bipartisanreport--2020-11-12--Ivanka, Eric, Don Jr, & Tiffany, Suffer Family Wide Emotional Collapse

The First Adams family of America just will not go away .
We thought that when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won the election that the adult children of Donald Trump would be packing , but no .
They jumped on Twitter as if their inheritance depended upon it , and maybe it does .
They are desperate and just too beautiful to go to jail .
Even little Tiffany got into the act , the child that her father wanted to abort and her sister tried to disinherit .
The family beginning with her could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love ” the troops and the veterans .
The theme of the day was freedom , the White House , “ utmost gratitude.
” Tiffany Trump started them off : ‘ Today we thank and honor our # Veterans who have served and continue to serve !
We must never forget the sacrifices that our # Veterans have made to protect our freedoms and defend our people and country .
We thank you today and everyday !
# VeteransDay ’ ‘ Thankful for my great grandfather who served in # WWII # VeteransDay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the act .
She was even more cloying in her sweetness , moving toward not just the veterans but the “ Gold Star ” families .
Not just today but “ every day thereafter.
” Maybe , they would like a free ticket to the “ treasured ” national parks ?
You know , the reason they went to war : ‘ With the utmost respect and gratitude , starting this # VeteransDay and every day thereafter , all veterans and Gold Star families will be granted free access to the treasured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thank you @ realDonaldTrump & @ Interior ‘ ‘ Once again , our President defied the expectations of the “ experts ” and delivered on his ambitious goal of having a safe + effective # COVID19 # vaccine for the American people by the end of this year !
Promises Made , Promises Kept Flashback : May 2020 ‘ ‘ For 245 years , our nation ’ s Marines , stationed around the globe , have been dedicated to keeping our country safe .
Thank you for your service and sacrifice !
# @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no greater debt of gratitude we owe as Americans than to those who have worn the uniform of the U.S. throughout history and fought for the freedoms we enjoy .
May God bless & care for all our veterans , those still serving in our military & their families !
# VeteransDay ’ ‘ BREAKING : President Trump and Senate Republicans win Alaska , overwhelmingly and by a massive 20 point spread !
Put AK in the books for @ realDonaldTrump !
Congratulations Senator @ DanSullivan_AK !
Thank you Alaska !
‘ ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and VP  @ Mike_Pence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to honor our nation ’ s fallen heroes this # VeteransDay.
’ Middle child Eric Trump played Eyore in this White House drama .
“ It ’ s all starting to crumble… ” “ Help stop voter fraud by calling 1-800-I-Smell-A-Stalinist : ” ‘ Oh my God investigators and the media are trying to railroad a whistleblower .
America better wake up to exactly what ’ s going on right now .
The Stalinist tactics should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world.
’ First Boy Donald Trump Jr. elder brother of First Girl ( and favorite child ) Ivanka actually was right about something .
He gave us the family creed “ Truth Be Damned.
” He reminded people there was a reward of one-million dollars for busting a fraudulent voter : ‘ Doing his best to destroy what ’ s left of New York… @ GovRonDeSantis in Florida should send him a serious thank you note for all of the people and businesses they are going to head south to escape the this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went nuts after these Adams family tweets .
Take a look at what some of our fellow Americans had to say below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

The First Adams family of America just will not go away. We thought that when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris won the election that the adult children of Donald Trump would be packing, but no. They jumped on Twitter as if their inheritance depended upon it, and maybe it does. They are desperate and just too beautiful to go to jail.
Even little Tiffany got into the act, the child that her father wanted to abort and her sister tried to disinherit. The family beginning with her could not be more patriotic Thursday. They “love” the troops and the veterans. The theme of the day was freedom, the White House, “utmost gratitude.” Tiffany Trump started them off:
‘Today we thank and honor our #Veterans who have served and continue to serve! We must never forget the sacrifices that our #Veterans have made to protect our freedoms and defend our people and country. We thank you today and everyday! #VeteransDay’
‘ @ The White House https://instagram.com/p/CHeWoI5h4Hp/?igshid=domvfldjpfm1‘
‘Thankful for my great grandfather who served in #WWII #VeteransDay’ Then, the wicked step-sister got into the act. She was even more cloying in her sweetness, moving toward not just the veterans but the “Gold Star” families. Not just today but “every day thereafter.” Maybe, they would like a free ticket to the “treasured” national parks? You know, the reason they went to war: ‘With the utmost respect and gratitude, starting this #VeteransDay and every day thereafter, all veterans and Gold Star families will be granted free access to the treasured National Parks they fought to protect! Thank you @realDonaldTrump & @Interior‘ ‘Once again, our President defied the expectations of the “experts” and delivered on his ambitious goal of having a safe + effective #COVID19 #vaccine for the American people by the end of this year! Promises Made, Promises Kept Flashback: May 2020‘ ‘Happy 245th Birthday to the @USMC! #SemperFi #HappyBirthdayMarines.’ ‘For 245 years, our nation’s Marines, stationed around the globe, have been dedicated to keeping our country safe. Thank you for your service and sacrifice! #HappyBirthdayMarines #SemperFi’ ‘There is no greater debt of gratitude we owe as Americans than to those who have worn the uniform of the U.S. throughout history and fought for the freedoms we enjoy. May God bless & care for all our veterans, those still serving in our military & their families! #VeteransDay’ ‘BREAKING: President Trump and Senate Republicans win Alaska, overwhelmingly and by a massive 20 point spread! Put AK in the books for @realDonaldTrump! Congratulations Senator @DanSullivan_AK! Thank you Alaska!‘ ‘Honored to join President @realDonaldTrump and VP @Mike_Pence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to honor our nation’s fallen heroes this #VeteransDay.’
Honored to join President @realDonaldTrump and VP @Mike_Pence at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to honor our nation’s fallen heroes this #VeteransDay 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Z9t0iXswu0 — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 11, 2020
‘President Trump continues to end the endless foreign wars and bring home our troops!’
Middle child Eric Trump played Eyore in this White House drama. “It’s all starting to crumble…” “Help stop voter fraud by calling 1-800-I-Smell-A-Stalinist:”
‘It’s all starting to crumble…’
It’s all starting to crumble… https://t.co/fHOxpXEqWb — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 10, 2020
‘This is just the beginning’
‘Trump’s Economy Really Was Better Than Obama’s – Bloomberg’
‘Exactly’
‘Does anyone believe that Biden, a candidate who had a tough time filing a room, got 8.89 million more votes than Obama 2012? This while @realDonaldTrump set vote records never seen before in the Republican Party (achieved 7.5 million more votes 2016) and is “down”?’
‘Oh my God investigators and the media are trying to railroad a whistleblower. America better wake up to exactly what’s going on right now. The Stalinist tactics should not fly here or anywhere else in the world.’
‘Happy Veterans Day to all the incredible men an (sic) women who have served our country to preserve our freedoms and to fight for liberty. Thank you for your service.’
First Boy Donald Trump Jr. elder brother of First Girl (and favorite child) Ivanka actually was right about something. He gave us the family creed “Truth Be Damned.” He reminded people there was a reward of one-million dollars for busting a fraudulent voter:
‘Truth be damned… Protect the narrative at all cost.’
Sounds more like tactics that would be used in Communist China than in America but since it fits the medias (sic) desired (sic) narrative we wont (sic) hear anything about it.’
‘Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick offers up to $1 million reward for evidence of voter fraud’
‘USPS whistleblower denies report he recanted voter fraud claims https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/usps-whistleblower-denies-wapo-claim-he-recanted-allegations/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons… via @nypost’
‘Doing his best to destroy what’s left of New York…@GovRonDeSantis in Florida should send him a serious thank you note for all of the people and businesses they are going to head south to escape the this (sic) dictator.’
‘Anyone think we could possibly get a fair shake in front of this activist???’
‘Joe Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain, 2014: Yes, American Elections Are ‘Rigged‘ https://breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/11/joe-biden-chief-of-staff-ron-klain-2014-yes-american-elections-are-rigged/… via @BreitbartNews’
‘I guess he was too busy writing a book about “leadership” to bother to attend. Working title: Leading From Last Place! Maybe that’s why NY was 49/50 or 50/50 in ever bad metic imaginable. Now he wants more lockdowns.’
‘Anyone think we could possibly get a fair shake in front of this activist???’
Twitter world went nuts after these Adams family tweets. Take a look at what some of our fellow Americans had to say below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-12--Wisconsin Vote Audit Crushes Trump & Negates 271 Of His Votes

Following the completion of canvasses in 51 out of the 72 counties in Wisconsin , President Donald Trump has lost 271 votes from his unofficial statewide total , and Joe Biden has added 10 votes on his earlier total .
The canvasses constitute the final re-checks of election results in counties across the state , and following the completion of the processes , the counties have been submitting their official results to the state , which will soon officially certify the results for the state as a whole .
The deadline for Wisconsin counties to complete their canvasses and submit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The changes to the vote tallies in Wisconsin following the re-checks of county-level tabulations do not constitute evidence of fraud .
The original tallies weren ’ t official in the first place , because election results go through a rigorous checking process before certification .
Maricopa County , Arizona , for instance , recently completed a routine post-election hand count audit of their own results , and they did not discover a single discrepancy .
In hand count audits , batches of ballots are re-counted by hand while local officials search for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Wisconsin , as of late Wednesday , Milwaukee , Dane , and Waukesha Counties were among the Wisconsin jurisdictions that had not yet completed their canvasses and submitted their official results to the state .
Explanations for the shifts in vote tallies between unofficial results and official results varied across Wisconsin .
In Shawano County , for instance , Wisconsin news outlet WTMJ-TV reports that the “ county ’ s audit found a poll worker mistakenly mixed up the unofficial totals , ” and fixing the issue apparently shaved 274 votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Price County , canvassing shaved 100 votes off Biden ’ s countywide total , and in Sheboygan County , both major party candidates lost a “ small number of votes ” during the canvassing process , WTMJ-TV explains .
In 2016 , Trump won Wisconsin , but this time around , news outlets have already called the state for Biden , where the Democratic president-elect led by about 0.6 percent as of Thursday afternoon , according to the Cook Political Report , which translates to a Biden lead of about 20,000 votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts , but there ’ s no reason to believe that a recount effort would swing a state with that substantial of a margin between the top candidates .
In Michigan , the Trump campaign has sued in an attempt to block the final certification of state-level election results .
During a Thursday appearance on Fox & Friends , top Trump staffer Kayleigh McEnany did not rule out the possibility of Republican state legislatures appointing pro-Trump members of the electoral college to swing the election to Trump , no matter the popular vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no indication that a Republican majority in any state legislature is actually willing to go this authoritarian route .
Many of Trump ’ s fundamental fraud claims have come up totally short .
He has claimed that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the ballot tabulation process , but this allegation is demonstrably false .
He ’ s claimed that hundreds of thousands of ballots should be thrown out because Republicans weren ’ t allowed to watch them get processed — but again , Republicans were not systematically shut @ @

Following the completion of canvasses in 51 out of the 72 counties in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump has lost 271 votes from his unofficial statewide total, and Joe Biden has added 10 votes on his earlier total. The canvasses constitute the final re-checks of election results in counties across the state, and following the completion of the processes, the counties have been submitting their official results to the state, which will soon officially certify the results for the state as a whole. The deadline for Wisconsin counties to complete their canvasses and submit their official countywide results is November 17.
The changes to the vote tallies in Wisconsin following the re-checks of county-level tabulations do not constitute evidence of fraud. The original tallies weren’t official in the first place, because election results go through a rigorous checking process before certification. Maricopa County, Arizona, for instance, recently completed a routine post-election hand count audit of their own results, and they did not discover a single discrepancy. In hand count audits, batches of ballots are re-counted by hand while local officials search for any potential issues in the broader count.
In Wisconsin, as of late Wednesday, Milwaukee, Dane, and Waukesha Counties were among the Wisconsin jurisdictions that had not yet completed their canvasses and submitted their official results to the state. Explanations for the shifts in vote tallies between unofficial results and official results varied across Wisconsin. In Shawano County, for instance, Wisconsin news outlet WTMJ-TV reports that the “county’s audit found a poll worker mistakenly mixed up the unofficial totals,” and fixing the issue apparently shaved 274 votes off Trump’s countywide total. In Price County, canvassing shaved 100 votes off Biden’s countywide total, and in Sheboygan County, both major party candidates lost a “small number of votes” during the canvassing process, WTMJ-TV explains.
In 2016, Trump won Wisconsin, but this time around, news outlets have already called the state for Biden, where the Democratic president-elect led by about 0.6 percent as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Cook Political Report, which translates to a Biden lead of about 20,000 votes. The Trump campaign has touted recount efforts, but there’s no reason to believe that a recount effort would swing a state with that substantial of a margin between the top candidates.
In Michigan, the Trump campaign has sued in an attempt to block the final certification of state-level election results. During a Thursday appearance on Fox & Friends, top Trump staffer Kayleigh McEnany did not rule out the possibility of Republican state legislatures appointing pro-Trump members of the electoral college to swing the election to Trump, no matter the popular vote totals in their respective states. There’s no indication that a Republican majority in any state legislature is actually willing to go this authoritarian route.
Many of Trump’s fundamental fraud claims have come up totally short. He has claimed that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the ballot tabulation process, but this allegation is demonstrably false. He’s claimed that hundreds of thousands of ballots should be thrown out because Republicans weren’t allowed to watch them get processed — but again, Republicans were not systematically shut out.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-12--Trump Promotes Scott Baio During Unhinged Thursday Freak-Out

Donald Trump refuses to accept the reality that he lost the recent presidential election , despite the fact that his claims of some kind of rigged election haven ’ t ever proven to be anything other than pie-in-the-sky nonsense .
Trump has sunk to laughable lows — on Thursday , he retweeted a photo from actor Scott Baio depicting the aftermath of the actor ’ s adjustments to a candle display at a Michael ’ s craft store .
The candles had letters on them , and Baio had arranged the candles to display the message : “ Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggles through yet another COVID-19 surge , the president is occupying his time with retweeting an image of a pettily altered candle display in a craft store .
Check out the monstrosity below : Donald Trump has always been pathologically obsessed with his public image , but somehow , the fact that the president of the United States of America is seemingly thrilled over one of his prominent supporters possibly making life a little more difficult for a craft store employee feels like a new low .
Trump doesn ’ t seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very serious aspects of his job , like combating COVID-19 .
Nope ; instead , he ’ s tweeting , and tweeting , and tweeting .
On Thursday morning , for instance , Trump complained that Fox News “ forgot the Golden Goose ” — meaning , it seems , the president and his supporters .
Trump has consistently complained that even the barely critical coverage from the conservative Fox News has been too much for him to accept .
During a recent Fox appearance , top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani cut to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team ’ s election fraud allegations when he suggested that there could have been an “ order ” from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate votes for Biden .
Rudy might as well have claimed that Martians have taken over Montana — he ’ s that profoundly reality-disconnected .

Donald Trump refuses to accept the reality that he lost the recent presidential election, despite the fact that his claims of some kind of rigged election haven’t ever proven to be anything other than pie-in-the-sky nonsense. Trump has sunk to laughable lows — on Thursday, he retweeted a photo from actor Scott Baio depicting the aftermath of the actor’s adjustments to a candle display at a Michael’s craft store. The candles had letters on them, and Baio had arranged the candles to display the message: “Trump is still your president.” As the U.S. struggles through yet another COVID-19 surge, the president is occupying his time with retweeting an image of a pettily altered candle display in a craft store.
Check out the monstrosity below:
Thank you Scott, and stay tuned. You are terrific! https://t.co/3jhmFqlazE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
Donald Trump has always been pathologically obsessed with his public image, but somehow, the fact that the president of the United States of America is seemingly thrilled over one of his prominent supporters possibly making life a little more difficult for a craft store employee feels like a new low. Trump doesn’t seem to particularly care about some of the still very serious aspects of his job, like combating COVID-19. Nope; instead, he’s tweeting, and tweeting, and tweeting. On Thursday morning, for instance, Trump complained that Fox News “forgot the Golden Goose” — meaning, it seems, the president and his supporters. Trump has consistently complained that even the barely critical coverage from the conservative Fox News has been too much for him to accept.
.@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
During a recent Fox appearance, top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani cut to the core of the president’s team’s election fraud allegations when he suggested that there could have been an “order” from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate votes for Biden. Rudy might as well have claimed that Martians have taken over Montana — he’s that profoundly reality-disconnected.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Homeland Security Dept Contradicts Trump Over Vote Fraud

Donald Trump ’ s continued push in court of a voter fraud conspiracy theory that explains his election loss , one which will surely end the minute he can no longer profit from it , has alleged all manner of voter fraud , from deliberate failure by election officials to allow poll watchers to stand over the shoulders of vote counters during a pandemic to the counting of millions of illegal votes .
However , his court battles have so far gone belly up , with some ranging to the absolute absurd , and there is still no evidence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Department of Homeland Security is headed by Trump-appointed officials , including acting Secretary Chad Wolfe and deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli .
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency , an agency within the Department of Homeland Security , released a statement on Thursday in direct conflict with Trump ’ s legal and public claims of voter fraud , saying that the 2020 elections were the “ most secure in American history.
” It is unlikely that Donald Trump or his supporters will take the news well or even seriously , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thoroughly performed .
With no evidence of voter fraud apparent , it is nearly impossible to imagine that any significant vote count will be overturned .
‘ When states have close elections , many will recount ballots .
All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote , allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary .
This is an added benefit for security and resilience .
This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes , or was in any way compromised.
‘ Without mentioning his name , the agency also addressed the attempts by the president and his allies to spread disinformation about the election results and the accuracy and legality of the count .
None of them are substantial , the agency agreed .
‘ While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections , we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should too .
When you have questions , turn to elections officials as trusted voices as they administer elections .
’

Donald Trump’s continued push in court of a voter fraud conspiracy theory that explains his election loss, one which will surely end the minute he can no longer profit from it, has alleged all manner of voter fraud, from deliberate failure by election officials to allow poll watchers to stand over the shoulders of vote counters during a pandemic to the counting of millions of illegal votes. However, his court battles have so far gone belly up, with some ranging to the absolute absurd, and there is still no evidence that any significant incidence of voter fraud occurred.
Statement from CISA (part of Trump DHS) and state officials says the election "was the most secure in American history," dismisses "unfounded claims," says in bold, "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised." pic.twitter.com/fS7twFPuyd — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 12, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security is headed by Trump-appointed officials, including acting Secretary Chad Wolfe and deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, released a statement on Thursday in direct conflict with Trump’s legal and public claims of voter fraud, saying that the 2020 elections were the “most secure in American history.”
‘The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. Right now, across the country, election officials are reviewing and double checking the entire election process prior to finalizing the result.’
It is unlikely that Donald Trump or his supporters will take the news well or even seriously, but the agency assured Americans that recounts are being thoroughly performed. With no evidence of voter fraud apparent, it is nearly impossible to imagine that any significant vote count will be overturned.
‘When states have close elections, many will recount ballots. All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote, allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary. This is an added benefit for security and resilience. This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors. There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.‘
This government statement about the election being secure should be unremarkable. But the reality is every person who had a hand in writing it will almost certainly face the wrath of President Trump and his inner circle in the White House.
https://t.co/4mXHhPdF3F — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) November 12, 2020
Without mentioning his name, the agency also addressed the attempts by the president and his allies to spread disinformation about the election results and the accuracy and legality of the count. None of them are substantial, the agency agreed.
‘While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too. When you have questions, turn to elections officials as trusted voices as they administer elections.’
There is "no evidence" the Nov. 3 election was compromised, top U.S. cybersecurity officials have affirmed — calling it "the most secure in American history."https://t.co/Q1SC9gaQCy — NPR (@NPR) November 13, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Obama Scolds GOP Over Post Election Coup Attempt

In his upcoming book , A Promised Land , due for release on November 17 , 2020 , President Barack Obama writes of his concerns about the current state of the democratic system in the United States , wondering if it can survive and live up to its ideals in these troubled times .
Although , in the excerpt released on Thursday , he never blamed any one person or party for the divide that threatens our democracy , but the specter of Donald Trump and his complicit GOP cronies looms large over Obama ’ s words .
The 44th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which the country finds itself at the end of Trump ’ s presidency , with a global pandemic that has killed 250,000 Americans rising in severity , civil unrest over racial divides at a high , and with a nearly seven percent unemployment rate .
‘ Beyond the struggle to put words on a page , what I didn ’ t fully anticipate was the way events would unfold during the more than three and a half years that have passed since that last flight on Air Force One .
The country is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an accompanying economic crisis , with more than 230,000 Americans dead , businesses shuttered , and millions of people out of work .
Across the nation , people from all walks of life have poured into the streets to protest the deaths of unarmed Black men and women at the hands of the police .
Perhaps most troubling of all , our democracy seems to be teetering on the brink of crisis—a crisis rooted in a fundamental contest between two opposing visions of what America is and what it should be ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politic divided , angry , and mistrustful , and has allowed for an ongoing breach of institutional norms , procedural safeguards , and the adherence to basic facts that both Republicans and Democrats once took for granted.
’ Discussing the political divide and the fragile state of American democracy , Obama said he had not lost hope .
While he acknowledges that he was not a perfect president , he hopes that he did what he could to protect democracy and inspire our “ better angels , ” but he says he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ What I can say for certain is that I ’ m not yet ready to abandon the possibility of America—not just for the sake of future generations of Americans but for all of humankind .
I ’ m convinced that the pandemic we ’ re currently living through is both a manifestation of and a mere interruption in the relentless march toward an interconnected world , one in which peoples and cultures can ’ t help but collide .
In that world—of global supply chains , instantaneous capital transfers , social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mass migration , and ever-increasing complexity—we will learn to live together , cooperate with one another , and recognize the dignity of others , or we will perish .
And so the world watches America—the only great power in history made up of people from every corner of the planet , comprising every race and faith and cultural practice—to see if our experiment in democracy can work .
To see if we can do what no other nation has ever done .
To see if we can actually live up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him hope , however , is that voter turnout is surging to record highs .
More Americans voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential elections than for any candidate in history , and Donald Trump received more votes than any incumbent president in history .
It took record numbers of people turning out , standing in lines , mailing in ballots , and casting their ballots to achieve that , but President Obama says that voters made the right choice .
‘ The jury ’ s still out [ on my presidency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the record-setting number of Americans who turned out to vote in last week ’ s election , and have an abiding trust in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , in their character and capacity to do what is right .
But I also know that no single election will settle the matter .
Our divisions run deep ; our challenges are daunting .
If I remain hopeful about the future , it ’ s in large part because I ’ ve learned to place my faith in my fellow citizens , especially those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the equal worth of all people seems to come as second nature , and who insist on making real those principles that their parents and teachers told them were true but that they perhaps never fully believed themselves .
More than anyone else , my book is for those young people—an invitation to once again remake the world , and to bring about , through hard work , determination , and a big dose of imagination , an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us .
’

In his upcoming book, A Promised Land, due for release on November 17, 2020, President Barack Obama writes of his concerns about the current state of the democratic system in the United States, wondering if it can survive and live up to its ideals in these troubled times. Although, in the excerpt released on Thursday, he never blamed any one person or party for the divide that threatens our democracy, but the specter of Donald Trump and his complicit GOP cronies looms large over Obama’s words.
More than anyone else, I wrote my book for young people—as an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us. https://t.co/1yZrYWuckX — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 12, 2020
The 44th president summed up the unprecedented times in which the country finds itself at the end of Trump’s presidency, with a global pandemic that has killed 250,000 Americans rising in severity, civil unrest over racial divides at a high, and with a nearly seven percent unemployment rate.
In the excerpt, Obama writes:
‘Beyond the struggle to put words on a page, what I didn’t fully anticipate was the way events would unfold during the more than three and a half years that have passed since that last flight on Air Force One. The country is in the grips of a global pandemic and an accompanying economic crisis, with more than 230,000 Americans dead, businesses shuttered, and millions of people out of work. Across the nation, people from all walks of life have poured into the streets to protest the deaths of unarmed Black men and women at the hands of the police. Perhaps most troubling of all, our democracy seems to be teetering on the brink of crisis—a crisis rooted in a fundamental contest between two opposing visions of what America is and what it should be; a crisis that has left the body politic divided, angry, and mistrustful, and has allowed for an ongoing breach of institutional norms, procedural safeguards, and the adherence to basic facts that both Republicans and Democrats once took for granted.’
Barack Obama tells Scott Pelley Republicans who “go along with” the President’s claims of election fraud put democracy on “a dangerous path.” The former president appears in his first interview about his new book “A Promised Land,” Sunday on 60 Minutes. https://t.co/S7MEAx3F8j pic.twitter.com/CRx6XkT0Na — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 12, 2020
Discussing the political divide and the fragile state of American democracy, Obama said he had not lost hope. While he acknowledges that he was not a perfect president, he hopes that he did what he could to protect democracy and inspire our “better angels,” but he says he’s unsure how well he did.
‘What I can say for certain is that I’m not yet ready to abandon the possibility of America—not just for the sake of future generations of Americans but for all of humankind. I’m convinced that the pandemic we’re currently living through is both a manifestation of and a mere interruption in the relentless march toward an interconnected world, one in which peoples and cultures can’t help but collide. In that world—of global supply chains, instantaneous capital transfers, social media, transnational terrorist networks, climate change, mass migration, and ever-increasing complexity—we will learn to live together, cooperate with one another, and recognize the dignity of others, or we will perish. And so the world watches America—the only great power in history made up of people from every corner of the planet, comprising every race and faith and cultural practice—to see if our experiment in democracy can work. To see if we can do what no other nation has ever done. To see if we can actually live up to the meaning of our creed.’
"Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes in her review of the former president’s new memoir. "It is not merely that this book avoids being ponderous, but that it is nearly always pleasurable to read." https://t.co/5Yzlw1ftTV — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 12, 2020
What gives him hope, however, is that voter turnout is surging to record highs. More Americans voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential elections than for any candidate in history, and Donald Trump received more votes than any incumbent president in history. It took record numbers of people turning out, standing in lines, mailing in ballots, and casting their ballots to achieve that, but President Obama says that voters made the right choice.
‘The jury’s still out [on my presidency]. I’m encouraged by the record-setting number of Americans who turned out to vote in last week’s election, and have an abiding trust in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, in their character and capacity to do what is right. But I also know that no single election will settle the matter. Our divisions run deep; our challenges are daunting. If I remain hopeful about the future, it’s in large part because I’ve learned to place my faith in my fellow citizens, especially those of the next generation, whose conviction in the equal worth of all people seems to come as second nature, and who insist on making real those principles that their parents and teachers told them were true but that they perhaps never fully believed themselves. More than anyone else, my book is for those young people—an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us.’


