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Savannah Vigilante Attack on Phd Thousands of Black Voters Face Ballot Block

Carry Smith wrote her PhD thesis on the Voting Rights Act and challenges to the right to vote in Georgia. Now dig this: Smith, the expert on challenges to voting rights, lost her vote because a Republican vigilante challenged her registration—along with 900 other Savannah voters—until she was forced to... READ MORE

NAACP’s Attorney Griggs: It’s Time to Make Sure the Will of the People is Heard

During Tuesday night’s Save Your Vote Special Broadcast Event, attorney Gerald Griggs, who serves as the President of the NAACP of Georgia, called for action to counter the increasing threats to voters of color from white supremacist groups. It’s a threat that the Palast Investigations team knows is... READ MORE

Rosario Dawson: “Vigilantes Inc. is Such an Important Film”

On last night’s Save Your Vote Special Broadcast Event, actress and Voto Latino co-founder Rosario Dawson had a special message for viewers, encouraging them to watch our award-winning documentary Vigilantes Inc., and visit the site we created with the help of Leonardo DiCaprio, to... READ MORE

At Trump Rally in Georgia, Jesus’ Assault Rifles

[Duluth, Georgia] It was a fashion show with a bullet. Derek Molenhour was showing off one of his T-shirts that sported a scary looking dude pointing a pimped-out assault rifle at you. The Palast Investigative Team had worked its way into Wednesday’s Trump rally in Duluth, Georgia. One theme is crystal clear: if Harris wins,... READ MORE

Gullah Geechee Singers Featured in Our Film Among Those Injured in Dock Collapse

We have learned that five of our eight Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters featured in our film Vigilantes Inc. were on the dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Blessedly, all of our cast members survived, but Bertha McKnight and Joann Ross are still in the hospital.... READ MORE

At Trump Rally in Georgia: Election Denial and Threats of Armed Violence

[October 24, 2024:Duluth, GA] The Palast Investigative Team worked itself into the Trump rally in Duluth, Georgia on Wednesday, where the themes were denial of Trump’s election defeat in 2020 and threats of armed violence if he’s not declared victor in two weeks. Festooned in a ... READ MORE

Vigilante Vote Challenges: From Eagle Eye to Eagle AI

There’s a long history of vigilante vote challenges in America, especially in the Deep South. In the 1960s, the GOP Southern Strategy included Operation Eagle Eye, which challenged Black and Hispanic voters right in the polling station. Now, Operation Eagle Eye is back — on steroids — with the help of AI technology to create the challenge lists.... READ MORE

How Not to Get Shafted Out of Your Vote

Think you’re registered? Think again, Chuck-o.I was at a polling station in Atlanta, filming one Black person after another getting the heave-ho from the poll, told they couldn’t vote, including Christine Jordan, 92-years old in a walker.They literally... READ MORE

Save Your Vote Guide to Share Far and Wide

Watch out this election season — because there’s vote vigilantes about! As you’ll know if you’ve watched our film, Vigilantes Inc., 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters have already challenged the rights of 852,381 Americans. So, to help you protect your vote from the army of MAGA vigilante challengers, we’ve prepared this handy voting guide, that... READ MORE

Free Speech TV to Air Special “Save Your Vote” Broadcast Event

Free Speech TV and Act TV have teamed up for a special “Save Your Vote” broadcast to raise the alarm about the thousands of MAGA fanatics already signed up to challenge voters of color by the hundreds of thousands by, on, and even after Election Day — as exposed in Vigilantes Inc. Tune in on October 29 at 6 PM PT/ 9 PM ET. Special guests will include ... READ MORE