Topic: Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality with author Renee DiResta

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Democracy Happy Hour, November 20, 2024

Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality

With Renée DiResta - https://www.reneediresta.com/ - renowned author and expert in adversarial online abuse joins McCourt School research faculty - https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/renowned-author-and-expert-in-adversarial-online-abuse-joins-mccourt-school-research-faculty/

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Meeting resources:

• America’s News Influencers - The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media - https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/
• The majority of news influencers are conservative men, study finds - https://www.usermag.co/p/the-majority-of-news-influencers
• Articles in The Atlantic written by Renée DiResta - https://www.theatlantic.com/author/renee-diresta/
• Follow Renée on Social Media
  • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneediresta/
  • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/renee.diresta/

FDF Links

• Fix Democracy First - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/
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Democracy Happy Hour Upcoming Topics/Schedule

• Nov 27 - NO Democracy Happy Hour this week - CANCELED for Thanksgiving
• Dec 4 - Democracy for a Sustainable Future with Democracy in a Box, a program of the Rotary and Rotaract Global Service Clubs, with Zachary Weaver & Don Bender
• Dec 11 - Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy with Sam Daley-Harris, author of Reclaiming Our Democracy
• Dec 11 - Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy with Sam Daley-Harris, author of Reclaiming Our Democracy
• Dec 18 - Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map with Carolyn Lukensmeyer
• Dec 25 & Jan 1 - NO Democracy Happy Hour – CANCELED for the holidays

Actions and events

1. SPECIAL EVENT: Fix Democracy First’s Get Together for Democracy in Seattle at Magnuson Park Officers Club on Saturday, December 7^th @ 4-7 pm PT - https://bit.ly/get-together-for-democracy
2. The Democracy Group - Democracy Community - Political podcasts about democracy, civic engagement, and civil discourse - https://www.democracygroup.org/
3. "Worth Fighting For" Community Gatherings - Please fill out this form if you're interested in hosting a gathering in your community. - https://www.mobilize.us/electionresponsecenter/event/741848/

Democracy in the News

Resources

• H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9495
• Learning to make a difference between elections - https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/making-a-difference-between-elections
• Megadonors Playing Larger Role in Presidential Race, FEC Data Shows - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/megadonors-playing-larger-role-presidential-race-fec-data-shows
• Resolution Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform - https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/gluesenkampperez.house.gov/uploads/2024/11/PEREZ_093_xml.pdf
• Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/trump-administration-appointees

November

November 8

• Judge Grants Jack Smith’s Request for Pause in Jan. 6 Case After Trump’s Election - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/us/politics/jack-smith-trump-jan-6-case.html

November 12

• Georgia Election Case Against Trump Could Survive, but With a Long Delay - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/trump-georgia-prosecution-delay.html

November 13

• After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against president and Georgia allies - https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/11/13/after-trumps-election-future-murky-for-fulton-rico-case-against-president-and-georgia-allies/
• Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report was expected - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/13/matt-gaetz-ethics-investigation-resign
• Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case - https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-jack-smith-justice-department-4b6fe4c36604493e73eb366b46cb5ff0

November 14

• Judges delay Jan. 6 trials on verge of Trump presidency - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/14/jan-6-trial-delay-donald-trump-00189578
• ‘Partisan politics’: how efforts to overturn the Johnson amendment could upend campaign finance - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/johnson-amendment-campaign-finance
• Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation - https://apnews.com/article/casey-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-recount-f0da8720c540fc1b10328da37135a1ee
• Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government - https://apnews.com/article/republicans-house-elections-e3754a684a7b96b129841d4b207c15e9

November 15

• Huntington Beach voter ID law is legal, judge rules - https://www.ocregister.com/2024/11/15/huntington-beach-voter-id-law-is-legal-judge-rules/
• Maine Republican group collects thousands of signatures for voter ID referendum question - https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-republican-group-collects-thousands-of-signatures-for-voter-id-referendum-question-law-conservative-aclu-election

November 16

• Democrats Draw Up an Entirely New Anti-Trump Battle Plan - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/politics/democrats-anti-trump-battle-plan.html

November 17

• Democratic AGs rush to form line of defense against Trump - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4993685-democratic-attorneys-general-ready-trump/amp/
• How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/harris-campaign-finances.html

November 18

• Bill Threatening Nonprofits Advances in US House—Again - https://nonprofitquarterly.org/bill-threatening-nonprofits-advances-in-us-house-again/
• Georgia appeals court cancels hearing in election interference case against Trump - https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/georgia-appeals-court-cancels-hearing-in-election-interference-case-against-trump
• Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race - https://apnews.com/article/casey-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-court-recount-b6c9ee8faac20d6272a54900e2d570e7
• Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/politics/trump-military-mass-deportation.html

November 19

• Blue Dogs Propose New Task Force to Look at ‘Winner-Take-All’ Election System - https://www.notus.org/congress/blue-dogs-new-task-force-winner-take-all-election-system
• Manhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump’s Case While He Is President - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/nyregion/trump-bragg-manhattan-case.html
• Project 2025 is infiltrating the Trump administration already - https://www.vox.com/politics/386224/project-2025-trump-cabinet-carr-homan
• ‘This is not his first rodeo’: will federal courts be able to rein in Trump? - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/trump-federal-courts-immigration
• Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system - https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/vote-count-tightens-for-repealing-alaskas-ranked-choice-system/

November 20

• Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface - https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-gaetz-congress-background-vetting-cabinet-ac9afcd41d598a62ae34442ecf96a652

Good News Websites

• ABC Good News - https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/good-news
• Daily Good - https://www.dailygood.org/
• Good News Network - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• Politics & Government Good News - https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/democracy
• Sunny Skyz - https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
• The Happy News - https://thehappynewspaper.com/

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