DOOM, or The Official 2016 US Election Thread

Leo

Leo

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fyi, ny times dropped the paywall today thru nov 9, unlimited free access to all articles.
 
Leo

Leo

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i've never created a poll here, just tried to figure it out but failed miserably. does anyone want to create one for the clinton/trump/johnson/stein? not much time to vote and i have a good guess who will win but just curious to see how it goes.
 
Leo

Leo

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awesome!

President Obama Is Ready for a Postelection Cyberwar With Russia

In early October, days after the Obama administration acknowledged a belief that the Russian government is trying to influence the presidential election by hacking Democrats and releasing their emails, the White House said President Obama was considering a “proportional” response against the Kremlin.

Nearly a month later, the New York Times reports that the president has put off that response until after the election “to avoid the appearance that politics influenced his decision and to avoid provoking Russian counterstrikes while voting is underway.”

But once the election is over, all of that could change. Or Obama could leave the responsibility with his successor. Either way, the response appears to be coming. If Obama decides to engage in a cyberwar with Russia, his instincts “are to deal with the problem by developing new norms of international behavior or authorizing covert action rather than direct confrontation,” the Times says.

What might that covert action entail? NBC News has some hints. In an article published Friday, it revealed that the U.S. has “penetrated Russia’s electric grid, telecommunications networks and the Kremlin’s command system.” If Russia interferes with the election Tuesday, the U.S. is poised to strike.
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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligence...-for-a-postelection-cyberwar-with-russia.html
 
Mr. Tea

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
droid said:
Though if bombs start going off at polling stations, all bets are off.
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God, you can just imagine him holding up his little hands, index fingers skywards, and putting on his most pious face - "Nothing to do with me! Probably a false flag operation anyway!" - after months of all but explicitly threatening civil war.
 
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Leo

Leo

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droid said:
Looks like the Dems might take the senate as well.
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that's a tough call right now, though. probably dependent on clinton's get out the vote machine, a big Dem turnout could do the trick for down ballot races.
 
Leo

Leo

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also long lines, a blue state friend was in line for about two hours this morning and it wasn't even a "chaotic" polling place. it's due to volume of voters, perhaps people are intent on making a statement.
 
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craner

craner

Beast of Burden
Early UK coverage dull as always, in the old days you could at least expect an entertaining Christopher Hitchens cameo.
 
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