The anecdotes and incidents of the American election day: problems with Google, arrests for bomb threats and the shadow of Russia

Kamala Harris has followed the count at Howard University in Washington located three kilometers from the White House. There he studied his degree in Political Science, a symbolic place for emancipated black people as it is one of the reference educational centers for African-American elites, where more than 120,000 degrees have been granted. While, donald trump He preferred to spend the election night in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) surrounded by his family and his inner circle, including the company of tycoon Elon Musk, who voted in Texas, but moved to Florida to be with the candidate. republican.

Problems with Google searches

One of the incidents that has caused nervousness has been Google searches. When voters entered into the search engine where they could vote for Harris, a search engine was generated. interactive tool with a map to facilitate the locations of polling stationswhile if the opposite was done regarding where you could vote for Trump, the result was different, showing the elections live from various American media instead of the places enabled for voting.

One of the first people to report this fact was Elon Musk, who in his X profile shared a video in which a screen recording appeared to try to decipher the problem. Google had responded that the incident was due to the fact that location was automatically activated in the ‘where to vote’ panel because Harris is also the name of a county in Texas. As was the case with Vance, Trump’s vice president, because it is also the name of a county, as confirmed by the technology company.

Hand counting of ballots

In the county of CambriaPennsylvania, there have been problems with ballots because they were printed incorrectly. Officials had to count many thousands of votes by hand, warning that they would likely be delayed until Tuesday night, in a key largely Republican state. A judge ordered the polls to be kept open for two more hours to compensate for the problems.

Smell of fuel in the Capitol

The Capitol Police detained a man during a security check of the building who He smelled like “fuel” and he had a flare gun. Later, the Capitol Police indicated on the social network X that investigators have tracked “the suspect’s previous movements” and have located his vehicle. In addition, at least three people have been arrested for various altercations on election day, such as bomb threats at voting centers.

The authorities of the Fulton County They have reported receiving multiple calls and emails that have forced them to briefly close two voting centers in majority black districts in the city of Union City. The Secretary of State of Georgia, Republican Brad Raffensperger, has pointed to Russia as responsible for the alleged threats, although he has refused to give more details about how they reached that conclusion, as reported by CNN.

Donald Trump and the alleged electoral fraud

The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, denounced a “massive scam” at the polling stations in Philadelphiathe largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. However, the Philadelphia Police Department has indicated in statements to the American television network CNN that they do not know what Trump is referring to in his publication, because they have not registered any problems in the voting that requires a response from the authorities.

The Republican city commissioner, Seth Bluestein, said through the social network X that the tycoon’s statements “are absolutely false.” «It is another example of misinformation. “The vote in Philadelphia has been safe,” he stated.

Coloring books, chocolate and Legos: the strategy against stress

The Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy will offer its students a day of ‘relaxation’ with chocolate, coloring books and Legos so that they can de-stress after a long election day. This was made known by the director of student engagement, Jaclyn Clevenger, in an email she sent them, claiming that “in recognition of these stressful times” all students are invited to gather together to take a “much-needed” break.