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THE CASSANDRA SERIES -Part Two of Five: How Money, Timing, and a Records Dispute Led to a Court Sanction in the Pima County RTA Election (opens the original)
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September 28, 2026 By John R. BrakeyPart Two of five documentary essays grounded in public records. A documented account of the public-reporting discrepancies John R. Brakey identified before and after certification of Pima County’s March 10, 2026, Regional Transportation Authority election—and what the surviving records do and do not establish.This is the story of how a request for election verification became a sanction appeal.When public election figures change, citizens should be able to exa
THE CASSANDRA SERIES - Part One of Five — The Questions Before Certification of Pima County’s $2.67 Billion RTA Election (opens the original)
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By John R. Brakey — September 23, 2026— Rev: 9/27/26Part One of five documentary essays grounded in public records. A documented account of the public-reporting discrepancies John R. Brakey identified before and after certification of Pima County’s March 10, 2026, Regional Transportation Authority election—and what the surviving records do and do not establish.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6a
The Cassandra Series, Prologue Part Three: Faith in Elections Must Be Matched by Proof (opens the original)
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By John R. BrakeyExecutive Director, AUDIT USAAmericans United for Democracy, Integrity, and TransparencyPrepared in association with Ken BennettChairman, AUDIT USAFormer Arizona Secretary of StateAugust 26, 2026 This is three of three connected essays that form the Cassandra Series prologue.Part One<a hre
Cassandra Series, Prologue Part Two: The Courage to Say “I Don’t Know Yet” (opens the original)
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John R. BrakeyMonday, August 24, 2026 - REV. 8/24/2026 9:33 AMThis is the second of three connected essays that form the Cassandra Series prologue.Part One examined how truth became harder to recognize in an age of fragmented media, algorithms, propaganda, and artificial intelligence.<a href="https://johnrbrakey.subst
The Cassandra Series, Prologue Part One: “When Everything Feels Like a Lie” (opens the original)
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By John R. Brakey August 21, 2026This is the one of three connected essays that form the Cassandra Series prologue.Part One examined how truth became harder to recognize in an age of fragmented media, algorithms, propaganda, and artificial intelligence.<a href="https://johnrbrakey.substack.com/p/the-cassandra-series-prologue-part-e51"
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