Politics

Two Democratic members of the Electoral College in Colorado have taken legal action to challenge a state law that requires them to elect the winner of the state’s popular vote. The move is part of an effort to use the Electoral College vote to block Donald Trump from winning the presidency. 2 Colorado presidential electors file lawsuit in effort to block Donald Trump – Denver Post https://t.co/jV6ezuPRNl — Breaking Politics (@breakingpol) December 6, 2016   The two presidential electors, Polly Baca and Robert Nemanich filed the federal lawsuit on Tuesday.

Reuters is reporting that new 'fake news' fighting policies are being enacted in the Xinjiang province of China,  in an effort by the Chinese to push back against those who like to post 'harmful' information online, which do not adhere to government rules.

The new rules include, thou shall not post information that might be construed as "harmful to national security", "destructive of religious harmony", that "spreads ethnic hatred and division" or "seeks to overthrow the socialist system."

Submitted by MiddleEastEye.net via TheAntiMedia.org,

Saudi authorities banned journalist Jamal Khashoggi from writing in newspapers, appearing on TV and attending conferences, the Alkhalij Aljadid reported in Arabic.

This came after Khashoggi’s remarks during a presentation he made at a Washington think-tank on 10 November in which he was critical of Donald Trump’s ascension to the US presidency.

Submitted by Duane via Free Market Shooter blog,

The federal judge who ordered Michigan to begin its recount on Monday effectively ended it this evening, extinguishing his earlier order, ruling that Green Party candidate Jill Stein "speculative claims" had no legal standing to request another look at ballots.

After chaos earlier in the week amid lawsuits flying back and forth in Michigan, as AP reports, the ruling tonight seals Republican Donald Trump's narrow electoral victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in Michigan.