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I Voted By Mail sticker

Absentee Voting, the Military, and Our Democracy

States need significant additional federal funds to effectively implement voting by mail.
Querdenker Q buttons lie in a bin for sale next to copies of the right-wing magazine Compact at a gathering of coronavirus skeptics on the eve of a planned protest march on August 28, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded

"I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years..."
Manafort, Johnson, and Giuliani

Manafort’s Reward: Sen. Ron Johnson and the Ukraine Conspiracy Investigation: Part II

How Senator Johnson’s efforts have worked in tandem with Paul Manafort’s efforts — as the former Trump campaign chair has likely remained silent in exchange for a pardon.
Rudy Giuliani and Andrii Derkach, in Kyiv, Ukraine Dec. 5, 2019 posted on Facebook (left); Andrii Telizhenko and Sen. Ron Johnson posted on Facebook, July 11, 2019 (center); Rudy Guiliani and Andrii Telizhenko posted on Facebook, July 18, 2020 (right)

How Sen. Ron Johnson’s Investigation Became an Enabler of Russian Disinformation: Part I

"There are three channels of Russian disinformation that have apparently affected Sen. Johnson’s Ukraine-related investigations."
Trump’s tweet from May 29th. Twitter marked the tweet with a banner reading, “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible. Learn more” The tweet itself is not shown in this image.

Ignore Trump’s Twitter Tantrum Executive Order and Address Disinformation Instead

The solution is not to give government or platforms more power to make opaque, arbitrary decisions on content, but to help users protect themselves.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO General Director leads a virtual press conference on COVID-19. A tablet shows the press conference, and a computer screen in the background shows the virus.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 15-22)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, speaks at a press briefing.

A Conversation With U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye: COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression

Ryan Goodman, Just Security's co-editor-in-chief, recently posed a series of questions to David Kaye, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.
Donald Trump speaking and Michael Flynn in the background

Anticipating Phase Two of the Trumped Up “Obamagate”

Grappling with the potential criminal liability of leakers of the Flynn phone call, and how Trump and Barr will exploit it in their ongoing campaign of public deception.
William Barr on Fox News April 9 2020. The caption on the screen reads, “Atty Gen Barr on Status of Durham Investigation.”

Barr Ignores Settled Justice Department Policies in Run-Up to 2020 Elections

Apparently seeking to support false claims about the Russia investigation and the president's reelection bid, the attorney general flouts long-settled DOJ policy.
Trump answers questions from the media during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020.

From “Enemy of the People” to “Essential”: The Pandemic Creates an Opening for the Press

World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that we need to emerge from this crisis ready to reimagine how to support news media as critical infrastructure.
Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. He does not wear a face mask.

Broadcasters and Trump’s False Information on Coronavirus: What Role for the FCC?

Should the regulator require disclosure when information aired is false or scientifically suspect? Maybe "no" is the best answer.
Donald Trump and his wife Melania and Mike Pence and his wife Karen dance on the seal of the President of the United States at the Armed Services ball at the National Building museum on January 20, 2017.

The Dancer: President Trump, the Anti-Lockdown Posture, and Dr. Fauci’s Ace Card

Philip Bobbitt argues that other presidents were also unprepared for pandemic, but Trump looks now like he may turn down an extremely perilous path.
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