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Election Security Report by Intelligence Community - Foreign Threats to the 2020 US Federal Elections

Gary Wright II — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:46:32 -0400

This bookmark will lead you to the 15-page declassified joint intelligence agency report on foreign interference in 2020 elections which is much easier to read than what the White House published last night. All of the intelligence agencies combined all of their data into a single report and then made it public. I put a copy on my own servers in case they later deleted it.

During Trump's speech last night, the White House released several heavily-redacted documents on their website which actually disprove the claims that were made about foreign interference in our elections. In CLASSIFIED reports (which I can't share), around 5-7 states reportedly had systems related to voting compromised but no changes to vote totals were found. Russia and Iran influenced many voters through psy-ops and disinformation campaigns (I'm sure you all noticed that activity in your social media feeds), but there is no evidence that they altered actual votes in our election systems. China had plans to interfere, but they didn't execute them.

By complete accident, I actually caught Russian hackers attempting to compromise the voting machines in Georgia during one of our previous primary elections, but I did not obtain any evidence of their success. I put everything I knew into an affidavit that I filed in federal court and also I personally hand-delivered it to the FBI. I even contacted the Georgia Secretary of State (at the time Brian Kemp) and asked him to preserve all evidence. Kemp went onto the evening news in a panic and falsely claimed that Obama was hacking them, and later when he found out it was the Russians and that they were trying to help them win, he went silent and used a magnetic bulk eraser to destroy all of the hard drives on their servers. During that election, Kemp became Governor of Georgia. All of that is now public record, so I won't waste your time re-hashing all of it here again because we need to focus on the upcoming elections.

As far as Trump's claims that China received our voter files: the voter files are public information, so Trump's voter roll hacking allegations against China are bullshit. In some states you can freely access the data through a web browser, and in most other states you can simply purchase them from the Secretary of State from that state for a relatively small fee.

One of the things that greatly protected us is the fact that each state runs their own elections. If we had a centralized election system or database (like Trump is demanding and in the proposed SAVE act), then exploiting a single vulnerability could compromise the entire election system. That is dangerous! As of now, hackers would have to breach each state individually and they would leave behind an enormous trail of forensic evidence in attempting to do so. They'd have to flip votes in at least all of the swing states or a significant number of other states to actually change the outcome of an election. That's the way we want to keep it.

Two greater foreign nation-state hacking concerns that I have that nobody ever talks about are:

1) In what appears to be two separate attacks (X1 and X2) in 2014 and 2015, China obtained all of the OPM (Office of Personnel Management) databases which hold all of the private information of our government employees. I am especially concerned about the SF-86 applications that are used to obtain security clearances. Those forms would be a treasure trove of blackmail material and leverage for espionage operations. They presumably obtain those that were approved and denied, which means they'd have blackmail on those who weren't able to obtain a clearance or those who had to get waivers to obtain one. We believe that over 21 million personnel records were stolen.

2) In 2019-2020 , Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service obtained all of the federal PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) court files from our judicial branch using the SolarWinds supply chain vulnerability. They even got the SEALED court documents from the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, which is why the courts went back to filing paper copies again for documents to be placed under seal. This is like the crown jewels when it comes to data, because they have more evidence than the public has on the evidence and allegations against all parties in our federal court system. Like the stolen OPM data by China, this gives Russia an unimaginable amount of data to blackmail our citizens and especially all of our government employees. It would not surprise me if both China and Russia work together to share this data and commit further actions against the USA.

Both of these massive breaches were publicly acknowledged by the government, so you can do more research on them if you're interested. However, there still has been very little done to secure our government systems from intrusion or to mitigate the damage able to be done with the stolen data. Trump has dismantled all of our federal agencies and fired all of the smartest people in our government who would be capable of saving us. Hand-marked paper ballots are the safest to be used in our elections, but then we still have to closely watch the security of the electronic vote tabulators. Hand-counted audits are necessary as a precaution, and fully hand-counted recounts may be necessary in the event of any questionable results. Those can take an extremely long amount of time, which sometimes causes people to be even more suspicious about the security of our elections. Remain vigilant but don't be distracted by Trump's bullshit!

Address of the Bookmark: https://storage.googleapis.com/media.cleverthings.net/documents/Gary-Wright/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf

We must organize faster than they do in order to save the USA.

