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Why Hacking U.S. Elections Is So Easy

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 21, 2020

Let’s say you run an authoritarian government, and you want to cause chaos in a democratic country. What’s an easy target? How about the voting process? Hacking U.S. elections might be easier than you think.

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Hacking a voting machine

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 21, 2020

Samir Kapuria from Symantec gives a demonstration about how someone could hack an electronic voting machine to provide extra votes for candidates.

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I Bought a Voting Machine Online … Then Hacked It

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 21, 2020

To demonstrate how vulnerable some of our digital election infrastructure really is, we bought two voting machines from an online auction site for less than $200. They were last used in State and Federal elections in 2012 and 2013. What vulnerabilities will we find? Elections are under assault across the globe, as we continually see in the news. Well-resourced malicious cyber actors have tampered with our elections, whether it’s hacking voting machines or waging information warfare through social media.

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The End of Women’s Sports?

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 17, 2020

Selina Soule was one of the top five female high school sprinters in Connecticut… until competing against biological boys changed the game. Now, women aren’t just losing their races — they’re losing their chances to compete at all. Why is this happening? And what should we do about it?

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Iowa City native now acting U.S. Secretary of Defense

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 9, 2020

CLICK HERE: Iowa City native, Chris Miller, was appointed into President Trump’s cabinet on Monday. Miller graduated from Iowa City City High School in 1983.

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Abundant, Clean, and Safe Energy

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 9, 2020

If you truly want to save the planet from global warming, there’s one energy source that can do it. It’s not wind or solar. It’s not coal, oil or natural gas, either. So what is it? Michael Shellenberger, founder of Environmental Progress, has the answer in this important video.

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Defining Liberty

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 9, 2020

The Framers wrote the Constitution to protect the liberty of American citizens. But what exactly did “liberty” mean to them? More importantly, what should it mean to you? Eugene Volokh, professor of constitutional law at UCLA, explores this important issue.

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COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, says Pfizer

Post author By Falcon
Post date November 9, 2020

CLICK HERE: Dr. Anthony Fauci, said the results suggesting 90% effectiveness are “just extraordinary,” “Not very many people expected it would be as high as that.” “It’s going to have a major impact on everything we do with respect to COVID.”

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Capitalism or Socialism: Which One Is More Democratic?

Post author By Falcon
Post date October 26, 2020

What is the difference between free-market capitalism and democratic socialism? And which system is actually more fair and responsive to the needs of the people? Here’s a hint: names can be deceiving. Dinesh D’Souza has the answers.