New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order a three-member county commission to certify the results of the June 7 primary elections in Otero County -- after commission members refused to do so this week, citing concerns about Dominion vote-counting machines.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Uvalde shooting conspiracies show how far-right misinformation is evolving
On Gab and other fringe platforms where the far right gather, many asserted without evidence that it was a "false flag" operation staged by federal authorities to justify tighter control of guns, or to deflect from other news stories.
Social Media Posts Make Baseless Claims About Gender Identity of Uvalde Shooter
Police are still investigating the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, but as of May 26 they had shared no evidence about the shooter’s gender identity. Despite that lack of evidence, Rep. Paul Gosar and others claimed the gunman was transgender. Social media posts making the baseless claim have shared photos of a person unrelated to the attack.
Texas shooting: How false rumours spread that gunman was trans
https://www.bbc.com/news/61607042
The rumour that he was trans appears to have started on the fringe message board 4chan, and in particular the /pol/ or "Politically Incorrect" board, which has for years been associated with the far-right and mass shootings. A controversial hub of internet subculture, 4chan has been the birthplace of many harassment and trolling campaigns.
A New Approach To Dealing With Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox
https://en.idi.org.il/articles/2325
Such change from below is already taking place. Today, about half of all ultra-Orthodox men hold jobs; the number of ultra-Orthodox individuals enrolled in colleges and universities has grown several fold; and the percentage of “modern” ultra-Orthodox families who want their sons to receive a general, and not only Torah, education has expanded.
The Closest We Can Come to Knowing Hashem
https://www.bircas.org/parshas-mishpatim-5781/
On the night of Simchas Torah, the Chazon Ish was walking outside when he saw a man sitting alone on a bench, crying. He asked him what was wrong.
“I am a convert, and I feel that the Jews don’t accept me as one of them,” the man replied.
“It’s Simchas Torah. Perhaps you could sing for me a nigun?” asked the Chazon Ish.
The man thought for a moment and then began singing an upbeat nigun. The Chazon Ish began clapping along, smiling in approval. Passersby stopped to listen, and soon a crowd formed and all were clapping and cheering along as this man sang and the Chazon Ish danced to his nigun.
“More! Another nigun!” the Chazon Ish called out to the man, who had become the center of attention.
When the festivities came to an end, the Chazon Ish and the convert shook hands, each thanking the other for having given so much chizuk.
A JOURNEY THAT NEVER ENDS
https://mishpacha.com/a-journey-that-never-ends/
Here’s another incredible story about the Chazon Ish that depicts his deep empathy for others. After World War II, a large girls’ orphanage was opened in Bnei Brak to house the hundreds of young women who had survived the war but had no parents to care for them.
Once, a few neighbors of the orphanage came to the Chazon Ish to complain. “On Shabbos, the girls sing zemiros together, and you can hear their voices outside the building. It’s kol ishah and an outrage.”
The Chazon Ish’s face lit up and he responded, “You don’t know how happy you just made me. Yiddishe maidelach, torn away from their parents who were murdered in the camps, with hardly any memories of what the Shabbos table looked like back in Europe, feel so at home in the orphanage and are so happy that they sing on Shabbos? I cannot thank you enough for bringing me this wonderful besurah!”
The 22 wildest lines from Donald Trump's 12(!)-page statement on the January 6 committee
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/14/politics/donald-trump-statement-january-6-committee/index.html
In response to the second public hearing of the January 6 committee, former President Donald Trump released a 12-page statement -- yes, 12 full pages! -- seeking to rebut the charges leveled against him.
It's filled with the usual name-calling, exaggerations and conspiracy theories that have dominated Trump's post-2020 election life. But it's also a window into the former President's psyche as the January 6 committee weighs whether to recommend a criminal indictment of Trump to the Department of Justice.
I went through Trump's, um, statement. The lines from it you need to see are below.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Trump's "free speech" platform Truth Social bans users who post footage from Jan. 6 hearings
Users of Donald Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, were reportedly suspended after mentioning the ongoing January 6 hearings, putting the site's "free speech" bona fides in a harsh light.
The platform, which professes to be "free from political discrimination," came under scrutiny after multiple users took to Twitter to announce that they had been removed from the site after posting content that may have appeared unfavorable to Trump.
Rudy Giuliani Claims Jan. 6 Riot Was 'Put Together by Left to Frame Trump'
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-jan-6-riot-put-together-left-frame-trump-1714998
Rudy Giuliani has alleged that the Jan. 6 riots were an insurrection secretly planned by the left to frame then-President Donald Trump, the former New York mayor said in the latest episode of his podcast.
"This was something that was put together by the Left movement—doesn't necessarily mean only Antifa, means others that were trying to do anything they could to destroy any attempt that Trump had to rectify the massive voter theft," Giuliani said, refusing to abandon false allegations that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing
https://thehill.com/news/administration/3522080-trump-releases-12-page-response-to-jan-6-hearing/
In the 12-page document, Trump repeats a handful of disproven claims to assert the 2020 election was stolen from him and rigged in favor of Democrats, including some that were brought up during testimony by former Trump campaign and administration officials.
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