Gary Wright II — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:09:44 -0400

An important article about how the fascists in power are fumbling, but their threat remains after Trump is gone and it is growing as they correct their errors. Just as Trump v2.0 learned from Trump v1.0, they are getting better at achieving their agenda. We must organize faster than they do in order to save the USA. The authoritarian playbook says you first must crush dissent, but Trump was too eager to enact his cruel authority and the public has been able to stop some of his efforts. As they crack down further on voices of dissent, it will become harder to stop them. We have to act now and organize like our lives and country depend on it!

Address of the Bookmark: https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/shut-them-down-round-them-up

Saturday May 16th "All Roads Lead to the South" Rally in Montgomery, Alabama

Gary Wright II — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:25:31 -0400

Saturday May 16th ✊ - Y'all come to the state Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama for a voting rights rally at 1PM! There will also be a prayer event at the bridge in Selma at 9AM. There are buses being organized for people all over the country, so the turnout should be huge. Come be part of it! Here's a link with more information.

Address of the Bookmark: http://allroadsleadtothesouth.com/

Saturday May 16th

Gary Wright II — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:20:42 -0400

Saturday May 16th ✊ - Y'all come to the state Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama for a rally at 1PM! There will also be a prayer event at the bridge in Selma at 9AM. There are buses being organized for people all over the country, so the turnout should be huge. Come be part of it! Here's more information:

Address of the Bookmark: http://allroadsleadtothesouth.com/

NSPM-7: Trump's War on Dissent

Gary Wright II — Mon, 11 May 2026 21:06:55 -0400

There was an excellent panel discussion on National Security Presidential Memorandum #7 and the new Counterterrorism Strategy. COINTELPRO never went away, it just evolved from FBI tracking Blacks, to Muslims after 9/11, to now "leftists" who speak out on Palestine, abortion, transgender rights, or anti-capitalism. The recent Prarieland case shows us how they're already using it against "Antifa" who protest against ICE. 🤬
Here's a recording (57 minutes 25 seconds).

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ksC92AOZs

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

Gary Wright II — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:24:33 -0400

If you've never read the book, you should at least listen to the 21 principles because they don't just apply to the military and can be used in every day life. I have an excellent hardback that I bought at a thrift store that also includes case studies of modern wars and points out how The Art of War applied. If you ever wonder why the USA keeps losing wars, or why the Democrats can't seem to win elections - this book gives you the answers. You can find an audiobook version on YouTube but they usually last around an hour. Here's a shorter version that just covers the 21 principles in under 15 minutes.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAw75dosX6Q

New Civil Rights Site In Montgomery, Alabama

Gary Wright II — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:13:57 -0400

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has opened Montgomery Square which honors the decade that changed history with the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the march from Selma to Montgomery, and other important events. If you can't make it to visit the site in Alabama, they have an excellent website with several great historical videos. With SCOTUS gutting the Voting Rights Act, it's the perfect time to reflect on these events!

Address of the Bookmark: https://montgomerysquare.eji.org/

Who Has A Right To Exist? (New Video by Matthew Cooke)

Gary Wright II — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:45:01 -0400

Only people have a right to exist, and not any nation-state has that universal right. In Matthew Cooke's latest video, he again describes the three cults who are working together to rule/ruin our world. He gives a history on the recent invention of nationalism, and describes the corruption of all of the Abrahamic religions being used to justify the current atrocities. To overcome all of this, we have to organize and return to the original Golden Rule of "Love thy neighbor as thyself." ✊ Please watch and share this video (14 minutes 19 seconds)!

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0oamK_-SI

Protests Must End With Action

Gary Wright II — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:39:20 -0400

On March 28th we're going to see the largest nationwide protest in our history, so I hope y'all will be a part of it and participate in No Kings 3. Massive protests show our solidarity, but a protest is of little use unless it ends with people taking action.

To combat authoritarianism, we have to have mass protests, but also we must engage in acts of resistance or "collective noncooperation" that targets the pillars of society that give dictators their power. The pillars on which the government depends are: workers, businesses, civil servants, schools, media, faith groups, and security forces.

We need to take away each of those pillars of power by engaging in noncooperation, such as boycotts, strikes, work slowdowns, defections, etc. by people who have influence on each of those pillars.

To learn more and to get free training materials on noncooperation, visit, bookmark, and share the Freedom Trainers web site.

