themindunleashed--2020-11-05--4 Proud Boys Members, Including Leader Stabbed Near White House On Election Night

Four right wing activists that identify as members of the “ Proud Boys ” group were stabbed near the White House in the early hours of Wednesday morning , during the protests that were taking place to coincide with the election .
In a video posted online , one of the victims can be heard shouting , “ They stabbed me !
” before running to police and asking for medical help .
In a tweet confirming the incident , DC police said they were looking for three suspects , two men wearing black clothing and one woman wearing what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white stripe , orange leggings and a dark gray coat.
” Much of the incident was live streamed , and the footage remains online .
One of the victims was identified as Enrique Tarrio , the national chairman of the Proud Boys .
Tarrio was caught on camera at the infamous 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville , Virginia , wearing body armor and a badge with the insignia of the ‘ Fraternal Order of Alt-Knights ’ , a paramilitary wing of the Proud Boys .
Tarrio immediately tried to place the blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists for the attack , but police have since walked back the allegations saying that so far there is “ no proof ” that members of BLM or participants in the protest were responsible for the attack .
Of course , considering the intense atmosphere between the two groups , many people automatically assumed that it happened in a scuffle between protesters and anti-protesters .
This may actually be the case but it is too soon to speculate .
In fact , at first , the police did speculate that the altercation was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assailants were members of BLM .
However , in an update on Wednesday , DC police said , “ The incident remains under investigation and we can not verify any specific affiliation of the suspects.
” Representatives of Black Lives Matter have called the accusations a lie .
Tarrio said that he was slashed in the stomach , while “ multiple other members ” were injured , including a man stabbed in the neck and a woman with them stabbed in the back .
He claims that the group was leaving a DC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House after watching the election when they were attacked by a group of unknown assailants .
This could have simply been an attempted robbery , but considering the high profile of those involved , a targeted attack is more likely .
The woman in the group who was stabbed was Bevelyn Beatty , a Black woman who made headlines after she dumped paint over the Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower .
Aside from this incident , the protests in DC were mostly peaceful and only arrested in 3 arrests , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an intense standoff between protesters and Trump supporters .
The Proud Boys became a nationally recognized name after the organization was discussed during a presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump .
During the debate , Trump told the Proud Boys to “ stand back and stand by ” after he was asked to denounce their affiliation with white supremacists .
The investigation is ongoing , and anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at ( 202 ) 727-9099 .

Four right wing activists that identify as members of the “Proud Boys” group were stabbed near the White House in the early hours of Wednesday morning, during the protests that were taking place to coincide with the election.
In a video posted online, one of the victims can be heard shouting, “They stabbed me!” before running to police and asking for medical help.
In a tweet confirming the incident, DC police said they were looking for three suspects, two men wearing black clothing and one woman wearing what they described as “black sweatpants with white stripe, orange leggings and a dark gray coat.”
Much of the incident was live streamed, and the footage remains online.
Conservative activist Bevelyn Beatty and Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio with one other person were just stabbed by BLM in Washington, DC pic.twitter.com/dTHTzDkbiJ — Tara LaRosa (@TaraLaRosa) November 4, 2020
One of the victims was identified as Enrique Tarrio, the national chairman of the Proud Boys. Tarrio was caught on camera at the infamous 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, wearing body armor and a badge with the insignia of the ‘Fraternal Order of Alt-Knights’, a paramilitary wing of the Proud Boys.
Tarrio immediately tried to place the blame on Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists for the attack, but police have since walked back the allegations saying that so far there is “no proof” that members of BLM or participants in the protest were responsible for the attack.
Of course, considering the intense atmosphere between the two groups, many people automatically assumed that it happened in a scuffle between protesters and anti-protesters. This may actually be the case but it is too soon to speculate. In fact, at first, the police did speculate that the altercation was political in nature, and that the assailants were members of BLM.
However, in an update on Wednesday, DC police said, “The incident remains under investigation and we cannot verify any specific affiliation of the suspects.”
MPD statement on Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) Offense: 1400 Block of New York Avenue, NW: https://t.co/nsp0DfieTq pic.twitter.com/4pETAxZXPk — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 4, 2020
Representatives of Black Lives Matter have called the accusations a lie.
.@wusa9 this is a LIE! You all are doing irresponsible dangerous journalism. @Mvmnt4BlkLives or @DMVBlackLives have nothing to do with these stabbings. Shame on @ChiefNewsham @DCPoliceDept sharing false information. This story need to be retracted. https://t.co/HgghAZXDhL — Black Lives Matter DC (@DMVBlackLives) November 4, 2020
Tarrio said that he was slashed in the stomach, while “multiple other members” were injured, including a man stabbed in the neck and a woman with them stabbed in the back. He claims that the group was leaving a DC bar just a few blocks from the White House after watching the election when they were attacked by a group of unknown assailants. This could have simply been an attempted robbery, but considering the high profile of those involved, a targeted attack is more likely.
The woman in the group who was stabbed was Bevelyn Beatty, a Black woman who made headlines after she dumped paint over the Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower.
Aside from this incident, the protests in DC were mostly peaceful and only arrested in 3 arrests, with no major injuries reported, despite an intense standoff between protesters and Trump supporters.
The Proud Boys became a nationally recognized name after the organization was discussed during a presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. During the debate, Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” after he was asked to denounce their affiliation with white supremacists.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at (202) 727-9099.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-05--“Stop the Vote!”: Chaos Unfolds in Detroit as Mob Swarms Vote-Counting Center

The ongoing vote count for the 2020 presidential election took a chaotic turn on Wednesday evening as mobs of militant supporters of President Donald Trump stormed a vote counting center in Detroit , Michigan to demand unfettered access to the facility .
Members of anti-lockdown groups and pro-Trump activists – egged on by the president ’ s tweets groundlessly alleging fraud – converged on the TCF Center in downtown Detroit after Democratic challenger Joe Biden won the coveted battleground state .
Crowds arrived at the boarded-up counting hall shouting “ Let us in , ” “ Stop the count , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” while banging on windows and doors and raising anxiety among local police officers and security guards , who pushed back against attempts by “ poll watchers ” to enter the facility .
Things took a riotous turn as police struggled to control the crowd of Republicans , who claimed that they were unjustly being excluded from the process .
Democratic onlookers countered the claim by pointing out that they , too were being kept outside .
Rules governing the ballot count allow each group contesting the vote to have 134 challengers – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 134 non-party challengers from groups like the League of Women Voters and ACLU .
However , some 400 challengers were roaming through the ballot-counting center while a small group of poll workers count roughly 25,000 absentee ballots from the Detroit area , reports Detroit Free Press .
Police escorted one poll challenger from the counting room after he emphatically refused to exit on his own .
In the meantime , right-wing groups like Stand Up Michigan to Unlock Michigan – a private Facebook group of 79,000 members based in Lansing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom ” – are mobilizing for supporters to attend an “ Urgent call to action in Detroit.
” The groups had previously been organizing around the coronavirus pandemic to resist social distancing and public health measures by Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer , whom the president has singled out for imposing what he called a “ draconian , unscientific lockdown.
” The raucous scenes unfolded Wednesday as Biden makes increasing gains in the electoral college count , with conservative Fox News reporting that Biden has 264 electoral college votes while Trump has 214 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory after officials declared that he had won Wisconsin and Michigan .
In the meantime , Trump has bemoaned the electoral process and blamed officials for “ surprise ballot dumps ” and outright fraud , without substantiating the charges .
The president has long cast aspersion on the electoral process as “ fixed , ” but critics have refuted the allegation as based on misinformation .
On Wednesday evening , Trump decried the unfolding outcome of the election while promising to wage a protracted legal battle .
The president tweeted : “ Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ , but what good does that do ?
The damage has already been done to the integrity of our system , and to the Presidential Election itself .
This is what should be discussed !
” The president also claimed victory in Pennsylvania , where 15 percent of the vote and some hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted , as well as Michigan , in spite of it being called for Biden .
He also claimed victory in North Carolina and Georgia , where votes are still being tallied @

