove Barker’s book was due to outdated terminology rather than a formal challenge. FCPS libraries opted for resources offering more current perspectives on LGBTQ+ history.
Previously, FCPS temporarily removed Gender Queer and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison but reinstated them after committee reviews. Despite the committees’ conclusions that these books did not constitute pornography, Langton plans to renew her challenge to Gender Queer.
The school district has not publicly commented on these developments. Langton insists that materials containing explicit content should not be in schools, citing federal obscenity laws.
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Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has discreetly removed the book Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker from their libraries following criticism from parents over its sexually explicit content. Parental outcry centered on the book's graphic depiction of, in some cases, extreme sex acts, prompting questions regarding its suitability for young students.
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Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, recently held a Halloween parade featuring a controversial float depicting President Donald J. Trump leading Kamala Harris in chains. The float included a person wearing a Trump mask riding in a golf cart with a fake sniper rifle attached, leading another individual dressed as Harris, with wrists bound by chains or ropes, trailing behind.
The Democrat mayor of Mount Pleasant, Diane Bailey, expressed her dismay at the display—despite her own city’s fire department approving the float. Additionally, the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP condemned the float, with President Daylon Davis stating that the portrayal was a harmful symbol reflecting a painful history. However, like Bailey, Davis avoided acknowledging it was a city entity in the Democrat-run locality that approved float.
The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, which organized the parade, issued a formal apology for the float. “We, the members of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for allowing the offensive participants to take part in the Mount Pleasant Annual Halloween Parade last evening,” the fire department said in a statement, continuing: “We do not share in the values represented by those participants, and we understand how it may have hurt or offended members of our community.”
Come on MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, how did the city approve this?
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, recently held a Halloween parade featuring a controversial float depicting President Donald J. Trump leading Kamala Harris in chains. The float included a person wearing a Trump mask riding in a golf cart with a fake sniper rifle attached, leading another individual dressed as Harris, with wrists bound by chains or ropes, trailing behind.
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Renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough has raised concerns over the potential for renewed pandemic measures, such as mandatory vaccinations and lockdowns, in the event of a Kamala Harris victory on November 5. During an interview, McCullough criticized what he refers to as the “biopharmaceutical complex,” a network of vaccine-related entities he claims lean politically left.
The discussion covered scenarios involving both a potential Donald Trump or Harris presidency amid a possible bird flu pandemic. Recent reports have highlighted cases of H5N1 avian influenza among U.S. poultry and dairy workers, with 27 cases but no fatalities. The risk to the general U.S. population remains low, according to public health officials.
The cardiologist, along with his associates Nicolas Hulscher and John Leake, produced a video on the McCullough Foundation’s website aimed at debunking sensationalism surrounding the bird flu. McCullough noted that although the current bird flu strain, which he believes originated from a USDA laboratory in Georgia, is milder, its spread has stirred public concern.
McCullough also speculated on the political implications of another health crisis. He suggested such outbreaks could be exploited by political factions, particularly under Harris, for control or as a strategy to undermine a Republican presidency. He voiced concerns about vaccine mandates, using Harris’ campaign’s current COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff as a point of reference.
In anticipation of possible resistance, McCullough hopes a potential Trump administration would have advisors advocating for less panic-driven approaches to health crises. He criticized what he sees as excessive vaccination regimes, referring to a recent CDC recommendation for multiple boosters for the immunocompromised as excessive compared to historical vaccine practices.
Renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough has raised concerns over the potential for renewed pandemic measures, such as mandatory vaccinations and lockdowns, in the event of a Kamala Harris victory on November 5. During an interview, McCullough criticized what he refers to as the "biopharmaceutical complex," a network of vaccine-related entities he claims lean politically left.
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President Donald J. Trump‘s 2024 presidential campaign says Democrats are facing a significant turnout problem hearing into Election Day on November 5. A memo issued by the campaign’s chief data consultant, Tim Saler, argues that “Republicans are outperforming elections past in absentee ballots and early votes cast” while “Democrats are facing a precipitous decline in urban turnout…”
“Democrats are spinning themselves and reporters by claiming that their voters will turn out on Election Day when polls show otherwise and, most importantly, that’s asking Democrat voters to do something they have absolutely no history of doing,” Saler writes. He adds: “If Democrats, who historically vote ahead of Election Day, haven’t been motivated to show up for Kamala yet, why do we expect them to show up tomorrow?”
