On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on San Francisco, the mayor's race there and the bad rap that the city gets. Plus: Why the news around Ryan Routh and the so-called "apparent assassination attempt" just do not add up so far. None of this is conspiracy theory -- it is critical thinking. Recorded on September 23, 2024.

Murder in the U.S. dropped 11.6 percent in 2023 from 2022 - the largest single-year decline in 20 years (Sept 24, 2024) - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/violent-crime-dropped-america-last-year-new-fbi-data-shows-rcna172217

San Francisco and crime reduction (September 2024): https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/san-francisco-homicides-decline-19771624.php

San Francisco Board Of Supervisors reverse course on the use of killer robots in San Francisco (December 6, 2022)

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63883235

AP story on Ryan Wesley Routh (Sept 23, 2024):

https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-florida-fbi-justice-department-1295144a65f46059ce39b4ccd7288fbc

PENNSYLVANIA

Fact-checking election information in Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/elections/fact-checking-pa-related-election-claims.html

VIRGINIA: Early voting information - https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/

Apply for an absentee ballot in Virginia: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-absentee/

NEW YORK: Correcting the record on New York early voting - here's the info: https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot

KENTUCKY: Voter information and contact info - https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx

WISCONSIN: Voter information and contact info: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Voter-Deadlines

ILLINOIS: Voter information and contact info - https://www.elections.il.gov/InformationForVoters.aspx?MID=I0cuvBFuZRw%3d

SOUTH DAKOTA: Contact information and election details - https://sdsos.gov/contact-us/default.aspx

****Important USA Today story on Pennsylvania voting: https://tinyurl.com/y4eskz84

PENNSYLVANIA - The election offices for 67 counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/contact-us/contact-your-election-officials.html

Apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot in Pennsylvania:

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineMailInBegin

MISSISSIPPI early voting (by absentee ballot by mail or in person) information:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar05

MINNESOTA early voting in person information for 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/

MINNESOTA early voting by mail information for the 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/

Get involved: https://go.kamalaharris.com

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Election Protection: https://866ourvote.org

What the Biden-Harris administration has done for Black people in three years (updated as of February 6, 2024):

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/06/fact-sheet-the-biden-%E2%81%A0harris-administration-advances-equity-and-opportunity-for-black-americans-and-communities-across-the-country-2/

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Everyone can do something: https://democrats.org/events