This is a source-check on the other substack article which is quoted from above.
The centerpiece of the new theory is recounted thoroughly in a June 11 Substack post titled āShe Won. They Didnāt Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.ā Unlike earlier post-election theories, this one doesnāt just focus on theoretical vulnerabilities plus suspicions or vague statistical anomalies. It introduces what it claims is a complete mechanism consisting of software manipulation; a new access mechanism; and a test case.
New Technical Documentation: It describes engineering change orders (ECOs) showing that Pro V&V, a federally accredited test lab, approved software and hardware changes to ES&S voting machines just before the election, without triggering a full certification review. It did so, according to the new claim, by declaring the changes to be āde minimisā (inconsequential) which allowed the changes to be implemented without a complex recertification process. This āde minimisā claim is presented as essentially bogus ā a cover to create an ability to make substantive changes without subjecting them to review.
A New Starlink Access Pathway: It claims that Elon Muskās Starlink gained a new, previously unknown access that provided real-time internet connectivity to voting machines, allowing votes to be altered during tabulation.
āA āSmoking Gunā Test Case: It cites five machines in Rockland County, NY, that recorded zero votes for Kamala Harris while showing hundreds of votes for other Democrats in the same precincts.
These claims suggest a full system: motive, method, and result. According to the post, this wasnāt just dirty politics or local fraud. It was a coordinated digital operationātechnically sophisticated, nationally scaled, and hidden in plain sight.
. . . Tentative Conclusions
The voting machine changes were real, but the idea that Pro V&V scammed the system by claiming āde minimisā to cover up malicious changes does not seem to be supported.
The deployment of 265 Starlink satellites just before the election is confirmed, but there is no evidence any of them were ever connected to voting tabulators and it appears they played no role in vote counting.
The āzero voteā anomaly has a strong sociological explanation and a clear historical precedent- bloc voting by orthodox jewish communities acting on recommendation of their rabbi. It happened in 2020 with Joe Biden receiving zero votes as well.
This is the reply from the āThis Will Holdā author:
āThis Will Hold
5d
Edited
Hi Michael,
Just here to clarify a few things and offer additional context, especially since some of what youāve presented includes outdated assumptions about air-gapping, āde minimisā logic, and the scope of Starlinkās role in voting infrastructure.
Poll Books vs. Tabulators: Yes, Starlink was āofficiallyā contracted to service e-poll books in multiple counties. Whatās been largely overlooked is that many poll books share ports and internal pathways with tabulation systemsāespecially when all components run through a central UPS or networked control unit. In counties using centralized setups or vendor-integrated āturnkeyā packages, the distinction between air-gapped systems and externally connected components becomes blurrier than it should be.
Air-Gapping Is No Longer a Guarantee: The claim that tabulators are āair-gappedā is often cited, but vendor documentation and independent testing contradict that. ES&S DS200s, for example, have modem capabilities that have been activated in previous elections. Add to that the Eaton/Tripp Lite UPS devices with SNMP-enabled network cardsāoften sitting directly between tabulators and their power/network environmentāand it becomes clear there were viable pathways for intrusion, even if indirect.
The Pro V&V āDe Minimisā Loophole: This is a bigger deal than most people realize. Pro V&V certified software changes as āde minimisāāwhich legally sidesteps a full recertificationābut the magnitude of those changes, particularly firmware-level updates across multiple counties, raises major red flags. This isnāt a theoretical concernāitās part of documented complaints from at least three states.
Starlinkās Role Is About Access, Not Visibility: No one is saying Starlink was directly connected to every tabulator. The concern is command-and-control level access. Starlinkās DTC capabilityāenabled by the Gen2 satellite fleet and confirmed by Muskās own documentationābypasses traditional network routes altogether. This isnāt your average ISP connection. Itās a dedicated, private mesh that can sync with smart hardware in real time, independent of local firewalls, and itās also the reason the āair-gapā dialogue is a nonstarter.
