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Georgia’s Governor Deputized GOP Vigilantes to Challenge 149,000 VotersBlack voters in Georgia say the challenges issued by vigilantes amount to a racist poll tax and a new Jim Crow.

“You talk to fools like that!” Major Gamaliel Turner was more than upset. Assigned by the Pentagon to a Naval base in California, Turner had called his hometown registrar in Georgia, to find out about his missing absentee ballot. But it wasn’t missing... READ MORE

Bad News: Vote Suppression Can Win in GeorgiaAbsentee Ballots Plunge by a Million

[Nov 6, 2022: Atlanta, GA] Let me break the bad news: Absentee ballots voted in Georgia have PLUNGED by A MILLION VOTES — from 1.2 million just before the 2020 election to a paltry 0.2 million, an 83% drop. Why? Because under Gov. Brian Kemp’s new law SB202, mail-in balloting has become insanely difficult, requiring... READ MORE

Governor Kemp’s Family Brought Slavery to GeorgiaAnd He’s Signed a Law that Makes Sure You Don’t Know It

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp does not want you to know that it was his family that first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia. The original settlers in Georgia had outlawed slavery until James Habersham — Kemp’s ancestor — won a... READ MORE

Will There Be Mass Vigilante Vote Challenges on Election Day?Greg Palast talks to Thom Hartmann about his new film, and how the challenges it exposes are spreading across the US

While Georgia may be the only state that allows a single person to challenge the rights of an unlimited number of voters, in other states Republican activists are getting around this by filing thousands of single challenges. This raises the possibility that ... READ MORE

DiCaprio, Foxx say: Watch Vigilante at No Charge through the Election

Don’t take my word for it: Listen to Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx tell you why you should take advantage of this no-charge on-line showing of Vigilante.Jamie Foxx: "This is a great, great, great film, but now we need to activate it… We’ve got to... READ MORE

DiCaprio, Foxx say: Watch Vigilante at No Charge Today

Don’t take my word for it: Listen to Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx tell you why you should take advantage of this no-charge on-line showing of Vigilante.Jamie Foxx: "This is a great, great, great film, but now we need to activate it… We’ve got to... READ MORE

Vigilante: Post-Screening Panel feat. Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx joined Julia Gomez (ACLU), Susan Adelman (Black Voters Matter), and Palast for a post-screening discussion in Los Angeles. The panel also featured retired Major Gamaliel Turner, a Georgia voter who almost lost his vote because his right to vote was challenged by a GOP vigilante... READ MORE

Stream Vigilante for FREE for a Limited Time

“Vigilante really underscores, in graphic detail, exactly how voter suppression is manifesting itself in Georgia," says — CK Hoffler, counsel to civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson and Chairwoman of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "I think the way that it juxtaposed the actual people who were victims with the people who were the perpetrators of this voter suppression was nothing short of brilliant...Everyone needs to see this movie. It’s not just about Georgia, but it’s relevant to what’s happening in this country today.” ... READ MORE

In ‘Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman,’ An Investigative Journalist Accuses Gov. Brian Kemp Of Disenfranchising Black Voters

Days before the midterm elections, Americans concerned about alleged voter suppression efforts in Georgia and other states will get the chance to see a documentary that puts the issue into sharp relief... READ MORE

Martin Sheen introduces Palast’s new filmVigilante is now FREE to stream for a limited time!

Actor and activist Martin Sheen introduces Palast’s new documentary, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman. It’s “a horror movie” says Sheen. “Its about how blood-thirsty vampires have sunk their fangs into our democracy through voter suppression.” The Palast Investigative Fund is making Vigilante available as a FREE stream in the ... READ MORE