Address of the Bookmark: https://freedomtrainers.net/

Iran War Cost Tracker

Gary Wright II — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:39:37 -0400

Here's a website to bookmark and share that tracks the current cost of Trump's illegal war of choice against Iran.

Address of the Bookmark: https://iran-cost-ticker.com/

Rayhunter IMSI-Catcher Detector

Gary Wright II — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:14:48 -0500

All of the protest groups in every area need to arm themselves with Rayhunter in order to detect the IMSI-catcher (Stingrays) being used in their area by police, ICE, FBI, etc. The use of Stingrays violates the Fourth Amendment because it sweeps up every cellphone in the area instead of just the target. The device is being abused by law enforcement to spy on people (especially protesters).

Rayhunter is open-source and runs on an Orbic mobile hotspot which costs around $20.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying

"America Is On Fire" Essay By Olayemi Olurin

Gary Wright II — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:52:20 -0500

I always want to elevate the voice of defense attorney Olayemi Olurin who always brings clarity to the situation, especially when it comes to injustice and police violence. Her latest essay gives us a clear-eyed look on what is happening in the USA, and it comes from the perspective of both an attorney and an immigrant. Her videos and writings are powerful and based on a set of truths that we can no longer deny.

Please take a few minutes to read her latest essay and follow her work.

Address of the Bookmark: https://olurinatti.substack.com/p/america-is-on-fire

How To Identify Less-Lethal Weapons

Gary Wright II — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:09:16 -0500

Bellingcat has put together an excellent guide on how to identify the "less-lethal" weapons that we've seen being deployed by DHS-ICE/CBP and police. These weapons are meant to be a less-lethal option, but the untrained federal agents aren't using them properly. For example, you aren't suppose to use them at close range and you aren't supposed to aim at someone's head. Just because they are a less-lethal option, doesn't mean they can't be lethal or cause devastating injuries when deployed improperly. Federal agents are using excessive use of force and causing injuries unnecessarily.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/01/27/less-lethal-weapons-guide/

Remembering the Words of John Lewis

Gary Wright II — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:58:04 -0500

The words of my hero still apply today, and I'm sad that John Lewis is still not with us. He left us with his great wisdom when he said at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." He also once tweeted: "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year — it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." #goodtrouble

We have an out-of-control government with a psychopath as president. Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their responsibility to be the checks and balances on the system. People are losing their rights that were so hard to gain. We must unite. We must resist. We must protest. We must march. We must make change happen! ✊

Here's a video compilation of several interviews. It's only 9 minutes and 45 seconds if you need to be inspired or reminded of the struggle.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZszIIdKiuwE

What info must I give police? Find the Stop and Identify statute for your state!

Gary Wright II — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:06:47 -0500

Here's a list of the Stop and Identify statues for each state that tells you what information you must give to a police officer if they stop you.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/stop_identify_statutes_in_us-lg-20180201v3.pdf

DeFlock - ALPR is Automated License Plate Recognition

Gary Wright II — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:35:48 -0500

DeFlock - ALPR is Automated License Plate Recognition and a company called Flock Safety has installed these AI-powered cameras everywhere. The police and agencies like ICE have access to them, and it records an unbelievable amount of information about your vehicle when you pass in front of one. It reports a lot more details than just your license plate, and their database is being used to track the movement of people without having to obtain a warrant.

DeFlock is a website where you view an open-source map of the ALPR cameras in your area. We need to end the contracts with Flock Safety and remove all of this surveillance technology from our society if we ever want to maintain our freedoms such as the rights guaranteed under our 4th Amendment.

You'll want to bookmark this site and check it regularly because new ALPR cameras are being added all of the time.

Address of the Bookmark: https://deflock.me

Trump Pulls Social Safety Net Funds From Five Blue States

Gary Wright II — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:42:29 -0500

Due to alleged fraud, the Trump administration is blocking all of the "welfare" funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. They will be blocking funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Child Care Development Block Grant, and the Social Services Block Grant.
Fraud exists in every state, yet the orange dictator is targeting only blue states and taking funding away from those who need it the most. What a psychopath!🤬

Address of the Bookmark: https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-safety-net-funding-fraud-a5b5712a99ea20695a85d2ffe3b...