The Ramapo Example (Which I Never Cited): Correct, the voting patterns in ultra-Orthodox communities follow bloc behavior. But that wasnāt my claim. Iāve focused on Clarkstown, where precinct-level data doesnāt follow that sociological trend and includes affidavits from voters whose ballots are inexplicably absent or distorted.
Evidence vs. Admission: The fact that a post-election forensic audit hasnāt caught this yet doesnāt mean it didnāt happen. Many audits are partial, lack administrative access, are candidate-specific, or rely on vendor-provided data. Our report is based on data inconsistencies, confirmed system access pathways, contract timelines, and alignment between satellite activation and vote spikes in key precincts.
You said: if someone can offer more information or a correction, youāre open to hearing it. This isnāt just a theory anymoreāitās an evidence-based hypothesis backed by infrastructure records, expert forensic analysis, and patterns too precise to dismiss. Add to that a yearās worth of āconfessions,ā if you will, from the very person who benefited most from the heist.
Weāve laid the groundworkāthereās more than enough evidence for state attorneys general to open an investigation.
Not that I know of. Hereās a good recap of that part:
āAir-Gapā Protection ā Theory vs. Reality: This is a critical distinction. The idea that voting systems are āair-gappedāāi.e., not connected to any networkāis a common talking point, but it doesnāt hold up under scrutiny.
Remote updates have been pushed in multiple jurisdictions, sometimes over cellular or satellite connections. Some systems labeled āofflineā were shown to have remote management ports.
Direct-to-Cell (DTC) satellite capability, rolled out by Musk/Starlink in 2024, allowed access without land-based signals. These satellites could interface directly with LTE modems or integrated modules ā no Wi-Fi or Ethernet required.
Pro V&V and system vendors never updated threat models to account for these technologies, and security protocols have not evolved with the real-world capabilities of modern equipment.
So yes ā the āair-gapā is now more myth than reality, especially in jurisdictions using equipment with remote-access pathways installed or updated under the guise of āde minimisā changes.
that doesnāt connect the dots. The de minimis update was purportedly to the UPS driver software. Sounds like the implication is that the connection between the UPS and the driver was used to backdoor the systems. Which device exactly was supposed to have received the Starlink DTC connection?
I really encourage you to read both articles but it sounds like you might want to start with the comment thread on the second substack one.
I donāt know, because Iām not anything close to the author but Iāll go see if I can find the answer to that.
Edit: Okay I think this is the relevant part. Basically the theory is that Palantirās ādigital janitorā was used to upgrade voting machine firmware and then erase itself. That upgrade would allow LTE modems to connect to Starlink. Thatās my read, I could be wrong.
The Activation: Starlink Goes Direct-to-Cell
That signal came on October 30, 2024ājust days before the election, Musk activated 265 brand new low Earth orbit (LEO) V2 Mini satellites, each equipped with Direct-to-Cell (DTC) technology capable of processing, routing, and manipulating real-time data, including voting data, through his satellite network.
DTC doesnāt require routers, towers, or a traditional SIM. It connects directly from satellite to any compatible deviceāincluding embedded modems in āair-gappedā voting systems, smart UPS units, or unsecured auxiliary hardware.
From that moment on:
- Commands could be sent from orbit
- Patch delivery became invisible to domestic monitors
- Compromised devices could be triggered remotely
This is a source-check on the other substack article which is quoted from above.
This is the reply from the āThis Will Holdā author:
āThis Will Hold
5d Edited
Hi Michael,
Just here to clarify a few things and offer additional context, especially since some of what youāve presented includes outdated assumptions about air-gapping, āde minimisā logic, and the scope of Starlinkās role in voting infrastructure.
Poll Books vs. Tabulators: Yes, Starlink was āofficiallyā contracted to service e-poll books in multiple counties. Whatās been largely overlooked is that many poll books share ports and internal pathways with tabulation systemsāespecially when all components run through a central UPS or networked control unit. In counties using centralized setups or vendor-integrated āturnkeyā packages, the distinction between air-gapped systems and externally connected components becomes blurrier than it should be.
Air-Gapping Is No Longer a Guarantee: The claim that tabulators are āair-gappedā is often cited, but vendor documentation and independent testing contradict that. ES&S DS200s, for example, have modem capabilities that have been activated in previous elections. Add to that the Eaton/Tripp Lite UPS devices with SNMP-enabled network cardsāoften sitting directly between tabulators and their power/network environmentāand it becomes clear there were viable pathways for intrusion, even if indirect.
The Pro V&V āDe Minimisā Loophole: This is a bigger deal than most people realize. Pro V&V certified software changes as āde minimisāāwhich legally sidesteps a full recertificationābut the magnitude of those changes, particularly firmware-level updates across multiple counties, raises major red flags. This isnāt a theoretical concernāitās part of documented complaints from at least three states.
Starlinkās Role Is About Access, Not Visibility: No one is saying Starlink was directly connected to every tabulator. The concern is command-and-control level access. Starlinkās DTC capabilityāenabled by the Gen2 satellite fleet and confirmed by Muskās own documentationābypasses traditional network routes altogether. This isnāt your average ISP connection. Itās a dedicated, private mesh that can sync with smart hardware in real time, independent of local firewalls, and itās also the reason the āair-gapā dialogue is a nonstarter.
The Ramapo Example (Which I Never Cited): Correct, the voting patterns in ultra-Orthodox communities follow bloc behavior. But that wasnāt my claim. Iāve focused on Clarkstown, where precinct-level data doesnāt follow that sociological trend and includes affidavits from voters whose ballots are inexplicably absent or distorted.
Evidence vs. Admission: The fact that a post-election forensic audit hasnāt caught this yet doesnāt mean it didnāt happen. Many audits are partial, lack administrative access, are candidate-specific, or rely on vendor-provided data. Our report is based on data inconsistencies, confirmed system access pathways, contract timelines, and alignment between satellite activation and vote spikes in key precincts.
You said: if someone can offer more information or a correction, youāre open to hearing it. This isnāt just a theory anymoreāitās an evidence-based hypothesis backed by infrastructure records, expert forensic analysis, and patterns too precise to dismiss. Add to that a yearās worth of āconfessions,ā if you will, from the very person who benefited most from the heist.
Weāve laid the groundworkāthereās more than enough evidence for state attorneys general to open an investigation.
Thanks! - TWHā
And actually, for the first time I can ever remember, Iām specifically recommending reading the comments on there.
itās quite a stretch to say that Starlink DTC can connect to any āsmart deviceā.
is the author trying to say that UPSes have cellular modems or satellite terminals in them?
Not that I know of. Hereās a good recap of that part:
that doesnāt connect the dots. The de minimis update was purportedly to the UPS driver software. Sounds like the implication is that the connection between the UPS and the driver was used to backdoor the systems. Which device exactly was supposed to have received the Starlink DTC connection?
I really encourage you to read both articles but it sounds like you might want to start with the comment thread on the second substack one.
I donāt know, because Iām not anything close to the author but Iāll go see if I can find the answer to that.
Edit: Okay I think this is the relevant part. Basically the theory is that Palantirās ādigital janitorā was used to upgrade voting machine firmware and then erase itself. That upgrade would allow LTE modems to connect to Starlink. Thatās my read, I could be wrong.
Right, which device is supposed to have an LTE modem? that would be an obvious and unusual addition to a UPS.
I think theyāre referring to the voting machines. Some examples:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/online-vulnerable-experts-find-nearly-three-dozen-u-s-voting-n1112436
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/14/wireless-modems-could-endanger-midterms-00061769
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/magazine/the-myth-of-the-hacker-proof-voting-machine.html