thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--Mainstream Media’s Predictive Programming Calls This The “Calm Before The Storm”

While the election riots were not widespread , some did occur and arrests were made .
Mainstream media is saying this is the “ calm before the storm , ” and the longer the ruling class drags this out , the worse thing will end up .
Concerns over widespread extremist violence failed to materialize , luckily .
National security experts have also claimed that there was no widespread foreign meddling efforts in the cyber realm just yet .
But mainstream media outlet Time says in a headline that this is the “ calm before the storm.
” Votes are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states and Americans are waiting to see who their next president will be .
But even mainstream media admits that the problem now is trusting the government officials tallying the results .
Tensions are expected to heighten in the days ahead amid a protracted vote-counting process and without a clear winner .
“ This , in some respects , may be the calm before the storm , ” said Kristen Clarke , president and executive director of the Lawyers ’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law .
“ We know that a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handling and counting of absentee ballots.
” Expect however is deemed the winner to have their win contested by the loser .
Things could change and be swapped around too .
For example , if they call it for Biden , Trump will contest the election results , demand recounts , and it could swing back to him .
Just brace yourself .
This could get very ugly .
The chaos that is coming will be nothing like we have ever seen and personally , I believe the rulers and elitists know this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in advance .
The following was written on October 8 , 2020 : National Guard Put On Standby For The Coming Preplanned Chaos Whatever will cause the greatest emotional response from the public is the way this thing will go .
That ’ s pretty much what they have guaranteed .
It was part of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot ’ s 10-day “ preparedness plan , ” which also included extra police and hundreds of heavy trucks ready to deploy around the city to protect neighborhood and business corridors in case of widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the nation , will continually re-evaluate security measures all the way to January 20 , 2021 , Inauguration Day .
“ We ’ re preparing for the worst , ” Lightfoot said .
“ Win or lose , someone ’ s going to be unhappy.
” Stay prepared , vigilant , and not overly emotionally invested .
This chaos was preplanned .
Do not participate in it .

While the election riots were not widespread, some did occur and arrests were made. Mainstream media is saying this is the “calm before the storm,” and the longer the ruling class drags this out, the worse thing will end up.
Concerns over widespread extremist violence failed to materialize, luckily. National security experts have also claimed that there was no widespread foreign meddling efforts in the cyber realm just yet. But mainstream media outlet Time says in a headline that this is the “calm before the storm.”
Votes are still being “counted” in several states and Americans are waiting to see who their next president will be. But even mainstream media admits that the problem now is trusting the government officials tallying the results. Tensions are expected to heighten in the days ahead amid a protracted vote-counting process and without a clear winner.
“This, in some respects, may be the calm before the storm,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “We know that a big part of this election will be proper handling and counting of absentee ballots.”
Expect however is deemed the winner to have their win contested by the loser. Things could change and be swapped around too. For example, if they call it for Biden, Trump will contest the election results, demand recounts, and it could swing back to him. Just brace yourself. This could get very ugly. The chaos that is coming will be nothing like we have ever seen and personally, I believe the rulers and elitists know this.
Spotted the National Guard coming into Chicago and pulling into McCormick Place. pic.twitter.com/h6Ekzb1Vue — GeorgeMycykNBC (@GeorgeMycykNBC) November 2, 2020
This has been planned out well in advance. The following was written on October 8, 2020:
National Guard Put On Standby For The Coming Preplanned Chaos
Whatever will cause the greatest emotional response from the public is the way this thing will go. That’s pretty much what they have guaranteed.
It was part of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 10-day “preparedness plan,” which also included extra police and hundreds of heavy trucks ready to deploy around the city to protect neighborhood and business corridors in case of widespread violence. Chicago, like other cities around the nation, will continually re-evaluate security measures all the way to January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day.
“We’re preparing for the worst,” Lightfoot said. “Win or lose, someone’s going to be unhappy.”
Stay prepared, vigilant, and not overly emotionally invested. This chaos was preplanned. Do not participate in it.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-07--Question: If Corrupt Government Can’t Properly Count Ballots, How Can It Manage Anything?

Is good , honest government a good thing ?
Yes , it is , but it is seldom found .
This is why in the history of mankind , the freest time for the people on the earth occurred during the Book of Judges , where God was seen as King and the people governed themselves under His law .
In every single instance in history , when the people fail to be vigilant in self-government , they eventually fail to be vigilant in governing the family , the Church and the civil government .
Thus , it all becomes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what have we been seeing for decades in the US during elections ?
Several parts of government either can ’ t properly count ballots or are engaged in open fraud .
The year 2020 is no different and this should give us pause to ask whether or not a corrupt government that can ’ t properly count ballots can manage a single thing it was established to do .
Jon Miltimore and Dan Sanchez of the Foundation for Economic Education write on this subject in a piece titled , “ Government Can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It Possibly Manage a Pandemic or Our Health Care ?
” Elections are a nasty business , but sometimes they can be clarifying .
We don ’ t yet know who won the US presidential election , and we may not for days or weeks to come .
This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday .
It wasn ’ t just the fact that pollsters once again failed disastrously , or that networks fumbled their election coverage .
The bigger issue is that America ’ s governing bodies look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vote , something Americans have managed to do efficiently for centuries without the benefit of computers , digital communication , and mass transportation .
As an American , I find this a tad embarrassing .
As the journalist Glenn Greenwald observed Wednesday , countries with far fewer resources and less advanced technology regularly manage to hold speedy , efficient elections .
This is something the US failed to do on Tuesday , Greenwald noted .
The richest and most powerful country on earth — whether due to ineptitude , choice or some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to perform the simple task of counting votes in a minimally efficient or confidence-inspiring manner .
As a result , the credibility of the voting process is severely impaired , and any residual authority the U.S. claims to “ spread ” democracy to lucky recipients of its benevolence around the world is close to obliterated .
At 7:30 a.m .
ET on Wednesday , the day after the 2020 presidential elections , the results of the presidential race , as well as control of the Senate , are very much in doubt and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] rest of the world — deeply affected by who rules the still-imperialist superpower — the U.S. struggles and stumbles and staggers to engage in a simple task mastered by countless other less powerful and poorer countries : counting votes .
Some states are not expected to [ finish ] their vote-counting until the end of this week or beyond .
This , to be blunt , is unacceptable .
The most prosperous country in the world can not manage to do something as simple as collect and count ballots .
Think about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this incompetence carries consequences that are quite real .
Americans are beginning to lose faith in the integrity of elections .
I ’ m not just talking about voters in the fever swamps of Twitter .
Many impressive journalists , thinkers , and students of various political stripes have expressed alarm at what they witnessed in the last 24 hours .
Many readers can probably relate to some of these concerns .
The reality is , the inability of election authorities to do something as simple as gather and count votes is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system .
As Greenwald notes , this is dangerous ; but it ’ s also rational .
Because of the power and breadth of the federal government , there is a great deal at stake in presidential elections—too much at stake .
Americans sense this , and when they see mail-in ballots missing , precincts that can ’ t get votes counted , voting delays , errors in data feeds , and other problems it naturally creates a feeling of uncertainty .
Uncertainty in turn breeds distrust .
One could argue that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turnout was unprecedented ( at least in raw numbers ) , perhaps in part because of the coronavirus pandemic and the record number of mail-in ballots .
Perhaps that ’ s true .
But the fact remains : how hard is it to collect and count ballots ?
I don ’ t wish to disparage the people working these elections .
The process is probably far more complicated than many Americans realize .
But this is true of most systems , which brings me to a key point .
Is collecting and counting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care system that involves pricing , insurance , medication , billing , and the very lives of individuals ?
The answer is no .
Is collecting and counting ballots more difficult than attempting to manage the spread of an invisible virus without ruining the livelihoods , spirits , educations , and very lives of hundreds of millions of people ?
Again , the answer is no .
In some ways , we should not be surprised to see governing bodies fail to manage something as elementary as an election .
For decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post Office bungle something as simple as collecting and delivering mail .
The USPS bleeds billions of dollars every year doing something a private company would make a profit doing , while delivering substandard service .
( This is why libertarians have been arguing for more than a century that the Post Office should be subjected to competition . )
It ’ s no coincidence that the election debacle of 2020 happened in the year the Post Office played its largest role ever .
It was bound to happen .
As the economist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book Bureaucracy , government agencies can never be anywhere near as efficient as private businesses .
The competitive market compels entrepreneurs and their employees to competently and efficiently serve the buying public or go out of business .
And profit-and-loss accounting enables them to figure out exactly what ’ s working and what ’ s not .
In contrast , as Mises wrote : “ Public administration , the handling of the government apparatus of coercion and compulsion , must necessarily be formalistic and bureaucratic .
No reform can remove the bureaucratic features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is useless to blame them for their slowness and slackness .
It is vain to lament over the fact that the assiduity , carefulness , and painstaking work of the average bureau clerk are , as a rule , below those of the average worker in private business .
( … ) In the absence of an unquestionable yardstick of success and failure it is almost impossible for the vast majority of men to find that incentive to utmost exertion that the money calculus of profit-seeking business easily provides .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s pedantic observance of rigid rules and regulations .
( … ) All such deficiencies are inherent in the performance of services which can not be checked by money statements of profit and loss.
” That isn ’ t to say that bureaucracy is inherently evil .
Mises clarified that , “ bureaucracy in itself is neither good nor bad.
” “ There is a field , ” he continued , “ namely , the handling of the apparatus of government , in which bureaucratic methods are required by necessity.
” Elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureaucratic affair , even if that means they often get bungled .
The big problem is when governments bureaucratize things that don ’ t need to be bureaucratic .
The evil lies in , as Mises said , “ the expansion of the sphere in which bureaucratic management is applied.
” For example , health care does not need to be bureaucratic .
It can and has been provided through the market .
To the extent that it has been , market forces and signals have made it better .
But if health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single-payer scheme—it would have to be managed bureaucratically and would inevitably suffer all the deficiencies of a bureaucracy : ineptitude , slowness , neglect , etc .
Just imagine having to depend on the DMV or the USPS for your medical treatment .
( If you ’ ve ever had to deal with the Veterans Administration , perhaps you don ’ t have to imagine . )
One may object that our health care system already suffers from those failings and is already quite bureaucratic .
But that is because the government is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Mises wrote , “ Every kind of government meddling… breeds bureaucratism.
” It is the absence of market forces and signals that makes governments inefficient .
The normal mechanisms in markets that lead to efficiency , productivity , and prosperity simply can not be replicated in a government system .
Ever .
This is not to say some government systems can not be managed more effectively than others .
Naturally , they can .
Just as many countries manage to hold elections and quickly get reliable results instead of the fiasco Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureaucracy is inefficient by nature .
We saw that Tuesday night .
And we should all be asking ourselves an important question : If government can not manage something as simple as an election , how can it possibly make rational decisions about health care and pandemics that affect hundreds of millions of people ?
Our forefathers wrote in The Declaration of Independence about such governments and what the people needed to do to correct corrupt and tyrannical government .
When , in the course of human events , it becomes necessary for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which have connected them with another , and to assume , among the powers of the earth , the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature ’ s God entitle them , a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation .
We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights , that among these are life , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That , to secure these rights , governments are instituted among men , deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed .
That , whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends , it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it , and to institute new government , laying its foundation on such principles , and organizing its powers in such form , as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness .
That time is close at hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Liberty Media