Trump Wants To Take Greenland By Force

Gary Wright II — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:24:13 -0500

The orange dictator says acquiring Greenland is a "national security priority" and he is going over plans to take the island by force if necessary. We are living in such crazy and dangerous time as we have an imperialistic fascist president in power. Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their responsibility to act as an equal branch of government. Our system of "checks and balances" is absent now, and POTUS is unrestrained. We must resist and become ungovernable in order to stop this. A general strike is required, but we first need the support systems in place to carry it out.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyg1jg8xkmo

White Supremacist Catfishing

Gary Wright II — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:20:12 -0500

The WhiteDate profiles have been published to an easily browsable website. How many times have I said, "If we outsmart them - we don't have to outfight them!"???

"Martha Root" infiltrated the WhiteDate website, got them all to fall in love with an AI, and then published all of their profiles. Many of them lied about their location, but the EXIF data from their photos gave away their true locations.

Address of the Bookmark: https://okstupid.lol/

Archive of January 6th, 2021 Insurrection

Gary Wright II — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:34:20 -0500

The Trump administration ordered the destruction of all evidence and mention of the violent insurrection that he inspired to interfere in the election. All of the participants were issued a blanket pardon, and DOJ fired anyone who helped investigate it. They do what most dictators do and try to rewrite our history.

There is a federal court order from Chief Judge Boasberg that was supposed to prevent the destruction of evidence, but it seems they have ignored that order. Thankfully, NPR has created an archive of much of the deleted data.

Address of the Bookmark: https://apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

Jack Smith Deposition Video

Gary Wright II — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:03:14 -0500

The entire 8-hour deposition of former Special Counsel Jack Smith before the House Judiciary Committee has been released. I've been reading the transcript and the part I want to highlight is from his opening statement when he said: “The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power. Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed that President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January of 2021, storing them at his social club, including in a ballroom and a bathroom. He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents.”

Smith was investigating Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election and instigating the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, as well as him stealing and then hoarding classified materials at Mar-a-Lago. He said, "Yes, I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases." and that “President Trump was, by a large measure, the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him.”

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-bhPzQYUE

Jack Smith's Deposition Transcript

Gary Wright II — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:54:20 -0500

The House Judiciary Committee has just released the 255-page sworn deposition by former Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding his investigation into Trump's election interference and the stolen classified documents he stashed at Mar-a-Lago.

Smith says he had enough evidence to convict Trump, but the charges were dropped when he got re-elected. He said, "Yes, I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases." and that “President Trump was, by a large measure, the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him.”

Address of the Bookmark: https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/2025-12/Smith-D...

How Effective Are Protests?

Gary Wright II — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:03:24 -0500

I agree with everything in this article. The key to a successful protest is to commit to nonviolence. Use of violence turns people off and destroys the message your trying to convey. Protests build solidarity and often lead to life-long friendships between like-minded people. I can't wait for the No Kings 3.0 protest this Spring. We need to reach the goal of 13 million people, so I hope you'll join the one in your area!

This article looks at how protests through our history were successful in bringing change.

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/25/protests-effective-history-impact

Watch / Reading List On Fascism

Gary Wright II — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:31:34 -0500

Refuse Fascism has a list of recommended movies and books to learn more about fascism. I just want to add three suggestions to the list:

Bayard Rustin's "I Must Resist!" - Bayard was the genius organizer behind many of the famous MLK, Jr. events such as the March On Washington. Because he was a gay man, he never got any credit and was pushed to the background in all of the famous photos of the era. "I Must Resist!" is a collection of his personal correspondence that is enlightening and inspiring. Remember, during Bayard's life we were fighting the Nazis in Germany and nobody at the time knew who would win. I especially recommend this book to the LGBTQIA+ because of Bayard's place in our history. I read the book to prepare me prior to Trump's first term and it was a big help!

"Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook" by professor Mark Bray gives the history of antifa from fighting Mussolini and Hitler up to fighting Trump and the far-right. It's an urgent must-read when it comes to our promise of never letting history repeat itself.

A book that I haven't read yet, but all of my peers are studying is "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder. I think there's also a companion book "On Democracy."

This bookmark links to a list of books and movies that Refuse Fascism recommends.

Address of the Bookmark: https://refusefascism.org/resources/deepening-understanding-of-fascism-recommended-viewing-and-readi...

Watch "Inside CECOT" (The Story That 60 Minutes Refused to Air)

Gary Wright II — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:20:50 -0500

Here's a link to the 14-minute documentary about the notorious El Salvador prison that Bari Weiss refused to let CBS air:

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment