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Preparation Kept Bomb Threats from Disrupting the 2024 Elections

23 points by hn_acker 2y ago

zafka 2y ago
I am quite curious to know who the targets were for the 200 some bomb threats. While I have a suspicion I would love to know if there is any tally.
- 9283409232 2y ago
  There are some polling centers in PA and NC that were the targets of bomb threats. The only reason I know this is because there has been an ongoing effort to recount some of these precincts and they keep getting stonewalled.
  - RajT88 2y ago
    I recall the news reporting Atlanta too had plenty of bomb threats.
wormlord 2y ago
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- DANmode 2y ago
  Your comment currently adds nothing to the discussion, and isn't intelligible. Please add more words.
  - 9283409232 2y ago
    This article actually has a very appropriate link to another piece they wrote about Trump's executive order trying to seize control of elections. The insinuation of the parent poster being that there will be no more fair elections. I'm inclined to agree with them. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-going-after-our-elections-too https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trum...
nimbius 2y ago
This is an advertisement for The Brennan Center, tailored to reach members of the current neoconservative administration by highlighting issues and concerns they align with. It provides no actionable information, its just an "attaboy" to the state.
- hn_acker 2y ago
  > It provides no actionable information, its just an "attaboy" to the state. There is actionable information: state governments and election officials cooperated more closely in the 2024 election than in previous elections, should not expect the need for cooperation to decrease, and should train officers to handle election-related threats. The article is in part a warning about avoiding the false sense of security encouraged by media framings of a "smooth" or "boring" 2024 election, or attitudes like `probably just another bomb hoax`. Also, the article is not an "attaboy": > Election officials and at least one governor were quick to praise law enforcement for their work. Congratulations are certainly in order, but the work is not done. Election security, like cybersecurity, is a race without an end. While both communities made important strides ahead of the 2024 election, without ongoing investment these gains may be quickly lost.
RickJWagner 2y ago
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23 points by hn_acker 2y ago

I am quite curious to know who the targets were for the 200 some bomb threats. While I have a suspicion I would love to know if there is any tally.

9283409232 2y ago
There are some polling centers in PA and NC that were the targets of bomb threats. The only reason I know this is because there has been an ongoing effort to recount some of these precincts and they keep getting stonewalled.
- RajT88 2y ago
  I recall the news reporting Atlanta too had plenty of bomb threats.

wormlord 2y ago

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DANmode 2y ago
Your comment currently adds nothing to the discussion, and isn't intelligible. Please add more words.
- 9283409232 2y ago
  This article actually has a very appropriate link to another piece they wrote about Trump's executive order trying to seize control of elections. The insinuation of the parent poster being that there will be no more fair elections. I'm inclined to agree with them. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-going-after-our-elections-too https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trum...

nimbius 2y ago

This is an advertisement for The Brennan Center, tailored to reach members of the current neoconservative administration by highlighting issues and concerns they align with. It provides no actionable information, its just an "attaboy" to the state.

hn_acker 2y ago
> It provides no actionable information, its just an "attaboy" to the state. There is actionable information: state governments and election officials cooperated more closely in the 2024 election than in previous elections, should not expect the need for cooperation to decrease, and should train officers to handle election-related threats. The article is in part a warning about avoiding the false sense of security encouraged by media framings of a "smooth" or "boring" 2024 election, or attitudes like `probably just another bomb hoax`. Also, the article is not an "attaboy": > Election officials and at least one governor were quick to praise law enforcement for their work. Congratulations are certainly in order, but the work is not done. Election security, like cybersecurity, is a race without an end. While both communities made important strides ahead of the 2024 election, without ongoing investment these gains may be quickly lost.

RickJWagner 2y ago

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