Is good, honest government a good thing? Yes, it is, but it is seldom found. This is why in the history of mankind, the freest time for the people on the earth occurred during the Book of Judges, where God was seen as King and the people governed themselves under His law. In every single instance in history, when the people fail to be vigilant in self-government, they eventually fail to be vigilant in governing the family, the Church and the civil government. Thus, it all becomes corrupt and ripe for judgment. So, what have we been seeing for decades in the US during elections? Several parts of government either can’t properly count ballots or are engaged in open fraud. The year 2020 is no different and this should give us pause to ask whether or not a corrupt government that can’t properly count ballots can manage a single thing it was established to do.
Jon Miltimore and Dan Sanchez of the Foundation for Economic Education write on this subject in a piece titled, “Government Can’t Count Ballots. How Can It Possibly Manage a Pandemic or Our Health Care?”
Elections are a nasty business, but sometimes they can be clarifying.
We don’t yet know who won the US presidential election, and we may not for days or weeks to come. This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday.
It wasn’t just the fact that pollsters once again failed disastrously, or that networks fumbled their election coverage.
The bigger issue is that America’s governing bodies look incapable of managing something as simple as a vote, something Americans have managed to do efficiently for centuries without the benefit of computers, digital communication, and mass transportation.
As an American, I find this a tad embarrassing. As the journalist Glenn Greenwald observed Wednesday, countries with far fewer resources and less advanced technology regularly manage to hold speedy, efficient elections. This is something the US failed to do on Tuesday, Greenwald noted.
The richest and most powerful country on earth — whether due to ineptitude, choice or some combination of both — has no ability to perform the simple task of counting votes in a minimally efficient or confidence-inspiring manner. As a result, the credibility of the voting process is severely impaired, and any residual authority the U.S. claims to “spread” democracy to lucky recipients of its benevolence around the world is close to obliterated. At 7:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the day after the 2020 presidential elections, the results of the presidential race, as well as control of the Senate, are very much in doubt and in chaos. Watched by [the] rest of the world — deeply affected by who rules the still-imperialist superpower — the U.S. struggles and stumbles and staggers to engage in a simple task mastered by countless other less powerful and poorer countries: counting votes. Some states are not expected to [finish] their vote-counting until the end of this week or beyond.
This, to be blunt, is unacceptable.
The most prosperous country in the world cannot manage to do something as simple as collect and count ballots. Think about that for just a moment.
Unfortunately, this incompetence carries consequences that are quite real. Americans are beginning to lose faith in the integrity of elections. I’m not just talking about voters in the fever swamps of Twitter.
Many impressive journalists, thinkers, and students of various political stripes have expressed alarm at what they witnessed in the last 24 hours.
Things are getting very sketchy — Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) November 4, 2020
Those 300,000 ballots not delivered after DeJoy ignored judge’s ruling: many states had set Election Day as the cutoff for mail-in ballots. Data Appears to Show USPS Failed to Deliver Mail Ballots from Voters Nationwide https://t.co/MBnENp0l43 via @politicususa — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 4, 2020
After yesterday's alarmist court filing misrepresented that 300k mail ballots were "missing," aka scanned in and not scanned out, the USPS swept 220 postal facilities nationwide. They found only 13 delayed ballots (all in Central PA), not 300k. They were immediately expedited. — Ellie Rushing (@EllieRushing) November 4, 2020
What is going on in Arizona… https://t.co/bNwrFhuJYK — Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) November 4, 2020
Many readers can probably relate to some of these concerns.
The reality is, the inability of election authorities to do something as simple as gather and count votes is undermining Americans’ faith in the constitutional system. As Greenwald notes, this is dangerous; but it’s also rational.
Because of the power and breadth of the federal government, there is a great deal at stake in presidential elections—too much at stake. Americans sense this, and when they see mail-in ballots missing, precincts that can’t get votes counted, voting delays, errors in data feeds, and other problems it naturally creates a feeling of uncertainty. Uncertainty in turn breeds distrust.
One could argue that this year’s election was unique. Turnout was unprecedented (at least in raw numbers), perhaps in part because of the coronavirus pandemic and the record number of mail-in ballots.
Perhaps that’s true. But the fact remains: how hard is it to collect and count ballots? I don’t wish to disparage the people working these elections. The process is probably far more complicated than many Americans realize. But this is true of most systems, which brings me to a key point.
Is collecting and counting ballots more difficult than running a vast health care system that involves pricing, insurance, medication, billing, and the very lives of individuals? The answer is no.
Is collecting and counting ballots more difficult than attempting to manage the spread of an invisible virus without ruining the livelihoods, spirits, educations, and very lives of hundreds of millions of people? Again, the answer is no.
In some ways, we should not be surprised to see governing bodies fail to manage something as elementary as an election. For decades we’ve watched the United States Post Office bungle something as simple as collecting and delivering mail. The USPS bleeds billions of dollars every year doing something a private company would make a profit doing, while delivering substandard service. (This is why libertarians have been arguing for more than a century that the Post Office should be subjected to competition.)
It’s no coincidence that the election debacle of 2020 happened in the year the Post Office played its largest role ever. It was bound to happen.
As the economist Ludwig von Mises observed in his 1944 book Bureaucracy, government agencies can never be anywhere near as efficient as private businesses. The competitive market compels entrepreneurs and their employees to competently and efficiently serve the buying public or go out of business. And profit-and-loss accounting enables them to figure out exactly what’s working and what’s not. In contrast, as Mises wrote:
“Public administration, the handling of the government apparatus of coercion and compulsion, must necessarily be formalistic and bureaucratic. No reform can remove the bureaucratic features of the government’s bureaus. It is useless to blame them for their slowness and slackness. It is vain to lament over the fact that the assiduity, carefulness, and painstaking work of the average bureau clerk are, as a rule, below those of the average worker in private business. (…) In the absence of an unquestionable yardstick of success and failure it is almost impossible for the vast majority of men to find that incentive to utmost exertion that the money calculus of profit-seeking business easily provides. It is of no use to criticize the bureaucrat’s pedantic observance of rigid rules and regulations. (…) All such deficiencies are inherent in the performance of services which cannot be checked by money statements of profit and loss.”
That isn’t to say that bureaucracy is inherently evil. Mises clarified that, “bureaucracy in itself is neither good nor bad.”
“There is a field,” he continued, “namely, the handling of the apparatus of government, in which bureaucratic methods are required by necessity.”
Elections, for example, are necessarily a bureaucratic affair, even if that means they often get bungled.
The big problem is when governments bureaucratize things that don’t need to be bureaucratic. The evil lies in, as Mises said, “the expansion of the sphere in which bureaucratic management is applied.”
For example, health care does not need to be bureaucratic. It can and has been provided through the market. To the extent that it has been, market forces and signals have made it better.
But if health care were to be socialized—as in a single-payer scheme—it would have to be managed bureaucratically and would inevitably suffer all the deficiencies of a bureaucracy: ineptitude, slowness, neglect, etc.
Just imagine having to depend on the DMV or the USPS for your medical treatment. (If you’ve ever had to deal with the Veterans Administration, perhaps you don’t have to imagine.)
One may object that our health care system already suffers from those failings and is already quite bureaucratic. But that is because the government is already so heavily involved in it. As Mises wrote, “Every kind of government meddling… breeds bureaucratism.”
It is the absence of market forces and signals that makes governments inefficient. The normal mechanisms in markets that lead to efficiency, productivity, and prosperity simply cannot be replicated in a government system. Ever.
This is not to say some government systems cannot be managed more effectively than others. Naturally, they can. Just as many countries manage to hold elections and quickly get reliable results instead of the fiasco Americans witnessed this week.
The point is bureaucracy is inefficient by nature. We saw that Tuesday night.
And we should all be asking ourselves an important question: If government cannot manage something as simple as an election, how can it possibly make rational decisions about health care and pandemics that affect hundreds of millions of people?
Our forefathers wrote in The Declaration of Independence about such governments and what the people needed to do to correct corrupt and tyrannical government.
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
That time is close at hand.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-07--Philadelphia Registered Democrat Observer: “This is Coup Against The President of The United States

