We begin GREEP #251 by commemorating the passing of Rob & Michelle Reiner.

Our own PAUL NEWMAN remembers him as a “really nice guy” & a true environmental activist, who will be deeply deeply missed..

The wonderful JOHN STEINER asks us to find a new term for “president of United States.”

Our engineer STEVE CARUSO suggest such an alternative, as does HEIDI VERTHALLER.

Our Laureate MIMI GERMAN gives us a poem and then introduces Waldport, Oregon’s MAYOR HEIDI…

...along with AMY ANDERSON of Indivisible and local petitioner TONY THIMAKIS, who’re fighting for democracy in this classic American small town.

We’re then joined by legendary election protection expert RAY LUTZ with a deep dive into how we can emerge from 2026 with our democracy in tact.

Among the key pillars of vote derangement are suppression of the popular vote, gerrymandering, ballot counting and audits, all of which demand massive grassroots activism.

In the spirit of our own John Brakey, we discuss the alternative of digital imaging to allow a meaningful count of millions of hand-marked paper ballots.

Alabama native DR. RUTH STRAUSS raises serious questions about the veracity the voting process in Los Angeles.

Radio host LYNN FEINERMAN underscores some of the major problems from Georgia 2024.

As MIKE HERSH makes it clear, it’s our responsibility to protect our elections, which in 2026—when we reconvene on January 5—to move ahead to win our democracy….or else!!!