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She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election. (thiswillhold.substack.com)

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This would be a lot more tinfoilesque were a court case on the matter not already underway in New York.

The missing votes uncovered in Smart Elections’ legal case in Rockland County, New York, are just the tip of the iceberg—an iceberg that extends across the swing states and into Texas.

On Monday, an investigator’s story finally hit the news cycle: Pro V&V, one of only two federally accredited testing labs, approved sweeping last-minute updates to ES&S voting machines in the months leading up to the 2024 election—without independent testing, public disclosure, or full certification review.

These changes were labeled “de minimis”—a term meant for trivial tweaks. But they touched ballot scanners, altered reporting software, and modified audit files—yet were all rubber-stamped with no oversight.

That revelation is a shock to the public.

But for those who’ve been digging into the bizarre election data since November, this isn’t the headline—it’s the final piece to the puzzle. While Pro V&V was quietly updating equipment in plain sight, a parallel operation was unfolding behind the curtain—between tech giants and Donald Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The fact that more people signed sworn affidavits that they voted for Harris than tallied votes was enough for a judge to move to discovery makes this tonally different from the 2020 challenges that all failed. I don't think Harris was a particularly great candidate, but that's miles away from votes being miscounted.

You're conflating and making false equivalencies between separate events.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Okay, sure. That's one thing in one election that should be looked at, and if more comes up, great, chase that down too. There is a massive gap between that and "zomg the national election was totally stolen!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

The fact that more people signed sworn affidavits that they voted for Harris than tallied votes was enough for a judge to move to discovery makes this tonally different from the 2020 challenges that all failed.

I agree and I will be following the court case(s).