Philadelphia Registered Democrat Observer : “ This is Coup Against The President of The United States of America ” Some have said we needed President Donald Trump in order to expose voter fraud , but the reality is that many of us have been exposing it for years , and at the forefront of that has been James O ’ Keefe and Project Veritas .
However , a registered Democrat Observers by the name of Brian McCaffrey claims that he witnessed what he believes to be fraud .
Here ’ s what Brian had to say : “ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States of America.
” “ This has nothing to do with Joe Biden or Donald Trump .
This has to do with our democracy.
” Yeah , but we are not a democracy .
Rather , we are a Republic ( Article IV , Section 4 of the US Constitution ) .
“ They will not allow us within 30 to 100 feet of the ballots being counted.
” “ I can ’ t believe what I am seeing with my own two eyes There is corruption at the highest level in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is .
But here ’ s what people have to keep in mind and it ’ s important .
Mark my words , the Trump administration has no desire to bring actual justice against voter fraud .
They merely want to keep the White House .
In my opinion , I believe it is no coincidence that President Trump nominated the likes of Bret Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme Court because they , along with Justice John Roberts , were all a part of the team that helped win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2000 .
I repeat : That is not a coincidence .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Philadelphia Registered Democrat Observer: “This is Coup Against The President of The United States of America”
Some have said we needed President Donald Trump in order to expose voter fraud, but the reality is that many of us have been exposing it for years, and at the forefront of that has been James O’Keefe and Project Veritas. However, a registered Democrat Observers by the name of Brian McCaffrey claims that he witnessed what he believes to be fraud.
Here’s what Brian had to say:
“This is Coup Against The President of The United States of America.”
“This has nothing to do with Joe Biden or Donald Trump. This has to do with our democracy.”
Yeah, but we are not a democracy. Rather, we are a Republic (Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution).
He continued:
“They will not allow us within 30 to 100 feet of the ballots being counted.”
“I can’t believe what I am seeing with my own two eyes There is corruption at the highest level in the city of Philadelphia.”
Of course, it is.
But here’s what people have to keep in mind and it’s important. Mark my words, the Trump administration has no desire to bring actual justice against voter fraud. They merely want to keep the White House.
In my opinion, I believe it is no coincidence that President Trump nominated the likes of Bret Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme Court because they, along with Justice John Roberts, were all a part of the team that helped win the election for George W. Bush in 2000.
I repeat: That is not a coincidence.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-07--Applying The Law To The Corrupt To Bring About Justice By Using The Bible & The Constitution

Applying The Law To The Corrupt To Bring About Justice By Using The Bible & The Constitution It ’ s a first of its kind on The Sons of Liberty , but we ’ re gon na do it !
I say daily on The Sons of Liberty Radio morning show that “ we ’ re not doing Chinese Buffet ” to remind callers that we have a topic we ’ re covering and to stick to that .
On Friday , Bradlee Dean & I took comments and questions over the phone in the chat rooms across multiple platforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election , legislation , mask mandates and several other topics and pointed to the Bible and the Constitution , not to see who was on the “ right ” or who was on the “ left , ” but to show who is on the straight and narrow .
Psalm 50:16 But unto the wicked God saith , What hast thou to do to declare my statutes , or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ?
17Seeing thou hatest instruction , and castest my words behind thee .
18When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consentedst with him , and hast been partaker with adulterers .
20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother ; thou slanderest thine own mother ’ s son .
21These things hast thou done , and I kept silence ; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself : but I will reprove thee , and set them in order before thine eyes .
22Now consider this , ye that forget God , lest I tear you in pieces , and there be none to deliver .
23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God .
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Applying The Law To The Corrupt To Bring About Justice By Using The Bible & The Constitution
It’s a first of its kind on The Sons of Liberty, but we’re gonna do it! I say daily on The Sons of Liberty Radio morning show that “we’re not doing Chinese Buffet” to remind callers that we have a topic we’re covering and to stick to that. On Friday, Bradlee Dean & I took comments and questions over the phone in the chat rooms across multiple platforms. We covered Covid, chemtrails, the election, legislation, mask mandates and several other topics and pointed to the Bible and the Constitution, not to see who was on the “right” or who was on the “left,” but to show who is on the straight and narrow.
Mentioned in this episode.
https://Thewashingtonstandard.com/new-zealand-new-south-wales-police-officer-pens-letter-to-commissioner-objecting-to-covid-19-tyranny/
Psalm 50:16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-07--Germany In Defiance Toward Tyranny: In Case You Were Under The Delusion That Everyone Is Just Going

Germany In Defiance Toward Tyranny : In Case You Were Under The Delusion That Everyone Is Just Going Along With It !
Why is the mainstream media so set on propping up that which does not exist , creating divisions and wars among the people , or just plainly withholding news of worthy topics such as the unity among the people who are , in fact , taking a stand against the very tyrants that they should be exposing ?
At least you now know for whom it is that they are working and it is not for the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim to be ( Isaiah 8:20 ; Jeremiah 11:9 ; Mark 2:25 ; John 8:44 ; Ephesians 4:14 ) .
France , United Kingdom , Israel , Australia , etc .
are countries that are taking a stand against the tyrannies in their perspective governments when it comes to the plandemic and its illegal business shut-downs and mask mandates ( Isaiah 28:18 ) .
Let me just remind many that believe the lies of the MSM that across this country , I get to see and share with you the pictures of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Psalm 33:12 ) .
These useful idiots , known as journalists , do not want the people unified and that is precisely why it is that they are busy dividing ( John 10:10 ) .
You see , divided we fall and united we stand , but do remember , that if we ever forget that we ’ re one nation under God , then we will be one nation gone under ( Psalm 9:17 ) !
This is how the CIA-controlled media works .
They want to single you out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else feels the same way that you may .
Their worst nightmare is that the people in this country will awake in such a fashion .
So , be encouraged and help make that nightmare their reality ( James 2:14-26 ) .
The pictures below are Germany , and Germany alone .
Also , consider the other countries that are doing the same lest you feel isolated and alone in your stand against tyranny ( Psalm 27:2 ) .
Apparently , people in other countries are catching on ( Jeremiah 6:16 ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them that are awaking to that very fact ( Acts 10:35 ) , in case that you were under the delusion that everyone was just going along with it , which they are not ( Matthew 7:13-14 ) !
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media .
Article by Bradlee Dean .

