Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states, Senate concludes

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has concluded that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by hackers linked to the Russian government, according to a heavily redacted report released today. And - as previously reported - the report says that Russia could have actually tampered with election systems if it wanted to: "Russian cyber actors were in a position to delete or change voter data," the report reads. On a related note, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell blocked two bills designed to secure the voting process and prevent more Russian meddling. At this point, one has to wonder what kind of videos the Russians have of McConnell. In any event, securing the voting process against foreign interference should be the number one concern for any democratic society - it's why The Netherlands went back to paper voting several years ago - regardless of political affiliation. Treason is a real thing.