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Forwarded from Georgia Election Audit Updates

CORRECTING THE RECORD: The Guardian

So, The Guardian wants us to believe the headline: “Georgia election board member accepted anonymous donations linked to ‘election-integrity’ movement.” The Guardian

Let’s unpack how flawed this HIT piece is — and why Dr. Jan is exactly the type of person who deserves our support, not their sneers.

1. The “anonymous donations” scare-tactic. They highlight that Dr. Jan has a crowdfunding campaign (via GiveSendGo) with one donation of $10,000 and others, and they use words like “anonymous,” “potential conflict,” “influence.” The Guardian

– But they omit the critical context: Dr. Jan is being hauled into court by a left-wing “watchdog” group (American Oversight) for performing her duty. The attorneys, the discovery, the private-email claim — the cost is real. The Guardian

So every mention of “anonymous donations” is implicitly meant to conjure corruption, influence-peddling, quid-pro-quo. But the article fails to ask: why are we not talking about who is not defending Dr. Jan? Why is the state’s own machinery AWOL? It’s hypocritical: when left-leaning activists raise funds, the media cheers. When someone like Dr. Jan does the same to defend themselves, oh no, it’s “influence” and “conflict.”

2. The real issue: being attacked for doing the job. Dr. Jan is a volunteer at the state election board. The article points out that even the Chris Carr (Georgia Attorney General) office “has not stepped in to defend against the American Oversight lawsuit.” The Guardian

– Translation: The very state apparatus that is supposed to defend election-officials is sitting on its hands.
– The headline writers focus on her fundraising, while ignoring the suit being brought by a radical left-wing outfit — why the hell is that not front-page?
– And why is the widely-known “election defense fund for election officials” (Brad Raffensperger Election Defense Fund) not stepping in? That’s exactly what it was created for: to defend people like Dr. Jan who serve the public and suddenly get sued for decisions they make in their official capacity.

3. The tone-policing and double standard. The Guardian throws phrases like “left-wing morons” (okay, I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the energy) — no, scratch that: they accuse Dr. Jan of creating potential conflicts and undermining “public trust.” The Guardian

– But they don’t hold the suing organization to the same “public trust” standard. They don’t ask: Is American Oversight using open-records laws as a political cudgel rather than a tool for transparency?
– They don’t note the irony that a volunteer election board member is being sued personally, and yet our public institutions say: “Sorry, you’re on your own.”
– Then they criticize her for fundraising and gift acceptance—even though the reasoning given is: “I’m a volunteer, I was told I would be defended, I wasn’t, so I’m raising funds for my legal defense.” The Guardian

4. The missing perspective: we need to raise money now. Here’s what the article should be screaming: “Election-officials are under assault. Their legal costs are skyrocketing. The institutions meant to protect them are asleep. The public must step up.”
Instead, we read a hit-piece about “anonymous donations” without the full picture. That omission matters.

So let’s be clear: Dr. Jan is in a lawsuit because she is doing her job— and the very people vilifying her are the same ones funding the attack. Their narrative is: “You serve our side or we’ll bury you.”

That’s not transparency. That’s intimidation. That’s what you get when the media and “watchdog” groups are not watchdogs—they’re activists.

So yes — crank up the fundraiser. Make the message clear:

“She’s being sued by the very idiots writing this article and the left-wing morons backing them. And no one who should be helping is stepping up. Not the attorney general’s office. Not Brad Raffensperger’s fund. But we are. Because we know what’s at stake.” ~ Holly Kesler

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/24/republican-georgia-elections-board-donations

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