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While they talked about Trump Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', trump administration usps mail-ballot screening system and whistleblower warnings.

The Trump administration is rapidly building a ballot-screening system within the U.S. Postal Service. Multiple whistleblowers have warned that the system could disrupt midterm elections and potentially be used to interfere with mail-in voting. The New York Times and other outlets reported on the whistleblower concerns about the system's implementation before the midterms.

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4Damage
+2
9Hype
-2
10Noise
-7
21.0Avg Dmg
+7.7
21.4Avg Hype
-2.3
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