westernjournal--2020-11-10--Here’s What Biden’s First Move Would Be as President – It’s Worrying

Here ’ s a fun media thought experiment for you : Do a search on “ Joe Biden unity.
” I know , you ’ ve probably been force-fed that narrative so much over the past few days you ’ re about to retch , but indulge me here .
There are a few results from the Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden Unity Task Force , which was designed , as the primary season wound down to a halt , to gather the party ’ s far-left wing into the Biden fold .
( He ’ d probably rather you forgot about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results for the scattered occasions Biden would call for unity on the campaign trail , which were rather undercut by the fact he ’ d often call President Trump and his supporters intolerant in practically the same breath .
By and large , however , you ’ ll get plenty of unearned praise for Biden ’ s speech on Saturday night , hours after the media reported him as the victor of the 2020 presidential race .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification “ President-elect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ and calls for unity in speech ” ( CBS News ) .
“ Joe Biden Offers Message of Unity as Hollywood Responds With Relief : ‘ I Clapped ' ” ( The Hollywood Reporter ) .
“ San Diego Catholics Respond to Joe Biden ’ s Call For Unity ” ( KNSD-TV ) .
Hollywood clapped and five San Diego Mass-goers at one parish the local NBC affiliate visited approved .
Thank the empyrean , because I was beginning to think it would be nearly impossible after a speech crafted with fighter-plane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , consensus , accord , comity and pretty much every other synonym of that word you could wring out of the thesaurus to find , in a state where Joe Biden won 65 percent of the vote , a few people who supported the speech among Biden ’ s co-Catholics and in an industry where open support of President Trump would get you drummed out .
But , yes , you get the point : His speech was covered , without exception , at face value by a media that pretended the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden didn ’ t launch his campaign by repeating the same tired calumny about President Trump ’ s “ very fine people ” remark regarding Charlottesville and managed to , on not infrequent occasions , find his way lower .
He ’ s now going to unify us and , if he has his way , all the little children in America will clap their hands in unison .
Now , do another search : “ mask yelling.
” Again , you knew what you ’ d find , but consider the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people starting arguments with unmasked people .
Videos of unmasked people starting arguments with masked people .
Articles like this one from Fatherly Magazine : “ When to Yell at Someone For Not Wearing a Mask.
” Or The Conversation : “ Philosophy and psychology agree – yelling at people who aren ’ t wearing masks won ’ t work , ” which cites John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant .
RELATED : NY Gov Cuomo Suddenly Turns Into a Tough Guy After Election , Claims He Wanted To 'Deck ' Trump Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as The San Jose Mercury News did : “ White woman caught on video yelling obscenities at a Black California Starbucks barista over face mask.
” Joe Biden wants unity .
And he ’ s going to achieve this unity , in one of his first moves , by pressuring state and local governments to implement a mask mandate — because what better place to start unifying America ?
On Monday , NBC News reported that Biden would , “ in the coming days … begin calling governors and the mayors of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to institute mask mandates as the coronavirus pandemic enters a potentially deadlier phase with winter arriving , according to a senior Biden adviser.
” “ If a governor declines , he ’ ll go to the mayors in the state and ask them to lead , ” the Biden adviser said .
“ In many states , there is the capacity of mayors to institute mandates.
” According to a count by non-profit group Masks4All , 33 states currently have some statewide requirements to wear masks in public .
( NBC News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ [ r ] oughly 20 ” states , which shows rigorous exactitude from a media we ’ re supposed to give the same trust accorded to science . )
The expectation by the Biden administration is that this will save lives this winter — up to 100,000 in a worst-case scenario , a study published in Nature Medicine in October claimed .
That ’ s if this works , though .
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel doesn ’ t believe it will .
That ’ s not because of flawed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public policy assumptions behind the mask mandate .
“ I think masks are quite useful , but they have a place and they ’ re not the be-all and end-all , ” Siegel said .
“ I ’ m worried that mandating this with fines and such may actually lead to more of a rebellion against it.
” Siegel also warned that masks are only “ the icing on the physical distancing cake , ” especially when people need to be in close quarters with one another , there isn ’ t a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mover in lower COVID-19 numbers .
Siegel also took issue with this part of Biden ’ s COVID-19 plan , as posted on the former Vice President ’ s website : “ Social distancing is not a lightswitch .
It is a dial .
Joe Biden will direct the CDC to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial up or down relative to the level of risk and degree of viral spread in a community , including when to open or close certain businesses , bars , restaurants , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close schools , and what steps they need to take to make classrooms and facilities safe ; appropriate restrictions on size of gatherings ; when to issue stay-at-home restrictions.
” “ I think physical distancing is more important than masks , ” Siegel said .
“ If you ’ re 10 feet away from someone , you ’ re not going to get the virus .
If you ’ re one foot away with a mask , you might.
” Fox News made clear the context on this one : “ Siegel ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowds flooded the street across major cities to celebrate Biden ’ s projected win .
While the majority of Americans supporting Biden have worn masks , many of the celebrations over the weekend had an absence of social distancing , which the president-elect has appeared silent on.
” But again , have fun convincing Biden it ’ s time to figure out a way to get religious services back up and running .
I digress , however , because here ’ s the key takeaway : For all of his talk about unity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Republicans , one of the first acts Joe Biden would take from the Oval Office would be to twist the arms of states with mostly Republican governors to acquiesce to his wishes on mask mandates .
( Only one of the states currently without a statewide mask mandate — Kansas — has a Democratic governor . )
Failing that , Biden would go over the head of the governor and encourage as many jurisdictions as he could within the state to implement a mask mandate .
If that doesn ’ t work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential Biden administration would do .
Biden himself has given mixed messages on a national mask mandate — first supporting an executive order to that effect , then saying there were constitutional issues , before saying he didn ’ t think there were .
A paper by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service , an in-house think-tank for Congress , found this approach unpromising .
And once further mask mandates are implemented , disunity will stop there .
Everyone in these states will listen to their governor , that governor ’ s arm having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even though they didn ’ t vote for that president , they ’ ll put on a mask — because unity , right ?
Unity isn ’ t achieved through sloganeering .
It ’ s earned through tone and through actions .
It ’ s capital Joe Biden has yet to acquire — and which he would need to expend for any sort of mask initiative to succeed .
He had the opportunity to do this time and again on the campaign trail ( such as it was ) over the past year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one assumes , he found it politically disadvantageous .
He seems to have magically discovered the spirit of unity once campaigning was over and he realized that whatever victory was his was a great deal thinner than expected .
This isn ’ t to disparage mask-wearing or the science behind it .
It ’ s questioning whether or not states individual states — particularly less-populous ones — know how to handle their own affairs and whether or not this is an effective way to stop the spread of the coronavirus .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how this would “ lower the temperature ” in America , as Joe Biden said he wanted to on Saturday .
In one of the most quoted lines from his unity-fest speech on Saturday , Biden said he was “ a proud Democrat , but I will govern as an American president .
I ’ ll work as hard for those who didn ’ t vote for me as those who did.
” No one saw the dichotomy between that kind of rhetoric and what Joe Biden is proposing to do on mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was looking .
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Here’s a fun media thought experiment for you: Do a search on “Joe Biden unity.”
I know, you’ve probably been force-fed that narrative so much over the past few days you’re about to retch, but indulge me here.
There are a few results from the Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden Unity Task Force, which was designed, as the primary season wound down to a halt, to gather the party’s far-left wing into the Biden fold. (He’d probably rather you forgot about that one.)
There are some results for the scattered occasions Biden would call for unity on the campaign trail, which were rather undercut by the fact he’d often call President Trump and his supporters intolerant in practically the same breath.
By and large, however, you’ll get plenty of unearned praise for Biden’s speech on Saturday night, hours after the media reported him as the victor of the 2020 presidential race.
“President-elect Joe Biden declares a ‘clear victory’ and calls for unity in speech” (CBS News). “Joe Biden Offers Message of Unity as Hollywood Responds With Relief: ‘I Clapped'” (The Hollywood Reporter). “San Diego Catholics Respond to Joe Biden’s Call For Unity” (KNSD-TV).
Hollywood clapped and five San Diego Mass-goers at one parish the local NBC affiliate visited approved.
Thank the empyrean, because I was beginning to think it would be nearly impossible after a speech crafted with fighter-plane precision to appeal to unity, harmony, consensus, accord, comity and pretty much every other synonym of that word you could wring out of the thesaurus to find, in a state where Joe Biden won 65 percent of the vote, a few people who supported the speech among Biden’s co-Catholics and in an industry where open support of President Trump would get you drummed out.
Good work.
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But, yes, you get the point: His speech was covered, without exception, at face value by a media that pretended the last two years didn’t happen or that Biden didn’t launch his campaign by repeating the same tired calumny about President Trump’s “very fine people” remark regarding Charlottesville and managed to, on not infrequent occasions, find his way lower.
