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New reports are coming out showing just how vulnerable voting systems and electronic voting

machines are in the United States, with only a few weeks left until the mid-term elections.

Some of the latest reports have actually been put together by hackers here in the United

States.

Now, if you'll recall back in August we talked about the fact that there was a hacking convention

where they actually brought in children, below the age of teenagers, and presented them with

exact replicas of state voting systems.

And 11 year old kids were able to get into these systems, change voting totals, change

voting roles, expunge people's names, add people's names, change the total tallies of

how many votes each candidate got, and get out of the system in under 10 minutes without

every being detected.

Our voting systems here in the United States are so vulnerable that even a child can hack

into them without being detected.

And these new reports coming out from hacking organizations are telling us that it's actually

much, much worse than that.

Voting systems used in 23 different states here in the US have fatal flaws in them that

allow these types of hacks to take place.

And it doesn't have to be coming from a foreign super power trying to influence our election,

it could be the person down the street, it could be the next door neighbor.

It could be the guy in the cubicle at the office next to you, that's how easy it is.

It doesn't take some kind of master hacker to be able to get in there and change our

entire electoral process.

And the problem with these reports other than the fact that they've been coming out for

some time and Republicans refuse to do anything about it, is that the hackers say, we alerted

you of these flaws more than a decade ago and you didn't do anything about it.

Those flaws are literally still there.

So, if somebody who knew how to hack into a voting machine in 2008 where to come along

today, they would still be able to hack into those voting machines the exact same way they

did back then, because nothing changed.

I mean hell, we go to the point more than a decade ago where even Good Morning America

brought in a hacker to show them how easy it was to hack into these voting machines.

So you can't even say that the mainstream news and entertainment programs didn't talk

about this, because they did.

We have a lot of great journalists, investigative journalists here in the United States that

have been warning us of these problems for well over a decade.

And now at least for a decade, hackers have been telling us the same thing.

The only question is, how much longer are we going to ignore their advice and ignore

their warnings?

How many elections have to be screwed up, or hacked into, or invalidated before we finally

start to understand that these electronic voting machines are a big, big problem.

You know what makes it even worse, the fact that some of these companies specifically

ES&S, which is one of the worst companies out there along with Diebold, they said that

we need to stop talking about these kinds of things, because it's just going to embolden

hackers around the world to interfere with our elections.

Now you know what you need to do ES&S, you need to pay attention to these reports instead

of trying to shut them up, because they're the ones telling you and your company that

you screwed up, and you companies like ES&S are the ones putting our entire country at

risk.

For more infomation >> Hackers AGAIN Warn U.S. Of Fatal Flaws In Our Voting Systems - Duration: 3:49.

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USS DECATUR HARASSED - IT'S TIME FOR U.S TO STAND UP TO CHINA? - Duration: 7:50.

Chinese Type 052C Luyang II-class destroyer Lanzhou sailed within yards of an American

destroyer USS Decatur- forcing it to change course.

The "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter happened in the hotly contested South China Sea.

The USS DECATUR was performing "freedom of navigation operation" and it passed within

12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the remote Spratly Islands.

Viewers may note that 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial

waters of a landmass.

In this video Defense Updates analyses why Its time for the U.S to stand up to China?

Let's get started.

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea.

This is a major dispute since Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines as well

as Vietnam also have a competing claim on certain parts of the South China Sea.

China has tried imposing a unilateral decision, as per which all ships entering these waters

need to identify itself to the Chinese Military.

United States, Japan, Australia, and India favor 'freedom of navigation' since it

is a very important sea route with 5 trillion $ in trade, half of the global merchant shipping

and 1/2 of world's oil shipment pass through it.

The sea also has alleged 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet

of natural gas.

China has reclaimed a lot of lands artificially.

It has added four large military airfields in the SCS with extensive facilities for the

operation of military aircraft.

This includes advanced fighters, as well as patrol, electronic-warfare and advanced early

warning aircraft.

China has also been deploying military assets on the islands like YJ-12 anti-ship missile

and HQ-9B surface-to-air missile.

YJ-12 anti-ship missile can travel to speeds of up to Mach 3.2 and has a range of 380 km.

HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system can detect threats up to a range of 300 km and has an

engagement range of 200 km with its missile having speeds of Mach 4.2

The U.S. carries out 'Freedom of Navigation' operations by sending warship and aircraft

near disputed territory without intimating the Chinese.

The idea is to demonstrate the right to fly and sail through what the US considers to

be international waters and airspace.

The operations have been carried out during the time of Obama administration and these

have been continued by Trump administration.

America has been trying to get in more countries to back its operations and contribute with

their own operations in coordination with the U.S.

China has always put out statements condemning the exercise and has some occasions done more

but this time things have been very belligerent.

Commander Nate Christensen, US Pacific Fleet spokesman said, "During the operation, a

Chinese Luyang destroyer approached the USS Decatur in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver

in the vicinity of Gaven Reef in the South China Sea".

He added, "The Chinese ship then conducted a series of increasingly aggressive maneuvers,

and warned the Decatur to depart the area.

The Chinese "destroyer approached within 45 yards of Decatur's bow, after which Decatur

maneuvered to prevent a collision."

In a statement, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said that its ship had "given a warning to

leave" to the vessel after she entered the area "without permission."

It added, "The US has repeatedly sent warships into the territorial waters near Chinese reefs

and islands in the South China Sea.

The behavior gravely threatens China's sovereignty and security gravely damages relations between

China and the US and their militaries, and gravely injures regional peace and stability."

USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.

It has an overall length of 505 or 155 m and displacement of about 9,000 tons.

Arleigh Burke-class warships were designed as multi-mission destroyers capable of Anti

Aircraft Warfare (AAW), Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti Surface Warfare (ASuW).

It has a speed of 30+ knots (55+ km/h) and a range of 4,400 nm or 8,100 km

USS Decatur is designed to be a multi-weapons platform and one of the most heavily armed

destroyers in the world.

It has 90 cell Mk 41 VLS, which can be configured with the combination of the following weapons,

based on mission.

1. Tomahawk cruise missile for Land attack.

It has a long range of up to 1500 miles (2500 km)

2. SM 2 missiles primarily for air defense and secondarily for ballistic missile defense.

The missile has a speed of Mach 3.5 and a range of 90 nm

3. SM-3 for ballistic missile defense.

The missile has a range of 1,350 miles & speed of Mach 10.2.

It also has 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon Missile Launcher for Anti Ship role.

2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes are present launching Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes

2 MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters are also present for Anti Submarine Warfare.

Other than it is equipped with a long-range naval gun and multiple Close-In Weapon System.

The Philippines had approached international tribunal for arbitration.

It had argued that China is violating international law with its activities in the South China Sea.

Many complicated disputes involving maritime boundaries have been resolved with this type

of arbitration.

On July 12, 2016, Judges at Hague tribunal came to the conclusion that China's claims

over the waters had no legal basis.

China had contested that the tribunal had no jurisdiction in the matter and rejected the decision.

Its outright rejection symbolizes its high handed behavior and utter disregard for international norms.

US-China relation has gone downhill since Donald Trump became president in 2017.

The trade war initiated by President Trump as well approval of $1.3 billion arms sale

to Taiwan has enraged Beijing.

The latest incident shows the ever-increasing provocations by China

Now things are heating up and its time for the U.S to put its foot down and stand up strongly.

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Hurricane Donald hits the midterm campaign trail � expect a bumpy ride US news - Duration: 3:35.

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Election rallies are Trump's happy place but for Republican candidates the president's chaotic style can be a mixed blessing

Election rallies are Trump's happy place but for Republican candidates the president's chaotic style can be a mixed blessing

Rochester in Minnesota, Topeka in Kansas, Council Bluffs in Iowa and Erie in Pennsylvania all sound like quiet, uneventful towns. But each is battening down the hatches and bracing for a storm. A category 5 political hurricane, in fact. Hurricane Donald.

