Out d’Coup | Election Audit Sham; Voter Suppression; Against Civility; Mastriano in AZ; Metcalfe Gun Party; Ryan Costello Meltdown; NASA to Venus; Nichelle Nichols Doc; Book Recs; Sean’s Vacation

<p>The <a href='https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-arizona-election-2020-elections-election-recounts-0f822ded24fb3cdbb9894c175dfffa91'>Arizona Republican election audit sham</a> led by the QAnon owner of “Cyber Ninjas,” is quickly becoming the <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-big-lie-elections-impact/2021/05/29/d7992fa2-c07d-11eb-b26e-53663e6be6ff_story.html'>launching pad for a national, right-wing organizing strategy</a> to delegitimize democracy and fan the flames of extremism. </p> <p><a href='https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/politics/telegram-qanon-trump-supporters/index.html'>CNN reports </a>that QAnon inspired right-wing radicals are taking to Telegram - a social messaging platform that is far more welcoming of extremists - to deepen their conspiracies and plan. Congressional sources told CNN that they are especially concerned about plans to support Trump’s re-installation as president in August. </p> <p>This past weekend, <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/us/politics/flynn-coup-gohmert-qanon.html'>former national security adviser Michael Flynn</a> seemed to endorse a coup at the “For God & Country Patriot Roundup,” a QAnon conference in Dallas, TX. When Flynn was asked why can’t a military coup like the one happening in Myanmar happen in the United States, Flynn replied: “No Reason. I mean, it should happen here. No reason.” You’ll recall that it was also Flynn who <a href='https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1339730530661789696'>called on Trump to invoke martial law</a> to force new elections in key states. </p> <p>Meanwhile, the anti-democracy movement has been hard at work on their inside game as<a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/02/state-voting-restrictions/'> Republican lawmakers have continued to pass voting restrictions</a> around the country. The Washington Post reports that this year has seen the introduction of 253 bills designed to restrict voting across 43 states, according to a <a href='https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/resear