*cough* *cough* Termites in the Load-Bearing Timbers *cough*

• Susie Madrak, Crooks and Liars, this morning.

  Investigators found evidence that hackers tried to delete or alter voter data in Illinois. They also accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state, accessed a campaign finance database.

• Brad Reed, Raw Story, at AlterNet, this morning.

  A new report reveals that Russian hackers breached voting systems in 39 different states, which means that Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election appears far more widespread than what has been previously disclosed.

Full report at Bloomberg (which does not like ad blockers).

Also, Driftglass comes down on both-siderism with both pies.

Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on repealing and replacing Obamacare (ACA) with their Frankenstein's monster of a bill, and while you're at it, insist that they hold hearings, because they're trying to sneak this through without hearings or the report from the CBO with the actual cost.  Everyone knows or is related to someone this will affect personally.  Everyone.

ETA:

There is exactly one reason for Senate Republicans to do this [forbid filming interviews with Senators in hallways]: They're afraid to own the legislation that strips 24 million Americans of their healthcare. After witnessing the nightmare House Republicans endured at their town halls, the Senate GOP has clearly decided that secrecy and speed are necessary to force the immensely unpopular ACA repeal through. Do I even need to mention the almost unlimited hypocrisy of hiding what they're doing after Republicans spent years screaming the lie that Obamacare was crafted behind closed doors (they had over 100 public hearings)?

Justin Rosario, The Daily Banter. Further:

As of this writing, the official statement from the Senate Republicans says that no one authorized the ban but clearly someone put out the word.

Further corroboration at sfgate.com.

THE MASKS ARE OFF!  The Republican Senators refuse to release a draft of their bill.  They don't want anyone to know precisely what's in it.  Because, y'know, there might be OBJECTIONS!  (via twistedchick)

STEALTH AND SPEED ARE THE ANTITHESIS OF, DARE I SAY IT, THE AMERICAN WAY!

Yes, I am shouting.