These are the next stops on the campaign trail for Donald Trump, hurling himself into the midterm elections with full force in an effort to energize his Republican base. But based on past experience, the US president is equally likely to leave a trail of destruction in his wake.

Last Tuesday in Southhaven, Mississippi, was a case in point. Trump's attempt to boost candidates Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker was utterly overshadowed by his mocking impression of Christine Blasey Ford, a California psychology professor who accused his supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. The crowd clapped and cheered, but back in Washington there was sharp condemnation from the very Republicans who will determine Kavanaugh's fate.

Trump's presidential campaign was studded with similarly raucous rallies that thrived off outlandish and outrageous statements and crude insults and chants of "Lock her up!" The spectacle delighted his fans and captivated TV cameras. There is no reason to assume he will alter course now.

Doug Rivers, chief scientist at YouGov, a public opinion and data company, said: "The polling is very clear: the Republican party has become the party of Trump. We did work in Arizona before [Senator] John McCain died and we found McCain was 30 points more popular among Democrats than Republicans, and [Senator] Jeff Flake was at a 15% approval rating among Republicans.

"In terms of mobilising the Republican base, he's probably pretty effective. But in the [marginal] seats they need to win, I think the last thing they want is an endorsement or help from Trump."

Trump has held 39 rallies since winning election in November 2016, according to a running total on Wikipedia. But notably he hits the same safe states over and over again. His rally in Erie on Wednesday will be his 23rd in Pennsylvania since he launched his run for president in June 2015.

There is a little prospect of him staging a rally in politically hostile territory such as Illinois or New York. But in North Dakota, he could prove the difference between victory and defeat for the Republican candidate Kevin Cramer, who is taking on the incumbent Democratic senator Heidi Heitkamp.

Lanhee Chen, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution thinktank and former policy director of the Romney-Ryan presidential campaign in 2012, said: "Whether he's an asset or a liability depends on the race you're talking about. We have to be really careful to distinguish between races where his presence will in fact be quite helpful and races where I don't think it would be.

"I think he'll be very useful at motivating the base and, if that base shows up, then Kevin Cramer's going to be the next senator from North Dakota."

With polls showing Republicans facing an uphill struggle to retain the House of Representatives, and the Senate possibly also in play, Trump in Washington DC has remained relatively disciplined ahead of polling day. Last week he signed a budget bill that will avert a government shutdown despite previous threats to force the issue of funding a wall along the US-Mexico border. He has indicated that he will not fire the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, or the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, before 6 November, defusing another potential landmine.

But as the Kavanaugh affair made clear, sometimes the president cannot help himself out on the road.

For a few days Trump was restrained, even praising Ford's testimony as credible and compelling. Then, feeding off the energy of the crowd in Mississippi, he surrendered to his impulses. No doubt each upcoming rally will have Republican leaders and strategists on the edge of their seats, aware that they are one offensive statement away from losing another swath of independent and moderate voters in swing districts.

Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center thinktank in Washington, said: "Any time the president goes out, you are creating risk because he likes to be unpredictable and is less guarded with his language than presidents are wont to be."

Campaign rallies are, after all, where he is most himself, a chance to escape the gilded cage of the White House. Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said: "The president likes this more than being president, more than doing the day-to-day mundane things that a president has to do."

Midterm elections are often described as a referendum on the sitting president and Trump, more than most, will ensure it is all about him. His smash-mouth style is likely to dominate the final stretch of the campaign.

Steele added: "He doesn't have inhibitions. He's not concerned about your feelings or how tired you are or whether or not this is appropriate or presidential. So as long as the playing field is imbalanced the way it is he's going to have the advantage and, until someone stands up and goes, 'You're just full of crap' and goes at him, he's going to continue to create the environment of chaos that he likes to thrive in."