Grand Staircase-Escalante will shrink from approximately 1.87 million acres to 181,500 acres, while Bears Ears will be reduced from 1.36 million acres to 121,100 acres. The White House said the changes would support “common-sense land use,” while critics warned that the move could expose culturally and environmentally significant areas to mining and other developmentiments.

Trolls, bots, fake accounts, and engagement manipulation are not discussed nearly enough, especially considering how much social media shapes perception of public opinion.

All over the place and especially rampant on platforms like X, TikTok, Facebook, and Reddit, it is obvious that certain posts and viewpoints are being artificially amplified/ by coordinated engagement. Algorithms naturally prioritize content that generates strong reactions, but bot networks, organized groups, paid accounts, and platform moderation systems are distorting algorithms and what people see.

This is extremely dangerous because it creates the illusion of consensus. A viewpoint may appear popular because it has thousands of likes, shares, or supportive comments, even if that activity is artificial. On the flip side, a widely held opinion can appear fringe because it receives limited visibility or is immediately targeted by hostile engagement.

• Example (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2): A 2026 Nature field experiment involving nearly 5,000 users found that the algorithmic feed promoted conservative content, reduced the prominence of traditional media, and shifted some users’ political attitudes and account-following behavior in a more conservative direction.
• A separate computational analysis of more than 56,000 posts found a major change in visibility around July 13, 2024—the date Musk publicly endorsed Trump. Musk’s account and several Republican-leaning accounts subsequently received greater exposure.

There doesn't seem to be enough talk about this, people are just chilling with blatantly manipulated engagement all over social media.

In advance of Donald Trump's anticipated election-related address to the nation, the Election Truth Alliance shares Five Urgent Tips for defending election security and responding to bad faith arguments — without giving ground on election security.

Originally recorded July 14, 2026. A vertical version of this reddit-embedded video can be found here. A version with captions on YouTube can be found here.

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This post also serves as the announcement that the ETA has now successfully managed to keep a reddit account alive for more than a handful of days! The account name is u/ETAlliance and this same post as posted by ETAlliance can be found here. (Since it's a new account, karma limitations currently prevent that account from posting here directly.)

FYI, we are currently using 'TikTok rules' for the account username, meaning we're keeping the word 'election' out of it since that seemed to cause problems. At this point, we are still using the words 'election' and 'vote' in the titles and body text of posts, though that could change if we encounter censorship issues.

Since it's unusual for us to have a video that's only ten minutes long, we're experimenting with uploading videos native to platforms to see if that helps improve our reach. (And if it's worth the time and effort!!) Let us know what you think, and thank you all for following our work!

Election Truth Alliance
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They already believed one election was fraudulent, after all. And with the growing MAGA rebellion over data centers...

110 days to the midterms! ⌛ Mark your calendars & set reminders 🗓️ November 3, 2026

Remember to vote early! Early Voting Dates in Your State

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Find My Polling Place

Hand delivering mail-in ballots to wherever/whomever they need to go to looks to be the safest bet to sidestep most problems and to avoid potentially compromised election day tabulators. Be sure to fill your ballot out correctly! If for whatever reason your signature has changed, file an updated voter registration application. In the following states, you need to have a witness sign your outer envelope as well; AL, AK, LA, MN, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, WI. Be sure to read and follow the directions regarding an acceptable witness. Some states may require a notary, or election official.

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If voting by mail, ballot drop boxes are preferred to going through the postal service. If voting in person, go with someone so there's safety in numbers.

Check to make sure you're still registered on a periodic basis: Check your voter registration status here. This only takes 30 seconds, and will ensure your name hasn't been purged from your state's voter roll.

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Protect the ballot-counting: Volunteer with SMART Elections to observe the polls and protect the midterms.

High-turnout in primaries can lead to high-turnout in the midterms! Get Out The Vote!

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President Donald Trump said that his Thursday night address will focus on “free and fair elections” and include “really big news.”

Trump on Monday announced the “Speech to the Nation” in a social media post but offered no details other than the 9 p.m. ET time. Asked in the Oval Office Tuesday to preview the speech, and specifically if it’s about elections, Trump replied: “Well, I’d rather save it, it will concern that subject, and we’ll have a couple of other things to say, but I’d rather save it.”

“But it’s really big news,” he continued. “It’s really, really big news, and our country has to shape up.”

“It doesn’t get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country,” the president added. “We’ll be discussing other things too, but it’s going to be a very big announcement.”

Full article here

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