It’s Election Day, and, apparently, American voters couldn’t even stand up within the morning, stretch, and pour themselves a cup of espresso earlier than shenanigans began to threaten the democratic course of.
In accordance with USA Right this moment, the FBI has reported bomb threats at polling areas in a number of states, and whereas the threats have all been deemed “non-credible,” for folk who simply need to solid their ballots in peace, it’s nonetheless regarding.
11 Alive reported that In Georgia, bomb threats have been known as into 5 separate voting areas, in keeping with Fulton County Election Director Nadine Williams, who didn’t specify all 5 areas, however famous that two of these areas, Union Metropolis: Etris-Darnell Senior Middle and C.H. Gullatt Elementary Faculty, have been evacuated for half-hour. Williams stated the county is working to acquire a courtroom order to permit the 2 areas to remain open 30 further minutes tonight to account for the delay.
So, who’s behind the “non-credible” threats? It wouldn’t be shocking if it have been a number of the identical MAGA lovers who have been inflicting issues on the polls throughout early voting, however, in keeping with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, it wasn’t the MAGAts this time, it was the Russians.
From USA Right this moment:
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb risk was made towards a polling place, however he stated it was of Russian origin and never credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press convention that the risk affected between 5 and 7 precincts in a number of Georgia counties.
“Within the curiosity of public security, you at all times test that out,” Raffensperger stated.
“They’re as much as mischief it appears,” he added, concerning the Russians. “They don’t need us to have a clean, truthful and correct election.”
Raffensperger indicated the federal authorities was concerned in figuring out the risk, however declined to elaborate additional on which regulation enforcement companies responded or how he knew the risk got here from Russia. He stated the risk was handled Tuesday morning and regulation enforcement was on prime of it.
The FBI introduced Tuesday that bomb threats have been made to polling areas in a number of states, and most of the threats “seem to originate from Russian electronic mail domains.”
Hmmm. What’s it about Trump-related elections that Russian interlopers discover so compelling that they at all times appear to be getting themselves concerned?
what? Don’t reply that. Simply get out and vote in case you haven’t already!