Greg Palast's Blog, page 17

Unite the Right Marcher Kills Himself Before Drug Trafficking Trial

Tiki torch-wielding Unite the Right rally participant Teddy Von Nukem committed suicide on January 30, 2023. Von Nukem, was about to go on trial for drug trafficking, but shot himself behind a shed at his home in Missouri on the day he was due to appear in court. Von Nukem was also involved in a brutal attack on a Black assistant school teacher, DeAndre Harris, however... READ MORE

Know Your Rights: Voting Rights, and Voting Wrongs

In the pilot episode of Know Your Rights, host CK Hoffler talks to Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown and Palast about voting rights — and voting wrongs. The trio also delve into the historic struggle for the right to vote — a hard fought human right that should be sacrosanct, but is increasingly... READ MORE

The Words That Could Convict Trump

“It’s in front of him” may be the words that finally send Donald Trump to the hoosegow. The focus of Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis’ Grand Jury investigation was on the scheme to present a fraudulent slate of Electors to Congress. And, according to the January 6th Committee report, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel sent an “elector recap” memo to... READ MORE

Is Santos the “Manchurian Candidate” for Brazil’s Bolsonaro?

Forget George Santos’ monstrous lies. Follow the money. Santos, who couldn’t pay his $1,800 apartment rent and whose last verified job was in a call center, somehow lent his campaign over $700,000. Supposedly, Santos started a... READ MORE

The Secret History of a Riot

The 800-page gorilla of a report from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol seems strangely silent on a few matters that, apparently, were a bit too uncomfortable for the Committee to take on.So, buckle up for a discomfiting ride with... READ MORE

Darkness and Thanks

I want to let you in on something personal. Kind of rare for me.Today felt really dark.The press has been celebrating the “record voter turnout” in Georgia. But I know the terrible truth: Voter turnout plummeted by a million votes. Why does it matter, and why do I care?... READ MORE

Justice sues ’True the Vote’ Vigilantes

Finally. The Department of Justice has finally taken on True the Vote, the right-wing group behind wrongful challenge of hundreds of thousands of legal Georgia voters. The True the Vote challenges were the central subject of the film Vigilante, Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman created by the Palast Investigative Fund team.... READ MORE WATCH VIGILANTE FOR FREE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST

DOJ sues Vigilante Vote Challenger ‘True the Vote’

Finally. The Department of Justice has finally taken on True the Vote, the right-wing group behind wrongful challenge of hundreds of thousands of legal Georgia voters. The True the Vote challenges were the central subject of the film Vigilante, Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman created by the Palast Investigative Fund team.... READ MORE WATCH VIGILANTE FOR FREE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST

Record Turnout in Georgia?? MY A**!

A one-million-vote nose-dive in turnout was well-concealed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to cover up the effects of “Jim Crow 2.O” at the launch his presidential campaign. From the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, math-challenged reporters have repeated the... READ MORE

Record turnout in Georgia? There was a record COLLAPSE!

Despite what the lamestream media is reporting, there was actually a massive collapse in votes in the Georgia runoff election, from 4.48 million total votes in the 2021 runoff to 3.54 million this year. Warnock’s vote in Fulton (Atlanta) plummeted by... READ MORE