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SanAndreasX on 12 August 2026

Two major Trump-endorsed candidates have crashed and burned over the past two weeks' worth of primaries.

Andy Ogles the incumbent Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district, got primaried last week by Charlie Hatcher, a former Commissioner of Agriculture who is considered much more moderate. Trump's endorsement combined with election denialism and naked racism apparently weren't enough to get Ogles re-elected for a third term.

Mike Lindell, former MyPillow CEO, staunch Trump ally, and professional election denialist, was primaried in the Minnesota gubernatorial primaries. Lisa Demuth, the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, will now face Senator Amy Klobuchar in November for governorship of Minnesota, as Tim Walz declined to run.



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SanAndreasX on 12 August 2026

Karoline Leavitt is leaving her position as White House Press Secretary.



SanAndreasX on 13 August 2026

And now, to nobody's surprise, the guy who made his entire career on election denial is now turning his election-denial fuckery against his own party. Mike Lindell is now alleging massive voter fraud as the reason why he lost.

He lost the Republican primary in Minnesota, so he's accusing his own party of rigging the election against him.

Looks like the Republicans' support of Trump's baseless claims of election fraud is now coming back to bite them in the ass. May this bite them hard and with poisonous fangs.



SvennoJ on 13 August 2026

MSM and Trump have admitted it now, although alternate media already knew when it happened.



Tough guy let abandoned the white house staff and press to fly catering truck class.


What would Iran gain by assassinating Trump, he's just another puppet after all. It would only rally more idiots behind him. Seeing their tough guy cower in a catering truck is more damaging.



SanAndreasX on 13 August 2026
SvennoJ said:

MSM and Trump have admitted it now, although alternate media already knew when it happened.



Tough guy let abandoned the white house staff and press to fly catering truck class.


What would Iran gain by assassinating Trump, he's just another puppet after all. It would only rally more idiots behind him. Seeing their tough guy cower in a catering truck is more damaging.

That's probably why Karoline is leaving. They left her on the decoy Air Force One. She found out the hard way that she was expendable. Meanwhile, Trump took his young blonde handler, Natalie Harp, onto the "safe" plane.



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Jimbo1337 on 13 August 2026
Torillian said:
Jimbo1337 said:
Let’s take a look at our posts side-by-side, because my previous message actually addressed the exact database issue you are raising.
You wrote: 'The manual checks were not the issue here, it's the system that put people on the eligible voter rolls in the first place.'
But my post explicitly accounted for that: I noted it is 'about the automated validation of the data attached to it,' and specified, 'If the underlying database has been updated or audited to flag specific administrative errors, the automated scanner catches that status immediately.'
This is exactly why I concluded by saying we agree on the need to validate voter rolls. An airport scanner is structurally tied to verified backend data; the scanner and the database are not separate concepts. That validated backend has been the foundation of my proposal from the beginning.
I do appreciate that you recognize the distinction between identity checks and security checks, which sets this apart from SanAndreasX’s recent post. His post is simply on cloud 9.
I’ll leave my point about manual checks by poll workers brief for now, as I think if you look back at how automated enforcement interacts with an audited database, the connection will be clear. I have faith that I don't need to explicitly state every single point in fine detail. Please don't prove me right.
Edited to include this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_I_hI3_kik

Watched the video and it showed exactly what I thought: they check the ID is valid, that it's you, and that your on a list of people flying that day. So in the case we are talking about they all got mistakenly put on the voter rolls at the DMV by pressing the wrong buttons, probably while getting their driver's license. So they would have a legit ID, they'd be the person on the ID, and the lookup would find them registered to vote. They'd pass your check with flying colors. 

The issue is on the backend which was the process at the DMV. There are ways that could be avoided but usually they involve making the process more difficult for everyone involved and I'm not going to support that. For instance instead of this being a process done semi-automatically when you get a driver's license it could be completely separate so you couldn't accidentally click a wrong button but would have to be specifically intending to become eligible to vote. That would mean less legit voters would bother and would be much less convenient so I'm against it. Personally I'm a fan of the process I dealt with in Michigan in 2020 when everyone on the voter rolls got sent a ballot in the mail automatically and then you dropped it in a box. 

BTW: this condescension you've descended into is getting old fast. How about you prove to me you know what the fuck you are talking about and tell me what they should do that would fix the actual problem. 

I have been highly patient in explaining how automated scanners use validated backend data, outlining the process twice and providing a video. It is frustrating to continuously repeat myself because my previous responses (see bold) are not being read or understood. Moving forward, I will no longer be responding to your comments. Feel free to reply to my posts if you wish, but I am choosing to spend my time engaging with users like EricHiggin who closely follow the discussion.



Torillian on 13 August 2026
Jimbo1337 said:
Torillian said:

Watched the video and it showed exactly what I thought: they check the ID is valid, that it's you, and that your on a list of people flying that day. So in the case we are talking about they all got mistakenly put on the voter rolls at the DMV by pressing the wrong buttons, probably while getting their driver's license. So they would have a legit ID, they'd be the person on the ID, and the lookup would find them registered to vote. They'd pass your check with flying colors. 

The issue is on the backend which was the process at the DMV. There are ways that could be avoided but usually they involve making the process more difficult for everyone involved and I'm not going to support that. For instance instead of this being a process done semi-automatically when you get a driver's license it could be completely separate so you couldn't accidentally click a wrong button but would have to be specifically intending to become eligible to vote. That would mean less legit voters would bother and would be much less convenient so I'm against it. Personally I'm a fan of the process I dealt with in Michigan in 2020 when everyone on the voter rolls got sent a ballot in the mail automatically and then you dropped it in a box. 

BTW: this condescension you've descended into is getting old fast. How about you prove to me you know what the fuck you are talking about and tell me what they should do that would fix the actual problem. 

I have been highly patient in explaining how automated scanners use validated backend data, outlining the process twice and providing a video. It is frustrating to continuously repeat myself because my previous responses (see bold) are not being read or understood. Moving forward, I will no longer be responding to your comments. Feel free to reply to my posts if you wish, but I am choosing to spend my time engaging with users like EricHiggin who closely follow the discussion.

The unearned pretentiousness is just off the charts. Sounds good dude, you don't seem to know what you're talking about so we're all better off. 

On a side note, you never explained shit and I addressed your 2 minute video. 

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LudicrousSpeed on 17 August 2026

Wait, now we want voting machines connected to the internet and updated for "checks and audits"? To stop issues like NJ where a tiny amount of people were mistakenly registered to vote and the system caught the mistake and fixed it? Surely nothing could go wrong with voting machines connected to the internet to apply human made patches and hot fixes. This is a gaming site, we all know every online connected game works and every update/patch is implemented flawlessly.

The amount of mental gymnastics MAGA employs over such a non-issue would be impressive if it wasn't so sad. All because orange man is butt hurt literally every time he loses. It isn't just national elections. He claimed fraud when Cruz beat him in a state primary. He said the system was rigged when he didn't get an NFL team. He claims fraud because The Apprentice didn't win any awards. Imagine defending this clown.



SvennoJ on 17 August 2026

Birds of a feather flock together

Trump scales back US military drills with South Korea, cites relationship with North's Kim Jong Un

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good" relationship with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. Trump became the first sitting American president to step into North Korea in 2019, in what was the last of their three high-level meetings during Trump’s first term. Jackson Proskow reports on what's driving Trump's renewed embrace of Kim.

Butt hurt that South Korea didn't want to open the straight for him.



SanAndreasX on 18 August 2026

Trump’s relationship with Natalie Harp is drawing increased s scrutiny after remarks by Trump’s enemy, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Notably, she was smuggled onto the safe plane in Iran while Karoline Leavitt and Marco Rubio were on the decoy plane.

What to know about Natalie Harp, the Trump aide whom Ossoff put in the spotlight - Washington Post

In addition, his relationship with the 35-year-old Harp is putting strain on his third marriage. Would be funny if Trump became the first president to have a divorce while in office. Funnier still if Harp becomes Mrs. Trump #4. Melania refuses to attend any events where Harp is present.

Melania’s secret power struggle with Trump’s blonde.companion - The Daily Beast