Germany In Defiance Toward Tyranny: In Case You Were Under The Delusion That Everyone Is Just Going Along With It!
“And You Haven’t Heard A Peep – Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words!”
Why is the mainstream media so set on propping up that which does not exist, creating divisions and wars among the people, or just plainly withholding news of worthy topics such as the unity among the people who are, in fact, taking a stand against the very tyrants that they should be exposing?
At least you now know for whom it is that they are working and it is not for the people in acting as the journalists that they claim to be (Isaiah 8:20; Jeremiah 11:9; Mark 2:25; John 8:44; Ephesians 4:14).
France, United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, etc. are countries that are taking a stand against the tyrannies in their perspective governments when it comes to the plandemic and its illegal business shut-downs and mask mandates (Isaiah 28:18).
Let me just remind many that believe the lies of the MSM that across this country, I get to see and share with you the pictures of the people that are unified rather than divided (Psalm 33:12).
These useful idiots, known as journalists, do not want the people unified and that is precisely why it is that they are busy dividing (John 10:10).
You see, divided we fall and united we stand, but do remember, that if we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under (Psalm 9:17)!
This is how the CIA-controlled media works. They want to single you out and make you feel as if no one else feels the same way that you may. Their worst nightmare is that the people in this country will awake in such a fashion. So, be encouraged and help make that nightmare their reality (James 2:14-26).
The pictures below are Germany, and Germany alone. Also, consider the other countries that are doing the same lest you feel isolated and alone in your stand against tyranny (Psalm 27:2).
Apparently, people in other countries are catching on (Jeremiah 6:16) and I praise God for every one of them that are awaking to that very fact (Acts 10:35), in case that you were under the delusion that everyone was just going along with it, which they are not (Matthew 7:13-14)!
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article by Bradlee Dean.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--Is It Legit or Is It a Rumor? A County Clerk Answers All Our Questions About the Election Process

Is It Legit or Is It a Rumor ?
A County Clerk Answers All Our Questions About the Election Process Editor ’ s Note : Do you have questions about all the rumors regarding the election ?
A county clerk was kind enough to answer these questions anonymously for this informative post .
This isn ’ t a random person I don ’ t know who is sending in disinformation .
It ’ s a person who I know is a county clerk that took the time to help us out with first-hand information instead of “ my brother ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-mother-in-law ’ s friend ” who makes all sorts of wild claims .
I hope you find this post edifying .
~ Daisy How can there be more votes than registered voters ?
Obviously , there can ’ t .
However , the numbers can be misleading because some states allow voters to register on Election Day .
So , while a state might start the day with X number of registered voters , that number will increase by the end of the day in those states .
On top of that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case of someone reporting the wrong number of registered voters at the get go , information that , of course , spread like wildfire before it could be corrected .
How many ballots are allowed for each municipality ?
Simply put , as many as they request from the election commission .
In some states , voters are allowed up to three ATTEMPTS to vote .
Meaning , if they make a mistake on the first ballot , that one is voided and they are given a second one .
If they screw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they ’ re given one more .
If that one gets messed up , well , three strikes and you ’ re out .
In addition , in states that allow for registration on Election Day , the municipality needs to have ballots on hand for them as well .
What about this whole Sharpie-gate thing ?
Yeah , that ’ s a bunch of malarky .
Many districts have been using Sharpies for years without issue .
When you run your ballot through the machine , it IMMEDIATELY registers whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are any issues , such as the machine can ’ t read the ink you ’ ve used , there will be an error and the ballot will be kicked back .
I ’ m hearing that some registered voters aren ’ t showing their vote recorded ?
Here ’ s what happens .
If you voted in person , you should have signed a log when you were given your ballot .
All mailed ballots are also recorded in this log .
This log is called the Poll Book .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Book is submitted to the state ’ s election commission , typically electronically .
The clerk ’ s office goes through it , line by line and voter by voter , and verifies a signature is present ( or in the case of a mailed ballot , that there is a record of the ballot having been mailed out and received ) .
This information entered into the state ’ s database .
As you can imagine , this takes a while as it is a tedious and laborious process .
In most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day or two .
So , in the meantime , voters might not see their information updated online .
Why is the counting taking so long ?
I know , we Americans are used to instant results with most things and having to wait , especially for something this important , drives us nuts .
Here ’ s how this works .
Voters have basically three options for how to cast their votes , depending on their state : 2 ) Vote early in person .
In some states , you can go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week or so before Election Day and cast your vote .
This ballot is sealed and kept in a secure location until Election Day .
3 ) Mailed ballot requested in advance .
The time frames may vary from state to state , but you can request a ballot be sent to your home .
You fill it out at your leisure , in the presence of a witness .
You sign it , your witness signs it , and you can either mail it back or drop it off in person .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ secure location until Election Day .
With me so far ?
Now , all day long on Election Day , the polls are busy with people voting in person .
From open to close , many areas had lines out the door , down the hall , and on the sidewalk .
Once the polls close and those lines go away , the clerks and poll workers can start processing the mailed ballots and early votes .
They are taken out from storage , opened , and fed into the voting machines .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t damaged .
This whole process takes time .
Given that this election probably saw more mailed in and early vote ballots than any other in US history , it might be a bit before they are all processed .
Why are so many of these mailed ballots for Biden ?
This actually makes sense , when you think about it .
President Trump was rather adamant about people not voting early or mailing in their ballots .
So , the majority of people who voted for him likely did so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difference between an absentee ballot and a mail-in ballot ?
Not a thing .
The terms mean the exact same thing .
What about all these ballots that people were receiving in the mail ?
Experience has shown that what people thought was a ballot in their mailbox was actually a solicitation or advertisement suggesting they request an absentee ballot .
But , because it has the word BALLOT on it , people assumed that ’ s what it was .
Thank you to our friendly , anonymous clerk for taking the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to say that the election process has been seamless or that nothing sketchy has happened .
But let ’ s focus our energy on things that are really being done incorrectly , not on things that are simply misunderstood .
I want to thank the county clerk who answered these questions for us .
What with the crazy political situation going on in the United States , I ’ m sure you can understand the person ’ s need for anonymity .

