thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-08--Study: Billionaires That Donated to Gates-Buffet Giving Pledge Now Richer Than Ever

Ever wonder how some of the elites continue to grow richer through “ charitable donations ” ?
A new study reveals that some are doing so , and they are doing it at your expense through fascism .
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As the assets of the billionaire class in the US swell to $ 3.5 trillion amid the pandemic , a new study of philanthropic giving reveals that many of America ’ s wealthiest are using charitable donations to stay rich and get richer .
A study released by the Institute for Policy Studies ( IPS ) through its Program on Inequality and the Common Good , titled “ Gilded Giving 2020 : How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy ” examines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the billionaire donor class and the disturbing trend of charitable organizations and foundations relying more and more on fewer and fewer wealthy donors ; funds which “ end up in family foundations and donor-advised funds that could legally exist in perpetuity , ” while donations from lower and middle-income sources are disappearing .
In particular , the paper looks at The Giving Pledge initiative started in 2010 by a few dozen U.S. billionaires and led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet .
The professed goal of the initiative was to have the wealthiest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least half of their fortunes away to charitable causes before their death .
The study found that contrary to the stated purpose of the philanthropic commitment of the organization , a full 75 percent of participants have actually increased their net worth in the ten years since they made their charitable vow .
More concerning is the finding that a growing share of “ high-end ” donations never ends up in organizations that do any kind of altruistic work .
Rather , they go to tax-privileged private foundations designed to serve as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which then only disburse a small percentage of their assets to charitable non-profits ; a particularly galling fact considering how much more wealthy the one-percenters have gotten over the course of the pandemic in contrast to the 54 million Americans who ’ ve filed for unemployment in that same span of time .
Among its key findings , the study notes that giving intermediaries like donor-advised funds ( DAFs ) like Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ( the largest in the country ) , and private foundations have grown dramatically over the last few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 2005 and 2019 .
The number of private foundations has multiplied as well by a whopping 68 percent over the same period .
In addition , IPS found that there has been a “ marked increase in mega-gifting , ” or donations of $ 50 million or more .
The trend highlights one of the main risks identified by the study , characterized in the paper as “ Top-Heavy Philanthropy , ” which “ poses significant implications for the practice of fundraising , the role of the independent nonprofit sector , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society.
” These risks associated with top-heavy philanthropy are clearly illustrated in their case study of the Gates/Buffet Giving Pledge , exposing it as a vehicle for the “ concentration of taxpayer-subsidized private charitable power.
” In other words , the majority of donations given to the organization end up “ sequestered ” in private foundations and DAFs , guaranteeing that donors and their heirs will retain control over the very assets they ostensibly donated to the greater good .
Remarkably , the study found that a vast majority of the foundation ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wealth in the span of the ten years since their initial donations .
Only 11 saw their fortunes dwindle due to “ aggressive charitable giving ” or market conditions .
Nine of the mega-wealthy donors saw their collective riches swell by an average of 200 percent .
Among the charmed list , Mark Zuckerberg saw the largest surge by an outlandish 1,783 percent .
The significance for U.S. taxpayers of these and other factors analyzed are revealed by a hypothetical calculation made by researchers regarding the tax-subsidy , which DAF-parked donations represent for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survey by Forbes magazine , U.S. billionaires currently hold $ 971.9 billion in assets ; if the top 100 gave away half their wealth to foundations like these , the U.S. Treasury would lose roughly $ 360 billion in tax revenue .
While researchers admit that it is difficult to determine the “ exact amount of taxpayer subsidies for these donations , ” the reality is that the wealthiest among us are using these foundations to reduce their “ taxable estates ” by millions and even billions of dollars , while the resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charitable work dwindles .
Such a state of affairs combined with the economic recession unfolding as a result of the pandemic and tax-breaks for the rich poses serious challenges to charities , in general .
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ( TCJA ) passed in 2018 drastically reduced income tax rates for top earners and doubled the standard deduction , both of which reduced incentives for charitable giving .
Meanwhile , non-profit charitable organizations whose mission does not fall into the sectors related to the pandemic , itself , are suffering financially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these , according to an April survey by Charity Navigator and Reuters .
In February 2020 , the Chronicle of Philanthropy published a list of the top 50 philanthropists in the United States .
42 percent of those contributions , which totaled $ 15.8 billion , went to DAFs .
Most of these were to the donors ’ own private funds and nearly 30 percent went to colleges and universities , leaving actual charitable causes very low in the philanthropic totem pole .
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Ever wonder how some of the elites continue to grow richer through “charitable donations”? A new study reveals that some are doing so, and they are doing it at your expense through fascism.
Raul Diego has the story at MintPress News.
As the assets of the billionaire class in the US swell to $3.5 trillion amid the pandemic, a new study of philanthropic giving reveals that many of America’s wealthiest are using charitable donations to stay rich and get richer.
A study released by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) through its Program on Inequality and the Common Good, titled “Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy” examines the reality behind the ostensible charitableness of the billionaire donor class and the disturbing trend of charitable organizations and foundations relying more and more on fewer and fewer wealthy donors; funds which “end up in family foundations and donor-advised funds that could legally exist in perpetuity,” while donations from lower and middle-income sources are disappearing.
In particular, the paper looks at The Giving Pledge initiative started in 2010 by a few dozen U.S. billionaires and led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. The professed goal of the initiative was to have the wealthiest people in the world pledge to give at least half of their fortunes away to charitable causes before their death. The study found that contrary to the stated purpose of the philanthropic commitment of the organization, a full 75 percent of participants have actually increased their net worth in the ten years since they made their charitable vow.
More concerning is the finding that a growing share of “high-end” donations never ends up in organizations that do any kind of altruistic work. Rather, they go to tax-privileged private foundations designed to serve as tax shelters for the very wealthy, which then only disburse a small percentage of their assets to charitable non-profits; a particularly galling fact considering how much more wealthy the one-percenters have gotten over the course of the pandemic in contrast to the 54 million Americans who’ve filed for unemployment in that same span of time.
Top-heavy risk
Among its key findings, the study notes that giving intermediaries like donor-advised funds (DAFs) like Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (the largest in the country), and private foundations have grown dramatically over the last few years, with assets ballooning 118 percent between 2005 and 2019. The number of private foundations has multiplied as well by a whopping 68 percent over the same period.
In addition, IPS found that there has been a “marked increase in mega-gifting,” or donations of $50 million or more. The trend highlights one of the main risks identified by the study, characterized in the paper as “Top-Heavy Philanthropy,” which “poses significant implications for the practice of fundraising, the role of the independent nonprofit sector, and the health of our larger democratic civil society.”
These risks associated with top-heavy philanthropy are clearly illustrated in their case study of the Gates/Buffet Giving Pledge, exposing it as a vehicle for the “concentration of taxpayer-subsidized private charitable power.” In other words, the majority of donations given to the organization end up “sequestered” in private foundations and DAFs, guaranteeing that donors and their heirs will retain control over the very assets they ostensibly donated to the greater good.
Remarkably, the study found that a vast majority of the foundation’s 62 billionaire pledgers substantially increased their wealth in the span of the ten years since their initial donations. Only 11 saw their fortunes dwindle due to “aggressive charitable giving” or market conditions. Nine of the mega-wealthy donors saw their collective riches swell by an average of 200 percent. Among the charmed list, Mark Zuckerberg saw the largest surge by an outlandish 1,783 percent.
Hardly charity
The significance for U.S. taxpayers of these and other factors analyzed are revealed by a hypothetical calculation made by researchers regarding the tax-subsidy, which DAF-parked donations represent for the average American. According to July survey by Forbes magazine, U.S. billionaires currently hold $971.9 billion in assets; if the top 100 gave away half their wealth to foundations like these, the U.S. Treasury would lose roughly $360 billion in tax revenue.
While researchers admit that it is difficult to determine the “exact amount of taxpayer subsidies for these donations,” the reality is that the wealthiest among us are using these foundations to reduce their “taxable estates” by millions and even billions of dollars, while the resources that actually make it to organizations doing charitable work dwindles. Such a state of affairs combined with the economic recession unfolding as a result of the pandemic and tax-breaks for the rich poses serious challenges to charities, in general.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed in 2018 drastically reduced income tax rates for top earners and doubled the standard deduction, both of which reduced incentives for charitable giving. Meanwhile, non-profit charitable organizations whose mission does not fall into the sectors related to the pandemic, itself, are suffering financially resulting in program cutbacks for 64 percent of these, according to an April survey by Charity Navigator and Reuters.
In February 2020, the Chronicle of Philanthropy published a list of the top 50 philanthropists in the United States. 42 percent of those contributions, which totaled $15.8 billion, went to DAFs. Most of these were to the donors’ own private funds and nearly 30 percent went to colleges and universities, leaving actual charitable causes very low in the philanthropic totem pole.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-08--Since When Did Bill and Melinda Gates Become Licensed Doctors? Gates Paying For Desired Outcome -Thi

Since When Did Bill and Melinda Gates Become Licensed Doctors ?
Gates Paying For Desired Outcome -This Is Illegal !
First off , I would like to remind people that Bill Gates is the one calling for depopulation of the global population .
He said , “ The world has 6.8 billion people… that ’ s headed up to about 9 billion .
Now if we do a really great job on vaccines , healthcare , reproductive health services , we could lower that by perhaps 10 to 15 percent.
” Read John 10:10 .
Secondly , what does Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health services ” ?
Does Bill mean organizations like Planned Parenthood , which is responsible for the murder of over 60 million babies ?
You bet it does ( Proverbs 6:17 ) .
Finally , I ask , why is it that the mainstream media ’ s cameras and microphones are up to the faces and mouths of Bill and Melinda Gate , as well as their paid minions , every time they make a sound ?
When did they receive their medical degrees-licenses ?
How are they qualified to disseminate medical advice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know that this is against the law ( Psalm 94:20 ) ?
Do people realize that you or I would get into some serious trouble if we were to impersonate a doctor !
A nurse recently shared with me when I was doing my research that “ If you sold vitamins and supplements you CAN NOT make claims for better health.
” NOTE : Bill Gates answered that the FDA ( Video Below ) would be the ones to regulate the vax when asked about side effects ?
The FDA says you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and supplements , and they approve and regulate drugs that we KNOW can cause death , right ?
Bill hides behind the FDA when the FDA is in question .
According to the law , Bill and Melinda Gates are in violation … There are legal ramifications for misusing the title of ‘ Doctor ’ .
The Medical Act 1983 states : ‘ Any person who wilfully and falsely pretends to be or uses the name or title of physician , doctor of medicine , licentiate in medicine and surgery , bachelor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apothecary , or any name , title , addition or description implying that he is registered under any provision of this Act , or that he is recognised by law as a physician or surgeon or licentiate in medicine and surgery or a practitioner in medicine or an apothecary , shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale ’ So , actually telling people you are a doctor or giving the impression that you are licensed for medical practice is a criminal offense .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes ‘ Dishonestly making a false representation to make a gain for oneself or another or to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss ’ a criminal offence .
Cautions and prosecutions under this piece of legislation have been steadily increasing over the years and the severity of the punishment will be relative to the severity of the crime .
The crime of fraud under the act can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and an unlimited fine .
How then is it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law ?
They are not , that is if the people know the difference ( Hosea 4:6 ) .
They simply hide behind their money , buying off those who will simply do their biddings ( Luke 22:48 ) .
The Politico reported Meet the World ’ s Most Powerful Doctor : Bill Gates : Some billionaires are satisfied with buying themselves an island .
Bill Gates got a United Nations health agency in Geneva .
Over the past decade , the world ’ s richest man has become the World Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second only to the United States and just above the United Kingdom .
This largesse gives him outsized influence over its agenda , one that could grow as the U.S. and the U.K. threaten to cut funding if the agency doesn ’ t make a better investment case .
The result , say his critics , is that Gates ’ priorities have become the WHO ’ s .
Rather than focusing on strengthening health care in poor countries — that would help , in their view , to contain future outbreaks like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disproportionate amount of its resources on projects with the measurable outcomes Gates prefers , such as the effort to eradicate polio .
Concerns about the software billionaire ’ s sway — roughly a quarter of WHO ’ s budget goes toward polio eradication — has led to an effort to rein him in .
But he remains a force to be reckoned with , as WHO prepares to elect one of three finalists to lead the organization .
“ All of the candidates are going to have to ally with him in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associate professor of international politics at Queen Mary University of London .
“ You can ’ t ignore him.
” Evidence of Gates ’ unprecedented influence abounds in ways subtle and showy .
In conclusion : It is for the people to be the strength and the enforcement of the law , the laws that need to be enforced against them that think that their money is going to wrest judgment ( Deuteronomy 16:19 ) .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media .
Article by Bradlee Dean

Since When Did Bill and Melinda Gates Become Licensed Doctors? Gates Paying For Desired Outcome -This Is Illegal!
“Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), launched in 2000, is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world. The primary goals of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the U.S., to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.” -Wikipedia
First off, I would like to remind people that Bill Gates is the one calling for depopulation of the global population. He said, “The world has 6.8 billion people… that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on vaccines, healthcare, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 to 15 percent.” Read John 10:10.
Secondly, what does Bill Gates mean when he says “reproductive health services”? Does Bill mean organizations like Planned Parenthood, which is responsible for the murder of over 60 million babies? You bet it does (Proverbs 6:17).
Finally, I ask, why is it that the mainstream media’s cameras and microphones are up to the faces and mouths of Bill and Melinda Gate, as well as their paid minions, every time they make a sound?
When did they receive their medical degrees-licenses?
How are they qualified to disseminate medical advice when it comes to vaccines?
Did you know that this is against the law (Psalm 94:20)?
Do people realize that you or I would get into some serious trouble if we were to impersonate a doctor!
A nurse recently shared with me when I was doing my research that “If you sold vitamins and supplements you CANNOT make claims for better health.”
NOTE: Bill Gates answered that the FDA (Video Below) would be the ones to regulate the vax when asked about side effects? The FDA says you can’t make claims about vitamin and supplements, and they approve and regulate drugs that we KNOW can cause death, right? Bill hides behind the FDA when the FDA is in question.
According to the law, Bill and Melinda Gates are in violation …
Impersonating a Doctor and the Law
There are legal ramifications for misusing the title of ‘Doctor’. The Medical Act 1983 states:
‘Any person who wilfully and falsely pretends to be or uses the name or title of physician, doctor of medicine, licentiate in medicine and surgery, bachelor of medicine, surgeon, general practitioner or apothecary, or any name, title, addition or description implying that he is registered under any provision of this Act, or that he is recognised by law as a physician or surgeon or licentiate in medicine and surgery or a practitioner in medicine or an apothecary, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale’
So, actually telling people you are a doctor or giving the impression that you are licensed for medical practice is a criminal offense.
Furthermore, the Fraud Act of 2006 makes ‘Dishonestly making a false representation to make a gain for oneself or another or to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss’ a criminal offence. Cautions and prosecutions under this piece of legislation have been steadily increasing over the years and the severity of the punishment will be relative to the severity of the crime. The crime of fraud under the act can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and an unlimited fine.
How then is it that Bill and Melinda Gates are above the law? They are not, that is if the people know the difference (Hosea 4:6). They simply hide behind their money, buying off those who will simply do their biddings (Luke 22:48).
The Politico reported Meet the World’s Most Powerful Doctor: Bill Gates:
Some billionaires are satisfied with buying themselves an island. Bill Gates got a United Nations health agency in Geneva. Over the past decade, the world’s richest man has become the World Health Organization’s second biggest donor, second only to the United States and just above the United Kingdom. This largesse gives him outsized influence over its agenda, one that could grow as the U.S. and the U.K. threaten to cut funding if the agency doesn’t make a better investment case. The result, say his critics, is that Gates’ priorities have become the WHO’s. Rather than focusing on strengthening health care in poor countries — that would help, in their view, to contain future outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic — the agency spends a disproportionate amount of its resources on projects with the measurable outcomes Gates prefers, such as the effort to eradicate polio. Concerns about the software billionaire’s sway — roughly a quarter of WHO’s budget goes toward polio eradication — has led to an effort to rein him in. But he remains a force to be reckoned with, as WHO prepares to elect one of three finalists to lead the organization. “All of the candidates are going to have to ally with him in some way,” said Sophie Harman, associate professor of international politics at Queen Mary University of London. “You can’t ignore him.” Evidence of Gates’ unprecedented influence abounds in ways subtle and showy.
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In conclusion: It is for the people to be the strength and the enforcement of the law, the laws that need to be enforced against them that think that their money is going to wrest judgment (Deuteronomy 16:19).
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article by Bradlee Dean


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-08--Are We Actually Dealing With A Parasite & Not A Virus?

The United Kingdom is experiencing a tyranny far greater than the US when it comes to the COVID narrative .
Talks later this month will gag those attending from speaking about 5G .
However , a hypothesis has been put forward by a registered nurse who writes for SonsOfLibertyMedia.com .
She believes with the evidence available that it ’ s quite possible that COVID may actually be a parasite , and not a virus at all due to the fact that hydroxychloroquine as well as other drugs and natural substances that treat parasites that bring about malaria work on COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK and nurse Joni Johnson from the US discuss the theory of parasite versus virus in this episode , plus that added tyranny of what COVID is producing in the UK .
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We keep hearing this “ coronavirus ” /COVID-19 that no one has identified .
The symptoms are common to lots of viruses , bacterial infections and parasites .
Malaria is caused by a parasite that infects you if you are bitten by a mosquito that carries the parasite .
The symptoms of malaria are similar to COVID-19 .
Viruses do not respond to antibiotics or anti-parasitics .
However , this COVID-19 is responsive with hydroxychloroquine , brand name Plaquenil , which treats the parasite that causes malaria .
A side effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual ’ s immune response or immune system , which is why it works well for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis – both auto-immune disorders where the immune system attacks the body .
Now , because of the decrease in immune response , an antibiotic is given to prevent opportunistic bacterial infections .
The zinc helps with boosting the immune system , thyroid function , wound healing , and blood clotting .
Zinc is also found in the eyes and needed for proper vision .
Everyone jumped on this as a “ virus ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially started in “ wet markets ” .
But , who has been able to verify that ?
WHO ?
Like that organization can be trusted .
Did it start in a lab ?
We know that 5G can produce coronavirus structures and 5G radio wave sickness produces the same symptoms that “ COVID-19 ” can .
The standard methodology for isolating any microorganism has not been followed .
So , no one knows what is being obtained as “ genetic material ” , which is not even a criteria in Koch ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s convenient that a test that was not created for diagnosis is being used to “ diagnose ” this and the skewed results are so atrocious that it can not be said that someone has COVID-19 based on any positive test result .
So , the question is , “ what are we looking at here ?
” I would guess this may not be a virus .
But , if it is , why weren ’ t the animals in this “ wet market ” examined for a pathogen – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That would have been the easiest way to isolate the microorganism if that was its origin .
But , what if it is like a vector borne parasite , like malaria , that evolved into a direct or indirect transmission , similar to scabies .
I ’ m not a doctor or medical researcher but it makes sense to me that if it follows the same rules as other viruses , then hydroxychloroquine , zinc and Zithromax would not be effective .
But , if it is something parasitic , one that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is susceptible to hydroxychloroquine , then it makes sense that the drug would work .
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The United Kingdom is experiencing a tyranny far greater than the US when it comes to the COVID narrative. Talks later this month will gag those attending from speaking about 5G. However, a hypothesis has been put forward by a registered nurse who writes for SonsOfLibertyMedia.com. She believes with the evidence available that it’s quite possible that COVID may actually be a parasite, and not a virus at all due to the fact that hydroxychloroquine as well as other drugs and natural substances that treat parasites that bring about malaria work on COVID patients. Nurse Kate Shemirani from the UK and nurse Joni Johnson from the US discuss the theory of parasite versus virus in this episode, plus that added tyranny of what COVID is producing in the UK.
Nurse Joni’s thoughts on the subject.
We keep hearing this “coronavirus”/COVID-19 that no one has identified. The symptoms are common to lots of viruses, bacterial infections and parasites. Malaria is caused by a parasite that infects you if you are bitten by a mosquito that carries the parasite. The symptoms of malaria are similar to COVID-19.
Viruses do not respond to antibiotics or anti-parasitics. However, this COVID-19 is responsive with hydroxychloroquine, brand name Plaquenil, which treats the parasite that causes malaria. A side effect of this drug is it decreases an individual’s immune response or immune system, which is why it works well for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis – both auto-immune disorders where the immune system attacks the body. Now, because of the decrease in immune response, an antibiotic is given to prevent opportunistic bacterial infections. The zinc helps with boosting the immune system, thyroid function, wound healing, and blood clotting. Zinc is also found in the eyes and needed for proper vision.
Everyone jumped on this as a “virus” because China said so and said it initially started in “wet markets”. But, who has been able to verify that? WHO? Like that organization can be trusted. Did it start in a lab? We know that 5G can produce coronavirus structures and 5G radio wave sickness produces the same symptoms that “COVID-19” can. The standard methodology for isolating any microorganism has not been followed. So, no one knows what is being obtained as “genetic material”, which is not even a criteria in Koch’s or Rivers postulates.
And, it’s convenient that a test that was not created for diagnosis is being used to “diagnose” this and the skewed results are so atrocious that it cannot be said that someone has COVID-19 based on any positive test result. So, the question is, “what are we looking at here?”
I would guess this may not be a virus. But, if it is, why weren’t the animals in this “wet market” examined for a pathogen – think of the movie “Outbreak”. That would have been the easiest way to isolate the microorganism if that was its origin. But, what if it is like a vector borne parasite, like malaria, that evolved into a direct or indirect transmission, similar to scabies.
I’m not a doctor or medical researcher but it makes sense to me that if it follows the same rules as other viruses, then hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax would not be effective. But, if it is something parasitic, one that hasn’t been seen before, that is susceptible to hydroxychloroquine, then it makes sense that the drug would work.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--Economic Depression Of 2020: Endless Nightmare For Millions Of Americans

You may have noticed that a lot of people get offended by what I write .
It is not something that I am purposely setting out to do , and I actually endeavor to get along with everyone as much as I can .
But it is undeniable that my articles about our ongoing economic collapse directly contradict a lot of the narratives that are constantly being pushed by the mainstream media and many of our political , business and religious leaders .
There are so many people out there that want to believe that the future is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 has been a horrific economic catastrophe so far , there are a lot of optimists that believe that it is just a temporary blip on the road to tremendous prosperity .
It would actually be wonderful if they were right .
At this point , everyone should be able to clearly see that we have entered a new economic depression .
And I wish that I could tell you that a “ recovery ” was right around the corner , but I can ’ t .
On Thursday , we got yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the long haul .
According to the Labor Department , approximately 1.2 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week… Initially , I thought that this was good news .
1.2 million is still a catastrophic number , but at least it appeared to be an improvement over last week ’ s level of 1.4 million .
Unfortunately , there is more to the story .
As Wolf Richter has pointed out , when you look at the unadjusted numbers and you include all state and federal programs , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a whopping 1.3 million last week… That would seem to indicate that unemployment is dramatically surging , and that is really bad news for an economy that is already deeply suffering .
Overall , more than 55 million Americans have now filed initial claims for unemployment benefits over the past 20 weeks .
That is a number that should be almost theoretically impossible , but this is actually happening .
Prior to this year , the all-time record for new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,000 , and now we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consecutive weeks .
Up until recently , a weekly $ 600 unemployment supplement from the federal government had been helping tens of millions of unemployed Americans pay their bills , but now that supplement has expired and Congress has not yet agreed to another one .
As a result , the economic suffering of countless American families just got a whole lot deeper… Over the past couple of months , I have been hearing from a lot of people that believe that all of those unemployed workers should just get off their couches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wish that it was that easy .
Good jobs are becoming increasingly scarce , and the competition for those jobs is only going to get more fierce because a “ second wave of layoffs ” has now begun .
The following comes from Fox Business… I know that I included that quote in yesterday ’ s article , but I wanted to share it again because it is so important for people to understand what is really going on out there .
Millions of jobs that were lost in the first wave of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now millions of jobs that actually came back are being lost again .
In other words , instead of witnessing a “ recovery ” we are witnessing an “ unraveling ” .
I know that a lot of people don ’ t like when I talk like this .
But I am not here to make you feel good .
I am here to tell you the truth .
We are in the midst of an economic nightmare , and even Bloomberg is admitting that conditions in the U.S. are becoming a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are shutting down , more workers are being laid off and more dreams are being shattered .
The consequences of literally decades of incredibly foolish decisions are catching up with our nation , and this economic depression will ultimately get a whole lot worse .
So instead of sticking your head in the sand and hanging on to the delusion that everything is going to be just fine somehow , I would very much encourage you to work very hard to get prepared for the nightmarish years that are ahead of us .

You may have noticed that a lot of people get offended by what I write. It is not something that I am purposely setting out to do, and I actually endeavor to get along with everyone as much as I can. But it is undeniable that my articles about our ongoing economic collapse directly contradict a lot of the narratives that are constantly being pushed by the mainstream media and many of our political, business and religious leaders. There are so many people out there that want to believe that the future is going to be exceedingly bright, and even though 2020 has been a horrific economic catastrophe so far, there are a lot of optimists that believe that it is just a temporary blip on the road to tremendous prosperity.
It would actually be wonderful if they were right.
But they aren’t.
At this point, everyone should be able to clearly see that we have entered a new economic depression. And I wish that I could tell you that a “recovery” was right around the corner, but I can’t.
On Thursday, we got yet another sign that this downturn is here for the long haul. According to the Labor Department, approximately 1.2 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week…
Four months after the COVID-19 pandemic largely shut down the economy and left millions of Americans out of work, employers continue to lay off workers at a historic pace. About 1.2 million people last week filed initial applications for unemployment insurance – a rough measure of layoffs – the Labor Department said Thursday, down substantially from 1.4 million the previous week and the lowest level since March.
Initially, I thought that this was good news.
1.2 million is still a catastrophic number, but at least it appeared to be an improvement over last week’s level of 1.4 million.
Unfortunately, there is more to the story.
As Wolf Richter has pointed out, when you look at the unadjusted numbers and you include all state and federal programs, the number of continuing unemployment claims increased by a whopping 1.3 million last week…
The total number of people who continued to claim unemployment insurance under all state and federal unemployment programs jumped by 1.3 million from the prior week to 32.12 million (not seasonally adjusted), the Department of Labor reported this morning. It was the second highest ever.
That would seem to indicate that unemployment is dramatically surging, and that is really bad news for an economy that is already deeply suffering.
Overall, more than 55 million Americans have now filed initial claims for unemployment benefits over the past 20 weeks. That is a number that should be almost theoretically impossible, but this is actually happening.
Prior to this year, the all-time record for new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,000, and now we have been above a million for 20 consecutive weeks.
Up until recently, a weekly $600 unemployment supplement from the federal government had been helping tens of millions of unemployed Americans pay their bills, but now that supplement has expired and Congress has not yet agreed to another one.
As a result, the economic suffering of countless American families just got a whole lot deeper…
An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his anxiety and kept him awake at night. A dental hygienist, pregnant with her second child, is struggling to afford diapers and formula. Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.
Over the past couple of months, I have been hearing from a lot of people that believe that all of those unemployed workers should just get off their couches and go get new jobs.
I wish that it was that easy. Good jobs are becoming increasingly scarce, and the competition for those jobs is only going to get more fierce because a “second wave of layoffs” has now begun. The following comes from Fox Business…
A second wave of layoffs is hitting American workers during a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide, and a Congressional stalemate over stimulus relief, according to a new survey by Cornell University and RIWI. The researchers conducted the survey between July 23 and Aug. 1, and found that 31% of workers who had been placed back on payrolls after initially being laid off have now been laid off for a second time. Additionally, 26% of rehired workers say they’ve been told that they may be laid off again.
I know that I included that quote in yesterday’s article, but I wanted to share it again because it is so important for people to understand what is really going on out there.
Millions of jobs that were lost in the first wave of layoffs are never coming back, and now millions of jobs that actually came back are being lost again.
In other words, instead of witnessing a “recovery” we are witnessing an “unraveling”.
I know that a lot of people don’t like when I talk like this.
But I am not here to make you feel good. I am here to tell you the truth.
We are in the midst of an economic nightmare, and even Bloomberg is admitting that conditions in the U.S. are becoming a lot more miserable…
The US is projected to undergo the biggest increase in economic misery across 60 countries as the nation grapples with heightened unemployment and fresh coronavirus hotspots. Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which ranks major economies by inflation and unemployment expectations, shows the country sinking to rank 25 from rank 50 in 2020. Venezuela, Argentina, and South Africa held their spots as the world’s most miserable economies.
And every day more businesses are shutting down, more workers are being laid off and more dreams are being shattered.
The consequences of literally decades of incredibly foolish decisions are catching up with our nation, and this economic depression will ultimately get a whole lot worse.
So instead of sticking your head in the sand and hanging on to the delusion that everything is going to be just fine somehow, I would very much encourage you to work very hard to get prepared for the nightmarish years that are ahead of us.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--Lebanese Politician On Beirut Blast: ‘It’s Crystal Clear Hezballah Are In Charge Of The Port And War

Lebanese Politician On Beirut Blast : ