pamelagellerreport--2020-08-06--Witnesses Convinced that Cuomo Is Intentionally Hiding Actual Number of Nursing Home Deaths

Witnesses Convinced that Cuomo Is Intentionally Hiding Actual Number of Nursing Home Deaths The New York State Assembly and Senate gave New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker plenty of chances to tell them the number of nursing home residents who have died from COVID , but all he could muster was that he ’ d “ get back ” to them .
How can that be , the lawmakers wondered .
As Democrat James Skoufis noted , even California has managed to share that statistic .
He said it “ perplexes ” him that Zucker couldn ’ t be just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hearing was Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s nursing home mandate back on March 25 that ordered facilities to accept COVID patients who had been discharged from hospitals .
Families who have lost someone in a New York nursing home the past few months have no doubt in their mind that Cuomo ’ s dangerous policy put their loved ones in the grave .
Asked by the panel if he felt he was “ being heard ” by the state government , Long Term Care Community Coalition executive director Richard Mollot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was .
Zucker didn ’ t stick around to hear testimony from folks who were directly affected by the administration ’ s order .
If he had stayed he would have heard some horrifying tales .
One by one , witnesses explained how their loved ones had been mistreated in New York nursing homes , who were following the guidelines of Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s administration .
By now most are aware that Cuomo mandated that long term care facilities accept COVID patients who had been discharged from hospitals .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even been notified that her mom had died in one of the facilities .
As she explained in her written testimony , she learned of her mom ’ s death by reading about it in the newspaper .
As questionable is why New York State is not demanding an external investigation on why any family member experiencing serious issues with a nursing home patient would be denied assistance from the department of health or Attorney General .
For our state leaders to turn their backs from protecting citizens from neglect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reform from the top lawmakers down to the individual employee .
Major news stories appeared on Diamond Hill and other failing homes disgusting conditions and poor patient care pre-Existing and ongoing Covid .
As the nursing home failed to communicate with me on my mom ’ s condition throughout Covid , I watched fatalities rise on the news , gleaning if my mom could be one affected .
Five days after the fact I learned from the newspaper my mother had died .
It was tragic .
Not only was I not informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was cremated within 24 hrs without being tested for Covid is astonishing .
The failure to obtain actual numbers of Covid cases without testing patients and instead labeling death certificates as ‘ natural causes ’ is unacceptable .
She , like so many other witnesses , don ’ t believe the Cuomo administration when they say they don ’ t know the actual number of nursing home deaths .
“ An external investigation should be done as to why State would accept this , as they ’ ve excepted so much of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Delarm said .
“ Covid related infections and death numbers noted by New York State from any hospital or nursing home or health assisted facility are obviously higher .
Much higher .
I ’ m hearing from authorities they ’ re thinking close to 20,000.
” A group of siblings had a similarly tragic story to share .
NYPD detectives Haydee Pabey and Aida Pabey , along with their brother Sammy Pabey , an NYC Corrections Officer , are convinced that “ nursing home negligence ” and Gov .
Cuomo ’ s nursing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother ’ s death .
“ Even with our combined 48 plus years of experience and in dealing with different types of tragedies , we could not help save our mother , Elba Pabey , from falling victim to this pandemic , from suffering of nursing home negligence , or from becoming a casualty of Governor Cuomo ’ s March 25 order.
” “ The only communication they had with their mother was through staff who they say gave them very terse explanations of how she was doing .
When they learned their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rushed to the home but were denied entry.
” My belief is the following : My mother died because she was starved.My mother died of dehydration.My mother died because of lack of PPE , therefore , the staff never entered her room to provide care or fear of getting infectedMy mother died of COVID-19 although she was never tested so precautions were not takenMy mother died of COVID-19 because residents where not properly isolated.My mother died because proper infection-control protocols were not followed.My mother died because the nursing home accepted positive patients from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died alone , isolated from her family and drowning in abject misery.According to Governor Cuomo , coronavirus in a nursing home was like “ fire through dry grass ” and that the seniors were his top priority .
He lied .
He let our seniors die .
He let my mother die along with 100 of her peers at Isabella.There was no obligation for Isabella Geriatric Center to maintain a high or even standard level of care , to retain proper staffing levels , to retain proper medical records , to provide adequate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with proper infection-control protocols .
Immunity given to the nursing homes by Governor Cuomo resulted in the deaths of thousands of precious lives in New York State .
Another common denominator in these testimonies is a question : When will there be a real , independent investigation of how Gov .
Cuomo ’ s mandate affected nursing home deaths in the state of New York ?
The next New York nursing home hearing , this time focusing on upstate NY , will be on Monday , August 10 .

Witnesses Convinced that Cuomo Is Intentionally Hiding Actual Number of Nursing Home Deaths
By: Cortney O’Brien, Townhall, August 2020:
The New York State Assembly and Senate gave New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker plenty of chances to tell them the number of nursing home residents who have died from COVID, but all he could muster was that he’d “get back” to them. How can that be, the lawmakers wondered. As Democrat James Skoufis noted, even California has managed to share that statistic. He said it “perplexes” him that Zucker couldn’t be just as forthcoming.
The catalyst for Monday’s hearing was Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home mandate back on March 25 that ordered facilities to accept COVID patients who had been discharged from hospitals. Families who have lost someone in a New York nursing home the past few months have no doubt in their mind that Cuomo’s dangerous policy put their loved ones in the grave.
Asked by the panel if he felt he was “being heard” by the state government, Long Term Care Community Coalition executive director Richard Mollot said, “no.”
How right he was. Zucker didn’t stick around to hear testimony from folks who were directly affected by the administration’s order.
Surprised (Not surprised ????) that the New York State Department of Health Commissioner, Howard Zucker isn't sticking around to hear the family's testimonies. — VoicesForSeniors (@Voices4Seniors) August 3, 2020
If he had stayed he would have heard some horrifying tales. One by one, witnesses explained how their loved ones had been mistreated in New York nursing homes, who were following the guidelines of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration. By now most are aware that Cuomo mandated that long term care facilities accept COVID patients who had been discharged from hospitals. For Mary Beth Delarm, she hadn’t even been notified that her mom had died in one of the facilities. As she explained in her written testimony, she learned of her mom’s death by reading about it in the newspaper.
As questionable is why New York State is not demanding an external investigation on why any family member experiencing serious issues with a nursing home patient would be denied assistance from the department of health or Attorney General. For our state leaders to turn their backs from protecting citizens from neglect, abuse And death, is alarm for reform from the top lawmakers down to the individual employee. Major news stories appeared on Diamond Hill and other failing homes disgusting conditions and poor patient care pre-Existing and ongoing Covid. As the nursing home failed to communicate with me on my mom’s condition throughout Covid, I watched fatalities rise on the news, gleaning if my mom could be one affected. Five days after the fact I learned from the newspaper my mother had died. It was tragic. Not only was I not informed of her death but That my mom was cremated within 24 hrs without being tested for Covid is astonishing. The failure to obtain actual numbers of Covid cases without testing patients and instead labeling death certificates as ‘natural causes’ is unacceptable.
She, like so many other witnesses, don’t believe the Cuomo administration when they say they don’t know the actual number of nursing home deaths.
“An external investigation should be done as to why State would accept this, as they’ve excepted so much of the abhorrent Mal treatment to patients,” Delarm said. “Covid related infections and death numbers noted by New York State from any hospital or nursing home or health assisted facility are obviously higher. Much higher. I’m hearing from authorities they’re thinking close to 20,000.”
A group of siblings had a similarly tragic story to share. NYPD detectives Haydee Pabey and Aida Pabey, along with their brother Sammy Pabey, an NYC Corrections Officer, are convinced that “nursing home negligence” and Gov. Cuomo’s nursing home mandate are to blame for their mother’s death.
“Even with our combined 48 plus years of experience and in dealing with different types of tragedies, we could not help save our mother, Elba Pabey, from falling victim to this pandemic, from suffering of nursing home negligence, or from becoming a casualty of Governor Cuomo’s March 25 order.”
“The only communication they had with their mother was through staff who they say gave them very terse explanations of how she was doing. When they learned their mom was in grave condition, they rushed to the home but were denied entry.”
My belief is the following: My mother died because she was starved.My mother died of dehydration.My mother died because of lack of PPE, therefore, the staff never entered her room to provide care or fear of getting infectedMy mother died of COVID-19 although she was never tested so precautions were not takenMy mother died of COVID-19 because residents where not properly isolated.My mother died because proper infection-control protocols were not followed.My mother died because the nursing home accepted positive patients from the hospitals as per Governor Cuomo.My mother died alone, isolated from her family and drowning in abject misery.According to Governor Cuomo, coronavirus in a nursing home was like “fire through dry grass” and that the seniors were his top priority. He lied. He let our seniors die. He let my mother die along with 100 of her peers at Isabella.There was no obligation for Isabella Geriatric Center to maintain a high or even standard level of care, to retain proper staffing levels, to retain proper medical records, to provide adequate personal protective equipment, and to keep up with proper infection-control protocols. Immunity given to the nursing homes by Governor Cuomo resulted in the deaths of thousands of precious lives in New York State.
Another common denominator in these testimonies is a question: When will there be a real, independent investigation of how Gov. Cuomo’s mandate affected nursing home deaths in the state of New York?
The next New York nursing home hearing, this time focusing on upstate NY, will be on Monday, August 10.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Killer Cuomo begs wealthy New Yorkers to come back to save destroyed NYC, pleads ‘I’ll buy you a dri

Killer Cuomo begs wealthy New Yorkers to come back to save destroyed NYC, pleads ‘I’ll buy you a drink!”

Why would anyone in their right mind return .
There is no there there .
No theater , concerts , restaurants , clubs – just skyrocketing crime , mayhem and murder .
The mafia governor ’ s got a nerve .
New York killed more people and had the country ’ s highest deathrates .
Cuomo sent COVID-stricken patients into nursing homes – infecting and killing thousands.No states kill rate came near New York .
• Crime is up in New York City with a shocking 286 % in robberies on the Upper East Side alone , shootings have gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost $ 1billion from its budget in the wake of the BLM movement Gov .
Andrew Cuomo is begging wealthy New Yorkers to return to the city to save it from economic ruin while fighting off calls from other lawmakers to raise their taxes – a move he fears could permanently drive the top 1 percent out of the city .
Thousands of New York City residents fled Manhattan and Brooklyn earlier this year when the city was the COVID-19 epicenter of the world .
Many flocked to their second homes in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or bought new properties , abandoning their expensive city apartments .
Now , six months on with no end to the national nightmare in sight , many are laying down permanent roots .
While New York has overcome its battle against the virus , the rest of the country – where lockdown rules have been far more relaxed – is seeing a resurgence .
It is preventing New York City from resuming its normal activity because Cuomo fears a second spike in cases will happen if people from worse-affected states travel in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference on Monday , he said of the wealthiest residents who have long left the city : ‘ I literally talk to people all day long who are in their Hamptons house who also lived here , or in their Hudson Valley house or in their Connecticut weekend house , and I say , “ You got ta come back , when are you coming back ?
” “ ‘ We ’ ll go to dinner , I ’ ll buy you a drink .
Come over , I ’ ll cook.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now .
And you know what else they ’ re thinking ?
If I stay there , I pay a lower income tax because they don ’ t pay the New York City surcharge , ’ he said .
A man washes a Mercedes G- Class on a deserted street on Manhattan ’ s Upper East Side .
Many of New York City ’ s wealthiest residents left the city in March and have not returned Retail on the UES has taken a hit along with the rest of the city .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the barrel of a $ 30billion deficit over the next two years It is not unusual for Manhattan to clear out for the month of August , when temperatures between the skyscrapers soar and send many fleeing to Long Island ’ s beaches or further afield .
But this summer , with the ongoing lack of appeal in the city , the likelihood that people will come back in the fall is shrinking .
What is making matters worse are the increasing calls from other lawmakers to boost taxes on the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plug the $ 30billion deficit that was left by the pandemic .
Cuomo said he is resisting the idea , that will send the already transient group of taxpayers running for the hills .
‘ A single per cent of New York ’ s population pays half of the state ’ s taxes and they ’ re the most mobile people on the globe , ’ he said .
He wants the federal government to step in with help in the final stimulus bill that is due to pass soon , and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given , the country is on track for a ‘ real recession ’ .
‘ If they don ’ t make this bill right , frankly , they shouldn ’ t pass it because it will be the last bill .
‘ If this bill does not have funding for state and local government you will see a real recession , not just in New York but across the country [ by ] forcing state and local governments to lay off people , ’ he said .
Crime in the Big Apple is @ @ @

Why would anyone in their right mind return? There is no there there. No theater, concerts, restaurants, clubs — just skyrocketing crime, mayhem and murder.
The mafia governor’s got a nerve. New York killed more people and had the country’s highest deathrates. Cuomo sent COVID-stricken patients into nursing homes – infecting and killing thousands.No states kill rate came near New York.
Crime is up in New York City with a shocking 286% in robberies on the Upper East Side alone, shootings have gone up and arrests have halved
The NYPD lost $1billion from its budget in the wake of the BLM movement
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com, 5 August 2020
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is begging wealthy New Yorkers to return to the city to save it from economic ruin while fighting off calls from other lawmakers to raise their taxes – a move he fears could permanently drive the top 1 percent out of the city.
Thousands of New York City residents fled Manhattan and Brooklyn earlier this year when the city was the COVID-19 epicenter of the world.
Many flocked to their second homes in the Hamptons or upstate, while others rented or bought new properties, abandoning their expensive city apartments.
Now, six months on with no end to the national nightmare in sight, many are laying down permanent roots. While New York has overcome its battle against the virus, the rest of the country – where lockdown rules have been far more relaxed – is seeing a resurgence.
It is preventing New York City from resuming its normal activity because Cuomo fears a second spike in cases will happen if people from worse-affected states travel in and infect residents again.
At a press conference on Monday, he said of the wealthiest residents who have long left the city: ‘I literally talk to people all day long who are in their Hamptons house who also lived here, or in their Hudson Valley house or in their Connecticut weekend house, and I say, “You gotta come back, when are you coming back?”
“‘We’ll go to dinner, I’ll buy you a drink. Come over, I’ll cook.”
‘They’re not coming back right now. And you know what else they’re thinking? If I stay there, I pay a lower income tax because they don’t pay the New York City surcharge,’ he said.
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A man washes a Mercedes G- Class on a deserted street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Many of New York City’s wealthiest residents left the city in March and have not returned
Retail on the UES has taken a hit along with the rest of the city. The state of NY is now staring down the barrel of a $30billion deficit over the next two years
It is not unusual for Manhattan to clear out for the month of August, when temperatures between the skyscrapers soar and send many fleeing to Long Island’s beaches or further afield.
But this summer, with the ongoing lack of appeal in the city, the likelihood that people will come back in the fall is shrinking.
What is making matters worse are the increasing calls from other lawmakers to boost taxes on the city’s highest earners to try to plug the $30billion deficit that was left by the pandemic.
Cuomo said he is resisting the idea, that will send the already transient group of taxpayers running for the hills.
‘A single per cent of New York’s population pays half of the state’s taxes and they’re the most mobile people on the globe,’ he said.
He wants the federal government to step in with help in the final stimulus bill that is due to pass soon, and has warned that unless more financial aid is given, the country is on track for a ‘real recession’.
‘If they don’t make this bill right, frankly, they shouldn’t pass it because it will be the last bill.
‘If this bill does not have funding for state and local government you will see a real recession, not just in New York but across the country [by] forcing state and local governments to lay off people,’ he said.
Crime in the Big Apple is also rising.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Police create super PAC to target ‘defund’ politicians

Under assault by the liberal “ defund movement ” pushed by Black Lives Matter , police associations from several cities have formed a federal super PAC to tackle politicians that support efforts to cut policing and police funds .
The Protect and Serve PAC will jump into races “ where there is a clear distinction between candidates who embrace the disastrous policy of ‘ defunding the police ’ and those who recognize the central role law enforcement plays in keeping our cities and neighborhoods safe , ” according to a statement It is headed by Fort Worth Police Officers Association @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a city measure to end a sales tax that has helped to fund law enforcement since 1995 .
Of the effort , he said , “ There is a direct correlation between modern reductions in crime and the resources that we put towards that effort .
It is outrageous that some American cities are now seeing decades of crime-fighting progress evaporate , leaving residents exposed to violent crime.
” Several recent polls have shown little support for the defund the police movement that started after George Floyd died while in the custody of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks of sometimes violent protests in several cities .

by Paul Bedard | August 06, 2020:
America’s police are pushing back.
Under assault by the liberal “defund movement” pushed by Black Lives Matter, police associations from several cities have formed a federal super PAC to tackle politicians that support efforts to cut policing and police funds.
The Protect and Serve PAC will jump into races “where there is a clear distinction between candidates who embrace the disastrous policy of ‘defunding the police’ and those who recognize the central role law enforcement plays in keeping our cities and neighborhoods safe,” according to a statement
“American voters understand how important law enforcement is to our communities. Keeping our communities safe should never be a polarizing political issue. The Protect and Serve PAC will ensure that our elected officials prioritize the safety of our citizens.” pic.twitter.com/Ew2XN8eCrf — Protect and Serve PAC (@ServePac) August 6, 2020
It is headed by Fort Worth Police Officers Association President Manny Ramirez, who helped defeat a city measure to end a sales tax that has helped to fund law enforcement since 1995.
Of the effort, he said, “There is a direct correlation between modern reductions in crime and the resources that we put towards that effort. It is outrageous that some American cities are now seeing decades of crime-fighting progress evaporate, leaving residents exposed to violent crime.”
Several recent polls have shown little support for the defund the police movement that started after George Floyd died while in the custody of Minneapolis police, a death that sparked weeks of sometimes violent protests in several cities.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Over 80,000 mail-in ballots disqualified in NYC primary mess

Imagine that .
And this happened under the complete control of the the Democrat party of treason – they own this corrupt city – all the way back to Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall .
One out of four mail-in ballots were disqualified for arriving late , lacking a postmark or failing to include a voter ’ s signature , or other defects .
The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City Democrats who sought to vote in the presidential primary were disqualified , according to new figures released by the Board of Elections .
The city BOE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 23 Democratic presidential primary .
But the certified results released Wednesday revealed that only 318,995 mail-in ballots were counted .
That means 84,108 ballots were not counted or invalidated — 21 percent of the total .
One out of four mail-in ballots were disqualified for arriving late , lacking a postmark or failing to include a voter ’ s signature , or other defects .
The New York Post reported Tuesday that roughly 30,000 mail-in ballots were invalidated in Brooklyn alone .
The high invalidation rate provides more proof that election officials and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handle and process the avalanche of mail-in ballots that voters were encouraged to fill out to avoid having to go to the polls during the coronavirus pandemic , critics said .
Gov .
Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to make it easier to vote by mail-in or absentee ballot .
The state also footed the bill by providing pre-paid envelopes for voters to mail the ballots .
placeholder “ A 26 percent invalidation rate is astounding .
It ’ s very troubling , ” said Arthur Schwartz , who represented several candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disenfranchised over the BOE and Postal Service ’ s handling of ballots .
A federal judge ruled Monday that thousands of voters were disenfranchised because of the tardy mailing and processing of the ballots .
The mess included votes not being counted because the pre-paid ballot envelopes were not postmarked .
Manhattan Judge Analisa Torres ordered that ballots received by June 25 be counted , though the state Board of Elections said it is appealing the ruling .
Aside from tardy mailings and processing , Schwartz said scores of ballots were tossed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interior envelope that came with it .
But he said it wasn ’ t the voters ’ fault .
“ The envelope with directions for the signature was so poorly designed , ” Schwartz said .
Doug Kellner , co-chair of the state Board of Elections , agreed with the criticism .
“ The invalidation rate is higher than I would have predicted , ” Kellner told The Post .
Meanwhile , the embattled BOE found itself mired in controversy again after emails obtained by The Post show the agency blew off Kellner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absentee balloting nightmare in November .
His six-page proposal urged city BOE officials to ensure proper staffing at polling places during the November election to ensure lines are no longer than 30 minutes ; to tally absentee ballots more quickly than the six weeks it took to certify results from the primary ; and to plan for processing “ double or triple ” the number of absentee applications .
“ Add new capacity to process the applications in a timely manner now .
Do not wait for a backlog from which you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City lawyers admitted in Manhattan federal court last week that they were still mailing absentee ballots the day before the June primary , leaving little chance they could reach voters in time .
placeholder Kellner ’ s memorandum even suggested that city election administrators should apologize for the mess .
“ To those voters who did not have an opportunity to cast their ballots in the primary election , we should apologize for not doing more , ” he wrote .
“ Elected officials and others warned that we were not deploying sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a timely manner , and in hindsight , we could have done more to address the problem .
”

Imagine that. And this happened under the complete control of the the Democrat party of treason — they own this corrupt city — all the way back to Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall.
NYC is a cesspool of left-wing autocracy.
Over 80,000 mail-in ballots disqualified in NYC primary mess
One out of four mail-in ballots were disqualified for arriving late, lacking a postmark or failing to include a voter’s signature, or other defects.
The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City Democrats who sought to vote in the presidential primary were disqualified, according to new figures released by the Board of Elections.
The city BOE received 403,103 mail-in ballots for the June 23 Democratic presidential primary.
But the certified results released Wednesday revealed that only 318,995 mail-in ballots were counted.
That means 84,108 ballots were not counted or invalidated — 21 percent of the total.
One out of four mail-in ballots were disqualified for arriving late, lacking a postmark or failing to include a voter’s signature, or other defects. The New York Post reported Tuesday that roughly 30,000 mail-in ballots were invalidated in Brooklyn alone.
MAIL-IN VOTING FACES SLEW OF ISSUES NATIONWIDE, AS EMERGENCY USPS MEMO SOUNDS ALARM
The high invalidation rate provides more proof that election officials and the Postal Service were woefully underprepared to handle and process the avalanche of mail-in ballots that voters were encouraged to fill out to avoid having to go to the polls during the coronavirus pandemic, critics said.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to make it easier to vote by mail-in or absentee ballot. The state also footed the bill by providing pre-paid envelopes for voters to mail the ballots.
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“A 26 percent invalidation rate is astounding. It’s very troubling,” said Arthur Schwartz, who represented several candidates in a federal lawsuit claiming voters were disenfranchised over the BOE and Postal Service’s handling of ballots.
GOP DEFEATS TAXPAYER-FUNDED MAIL-IN BALLOTS IN FLORIDA
A federal judge ruled Monday that thousands of voters were disenfranchised because of the tardy mailing and processing of the ballots.
The mess included votes not being counted because the pre-paid ballot envelopes were not postmarked.
Manhattan Judge Analisa Torres ordered that ballots received by June 25 be counted, though the state Board of Elections said it is appealing the ruling.
Aside from tardy mailings and processing, Schwartz said scores of ballots were tossed out because the voters failed to sign the interior envelope that came with it.
But he said it wasn’t the voters’ fault.
“The envelope with directions for the signature was so poorly designed,” Schwartz said.
Doug Kellner, co-chair of the state Board of Elections, agreed with the criticism.
“The invalidation rate is higher than I would have predicted,” Kellner told The Post.
Meanwhile, the embattled BOE found itself mired in controversy again after emails obtained by The Post show the agency blew off Kellner, who proposed reforms to prevent another absentee balloting nightmare in November.
His six-page proposal urged city BOE officials to ensure proper staffing at polling places during the November election to ensure lines are no longer than 30 minutes; to tally absentee ballots more quickly than the six weeks it took to certify results from the primary; and to plan for processing “double or triple” the number of absentee applications.
“Add new capacity to process the applications in a timely manner now. Do not wait for a backlog from which you can never recover,” Kellner said.
City lawyers admitted in Manhattan federal court last week that they were still mailing absentee ballots the day before the June primary, leaving little chance they could reach voters in time.
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Kellner’s memorandum even suggested that city election administrators should apologize for the mess.
“To those voters who did not have an opportunity to cast their ballots in the primary election, we should apologize for not doing more,” he wrote. “Elected officials and others warned that we were not deploying sufficient resources to mail out absentee ballots in a timely manner, and in hindsight, we could have done more to address the problem.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Coronavirus vaccine race: Israel to begin human testing by October

Israel aims to start vaccinating all Israelis by early 2021 .
Will the pro-BDS ( Boycott the Jews ) members of Congress such as AOC , Ilhan Omar , and Rashida Tlaib support an Israeli vaccine being available for their constituents ?
Here thinks not .
BREAKING : Israeli national lab to open human trials on # COVID19 vaccine as soon as October https : //t.co/RwFIZbmu8R ‘ We will start safety and efficacy trials after the holidays , but we have a product in hand , ’ says IIBR head Prof. Shmuel Shapira .
The Israel Institute for Biological Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel coronavirus on humans by October , the Defense Ministry said Thursday .
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the IIBR on Thursday for an update on advances in its vaccine and antigen against the novel coronavirus .
“ Experiments on humans should begin after the High Holidays , ” Gantz said .
“ First of all , I would like to thank you – the people in the Defense Ministry and the people at the institute , who are doing a fantastic job.
” He said that the human trials would be conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ according to all the processes required in terms of medical safety.
” Prof. Shmuel Shapira said that IIBR “ set off six months ago ” to develop the vaccine , adding that now it has developed “ an excellent vaccine.
” “ We will start safety and efficacy trials after the holidays , ” Shapira continued , “ but we have a product in hand.
” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the institute to begin working on a vaccine and antigens for the novel coronavirus at the start of the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by video conference on Thursday , said he hopes the vaccine will be available for use by the end of the first quarter of 2021 .
Later , at a press conference from Shaare Zedek Medical Center , Netanyahu explained that human trials would run in three stages , with trials first on 100 people , then 1,000 and finally 30,000 .
He said the first two stages should be completed by the end of this year .

Israel aims to start vaccinating all Israelis by early 2021. Will the pro-BDS (Boycott the Jews) members of Congress such as AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib support an Israeli vaccine being available for their constituents? Here thinks not.
BREAKING: Israeli national lab to open human trials on #COVID19 vaccine as soon as October https://t.co/RwFIZbmu8R
Coronavirus vaccine race: Israel to begin human testing by October
‘We will start safety and efficacy trials after the holidays, but we have a product in hand,’ says IIBR head Prof. Shmuel Shapira.
By Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2020
The Israel Institute for Biological Research will begin testing its vaccine for the novel coronavirus on humans by October, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the IIBR on Thursday for an update on advances in its vaccine and antigen against the novel coronavirus.
“Experiments on humans should begin after the High Holidays,” Gantz said. “First of all, I would like to thank you – the people in the Defense Ministry and the people at the institute, who are doing a fantastic job.”
He said that the human trials would be conducted in collaboration with the Health Ministry and “according to all the processes required in terms of medical safety.”
Prof. Shmuel Shapira said that IIBR “set off six months ago” to develop the vaccine, adding that now it has developed “an excellent vaccine.”
“We will start safety and efficacy trials after the holidays,” Shapira continued, “but we have a product in hand.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Jihadi Seizes Hostages at Bank in France, Surrenders After Stating “Palestinian” Demands

A gunman who held seven people hostage at a bank in France gave himself up and surrendered to police , ending a six-hour standoff , RTL News reported Thursday .
The unnamed 34-year-old man entered the bank late Thursday afternoon and threatened to blow it up .
Negotiations continued throughout the evening , and the hostage taker was arrested around 10:50 p.m. No injuries were reported .
The man had walked into a branch of the BRED bank located in the city center of Le Havre .
During the tense standoff the suspect released the hostages one by one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerging from the bank wearing what looked like a cape .
As several policemen with shields and drawn weapons covered him during a short , tense encounter , the man was then pushed face-first against the wall of the bank and handcuffed .
A neighbor identified as Manon , who lives next to the bank , told RTL the man “ came out with his hands in the air , he was hooded and you couldn ’ t see who it was .
He surrendered calmly and carried the flag of Saudi Arabia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went very quickly : the police handcuffed him , then took him behind the BRED , ” Manon said .
According to police , the hostage-taker gave two demands that he wanted announced in the media – to “ free the Palestinian children unjustly imprisoned in Israel ” and to give access to Palestinians under the age of 40 to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem .
While prayer at the mosque is generally unrestricted , Israeli security authorities sometimes impose age limits on those who can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Palestinians are expected to commit disturbances .
The man is known locally to the intelligence services to be radicalized and with a history of psychiatric problems , a source close to the investigation told RTL .
He reportedly has a criminal record that includes kidnapping , forcible confinement and carrying a weapon .

By Paul Shindman, World Israel News
A gunman who held seven people hostage at a bank in France gave himself up and surrendered to police, ending a six-hour standoff, RTL News reported Thursday.
The unnamed 34-year-old man entered the bank late Thursday afternoon and threatened to blow it up. Negotiations continued throughout the evening, and the hostage taker was arrested around 10:50 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The man had walked into a branch of the BRED bank located in the city center of Le Havre. During the tense standoff the suspect released the hostages one by one.
A video posted on Twitter showed him emerging from the bank wearing what looked like a cape. As several policemen with shields and drawn weapons covered him during a short, tense encounter, the man was then pushed face-first against the wall of the bank and handcuffed.
A neighbor identified as Manon, who lives next to the bank, told RTL the man “came out with his hands in the air, he was hooded and you couldn’t see who it was. He surrendered calmly and carried the flag of Saudi Arabia on his back.”
“Then it went very quickly: the police handcuffed him, then took him behind the BRED,” Manon said.
“The hostages are released safe and sound,” French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin stated.
According to police, the hostage-taker gave two demands that he wanted announced in the media – to “free the Palestinian children unjustly imprisoned in Israel” and to give access to Palestinians under the age of 40 to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem.
While prayer at the mosque is generally unrestricted, Israeli security authorities sometimes impose age limits on those who can attend prayers if they have intelligence reports that Palestinians are expected to commit disturbances.
The man is known locally to the intelligence services to be radicalized and with a history of psychiatric problems, a source close to the investigation told RTL. He reportedly has a criminal record that includes kidnapping, forcible confinement and carrying a weapon.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Probe of the Russia investigation nearing conclusion

Let ’ s hope and pray so .
Early voting begins on September 4th .
Americans have a right to know the findings of John Durham ’ s report before they cast their vote .
Watch Trump ’ s powerful new ad on Obamagate .
Related – Russia Hoax : Are We All Being Played ?
Put Up or Shut Up .
Trump administration ’ s probe of the Russia investigation may be nearing conclusion WASHINGTON — The investigation ordered by Attorney General William Barr into how the CIA and the FBI looked into the Trump campaign ’ s connections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation may be nearing a conclusion , people familiar with it say .
One indication is that the prosecutor in charge , Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham , has asked to interview former CIA Director John Brennan , according to a person familiar with the request .
Brennan has agreed to be interviewed , and the details are being worked out , the person said .
Attorney General William Barr told Congress last month that he would not wait until after the election to present Durham ’ s findings if they are finalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration officials acted wrongfully when they opened a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign ’ s dealings with Russians , but the Justice Department ’ s inspector general found that the investigation was justified and untainted by political bias .
Democrats in Congress and elsewhere say the Barr-Durham investigation smacks of a politically motivated effort to help President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign .
Brennan , a vocal critic of Trump and an NBC News analyst , has been the subject of intense scrutiny by Durham .
Brennan was director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s inauguration .
The New York Times reported in December that the prosecutor was reviewing Brennan ’ s emails , call logs and other records , which was confirmed to NBC News by a person familiar with the matter .
Brennan declined to comment for this story , but has previously called the Durham probe “ bizarre.
” The former CIA director questioned the legal basis for it , as have many other former Obama administration officials and Democratic lawmakers .
First described as a review , Durham ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation , but it ’ s unclear exactly what criminal allegations he is examining .
The Justice Department ’ s inspector general made a criminal referral pertaining to the conduct of Kevin Clinesmith , an FBI lawyer whom the IG accused of making a misrepresentation to a secret court that approved national security surveillance warrants .
Specifically , the IG said Clinesmith altered an email in a way that hid the fact that former Trump adviser Carter Page had been a CIA source — information that would have been relevant to the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dealings with Russians .
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Let’s hope and pray so. Early voting begins on September 4th. Americans have a right to know the findings of John Durham’s report before they cast their vote. Watch Trump’s powerful new ad on Obamagate.
Related – Russia Hoax: Are We All Being Played? Put Up or Shut Up.
Trump administration’s probe of the Russia investigation may be nearing conclusion
By NBC News, August 5, 2020
WASHINGTON — The investigation ordered by Attorney General William Barr into how the CIA and the FBI looked into the Trump campaign’s connections to Russia’s 2016 election interference operation may be nearing a conclusion, people familiar with it say.
One indication is that the prosecutor in charge, Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, has asked to interview former CIA Director John Brennan, according to a person familiar with the request. Brennan has agreed to be interviewed, and the details are being worked out, the person said.
Attorney General William Barr told Congress last month that he would not wait until after the election to present Durham’s findings if they are finalized. Barr has made clear he believes Obama administration officials acted wrongfully when they opened a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russians, but the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the investigation was justified and untainted by political bias.
Democrats in Congress and elsewhere say the Barr-Durham investigation smacks of a politically motivated effort to help President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.
Brennan, a vocal critic of Trump and an NBC News analyst, has been the subject of intense scrutiny by Durham. Brennan was director of the CIA from 2013 until the day of Trump’s inauguration. The New York Times reported in December that the prosecutor was reviewing Brennan’s emails, call logs and other records, which was confirmed to NBC News by a person familiar with the matter.
Brennan declined to comment for this story, but has previously called the Durham probe “bizarre.” The former CIA director questioned the legal basis for it, as have many other former Obama administration officials and Democratic lawmakers.
First described as a review, Durham’s probe morphed in part into a criminal investigation, but it’s unclear exactly what criminal allegations he is examining.
The Justice Department’s inspector general made a criminal referral pertaining to the conduct of Kevin Clinesmith, an FBI lawyer whom the IG accused of making a misrepresentation to a secret court that approved national security surveillance warrants. Specifically, the IG said Clinesmith altered an email in a way that hid the fact that former Trump adviser Carter Page had been a CIA source — information that would have been relevant to the court in the context of Page’s dealings with Russians.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--WATCH: “Dementia Joe” Biden explain how he will approach China

Joe Biden is simply unwatchable .
And China will destroy this country if he wins in November .
Vote like the country is on the line , America .
That ’ s because it is .
Related – Biden Says He Will End Trump ’ s Tariffs On Chinese-Made Goods , Aide Walks Back Statement WATCH : Biden explains how he will approach China and honestly it ’ s hard to watch – Even Joe Rogan is dumping on Biden HARD !
By The Right Scoop , August 5 , 2020 Trump posted this video of Biden explaining how he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I ’ m not sure exactly what he ’ s talking about here : Trump writes in the title of the video that Biden “ makes no sense ” , and I ’ d agree .
They quote Biden in the video saying : “ The way China will respond is when we gather the rest of the world that in fact [ unintelligible ] in in fr- in in in in open trade and making sure that we ’ re in a position that the world uh that that we deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that ’ s when things begin to change.
” Honestly the way he ’ s slurring some of his words together makes him sound drunk .
That unintelligible portion has ‘ yikes ’ written all over it .
Even Joe Rogan is talking about how bad Joe Biden is more and more… The Truth Must be Told Please take a moment to consider this .
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Everyone who reads our reporting knows the Geller Report covers the news the media wo n't .
We can not do our ground-breaking report without your support .
We must continue to report on the global jihad and the left 's war on freedom .
Our readers ’ contributions make that possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalism takes a lot of time , money and hard work to produce .
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Joe Biden is simply unwatchable. And China will destroy this country if he wins in November. Vote like the country is on the line, America. That’s because it is.
Related – Biden Says He Will End Trump’s Tariffs On Chinese-Made Goods, Aide Walks Back Statement
Joe Biden's anti-American worker, Pro-Chinese Communist Party trade policies KILLED thousands of American manufacturing jobs. Don't let him get away with it again!!! pic.twitter.com/pNQK1SkzmE — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 6, 2020
WATCH: Biden explains how he will approach China and honestly it’s hard to watch – Even Joe Rogan is dumping on Biden HARD! By The Right Scoop, August 5, 2020 Trump posted this video of Biden explaining how he will approach China on his YouTube account and I’m not sure exactly what he’s talking about here:
Trump writes in the title of the video that Biden “makes no sense”, and I’d agree. They quote Biden in the video saying: “The way China will respond is when we gather the rest of the world that in fact [unintelligible] in in fr- in in in in open trade and making sure that we’re in a position that the world uh that that we deal with WHO the right way that in fact that’s when things begin to change.” Honestly the way he’s slurring some of his words together makes him sound drunk. That unintelligible portion has ‘yikes’ written all over it. Even Joe Rogan is talking about how bad Joe Biden is more and more…
Joe Rogan on Joe Biden: “I believe there is also a large group of people that are very uncomfortable with a man who seems to be mentally compromised winning the election and doing so by hiding." pic.twitter.com/eEyCrZaGD2 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/DerekJShaffer/status/1290739694393860098?s=20
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--‘It’s crystal clear Hezbollah are in charge of the port and warehouse’: Leading Lebanese politician

‘It’s crystal clear Hezbollah are in charge of the port and warehouse’: Leading Lebanese politician Hariri blames terrorist group and ‘corrupt’ government for catastrophic explosion

The Democrats recently gutted anti-Hezbollah legislation .
Think about that .
Hezbollah Hoarded Ammonium Nitrate That Blew Up Beirut , Planned to Use it Against Israel in ‘ Nuclear ’ Style Attack VIDEO : MASSIVE Explosion in Beirut Caused By 2,750 TONS of Ammonium Nitrate In Unsecured Warehouse ‘ It ’ s crystal clear Hezbollah are in charge of the port and warehouse ’ : Leading Lebanese politician blames terrorist group and ‘ corrupt ’ government for catastrophic explosion – as aerial images reveal blast even sank a cruise ship • Bahaa Hariri , 54 , has said everyone in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s port and airport • Blast has threatened to reignite anti-government protests in Lebanon that have been ongoing since last year • At least 137 people have so far died , with some 5,000 wounded , 300,000 homeless , and widespread damage • Investigators say 16 employees of Beirut ’ s port have been detained and 18 questioned in total A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah , along with the country ’ s ‘ corrupt ’ government , for the devastating explosion in Beirut which capsized a cruise ship and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bahaa Hariri , whose father , Prime Minister Rafiq , was assassinated in 2005 , said last night everyone in the city knew Hezbollah controlled Beirut ’ s port and airport and it was inconceivable that the authorities did not know the deadly ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse there .
Speaking for the first time Mr Hariri , 54 , said : ‘ The question we have to ask is how come for six years this combustible material was allowed to remain in the middle of this city of two million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear Hezbollah are in charge of the Port and the Warehouse where the ammonium nitrate was stored .
‘ Nothing goes in and out of the Port or the Airport does so with them knowing .
Nothing .
‘ Their decision to put it there in the middle of a city of two million people was an utter disaster .
And now we have a destroyed city centre.
’ The explosion on Tuesday night , which was the size of a small nuclear bomb , has left at least 137 people dead and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now thought to be 300,000 left homeless and wide-spread damage estimated at up to $ 5billion – including a 120-metre long cruise ship which capsized as a result of the blast .
A military judge leading the investigation into Tuesday ’ s blast said 16 employees of Beirut ’ s port , where the explosion took place , had been detained .
He said 18 had been questioned , including port and customs officials , according to the state news agency .
But while investigators focus on port officials , many Lebanese put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the corruption and mismanagement that even before the disaster had pushed the country to the brink of economic collapse .
Cypriot police say they have questioned a Russian man over alleged links to a ship and its cargo of ammonium nitrate said to have caused the devastating explosion .
The explosion has threatened to reignite anti-government protests in Lebanon that have been ongoing since last year amid allegations of entrenched incompetence and corruption .
Emmanuel Macron offered France ’ s support for the Lebanese people as he visited Beirut on Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sink ’ unless its leaders carry out reforms .
A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah , along with the country ’ s government , for the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which capsized a cruise ship ( pictured ) and has so far claimed 137 lives A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah , along with the country ’ s government , for the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which capsized a cruise ship ( pictured ) and has so far claimed 137 lives Bahaa Hariri , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was assassinated in 2005 , said last night everyone in the city knew Hezbollah controlled Beirut ’ s port and airport and it was inconceivable that the authorities did not know the deadly ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse there

The Democrats recently gutted anti-Hezbollah legislation. Think about that.
Hezbollah Hoarded Ammonium Nitrate That Blew Up Beirut, Planned to Use it Against Israel in ‘Nuclear’ Style Attack
VIDEO: MASSIVE Explosion in Beirut Caused By 2,750 TONS of Ammonium Nitrate In Unsecured Warehouse
‘It’s crystal clear Hezbollah are in charge of the port and warehouse’: Leading Lebanese politician blames terrorist group and ‘corrupt’ government for catastrophic explosion – as aerial images reveal blast even sank a cruise ship
Bahaa Hariri, 54, has said everyone in the city knew that Hezbollah controlled Beirut’s port and airport
Blast has threatened to reignite anti-government protests in Lebanon that have been ongoing since last year
At least 137 people have so far died, with some 5,000 wounded, 300,000 homeless, and widespread damage
Investigators say 16 employees of Beirut’s port have been detained and 18 questioned in total
By: Chris Pleasance, Nigel Rosser, and Raven Saint, Daily Mail Online, 7 August 2020
A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah, along with the country’s ‘corrupt’ government, for the devastating explosion in Beirut which capsized a cruise ship and has so far claimed 137 lives.
Bahaa Hariri, whose father, Prime Minister Rafiq, was assassinated in 2005, said last night everyone in the city knew Hezbollah controlled Beirut’s port and airport and it was inconceivable that the authorities did not know the deadly ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse there.
Speaking for the first time Mr Hariri, 54, said: ‘The question we have to ask is how come for six years this combustible material was allowed to remain in the middle of this city of two million people?’
‘It is crystal clear Hezbollah are in charge of the Port and the Warehouse where the ammonium nitrate was stored.
‘Nothing goes in and out of the Port or the Airport does so with them knowing. Nothing.
‘Their decision to put it there in the middle of a city of two million people was an utter disaster. And now we have a destroyed city centre.’
The explosion on Tuesday night, which was the size of a small nuclear bomb, has left at least 137 people dead and a further 5,000 wounded.
There are now thought to be 300,000 left homeless and wide-spread damage estimated at up to $5billion – including a 120-metre long cruise ship which capsized as a result of the blast.
A military judge leading the investigation into Tuesday’s blast said 16 employees of Beirut’s port, where the explosion took place, had been detained. He said 18 had been questioned, including port and customs officials, according to the state news agency.
But while investigators focus on port officials, many Lebanese put the blame squarely on the political elite and the corruption and mismanagement that even before the disaster had pushed the country to the brink of economic collapse.
Cypriot police say they have questioned a Russian man over alleged links to a ship and its cargo of ammonium nitrate said to have caused the devastating explosion.
The explosion has threatened to reignite anti-government protests in Lebanon that have been ongoing since last year amid allegations of entrenched incompetence and corruption.
Emmanuel Macron offered France’s support for the Lebanese people as he visited Beirut on Thursday, but warned the country would ‘continue to sink’ unless its leaders carry out reforms.
A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah, along with the country’s government, for the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which capsized a cruise ship (pictured) and has so far claimed 137 lives
A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah, along with the country’s government, for the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday which capsized a cruise ship (pictured) and has so far claimed 137 lives
Bahaa Hariri, whose father, Prime Minister Rafiq, was assassinated in 2005, said last night everyone in the city knew Hezbollah controlled Beirut’s port and airport and it was inconceivable that the authorities did not know the deadly ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse there


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--AntiFa Members Trained With Islamic Terrorists in Syria Using Obama Program Cash Featured

Poison fruit of the Left/Islamic ) axis funded by …… Obama .
An intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) states that anti-fascist activists ( Antifa ) are being investigated as possible terrorists with affiliations to Syria , even though no self-identified members of the loosely-affiliated Antifa protest movement have either been proven to commit any murders or carry out any terrorist attacks .
The July 14 report , entitled “ The Syrian Conflict and its Nexus to the U.S.-based Antifascist Movement , ” states “ ANTIFA is being analyzed under the 2019 DHS Strategic Framework @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” according to a copy of the document obtained by the progressive political magazine The Nation .
It received a copy from someone who previously worked on DHS intelligence .
The report details more than half a dozen people identified with various far-left causes who have personally visited Syria to fight alongside Kurdish factions .
The factions include the YPG , the People ’ s Defense Unit ; the PKK , the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ; and the Peshmerga , military forces that provide security for Iraq ’ s autonomous Kurdistan Region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listed by the U.S. as terrorist groups .
“ There appears to be a clear connection … between ANTIFA ideology and Kurdish democratic federalism teachings and ideology , ” the report stated .
“ ( U.S. Customs and Border Protection ) concern about and interest in these individuals stems from the types of skills and motivations that may have developed during their time overseas engaged in foreign conflicts.
” While the report said that Antifa and the Kurdish factions share some “ Marxist , socialist , communist and anti-fascist ” ideologies that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the report also concluded that , “ apart from a single instance derived from open-source reporting , ” there ’ s no evidence of centralized-foreign efforts to command Antifa-affiliated U.S. citizens once they return to the U.S. after fighting abroad .
One person named in the report , Bruce Belden , said , “ I am not now nor have I ever been a member of any Antifa organization.
” Steven Aftergood , director of the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy , told The Nation that he fears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorist organization , the federal government may be making it easy to subject protesters affiliated with the movement to warrantless searches and surveillance that would otherwise be illegal and unconstitutional against U.S. citizens .
anifa antifascists Department Homeland Security foreign terrorists ANTIFA protesters demonstrate on the University of Utah campus against an event where right wing writer and commentator Ben Shapiro is speaking on September 27 , 2017 in Salt Lake City , Utah .
George Frey/Getty On July 27 , President Donald Trump said that he wanted to declare Antifa as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve never been proven to have killed anyone or carried out a terrorist attack .
A terrorist attack , according to the Patriot Act , must be “ dangerous to human life ” and “ a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. ” in seeking to “ intimidate or coerce a civilian population , ” “ influence the policy of a government ” or “ affect the conduct of a government.
” The autonomous groups that make up the Antifa movement generally oppose neo-Nazis , fascism , white supremacists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology .
While some Antifa members have engaged in vandalism and physical violence , they have not yet been linked to any killings in the U.S. , according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies .
Other known hate groups that have committed murders in the 21st century haven ’ t been designated as terrorist organizations by the United States either .

Poison fruit of the Left/Islamic) axis funded by …… Obama.
DHS Investigates Alleged Antifa Protesters as Terrorists Trained in Syria
By Daniel Villarreal, Newsweek, August 3, 2020:
An intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states that anti-fascist activists (Antifa) are being investigated as possible terrorists with affiliations to Syria, even though no self-identified members of the loosely-affiliated Antifa protest movement have either been proven to commit any murders or carry out any terrorist attacks.
The July 14 report, entitled “The Syrian Conflict and its Nexus to the U.S.-based Antifascist Movement,” states “ANTIFA is being analyzed under the 2019 DHS Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence,” according to a copy of the document obtained by the progressive political magazine The Nation. It received a copy from someone who previously worked on DHS intelligence.
The report details more than half a dozen people identified with various far-left causes who have personally visited Syria to fight alongside Kurdish factions. The factions include the YPG, the People’s Defense Unit; the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party; and the Peshmerga, military forces that provide security for Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region. None of these organizations are currently listed by the U.S. as terrorist groups.
I’m telling y’all. The left-wing #Antifa militants who had a chance to receive armed training from the #PKK terror group in Syria for years, pose much more danger than you think now. Do you think they’re still in Syria? #riot #Minneapolis #protests2020 pic.twitter.com/jtpZkbdg04 — Safvan Allahverdi (@s_Allahverdi) May 31, 2020
“There appears to be a clear connection … between ANTIFA ideology and Kurdish democratic federalism teachings and ideology,” the report stated. “(U.S. Customs and Border Protection) concern about and interest in these individuals stems from the types of skills and motivations that may have developed during their time overseas engaged in foreign conflicts.”
While the report said that Antifa and the Kurdish factions share some “Marxist, socialist, communist and anti-fascist” ideologies that are sometimes “far-left” and “utopian,” the report also concluded that, “apart from a single instance derived from open-source reporting,” there’s no evidence of centralized-foreign efforts to command Antifa-affiliated U.S. citizens once they return to the U.S. after fighting abroad.
One person named in the report, Bruce Belden, said, “I am not now nor have I ever been a member of any Antifa organization.”
Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy, told The Nation that he fears that by labeling Antifa as a foreign-supported terrorist organization, the federal government may be making it easy to subject protesters affiliated with the movement to warrantless searches and surveillance that would otherwise be illegal and unconstitutional against U.S. citizens.
anifa antifascists Department Homeland Security foreign terrorists
ANTIFA protesters demonstrate on the University of Utah campus against an event where right wing writer and commentator Ben Shapiro is speaking on September 27, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey/Getty
On July 27, President Donald Trump said that he wanted to declare Antifa as a “terrorist organization” even though they’ve never been proven to have killed anyone or carried out a terrorist attack.
A terrorist attack, according to the Patriot Act, must be “dangerous to human life” and “a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S.” in seeking to “intimidate or coerce a civilian population,” “influence the policy of a government” or “affect the conduct of a government.”
The autonomous groups that make up the Antifa movement generally oppose neo-Nazis, fascism, white supremacists, racism and other types of extreme right-wing ideology.
While some Antifa members have engaged in vandalism and physical violence, they have not yet been linked to any killings in the U.S., according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Other known hate groups that have committed murders in the 21st century haven’t been designated as terrorist organizations by the United States either.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--U.S. GAINS 1.8 MILLION JOBS, Topping Expectations

Unemployment drops to Obama levels .
Expect plenty of Democrat-media generated COVID panic porn and fearmongering— there is nothing the left can ’ t stand more than good news – like a silver bullet to Dracula .
• Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.763 million in July and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2 % .
• Both numbers were better than respective Wall Street forecasts of 1.48 million and 10.6 % .
• U.S. jobs rise by 1.763 million in July , vs 1.48 million expected Two months of record-setting payroll growth slowed in July but was still better than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in coronavirus cases put a damper on the struggling U.S. economy .
Nonfarm payrolls increased 1.763 million for the month .
The unemployment rate fell to 10.2 % from its previous 11.1 % , also better than the estimates from economists surveyed by Dow Jones .
An alternative measure that includes discouraged workers and the undermployed holding parttime jobs for economic reasons fell from 18 % to 16.5 % .
Chart showing change in nonfarm payrolls , compared to the prior month , through July 2020 .
The consensus was for growth of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10.6 % .
However , there were wide variations around the estimates as the pandemic ’ s resurgence dented plans to get the shuttered U.S. economy back online .
Forecasts ranged from a decline of half a million jobs to a rise of 3 million .
May and June saw a combined increase of more than 7.5 million , the fastest two-month rise in U.S. history .
The reason for those big gains , though , was the return of displaced workers who were laid off as the nation sought to stave off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three-month gain of 9.3 million workers either newly hired or back to their jobs , the total employment level remained 12.9 million below its February level .
The May and June counts were revised up by a total 17,000 .
“ What the data continues to tell me is that we ’ re making progress from the pain that was most acute back in March and April .
So we continue to have this recovery , but it ’ s uneven , ” said Michael Arone , chief investment strategist for the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We still have a lot of wood to chop here , but we ’ re moving in the right direction.
” Markets reacted little to the news , with stock market futures pointing to a slightly lower open on Wall Street and government bond yields mostly flat .

Unemployment drops to Obama levels. Expect plenty of Democrat-media generated COVID panic porn and fearmongering— there is nothing the left can’t stand more than good news – like a silver bullet to Dracula.
The party of misery:
Payrolls increase by nearly 1.8 million, topping expectations
By: Jeff Cox, CNBC, August 7 2020:
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.763 million in July and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2%.
Both numbers were better than respective Wall Street forecasts of 1.48 million and 10.6%.
U.S. jobs rise by 1.763 million in July, vs 1.48 million expected
Two months of record-setting payroll growth slowed in July but was still better than Wall Street estimates even as a rise in coronavirus cases put a damper on the struggling U.S. economy.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 1.763 million for the month. The unemployment rate fell to 10.2% from its previous 11.1%, also better than the estimates from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. An alternative measure that includes discouraged workers and the undermployed holding parttime jobs for economic reasons fell from 18% to 16.5%.
Chart showing change in nonfarm payrolls, compared to the prior month, through July 2020.
The consensus was for growth of 1.48 million and an unemployment rate of 10.6%.
However, there were wide variations around the estimates as the pandemic’s resurgence dented plans to get the shuttered U.S. economy back online. Forecasts ranged from a decline of half a million jobs to a rise of 3 million. May and June saw a combined increase of more than 7.5 million, the fastest two-month rise in U.S. history.
The reason for those big gains, though, was the return of displaced workers who were laid off as the nation sought to stave off the Covid-19 spread.
Even with a three-month gain of 9.3 million workers either newly hired or back to their jobs, the total employment level remained 12.9 million below its February level. The May and June counts were revised up by a total 17,000.
“What the data continues to tell me is that we’re making progress from the pain that was most acute back in March and April. So we continue to have this recovery, but it’s uneven,” said Michael Arone, chief investment strategist for the U.S. SPDR business at State Street Global Advisors. “We still have a lot of wood to chop here, but we’re moving in the right direction.”
Markets reacted little to the news, with stock market futures pointing to a slightly lower open on Wall Street and government bond yields mostly flat.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-07--Trump Campaign, RNC Surpass $1 Billion Raised With Record $165 Million July Haul

Team Trump is fired up .
The fundraising totals are superb , and the field program and data operation are without equal .
The silent majority will make Joe Biden and the Left pay a big price for going anti-America .
Related – The Trump Campaign Is Knocking on 1 Million Doors Per Week – Biden ’ s Knocks on Zero Donald J. Trump for President , Inc. , the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) , and their authorized joint fundraising committees announced today that combined they raised over $ 165 million in July , surpassing the billion dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 1.1 billion .
The joint re-election effort continues their cash on hand advantage , with an over $ 300 million war chest .
July ’ s massive haul is not only a record for the month , but also eclipses the total raised in any single month of 2016 .
July was also the largest online fundraising month ever for the re-election effort .
“ The enthusiasm behind President Trump ’ s re-election continues to grow as July ’ s massive fundraising totals prove , ” said Bill Stepien , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their support for President Trump in many different ways and donating to his campaign is one of the most personal , because they feel invested in his successes and the future success of the country .
The President ’ s support continues to increase while Joe Biden just posted a down fundraising month from his basement.
” “ With 90 days until victory , our teams and supporters are in overdrive working to re-elect President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot , ” said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel .
“ From @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are seeing from voters only continues to grow as Americans know the critical choice they face in November – a lawless cancel culture under Joe Biden , or a Great American Comeback under President Trump.
” Not only are the Trump campaign and the RNC raising record sums , but they continue to invest record amounts in powering the largest field program and data operation in Party history .
The RNC recently announced the hiring of an additional 300 field staffers , bringing the total Trump Victory operation to over 1,500 – double @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With a grassroots army of 1.8 million Americans , the Trump Victory field effort is on pace to surpass the 2.2 million volunteers that helped re-elect President Obama in 2012 .
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Team Trump is fired up. The fundraising totals are superb, and the field program and data operation are without equal. The silent majority will make Joe Biden and the Left pay a big price for going anti-America.
Related – The Trump Campaign Is Knocking on 1 Million Doors Per Week – Biden’s Knocks on Zero
Your support is fueling the largest grassroots army in GOP history. Unlike Biden, we already have 1.8M volunteers making millions of calls and door knocks every week to re-elect @realDonaldTrump and Republicans. …and the enthusiasm is only growing! — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) August 6, 2020
Trump Campaign, RNC Surpass $1 Billion Raised With Record $165 Million July Haul By Trump Campaign, August 5, 2020 Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., the Republican National Committee (RNC), and their authorized joint fundraising committees announced today that combined they raised over $165 million in July, surpassing the billion dollar threshold with a cycle to date haul of $1.1 billion. The joint re-election effort continues their cash on hand advantage, with an over $300 million war chest. July’s massive haul is not only a record for the month, but also eclipses the total raised in any single month of 2016. July was also the largest online fundraising month ever for the re-election effort. “The enthusiasm behind President Trump’s re-election continues to grow as July’s massive fundraising totals prove,” said Bill Stepien, Trump 2020 campaign manager. “Voters express their support for President Trump in many different ways and donating to his campaign is one of the most personal, because they feel invested in his successes and the future success of the country. The President’s support continues to increase while Joe Biden just posted a down fundraising month from his basement.” “With 90 days until victory, our teams and supporters are in overdrive working to re-elect President Trump and Republicans up and down the ballot,” said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. “From Maine to Nevada, the enthusiasm we are seeing from voters only continues to grow as Americans know the critical choice they face in November – a lawless cancel culture under Joe Biden, or a Great American Comeback under President Trump.” Not only are the Trump campaign and the RNC raising record sums, but they continue to invest record amounts in powering the largest field program and data operation in Party history. The RNC recently announced the hiring of an additional 300 field staffers, bringing the total Trump Victory operation to over 1,500 – double that of Biden’s field operation. With a grassroots army of 1.8 million Americans, the Trump Victory field effort is on pace to surpass the 2.2 million volunteers that helped re-elect President Obama in 2012.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-08--Over 223,000 mail-in ballots bounced as ‘undeliverable’ in recent Clark County, Nevada, primary elec

The Democrats are shredding our our election system – it ’ s accuracy , it ’ s integrity .
Their objective ?
Election chaos .
Over 223,000 mail-in ballots bounced as ‘ undeliverable ’ in recent Clark County , Nevada , primary election If you support universal ( or near-universal ) mail-in balloting for the 2020 election , you also have to believe we can get it right ( or right enough ) the first time , even though mail-in balloting on that level has never been tried before .
You also then have to explain away why , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balloting resulted in one out of every six ballots being “ undeliverable ” in a recent primary .
According to the Public Interest Legal Foundation , a conservative election integrity watchdog legal firm , over 223,000 ballots bounced because the addresses were incorrect or outdated .
This , PILF said in a news release , was 17 percent of all ballots in Clark County — by far the most populous county in the state of Nevada , comprised of Las Vegas and the immediate metro area .
“ Unlike Washoe County and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) opted to send actual mail ballots to every registered voter on file for the June 2020 Primary election , ” the organization said .
“ The figures released by the Clark County Election Department to the Foundation outline the risks of the forthcoming all-mail election for Nevada purely from cost and process error standpoints .
“ Prior to the election , county officials testified that an all-county mailing would be needlessly expensive and result in significant amounts of ballots sent to wrong or outdated addresses , given that ‘ inactive ’ registrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They projected an expense of $ 184,738 to send to inactive registrants with an expectation that at least 90 % would bounce back undeliverable in the mail.
” Of the 1,325,934 ballots sent out , 223,469 were undeliverable .
This is even more staggering when you consider 305,008 ballots were accepted and returned .
Running the numbers , that ’ s roughly three ballots undeliverable for every four that delivered and returned .
“ The addresses that we used were provided by the voters when they registered , ” Clark County spokesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ If they no longer reside at the address they provided to us , then we would expect that mail to be returned to us , which is what happened.
” Let ’ s put this into some more context , though , as PILF did using data from U.S. Election Assistance Commission Surveys .
In the 2012 , 2014 , 2016 and 2018 general elections , the state of Nevada saw 5,863 mail-in ballots returned undeliverable .
“ These numbers show how vote by mail fails .
New proponents of mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it actually works , ” PILF President J. Christian Adams said in the news release .
“ States like Oregon and Washington spent many years building their mail voting systems and are notably aggressive with voter list maintenance efforts , ” Adams said .
“ Pride in their own systems does not somehow transfer across state lines .
Nevada , New York , and others are not and will not be ready for November.
” PILF communications director Logan Churchwell said the elections department in Clark County told the County Commission that sending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was officially registered was “ a costly exercise of sending mail to addresses that were sure to bounce any parcel.
” It was done anyway , and here we are .
“ Nevada ’ s voter rolls aren ’ t maintained to the standard required for an all-mail experience like Oregon or Washington , ” Churchwell told The Free Beacon .
“ The Nevada governor is foolish to think he can replicate his regional neighbors ’ years of development and practices with mail voting in a matter of months with a weekend emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump echoed this in a tweet Wednesday , saying , “ Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting .
It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts .
It will take months , or years , to figure out.
” That emergency bill also authorized ballot harvesting — the process of allowing someone who isn ’ t related to the voter to collect mail-in ballots .
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal , the GOP is likely to sue over that provision ; the Trump administration has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter .
The Review-Journal article Tuesday said that “ officials entrusted with carrying out the Nov. 3 general election report no major problems with the changes , saying Nevadans will have access to a safe election with timely , accurate results.
” I hope Review-Journal writer Rory Appleton smiled as he wrote that .
While polling data is scattered , according to RealClearPolitics , several sources have moved it from a toss-up state to leaning Democrat .
NPR made the move this week , while Politico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month .
In the 2018 election , meanwhile , ballot harvesting was credited with a slate of Democrat House wins in California .
According to Politico , California has declined to alter its policy allowing the process despite the potential risk of party volunteers going door-to-door collecting ballots in a relatively uncontrolled environment .
Given that this was just passed as part of an emergency bill , Nevada has no experience with ballot harvesting .
Clark County , at least , has slightly more experience with universal mail-in voting , having 17 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re supposed to make the assumption that , between June and November , the county managed to fix the problems .
Not only with the undelivered ballots , mind you , but with the deluge of voters who ’ ll be requesting a change of address once they realize they didn ’ t receive their ballot because of incorrect voter information .
And then we ’ re supposed to assume the state can handle and regulate ballot harvesting — a process that didn ’ t just lead to the Democrats ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also the most egregious case of voter fraud in recent memory .
That involved a Republican — North Carolina GOP candidate Mark Harris , who was declared an early winner until charges of fraudulent ballot harvesting forced a new election , which he didn ’ t take part in .
Harris employed a political operative to harvest ballots who allegedly took blank ballots with signatures on them — with the not-unpredictable result that there were “ extreme statistical outliers ” that favored Harris .
So Clark County and Nevada will have all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and will be prepared to count an insane amount of ballots .
It ’ s not just Clark County , of course .
In New York City on Tuesday , the winner of two hotly contested congressional primaries affected by mail-in balloting issues were announced , according to The New York Times .
Sure , there were a few teething problems , right ?
If you consider the fact that the primaries were held on June 26 , well , yes .
But if we implement nationwide mail-in balloting in just a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All this will be sorted out and our worries about universal mail-in will be a distant memory .

The Democrats are shredding our our election system — its accuracy, its integrity. Their objective? Election chaos.
Over 223,000 mail-in ballots bounced as ‘undeliverable’ in recent Clark County, Nevada, primary election
By C. Douglas Golden, August 7, 2020:
If you support universal (or near-universal) mail-in balloting for the 2020 election, you also have to believe we can get it right (or right enough) the first time, even though mail-in balloting on that level has never been tried before.
You also then have to explain away why, in Clark County, Nevada, universal mail-in balloting resulted in one out of every six ballots being “undeliverable” in a recent primary.
According to the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative election integrity watchdog legal firm, over 223,000 ballots bounced because the addresses were incorrect or outdated.
This, PILF said in a news release, was 17 percent of all ballots in Clark County — by far the most populous county in the state of Nevada, comprised of Las Vegas and the immediate metro area.
“Unlike Washoe County and others, Clark County (Las Vegas metro) opted to send actual mail ballots to every registered voter on file for the June 2020 Primary election,” the organization said. “The figures released by the Clark County Election Department to the Foundation outline the risks of the forthcoming all-mail election for Nevada purely from cost and process error standpoints.
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“Prior to the election, county officials testified that an all-county mailing would be needlessly expensive and result in significant amounts of ballots sent to wrong or outdated addresses, given that ‘inactive’ registrants would be included in the bulk mailings. They projected an expense of $184,738 to send to inactive registrants with an expectation that at least 90% would bounce back undeliverable in the mail.”
Of the 1,325,934 ballots sent out, 223,469 were undeliverable. This is even more staggering when you consider 305,008 ballots were accepted and returned. Running the numbers, that’s roughly three ballots undeliverable for every four that delivered and returned.
“The addresses that we used were provided by the voters when they registered,” Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin told The Washington Free Beacon.
“If they no longer reside at the address they provided to us, then we would expect that mail to be returned to us, which is what happened.”
Let’s put this into some more context, though, as PILF did using data from U.S. Election Assistance Commission Surveys.
In the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 general elections, the state of Nevada saw 5,863 mail-in ballots returned undeliverable.
That’s not an average. That’s combined.
“These numbers show how vote by mail fails. New proponents of mail balloting don’t often understand how it actually works,” PILF President J. Christian Adams said in the news release.
“States like Oregon and Washington spent many years building their mail voting systems and are notably aggressive with voter list maintenance efforts,” Adams said. “Pride in their own systems does not somehow transfer across state lines. Nevada, New York, and others are not and will not be ready for November.”
PILF communications director Logan Churchwell said the elections department in Clark County told the County Commission that sending out a ballot to every voter who was officially registered was “a costly exercise of sending mail to addresses that were sure to bounce any parcel.”
It was done anyway, and here we are.
“Nevada’s voter rolls aren’t maintained to the standard required for an all-mail experience like Oregon or Washington,” Churchwell told The Free Beacon.
“The Nevada governor is foolish to think he can replicate his regional neighbors’ years of development and practices with mail voting in a matter of months with a weekend emergency bill,” he said.
President Donald Trump echoed this in a tweet Wednesday, saying, “Nevada has ZERO infrastructure for Mail-In Voting. It will be a corrupt disaster if not ended by the Courts. It will take months, or years, to figure out.”
That emergency bill also authorized ballot harvesting — the process of allowing someone who isn’t related to the voter to collect mail-in ballots. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the GOP is likely to sue over that provision; the Trump administration has already sued the state over its intention to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter.
The Review-Journal article Tuesday said that “officials entrusted with carrying out the Nov. 3 general election report no major problems with the changes, saying Nevadans will have access to a safe election with timely, accurate results.” I hope Review-Journal writer Rory Appleton smiled as he wrote that.
While polling data is scattered, according to RealClearPolitics, several sources have moved it from a toss-up state to leaning Democrat. NPR made the move this week, while Politico’s Election Forecast did so last month.
In the 2018 election, meanwhile, ballot harvesting was credited with a slate of Democrat House wins in California. According to Politico, California has declined to alter its policy allowing the process despite the potential risk of party volunteers going door-to-door collecting ballots in a relatively uncontrolled environment.
Given that this was just passed as part of an emergency bill, Nevada has no experience with ballot harvesting.
Clark County, at least, has slightly more experience with universal mail-in voting, having 17 percent of its ballots ending up undelivered.
We’re supposed to make the assumption that, between June and November, the county managed to fix the problems. Not only with the undelivered ballots, mind you, but with the deluge of voters who’ll be requesting a change of address once they realize they didn’t receive their ballot because of incorrect voter information.
And then we’re supposed to assume the state can handle and regulate ballot harvesting — a process that didn’t just lead to the Democrats’ near-sweep of California swing districts in 2018 but also the most egregious case of voter fraud in recent memory.
That involved a Republican — North Carolina GOP candidate Mark Harris, who was declared an early winner until charges of fraudulent ballot harvesting forced a new election, which he didn’t take part in. Harris employed a political operative to harvest ballots who allegedly took blank ballots with signatures on them — with the not-unpredictable result that there were “extreme statistical outliers” that favored Harris.
So Clark County and Nevada will have all of this sorted out by Election Day — and will be prepared to count an insane amount of ballots.
It’s not just Clark County, of course. In New York City on Tuesday, the winner of two hotly contested congressional primaries affected by mail-in balloting issues were announced, according to The New York Times. Sure, there were a few teething problems, right? If you consider the fact that the primaries were held on June 26, well, yes.
But if we implement nationwide mail-in balloting in just a few months, everything will be fine. All this will be sorted out and our worries about universal mail-in will be a distant memory.
And I’m Ross Perot.