Editor’s Note: Do you have questions about all the rumors regarding the election? A county clerk was kind enough to answer these questions anonymously for this informative post. This isn’t a random person I don’t know who is sending in disinformation. It’s a person who I know is a county clerk that took the time to help us out with first-hand information instead of “my brother’s wife’s uncle’s ex-mother-in-law’s friend” who makes all sorts of wild claims. I hope you find this post edifying. ~ Daisy
How can there be more votes than registered voters?
Obviously, there can’t. However, the numbers can be misleading because some states allow voters to register on Election Day. So, while a state might start the day with X number of registered voters, that number will increase by the end of the day in those states. On top of that, there’s been at least one case of someone reporting the wrong number of registered voters at the get go, information that, of course, spread like wildfire before it could be corrected.
How many ballots are allowed for each municipality?
Simply put, as many as they request from the election commission. In some states, voters are allowed up to three ATTEMPTS to vote. Meaning, if they make a mistake on the first ballot, that one is voided and they are given a second one. If they screw that one up, it is voided and they’re given one more. If that one gets messed up, well, three strikes and you’re out. In addition, in states that allow for registration on Election Day, the municipality needs to have ballots on hand for them as well.
What about this whole Sharpie-gate thing?
Yeah, that’s a bunch of malarky. Many districts have been using Sharpies for years without issue. When you run your ballot through the machine, it IMMEDIATELY registers whether the ballot is okay or not. If there are any issues, such as the machine can’t read the ink you’ve used, there will be an error and the ballot will be kicked back.
I’m hearing that some registered voters aren’t showing their vote recorded?
Here’s what happens. If you voted in person, you should have signed a log when you were given your ballot. All mailed ballots are also recorded in this log. This log is called the Poll Book. When the election is over, the Pool Book is submitted to the state’s election commission, typically electronically. The clerk’s office goes through it, line by line and voter by voter, and verifies a signature is present (or in the case of a mailed ballot, that there is a record of the ballot having been mailed out and received). This information entered into the state’s database. As you can imagine, this takes a while as it is a tedious and laborious process. In most districts, it takes more than a day or two. So, in the meantime, voters might not see their information updated online.
Why is the counting taking so long?
I know, we Americans are used to instant results with most things and having to wait, especially for something this important, drives us nuts. Here’s how this works. Voters have basically three options for how to cast their votes, depending on their state:
1) Vote in person on Election Day.
2) Vote early in person. In some states, you can go to the clerk’s office the week or so before Election Day and cast your vote. This ballot is sealed and kept in a secure location until Election Day.
3) Mailed ballot requested in advance. The time frames may vary from state to state, but you can request a ballot be sent to your home. You fill it out at your leisure, in the presence of a witness. You sign it, your witness signs it, and you can either mail it back or drop it off in person. The sealed ballots are kept in a secure location until Election Day.
With me so far?
Now, all day long on Election Day, the polls are busy with people voting in person. From open to close, many areas had lines out the door, down the hall, and on the sidewalk. Once the polls close and those lines go away, the clerks and poll workers can start processing the mailed ballots and early votes. They are taken out from storage, opened, and fed into the voting machines. They must be opened carefully so they aren’t damaged. This whole process takes time. Given that this election probably saw more mailed in and early vote ballots than any other in US history, it might be a bit before they are all processed.
Why are so many of these mailed ballots for Biden?
This actually makes sense, when you think about it. President Trump was rather adamant about people not voting early or mailing in their ballots. So, the majority of people who voted for him likely did so in person.
What’s the difference between an absentee ballot and a mail-in ballot?
Not a thing. The terms mean the exact same thing.
What about all these ballots that people were receiving in the mail?
Experience has shown that what people thought was a ballot in their mailbox was actually a solicitation or advertisement suggesting they request an absentee ballot. But, because it has the word BALLOT on it, people assumed that’s what it was.
Thank you to our friendly, anonymous clerk for taking the time to clear this up.
Hey, there, Daisy again.
This is not to say that the election process has been seamless or that nothing sketchy has happened. But let’s focus our energy on things that are really being done incorrectly, not on things that are simply misunderstood.
I want to thank the county clerk who answered these questions for us. What with the crazy political situation going on in the United States, I’m sure you can understand the person’s need for anonymity.
I hope you found this post informative!
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--Angelina Jolie’s MI6 Interview Shows Just How Connected Hollywood Is To the Deep State

To some , the pairing of a Hollywood star and a veteran spymaster might seem strange .
But , in reality , the silver screen and the national security state have always been intimately intertwined .
With election fever still gripping the U.S. , talk of rigging or interference in the democratic process is reaching new levels , high enough that even Hollywood legend Angelina Jolie is talking about it .
In an extraordinary interview in Time magazine , the star of “ Wanted , Maleficent , and Lara Croft : Tomb Raider , ” sat down with the former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spy network , Sir Alex Younger , to ask how worrying the threat from Russia or China really is .
“ Russia feels threatened by the quality of our alliances and , even in the current environment , the quality of our democratic institutions .
It sets out to denigrate them , and it uses intelligence services to that end .
It is a serious problem , and we should organize to prevent it , ” the British spook told the actress .
Younger also went on to discuss the rise of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to challenge the supposed threat Beijing poses .
“ We are going to have two sharply different value systems in operation on the same planet for the foreseeable future .
We mustn ’ t be naïve .
We need to retain the capacity to defend ourselves , ” he told Jolie .
Never challenging him , Jolie even asked the head of perhaps the world ’ s most notorious spying agency how we can protect ourselves from fake information .
To some , the pairing of a Hollywood star and a veteran spymaster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality , the silver screen and the national security state have always been intimately intertwined .
And as much as Jolie presents herself as a leading humanitarian , even being appointed as a Special Envoy for the UN Commission for Refugees , she has spent an inordinate amount of her free time rubbing shoulders with some of the world ’ s worst human rights abuses .
At World Refugee Day in 2005 , Jolie shared a stage with then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice .
Rice was a key player in the Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraq invasions , two of the world ’ s worst humanitarian and refugee crises that continue to plague the planet to this day .
Jolie herself has slowly become a leading member of the U.S. national security apparatus , joining the influential and well-endowed Council on Foreign Relations think tank in 2007 , and penning a joint op-ed in The New York Times with John McCain two years ago calling for U.S. intervention in Syria and Myanmar .
“ Around the world , there is profound concern that America is giving up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questionably asserted , decrying America ’ s “ steady retreat over the past decade ” that has , “ dangerously eroded the rule of law , ” and condemned the Trump administration ’ s inaction in Syria that could have “ deterred mass atrocities , ” and reduced the refugee crisis .
Jolie ’ s collaboration with high-level government officials is not limited to her personal life , however .
The 45-year-old Californian has also worked closely , and openly , with CIA officials as part of her movies .
A case in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where Jolie plays a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy .
The movie was released at the same time as the real-life Anna Chapman scandal , where the Russian national was caught spying for her country inside the U.S. , and marked the beginning of hardening American relations with Moscow , ending up at the point where some have declared the beginning of a new Cold War .
“ Salt was the first big cultural product reflecting this geopolitical change , for most of the 2000s Hollywood had no interest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investigative journalist with SpyCulture.com told MintPress .
“ If you watch the film the Russian politicians are clearly based on Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
” “ We talked to a lot of the women in the CIA , ” said Jolie of her experiences preparing for her role .
She appeared to have nothing but admiration for the organization ; “ One after the other , they are just these lovely , sweet women that you can‟t imagine being put in a dangerous situation , but they really are , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former CIA officer to be an on-set technical advisor .
A CIA document Secker shared with MintPress highlights the extent of CIA involvement in Hollywood and their reasons for doing so .
“ In an effort to ensure an accurate portrayal of the men and women of the CIA , ” it reads .
“ For years the Agency has worked with creative artists from across the entertainment industry .
[ The CIA Office of Public Affairs ] interacts with directors , producers , screenwriters , authors , documentarians , actors and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and of course to protect Agency equities , ” it adds .
But perhaps the most important reason stated is , “ to help prevent inappropriate negative depictions of the Agency , ” in mass media .
The level of state involvement in Salt is far from abnormal .
In fact , Alford and Secker ’ s book “ National Security Cinema ” details how , since 2005 , documents they obtained showed that the Department of Defense alone had closely collaborated in the production of over 1,000 movies or TV shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film franchises , such as “ Iron Man , ” “ Transformers , ” “ James Bond , ” and “ Mission : Impossible , ” and hit TV shows like “ The Biggest Loser , ” “ Grey ’ s Anatomy , ” “ Master Chef ” and “ The Price is Right.
” In general , the military or the CIA will offer free services to productions , such as the use of prohibitively expensive military equipment , or technical direction , in exchange for editorial control over scripts .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , prestige , and integrity of these organizations are not challenged .
Sometimes entire movies are radically rewritten .
“ The Department of Defense actually apologized in their covering letter to the producers of “ Hulk ” ( 2003 ) , since the changes they required were so extensive , ” Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress .
Thus , the large majority of big-budget productions featuring military or intelligence services have been greenlighted by the national security state , who have negotiated for control over the message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the global public .
However , serious antiwar content rarely makes it to network TV or Hollywood drawing boards , so wholescale interference is usually unnecessary .
In 2014 , former Deputy Counsel or Acting General Counsel of the CIA , John Rizzo , wrote that his organization “ has long had a special relationship with the entertainment industry , devoting considerable attention to fostering relationships with Hollywood movers and shakers—studio executives , producers , directors , big-name actors.
” Many of America ’ s most familiar faces have visited the organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including Will Smith , Robert De Niro , Mike Myers , Bryan Cranston , and Tom Cruise .
In recent years , collaboration has become even more overt .
The Department of Defense even tweeted out during the Oscars how proud it is to work so closely with Hollywood to further its own image .
Meanwhile , the latest series of the hit spy show “ Jack Ryan , ” for instance , has the eponymous CIA hero travel to Venezuela to help overthrow tyrannical dictator Nicolas Reyes ( a clear allusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Krasinski , who plays Ryan , said that he worked closely with the Agency in order to make the show more realistic .
Krasinski also described the CIA as amazingly “ apolitical.
” “ They ’ re always trying to do the right thing , ” he said of them , claiming they “ care about the country in a bigger , more idealistic way.
” Last month , a real CIA agent , Matthew John Heath , was arrested outside Venezuela ’ s largest oil refinery carrying explosives , a grenade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stacks of U.S. dollars .
“ Probably Hollywood is full of CIA agents and we just don ’ t know it .
And I wouldn ’ t be surprised at all to discover that this was extremely common , ” said “ Batman ” star Ben Affleck in 2012 , before going to describe himself , perhaps jokingly , as a CIA agent himself .
The effect of years of propaganda has been to improve the standing of the deep state and make the American public more conducive to supporting the tactics of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ academic study found that showing torture scenes from the hit spy series “ 24 ” to liberal college students made them far more likely to support the use of it against anyone deemed an enemy of the state .
Democrat-aligned voters ’ opinion of the FBI has been steadily rising over the last decade , to the point that 77 % hold a favorable view of the institution ( and almost two-thirds of the country supports the CIA ) .
Thus , while the entertainment industry might be liberal in that it largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party , it works closely to support and uphold the national security state , promotes ultra-patriotism and American aggression throughout the world .
While Jolie might present herself as a champion of human rights , working with the very institutions responsible for destroying those rights around the globe undermines this assertion .

