Voting Tech Company Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribery Scheme in Foreign Election

This post was originally published on here A federal grand jury in Miami returned a superseding indictment on Thursday against voting machine company SGO Corporation Limited, known as Smartmatic, for its alleged role in a bribery and money laundering scheme targeting Philippine election officials. Advertisement Smartmatic, along with three of its executives—Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez,…

Delusions of Grandeur: Newsom Claims California Manufacturing Capital of America – Receipts Don’t Add Up

This post was originally published on here When Gov. Gavin Newsom took to X last Monday and declared, “California is the manufacturing capital of America, period,” it was the kind of chest-puffing line his comms team dreams up during a slow news cycle. All swagger. No receipts. Advertisement The problem for Newsom and California Democrats…