He’s now going to unify us and, if he has his way, all the little children in America will clap their hands in unison.
Now, do another search: “mask yelling.”
Again, you knew what you’d find, but consider the breadth of it. Videos of masked people starting arguments with unmasked people. Videos of unmasked people starting arguments with masked people.
Articles like this one from Fatherly Magazine: “When to Yell at Someone For Not Wearing a Mask.” Or The Conversation: “Philosophy and psychology agree – yelling at people who aren’t wearing masks won’t work,” which cites John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant.
Or you can wade into the racial morass, as The San Jose Mercury News did: “White woman caught on video yelling obscenities at a Black California Starbucks barista over face mask.”
Joe Biden wants unity. And he’s going to achieve this unity, in one of his first moves, by pressuring state and local governments to implement a mask mandate — because what better place to start unifying America?
On Monday, NBC News reported that Biden would, “in the coming days … begin calling governors and the mayors of major cities from both parties to encourage them to institute mask mandates as the coronavirus pandemic enters a potentially deadlier phase with winter arriving, according to a senior Biden adviser.”
“If a governor declines, he’ll go to the mayors in the state and ask them to lead,” the Biden adviser said. “In many states, there is the capacity of mayors to institute mandates.”
According to a count by non-profit group Masks4All, 33 states currently have some statewide requirements to wear masks in public. (NBC News cites a superannuated July NPR number of “[r]oughly 20” states, which shows rigorous exactitude from a media we’re supposed to give the same trust accorded to science.)
The expectation by the Biden administration is that this will save lives this winter — up to 100,000 in a worst-case scenario, a study published in Nature Medicine in October claimed. That’s if this works, though.
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel doesn’t believe it will. That’s not because of flawed science, but because of the flawed public policy assumptions behind the mask mandate.
“I think masks are quite useful, but they have a place and they’re not the be-all and end-all,” Siegel said. “I’m worried that mandating this with fines and such may actually lead to more of a rebellion against it.”
Siegel also warned that masks are only “the icing on the physical distancing cake,” especially when people need to be in close quarters with one another, there isn’t a situation where it would be the primary mover in lower COVID-19 numbers.
Siegel also took issue with this part of Biden’s COVID-19 plan, as posted on the former Vice President’s website: “Social distancing is not a lightswitch. It is a dial. Joe Biden will direct the CDC to provide specific evidence-based guidance for how to turn the dial up or down relative to the level of risk and degree of viral spread in a community, including when to open or close certain businesses, bars, restaurants, and other spaces; when to open or close schools, and what steps they need to take to make classrooms and facilities safe; appropriate restrictions on size of gatherings; when to issue stay-at-home restrictions.”
“I think physical distancing is more important than masks,” Siegel said. “If you’re 10 feet away from someone, you’re not going to get the virus. If you’re one foot away with a mask, you might.”
Fox News made clear the context on this one: “Siegel’s comments come just a day after crowds flooded the street across major cities to celebrate Biden’s projected win. While the majority of Americans supporting Biden have worn masks, many of the celebrations over the weekend had an absence of social distancing, which the president-elect has appeared silent on.”
But again, have fun convincing Biden it’s time to figure out a way to get religious services back up and running.
I digress, however, because here’s the key takeaway: For all of his talk about unity, not just as a nation but with Republicans, one of the first acts Joe Biden would take from the Oval Office would be to twist the arms of states with mostly Republican governors to acquiesce to his wishes on mask mandates. (Only one of the states currently without a statewide mask mandate — Kansas — has a Democratic governor.)
Failing that, Biden would go over the head of the governor and encourage as many jurisdictions as he could within the state to implement a mask mandate. If that doesn’t work, it’s unclear what a potential Biden administration would do.
Biden himself has given mixed messages on a national mask mandate — first supporting an executive order to that effect, then saying there were constitutional issues, before saying he didn’t think there were. A paper by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, an in-house think-tank for Congress, found this approach unpromising.
And once further mask mandates are implemented, disunity will stop there. Everyone in these states will listen to their governor, that governor’s arm having been duly twisted by the president. Even though they didn’t vote for that president, they’ll put on a mask — because unity, right?
Unity isn’t achieved through sloganeering. It’s earned through tone and through actions. It’s capital Joe Biden has yet to acquire — and which he would need to expend for any sort of mask initiative to succeed.
He had the opportunity to do this time and again on the campaign trail (such as it was) over the past year. He chose not too because, one assumes, he found it politically disadvantageous.
He seems to have magically discovered the spirit of unity once campaigning was over and he realized that whatever victory was his was a great deal thinner than expected.
This isn’t to disparage mask-wearing or the science behind it. It’s questioning whether or not states individual states — particularly less-populous ones — know how to handle their own affairs and whether or not this is an effective way to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
It’s also to cast serious doubt on how this would “lower the temperature” in America, as Joe Biden said he wanted to on Saturday.
In one of the most quoted lines from his unity-fest speech on Saturday, Biden said he was “a proud Democrat, but I will govern as an American president. I’ll work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me as those who did.”
No one saw the dichotomy between that kind of rhetoric and what Joe Biden is proposing to do on mask mandates. Then again, no one was looking.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Conservative Governor Reports on Computer Glitches and Dead Voters

Republican South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem refuted claims from the mainstream media that there is no widespread evidence of voter ballot irregularities when sparring with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos Sunday .
Noem is proving herself to be a force to be reckoned with in GOP politics .
The governor and Trump campaign surrogate held her own and kept her state ’ s citizens from needlessly sliding into financial ruin amid the early days of the coronavirus pandemic .
That was in a direct contradiction to the suggestions of the media and Democrats , who insisted she close down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Dakotans , nor did she tear down that old racist monument known as Mount Rushmore , which would have been quite fashionable back when Black Lives Matter and other leftist groups were terrorizing American statues .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification Noem has the charisma , the political acumen and the leadership qualities that you ’ d think would link her to a presidential run at some point in the future .
With all that in mind , it ’ s no surprise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC ’ s “ This Week.
” Not only did Noem push back on the media ’ s premature crowning of Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden as president , but she also shut the partisan TV pundit down with regard to Tuesday ’ s contested election .
When asked how she would work with a president Biden on the coronavirus , Noem shut the ABC anchor down .
“ This is a premature conversation because we have not finished counting votes , ” she rightly said .
The governor further argued , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ honest and transparent , and we need to be sure that we had an honest election before we decide who gets to be in the White House the next four years.
” Of course , Stephanopoulos had a rebuttal , predictably arguing there is no widespread voter fraud .
The insertion of the word “ widespread ” is a pivot for the media , which at first declared there was no voter fraud , which is curious , as they just spent four years claiming President Donald Trump defrauded an election by colluding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Al Gore 37 days to run the process before we decided who was going to be president .
Why would we not afford the 70.6 million Americans that voted for President Trump the same consideration ?
” Noem said .
Noem also pointed to specifics , which media leeches such as Stephanopoulos loathe .
“ People have signed legal documents , affidavits , stating that they saw illegal activities , ” Noem said .
The governor also invoked computer glitches in Michigan which changed Republican votes to Democrat votes , and the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans voted in Pennsylvania last week .
She added , “ I don ’ t know how widespread it is .
I don ’ t know if it will change the outcome of the election .
But why is everybody so scared just to have a fair election and find out ?
” “ If Joe Biden really wants to unify this country , he would wait and make sure that we can prove we had a fair election , ” Noem also said .
The words were lost on Stephanopoulos , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network ’ s talking point that there is no evidence of voter fraud , and mansplained over Noem .
But the former President Bill Clinton aide was never attempting to have a conversation , he was only there to spew rhetoric for the Democratic Party .
In the meantime , Noem ’ s fact-based approach to the discussion left Stephanopoulos with little recourse , other than to retreat to the comfort of his DNC script .
The simple fact is there are numerous examples of discrepancies that must be looked and investigated .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been signed , so it ’ s a tad bit late to attempt to retroactively call the race over .
The votes in every single battleground state need to be audited with a fine-tooth comb , and hopefully , that will happen .
If Biden wins in a fair election , conservatives are more than capable of handling it .
The same can ’ t be said for Democrats and party operatives such as Stephanopoulos .
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Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem refuted claims from the mainstream media that there is no widespread evidence of voter ballot irregularities when sparring with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos Sunday.
Noem is proving herself to be a force to be reckoned with in GOP politics.
The governor and Trump campaign surrogate held her own and kept her state’s citizens from needlessly sliding into financial ruin amid the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
That was in a direct contradiction to the suggestions of the media and Democrats, who insisted she close down the state.
She never locked down South Dakotans, nor did she tear down that old racist monument known as Mount Rushmore, which would have been quite fashionable back when Black Lives Matter and other leftist groups were terrorizing American statues.
Noem has the charisma, the political acumen and the leadership qualities that you’d think would link her to a presidential run at some point in the future.
With all that in mind, it’s no surprise Noem made quick work of Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.”
Not only did Noem push back on the media’s premature crowning of Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden as president, but she also shut the partisan TV pundit down with regard to Tuesday’s contested election.
When asked how she would work with a president Biden on the coronavirus, Noem shut the ABC anchor down.
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“This is a premature conversation because we have not finished counting votes,” she rightly said.
The governor further argued, “Election Day needs to be fair, honest and transparent, and we need to be sure that we had an honest election before we decide who gets to be in the White House the next four years.”
Of course, Stephanopoulos had a rebuttal, predictably arguing there is no widespread voter fraud.
The insertion of the word “widespread” is a pivot for the media, which at first declared there was no voter fraud, which is curious, as they just spent four years claiming President Donald Trump defrauded an election by colluding with the Kremlin,
In any event, Noem pushed back.
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“We gave Al Gore 37 days to run the process before we decided who was going to be president. Why would we not afford the 70.6 million Americans that voted for President Trump the same consideration?” Noem said.
Noem also pointed to specifics, which media leeches such as Stephanopoulos loathe.
“People have signed legal documents, affidavits, stating that they saw illegal activities,” Noem said.
The governor also invoked computer glitches in Michigan which changed Republican votes to Democrat votes, and the fact that some of our dearly departed fellow Americans voted in Pennsylvania last week.
She added, “I don’t know how widespread it is. I don’t know if it will change the outcome of the election. But why is everybody so scared just to have a fair election and find out?”
“If Joe Biden really wants to unify this country, he would wait and make sure that we can prove we had a fair election,” Noem also said.
The words were lost on Stephanopoulos, as words often are.
He repeated his network’s talking point that there is no evidence of voter fraud, and mansplained over Noem.
But the former President Bill Clinton aide was never attempting to have a conversation, he was only there to spew rhetoric for the Democratic Party.
In the meantime, Noem’s fact-based approach to the discussion left Stephanopoulos with little recourse, other than to retreat to the comfort of his DNC script.
The simple fact is there are numerous examples of discrepancies that must be looked and investigated.
As Noem pointed out, affidavits have been signed, so it’s a tad bit late to attempt to retroactively call the race over.
The votes in every single battleground state need to be audited with a fine-tooth comb, and hopefully, that will happen.
If Biden wins in a fair election, conservatives are more than capable of handling it.
The same can’t be said for Democrats and party operatives such as Stephanopoulos.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--USPS Caught: 150,000-Ballot Nightmare Exposed

Well , at least The Washington Post finally felt like noting it last Wednesday .
The paper of record in the nation ’ s capital had , before and after the election , demonized President Donald Trump and Republicans for their distrust of a massive expansion of mail-in voting .
The Post reported how veterans were angry with the president because “ he ’ s casting suspicion on a tool of participatory democracy — the mail-in ballot — that has allowed U.S. military personnel to vote while serving far from home since the War of 1812.
” The paper noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even reported on how teachers were explaining it to their students .
Yet , on Wednesday , The Post ran a piece where the headline tells the tale pretty succinctly : “ USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day , jeopardizing thousands of votes.
” Yes , it turns out the United States Postal Service — one of the potential bottlenecks this electoral season — hadn ’ t been able to process many of those mail-in ballots in time , despite the fact courts had ordered them to prioritize votes .
Jacob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece before the media had called the election , so they noted that “ it is unclear whether undelivered ballots would have made a difference in deciding the presidential election.
” TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification “ But the delivery failures highlight the risks in relying on the mail service to deliver ballots close to Election Day , ” they wrote .
According to the report , nearly one in 12 of the 150,000 ballots that were processed on Wednesday — 12,000 — were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been called by the media at that point .
“ Another 39,000 ballots were processed Thursday , agency data shows , including more than 4,000 , in the remaining swing states of Arizona , Georgia , Nevada , North Carolina and Pennsylvania , ” The Post reported .
“ Despite assurances from Postal Service leaders that agency officials were conducting daily sweeps for misplaced ballots , the mail service acknowledged in court filings that thousands of ballots had not been processed in time , and that more ballots were processed Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those states still haven ’ t been called by the media as of Tuesday , it ’ s worth noting .
This doesn ’ t necessarily mean the votes wouldn ’ t be counted .
In fact , the majority of the ballots that were processed on Wednesday were being sent to states that accept ballots that were mailed with postmarks prior to Election Day .
“ The Postal Service is required by law to deliver all mail that is deposited in our system , ” Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control when voters choose to mail their completed ballots , but we implemented extraordinary measures to ensure ballots were , and continue to be , delivered to the boards of elections as quickly as possible.
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Furthermore , half of the ballots that were processed on Wednesday were in California , a state where officials allow ballots received 17 days after Election Day to be counted .
California , it ’ ll shock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the table for Donald Trump to win .
However , in Pennsylvania , the New York Post reported that 1,700 ballots were discovered in USPS facilities ahead of the Friday deadline for votes to be delivered .
So who ’ s to blame ?
Who else ?
“ Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy , a major Trump financier who took over the agency in June , first-class mail delivery rates have steadily declined , especially in urban areas that are bastions of Democratic voters , ” The Washington Post reported .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe and timely delivery of election mail his ‘ sacred duty ’ and insisted the agency was up to the task of facilitating an election in which a record 198 million Americans were eligible to vote by mail .
But the Postal Service ’ s summer struggles bled into election season almost immediately as Americans began voting in October.
” However , this still took place as the Postal Service was under the magnifying glass of a federal court that was overseeing its operations in the midst of pandemic-related mail-in voting .
Would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it spooled up operations in the months ahead of Election Day , if more money was poured into a bottomless hole ?
There were always structural problems with vote-by-mail .
As much as the media wanted to wallpaper over them , there they were — still jutting out , plain as day to anyone who cared to look .
We ’ re going to see a raft of court challenges over how this election was conducted and the irregularities it produced , no matter how cheerfully we ’ re told to accept the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and healing so loudly championed by the Democrats .
After all this time , The Post admitted something we should have realized a long time ago : “ the delivery failures highlight the risks in relying on the mail service to deliver ballots close to Election Day.
” There weren ’ t just going to be risks ; there were going to be problems .
This is what happens when you trust a semi-autonomous organization overseen by the government to run a crucial component of the electoral system .
I assure you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ d be examining those problems , too .
This is what mail-in voting skeptics warned would happen — and we were roundly ignored .
It was only on the day after the election that reporters at The Washington Post even allowed themselves to admit there were going to be any problems , however .
What a surprise .
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Well, at least The Washington Post finally felt like noting it last Wednesday.
The paper of record in the nation’s capital had, before and after the election, demonized President Donald Trump and Republicans for their distrust of a massive expansion of mail-in voting.
The Post reported how veterans were angry with the president because “he’s casting suspicion on a tool of participatory democracy — the mail-in ballot — that has allowed U.S. military personnel to vote while serving far from home since the War of 1812.” The paper noted how other countries were pulling it off and even reported on how teachers were explaining it to their students.
Yet, on Wednesday, The Post ran a piece where the headline tells the tale pretty succinctly: “USPS processed 150,000 ballots after Election Day, jeopardizing thousands of votes.” Yes, it turns out the United States Postal Service — one of the potential bottlenecks this electoral season — hadn’t been able to process many of those mail-in ballots in time, despite the fact courts had ordered them to prioritize votes.
Jacob Bogage and Christopher Ingraham were writing this piece before the media had called the election, so they noted that “it is unclear whether undelivered ballots would have made a difference in deciding the presidential election.”
“But the delivery failures highlight the risks in relying on the mail service to deliver ballots close to Election Day,” they wrote.
Apparently.
According to the report, nearly one in 12 of the 150,000 ballots that were processed on Wednesday — 12,000 — were from one of five states that hadn’t been called by the media at that point.
“Another 39,000 ballots were processed Thursday, agency data shows, including more than 4,000, in the remaining swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania,” The Post reported.
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“Despite assurances from Postal Service leaders that agency officials were conducting daily sweeps for misplaced ballots, the mail service acknowledged in court filings that thousands of ballots had not been processed in time, and that more ballots were processed Wednesday than on Election Day.”
Several of those states still haven’t been called by the media as of Tuesday, it’s worth noting.
This doesn’t necessarily mean the votes wouldn’t be counted. In fact, the majority of the ballots that were processed on Wednesday were being sent to states that accept ballots that were mailed with postmarks prior to Election Day.
“The Postal Service is required by law to deliver all mail that is deposited in our system,” Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said in a statement.
“We cannot control when voters choose to mail their completed ballots, but we implemented extraordinary measures to ensure ballots were, and continue to be, delivered to the boards of elections as quickly as possible.”
Furthermore, half of the ballots that were processed on Wednesday were in California, a state where officials allow ballots received 17 days after Election Day to be counted. California, it’ll shock no one to learn, was not on the table for Donald Trump to win.
However, in Pennsylvania, the New York Post reported that 1,700 ballots were discovered in USPS facilities ahead of the Friday deadline for votes to be delivered.
So who’s to blame? Who else?
“Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major Trump financier who took over the agency in June, first-class mail delivery rates have steadily declined, especially in urban areas that are bastions of Democratic voters,” The Washington Post reported.
“In public statements, he called the safe and timely delivery of election mail his ‘sacred duty’ and insisted the agency was up to the task of facilitating an election in which a record 198 million Americans were eligible to vote by mail. But the Postal Service’s summer struggles bled into election season almost immediately as Americans began voting in October.”
However, this still took place as the Postal Service was under the magnifying glass of a federal court that was overseeing its operations in the midst of pandemic-related mail-in voting.
Would the USPS have done significantly better had it spooled up operations in the months ahead of Election Day, if more money was poured into a bottomless hole?
There were always structural problems with vote-by-mail. As much as the media wanted to wallpaper over them, there they were — still jutting out, plain as day to anyone who cared to look. We’re going to see a raft of court challenges over how this election was conducted and the irregularities it produced, no matter how cheerfully we’re told to accept the results and begin the work of unity and healing so loudly championed by the Democrats.
After all this time, The Post admitted something we should have realized a long time ago: “the delivery failures highlight the risks in relying on the mail service to deliver ballots close to Election Day.” There weren’t just going to be risks; there were going to be problems.
This is what happens when you trust a semi-autonomous organization overseen by the government to run a crucial component of the electoral system. I assure you, had the election gone the other way, we’d be examining those problems, too. This is what mail-in voting skeptics warned would happen — and we were roundly ignored.
It was only on the day after the election that reporters at The Washington Post even allowed themselves to admit there were going to be any problems, however. What a surprise.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Fact Check: Joe Biden Says He Is in Office That Does Not Actually Exist

Biden declared that the country must unite and that the “ election is over.
” The former vice president also urged Americans to wear masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification But behind Biden ’ s posturing about unity , public health and politics was another message .
A banner behind the 77-year-old read “ Office of the President-Elect.
” In fact , no such office exists .
The issue is not that Biden isn ’ t the president-elect — although that remains to be seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that must play out before we can be sure that Biden defeated President Donald Trump .
It ’ s that even if he were the president-elect , there is no office for newly elected presidents to hold while waiting for their inauguration .
“ President-elect ” is simply a term for someone who has been elected , not an actual position — unless Biden ’ s Delaware basement is serving as some sort of quasi-official Wilmington White House that is recognized only by shadowy deep-state figures , the media and Corn Pop .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in government , which is a fact that will remain up until he is inaugurated — if indeed he is .
To be fair , Barack Obama and Donald Trump also had “ Office of the President-Elect ” signs on the podium in their post-election appearances in 2008 and 2016 , respectively , but at least in those cases they were the clear winners .
With Biden , votes are still being counted and a court fight is looming .
Sure , the mainstream media spent Saturday declaring him the victor , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up since that day .
The same media outlets that dragged Biden across the finish line in spite of himself are gaslighting the American people into believing that his victory is stamped , certified and delivered .
But the Democrat isn ’ t yet the clear victor .
Hopefully , we ’ ll know soon , one way or the other , if those who did vote for the swamp relic were alive , residents of their respective states and only voted once .
However , if questions remain , Biden , should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be accepted as a legitimate figure by millions of Americans .
The former vice president is a buffoonish man with few positive attributes , no charisma and no mandate .
On top of that , polling already shows that a major swath of the electorate , post-election , isn ’ t even sure if Biden won , despite the establishment media ’ s best efforts .
A poll conducted by investigative reporter John Solomon ’ s Just the News and Rasmussen Reports found that only 49 percent of respondents believe Biden is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 34 said Trump won , while 16 percent said they were not sure what to think .
That poll was conducted among 1,200 registered voters from Nov. 5-7 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent .
When you add up those who think Trump won with the undecideds , 50 percent of the country hasn ’ t ruled out that the president might have earned a second term .
If Biden is inaugurated , he could start off his term without the confidence of half of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new “ Office of the President-Elect ” comes from .
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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden delivered a message during a news briefing Monday from Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden declared that the country must unite and that the “election is over.”
The former vice president also urged Americans to wear masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
But behind Biden’s posturing about unity, public health and politics was another message.
A banner behind the 77-year-old read “Office of the President-Elect.”
In fact, no such office exists.
The issue is not that Biden isn’t the president-elect — although that remains to be seen, given the recounts and court challenges that must play out before we can be sure that Biden defeated President Donald Trump.
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It’s that even if he were the president-elect, there is no office for newly elected presidents to hold while waiting for their inauguration.
“President-elect” is simply a term for someone who has been elected, not an actual position — unless Biden’s Delaware basement is serving as some sort of quasi-official Wilmington White House that is recognized only by shadowy deep-state figures, the media and Corn Pop.
The former vice president holds no power in government, which is a fact that will remain up until he is inaugurated — if indeed he is.
To be fair, Barack Obama and Donald Trump also had “Office of the President-Elect” signs on the podium in their post-election appearances in 2008 and 2016, respectively, but at least in those cases they were the clear winners.
With Biden, votes are still being counted and a court fight is looming.
Sure, the mainstream media spent Saturday declaring him the victor, and reporters have been attempting to prop him up since that day.
The same media outlets that dragged Biden across the finish line in spite of himself are gaslighting the American people into believing that his victory is stamped, certified and delivered.
But the Democrat isn’t yet the clear victor.
Hopefully, we’ll know soon, one way or the other, if those who did vote for the swamp relic were alive, residents of their respective states and only voted once.
However, if questions remain, Biden, should he take office, is unlikely to be accepted as a legitimate figure by millions of Americans.
The former vice president is a buffoonish man with few positive attributes, no charisma and no mandate.
On top of that, polling already shows that a major swath of the electorate, post-election, isn’t even sure if Biden won, despite the establishment media’s best efforts.
A poll conducted by investigative reporter John Solomon’s Just the News and Rasmussen Reports found that only 49 percent of respondents believe Biden is the legitimate winner of the election.
Another 34 said Trump won, while 16 percent said they were not sure what to think.
That poll was conducted among 1,200 registered voters from Nov. 5-7 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent.
When you add up those who think Trump won with the undecideds, 50 percent of the country hasn’t ruled out that the president might have earned a second term.
If Biden is inaugurated, he could start off his term without the confidence of half of the country.
Perhaps that’s where his new “Office of the President-Elect” comes from.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--City Officials Who Once Supported ‘Ending’ Police May Now Increase Law Enforcement as Violent Crime

City Officials Who Once Supported ‘Ending’ Police May Now Increase Law Enforcement as Violent Crime Soars

Officials might bring in additional law enforcement to help the Minneapolis Police Department respond to an increase in violent crime , the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday .
Officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff ’ s Office and Metro Transit Police will temporarily work with the Minneapolis Police Department if the measure is approved by the City Council and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey , according to the Star Tribune .
The city has experienced a recent surge in violent crime , with 74 reported homicides this year .
“ We ’ re not gon na be having these people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to be people out combating crime issues , ” Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said .
The officers will be deployed beginning Nov. 15 through the end of the year .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification “ We ’ re barely able to cover the shifts that we have , ” City Council member Linea Palmisano said .
“ We really can ’ t allocate additional police officers for on-duty shifts.
” Palmisano supports the increase in law enforcement and hopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in next year ’ s budget .
Frey ’ s office said he also supports the measure .
Several Minneapolis police officers resigned after George Floyd ’ s death in May , according to the Star Tribune .
Civil unrest in Minneapolis has strained police department resources , and some officers have made claims of experiencing PTSD .
Multiple city council members previously supported “ ending ” the police department after Floyd ’ s death , according to the Star Tribune .
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Officials might bring in additional law enforcement to help the Minneapolis Police Department respond to an increase in violent crime, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday.
Officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Metro Transit Police will temporarily work with the Minneapolis Police Department if the measure is approved by the City Council and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, according to the Star Tribune.
The city has experienced a recent surge in violent crime, with 74 reported homicides this year.
“We’re not gonna be having these people out taking bicycle theft reports. These are going to be people out combating crime issues,” Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said.
The officers will be deployed beginning Nov. 15 through the end of the year.
“We’re barely able to cover the shifts that we have,” City Council member Linea Palmisano said. “We really can’t allocate additional police officers for on-duty shifts.”
Palmisano supports the increase in law enforcement and hopes the city will incorporate funds to continue it in next year’s budget. Frey’s office said he also supports the measure.
Several Minneapolis police officers resigned after George Floyd’s death in May, according to the Star Tribune.
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Civil unrest in Minneapolis has strained police department resources, and some officers have made claims of experiencing PTSD.
Multiple city council members previously supported “ending” the police department after Floyd’s death, according to the Star Tribune.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Doctor on Biden’s COVID Task Force Thinks Living Past Age 75 Is Morally Problematic – Joe Is 77

Here ’ s a thought from the kind of guy Joe Biden wants on his COVID-19 task force : “ I think this manic desperation to endlessly extend life is misguided and potentially destructive.
” Let ’ s be fair to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel , the architect of Obamacare and head of the University of Pennsylvania ’ s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy — he wasn ’ t talking about extending life at any age .
This comes from a 2014 piece in The Atlantic in which he said he thought the right age for him to die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Emanuel — the brother of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel , Barack Obama ’ s first chief of staff — has found himself back in the Biden orbit in some kind of public health role .
Indeed , on Monday , he became the marquee name on Biden ’ s blue-ribbon COVID task force .
In a recent interview , Emanuel predicted it will be “ closer to November , closer toward the end ” of 2021 before America could fully reopen .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said , “ can ’ t be a quick fix , because we can ’ t make enough of it fast enough and distribute it and administer it fast enough .
The idea that we ’ ll have a vaccine at the end of December , and presto , change-o , everything changes .
… Now , it will lead to changes , but that ’ s going to take months , actually.
” Yet , the man who once had to fight allegations he was behind “ death panels ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the book “ Rationing and Resource Allocation in Healthcare : Essential Readings ” may have been more of a lightning rod than Biden was hoping for on the COVID-19 board — particularly given the fact that Emanuel wrote , not all that long ago , that taking great pains to lengthen life after 75 has moral pitfalls .
Joe Biden , it ’ s worth noting , is 77 , on the cusp of 78 .
“ I am sure of my position , ” Emanuel wrote in the 2014 piece .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It deprives us of experiences and milestones , of time spent with our spouse and children .
In short , it deprives us of all the things we value .
“ But here is a simple truth that many of us seem to resist : living too long is also a loss .
It renders many of us , if not disabled , then faltering and declining , a state that may not be worse than death but is nonetheless deprived .
It robs us of our creativity and ability to contribute to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It transforms how people experience us , relate to us , and , most important , remember us .
We are no longer remembered as vibrant and engaged but as feeble , ineffectual , even pathetic .
“ By the time I reach 75 , I will have lived a complete life .
I will have loved and been loved .
My children will be grown and in the midst of their own rich lives .
I will have seen my grandchildren born and beginning their lives .
I will have pursued my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions , important or not , I am going to make .
And hopefully , I will not have too many mental and physical limitations .
“ Dying at 75 will not be a tragedy .
Indeed , I plan to have my memorial service before I die .
And I don ’ t want any crying or wailing , but a warm gathering filled with fun reminiscences , stories of my awkwardness , and celebrations of a good life .
After I die , my survivors can have their own memorial service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my business.
” Before you draw untoward conclusions , Emanuel said he was “ neither asking for more time than is likely nor foreshortening my life ” and noted he is an opponent of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide .
“ I am talking about how long I want to live and the kind and amount of health care I will consent to after 75 , ” he wrote .
“ Americans seem to be obsessed with exercising , doing mental puzzles , consuming various juice and protein concoctions , sticking to strict diets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all in a valiant effort to cheat death and prolong life as long as possible .
This has become so pervasive that it now defines a cultural type : what I call the American immortal .
“ I reject this aspiration .
I think this manic desperation to endlessly extend life is misguided and potentially destructive .
For many reasons , 75 is a pretty good age to aim to stop.
” Whatever reasons Ezekiel Emanuel might give for not wanting to live past 75 , someone with a history of fixation on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just about himself , is a bit like Woody Allen directing yet another movie about an older , neurotic man finding new life and vitality in a relationship with a woman who ’ s on the cringe-inducing side of youth .
The author may be indeed viewing the work in isolation , but he ’ s the only one doing so .
Anyhow , his reasons : First , Emanuel said that “ our older years are not of high quality ” and that studies demonstrated to him “ health care hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it has slowed the dying process.
” “ So American immortals may live longer than their parents , but they are likely to be more incapacitated , ” he wrote .
“ Does that sound very desirable ?
Not to me.
” This is a man now charged with mitigating and eradicating a disease that ’ s taken an inordinate toll on the elderly .
He might be one of the rock star names within the public health community , sort of the Chuck Berry to Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t beat this disease , however , and someone with a history of disconcerting takes on health care for the aged probably could have found another place in a potential Biden administration .
His second reason should call into question why he was chosen : Emanuel wrote that our creativity peaks somewhere between 40 and 45 and then begins to decline .
And as for Biden , hoo boy .
Emanuel wrote that “ the fact is that by 75 , creativity , originality , and productivity are pretty much gone for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Einstein famously said , ‘ A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.
’ “ He was extreme in his assessment .
And wrong .
Dean Keith Simonton , at the University of California at Davis , a luminary among researchers on age and creativity , synthesized numerous studies to demonstrate a typical age-creativity curve : creativity rises rapidly as a career commences , peaks about 20 years into the career , at about age 40 or 45 , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Emanuel is 63 , so he at least has 12 years to rage , rage against the dying of the light — as a man who ironically took Emanuel ’ s advice , albeit in a much more extreme form , put it .
However , he ’ s still on the diminished-returns end of that age-creativity curve .
And yet he accepted the position .
Funny how these things work .
As for extrapolating his argument to Biden — all right , so there may be something to the argument , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a high-mileage 77 .
There are plenty of individuals in our political life who can function without strange perorations about leaving the record player on at night to fight systemic racism ( or whatever ) .
That ’ s not quite the important part , though .
In Emanuel ’ s time in the spotlight , there is what scriptwriters refer to as a “ throughline ” — a consistent theme or narrative in a plot .
In his case , it ’ s an unusual preoccupation with why we ’ re here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the case with what got called “ death panels ” under Obamacare .
It ’ s been the case with his work in bioethics , in which he weighs who should get what slice of a zero-sum pie of health care resources and what kind of life is worth having ( or saving ) .
It ’ s unfair to say he wants to hasten our movement toward the door marked “ Exit.
” It ’ s more accurate to say he ’ s curious why we ’ d want to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good part of the movie is over .
All of which is to say he ’ s now been called upon for a task force that ’ s supposed to extend life and expand health care resources in the fight against a disease that ’ s taken its toll primarily on older individuals .
At 63 , according to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel ’ s rubric , statistics say he should say a bit over the hill for this kind of job .
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Here’s a thought from the kind of guy Joe Biden wants on his COVID-19 task force: “I think this manic desperation to endlessly extend life is misguided and potentially destructive.”
There’s a pull-quote for you.
Let’s be fair to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the architect of Obamacare and head of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy — he wasn’t talking about extending life at any age. This comes from a 2014 piece in The Atlantic in which he said he thought the right age for him to die was 75.
It’s unsurprising that Emanuel — the brother of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s first chief of staff — has found himself back in the Biden orbit in some kind of public health role. Indeed, on Monday, he became the marquee name on Biden’s blue-ribbon COVID task force.
In a recent interview, Emanuel predicted it will be “closer to November, closer toward the end” of 2021 before America could fully reopen.
A vaccine, he said, “can’t be a quick fix, because we can’t make enough of it fast enough and distribute it and administer it fast enough. The idea that we’ll have a vaccine at the end of December, and presto, change-o, everything changes. … Now, it will lead to changes, but that’s going to take months, actually.”
Yet, the man who once had to fight allegations he was behind “death panels” in Obamacare and is the editor of the book “Rationing and Resource Allocation in Healthcare: Essential Readings” may have been more of a lightning rod than Biden was hoping for on the COVID-19 board — particularly given the fact that Emanuel wrote, not all that long ago, that taking great pains to lengthen life after 75 has moral pitfalls.
Joe Biden, it’s worth noting, is 77, on the cusp of 78.
“I am sure of my position,” Emanuel wrote in the 2014 piece. “Doubtless, death is a loss. It deprives us of experiences and milestones, of time spent with our spouse and children. In short, it deprives us of all the things we value.
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“But here is a simple truth that many of us seem to resist: living too long is also a loss. It renders many of us, if not disabled, then faltering and declining, a state that may not be worse than death but is nonetheless deprived. It robs us of our creativity and ability to contribute to work, society, the world. It transforms how people experience us, relate to us, and, most important, remember us. We are no longer remembered as vibrant and engaged but as feeble, ineffectual, even pathetic.
“By the time I reach 75, I will have lived a complete life. I will have loved and been loved. My children will be grown and in the midst of their own rich lives. I will have seen my grandchildren born and beginning their lives. I will have pursued my life’s projects and made whatever contributions, important or not, I am going to make. And hopefully, I will not have too many mental and physical limitations.
“Dying at 75 will not be a tragedy. Indeed, I plan to have my memorial service before I die. And I don’t want any crying or wailing, but a warm gathering filled with fun reminiscences, stories of my awkwardness, and celebrations of a good life. After I die, my survivors can have their own memorial service if they want — that is not my business.”
How wonderfully humanist.
Before you draw untoward conclusions, Emanuel said he was “neither asking for more time than is likely nor foreshortening my life” and noted he is an opponent of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
“I am talking about how long I want to live and the kind and amount of health care I will consent to after 75,” he wrote.
“Americans seem to be obsessed with exercising, doing mental puzzles, consuming various juice and protein concoctions, sticking to strict diets, and popping vitamins and supplements, all in a valiant effort to cheat death and prolong life as long as possible. This has become so pervasive that it now defines a cultural type: what I call the American immortal.
“I reject this aspiration. I think this manic desperation to endlessly extend life is misguided and potentially destructive. For many reasons, 75 is a pretty good age to aim to stop.”
Whatever reasons Ezekiel Emanuel might give for not wanting to live past 75, someone with a history of fixation on health care rationing writing this, purportedly just about himself, is a bit like Woody Allen directing yet another movie about an older, neurotic man finding new life and vitality in a relationship with a woman who’s on the cringe-inducing side of youth. The author may be indeed viewing the work in isolation, but he’s the only one doing so.
Anyhow, his reasons: First, Emanuel said that “our older years are not of high quality” and that studies demonstrated to him “health care hasn’t slowed the aging process so much as it has slowed the dying process.”
“So American immortals may live longer than their parents, but they are likely to be more incapacitated,” he wrote. “Does that sound very desirable? Not to me.”
This is a man now charged with mitigating and eradicating a disease that’s taken an inordinate toll on the elderly.
He might be one of the rock star names within the public health community, sort of the Chuck Berry to Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx’s Beatles. Rock star personalities won’t beat this disease, however, and someone with a history of disconcerting takes on health care for the aged probably could have found another place in a potential Biden administration.
His second reason should call into question why he was chosen: Emanuel wrote that our creativity peaks somewhere between 40 and 45 and then begins to decline.
And as for Biden, hoo boy. Emanuel wrote that “the fact is that by 75, creativity, originality, and productivity are pretty much gone for the vast, vast majority of us. Einstein famously said, ‘A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.’
“He was extreme in his assessment. And wrong. Dean Keith Simonton, at the University of California at Davis, a luminary among researchers on age and creativity, synthesized numerous studies to demonstrate a typical age-creativity curve: creativity rises rapidly as a career commences, peaks about 20 years into the career, at about age 40 or 45, and then enters a slow, age-related decline.”
Emanuel is 63, so he at least has 12 years to rage, rage against the dying of the light — as a man who ironically took Emanuel’s advice, albeit in a much more extreme form, put it. However, he’s still on the diminished-returns end of that age-creativity curve.
And yet he accepted the position. Funny how these things work.
As for extrapolating his argument to Biden — all right, so there may be something to the argument, but the former vice president is clearly a high-mileage 77. There are plenty of individuals in our political life who can function without strange perorations about leaving the record player on at night to fight systemic racism (or whatever).
That’s not quite the important part, though.
In Emanuel’s time in the spotlight, there is what scriptwriters refer to as a “throughline” — a consistent theme or narrative in a plot. In his case, it’s an unusual preoccupation with why we’re here after a certain sell-by date. This was the case with what got called “death panels” under Obamacare. It’s been the case with his work in bioethics, in which he weighs who should get what slice of a zero-sum pie of health care resources and what kind of life is worth having (or saving).
It’s unfair to say he wants to hasten our movement toward the door marked “Exit.” It’s more accurate to say he’s curious why we’d want to stay in the theater after he thinks the good part of the movie is over.
All of which is to say he’s now been called upon for a task force that’s supposed to extend life and expand health care resources in the fight against a disease that’s taken its toll primarily on older individuals.
At 63, according to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s rubric, statistics say he should say a bit over the hill for this kind of job.
The thought is either rebarbative or accurate — so who are we to disagree?
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Mitch McConnell Sums Up Democrat Election Hypocrisy in Perfect Phrase

Mitch McConnell didn ’ t just take the Senate floor , he took on the whole hypocrisy of the mainstream media and the Democratic Party at the same time — and made them both so clear not even liberals had room to argue .
With the final outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election still in dispute — President Donald Trump ’ s team is contesting crucial outcomes in key battlefield states — the Senate majority leader delivered a powerful reminder to the Democrats Monday about how they greeted the results of the 2016 vote .
And how they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification “ Let ’ s not have any lectures .
No lectures , about how the president should immediately , cheerfully , accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election .
“ And who insinuated that this one would be illegitimate , too , if they lost again , only if they lost.
” No American who was even half-awake for the past four years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , but “ let ’ s not have any lectures ” puts it perfectly .
From the riots that struck Washington as Trump was inaugurated to the endless , media-fueled hysteria of the “ Russia collusion ” probe , to the ludicrous , Kafkaesque absurdity of the Democratic impeachment effort , the # Resistance never even made a show of accepting the legitimacy of the Trump presidency .
Yet the same Democratic lawmakers , the same self-important media outlets , are now expecting Trump and his tens of millions of supporters to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump lost his re-election bid ?
The examples of potential and actual fraud in the 2020 election are too numerous to ignore .
Serious constitutional questions about counting ballots in the key state of Pennsylvania are still unresolved .
But Americans are supposed to accept the results as a fait accompli ?
It ’ s nonsense , and McConnell called it out .
“ The core principle here is not complicated , ” McConnell said .
“ In the United States of America , all legal ballots must be counted , any illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process should be transparent or observable by all sides , and the courts are here to work through concerns … “ President Trump is 100 percent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities , and weigh his legal options.
” McConnell then noted the long dispute over the 2000 presidential election — the one Democrat Al Gore actually conceded on the morning after the voting , then decided to roll the dice on high-priced lawyers trying to flip Florida ’ s vote .
He recalled the 2004 election , when Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the challenges to the 2016 election results by Green Party candidate Jill Stein .
He reminded the country of very public statements by Democratic leaders like former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ( “ Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstance ” ) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( the president “ will lie , cheat and steal to win this election.
” ) And with one stiletto-subtle slice , he dismissed the importance of mainstream media news networks projecting the winner of the most powerful position in the nation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ making a projection yet . )
“ Notably , the Constitution gives no role in this process to wealthy media corporations , ” McConnell said .
“ The projections and commentary of the press do not get veto power over the legal rights of any citizen , including the president of the United States.
” Those are words every American should remember — liberal or conservative .
No matter what the networks project , no matter how many liberals prematurely celebrate , the 2020 election isn ’ t over until the constitutional process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in the courts .
All the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party and the mainstream media isn ’ t going to change that — and Mitch McConnell just made that clear .
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Mitch McConnell didn’t just take the Senate floor, he took on the whole hypocrisy of the mainstream media and the Democratic Party at the same time — and made them both so clear not even liberals had room to argue.
With the final outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election still in dispute — President Donald Trump’s team is contesting crucial outcomes in key battlefield states — the Senate majority leader delivered a powerful reminder to the Democrats Monday about how they greeted the results of the 2016 vote.
And how they’ve behaved in the long years since.
MITCH MCCONNELL: “Trump is 100% within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options…no lectures about how [he] should…accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent 4 years refusing to accept…the last election.” pic.twitter.com/rZWGovF5OE — JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) November 9, 2020
“Let’s not have any lectures. No lectures, about how the president should immediately, cheerfully, accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election.
“And who insinuated that this one would be illegitimate, too, if they lost again, only if they lost.”
No American who was even half-awake for the past four years could fail to see McConnell’s point, but “let’s not have any lectures” puts it perfectly.
From the riots that struck Washington as Trump was inaugurated to the endless, media-fueled hysteria of the “Russia collusion” probe, to the ludicrous, Kafkaesque absurdity of the Democratic impeachment effort, the #Resistance never even made a show of accepting the legitimacy of the Trump presidency.
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Yet the same Democratic lawmakers, the same self-important media outlets, are now expecting Trump and his tens of millions of supporters to simply accept as gospel the idea that Trump lost his re-election bid?
The examples of potential and actual fraud in the 2020 election are too numerous to ignore. Serious constitutional questions about counting ballots in the key state of Pennsylvania are still unresolved.
But Americans are supposed to accept the results as a fait accompli?
It’s nonsense, and McConnell called it out.
“The core principle here is not complicated,” McConnell said.
“In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted, any illegal ballots must not be counted, the process should be transparent or observable by all sides, and the courts are here to work through concerns …
“President Trump is 100 percent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities, and weigh his legal options.”
McConnell then noted the long dispute over the 2000 presidential election — the one Democrat Al Gore actually conceded on the morning after the voting, then decided to roll the dice on high-priced lawyers trying to flip Florida’s vote.
He recalled the 2004 election, when Democrats had doubts about their loss in Ohio, and the challenges to the 2016 election results by Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
He reminded the country of very public statements by Democratic leaders like former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (“Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstance”) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (the president “will lie, cheat and steal to win this election.”)
And with one stiletto-subtle slice, he dismissed the importance of mainstream media news networks projecting the winner of the most powerful position in the nation. (The Western Journal has refrained from making a projection yet.)
“Notably, the Constitution gives no role in this process to wealthy media corporations,” McConnell said.
“The projections and commentary of the press do not get veto power over the legal rights of any citizen, including the president of the United States.”
Those are words every American should remember — liberal or conservative.
No matter what the networks project, no matter how many liberals prematurely celebrate, the 2020 election isn’t over until the constitutional process is completed — in the Electoral College and in the courts.
All the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party and the mainstream media isn’t going to change that — and Mitch McConnell just made that clear.
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Ex-ICE Chief Issues a Big Warning About What a President Biden Would Do to the Border

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Tom Homan said that President Donald Trump ’ s success at securing the border will go away under a Biden administration .
Homan told “ Fox & Friends ” Tuesday that Trump had “ unprecedented success ” at the border and achieved success “ despite the fact that Congress fought him every step of the way.
” “ No one has had this success and it all goes away under a Biden administration , ” Homan said .
“ We lose the border under a Biden administration because he made promises to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free health care .
Who wouldn ’ t want to come to the greatest country on earth if you know you can ’ t be arrested , you won ’ t be detained , you won ’ t be deported and we ’ ll give you free health care ?
” TRENDING : Nevada Whistleblower Says He Was Told To Process Ballots Without Signature Verification Homan was responding to a clip of presumptive president-elect Joe Biden from August .
“ There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m going to make sure that we have border protection , but it ’ s going to be based on making sure that we use high-tech capacity to deal with it.
” Homan pointed out that Biden voted for the Secure Fence Act in 2006 when he was a senator .
“ That would have spent up to $ 50 billion building border barriers , so obviously he knows they work , ” he said .
“ And before he makes the decision to stop building the wall you would think he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data .
The data is clear .
Every place they put a border barrier and border wall , it has resulted in decreased illegal immigration and decreased drug flow.
” Technology is also already a part of the wall , according to Homan .
“ It ’ s a smart-wall system .
The wall comes with technology — anti-dig technology , anti-climb technology , ” he said .
“ If someone touches that wall or climbs that wall , Border Patrol knows about it .
That ’ s technology the Border Patrol wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] ignoring that.
” RELATED : Biden Transition Team Mangles Kamala Harris ' Name in Official Statement Homan said that “ illegal immigration is down between 60 and 80 percent , ” which is “ unprecedented by any president I ’ ve worked for , starting with Ronald Reagan.
” According to Customs and Border Protection data , apprehensions at the southwest region of the border are down this year with only 458,088 apprehensions compared to 977,509 the year before .
The former ICE director said that Biden “ needs to do his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the border wall .
“ It ’ s terrible what ’ s about to happen to this border , ” Homan said .
“ Joe Biden , even though he believed in border security once before , he is owned by the progressive left , he is going to do what they push him to do.
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Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Tom Homan said that President Donald Trump’s success at securing the border will go away under a Biden administration.
Homan told “Fox & Friends” Tuesday that Trump had “unprecedented success” at the border and achieved success “despite the fact that Congress fought him every step of the way.”
“No one has had this success and it all goes away under a Biden administration,” Homan said.
“We lose the border under a Biden administration because he made promises to stop deportations, end ICE detention, get free health care. Who wouldn’t want to come to the greatest country on earth if you know you can’t be arrested, you won’t be detained, you won’t be deported and we’ll give you free health care?”
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Homan was responding to a clip of presumptive president-elect Joe Biden from August.
“There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration,” Biden said.
“I’m going to make sure that we have border protection, but it’s going to be based on making sure that we use high-tech capacity to deal with it.”
Homan pointed out that Biden voted for the Secure Fence Act in 2006 when he was a senator.
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“That would have spent up to $50 billion building border barriers, so obviously he knows they work,” he said.
“And before he makes the decision to stop building the wall you would think he would take the time to look at the data. The data is clear. Every place they put a border barrier and border wall, it has resulted in decreased illegal immigration and decreased drug flow.”
Technology is also already a part of the wall, according to Homan.
“It’s a smart-wall system. The wall comes with technology — anti-dig technology, anti-climb technology,” he said.
“If someone touches that wall or climbs that wall, Border Patrol knows about it. That’s technology the Border Patrol wants and needs and [Biden’s] ignoring that.”
Homan said that “illegal immigration is down between 60 and 80 percent,” which is “unprecedented by any president I’ve worked for, starting with Ronald Reagan.”
According to Customs and Border Protection data, apprehensions at the southwest region of the border are down this year with only 458,088 apprehensions compared to 977,509 the year before.
The former ICE director said that Biden “needs to do his research” before he makes decisions about the border wall.
“It’s terrible what’s about to happen to this border,” Homan said.
“Joe Biden, even though he believed in border security once before, he is owned by the progressive left, he is going to do what they push him to do.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-10--Let the Party Begin

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westernjournal--2020-11-11--Lawsuit: Out-of-State Vehicles Brought Tens of Thousands of Unsealed Ballots to Michigan, All for De

A major new allegation of voter fraud has been raised in Michigan , where a lawsuit filed by the Great Lakes Justice Center on behalf of two poll challengers says multiple levels of improper conduct took place on orders from election officials .
The allegations are aimed at election officials from Detroit and Wayne County , according to a release from the center , and are based on affidavits of named individuals who said they witnessed misconduct .
“ This type of widespread fraud in the counting and processing of voter ballots can not be allowed to stand .
Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections are conducted in a fair and legal manner and that every legal vote is properly counted , ” senior counsel David A. Kallman said in a statement .
“ Such rampant fraud can not be undone .
We ask the Court to enjoin the certification of this fraudulent election , void the election , and order a new vote in Wayne County.
” Michigan , along with Pennsylvania , are two major states targeted by President Donald Trump ’ s campaign , which has alleged widespread voter fraud linked to mail-in ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Threatens To Stop COVID Vaccine That Is Reported To Be 90 % Effective The lawsuit , filed by poll challengers Cheryl A. Costantino and Edward P. McCall Jr. , cite what the legal filing calls “ numerous issues of fraud and misconduct.
” The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order that would prohibit officials from certifying the vote until the charges made in the lawsuit can be investigated .
“ Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the Qualified Voter File ( QVF ) or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter ’ s name could not be found , the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted , ” the complaint reads .
“ Defendants instructed election workers to not verify signatures on absentee ballots , to backdate absentee ballots , and to process such ballots regardless of their validity , ” the complaint went on , adding another allegation that election workers were told “ to process ballots that appeared after the election deadline and to falsely report that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November 3 , 2020 deadline.
” The lawsuit said ballots seemed to just keep appearing .
“ After election officials announced the last absentee ballots had been received , another batch of unsecured and unsealed ballots , without envelopes , arrived in trays at the TCF Center .
There were tens of thousands of these absentee ballots , and apparently every ballot was counted and attributed only to Democratic candidates , ” the complaint read .
“ Unsecured ballots arrived at the TCF Center loading garage , not in sealed ballot boxes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without envelopes.
” The complaint alleged that some ballots arrived in vehicles with out-of-state license plates , and that “ [ i ] t was observed that all of these new ballots were cast for Joe Biden.
” The complaint went on to claim that election workers “ systematically used false information to process ballots , such as using incorrect or false birthdays .
Many times , the election workers inserted new names into the QVF after the election and recorded these new voters as having a birthdate of 1/1/1900.
” Oversight was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Defendant election officials and workers refused to record challenges to their processes and removed challengers from the site if they politely voiced a challenge .
After poll challengers started discovering the fraud taking place at the TCF Center , Defendant election officials and workers locked credentialed challengers out of the counting room so they could not observe the process , during which time tens of thousands of ballots were processed , ” the complaint read .
“ Defendant election officials and workers allowed ballots to be duplicated by hand without allowing poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate .
In fact , election officials and workers repeatedly obstructed poll challengers from observing .
Defendants permitted thousands of ballots to be filled out by hand and duplicated on site without oversight from poll challengers.
” Detroit ’ s lawyer in the case said the lawsuit will go nowhere .
“ Like two previous lawsuits , this case is not based upon actual evidence of any election fraud or misconduct , it is based upon various conspiracy theories , which have already been debunked , ” David Fink told The Detroit News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like the others filed last week , will be dismissed.
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CORRECTION, Nov. 18, 2020: The headline of this article has been changed from “Lawsuit: Out-of-State Vehicles Brought Tens of Thousands of Unsealed Ballots to Michigan, All for Dems” to “Lawsuit: Out-of-State Vehicles Took Tens of Thousands of Ballots to Michigan Counting Center, All for Biden.” The lawsuit does not make it clear that a batch of unsealed ballots is the same as a batch of ballots reportedly delivered in vehicles with out-of-state license plates, nor is there any indication in the lawsuit of the point of origin for those ballots, and therefore no way to know whether they were taken into the state or merely relocated within it. We have also replaced the generic “Dems” in the headline with the more specific “Biden,” and “Brought” with the more grammatically accurate “Took.”
A major new allegation of voter fraud has been raised in Michigan, where a lawsuit filed by the Great Lakes Justice Center on behalf of two poll challengers says multiple levels of improper conduct took place on orders from election officials.
The allegations are aimed at election officials from Detroit and Wayne County, according to a release from the center, and are based on affidavits of named individuals who said they witnessed misconduct.
“This type of widespread fraud in the counting and processing of voter ballots cannot be allowed to stand. Michigan citizens are entitled to know that their elections are conducted in a fair and legal manner and that every legal vote is properly counted,” senior counsel David A. Kallman said in a statement.
“Such rampant fraud cannot be undone. We ask the Court to enjoin the certification of this fraudulent election, void the election, and order a new vote in Wayne County.”
Michigan, along with Pennsylvania, are two major states targeted by President Donald Trump’s campaign, which has alleged widespread voter fraud linked to mail-in ballots cast there.
The lawsuit, filed by poll challengers Cheryl A. Costantino and Edward P. McCall Jr., cite what the legal filing calls “numerous issues of fraud and misconduct.”
The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order that would prohibit officials from certifying the vote until the charges made in the lawsuit can be investigated.
“Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the Qualified Voter File (QVF) or in the supplemental sheets. When a voter’s name could not be found, the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted,” the complaint reads.
“Defendants instructed election workers to not verify signatures on absentee ballots, to backdate absentee ballots, and to process such ballots regardless of their validity,” the complaint went on, adding another allegation that election workers were told “to process ballots that appeared after the election deadline and to falsely report that those ballots had been received prior to November 3, 2020 deadline.”
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The lawsuit said ballots seemed to just keep appearing.
“After election officials announced the last absentee ballots had been received, another batch of unsecured and unsealed ballots, without envelopes, arrived in trays at the TCF Center. There were tens of thousands of these absentee ballots, and apparently every ballot was counted and attributed only to Democratic candidates,” the complaint read.
“Unsecured ballots arrived at the TCF Center loading garage, not in sealed ballot boxes, without any chain of custody, and without envelopes.”
The complaint alleged that some ballots arrived in vehicles with out-of-state license plates, and that “[i]t was observed that all of these new ballots were cast for Joe Biden.”
The complaint went on to claim that election workers “systematically used false information to process ballots, such as using incorrect or false birthdays. Many times, the election workers inserted new names into the QVF after the election and recorded these new voters as having a birthdate of 1/1/1900.”
Oversight was denied, according to the complaint.
“Defendant election officials and workers refused to record challenges to their processes and removed challengers from the site if they politely voiced a challenge. After poll challengers started discovering the fraud taking place at the TCF Center, Defendant election officials and workers locked credentialed challengers out of the counting room so they could not observe the process, during which time tens of thousands of ballots were processed,” the complaint read.
“Defendant election officials and workers allowed ballots to be duplicated by hand without allowing poll challengers to check if the duplication was accurate. In fact, election officials and workers repeatedly obstructed poll challengers from observing. Defendants permitted thousands of ballots to be filled out by hand and duplicated on site without oversight from poll challengers.”
Detroit’s lawyer in the case said the lawsuit will go nowhere.
“Like two previous lawsuits, this case is not based upon actual evidence of any election fraud or misconduct, it is based upon various conspiracy theories, which have already been debunked,” David Fink told The Detroit News. “We are confident this case, like the others filed last week, will be dismissed.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Major Vote Count ‘Error’ Discovered, Flips Seat from Dem to GOP

There seem to be a lot of computer tabulation glitches — and other counting errors — going around this election cycle , and they always work against Republicans .
According to The Connecticut Mirror , Republican state Rep. Craig Fishbein has been declared the winner over his Democratic challenger Jim Jinks after an error was discovered .
“ The Wallingford town clerk , Barbara Thompson , said Tuesday her office discovered that no votes had been recorded in the state election reporting system from the Yalesville Elementary School , one of nine polling places in the 90th District of Cheshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I can ’ t answer if it was a clerical error or a computer error in the elections management system , ” Thompson said .
“ All I know is we caught it yesterday and amended it.
” The state ’ s election reporting system now shows Fishbein leading Jinks , 7,058 to 7,037 votes .
TRENDING : Andrew Cuomo Threatens To Stop COVID Vaccine That Is Reported To Be 90 % Effective Because the race is so close , there will be recount .
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recount of the presidential election results in the Peach State .
At least two counties in Georgia used Dominion Voting Systems software , which experienced glitches on Election Day .
Further , election officials in Antrim County , Michigan , blamed Dominion Voting Systems software on a glitch that falsely determined that former Vice President Joe Biden had defeated President Donald Trump in the county by more than 3,000 votes .
After the error was discovered , the updated numbers showed that Trump won by nearly 2,500 votes .
Meanwhile , Republican Oakland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won , not lost , his re-election bid after a counting error was discovered .
Top election cyber experts told The Western Journal in April that voting software systems can be hacked and reprogrammed to skew vote tallies .
Harri Hursti – one of the world ’ s foremost election security experts and star of the HBO documentary “ Kill Chain : the Cyber War on America ’ s Elections , ” – explained that all these devices are programmed how to organize and communicate the data to a central database .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side , ” he said .
“ Programming can have a lot of logic .
So the program can dynamically look [ at ] what is happening and decide on the spot what is needed to be done in this precinct on this machine ” as part of changing the overall result .
RELATED : Sen. Cruz Demands Investigation of Voting Machine System That Wrongly Gave County to Biden According to these experts , the best way to verify that the vote is accurate is to conduct random risk-limiting audits of election results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of victory .
It seems time for such audits to be conducted in any state that used electronic voting systems .
So far all the “ glitches ” have worked against Republicans , which at least gives the appearance that foul play may in fact be involved .
Who knows ?
Donald Trump may yet be shown to have been re-elected when the ballots are counted by humans .
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There seem to be a lot of computer tabulation glitches — and other counting errors — going around this election cycle, and they always work against Republicans.
According to The Connecticut Mirror, Republican state Rep. Craig Fishbein has been declared the winner over his Democratic challenger Jim Jinks after an error was discovered.
“The Wallingford town clerk, Barbara Thompson, said Tuesday her office discovered that no votes had been recorded in the state election reporting system from the Yalesville Elementary School, one of nine polling places in the 90th District of Cheshire and Wallingford,” the paper reported.
“I can’t answer if it was a clerical error or a computer error in the elections management system,” Thompson said. “All I know is we caught it yesterday and amended it.”
The state’s election reporting system now shows Fishbein leading Jinks, 7,058 to 7,037 votes.
Because the race is so close, there will be recount.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Wednesday there will be hand recount of the presidential election results in the Peach State.
At least two counties in Georgia used Dominion Voting Systems software, which experienced glitches on Election Day.
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Further, election officials in Antrim County, Michigan, blamed Dominion Voting Systems software on a glitch that falsely determined that former Vice President Joe Biden had defeated President Donald Trump in the county by more than 3,000 votes.
After the error was discovered, the updated numbers showed that Trump won by nearly 2,500 votes.
Meanwhile, Republican Oakland County Commissioner Adam Kochenderfer learned he had won, not lost, his re-election bid after a counting error was discovered.
Top election cyber experts told The Western Journal in April that voting software systems can be hacked and reprogrammed to skew vote tallies.
Harri Hursti – one of the world’s foremost election security experts and star of the HBO documentary “Kill Chain: the Cyber War on America’s Elections,”– explained that all these devices are programmed how to organize and communicate the data to a central database.
“The memory cards actually have a programming side,” he said. “Programming can have a lot of logic. So the program can dynamically look [at] what is happening and decide on the spot what is needed to be done in this precinct on this machine” as part of changing the overall result.
According to these experts, the best way to verify that the vote is accurate is to conduct random risk-limiting audits of election results, regardless of how large the margin of victory.
It seems time for such audits to be conducted in any state that used electronic voting systems.
So far all the “glitches” have worked against Republicans, which at least gives the appearance that foul play may in fact be involved.
Who knows? Donald Trump may yet be shown to have been re-elected when the ballots are counted by humans.
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