To some, the pairing of a Hollywood star and a veteran spymaster might seem strange. But, in reality, the silver screen and the national security state have always been intimately intertwined. With election fever still gripping the U.S., talk of rigging or interference in the democratic process is reaching new levels, high enough that even Hollywood legend Angelina Jolie is talking about it. In an extraordinary interview in Time magazine, the star of “Wanted , Maleficent , and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ,” sat down with the former head of the UK’s MI6 spy network, Sir Alex Younger, to ask how worrying the threat from Russia or China really is.
“Russia feels threatened by the quality of our alliances and, even in the current environment, the quality of our democratic institutions. It sets out to denigrate them, and it uses intelligence services to that end. It is a serious problem, and we should organize to prevent it,” the British spook told the actress.
Younger also went on to discuss the rise of China, and how the West must act to challenge the supposed threat Beijing poses. “We are going to have two sharply different value systems in operation on the same planet for the foreseeable future. We mustn’t be naïve. We need to retain the capacity to defend ourselves,” he told Jolie.
Never challenging him, Jolie even asked the head of perhaps the world’s most notorious spying agency how we can protect ourselves from fake information.
To some, the pairing of a Hollywood star and a veteran spymaster might seem strange. But, in reality, the silver screen and the national security state have always been intimately intertwined. And as much as Jolie presents herself as a leading humanitarian, even being appointed as a Special Envoy for the UN Commission for Refugees, she has spent an inordinate amount of her free time rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s worst human rights abuses.
At World Refugee Day in 2005, Jolie shared a stage with then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice was a key player in the Bush administration, responsible for the Afghanistan and Iraq invasions, two of the world’s worst humanitarian and refugee crises that continue to plague the planet to this day.
Jolie herself has slowly become a leading member of the U.S. national security apparatus, joining the influential and well-endowed Council on Foreign Relations think tank in 2007, and penning a joint op-ed in The New York Times with John McCain two years ago calling for U.S. intervention in Syria and Myanmar. “Around the world, there is profound concern that America is giving up the mantle of global leadership,” they questionably asserted, decrying America’s “steady retreat over the past decade” that has, “dangerously eroded the rule of law,” and condemned the Trump administration’s inaction in Syria that could have “deterred mass atrocities,” and reduced the refugee crisis.
Salt
Jolie’s collaboration with high-level government officials is not limited to her personal life, however. The 45-year-old Californian has also worked closely, and openly, with CIA officials as part of her movies. A case in point is the 2010 blockbuster Salt, where Jolie plays a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy. The movie was released at the same time as the real-life Anna Chapman scandal, where the Russian national was caught spying for her country inside the U.S., and marked the beginning of hardening American relations with Moscow, ending up at the point where some have declared the beginning of a new Cold War.
“Salt was the first big cultural product reflecting this geopolitical change, for most of the 2000s Hollywood had no interest in evil Russians,” Tom Secker, an investigative journalist with SpyCulture.com told MintPress. “If you watch the film the Russian politicians are clearly based on Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.”
“We talked to a lot of the women in the CIA,” said Jolie of her experiences preparing for her role. She appeared to have nothing but admiration for the organization; “One after the other, they are just these lovely, sweet women that you can‟t imagine being put in a dangerous situation, but they really are,” she added. Salt even hired a former CIA officer to be an on-set technical advisor.
A CIA document Secker shared with MintPress highlights the extent of CIA involvement in Hollywood and their reasons for doing so. “In an effort to ensure an accurate portrayal of the men and women of the CIA,” it reads. “For years the Agency has worked with creative artists from across the entertainment industry. [The CIA Office of Public Affairs] interacts with directors, producers, screenwriters, authors, documentarians, actors and others to help debunk myths and provide authenticity, and of course to protect Agency equities,” it adds. But perhaps the most important reason stated is, “to help prevent inappropriate negative depictions of the Agency,” in mass media.
Propaganda on an enormous scale
The level of state involvement in Salt is far from abnormal. In fact, Alford and Secker’s book “National Security Cinema ” details how, since 2005, documents they obtained showed that the Department of Defense alone had closely collaborated in the production of over 1,000 movies or TV shows. This includes many of the largest film franchises, such as “Iron Man,” “Transformers,” “James Bond,” and “Mission: Impossible,” and hit TV shows like “The Biggest Loser,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Master Chef” and “The Price is Right.”
In general, the military or the CIA will offer free services to productions, such as the use of prohibitively expensive military equipment, or technical direction, in exchange for editorial control over scripts. This allows the agencies to make sure the power, prestige, and integrity of these organizations are not challenged. Sometimes entire movies are radically rewritten.
“The Department of Defense actually apologized in their covering letter to the producers of “Hulk” (2003), since the changes they required were so extensive,” Dr. Matthew Alford of the University of Bath told MintPress.
But really the disturbing thing here is the pattern and the scale…What I suggest is that we focus on the deliberate, major, secretive pressures that rewrite scripts — and we find they’re all on the side of the national security state. Systematically scrubbed from the screen is an unsavoury century of military history including war crimes, illegal arms sales, racism and sexual assault, torture, coups, assassinations, and weapons of mass destruction. It amounts to the airbrushing of an entire mediated culture.”
Thus, the large majority of big-budget productions featuring military or intelligence services have been greenlighted by the national security state, who have negotiated for control over the message in order to better propagandize both Americans and the global public. However, serious antiwar content rarely makes it to network TV or Hollywood drawing boards, so wholescale interference is usually unnecessary.
In 2014, former Deputy Counsel or Acting General Counsel of the CIA, John Rizzo, wrote that his organization “has long had a special relationship with the entertainment industry, devoting considerable attention to fostering relationships with Hollywood movers and shakers—studio executives, producers, directors, big-name actors.” Many of America’s most familiar faces have visited the organization’s headquarters in Langley, VA, including Will Smith , Robert De Niro , Mike Myers , Bryan Cranston , and Tom Cruise .
In recent years, collaboration has become even more overt. The Department of Defense even tweeted out during the Oscars how proud it is to work so closely with Hollywood to further its own image.
https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/970461390283587585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Meanwhile, the latest series of the hit spy show “Jack Ryan ,” for instance, has the eponymous CIA hero travel to Venezuela to help overthrow tyrannical dictator Nicolas Reyes (a clear allusion to current president Nicolas Maduro). John Krasinski , who plays Ryan, said that he worked closely with the Agency in order to make the show more realistic. Krasinski also described the CIA as amazingly “apolitical.” “They’re always trying to do the right thing,” he said of them, claiming they “care about the country in a bigger, more idealistic way.”
Last month, a real CIA agent, Matthew John Heath, was arrested outside Venezuela’s largest oil refinery carrying explosives, a grenade launcher, a submachine gun, and stacks of U.S. dollars.
“Probably Hollywood is full of CIA agents and we just don’t know it. And I wouldn’t be surprised at all to discover that this was extremely common,” said “Batman ” star Ben Affleck in 2012, before going to describe himself, perhaps jokingly, as a CIA agent himself.
Propaganda works
The effect of years of propaganda has been to improve the standing of the deep state and make the American public more conducive to supporting the tactics of the CIA and the military. One academic study found that showing torture scenes from the hit spy series “24” to liberal college students made them far more likely to support the use of it against anyone deemed an enemy of the state.
Democrat-aligned voters’ opinion of the FBI has been steadily rising over the last decade, to the point that 77% hold a favorable view of the institution (and almost two-thirds of the country supports the CIA).
Thus, while the entertainment industry might be liberal in that it largely opposes Trump and donates to the Democratic Party, it works closely to support and uphold the national security state, promotes ultra-patriotism and American aggression throughout the world. While Jolie might present herself as a champion of human rights, working with the very institutions responsible for destroying those rights around the globe undermines this assertion.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--Nancy Pelosi Told Us This Would Happen

Nancy Pelosi Told Us This Would Happen

The highly questionable goings-on in several key swing states have elucidated an odd statement Nancy Pelosi made on October 29 : “ I feel very confident that Joe Biden will be elected president on Tuesday , ” she said .
“ Whatever the end count is on the election that occurs on Tuesday , he will be elected .
On January 20 he will be inaugurated president of the United States.
” As it turns out , she was giving us a clear glimpse into the Democrats ’ plans : even if Trump had a substantial lead at the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough absentee and mail-in ballots to propel Joe Biden into the White House .
Biden himself confirmed that early this morning , saying : “ We are on track to win this election .
We knew because of the unprecedented early vote and the mail-in vote that it ’ s going to take a while .
We ’ re going to have to be patient until the hard work of tallying votes is finished , and it ain ’ t over ’ til every vote is counted , every ballot is counted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re feeling good about where we are .
We ’ re feeling real good about Wisconsin and Michigan .
It ’ s gon na take time to count the votes and by the way , we ’ re gon na win Pennsylvania.
” President Trump , meanwhile , declared that he was not going to sit back and watch the election being stolen away from him .
“ Millions and millions of people voted for us tonight , ” he said , “ and a very sad group of people is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we won ’ t stand for it .
We will not stand for it.
” Trump added : “ This is a fraud on the American public .
This is an embarrassment to our country .
We were getting ready to win this election , frankly we did win this election .
We did win this election .
So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation , this is a very big moment .
This is a major fraud on our nation .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proper manner .
So we will be going to the U.S. Supreme Court .
We want all voting to stop .
We don ’ t want them to find any ballots at 4 o ’ clock in the morning and add them to the list .
OK ?
” As if to prove Trump ’ s point , the New York Times reported at 4:55 a.m. that “ after the city of Milwaukee reported its 169,000 absentee and early votes , Joe Biden pulled to a narrow lead in Wisconsin.
” Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Appeal : Political Report tweeted that “ Wayne County ( Detroit ) just reported roughly 150K ballots , and nearly 140K were for Biden .
Just this update cut Trump ’ s lead in Michigan by nearly two thirds.
” Pelosi told us .
Trump may have led in “ the end count , ” but the Democrats were determined to make sure that he trailed in the end end count .
And even though it does appear at this point as if the president won enough states to put him over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he faces an uphill battle , because this is not a fair fight and was never a fair fight .
The forces arrayed against Trump are formidable .
The elites who control the social media giants , the establishment media , the educational system , the entertainment industry , and pretty much everything else are enraged at Trump for challenging their hegemony , and are determined to reassert their power .
They view Trump ’ s 2016 victory as an embarrassing slip-up , and are determined not to allow it to become the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of their grasp permanently .
But it may already be too late for them .
Trump may be declared the loser of the election after new bundles of mail-in ballots are found where they ’ re needed the most .
Maybe the voters will even helpfully vote in alphabetical order , as they did to give Lyndon Johnson victory in his 1948 Senate race .
Nevertheless , there is a massive difference between the America of 2020 and even the America of 2016 .
Four years ago , most Americans had never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had no idea that Washington bureaucrats would or could work to hinder an elected President ’ s agenda .
Four years ago , trust in the establishment media was much higher than it is today , after mainstream media outlets spent four years trying to defame , destroy , and remove from office that same elected President .
Now , whatever Nancy Pelosi revealed about her party ’ s plans , and whatever the elites succeed in doing regarding the 2020 election , and whoever takes the oath of office on January 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , Kamala Harris , Nancy Pelosi , or someone else , today millions of Americans are aware that we are in a fight for the life of our nation , a fight for our rights and our freedom , a fight for our children and our future .
We are not going to go quietly .

The highly questionable goings-on in several key swing states have elucidated an odd statement Nancy Pelosi made on October 29: “I feel very confident that Joe Biden will be elected president on Tuesday,” she said. “Whatever the end count is on the election that occurs on Tuesday, he will be elected. On January 20 he will be inaugurated president of the United States.” As it turns out, she was giving us a clear glimpse into the Democrats’ plans: even if Trump had a substantial lead at the end of election night, they would find enough absentee and mail-in ballots to propel Joe Biden into the White House.
Biden himself confirmed that early this morning, saying: “We are on track to win this election. We knew because of the unprecedented early vote and the mail-in vote that it’s going to take a while. We’re going to have to be patient until the hard work of tallying votes is finished, and it ain’t over ’til every vote is counted, every ballot is counted, but we’re feeling good. We’re feeling good about where we are. We’re feeling real good about Wisconsin and Michigan. It’s gonna take time to count the votes and by the way, we’re gonna win Pennsylvania.”
President Trump, meanwhile, declared that he was not going to sit back and watch the election being stolen away from him. “Millions and millions of people voted for us tonight,” he said, “and a very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people, and we won’t stand for it. We will not stand for it.”
Trump added: “This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election, frankly we did win this election. We did win this election. So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation, this is a very big moment. This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be used in the proper manner. So we will be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. We don’t want them to find any ballots at 4 o’clock in the morning and add them to the list. OK?”
As if to prove Trump’s point, the New York Times reported at 4:55 a.m. that “after the city of Milwaukee reported its 169,000 absentee and early votes, Joe Biden pulled to a narrow lead in Wisconsin.” Then at 6:26 a.m., Daniel Nichanian of The Appeal: Political Report tweeted that “Wayne County (Detroit) just reported roughly 150K ballots, and nearly 140K were for Biden. Just this update cut Trump’s lead in Michigan by nearly two thirds.”
Pelosi told us. Trump may have led in “the end count,” but the Democrats were determined to make sure that he trailed in the end end count. And even though it does appear at this point as if the president won enough states to put him over the top and secure his reelection, he faces an uphill battle, because this is not a fair fight and was never a fair fight. The forces arrayed against Trump are formidable. The elites who control the social media giants, the establishment media, the educational system, the entertainment industry, and pretty much everything else are enraged at Trump for challenging their hegemony, and are determined to reassert their power. They view Trump’s 2016 victory as an embarrassing slip-up, and are determined not to allow it to become the basis for an uprising that takes control out of their grasp permanently.
But it may already be too late for them. Trump may be declared the loser of the election after new bundles of mail-in ballots are found where they’re needed the most. Maybe the voters will even helpfully vote in alphabetical order, as they did to give Lyndon Johnson victory in his 1948 Senate race. Nevertheless, there is a massive difference between the America of 2020 and even the America of 2016. Four years ago, most Americans had never heard of the Deep State, and had no idea that Washington bureaucrats would or could work to hinder an elected President’s agenda. Four years ago, trust in the establishment media was much higher than it is today, after mainstream media outlets spent four years trying to defame, destroy, and remove from office that same elected President.
Now, whatever Nancy Pelosi revealed about her party’s plans, and whatever the elites succeed in doing regarding the 2020 election, and whoever takes the oath of office on January 20, be it Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, or someone else, today millions of Americans are aware that we are in a fight for the life of our nation, a fight for our rights and our freedom, a fight for our children and our future. We are not going to go quietly.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--The Fall of the House of Pelosi

The Fall of the House of Pelosi

The D.C. press has built up the myth of Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a brilliant strategist .
That ’ s nonsense .
Pelosi is in power for one reason and one reason only .
It ’ s the same reason that Schumer is the Senate Dem leader .
American elections are being bought up by San Francisco and New York money .
Pelosi is the direct liaison to the SF cash and Schumer is the connection to the NY money .
The money showed up .
Lots of it .
Republicans were outspent at every turn .
But that wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi oversaw a disaster .
Schumer may be getting some flak because Democrat Senate ambitions are not paying off , but Pelosi ’ s public behavior was disastrous .
Trying to take coronavirus relief hostage , and then attacking Wolf Blitzer was not a good look .
Even while the media was touting her genius , Pelosi reacted with a hauteur that won over no one .
Add on the salon video and it was an added scandal that no one needed .
House Democrats had expected to expand their majority .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tout a new class of female House reps and Democrats face a risk of seeing their majority shrink further or even disappear depending on the outcome of certain races and certain voter fraud projects by Democrat political machines .
Even if the Dems retain a House majority , it may be the smallest majority since the New Deal .
Despite the House majority , Pelosi barely eked out a stay of execution by promising to leave when her time was up .
Before the election , she suddenly began suggesting that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a whole lot less likely now .
A lot of Democrats , from both wings , want her gone .
And the only thing keeping her in place is that the lefties will fight the more moderate Democrats over who should replace her .
But the status quo isn ’ t likely to keep Pelosi in power .
The legislative races were a disaster for the Democrats in which donors spent a lot of money and got little to show for it .
Someone will have to pay the price .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is also the connection to many of those angry donors ?

The D.C. press has built up the myth of Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a brilliant strategist. That’s nonsense.
Pelosi is in power for one reason and one reason only. It’s the same reason that Schumer is the Senate Dem leader.
American elections are being bought up by San Francisco and New York money. Pelosi is the direct liaison to the SF cash and Schumer is the connection to the NY money.
The money showed up. Lots of it. Republicans were outspent at every turn. But that wasn’t enough.
And strategically, Pelosi oversaw a disaster. Schumer may be getting some flak because Democrat Senate ambitions are not paying off, but Pelosi’s public behavior was disastrous. Trying to take coronavirus relief hostage, and then attacking Wolf Blitzer was not a good look. Even while the media was touting her genius, Pelosi reacted with a hauteur that won over no one.
Add on the salon video and it was an added scandal that no one needed.
House Democrats had expected to expand their majority. Instead, their majority shrunk. Republicans get to tout a new class of female House reps and Democrats face a risk of seeing their majority shrink further or even disappear depending on the outcome of certain races and certain voter fraud projects by Democrat political machines.
Even if the Dems retain a House majority, it may be the smallest majority since the New Deal.
Bad news.
Despite the House majority, Pelosi barely eked out a stay of execution by promising to leave when her time was up. Before the election, she suddenly began suggesting that she would continue to stick around.
That’s a whole lot less likely now.
A lot of Democrats, from both wings, want her gone. And the only thing keeping her in place is that the lefties will fight the more moderate Democrats over who should replace her. But the status quo isn’t likely to keep Pelosi in power. The legislative races were a disaster for the Democrats in which donors spent a lot of money and got little to show for it.
Someone will have to pay the price. And why not the top national Democrat who is also the connection to many of those angry donors?
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-06--Alabama:  Police Captain Advocates Executing Biden Voters – “Put A Bullet In Their Skull For Treason

Alabama:  Police Captain Advocates Executing Biden Voters – “Put A Bullet In Their Skull For Treason”

Flomaton , AL — The presidential race between a giant douche and a turd sandwich otherwise known as Biden versus Trump , has whipped Americans into a level of divide unlike we ’ ve ever seen .
Families are being torn apart based on their preference for Trump or Biden while random citizens attack and feud with each other in the streets .
Protests around the country this year have seen unprecedented violence as many Americans are on edge over which crazy old man will be in the White House come January .
We ’ ve even seen police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax payer funded jobs to promote one candidate or the other .
But one cop in Alabama took it over the line this week and allegedly advocated for the execution of Americans if they voted for Biden .
In other words , he just seemingly called for the genocide of over 70 million people .
“ They need to line ev1 of them and put a bullet in their skull for treason , ” Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden wrote on Facebook .
His comments were immediately met with backlash and the Flomaton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaining about the officer ’ s comments .
Political beliefs aside , anyone who advocates the wholesale execution of 70 million people is an enemy to all that is good .
When a police captain — who is in a position of authority and authorized to use deadly force as part of his job title — this is nothing short of criminal .
After receiving so many complaints , the Flomaton department was forced to respond and say they have since launched an “ investigation ” into the comments .
As for Walden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and claims he wasn ’ t talking about “ all democrats ” only ones who have committed treason .
But this makes no sense as his comment was a direct response to a comment above it which stated as follows : “ The idiots that voted for Biden hated Trump enough to throw the country away .
Thank the lying liberals and Democrats news media.
” Walden thinks he is now being cancelled based on false information and made the following statement on Thursday : “ Well apparently someone , and I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others jumping on the “ gon na get them fired “ train is circulating a comment I made about TREASON .
The comment even says TREASON but someone has run rampant saying I was meaning liberal n Democrats .
Well # 1 I don ’ t care who you vote for , # 2 the comment was about treason and what should happen to the ones who are charged for committing treason .
So either you trying to stir the pot or you are ok with someone committing treason but not ok with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the world we live in.
” This would make sense if someone was accused in the crime in the comment Walden responded to , but nowhere in the above post was anyone accused of treason until captain Walden accused the “ liberals ” and “ democrats ” and “ idiots that voted for Biden ” of treason .
Police also released the following statement : When high ranking police officials call for lining people up and putting a bullet in their head , it may be time for a national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is tearing society apart .
Rest assured , Walden said these things because he is likely surrounded by people who believe the same thing .
If he is fired or faces discipline for his comments , he will likely raise tens of thousands in an online fundraiser .
Hopefully , Americans see this election and subsequent calls for mass executions for the clown show that it is and realize that if the fate of the country rests solely on which child sniffing or p***y grabbing creep gets in the White House , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer exists .

Flomaton, AL — The presidential race between a giant douche and a turd sandwich otherwise known as Biden versus Trump, has whipped Americans into a level of divide unlike we’ve ever seen. Families are being torn apart based on their preference for Trump or Biden while random citizens attack and feud with each other in the streets. Protests around the country this year have seen unprecedented violence as many Americans are on edge over which crazy old man will be in the White House come January.
We’ve even seen police officers working in their official capacity use their tax payer funded jobs to promote one candidate or the other. But one cop in Alabama took it over the line this week and allegedly advocated for the execution of Americans if they voted for Biden. In other words, he just seemingly called for the genocide of over 70 million people.
“They need to line ev1 of them and put a bullet in their skull for treason,” Flomaton Police Captain Scott Walden wrote on Facebook. His comments were immediately met with backlash and the Flomaton police department was subsequently inundated with messages complaining about the officer’s comments.
Political beliefs aside, anyone who advocates the wholesale execution of 70 million people is an enemy to all that is good. When a police captain — who is in a position of authority and authorized to use deadly force as part of his job title — this is nothing short of criminal.
After receiving so many complaints, the Flomaton department was forced to respond and say they have since launched an “investigation” into the comments. As for Walden, he isn’t backing down and claims he wasn’t talking about “all democrats” only ones who have committed treason.
But this makes no sense as his comment was a direct response to a comment above it which stated as follows: “The idiots that voted for Biden hated Trump enough to throw the country away. Thank the lying liberals and Democrats news media.”
Walden thinks he is now being cancelled based on false information and made the following statement on Thursday:
“Well apparently someone, and I know who you are as well as the others jumping on the “ gonna get them fired “ train is circulating a comment I made about TREASON. The comment even says TREASON but someone has run rampant saying I was meaning liberal n Democrats. Well #1 I don’t care who you vote for, #2 the comment was about treason and what should happen to the ones who are charged for committing treason. So either you trying to stir the pot or you are ok with someone committing treason but not ok with someone who says they should be shot. This is the world we live in.”
This would make sense if someone was accused in the crime in the comment Walden responded to, but nowhere in the above post was anyone accused of treason until captain Walden accused the “liberals” and “democrats” and “idiots that voted for Biden” of treason.
Police also released the following statement:
The Flomaton Police Department treasures the community’s trust, and this is achieved through transparency regarding public information.
The Flomaton Police Department holds officer’s conduct to the highest standard and will continue to do so.
Copies of the comments and complaints have been acquired and retained for Internal Investigations. The outcome of the internal investigation is pending at the time and date of this Press Release. A new press release with be made available later on today’s date.
On November 5th, 2020 the Flomaton Police Department Social Media Platform began accruing multiple complaints in regards to a comment posted by a Flomaton Police Officer. Also, various emails and phone calls have been received by my office. Due to today’s high call volume of complaints, call back has been extremely hard to conduct, I plan to contact all callers back.
Flomaton PD issues statement after complaints about officer's violent social media post https://t.co/WxZZKqZuPX — James Gordon (@James_WPMI) November 5, 2020
When high ranking police officials call for lining people up and putting a bullet in their head, it may be time for a national discussion on how the two party system is tearing society apart. Rest assured, Walden said these things because he is likely surrounded by people who believe the same thing. If he is fired or faces discipline for his comments, he will likely raise tens of thousands in an online fundraiser.
Hopefully, Americans see this election and subsequent calls for mass executions for the clown show that it is and realize that if the fate of the country rests solely on which child sniffing or p***y grabbing creep gets in the White House, the “Land of the Free” no longer exists.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist