Over at the North Star, two authors, Brandy Baker, (Author bio: “GREEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE DELEGATE FOR MARYLAND”; Article: Jill Stein sees Russia from her house) and Mark Lause, (Author bio: “GREEN PARTY OF OHIO AND NORTH STAR EDITORIAL BOARD”; Article: Recounting a Presidential Election: the Backstory) provide some detailed history and analysis of Jill Stein’s campaign and its participation in recount efforts related to the Presidential vote in 2016 in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.…
Posts published in December 2016
PSL: ‘War monger Trump: Let it be an arms race’

Estevan Hernandez at the PSL’s Liberation News:
On December 22 president-elect Donald Trump tweeted: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.”…
John McAfee: ‘I Can Guarantee You, It Was Not the Russians’
Posted to zerohedge.com
December 30, 2016
In case some of you were duped into believing this was evidence that proved Russia hacked the US elections, John McAfee would like to remind you that you’re probably a high tier retard and would believe virtually anything your government told you.…
Opposition News: Alt parties make gains, shuffle rankings in presidential results (2016 vs. 2012)

By Mark Wachtler at ONN:
(ONN) Now that all of the 2016 Presidential election ballots have been counted and certified, including write-ins, we can see which opposition third parties grew, shrunk or stayed the same.…
Ralph Nader’s Open Letter to President Obama: Decision Time for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
By Ralph Nader at Nader.org:
Dear President Obama:
On November 28, 2016, Jimmy Carter, the President who negotiated the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1978, wrote an op ed for the New York Times titled, “America Must Recognize Palestine.”…
Green Party endorses Occupy Inauguration; Greens will participate in protests on Jan. 20 and 21

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Green Party of the United States has endorsed Occupy Inauguration, as Greens prepare to participate in events planned for Jan. 20 and Jan.…
LP.org blog: Washington Secretary of State Ignores Precedent, Steals Major Party Status From Libertarians
From a Dec 8 statement issued by the Libertarian Party of Washington:
Today the Washington Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, and Governor Jay Inslee signed off and certified the 2016 General Election.
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Meghann Adams at Liberation News: Trump Taiwan phone call a signal of aggression to come
Meghann Adams at the PSL’s Liberation News:

On December 2, Donald Trump announced that he had talked on the phone with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen.…
National aggregate US Senate vote by party, 2016
The total vote cast for U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016, by party, was:
Democratic 51,297,372
Republican 40,784,703
Libertarian 1,788,027
Green 695,604
Working Families 428,854
Conservative 267,186
Independence 150,457
Constitution 124,587
Independent Party of Oregon 59,516
Women’s Equality 45,297
Independent American 27,340
New Independent Party 17,649
Reform 17,781
American 11,923
Unity 9,336
Socialist 6,888
Liberty Union 3,241
American Shopping 1,393
Independent candidates received 461,960 votes.…




