Down-ballot Friday!

Fake electors still outnumber noncitizen voters in Nevada. First Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen claimed his department, evidently taking a break from its busy schedule of killing and/or kidnapping innocent people and breaking up families, had found some 16,000 noncitizens who were registered to vote in Nevada. 

Whoa if true!

To which Nevada’s secretary of state said prove it, pretzel boy. Or words to that effect. 

And then, no whoa.

But later Markwayne’s unchecked, untrained, and unaccountable (for now) government agency said well we know there are 185 noncitizens registered to vote in Nevada so neener neener and ELECTION INTEGRITY! STOP THE STEAL! TRUMP WON IN 2020! FRAUD! FRAUD! ILLEEEEEGALS!!! FRAUD! Except The Markwayner & his posse said it differently.

To which Nevada responded: “As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens,” the New York Times reported yesterday. “You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise,” Nevada officials added.

And so, to reiterate one more time:

Number of noncitizen voters confirmed in Nevada: 0 

Number of Nevada Republican fake electors who did so much to assist Trump’s effort to steal an election in 2020: 5

IN NEVADA CURRENT

On the one hand… Let’s say a judge attacked her husband’s video game console with a screwdriver. Is that a feature or a bug? That is only one of the questions for voters to ponder as they consider this race. Dana Gentry reports: LVMPD attorney seeks to unseat judge in Clark County District Court race

Yes, there is a job called state controller. It’s an elected office, in fact, so voters do the hiring. But wait, what does a state controller even do? Glad you asked! Jeniffer Solis reports: Educator challenges incumbent for Nevada state controller

Mo vs. Molina. A familiar political face (if you pay much attention to state government anyway) and a workforce development specialist at Nevada State University (yes, Henderson has a “university” now) are competing for an open seat on the state’s higher ed governing board. April Corbin Girnus reports: Workforce development specialist, former state legislator face off in regent race

Cash is the answer to your gambling problem. But not in the way you might think. There is nothing about contemporary society, culture or governance indicating there is even the most remote possibility that this could or would ever happen. But merely floating the suggestion lays bare the folly and the peril of our chosen path, i.e. a casino in everyone’s pocket. Via the Conversation: Why making Americans bet with cash could protect people from gambling problems

Good Luck