The ongoing vote count for the 2020 presidential election took a chaotic turn on Wednesday evening as mobs of militant supporters of President Donald Trump stormed a vote counting center in Detroit, Michigan to demand unfettered access to the facility.
Members of anti-lockdown groups and pro-Trump activists – egged on by the president’s tweets groundlessly alleging fraud – converged on the TCF Center in downtown Detroit after Democratic challenger Joe Biden won the coveted battleground state.
Crowd chanting to stop the vote/stop the count at Detroit absentee counter center. pic.twitter.com/pdJWmwbvzR — Seema (@LATSeema) November 4, 2020
Crowds arrived at the boarded-up counting hall shouting “Let us in,” “Stop the count,” and “Stop the vote,” while banging on windows and doors and raising anxiety among local police officers and security guards, who pushed back against attempts by “poll watchers” to enter the facility.
Aggressive challengers causing havoc at Detroit’s Central Counting Board. Make no mistake, operatives’ efforts to disenfranchise and to disqualify ballots will be focused on areas with large numbers of Black voters and voters of color. #CountEveryVote pic.twitter.com/EHE2d6oGZo — Kristen Clarke 866-OUR-VOTE (@KristenClarkeJD) November 4, 2020
Things took a riotous turn as police struggled to control the crowd of Republicans, who claimed that they were unjustly being excluded from the process. Democratic onlookers countered the claim by pointing out that they, too were being kept outside.
Rules governing the ballot count allow each group contesting the vote to have 134 challengers – including 134 Republican challengers, 134 Democrats, and 134 non-party challengers from groups like the League of Women Voters and ACLU.
However, some 400 challengers were roaming through the ballot-counting center while a small group of poll workers count roughly 25,000 absentee ballots from the Detroit area, reports Detroit Free Press.
Republican poll watchers are currently trying to throw out 5,000 military ballots in Detroit as we speak. They are literally disenfranchising the people defending our right to vote. The GOP doesn’t love the troops. We are just pawns. https://t.co/OeLRnJcEaU — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) November 4, 2020
Police escorted one poll challenger from the counting room after he emphatically refused to exit on his own.
In the meantime, right-wing groups like Stand Up Michigan to Unlock Michigan – a private Facebook group of 79,000 members based in Lansing, MI “who are passionate about advancing freedom” – are mobilizing for supporters to attend an “Urgent call to action in Detroit.”
The groups had previously been organizing around the coronavirus pandemic to resist social distancing and public health measures by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whom the president has singled out for imposing what he called a “draconian, unscientific lockdown.”
The raucous scenes unfolded Wednesday as Biden makes increasing gains in the electoral college count, with conservative Fox News reporting that Biden has 264 electoral college votes while Trump has 214.
Stop the vote cheer breaks out from Trump supporters/election protesters at TCF Center in Detroit. They’re claiming there aren’t enough GOP poll watchers, though @Mlive has confirmed they’re inside. pic.twitter.com/tL4z8yo5Zs — Sam Dodge (@samgododge) November 4, 2020
Biden came close to declaring an outright victory after officials declared that he had won Wisconsin and Michigan.
In the meantime, Trump has bemoaned the electoral process and blamed officials for “surprise ballot dumps” and outright fraud, without substantiating the charges. The president has long cast aspersion on the electoral process as “fixed,” but critics have refuted the allegation as based on misinformation.
Woman outside TCF in Detroit pleads for no fraud in vote count . “If you brought in votes that were not true … stop what you’re doing. You can stop now and say you’re sorry, there is forgiveness.” pic.twitter.com/N84ADhr89v — violet ikonomova (@violetikon) November 4, 2020
On Wednesday evening, Trump decried the unfolding outcome of the election while promising to wage a protracted legal battle. The president tweeted:
“Our lawyers have asked for ‘meaningful access’, but what good does that do? The damage has already been done to the integrity of our system, and to the Presidential Election itself. This is what should be discussed!”
The president also claimed victory in Pennsylvania, where 15 percent of the vote and some hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted, as well as Michigan, in spite of it being called for Biden. He also claimed victory in North Carolina and Georgia, where votes are still being tallied.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--Federal Judge “Shocked” at USPS, Demands Answers on 300,000 Undelivered Ballots

As the aftermath of Election Day grows increasingly contentious and chaotic , a federal judge castigated lawyers for the U.S .
Postal Service on Wednesday for seemingly disregarding his order that the agency sweep mail processing facilities in over a dozen states for missing ballots .
The clash between courts and the USPS comes after the postal agency ’ s own data showed that over 300,000 mail-in ballots were not fully traced , reports the Washington Post .
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan expressed irritation as he said he would force Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to appear in court to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , saying that he would depose the Trump-appointed former businessman who has overseen the agency since May .
“ The postmaster ’ s going to have to be deposed or appear before me , ” Judge Sullivan said .
The federal judge angrily added that he was “ shocked ” to find out that USPS facilities in 12 postal districts – including key battleground states Arizona , Florida , Georgia , Pennsylvania , Texas and Wisconsin – had simply not searched for ballots , as they were ordered to do on Election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the order has left authorities clueless about the whether all ballots had been delivered .
“ It leaves a bad taste in everyone ’ s mouth for the clock to run out – game over , ” Sullivan heatedly told lawyers for the government in an urgently convened Washington hearing .
“ I ’ m not going to forget it , either.
” Sullivan adjourned the meeting after ordering Kevin Bray , the main Postal Service official charged with overseeing the processing of election mail , to appear in court later on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Borson said he would inquire with Bray over whether he had time in his schedule to appear before the court , he was met with a brusque response from the visibly annoyed judge .
“ You will have to tell him when he ’ s available , ” Sullivan said .
“ It ’ s up to the court when he ’ s available.
” The development underscores the chaotic nature of the U.S. electoral process in 2020 , which has been marked by accusations of fraud and malfeasance in hotly-contested presidential , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A number of civil rights groups including the NAACP have sued to ensure that the USPS properly handles mail-in voting , which has exponentially increased amid anxieties over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
President Trump and his reelection campaign have repeatedly cast aspersion on mail-in voting , baselessly claiming that it can be a vehicle for fraud in the election .
The consortium of civil rights groups have looked to Sullivan , a federal district judge based in Washington , DC , to provide rulings that would ensure that the Postal Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a manner that would meet state deadlines for ballot processing .
However , states have varying rules for counting ballots that have been mailed in , with some states counting them as long as they were postmarked by Election Day and others only counting those that arrive by Election Day .
Mail delivery has grown far slower since DeJoy was appointed to oversee the agency .
On Wednesday , Judge Sullivan and the lawyers representing the civil rights groups accused the Postal Service of failing to effectively communicate with their own defense attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s your clients , each and every one of them , starting at the top of the food chain , ” Sullivan advised .
“ I don ’ t want you to keep falling on the sword .
”

As the aftermath of Election Day grows increasingly contentious and chaotic, a federal judge castigated lawyers for the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday for seemingly disregarding his order that the agency sweep mail processing facilities in over a dozen states for missing ballots.
The clash between courts and the USPS comes after the postal agency’s own data showed that over 300,000 mail-in ballots were not fully traced, reports the Washington Post.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan expressed irritation as he said he would force Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to appear in court to testify about how the USPS handled the election, saying that he would depose the Trump-appointed former businessman who has overseen the agency since May.
“The postmaster’s going to have to be deposed or appear before me,” Judge Sullivan said.
The federal judge angrily added that he was “shocked” to find out that USPS facilities in 12 postal districts – including key battleground states Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin – had simply not searched for ballots, as they were ordered to do on Election Day. The apparent shrugging off of the order has left authorities clueless about the whether all ballots had been delivered.
“It leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth for the clock to run out – game over,” Sullivan heatedly told lawyers for the government in an urgently convened Washington hearing. “I’m not going to forget it, either.”
Sullivan adjourned the meeting after ordering Kevin Bray, the main Postal Service official charged with overseeing the processing of election mail, to appear in court later on Wednesday afternoon.
When Justice Department attorney Evan Borson said he would inquire with Bray over whether he had time in his schedule to appear before the court, he was met with a brusque response from the visibly annoyed judge.
“You will have to tell him when he’s available,” Sullivan said. “It’s up to the court when he’s available.”
The development underscores the chaotic nature of the U.S. electoral process in 2020, which has been marked by accusations of fraud and malfeasance in hotly-contested presidential, senatorial and congressional races across the country.
A number of civil rights groups including the NAACP have sued to ensure that the USPS properly handles mail-in voting, which has exponentially increased amid anxieties over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. President Trump and his reelection campaign have repeatedly cast aspersion on mail-in voting, baselessly claiming that it can be a vehicle for fraud in the election.
The consortium of civil rights groups have looked to Sullivan, a federal district judge based in Washington, DC, to provide rulings that would ensure that the Postal Service handle ballots from all states in such a manner that would meet state deadlines for ballot processing.
However, states have varying rules for counting ballots that have been mailed in, with some states counting them as long as they were postmarked by Election Day and others only counting those that arrive by Election Day.
Mail delivery has grown far slower since DeJoy was appointed to oversee the agency.
On Wednesday, Judge Sullivan and the lawyers representing the civil rights groups accused the Postal Service of failing to effectively communicate with their own defense attorneys from the Justice Department.
“It’s your clients, each and every one of them, starting at the top of the food chain,” Sullivan advised. “I don’t want you to keep falling on the sword.”
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--Trump Sues To Stop Counting Votes In Some States, Demands Recounts In Others

President Donald Trump ’ s reelection campaign announced that it would be filing a lawsuit to stop the counting of votes in Michigan until they were allowed to oversee the counting process .
The announcement came just after Democratic challenger Joe Biden took the lead in the state .
His victory in the state was even called on conservative networks like Fox news .
Trump Campaign manager Bill Stepien said that they were not given “ meaningful access ” to watch the ballots be opened at numerous locations .
“ We have filed suit today in the Michigan Court of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been granted .
We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access .
President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else , ” Stepien said in a statement .
A statement from the Trump campaign : Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has promised to allow the counting to continue despite the Trump campaign ’ s lawsuit .
“ We are obviously leading a full court press to make sure that we have all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
We want to make sure that all legally cast ballots are counted .
We also want to make sure that illegally cast ballots are not counted , ” senior Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller said .
The Trump administration is now contesting the results in states like Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , and Nevada .
“ There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results .
The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former Wisconsin Gov .
Scott Walker is unsure if a recount will be allowed in the state because the candidates are separated by 20,000 votes .
Rudy Giuliani , the controversial former mayor of New York City , and close Trump advisor , will be leading the president ’ s legal efforts to stop Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from counting the remaining votes .
He also mentioned Nevada during a recent press conference given in Philadelphia .
On Wednesday morning , Governor Tom Wolf warned that the final results may take several days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , but it ’ s important that we have accurate results .
Make no mistake : our democracy is being tested in this election .
I ’ ll do everything in my power to ensure that the results are fair and that EVERY VOTE is counted .
Pennsylvania will have a fair election free of outside influences , and we will vigorously defend any attempt to attack the vote , ” Wolf tweeted .
Democrats have also accused Republicans of fraud in some jurisdictions .
In Georgia , a burst pipe caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots in Fulton County , one of the largest counties in Georgia , which has an African-American majority .

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced that it would be filing a lawsuit to stop the counting of votes in Michigan until they were allowed to oversee the counting process. The announcement came just after Democratic challenger Joe Biden took the lead in the state. His victory in the state was even called on conservative networks like Fox news.
Trump Campaign manager Bill Stepien said that they were not given “meaningful access” to watch the ballots be opened at numerous locations.
“We have filed suit today in the Michigan Court of Claims to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted. We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access. President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else,” Stepien said in a statement.
A statement from the Trump campaign:
Trump campaign statement on #Michigan lawsuit pic.twitter.com/T7FSfp3MVA — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) November 4, 2020
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has promised to allow the counting to continue despite the Trump campaign’s lawsuit.
Every legally cast ballot will be counted in accordance with the law. The outcome will be reflective of the will of the people of Michigan. #CountEveryVote https://t.co/8DqSqg33GH — Dana Nessel (@dananessel) November 4, 2020
“We are obviously leading a full court press to make sure that we have all of our legal teams that are in place. We want to make sure that all legally cast ballots are counted. We also want to make sure that illegally cast ballots are not counted,” senior Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller said.
The Trump administration is now contesting the results in states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.
“There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so,” Stepien said.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is unsure if a recount will be allowed in the state because the candidates are separated by 20,000 votes.
After recount in 2011 race for WI Supreme Court, there was a swing of 300 votes. After recount in 2016 Presidential race in WI, @realDonaldTrump numbers went up by 131.
As I said, 20,000 is a high hurdle. #Election2020 https://t.co/CEr82eiCWH — Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) November 4, 2020
Rudy Giuliani, the controversial former mayor of New York City, and close Trump advisor, will be leading the president’s legal efforts to stop Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from counting the remaining votes. He also mentioned Nevada during a recent press conference given in Philadelphia.
Fox News breaks into Rudy Giuliani's press conference trying to stop the vote counting in Pennsylvania to report that they are calling the Michigan race for Biden. pic.twitter.com/mTIH78FPiN — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) November 4, 2020
On Wednesday morning, Governor Tom Wolf warned that the final results may take several days.
“We may not know the results today, but it’s important that we have accurate results. Make no mistake: our democracy is being tested in this election. I’ll do everything in my power to ensure that the results are fair and that EVERY VOTE is counted. Pennsylvania will have a fair election free of outside influences, and we will vigorously defend any attempt to attack the vote,” Wolf tweeted.
Democrats have also accused Republicans of fraud in some jurisdictions. In Georgia, a burst pipe caused delays in counting up to 60,000 absentee ballots in Fulton County, one of the largest counties in Georgia, which has an African-American majority.
You know it's a healthy democracy when one candidate is beating the other by 2.6 million votes but nobody knows who's going to win because a pipe burst in Georgia and a Wisconsin printer ran out of ink — Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 4, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--Furious Trump Says Leads “Magically Disappear” in “Devastating, Destructive” Ballot Dumps

As votes continue to be counted across the United States following an inconclusive Election Day , President Donald Trump has unleashed a storm of angry tweets claiming that his Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden is trying to “ steal the election.
” Twitter reacted to the multiple presidential tweets and retweets by slapping multiple warnings on his profile , warning that Trump ’ s statements about “ surprise ballot dumps ” and electoral fraud were unsubstantiated and misleading .
On Tuesday night , the president issued a misspelled tweet that he quickly removed after misspelling “ polls ” as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slavic nation of Poland .
“ We are up BIG , but they are trying to STEAL the Election , ” Trump tweeted .
“ We will never let them do it .
Votes can not be cast after the Poles are closed !
” Trump quickly removed the tweet before posting it again , this time with the proper spelling of “ polls.
” On Wednesday morning , the president also took to the social media platform to claim that his lead in “ many key states ” had “ magically disappeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resumed , revealing that Joe Biden had narrowly eked out a lead in both Wisconsin and Michigan .
Trump had prematurely declared victory on Tuesday night when he was leading in the two rust belt states in a White House press conference that was both celebratory but also accused the Democrats of perpetrating “ a fraud on the American people ” in the extraordinarily close election .
The president also claimed victory in Georgia and North Carolina , two states that still have not announced their results .
The president also vowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the counting of votes “ must stop.
” “ Last night I was leading , often solidly , in many key states , in almost all instances Democrat run and controlled , ” Trump said in the tweet , adding : “ Then , one by one , they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.
” Twitter labeled the tweet with a prominent red exclamation point and a disclaimer warning that “ some or all of the content shared in this tweet is disputed and might be misleading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
Ten minutes later , Trump continued the tweet-storm by bemoaning mail-in voting , which has exponentially increased amid anxieties over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
The president has repeatedly expressed fears over the possibility of mail-in voting being a vehicle for fraud in the election .
“ How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction ?
” he said .
While the vote count proceeded , Trump continued to expound on his conspiracy theory over election fraud , tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make up 500,000 vote advantage in Pennsylvania disappear.
” Trump also confirmed what many analysts had long expected , which is that mail-in votes would take some time to be counted across the country and would likely lean heavily toward Biden .
Critics have long expected Trump to call into question the results of the presidential election , and to declare himself victorious prematurely while the count was still ongoing .
In the meantime , Biden has expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of the results , urging his supporters to be patient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in electoral college votes , with Biden having 237 votes and the incumbent president having 214 , according to The New York Times .
As expected , the Trump administration is signalling that it will wage a war of legal attrition over the results , urging supporters to donate money so that it can fight back against any possible Democratic victory .
On Wednesday afternoon , presidential legal counsel Rudy Giuliani tweeted that “ massive cheating ” was taking place in Pennsylvania , where Trump is clearly ahead .
However , the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and isn ’ t expected to have every vote counted until Friday , at the earliest .

As votes continue to be counted across the United States following an inconclusive Election Day, President Donald Trump has unleashed a storm of angry tweets claiming that his Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden is trying to “steal the election.”
Twitter reacted to the multiple presidential tweets and retweets by slapping multiple warnings on his profile, warning that Trump’s statements about “surprise ballot dumps” and electoral fraud were unsubstantiated and misleading.
On Tuesday night, the president issued a misspelled tweet that he quickly removed after misspelling “polls” as “Poles,” as in the Western Slavic nation of Poland.
“We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election,” Trump tweeted. “We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Poles are closed!”
Trump quickly removed the tweet before posting it again, this time with the proper spelling of “polls.”
On Wednesday morning, the president also took to the social media platform to claim that his lead in “many key states” had “magically disappeared” after the tallying of the count resumed, revealing that Joe Biden had narrowly eked out a lead in both Wisconsin and Michigan.
Trump had prematurely declared victory on Tuesday night when he was leading in the two rust belt states in a White House press conference that was both celebratory but also accused the Democrats of perpetrating “a fraud on the American people” in the extraordinarily close election. The president also claimed victory in Georgia and North Carolina, two states that still have not announced their results.
The president also vowed to go to the Supreme Court to demand that the counting of votes “must stop.”
“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key states, in almost all instances Democrat run and controlled,” Trump said in the tweet, adding: “Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Twitter labeled the tweet with a prominent red exclamation point and a disclaimer warning that “some or all of the content shared in this tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process”.
Ten minutes later, Trump continued the tweet-storm by bemoaning mail-in voting, which has exponentially increased amid anxieties over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The president has repeatedly expressed fears over the possibility of mail-in voting being a vehicle for fraud in the election.
“How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?” he said.
While the vote count proceeded, Trump continued to expound on his conspiracy theory over election fraud, tweeting that “they are working hard to make up 500,000 vote advantage in Pennsylvania disappear.”
Trump also confirmed what many analysts had long expected, which is that mail-in votes would take some time to be counted across the country and would likely lean heavily toward Biden.
They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Critics have long expected Trump to call into question the results of the presidential election, and to declare himself victorious prematurely while the count was still ongoing. In the meantime, Biden has expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of the results, urging his supporters to be patient.
Trump is now trailing his opponent in electoral college votes, with Biden having 237 votes and the incumbent president having 214, according to The New York Times.
As expected, the Trump administration is signalling that it will wage a war of legal attrition over the results, urging supporters to donate money so that it can fight back against any possible Democratic victory.
On Wednesday afternoon, presidential legal counsel Rudy Giuliani tweeted that “massive cheating” was taking place in Pennsylvania, where Trump is clearly ahead. However, the state is still counting absentee and mail-in ballots and isn’t expected to have every vote counted until Friday, at the earliest.
En route to Philadelphia with legal team.
Massive cheating.@realDonaldTrump up by 550,000 with 75% counted.
Will not let Philly Democrat hacks steal it! — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) November 4, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--5 States Legalize Recreational and Medical Weed, Making 2020 an Epic Year for Cannabis Reform

Five states have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical purposes , showing that prohibition is increasingly in tatters as drug reform efforts hit a high point across the United States , making 2020 one of the biggest years yet for cannabis reform efforts .
On Election Day , a majority in New Jersey , Arizona and Montana voted yes to approve ballot measures making recreational use legal .
Meanwhile in South Dakota and Mississippi , voters have also approved cannabis for medical purposes .
Voters in New Jersey approved the measure to make the Garden State greener come Jan. 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to draft and pass legislation that would hammer out the details of how the new policy will actually be implemented .
Lawmakers will also have to pass another measure that will establish the legal weed market .
Cannabis sales will be taxed at 6.625 percent , along with an additional 2 percent tax from local city governments .
The approval of the measure throws down a gauntlet for politicians in neighboring states like New York and Pennsylvania , where lawmakers have faced a logjam in passing legalization measures .
Legislators fear that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they risk losing a competitive edge to New Jersey in potentially one of the largest cannabis markets in the country , reports The New York Times .
In Arizona , cannabis was also comprehensively legalized for adults aged 21 and older , who will be allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of the plant .
Under Proposition 207 , the state will establish a licensing system as soon as March , reports AZ Central .
Up to six plants will also be allowed for people to grow at home .
The state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now be allowed to sell cannabis to anyone over 21 , while the new law also includes social equity measures granting licenses to people from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs .
Those convicted of certain crimes related to the plant can also seek the expungement of their records .
In Montana , two cannabis-related measures were passed that comprehensively legalize the recreational use of the plant , reports Great Falls Tribune .
However , one of the measures levies a whopping 20 percent tax on the plant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibit dispensaries , while the other measure sets the minimum purchasing age at 21 .
Possession of up to 1 ounce is allowed under the new rules .
People with cannabis-related convictions can also seek resentencing or expungement for past offenses .
South Dakota ’ s voters also approved a joint initiative that gives the go-ahead to medical cannabis as well as recreational use of cannabis .
Amendment A gives adults 21 and over the ability to possess and distribute up to an ounce of herb , while medical patients with prescriptions can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ KITV .
In Mississippi , a massive 75 percent of the electorate approved medical cannabis in the state , which will grant doctors the ability to prescribe the plant to people with any of 22 health conditions , including HIV , Parkinson ’ s disease , cancer , epilepsy , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , and sickle-cell anemia , reports the Clarion Ledger .
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center , two-thirds of the public in the U.S. favors the legalization of cannabis—a sure sign of the anti-prohibitionist mood of most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the sentiment is less about politics or partying , and more a simple matter of wanting to put an end to the failed “ War on Drugs ” and its disproportionate and unjust impact on poor communities of color .
Cannabis reform advocacy group NORML rang in the new year calling 2020 the “ biggest year yet ” for reform , and these new states that have legalized recreational or medical herb join twenty-five other states and the District of Columbia that have either legalized or decriminalized possession and use of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 , while medical cannabis was legal in 33 states .
Voters in New Jersey approved the measure to make the Garden State greener come Jan. 1 , but legislators are now being tasked to draft and pass legislation that would hammer out the details of how the new policy will actually be implemented .
Lawmakers will also have to pass another measure that will establish the legal weed market .
Cannabis sales will be taxed at 6.625 percent , along with an additional 2 percent tax from local city governments .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for adults aged 21 and older , who will be allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of the plant .
Under Proposition 207 , the state will establish a licensing system as soon as March , reports AZ Central .
Up to six plants will also be allowed for people to grow at home .
The state ’ s 120 medical cannabis dispensaries will now be allowed to sell cannabis to anyone over 21 , while the new law also includes social equity measures granting licenses to people from communities that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drugs .
Those convicted of certain crimes related to the plant can also seek the expungement of their records .
In Montana , two cannabis-related measures were passed that comprehensively legalize the recreational use of the plant , reports Great Falls Tribune .
However , one of the measures levies a whopping 20 percent tax on the plant while granting individual counties the ability to prohibit dispensaries , while the other measure sets the minimum purchasing age at 21 .
Possession of up to 1 ounce is allowed under the new rules .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ resentencing or expungement for past offenses .
South Dakota ’ s voters also approved a joint initiative that gives the go-ahead to medical cannabis as well as recreational use of cannabis .
Amendment A gives adults 21 and over the ability to possess and distribute up to an ounce of herb , while medical patients with prescriptions can have up to 3 ounces , reports KITV .
In Mississippi , a massive 75 percent of the electorate approved medical cannabis in the state , which will grant doctors the ability to prescribe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health conditions , including HIV , Parkinson ’ s disease , cancer , epilepsy , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , and sickle-cell anemia , reports the Clarion Ledger .
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center , two-thirds of the public in the U.S. favors the legalization of cannabis—a sure sign of the anti-prohibitionist mood of most Americans , especially millennials .
For many , the sentiment is less about politics or partying , and more a simple matter of wanting to put an end to the failed “ War on Drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on poor communities of color .
Cannabis reform advocacy group NORML rang in the new year calling 2020 the “ biggest year yet ” for reform , and these new states that have legalized recreational or medical herb join twenty-five other states and the District of Columbia that have either legalized or decriminalized possession and use of the plant for adults over the age of 21 , while medical cannabis was legal in 33 states .

Five states have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical purposes, showing that prohibition is increasingly in tatters as drug reform efforts hit a high point across the United States, making 2020 one of the biggest years yet for cannabis reform efforts.
On Election Day, a majority in New Jersey, Arizona and Montana voted yes to approve ballot measures making recreational use legal. Meanwhile in South Dakota and Mississippi, voters have also approved cannabis for medical purposes.
Voters in New Jersey approved the measure to make the Garden State greener come Jan. 1, but legislators are now being tasked to draft and pass legislation that would hammer out the details of how the new policy will actually be implemented.
Lawmakers will also have to pass another measure that will establish the legal weed market. Cannabis sales will be taxed at 6.625 percent, along with an additional 2 percent tax from local city governments.
The approval of the measure throws down a gauntlet for politicians in neighboring states like New York and Pennsylvania, where lawmakers have faced a logjam in passing legalization measures. Legislators fear that if they don’t take action, they risk losing a competitive edge to New Jersey in potentially one of the largest cannabis markets in the country, reports The New York Times.
In Arizona, cannabis was also comprehensively legalized for adults aged 21 and older, who will be allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of the plant. Under Proposition 207, the state will establish a licensing system as soon as March, reports AZ Central. Up to six plants will also be allowed for people to grow at home.
The state’s 120 medical cannabis dispensaries will now be allowed to sell cannabis to anyone over 21, while the new law also includes social equity measures granting licenses to people from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. Those convicted of certain crimes related to the plant can also seek the expungement of their records.
In Montana, two cannabis-related measures were passed that comprehensively legalize the recreational use of the plant, reports Great Falls Tribune. However, one of the measures levies a whopping 20 percent tax on the plant while granting individual counties the ability to prohibit dispensaries, while the other measure sets the minimum purchasing age at 21. Possession of up to 1 ounce is allowed under the new rules.
People with cannabis-related convictions can also seek resentencing or expungement for past offenses.
South Dakota’s voters also approved a joint initiative that gives the go-ahead to medical cannabis as well as recreational use of cannabis. Amendment A gives adults 21 and over the ability to possess and distribute up to an ounce of herb, while medical patients with prescriptions can have up to 3 ounces, reports KITV.
In Mississippi, a massive 75 percent of the electorate approved medical cannabis in the state, which will grant doctors the ability to prescribe the plant to people with any of 22 health conditions, including HIV, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and sickle-cell anemia, reports the Clarion Ledger.
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center, two-thirds of the public in the U.S. favors the legalization of cannabis—a sure sign of the anti-prohibitionist mood of most Americans, especially millennials. For many, the sentiment is less about politics or partying, and more a simple matter of wanting to put an end to the failed “War on Drugs” and its disproportionate and unjust impact on poor communities of color.
Cannabis reform advocacy group NORML rang in the new year calling 2020 the “biggest year yet” for reform, and these new states that have legalized recreational or medical herb join twenty-five other states and the District of Columbia that have either legalized or decriminalized possession and use of the plant for adults over the age of 21, while medical cannabis was legal in 33 states.
Voters in New Jersey approved the measure to make the Garden State greener come Jan. 1, but legislators are now being tasked to draft and pass legislation that would hammer out the details of how the new policy will actually be implemented.
Lawmakers will also have to pass another measure that will establish the legal weed market. Cannabis sales will be taxed at 6.625 percent, along with an additional 2 percent tax from local city governments.
In Arizona, cannabis was also comprehensively legalized for adults aged 21 and older, who will be allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of the plant. Under Proposition 207, the state will establish a licensing system as soon as March, reports AZ Central. Up to six plants will also be allowed for people to grow at home.
The state’s 120 medical cannabis dispensaries will now be allowed to sell cannabis to anyone over 21, while the new law also includes social equity measures granting licenses to people from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. Those convicted of certain crimes related to the plant can also seek the expungement of their records.
In Montana, two cannabis-related measures were passed that comprehensively legalize the recreational use of the plant, reports Great Falls Tribune. However, one of the measures levies a whopping 20 percent tax on the plant while granting individual counties the ability to prohibit dispensaries, while the other measure sets the minimum purchasing age at 21. Possession of up to 1 ounce is allowed under the new rules.
People with cannabis-related convictions can also seek resentencing or expungement for past offenses.
South Dakota’s voters also approved a joint initiative that gives the go-ahead to medical cannabis as well as recreational use of cannabis. Amendment A gives adults 21 and over the ability to possess and distribute up to an ounce of herb, while medical patients with prescriptions can have up to 3 ounces, reports KITV.
In Mississippi, a massive 75 percent of the electorate approved medical cannabis in the state, which will grant doctors the ability to prescribe the plant to people with any of 22 health conditions, including HIV, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and sickle-cell anemia, reports the Clarion Ledger.
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center, two-thirds of the public in the U.S. favors the legalization of cannabis—a sure sign of the anti-prohibitionist mood of most Americans, especially millennials. For many, the sentiment is less about politics or partying, and more a simple matter of wanting to put an end to the failed “War on Drugs” and its disproportionate and unjust impact on poor communities of color.
Cannabis reform advocacy group NORML rang in the new year calling 2020 the “biggest year yet” for reform, and these new states that have legalized recreational or medical herb join twenty-five other states and the District of Columbia that have either legalized or decriminalized possession and use of the plant for adults over the age of 21, while medical cannabis was legal in 33 states.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--Oregon Decriminalizes Heroin, Cocaine, Meth, MDMA, LSD and Totally Legalizes Shrooms

While the 2020 election continues to deliver shocks , voters in the state of Oregon have delivered a historic verdict by approving a much-needed overhaul of drug laws , decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of “ hard ” drugs like heroin , cocaine , and methamphetamines , while also approving the all-out legalization of psilocybin mushrooms .
Oregon ’ s groundbreaking Measure 110 – the Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative – reclassifies the low-level possession of illegal substances including heroin , cocaine , methamphetamine , ecstasy , LSD , methadone and oxycodone from a misdemeanor to a non-criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 fine or a health assessment .
Come Feb. 1 , the state will halt jailing people for petty possession .
The measure passed by a near-landslide 59 percent of voters versus 41 percent , and is the first such law in the entire United States , marking a spectacular victory for criminal justice reform advocates across the nation who backed the law .
By effectively decriminalizing the small-scale possession of drugs , the new law effectively halts one of the most pernicious means by which the “ War on Drugs ” has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities that have suffered disproportionate over-policing and mass incarceration .
Drug trafficking remains a felony offense , while substantial possession of drugs would be reduced to a felony .
Roughly $ 100 million in cannabis-derived tax revenue will be used to expand rehabilitation services while 24-hour Addiction Recovery Centers will also be opened .
Federal authorities will also be able to aggressively enforce drug laws in the state .
However , advocates are hailing the passage of the law as crucial in helping struggling residents break out of the cycle of arrest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to be huge , ” Haven Wheelock , a drug counselor for Portland nonprofit Outside In , told VICE .
“ It ’ s going to allow people to get the services they need without fear of arrest .
It ’ s going to change how people who don ’ t use drugs think about drug use .
It ’ s going to allow us to move into a health-based system and hopefully be a model for other places .
We have an opportunity to show the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Voters also made history by legalizing psilocybin or “ magic ” mushrooms by approving Measure 109 – the Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative – by 55.88 percent .
Under the measure , the state will become the first in the country legalize the use of the psychedelic fungus in controlled doses within the framework of a regulated system overseen by licensed clinicians and therapists .
While multiple cities have decriminalized the substance , Oregon will be the only one to establish a regulatory framework that allows for supervised statewide use .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate “ to set up all licensing , training , certification , and ongoing education requirements for psilocybin service centers and facilitators during a mandated two-year development process.
” Only those holding licenses would be allowed to “ provide psilocybin therapy , cultivate psilocybin , or own a psilocybin service center.
” The measure ’ s approval is a huge victory for chief petitioner couple Sheri and Thomas Eckerton , two counselors who have spent years pushing for the legalization of the psychedelic substance .
In a statement , campaigners thanked over 164,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ petitions to approve psilocybin therapy .
“ We are incredibly grateful for the support of each and every voter who helped us make history by creating the first legal psilocybin therapy program in the country , ” the Yes on 109 campaign announced on Twitter .
“ Healthcare professionals , veterans , mothers , people struggling with depression , anxiety , addiction and end of life distress , community organizations , and so many others answered to call for a new option to help so many who are suffering , ” the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that psilocybin has shown great promise in a range of psychotherapeutic settings , shattering the old stereotype of psilocybin as some intoxicating and hallucination-inducing party drug that drives its users insane – a reputation that largely grew out of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s when they were widely known as “ psychedelic ” or “ magic ” mushrooms .

While the 2020 election continues to deliver shocks, voters in the state of Oregon have delivered a historic verdict by approving a much-needed overhaul of drug laws, decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of “hard” drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines, while also approving the all-out legalization of psilocybin mushrooms.
Oregon’s groundbreaking Measure 110 – the Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative – reclassifies the low-level possession of illegal substances including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, methadone and oxycodone from a misdemeanor to a non-criminal violation, punishable by either a $100 fine or a health assessment. Come Feb. 1, the state will halt jailing people for petty possession.
The measure passed by a near-landslide 59 percent of voters versus 41 percent, and is the first such law in the entire United States, marking a spectacular victory for criminal justice reform advocates across the nation who backed the law.
By effectively decriminalizing the small-scale possession of drugs, the new law effectively halts one of the most pernicious means by which the “War on Drugs” has adversely impacted communities of color and poor communities that have suffered disproportionate over-policing and mass incarceration.
Drug trafficking remains a felony offense, while substantial possession of drugs would be reduced to a felony. Roughly $100 million in cannabis-derived tax revenue will be used to expand rehabilitation services while 24-hour Addiction Recovery Centers will also be opened. Federal authorities will also be able to aggressively enforce drug laws in the state.
However, advocates are hailing the passage of the law as crucial in helping struggling residents break out of the cycle of arrest, incarceration, and addiction.
“It’s going to be huge,” Haven Wheelock, a drug counselor for Portland nonprofit Outside In, told VICE. “It’s going to allow people to get the services they need without fear of arrest. It’s going to change how people who don’t use drugs think about drug use. It’s going to allow us to move into a health-based system and hopefully be a model for other places. We have an opportunity to show the rest of the country this is how it should be.”
Voters also made history by legalizing psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms by approving Measure 109 – the Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative – by 55.88 percent.
WE DID IT! We are incredibly grateful for the support of each and every voter who helped us make history by creating the first legal psilocybin therapy program in the country. There are so many people to thank, read our full recap of this historic victory. https://t.co/uINSGXknHC pic.twitter.com/TFxDpaNBZp — Yes on 109 (@voteyeson109) November 4, 2020
Under the measure, the state will become the first in the country legalize the use of the psychedelic fungus in controlled doses within the framework of a regulated system overseen by licensed clinicians and therapists.
While multiple cities have decriminalized the substance, Oregon will be the only one to establish a regulatory framework that allows for supervised statewide use.
The measure gives the Oregon Health Authority the mandate “to set up all licensing, training, certification, and ongoing education requirements for psilocybin service centers and facilitators during a mandated two-year development process.”
Only those holding licenses would be allowed to “provide psilocybin therapy, cultivate psilocybin, or own a psilocybin service center.”
The measure’s approval is a huge victory for chief petitioner couple Sheri and Thomas Eckerton, two counselors who have spent years pushing for the legalization of the psychedelic substance. In a statement, campaigners thanked over 164,000 residents across 300 Oregon states who signed petitions to approve psilocybin therapy.
“We are incredibly grateful for the support of each and every voter who helped us make history by creating the first legal psilocybin therapy program in the country,” the Yes on 109 campaign announced on Twitter.
“Healthcare professionals, veterans, mothers, people struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction and end of life distress, community organizations, and so many others answered to call for a new option to help so many who are suffering,” the group added in its statement.
Advocates note that psilocybin has shown great promise in a range of psychotherapeutic settings, shattering the old stereotype of psilocybin as some intoxicating and hallucination-inducing party drug that drives its users insane – a reputation that largely grew out of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s when they were widely known as “psychedelic” or “magic” mushrooms.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-04--After Months Of Silence, NASA’s Voyager 2 Sends Message Back to Earth From 11.5 Billion Miles Away

After months of radio silence , NASA has finally reconnected with its Voyager 2 space craft .
The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been scouring the cosmos for longer than 40 years , all that time staying in contact with NASA ’ s team of engineers .
However , in March of this year , NASA closed communication with the craft .
The space agency left the shuttle to spend a secluded few months in space without signal to upgrade its communication system .
Flying some 11.5 billion miles away from Earth , Voyager 2 was left to its own equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right before Halloween , NASA briefly reconnected with Voyager 2 while testing its new Deep Space Network antennas ( DSN ) , NASA reported .
Voyager 2 was on an important scientific mission originally to study the outer planets , and now in its extended mission , to study deep Interstellar Space in general .
It ’ s also one of the furthest manmade objects from Earth .
NASA notes that Voyager 2 has left the Solar System entirely .
To communicate with the spacecraft , NASA relies on the Deep Space Network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is reliable .
But much like the Voyager 2 , it ’ s old , very old .
To be more precise , it ’ s more than 70 years old .
To put that into perspective , the system was first created when NASA launched its first satellite , Explorer 1 , in 1958 .
The DSN is used to communicate with an estimated 30 spacecraft every day and it runs 24 hours a day , 365 days a year .
As another fun fact , the system is spread out across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , Australia , and Spain .
As NASA prepares for numerous new missions to the moon and mars , all launching in the next few years , the DSN is certainly overdue for a much-needed upgrade to its systems and software .
NASA also started its critical work with an antenna denominated Dss43 that is 230-feet-wide , about the size of a 20-story building , and is located in Canberra , Australia .
Dss43 has been operational for 48 years and some of its components , including the conductor used to actively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been given a tune-up .
NASA has now drastically improved Dss43 ’ s heating and cooling equipment , power supply equipment , and other devices used to operate .
On October 29th , NASA sent a brief call to Voyager 2 to test the new equipment to make sure it was operational .
“ What makes this task unique is that we ’ re doing work at all levels of the antenna , from the pedestal at ground level all the way up to the feedcones at the center of the dish that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arnold , the DSN project manager at NASA ’ s Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California , said in a statement .
“ This test communication with Voyager 2 definitely tells us that things are on track with the work we ’ re doing.
” In the test , NASA ’ s mission control operators on the ground transmitted a series of commands to Voyager 2 , and the spacecraft executed the commands , confirming the test was a success .
NASA is going to cut off its communications to Voyager 2 again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be fully back online until February 202 , so Voyager 2 will have to endure several more months without communication to ground control , which is worrying for engineers .
“ Having the antenna down for one year is not an ideal situation for Voyager or for many other NASA missions , ” Philip Baldwin , operations manager for NASA ’ s Space Communications and Navigation ( SCaN ) Program , said in a statement .
“ The agency made the decision to conduct these upgrades to ensure that the antenna can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future missions .
For an antenna that is almost 50 years old , it ’ s better to be proactive than reactive with critical maintenance.
” Thankfully , Voyager 2 doesn ’ t have humans on board and its just a space probe , otherwise , things could get really serious if communication had to be cut off .

After months of radio silence, NASA has finally reconnected with its Voyager 2 space craft. The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been scouring the cosmos for longer than 40 years, all that time staying in contact with NASA’s team of engineers. However, in March of this year, NASA closed communication with the craft.
The space agency left the shuttle to spend a secluded few months in space without signal to upgrade its communication system. Flying some 11.5 billion miles away from Earth, Voyager 2 was left to its own equipment in mid-March.
But on October 29th right before Halloween, NASA briefly reconnected with Voyager 2 while testing its new Deep Space Network antennas (DSN), NASA reported. Voyager 2 was on an important scientific mission originally to study the outer planets, and now in its extended mission, to study deep Interstellar Space in general.
It’s also one of the furthest manmade objects from Earth. NASA notes that Voyager 2 has left the Solar System entirely. To communicate with the spacecraft, NASA relies on the Deep Space Network antennas (DSN).
The DSN is reliable. But much like the Voyager 2, it’s old, very old. To be more precise, it’s more than 70 years old. To put that into perspective, the system was first created when NASA launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958. The DSN is used to communicate with an estimated 30 spacecraft every day and it runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As another fun fact, the system is spread out across three joint sites located in the United States, Australia, and Spain.
As NASA prepares for numerous new missions to the moon and mars, all launching in the next few years, the DSN is certainly overdue for a much-needed upgrade to its systems and software.
NASA also started its critical work with an antenna denominated Dss43 that is 230-feet-wide, about the size of a 20-story building, and is located in Canberra, Australia. Dss43 has been operational for 48 years and some of its components, including the conductor used to actively communicate with Voyager 2, have never been given a tune-up. NASA has now drastically improved Dss43’s heating and cooling equipment, power supply equipment, and other devices used to operate. On October 29th, NASA sent a brief call to Voyager 2 to test the new equipment to make sure it was operational.
“What makes this task unique is that we’re doing work at all levels of the antenna, from the pedestal at ground level all the way up to the feedcones at the center of the dish that extend above the rim,” Brad Arnold, the DSN project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California, said in a statement. “This test communication with Voyager 2 definitely tells us that things are on track with the work we’re doing.”
In the test, NASA’s mission control operators on the ground transmitted a series of commands to Voyager 2, and the spacecraft executed the commands, confirming the test was a success.
NASA is going to cut off its communications to Voyager 2 again until later next year. Dss43 will not be fully back online until February 202, so Voyager 2 will have to endure several more months without communication to ground control, which is worrying for engineers.
“Having the antenna down for one year is not an ideal situation for Voyager or for many other NASA missions,” Philip Baldwin, operations manager for NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program, said in a statement. “The agency made the decision to conduct these upgrades to ensure that the antenna can continue to be used for current and future missions. For an antenna that is almost 50 years old, it’s better to be proactive than reactive with critical maintenance.”
Thankfully, Voyager 2 doesn’t have humans on board and its just a space probe, otherwise, things could get really serious if communication had to be cut off.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-05--“STOP THE COUNT!”: Trump Faces Big Legal Setbacks From States While Escalating Threats to Sue

As the fallout from an unprecedented Election Day continues to settle , President Donald Trump ’ s campaign has threatened to sue in battlegrounds won by his Democratic Party challenger , Joe Biden , revealing that the incumbent president ’ s team has low confidence in the outcome of a complete vote count .
The news comes as Pennsylvania ’ s Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said they could have a result as soon as Thursday night .
The threats to resort to a legal strategy have been paired with increasingly heated messages from the president ’ s official Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a salvo of tweets demanding that local officials “ STOP THE COUNT ” and “ STOP THE FRAUD !
” However , the strategy is already running into clear legal hurdles after a judge in Michigan said she would deny the Trump campaign ’ s demands to halt the counting of mail-in ballots in the state on the basis of a lack of evidence .
Axios reports that Judge Cynthia Stephens announced her decision in a Thursday oral briefing but hasn ’ t yet issued a written order , handing a major loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to slow or stop the count .
A judge in Georgia also dismissed a lawsuit by the state Republican Party and Trump campaign demanding that he ensure a coastal county was following state laws on processing absentee ballots .
In Pennsylvania , the president ’ s campaign enjoyed a small legal victory on Thursday when a judge ruled that ballot observers can watch officials count ballots from a six-foot distance .
Representatives from the Trump and Biden campaigns had previously been allowed to view the count from a further distance due to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit closer provided they take proper precautions .
The legal victory proved to be short-lived , as after a brief pause in vote-counting in Philadelphia , the vote-tallying resumed following an appeal by Democratic Party attorneys .
Meanwhile , Pittsburgh has halted the count of an additional 30,000 ballots after a vendor was found to have sent the wrong ballots to voters and had to reissue new ballots .
Trump currently leads Biden by only 115,000 votes in Philadelphia , but most of the votes that still must be counted are in those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the most populous county of Philadelphia , where Biden leads by roughly 60 percentage points .
Biden must win about two-thirds of remaining votes to win the state , whose 20 electoral votes would give him a clear path to victory .
The Biden campaign has accused the president ’ s team of using litigation to delay an inevitable defeat at the polls .
“ What we ’ re seeing on these legal suits are that they are meritless and nothing more than an attempt to distract and delay what is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next president of the United States , ” said campaign manager Jennifer O ’ Malley Dillon on Thursday .
The president himself hasn ’ t made any public appearances since election night , largely holing himself up in the White House and in a distraught mood over his shrinking chances at winning the hotly-contested presidential race .
If officials were to “ STOP THE COUNT ” now , as he has demanded , Biden would handily win based on the current tallies .
The president still must rely on a count making up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada to win the election .
However , the president seems to be sticking to a strategy of shifting the goal-posts in different states where different rules for vote counts apply .
In another tweet Thursday , Trump wrote : “ ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED !
” According to the Associated Press and Fox News , Biden currently has 264 electoral votes – including in Arizona , which has not been called by media outlets that endorsed Biden such as NBC or New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes , must win Pennsylvania , North Carolina , Georgia , and Nevada to win .
As the count has proceeded , the likelihood of a Trump victory has shrunken drastically .
However , the Trump campaign has expressed confidence that it will win a second term .
“ By end of tomorrow – Friday – it will be clear that President Trump and Vice President Pence will serve another term in the White House , ” campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said in a Thursday morning press call .
The Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widespread voter fraud , causing pro-Trump demonstrators – including some armed militants – to appear at vote counting centers in Nevada , Arizona , and Detroit .
In Arizona , armed groups of pro-Trump protesters surrounding a vote counting center overnight in Maricopa County and faced off with police and security .
The center eventually closed after someone broke into the facility .

As the fallout from an unprecedented Election Day continues to settle, President Donald Trump’s campaign has threatened to sue in battlegrounds won by his Democratic Party challenger, Joe Biden, revealing that the incumbent president’s team has low confidence in the outcome of a complete vote count.
The news comes as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said they could have a result as soon as Thursday night.
The threats to resort to a legal strategy have been paired with increasingly heated messages from the president’s official Twitter account, where the president has unleashed a salvo of tweets demanding that local officials “STOP THE COUNT” and “STOP THE FRAUD!”
However, the strategy is already running into clear legal hurdles after a judge in Michigan said she would deny the Trump campaign’s demands to halt the counting of mail-in ballots in the state on the basis of a lack of evidence. Axios reports that Judge Cynthia Stephens announced her decision in a Thursday oral briefing but hasn’t yet issued a written order, handing a major loss to the Trump campaign’s efforts to slow or stop the count.
A judge in Georgia also dismissed a lawsuit by the state Republican Party and Trump campaign demanding that he ensure a coastal county was following state laws on processing absentee ballots.
In Pennsylvania, the president’s campaign enjoyed a small legal victory on Thursday when a judge ruled that ballot observers can watch officials count ballots from a six-foot distance. Representatives from the Trump and Biden campaigns had previously been allowed to view the count from a further distance due to the coronavirus, but are now allowed to sit closer provided they take proper precautions.
Big legal win in Pennsylvania! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
The legal victory proved to be short-lived, as after a brief pause in vote-counting in Philadelphia, the vote-tallying resumed following an appeal by Democratic Party attorneys. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has halted the count of an additional 30,000 ballots after a vendor was found to have sent the wrong ballots to voters and had to reissue new ballots.
Trump currently leads Biden by only 115,000 votes in Philadelphia, but most of the votes that still must be counted are in those counties where Biden polled ahead, including in the most populous county of Philadelphia, where Biden leads by roughly 60 percentage points. Biden must win about two-thirds of remaining votes to win the state, whose 20 electoral votes would give him a clear path to victory.
The Biden campaign has accused the president’s team of using litigation to delay an inevitable defeat at the polls.
“What we’re seeing on these legal suits are that they are meritless and nothing more than an attempt to distract and delay what is now inevitable – Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States,” said campaign manager Jennifer O’Malley Dillon on Thursday.
The president himself hasn’t made any public appearances since election night, largely holing himself up in the White House and in a distraught mood over his shrinking chances at winning the hotly-contested presidential race.
If officials were to “STOP THE COUNT” now, as he has demanded, Biden would handily win based on the current tallies. The president still must rely on a count making up a gap in voting in Arizona and Nevada to win the election.
However, the president seems to be sticking to a strategy of shifting the goal-posts in different states where different rules for vote counts apply. In another tweet Thursday, Trump wrote: “ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!”
ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
According to the Associated Press and Fox News, Biden currently has 264 electoral votes – including in Arizona, which has not been called by media outlets that endorsed Biden such as NBC or New York Times.
Trump, who has 214 electoral votes, must win Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Nevada to win. As the count has proceeded, the likelihood of a Trump victory has shrunken drastically.
However, the Trump campaign has expressed confidence that it will win a second term.
“By end of tomorrow – Friday – it will be clear that President Trump and Vice President Pence will serve another term in the White House,” campaign senior adviser Jason Miller said in a Thursday morning press call.
The Trump campaign has also been hurling unsubstantiated charges of widespread voter fraud, causing pro-Trump demonstrators – including some armed militants – to appear at vote counting centers in Nevada, Arizona, and Detroit.
In Arizona, armed groups of pro-Trump protesters surrounding a vote counting center overnight in Maricopa County and faced off with police and security. The center eventually closed after someone broke into the facility.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-05--A Whopping $14 Billion Was Spent In 2020 Election Campaigns

This election year, an estimated $14 billion has been sunk into presidential and congressional campaigns, setting a new record for political spending in the United States. This figure is more than double what candidates spent on the 2016 election, according to the nonpartisan group Center for Responsive Politics, which compiled the research. In fact, this election cycle will cost more than both previous elections combined.
For the presidential campaign alone, it is estimated that at least $6.6 was spent, with congressional races spending just over $7 billion. Much of the spending has come from Democrats, who have been fighting to dethrone Donald Trump from the presidency and regain control of the Senate. Democrats have spent nearly twice as much as their Republican counterparts in the recent elections.
Sarah Bryner, research director at the Center for Responsive Politics said that Liberals and Conservatives both have taken advantage of the Citizens United ruling to gain more funding.
“When Citizens United was decided 10 years ago, conservatives were the quickest to jump on the newly permissible outside groups as a way to facilitate huge donations. Now, liberal groups have more than made up the difference and are taking advantage of every opportunity available to get their message out,” Bryner said, according to Open Secrets.
CRP initially estimated that the elections would cost $10.8 billion, but changed it’s estimate in the final months of the election as fundraising increased. According to the new figures, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is on track to be the first candidate in US history to end up raising $1 billion in a single election cycle. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s campaign for reelection said that Trump raised over $950 million during the 2020 election. However, it is important to note that these totals do not include how much was raised by either the Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee.
Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, said that billion dollar candidates are a new phenomenon in American politics.
“Donors poured record amounts of money into the 2018 midterms, and 2020 appears to be a continuation of that trend — but magnified. Ten years ago, a billion-dollar presidential candidate would have been difficult to imagine. This cycle, we’re likely to see two.” Krumholz said, according to Open Secrets.
Seeing such a large sum of money being spent on what are essentially public relations campaigns for aristocrats, is leaving many people feeling like it was a waste of resources. $14 billion dollars would actually make a meaningful difference in a lot of lives. There are many people struggling from poverty, hunger, homelessness, and lack of access to healthcare. Obviously, such a large sum of money could put a serious dent in many of these problems. At the very least, it would surely make for a reasonable stimulus package, which is desperately needed by so many people right now.
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themindunleashed--2020-11-07--Scientists Find “Hell Planet” With Lava Oceans, Supersonic Winds, and Rain Made of Rocks

Life here on planet Earth often seems harsh , especially in 2020 with a pandemic , tornados and tropical storms , and out-of-control wildfires .
However , none of those problems can hold a candle to the ultraviolent conditions of planet K2-141b .
On this brutal exoplanet hundreds of light-years away , oceans are filled with lava , rocks literally rain down on the surface , and howling winds break the sound barrier at thousands of miles per hour – making the hellish planet easily the most extreme ever discovered .
Such are the infernal conditions depicted in a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata published on Tuesday in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society .
According to the study , K2-141b is one of the latest “ lava planets ” discovered , where this world orbits so closely to its sun that it almost grazes the star ’ s surface as it completes its revolution in only six to seven hours .
Mercury , which is the closest planet to the sun in our own solar system , takes about 87 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the oceans of K2-141b are comprised of pure , heaving lava steams .
The atmospheric conditions and weather cycles of the exoplanet are unlike anything seen in our own solar system .
While K2-141b is roughly the size of Earth , its surface , ocean and atmosphere are entirely made of rock –molten or otherwise .
“ The study is the first to make predictions about weather conditions on K2-141b that can be detected from hundreds of light years away with next-generation telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release .
The scientists found , when analyzing illumination patterns of the planet , that two-thirds of K2-141b never see nightfall and are constantly exposed to daylight – meaning that that side of the planet is always facing its sun .
To call that part of the planet “ scalding ” hardly does justice to its high temperatures that exceed 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit ( 3,000 degrees Celsius ) – a temperature hot enough to not only melt rocks into lava , but also to vaporize them and create a brutal , unsparing atmosphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle sees water evaporate before it rises up into the atmosphere , condenses , and falls back to the surface as rain , K2-141b only has rocks to work with – hence the constant torrential downpour of stones .
“ Our finding likely means that the atmosphere extends a little beyond the shore of the magma ocean , making it easier to spot with space telescopes , ” said Nicolas Cowan , a co-author of the study .
Meanwhile , the remainder of the planet never sees light and is constantly experiencing frigid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or minus 200 degrees Celsius .
To make matters worse , exoplanet K2-141b has winds that reach 3,100 miles per hour ( 5,000 km per hour ) , while its ocean of magma reaches depths of 86 miles ( 140 km ) , according to the study ’ s calculations .
On the dark side of the planet , these horrific winds dominate the environment .
On the hot side , however , the winds are completely absent .
However , the winds carries the rocky “ rain ” into the deep magma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bright side to keep the cycle going .
However , this cycle is nowhere near as stable as our own rain cycle .
“ It ’ s a planet that doesn ’ t make much sense at all .
There ’ s nothing like it in our solar system , ” said Cowan .
The scientists hope that they can gain some insights on the formation of planets like our own that also had brutal conditions in their primeval state .
“ All rocky planets , including Earth , started off as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solidified .
Lava planets give us a rare glimpse at this stage of planetary evolution , ” Cowan said .

Life here on planet Earth often seems harsh, especially in 2020 with a pandemic, tornados and tropical storms, and out-of-control wildfires. However, none of those problems can hold a candle to the ultraviolent conditions of planet K2-141b.
On this brutal exoplanet hundreds of light-years away, oceans are filled with lava, rocks literally rain down on the surface, and howling winds break the sound barrier at thousands of miles per hour – making the hellish planet easily the most extreme ever discovered.
Such are the infernal conditions depicted in a new study by scientists from McGill University, York University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata published on Tuesday in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
According to the study, K2-141b is one of the latest “lava planets” discovered, where this world orbits so closely to its sun that it almost grazes the star’s surface as it completes its revolution in only six to seven hours. Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun in our own solar system, takes about 87 days to orbit the sun.
Meanwhile, the oceans of K2-141b are comprised of pure, heaving lava steams.
The atmospheric conditions and weather cycles of the exoplanet are unlike anything seen in our own solar system. While K2-141b is roughly the size of Earth, its surface, ocean and atmosphere are entirely made of rock –molten or otherwise.
“The study is the first to make predictions about weather conditions on K2-141b that can be detected from hundreds of light years away with next-generation telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope,” said lead author Giang Nguyen in a press release.
The scientists found, when analyzing illumination patterns of the planet, that two-thirds of K2-141b never see nightfall and are constantly exposed to daylight – meaning that that side of the planet is always facing its sun.
To call that part of the planet “scalding” hardly does justice to its high temperatures that exceed 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit (3,000 degrees Celsius) – a temperature hot enough to not only melt rocks into lava, but also to vaporize them and create a brutal, unsparing atmosphere.
While the Earth’s water cycle sees water evaporate before it rises up into the atmosphere, condenses, and falls back to the surface as rain, K2-141b only has rocks to work with – hence the constant torrential downpour of stones.
“Our finding likely means that the atmosphere extends a little beyond the shore of the magma ocean, making it easier to spot with space telescopes,” said Nicolas Cowan, a co-author of the study.
Meanwhile, the remainder of the planet never sees light and is constantly experiencing frigid temperatures of minus 392 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 200 degrees Celsius.
To make matters worse, exoplanet K2-141b has winds that reach 3,100 miles per hour (5,000 km per hour), while its ocean of magma reaches depths of 86 miles (140 km), according to the study’s calculations.
On the dark side of the planet, these horrific winds dominate the environment. On the hot side, however, the winds are completely absent. However, the winds carries the rocky “rain” into the deep magma ocean, which then flows back to the bright side to keep the cycle going.
However, this cycle is nowhere near as stable as our own rain cycle.
“It’s a planet that doesn’t make much sense at all. There’s nothing like it in our solar system,” said Cowan.
The scientists hope that they can gain some insights on the formation of planets like our own that also had brutal conditions in their primeval state.
“All rocky planets, including Earth, started off as molten worlds but then rapidly cooled and solidified. Lava planets give us a rare glimpse at this stage of planetary evolution,” Cowan said.
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