DEMOCRAT SPIN.
Throughout October, Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrat campaign surrogates aggressively pushed their voters to cast ballots during the early voting period. During a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, in mid-October, Harris told her supporters: “In Erie County, you can vote early in person. Now is the time to make your plan to vote, and if you have already received your ballot in the mail, please do not wait.”
The corporate media parroted the early vote messaging from top Democrats, with The Hill stating last month that the “Harris campaign and Democratic groups are working hard to push their supporters to vote early in this year’s election” and that the campaign “wants to maximize its early advantage.”
EARLY VOTE COLLAPSE.
However, Saler’s memo notes that data shows Democratic voters appear to have largely ignored the Harris campaign’s effort. Citing TargetSmart, the Trump campaign states urban turnout in Arizona is down 385,285 voters compared to the same point in 2020. Likewise, the female vote is down by 170,011 in the state.
In Georgia, urban turnout is down by 153,846 votes, while female voter turnout is down by 46,732. North Carolina has seen a decrease of 175,470 in its rural turnout and 154,459 drop among women. Similarly, Nevada’s urban vote is down 191,199, while women are down 126,112 voters.
Among the so-called “blue wall” states, Michigan has seen a catastrophic collapse in urban turnout, down 321,523 from this point in 2020. Female turnout is down over 200,000 votes. The Michigan numbers are mirrored closely by Pennsylvania, which saw a decline of 381,519 urban voters and a staggering 450,802 female voters. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has seen 100,733 fewer urban and 238,452 female voters during the early vote period.
Trump camp memo argues Dems have an early vote turnout problem because urban early voting is down & rural is up compared to 2020
(Dem response: more of their voters plan to vote on Election Day when compared to how they voted 4 years ago) pic.twitter.com/3ysXUgxt3w
President Donald J. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign says Democrats are facing a significant turnout problem hearing into Election Day on November 5. A memo issued by the campaign's chief data consultant, Tim Saler, argues that "Republicans are outperforming elections past in absentee ballots and early votes cast" while "Democrats are facing a precipitous decline in urban turnout..."
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) says she believes voters who support Republican candidates oppose American values. The New York Democrat made the claim during an interview over the weekend on MSNBC‘s PoliticsNation, hosted by Al Sharpton.
Seizing on a joke a comedian made about Puerto Rico during President Donald J. Trump‘s recent rally at Madison Square Garden, Hochul explained that she’s used the incident to target vulnerable Republican lawmakers in her state. “You do not think in this great country that we should have leaders who either say this themselves or will tolerate it at one of their rallies,” the New York Governor said. “I think this rally backfired on him,” she added.
“It gave me a chance to tie the Republicans running in these seats, the incumbents, closer to Donald Trump,” Hochul told Sharpton, claiming the joke gave her the opportunity to “…remind everybody, if you’re voting for these Republicans in New York, you are voting for someone who supports Donald Trump and you’re anti-woman, you’re anti-abortion, and basically you’re anti-American.”
Vice President Kamala Harris and other leaders in the Democratic Party have smeared Trump and his supporters in the closing days of the 2024 election as “fascists” and “Nazis.” President Joe Biden, referencing the Puerto Rico joke, went so far as to call Americans who are voting for Trump “garbage” during a recent Harris campaign event.
Responding to Hochul, former Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) slammed the governor’s comments in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Quite the closing message from the so called campaign of joy: If you don’t vote Democrat, you are Nazi, Hitler loving, anti-American garbage,” he wrote.
Quite the closing message from the so called campaign of joy: If you don’t vote Democrat, you are Nazi, Hitler loving, anti-American garbage. pic.twitter.com/pbz47BSOwO
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) says she believes voters who support Republican candidates oppose American values. The New York Democrat made the claim during an interview over the weekend on MSNBC's PoliticsNation, hosted by Al Sharpton.
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The early vote lead for Republicans in Arizona may have put the state—and its 11 electoral votes—out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats. As of Monday, Republicans expanded their lead to nearly 200,000 ballots cast.
In total, 954,306 Arizona Republicans have voted early—equating to nearly 41 percent of the pre-Election Day electorate. Meanwhile, 758,342 Democrats have voted early, making up 32.4 percent of the pre-election turnout. Independents sit at 625,731 ballots cast, with 26.8 percent of the total.
During the 2020 election, Joe Biden defeated President Donald J. Trump in Arizona by a narrow margin of just 10,457 votes. Barring a historic number of Republican to Democrat-cross-over voters or an unpreceded Election Day “blue wave,” the early vote lead suggests that Arizona has moved into the Trump column.
The early vote advantage may also bode well for Arizona’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Kari Lake. While most public polling has shown Lake trailing Trump’s numbers in the state, a significant margin of victory for the Republican presidential nominee could pull her across the finish line. Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has led Lake in most voter surveys—though the race appears to have significantly tightened in the final weeks before the election.
While most polling showed Trump with a slight lead over Harris in the critical battleground state, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee cracked 50 percent for the first time in mid-October. That survey, conducted by YouGov, gave credence to speculation that momentum in Arizona had swung Trump’s way.
The strong Republican showing in Arizona should also concern Democrats regarding their abortion rights messaging strategy. Earlier this year, the Democrats rolled out a seven-figure ad buy—which included billboards in Tempe and Phoenix—pushing the abortion issue. Despite the insistence of party strategists, the move appears to have not moved the electorate in Harris’s favor.
The early vote lead for Republicans in Arizona may have put the state—and its 11 electoral votes—out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats. As of Monday, Republicans expanded their lead to nearly 200,000 ballots cast.
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An alleged media organization funded by leftist billionaire George Soros spent $9 million on digital Facebook ads supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign. Courier Newsroom, a Democrat dark money group that purports to be a network of local news outlets, is behind the ad campaign launched in August.
The ads primarily promote Democratic candidates, including Harris—though some also attack President Donald J. Trump over issues such as abortion and access to contraception. While Democrat and Republican political action committees (PACs) can run their own digital ads on Facebook, the social media platform labels the content as coming from a political organization and requires a disclaimer identifying the group behind the message.
However, Courier Newsroom is able to skirt this requirement by submitting its ads through a separate portal for media news outlets despite their clear partisan content. Additionally, while election and candidate PACs must disclose their donors publicly through the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Courier Newsroom is not subject to the same rules.
The Democratic dark money ad campaign has spent a total of $9.2 million since August 3, 2024, focused predominantly on the key battleground states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina. While the group’s spending may appear paltry compared to the hundreds of millions being spent on television advertising, digital ads are relatively cheap and can still reach large audiences online. In addition, Courier Newsroom appears to have used propriety data to micro-target its Facebook ads in an effort to influence young women.
In April, The National Pulse reported that Tara McGowan, founder of Courier Newsroom and its parent company Good Information Inc., had made almost 20 visits to the Biden-Harris White House. The meetings have raised concerns regarding potential election coordination.
An alleged media organization funded by leftist billionaire George Soros spent $9 million on digital Facebook ads supporting Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign. Courier Newsroom, a Democrat dark money group that purports to be a network of local news outlets, is behind the ad campaign launched in August.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) says he has referred hundreds of noncitizenvoters for prosecution after they illegally cast ballots during elections in the state. The announcement comes in response to claims made by David Becker, a former senior attorney with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, during an interview with CBS News’s 60 Minutes.
During the interview, Becker was pressed by reporter Scott Pelley regarding what CBS News says are claims that illegal immigrants are voting by the millions. “That is one hundred percent false. Every single voter has to give a driver’s license number or social security number, which is matched against files, databases that are held to make sure the voter is who they say they are, and they’re eligible to vote,” Becker said in response. He continued: “And we also know that states who have gone looking for noncitizen voters have found shockingly few even potential noncitizen registrants.”
The former DOJ attorney, who worked in the Voting Section of the department’s Civil Rights Division, added: “Ohio just recently announced that in a period of time of over a decade, it had found six possible cases of noncitizens voting.”
Responding to Becker’s claim in a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Ohio Secretary of State called the assertion regarding noncitizen voters in the state “100% false.”
“Six noncitizens were only the latest to be indicted for illegal voting in Ohio. My office has referred HUNDREDS more for potential prosecution,” LaRose wrote, adding: “There could be many others, but the Biden-Harris admin is intentionally blocking access to citizenship records to keep states from finding them before the election. That’s why we’re suing.”
The National Pulse has previously reported that data shows a statistically significant number of noncitizens have voted in prior elections.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) says he has referred hundreds of noncitizen voters for prosecution after they illegally cast ballots during elections in the state. The announcement comes in response to claims made by David Becker, a former senior attorney with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, during an interview with CBS News's 60 Minutes.
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