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What the Heck Does the Recent Volkswagen Scandal Have to Do with Our Elections?

Both modern cars and voting systems are significantly computerized.VW played a very high stakes financial game that led someone to installed cheating software (malware).The stakes are also very high in modern elections.I continue to be amazed that some losing candidates either are pressured not to rock the boat or actually accept negative results without questioning the computerized voting machines that "declare" those results

When the State Department Tries to Choose Muslim Thought Leaders to Win "Hearts and Minds"

Last year, the State Department announced with great fanfare a new social media campaign to counter ISIS' online messaging. They called it "Think Again, Turn Away," and created Twitter and Facebook accounts in that name. Its self-described purpose on Facebook: "Our mission is to expose the facts about terrorists and their propaganda."

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