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Trump Announces Voting Machine Fraud During Friday Meltdown

Donald Trump knows how to create trigger words for his supporters , words like “ Burisma , ” “ Fusion GPS , ” and “ Peter Strzok.
” They become words related to the conspiracy theories that Trump ’ s supporters latch onto and won ’ t let go , no matter how inaccurate or plain dishonest they are .
Trump ’ s latest trigger word is “ Dominion , ” as in the voting machine system the president insists is responsible for his loss .
These tweets were quickly fact-checked by Twitter and labeled as “ disputed ” claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
First , Trump ’ s own Department of Homeland Security , whose acting director and deputy director were appointed by Trump , completed their investigation of Trump ’ s claims of voter fraud and found that the 2020 presidential elections were possibly “ the most secure ” in modern American history .
Absolutely no evidence of significant voter fraud was found .
Second , Trump has provided no motive for the creators and current owners of the Dominion voting machine software to flip votes illegally .
In fact , Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large numbers of people in the know and working behind the scenes , a scenario that is not only unlikely , but particularly absurd .
Third , court cases brought by the Trump campaign , filed with all sorts of allegations of voter fraud included , have been systematically rejected by courts across the country .
That makes his claims about voting machines even more suspicious and likely just Trump ’ s way of admitting that he lost the election not only fair and square , but by massive , record numbers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the conspiracy theory , either .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump knows how to create trigger words for his supporters, words like “Burisma,” “Fusion GPS,” and “Peter Strzok.” They become words related to the conspiracy theories that Trump’s supporters latch onto and won’t let go, no matter how inaccurate or plain dishonest they are.
Trump’s latest trigger word is “Dominion,” as in the voting machine system the president insists is responsible for his loss. These tweets were quickly fact-checked by Twitter and labeled as “disputed” claims. There are very good reasons for this.
First, Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security, whose acting director and deputy director were appointed by Trump, completed their investigation of Trump’s claims of voter fraud and found that the 2020 presidential elections were possibly “the most secure” in modern American history. Absolutely no evidence of significant voter fraud was found.
Second, Trump has provided no motive for the creators and current owners of the Dominion voting machine software to flip votes illegally. In fact, Trump’s claims of voter fraud would entail large numbers of people in the know and working behind the scenes, a scenario that is not only unlikely, but particularly absurd.
Third, court cases brought by the Trump campaign, filed with all sorts of allegations of voter fraud included, have been systematically rejected by courts across the country. That makes his claims about voting machines even more suspicious and likely just Trump’s way of admitting that he lost the election not only fair and square, but by massive, record numbers of votes.
Twitter wasn’t buying the conspiracy theory, either. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Michigan Judge Rules To Certify Election Results In Blow To Trump

Wayne Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Kenny — a state judge in Michigan — has rejected a request from Michigan Republicans to block the official certification of election results in Wayne County , which includes Detroit , which leans heavily Democratic .
A part of the original lawsuit included the submission of a slew of affidavits from people who claimed to have witnessed fraudulent or potentially fraudulent activity firsthand .
Kenny tore into these affidavits , describing the suit ’ s interpretation of events during ballot-counting as simply “ not credible.
” In one example , a Michigan man named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he saw the delivery of “ large quantities of ballots ” in containers that “ did not have lids , were not sealed , or did not have marking indicating their source of origin , ” as Judge Kenny ’ s ruling summarizes .
The judge characterized Gustafson ’ s affidavit as “ yet another example of generalized speculation ” that was untethered from basic realities at hand .
In this instance , the judge explained , there ’ s no apparent Michigan statute demanding that ballots are only transported in boxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP claims are conspiratorial nonsense .
In the case of another one of the affidavits alleging misconduct , Judge Kenny made the following tart observation , discussing Biden ’ s local vote totals : Judge Kenny said that affiants presented to the court as part of the lawsuit hadn ’ t even attended a pre-Election Day walk-through of the Detroit ballot-counting center in question .
( Affiants are the individuals who filled out the affidavits . )
As Kenny noted , “ if Plaintiffs ’ election challenger affiants had attended the October 29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot counting location , questions and concerns could have been answered in advance of Election Day.
” However , “ regrettably , they did not attend ” the walk-through session , the judge says , characterizing the individuals responsible for the affidavits as lacking a “ full understanding of the TCF absent ballot tabulation process.
” Despite their ignorance , the plaintiffs ascribed “ sinister , fraudulent motivations ” to local authorities , but the plaintiffs ’ “ interpretation of events is incorrect and not credible , ” Judge Kenny adds .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are far from the only people who have ascribed “ sinister ” motivations to local election officials around the country .
President Donald Trump himself has alleged that the election was “ rigged , ” and he has claimed that local officials worked to include enough fraudulent or otherwise invalid Biden votes in the process to keep Trump from winning .
Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has claimed that an “ order ” could have come from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate Biden votes and suppress Trump .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and claims need evidence — egotistical hunches based in ignorance do not outweigh tangible evidence in court cases .
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ( D ) recently ascribed some of the Trump campaign ’ s legal actions to racism .
Cities that have been top rhetorical targets for Trump and his allies include Detroit and Philadelphia — both of which have substantial Black populations .
Nessel said that a “ narrative ” running through Trump ’ s lawsuits is that “ Black people are corrupt , Black people are incompetent and Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

Wayne Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Kenny — a state judge in Michigan — has rejected a request from Michigan Republicans to block the official certification of election results in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, which leans heavily Democratic. A part of the original lawsuit included the submission of a slew of affidavits from people who claimed to have witnessed fraudulent or potentially fraudulent activity firsthand. Kenny tore into these affidavits, describing the suit’s interpretation of events during ballot-counting as simply “not credible.”
⚖BREAKING: State ct judge in MICHIGAN rejects a bid to prevent the certification of votes in the Detroit area, a Dem stronghold Judge Timothy Kenny absolutely shreds to pieces the affidavits alleging electoral misconducthttps://t.co/RplJJ32Pia pic.twitter.com/cuwFvv4Iii — John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) November 13, 2020
In one example, a Michigan man named Daniel Gustafson filled out an affidavit alleging that he saw the delivery of “large quantities of ballots” in containers that “did not have lids, were not sealed, or did not have marking indicating their source of origin,” as Judge Kenny’s ruling summarizes. The judge characterized Gustafson’s affidavit as “yet another example of generalized speculation” that was untethered from basic realities at hand. In this instance, the judge explained, there’s no apparent Michigan statute demanding that ballots are only transported in boxes with lids or exterior identifying markings. GOP claims are conspiratorial nonsense.
In the case of another one of the affidavits alleging misconduct, Judge Kenny made the following tart observation, discussing Biden’s local vote totals:
‘It is not surprising that many of the votes being observed by Mr. Sitto were votes cast for Mr. Biden in light of the fact that former Vice President Biden received approximately 220,000 more votes than President Trump.’
More from today's Michigan case: “It is not surprising that many of the votes being observed by Mr. Sitto were votes cast for Mr. Biden in light of the fact that former Vice President Biden received approximately 220,000 more votes than President Trump.”https://t.co/PR0ZBwO61E — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 13, 2020
Judge Kenny said that affiants presented to the court as part of the lawsuit hadn’t even attended a pre-Election Day walk-through of the Detroit ballot-counting center in question. (Affiants are the individuals who filled out the affidavits.) As Kenny noted, “if Plaintiffs’ election challenger affiants had attended the October 29, 2020 walk-through of the TCF Center ballot counting location, questions and concerns could have been answered in advance of Election Day.” However, “regrettably, they did not attend” the walk-through session, the judge says, characterizing the individuals responsible for the affidavits as lacking a “full understanding of the TCF absent ballot tabulation process.”
Despite their ignorance, the plaintiffs ascribed “sinister, fraudulent motivations” to local authorities, but the plaintiffs’ “interpretation of events is incorrect and not credible,” Judge Kenny adds.
It was a rough day in court for the GOP in Michigan. pic.twitter.com/goMxu3s1VX — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 13, 2020
These plaintiffs and the individuals behind the affidavits are far from the only people who have ascribed “sinister” motivations to local election officials around the country. President Donald Trump himself has alleged that the election was “rigged,” and he has claimed that local officials worked to include enough fraudulent or otherwise invalid Biden votes in the process to keep Trump from winning.
Top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has claimed that an “order” could have come from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate Biden votes and suppress Trump. There is no evidence for these bombastic claims, and claims need evidence — egotistical hunches based in ignorance do not outweigh tangible evidence in court cases.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) recently ascribed some of the Trump campaign’s legal actions to racism. Cities that have been top rhetorical targets for Trump and his allies include Detroit and Philadelphia — both of which have substantial Black populations. Nessel said that a “narrative” running through Trump’s lawsuits is that “Black people are corrupt, Black people are incompetent and Black people can’t be trusted.”


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Federal Court Rejects GOP Challenge To Pennsylvania Ballots

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal of a lower court ’ s decision upholding an extended deadline for receiving mail-in ballots for counting in the state of Pennsylvania .
Thus , the ruling upholding the extended deadline remains in effect .
Under the extended deadline , mail-in ballots could arrive up to the third day after Election Day and remain valid , and other states have implemented similarly extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots for counting .
All ballots always must be postmarked by Election Day to be counted .
The decision from the Third Circuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ballots that arrived back to election authorities in Pennsylvania — although a separate Republican appeal remained pending before the U.S. Supreme Court .
In the Third Circuit ruling , the three judges — who unanimously agreed in their ruling — said that a lower court had been correct to claim that the group of Pennsylvania voters who brought the lawsuit didn ’ t have the legal standing on which to bring their case in the first place .
The judges added that even if they did conclude that the voters had standing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have acquiesced to their demands and thrown out the ballots that arrived post-Election Day but before the extended deadline .
In their ruling , the Third Circuit judges said that they offered no conclusive statements on the “ wisdom ” of the original deadline extension , which was established by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in response to a lawsuit from Democrats over voting access in the state .
Instead , the judges said , they were concluding that the voters who cast their ballots with the extended deadline in place did so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no standing for a challenge .
‘ We do not decide today whether the Deadline Extension or the Presumption of Timeliness are proper exercises of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ’ s lawmaking authority , delegated by the U.S. Constitution , to regulate federal elections .
Nor do we evaluate the policy wisdom of those two features of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ’ s ruling .
We hold only that when voters cast their ballots under a state ’ s facially lawful election rule and in accordance with instructions from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens lack Article III standing to enjoin the counting of those ballots on the grounds that the source of the rule was the wrong state organ or that doing so dilutes their votes or constitutes differential treatment of voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
’ Some Republicans , as the ruling references , have alleged that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overstepped bounds in extending the deadline for receiving ballots , an issue that they say should have been left to the Pennsylvania state legislature — which is controlled by Republicans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the separate Republican appeal of the deadline .
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar — the state ’ s top elections official — recently said that only about 10,000 mail-in ballots arrived back to election authorities in the post-Election Day period before the extended deadline .
In Pennsylvania , Joe Biden ’ s lead stood at a little over 60,000 votes as of early Friday afternoon , according to the Cook Political Report .
Thus , throwing out every mail-in ballot that had been received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would not swing the state to Trump , even if every one of the votes had been for Biden ( which no doubt wasn ’ t the case ) .

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal of a lower court’s decision upholding an extended deadline for receiving mail-in ballots for counting in the state of Pennsylvania. Thus, the ruling upholding the extended deadline remains in effect. Under the extended deadline, mail-in ballots could arrive up to the third day after Election Day and remain valid, and other states have implemented similarly extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots for counting. All ballots always must be postmarked by Election Day to be counted. The decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals offers some protection for the ballots that arrived back to election authorities in Pennsylvania — although a separate Republican appeal remained pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
PA Republicans' direct appeal of the PA Supreme Court decision is still pending before #SCOTUS, and isn't affected by this ruling. But it's a helpful discussion from a unanimous, diverse panel of why, as a general rule, federal courts can and should stay out of these disputes. — Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 13, 2020
In the Third Circuit ruling, the three judges — who unanimously agreed in their ruling — said that a lower court had been correct to claim that the group of Pennsylvania voters who brought the lawsuit didn’t have the legal standing on which to bring their case in the first place. The judges added that even if they did conclude that the voters had standing to bring the case, they would not have acquiesced to their demands and thrown out the ballots that arrived post-Election Day but before the extended deadline.
In their ruling, the Third Circuit judges said that they offered no conclusive statements on the “wisdom” of the original deadline extension, which was established by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in response to a lawsuit from Democrats over voting access in the state. Instead, the judges said, they were concluding that the voters who cast their ballots with the extended deadline in place did so according to then-active legal frameworks, so there’s no standing for a challenge.
The judges said:
‘We do not decide today whether the Deadline Extension or the Presumption of Timeliness are proper exercises of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s lawmaking authority, delegated by the U.S. Constitution, to regulate federal elections. Nor do we evaluate the policy wisdom of those two features of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling. We hold only that when voters cast their ballots under a state’s facially lawful election rule and in accordance with instructions from the state’s election officials, private citizens lack Article III standing to enjoin the counting of those ballots on the grounds that the source of the rule was the wrong state organ or that doing so dilutes their votes or constitutes differential treatment of voters in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.’
New: 3rd Circuit upheld a lower court order rejecting a constitutional challenge to PA's extended, post-Election Day deadline for absentee ballots. A separate challenge remains pending before SCOTUS, though, so the fate of those ballots remains unsettled https://t.co/lg7fMasCyd pic.twitter.com/e4rzoInKFC — Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 13, 2020
Some Republicans, as the ruling references, have alleged that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overstepped bounds in extending the deadline for receiving ballots, an issue that they say should have been left to the Pennsylvania state legislature — which is controlled by Republicans. The Republican Attorneys General Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the separate Republican appeal of the deadline.
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar — the state’s top elections official — recently said that only about 10,000 mail-in ballots arrived back to election authorities in the post-Election Day period before the extended deadline. In Pennsylvania, Joe Biden’s lead stood at a little over 60,000 votes as of early Friday afternoon, according to the Cook Political Report. Thus, throwing out every mail-in ballot that had been received after Election Day but before the deadline would not swing the state to Trump, even if every one of the votes had been for Biden (which no doubt wasn’t the case).


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Trump Self Destructs During Disastrous 1st Post-Election Interview

And here we thought that Donald Trump had been virtually silent for the past six days .
Oh , there were a few tweets , but nothing like those sent in the pre-election days and no spoken words .
it was eery…until now .
It seemed , POTUS called Byron York on Thursday to give his newsletter an exclusive .
He wanted to get the word out about how the election challenges his campaign is making , especially in some key states .
He claimed he would get 270 electoral votes .
Okay , we are back in eery territory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see this : Then , Trump was off to Georgia and its two senators .
If the Democrats win , then they control the Senate , but is that the president ’ s intent ?
He added : Biden joked , and who knew he could even do that ?
He said : ‘ They wouldn ’ t let our poll watchers and observers watch or observe .
That ’ s a big thing .
They should throw those votes out that went through during those periods of time when [ Trump observers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went to court , and the judge ordered [ the observers ] back , but that was after two days , and millions of votes could have gone through .
Millions .
And we ’ re down 50,000.
’ York claimed that Trump ’ s opinion was “ optimistic.
” It was certainly clouded thinking .
York continued : ‘ Wisconsin has already been called for Joe Biden , who has a lead of 20,546 votes .
Arizona has just been called for Biden , with a lead of 11,390 votes .
Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headed for a recount , the hand recount that Trump wanted , with Biden leading by 14,057 votes .
North Carolina , on the other hand , looks good for Trump .
Although it has not yet been called , the president leads Biden by 73,244 votes.
’ ‘ Both Michigan and Pennsylvania have been called for Biden , too , 148,382-vote lead over Trump in Michigan and a 54,273-vote lead over Trump in Pennsylvania .
There is no way that many votes for Trump could appear , so the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — so far , they haven ’ t — and also , in Pennsylvania , for a judicial victory over the state Supreme Court ’ s unilateral decision to extend the deadline in which mail-in votes could be received .
‘ That is a case Trump should definitely win — the state court completely ignored the legislature ’ s constitutional authority to make such decisions — but that does not mean it will make much difference in the vote totals.
’ ‘ It is also a bad idea , as a general matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In two years , or four years — and possibly in two months in Georgia — the shoe may be on the other foot .
It would look hypocritical to condemn the very idea of challenging an election result now , only to turn around and do so in different ( albeit more legitimate ) circumstances.
’ Is York the optimist ?
Or is he trying to play a joke on all of us ?
You decide .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

And here we thought that Donald Trump had been virtually silent for the past six days. Oh, there were a few tweets, but nothing like those sent in the pre-election days and no spoken words. it was eery…until now.
It seemed, POTUS called Byron York on Thursday to give his newsletter an exclusive. He wanted to get the word out about how the election challenges his campaign is making, especially in some key states. He claimed he would get 270 electoral votes. Okay, we are back in eery territory.
Trump explained he would like to see this:
‘We’re going to win Wisconsin. Arizona — it’ll be down to 8,000 votes, and if we can do an audit of the millions of votes, we’ll find 8,000 votes easy. If we can do an audit, we’ll be in good shape there.’
Then, Trump was off to Georgia and its two senators. If the Democrats win, then they control the Senate, but is that the president’s intent? He added:
‘Georgia, we’re going to win, because now, we’re down to about 10,000, 11,000 votes, and we have hand-counting (recount). Hand-counting is the best. To do a spin of the machine doesn’t mean anything. You pick up 10 votes. But when you hand-count — I think we’re going to win Georgia.’
Biden joked, and who knew he could even do that? He said:
‘He’ll also win North Carolina, unless they happen to find a lot of votes.’
York queried::
‘When are they going to put in the new votes in North Carolina? When are they going to find a batch from Charlotte?’
The president continued:
‘They wouldn’t let our poll watchers and observers watch or observe. That’s a big thing. They should throw those votes out that went through during those periods of time when [Trump observers] weren’t there. We went to court, and the judge ordered [the observers] back, but that was after two days, and millions of votes could have gone through. Millions. And we’re down 50,000.’
York claimed that Trump’s opinion was “optimistic.” It was certainly clouded thinking. York continued:
‘Wisconsin has already been called for Joe Biden, who has a lead of 20,546 votes. Arizona has just been called for Biden, with a lead of 11,390 votes. Georgia has not been called yet and is headed for a recount, the hand recount that Trump wanted, with Biden leading by 14,057 votes. North Carolina, on the other hand, looks good for Trump. Although it has not yet been called, the president leads Biden by 73,244 votes.’
York said:
‘Both Michigan and Pennsylvania have been called for Biden, too, 148,382-vote lead over Trump in Michigan and a 54,273-vote lead over Trump in Pennsylvania. There is no way that many votes for Trump could appear, so the president’s hope is for the protests to work — so far, they haven’t — and also, in Pennsylvania, for a judicial victory over the state Supreme Court’s unilateral decision to extend the deadline in which mail-in votes could be received. ‘That is a case Trump should definitely win — the state court completely ignored the legislature’s constitutional authority to make such decisions — but that does not mean it will make much difference in the vote totals.’
Trump continued:
‘Americans should not worry about these suits, Indeed, we should welcome them.’
York said:
‘It is also a bad idea, as a general matter to object to election law litigation. In two years, or four years — and possibly in two months in Georgia — the shoe may be on the other foot. It would look hypocritical to condemn the very idea of challenging an election result now, only to turn around and do so in different (albeit more legitimate) circumstances.’
Is York the optimist? Or is he trying to play a joke on all of us? You decide.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Trump Breaks Friday Silence With Eruption Of Insanity

President Donald Trump and his allies continue to talk about fictitious widespread election fraud as an excuse for Trump ’ s decisive loss in the recent presidential election .
Trump has unequivocally claimed on more than one occasion that he won the election , which just isn ’ t true .
This week , he even shared a One America News Network report on Twitter claiming that millions of Trump votes had been “ deleted ” across the country , which just isn ’ t true either .
The Department of Homeland Security itself has debunked the vote deletion conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place — but early Friday , Trump rushed to Twitter to shout about the supposedly “ rigged ” election anyway .
Notably , as of Friday morning , Trump hadn ’ t even appeared in public in days — but he sure has kept up the pace of his tweets .
He tweeted as follows : ‘ For years the Dems have been preaching how unsafe and rigged our elections have been .
Now they are saying what a wonderful job the Trump Administration did in making 2020 the most secure election ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for what the Democrats did .
Rigged Election !
’ Unsurprisingly , the president is misrepresenting the truth .
Trump might have concerns about Russian interference in mind with his claim that Democrats have been “ preaching ” about how “ unsafe ” that U.S. elections have been , but that description doesn ’ t reflect reality .
Russia has not been alleged to have altered vote totals in the 2016 U.S. presidential race .
In reality , Russian operatives provided de facto assistance to the Trump campaign in the form of stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like WikiLeaks .
The two issues are distinct .
As for his claim that Democrats are crediting the Trump Administration with doing a “ wonderful job ” to ensure that the 2020 election was “ the most secure election ever ” — this characterization doesn ’ t quite reflect reality either .
It ’ s a group at the Department of Homeland Security in Trump ’ s own administration who recently said in a public statement that the 2020 election was the most secure in American history .
In that same statement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coordinating Council ( GCC ) Executive Committee said that there ’ s “ no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes , changed votes or was in any way compromised.
” That ’ s an unequivocal rejection of Trump ’ s fraud allegations .

President Donald Trump and his allies continue to talk about fictitious widespread election fraud as an excuse for Trump’s decisive loss in the recent presidential election. Trump has unequivocally claimed on more than one occasion that he won the election, which just isn’t true. This week, he even shared a One America News Network report on Twitter claiming that millions of Trump votes had been “deleted” across the country, which just isn’t true either. The Department of Homeland Security itself has debunked the vote deletion conspiracy, insisting that no such deletion took place — but early Friday, Trump rushed to Twitter to shout about the supposedly “rigged” election anyway.
Notably, as of Friday morning, Trump hadn’t even appeared in public in days — but he sure has kept up the pace of his tweets. He tweeted as follows:
‘For years the Dems have been preaching how unsafe and rigged our elections have been. Now they are saying what a wonderful job the Trump Administration did in making 2020 the most secure election ever. Actually this is true, except for what the Democrats did. Rigged Election!’
For years the Dems have been preaching how unsafe and rigged our elections have been. Now they are saying what a wonderful job the Trump Administration did in making 2020 the most secure election ever. Actually this is true, except for what the Democrats did. Rigged Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020
Unsurprisingly, the president is misrepresenting the truth. Trump might have concerns about Russian interference in mind with his claim that Democrats have been “preaching” about how “unsafe” that U.S. elections have been, but that description doesn’t reflect reality. Russia has not been alleged to have altered vote totals in the 2016 U.S. presidential race. In reality, Russian operatives provided de facto assistance to the Trump campaign in the form of stolen Democratic emails that they spread through sources like WikiLeaks. The two issues are distinct.
As for his claim that Democrats are crediting the Trump Administration with doing a “wonderful job” to ensure that the 2020 election was “the most secure election ever” — this characterization doesn’t quite reflect reality either. It’s a group at the Department of Homeland Security in Trump’s own administration who recently said in a public statement that the 2020 election was the most secure in American history. In that same statement, the members of the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee said that there’s “no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised.” That’s an unequivocal rejection of Trump’s fraud allegations.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Updated State & Electoral Vote Count Devastates Trump & GOP

The 2020 presidential election was not overly close .
In critical states across the country , Donald Trump lost by significant margins — and these losing margins are not accounted for by the imaginary election fraud that Trump and his allies keep talking about .
According to the Cook Political Report , President-elect Joe Biden ’ s lead in the national popular vote stood at about 5.37 million as of early Friday .
That translates into 50.8 percent of the votes that had been tallied across the country up to that point going to Biden .
( Trump was at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successfully flipped away from Trump include Arizona , Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , and Georgia .
As of early Friday , Biden ’ s biggest lead in any one of these flipped states was in Michigan , where he was up by a full 146,000 votes , or about 2.6 percent .
That leading margin for Biden is many times larger than the leading margin with which Trump won the state in 2016 , when he won by merely a little over 10,000 votes .
It ’ s worth noting — Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electoral votes that he won in 2016 , although other recent presidents like Barack Obama got higher totals .
This time around , Biden is on track to win the exact same number of electoral votes — 306 — that Trump won in 2016 .
Biden ’ s leads in other swing states were smaller but still significant enough to solidly put him over the top .
In Georgia , where Biden took a late lead as mail-in votes were tallied , the president-elect led by a little over 14,000 votes , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before Biden , the last time that a Democratic presidential candidate won Georgia was when Bill Clinton was on the ballot back in 1992 .
Before Clinton , the last time that Georgia went for the Democratic presidential nominee was when Jimmy Carter , who ’ s from the state , was on the ballot .
Carter won the state in both of his successive national campaigns , although nationally , he lost the second time to Reagan .
Arizona is another longtime hotspot of Republican success that Biden flipped to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Before Biden , the last time that a Democratic presidential candidate won the state was in 1996 , when Bill Clinton was on the ballot for a second time .
As of early Friday , Biden led in Arizona by about 11,400 votes , or 0.3 percent , according to the Cook Political Report .
None of Biden ’ s leading margins in crucial swing states are within the range of tallies that could be changed by a recount .

The 2020 presidential election was not overly close. In critical states across the country, Donald Trump lost by significant margins — and these losing margins are not accounted for by the imaginary election fraud that Trump and his allies keep talking about. According to the Cook Political Report, President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the national popular vote stood at about 5.37 million as of early Friday. That translates into 50.8 percent of the votes that had been tallied across the country up to that point going to Biden. (Trump was at 47.3 percent.)
States that Biden successfully flipped away from Trump include Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. As of early Friday, Biden’s biggest lead in any one of these flipped states was in Michigan, where he was up by a full 146,000 votes, or about 2.6 percent. That leading margin for Biden is many times larger than the leading margin with which Trump won the state in 2016, when he won by merely a little over 10,000 votes. It’s worth noting — Trump frequently spoke highly of the number of electoral votes that he won in 2016, although other recent presidents like Barack Obama got higher totals. This time around, Biden is on track to win the exact same number of electoral votes — 306 — that Trump won in 2016.
Biden’s leads in other swing states were smaller but still significant enough to solidly put him over the top. In Georgia, where Biden took a late lead as mail-in votes were tallied, the president-elect led by a little over 14,000 votes, or 0.3 percent, as of early Friday. Before Biden, the last time that a Democratic presidential candidate won Georgia was when Bill Clinton was on the ballot back in 1992. Before Clinton, the last time that Georgia went for the Democratic presidential nominee was when Jimmy Carter, who’s from the state, was on the ballot. Carter won the state in both of his successive national campaigns, although nationally, he lost the second time to Reagan.
Arizona is another longtime hotspot of Republican success that Biden flipped to the Democratic side in the 2020 race. Before Biden, the last time that a Democratic presidential candidate won the state was in 1996, when Bill Clinton was on the ballot for a second time. As of early Friday, Biden led in Arizona by about 11,400 votes, or 0.3 percent, according to the Cook Political Report. None of Biden’s leading margins in crucial swing states are within the range of tallies that could be changed by a recount.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Meghan McCain Publicly Shames Trump After Arizona Falls

Donald Trump is not worthy of cleaning Senator John McCain ’ s ( R-AZ ) toilet .
The sitting president famously said “ I like people who don ’ t get caught.
” He certainly did not get caught in the Vietnam war with his four educational deferments and one fake Dr. ’ s note , a lie of bone spurs .
Yesterday was Senator Tammy Duckworth ’ s ( D-IL ) 16th Alive Day .
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting on rescue missions was shot down 16 years ago in Iraq .
They thought that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other victims then realized she was still alive and carried her out .
Major Duckworth lost both legs and much of the use of one of her arms .
The Purple Heart recipient calls Trump Cadet Bone Spur .
Senator McCain was shot down and nearly drowned in a lake in North Vietnam .
He was held captive and severely tortured for over five years .
Although when the enemy realized he was the son of the Admiral holding the Indo-Pacific command , they said he could go .
McCain refused to leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cancerous brain tumor in 2018 .
One of his last acts in the Senate was to give the deciding vote for Trump ’ s rescinding Obamacare ( ACA/Affordable Care Act ) bill , a dramatic late-night thumbs down .
Since then , Trump has had it in for McCain , even after his death in 2018 .
The senator specifically kept 45 out of his funeral .
Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) sneaked Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner into it after being a longtime friend to McCain .
Graham has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the senator was not asked to speak at the senator ’ s service .
After the presidential election , the senator ’ s daughter Meghan McCain gave POTUS his just desserts , she told DeadState.org .
The viral meme is priceless : Right after the networks called her state for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris , she sent out the meme .
She had the perfect line for it : When reporters asked about McCain ’ s military service back in 2015 , Trump said : Politicians and celebrities have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the meme : Meghan McCain responded to Trump ’ s 2015 comments and said , according to The Newsweek Magazine : The senator ’ s wife Cindy McCain publically endorsed Joe Biden and against Donald Trump before the election .
When , the president lost his bid for reelection , she tweeted : Twitter world went over the top on McCain ’ s response .
It was beautiful .
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Donald Trump is not worthy of cleaning Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) toilet. The sitting president famously said “I like people who don’t get caught.” He certainly did not get caught in the Vietnam war with his four educational deferments and one fake Dr.’s note, a lie of bone spurs.
Yesterday was Senator Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) 16th Alive Day. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting on rescue missions was shot down 16 years ago in Iraq. They thought that she was dead and went on to assist other victims then realized she was still alive and carried her out. Major Duckworth lost both legs and much of the use of one of her arms. The Purple Heart recipient calls Trump Cadet Bone Spur.
Senator McCain was shot down and nearly drowned in a lake in North Vietnam. He was held captive and severely tortured for over five years. Although when the enemy realized he was the son of the Admiral holding the Indo-Pacific command, they said he could go. McCain refused to leave his men behind.
He died of a cancerous brain tumor in 2018. One of his last acts in the Senate was to give the deciding vote for Trump’s rescinding Obamacare (ACA/Affordable Care Act) bill, a dramatic late-night thumbs down.
Since then, Trump has had it in for McCain, even after his death in 2018. The senator specifically kept 45 out of his funeral. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sneaked Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner into it after being a longtime friend to McCain. Graham has never defended McCain publically to Trump, and the senator was not asked to speak at the senator’s service.
After the presidential election, the senator’s daughter Meghan McCain gave POTUS his just desserts, she told DeadState.org. The viral meme is priceless:
‘Meghan McCain to Trump: “I like people who don’t lose Arizona.”‘
Right after the networks called her state for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, she sent out the meme. She had the perfect line for it:
‘I like people who don’t lose Arizona.’
When reporters asked about McCain’s military service back in 2015, Trump said:
‘[He’s] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.’
Politicians and celebrities have been celebrating by posting memes and GIFs after the meme:
‘They have also been thanking the late John McCain, who served as the Senator for Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018, suggesting Biden’s win gives him the last laugh in a long-running feud with Trump.’
Meghan McCain responded to Trump’s 2015 comments and said, according to The Newsweek Magazine:
‘In light of tonight’s news… sorry I had to, the meme is too funny.’
The senator’s wife Cindy McCain publically endorsed Joe Biden and against Donald Trump before the election. When, the president lost his bid for reelection, she tweeted:
‘Congrats to @JoeBiden for carrying my home state of Arizona. I am so proud of Arizonans for showing up in record numbers to make their voices heard. Thank you to the election workers who ensured a fair and honest process. Let’s get to work!’
Twitter world went over the top on McCain’s response. It was beautiful. Check out some of our favorite responses below:
You need to also thank the #NavajoNation who had 97% turnout in this election. pic.twitter.com/THexnPwGRb — RH Liberal (@RHLiberal) November 13, 2020
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--Fox & Friends Abandons Trump Over ‘Dominion’ Voting Conspiracy

President Donald Trump and some of his top allies have claimed that Dominion Voting Systems software unfairly erased as many as millions of Trump ’ s votes throughout the recent presidential election cycle .
There is no evidence supporting this claim that Trump votes were deleted , and the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the alleged mass vote deletion did not happen .
Nevertheless , during a segment this week on Fox & Friends , the Trump-allied law professor Jonathan Turley incorrectly claimed that “ thousands of votes… were given to Biden that belonged to Trump ” because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Co-host Steve Doocy cut in to correct Turley , noting that no incorrect changes to vote tallies have actually been tied to inherent issues in Dominion software .
Doocy said , in part , as follows : ‘ I looked into it .
With that Dominion software , five counties in Michigan and Georgia had problems , and the Dominion software was used in two of the counties and in every instance largely it was human error , a problem , but the software did not affect the vote counts.
’ Doocy seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from The New York Times about the usage of Dominion software in election results processing around the country .
As that report outlined , in five counties spread across Michigan and Georgia where issues occurred , Dominion software was only used in two of the counties .
In one Michigan county , the issue was that workers hadn ’ t properly programmed the software ’ s reporting mechanism , an error which did not affect the vote tallies themselves .
In a Georgia county , a software issue delayed the reporting of results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not affect the vote tallies themselves .
These tallies are routinely checked and re-checked in audits across the country .
For example , a recent hand count audit in Maricopa County , Arizona , did not uncover a single discrepancy .
In the hand count audit , local workers re-counted batches of ballots by hand to search for any potential issues with the tallies .
The idea that Republicans are merely pushing some kind of valiant election protection initiative whose supposed aims aren ’ t already totally accounted for is just false .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ otherwise are just make-believe .

President Donald Trump and some of his top allies have claimed that Dominion Voting Systems software unfairly erased as many as millions of Trump’s votes throughout the recent presidential election cycle. There is no evidence supporting this claim that Trump votes were deleted, and the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the alleged mass vote deletion did not happen. Nevertheless, during a segment this week on Fox & Friends, the Trump-allied law professor Jonathan Turley incorrectly claimed that “thousands of votes… were given to Biden that belonged to Trump” because of “glitches” in Michigan. Co-host Steve Doocy cut in to correct Turley, noting that no incorrect changes to vote tallies have actually been tied to inherent issues in Dominion software.
Doocy said, in part, as follows:
‘I looked into it. With that Dominion software, five counties in Michigan and Georgia had problems, and the Dominion software was used in two of the counties and in every instance largely it was human error, a problem, but the software did not affect the vote counts.’
Doocy seems to have been referencing a recent report from The New York Times about the usage of Dominion software in election results processing around the country. As that report outlined, in five counties spread across Michigan and Georgia where issues occurred, Dominion software was only used in two of the counties. In one Michigan county, the issue was that workers hadn’t properly programmed the software’s reporting mechanism, an error which did not affect the vote tallies themselves. In a Georgia county, a software issue delayed the reporting of results, but again — the software did not affect the vote tallies themselves.
These tallies are routinely checked and re-checked in audits across the country. For example, a recent hand count audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, did not uncover a single discrepancy. In the hand count audit, local workers re-counted batches of ballots by hand to search for any potential issues with the tallies. The idea that Republicans are merely pushing some kind of valiant election protection initiative whose supposed aims aren’t already totally accounted for is just false. The protections are there. Republican claims otherwise are just make-believe.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--China Snubs Trump & Publicly Recognizes Biden Presidency

The government of China has offered congratulations for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over their recent victory , days after other world leaders did so .
Outgoing President Donald Trump has frequently antagonized China during his time in office ; he has targeted goods from the country with steep import taxes ( that are paid by Americans ) , and he has sometimes sounded more focused on scapegoating China for the COVID-19 pandemic than he ’ s been on developing meaningful plans to fight the virus in the United States .
The Trump campaign took the pre-Election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for China , which just is not true .
At a Friday press conference , Wang Wenbin , who ’ s a spokesman for China ’ s Ministry of Foreign Affairs , said as follows : Donald Trump , it ’ s worth reiterating , does not respect the choice of the American people .
He has baselessly alleged that the recent presidential election was full of widespread fraud , which he has yet to prove in any meaningful respect , no matter the slew of bombastic court cases that his team has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This week , he even trumpeted a One America News Network report on Twitter that claimed that millions of Trump votes were “ deleted.
” The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that no such mass deletion took place , but it ’ s not as though Trump seems likely to take these authorities from within his own administration seriously .
At the Friday press conference , the Chinese spokesperson reiterated that China “ would respect American laws and procedures for determining the winner of the election , ” reporter Raymond Zhong explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stance yet again contrasts starkly with the president ’ s own perspective .
Trump has repeatedly alleged corruption on the part of officials throughout the country , who his top ally Rudy Giuliani recently suggested could have been engaged in some kind of centrally-directed plot to steal the election from Trump .
More specifically , Trump has tried to trample on local election laws — in Pennsylvania , he has claimed that ballots were “ illegally ” received for counting after Election Day , despite state regulation allowing for the validity of ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mailed back before it ended .
In Nevada , his team has alleged that thousands of non-residents voted illegally in the state , despite state regulation that specifically allows students , members of the military , and military spouses to maintain voter registrations in the state if they move elsewhere .
No matter Trump ’ s refusals to concede the election and accept the basic reality that he lost , the world is already moving on without him .
Many world leaders have publicly congratulated Biden and Harris on their victory , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
In other words , there ’ s little , if any meaningful global backing for the president ’ s claim that the election was stolen from him .
It ’ s time for Trump to leave office .

The government of China has offered congratulations for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over their recent victory, days after other world leaders did so. Outgoing President Donald Trump has frequently antagonized China during his time in office; he has targeted goods from the country with steep import taxes (that are paid by Americans), and he has sometimes sounded more focused on scapegoating China for the COVID-19 pandemic than he’s been on developing meaningful plans to fight the virus in the United States. The Trump campaign took the pre-Election Day stance that Biden was a shill for China, which just is not true.
At a Friday press conference, Wang Wenbin, who’s a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said as follows:
‘We express our congratulations to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris. We respect the choice of the American people.’
Donald Trump, it’s worth reiterating, does not respect the choice of the American people. He has baselessly alleged that the recent presidential election was full of widespread fraud, which he has yet to prove in any meaningful respect, no matter the slew of bombastic court cases that his team has filed in states around the country. This week, he even trumpeted a One America News Network report on Twitter that claimed that millions of Trump votes were “deleted.” The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that no such mass deletion took place, but it’s not as though Trump seems likely to take these authorities from within his own administration seriously.
At the Friday press conference, the Chinese spokesperson reiterated that China “would respect American laws and procedures for determining the winner of the election,” reporter Raymond Zhong explains in The New York Times. This stance yet again contrasts starkly with the president’s own perspective. Trump has repeatedly alleged corruption on the part of officials throughout the country, who his top ally Rudy Giuliani recently suggested could have been engaged in some kind of centrally-directed plot to steal the election from Trump.
More specifically, Trump has tried to trample on local election laws — in Pennsylvania, he has claimed that ballots were “illegally” received for counting after Election Day, despite state regulation allowing for the validity of ballots that arrive after Election Day but were mailed back before it ended. In Nevada, his team has alleged that thousands of non-residents voted illegally in the state, despite state regulation that specifically allows students, members of the military, and military spouses to maintain voter registrations in the state if they move elsewhere.
No matter Trump’s refusals to concede the election and accept the basic reality that he lost, the world is already moving on without him. Many world leaders have publicly congratulated Biden and Harris on their victory, and President-elect Biden has already personally spoken with leaders like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In other words, there’s little, if any meaningful global backing for the president’s claim that the election was stolen from him. It’s time for Trump to leave office.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-13--‘The Lincoln Project’ Begins Fight For Georgia Senate In New Friday Video

We did it !
The American people yanked the presidency away from a delusional , dangerous tyrant .
In his place , we installed a good man , a man with compassion with strength , integrity , and honor .
President-elect Joe Biden is the polar opposite of Donald Trump .
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is the first woman elected to this office .
She is everything the Donald hates .
But we are not done , as The Lincoln Project explains : We have a few weeks to gin up our enthusiasm once again .
This time , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soulless creature who calls himself the Grim Reaper of the Senate , Moscow Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) .
He has been Trump ’ s dark assistant , blocking all the legislation from the House .
Without him , the sitting POTUS could not have reached so close to a dictatorship .
Now , two Georgia senators ’ runoffs will determine whether Grim , we call him Grim for short , will once again ruthlessly rule , or the Democrats will be able to put Joe Biden ’ s plans into action .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the election .
They will not easily let loose of their control .
But Democrats have the people , not the money interests , at their backs , and we are stronger .
FiveThiryEight explains : ‘ Georgia has an unusual requirement that candidates must receive a majority of the vote to win an election , and if no one does so , the top two finishers advance to a runoff .
We were expecting this to happen in Georgia ’ s special election for Senate , in which 20 candidates were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race , the top two vote-getters were Democrat Raphael Warnock , who has received 32.9 percent of the vote so far , and Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler , who has received 25.9 percent . )
’ The Lincoln Project knows that Georgia has unusual rules that affected this election : The Georgia race would bring the necessary two seats to the Senate .
Stacey Abrams has heaved the state in the right direction with unbelievable getting out the vote : ‘ If Democrats win both seats , they would take control of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would have the power to break ties in the chamber .
But just how likely is a double Democratic victory ?
Until recently , it would have looked like a pipe dream , as Georgia went into 2020 with a FiveThirtyEight partisan lean2 of R+13 .
But the state may be undergoing a transformation.
’ People working together will help us over that hump .
Democrats are so close to winning : ‘ Democrats came within 1 or 2 percentage points of winning more votes than Republicans in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the special election , if you add up all the candidates ’ vote shares by party , Republicans got 49.4 percent of the votes cast , while Democrats got 48.4 percent . )
And at the top of the ticket , Joe Biden appears to have become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Georgia since 1992.3 ‘ FiveThirty Eight explained how that happens : ‘ What ’ s more , pollsters — expecting a runoff in the special election — have been asking voters their preference in a Warnock-Loeffler runoff for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in those polls .
( We haven ’ t yet seen any polling of the Perdue-Ossoff runoff . )
And while it ’ s true that the polls were significantly off in some states this election , they were actually quite accurate in Georgia.
’ Check out the Lincoln Project ’ s latest ad and soak in the enthusiasm .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

We did it! The American people yanked the presidency away from a delusional, dangerous tyrant. In his place, we installed a good man, a man with compassion with strength, integrity, and honor. President-elect Joe Biden is the polar opposite of Donald Trump. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is the first woman elected to this office. She is everything the Donald hates. But we are not done, as The Lincoln Project explains:
‘We’ve come too far to go back to the days of Jim Crow.’
We have a few weeks to gin up our enthusiasm once again. This time, we must take down an equally heartless, soulless creature who calls himself the Grim Reaper of the Senate, Moscow Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
He has been Trump’s dark assistant, blocking all the legislation from the House. Without him, the sitting POTUS could not have reached so close to a dictatorship. Now, two Georgia senators’ runoffs will determine whether Grim, we call him Grim for short, will once again ruthlessly rule, or the Democrats will be able to put Joe Biden’s plans into action.
Unfortunately, the Republicans are pouring millions into the election. They will not easily let loose of their control. But Democrats have the people, not the money interests, at their backs, and we are stronger. FiveThiryEight explains:
‘Georgia has an unusual requirement that candidates must receive a majority of the vote to win an election, and if no one does so, the top two finishers advance to a runoff. We were expecting this to happen in Georgia’s special election for Senate, in which 20 candidates were on the ballot. (In that race, the top two vote-getters were Democrat Raphael Warnock, who has received 32.9 percent of the vote so far, and Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who has received 25.9 percent.)’
The Lincoln Project knows that Georgia has unusual rules that affected this election:
‘But it also happened in Georgia’s regularly scheduled Senate election: Returns currently show Republican Sen. David Perdue at 49.7 percent of the vote and Democrat Jon Ossoff at 48.0 percent. (Libertarian Shane Hazel took the remaining 2.3 percent.) So now both races will be decided in a runoff election on Jan. 5.’
The Georgia race would bring the necessary two seats to the Senate. Stacey Abrams has heaved the state in the right direction with unbelievable getting out the vote:
‘If Democrats win both seats, they would take control of the Senate starting on Jan. 20, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would have the power to break ties in the chamber. But just how likely is a double Democratic victory? Until recently, it would have looked like a pipe dream, as Georgia went into 2020 with a FiveThirtyEight partisan lean2 of R+13. But the state may be undergoing a transformation.’
People working together will help us over that hump. Democrats are so close to winning:
‘Democrats came within 1 or 2 percentage points of winning more votes than Republicans in the first round of both elections. (In the special election, if you add up all the candidates’ vote shares by party, Republicans got 49.4 percent of the votes cast, while Democrats got 48.4 percent.) And at the top of the ticket, Joe Biden appears to have become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Georgia since 1992.3‘
FiveThirty Eight explained how that happens:
‘What’s more, pollsters — expecting a runoff in the special election — have been asking voters their preference in a Warnock-Loeffler runoff for months, and Warnock has consistently led in those polls. (We haven’t yet seen any polling of the Perdue-Ossoff runoff.) And while it’s true that the polls were significantly off in some states this election, they were actually quite accurate in Georgia.’
Check out the Lincoln Project’s latest ad and soak in the enthusiasm.
We made history November 3rd. Get ready to do it again. pic.twitter.com/k5cIHfMDHp — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 13, 2020
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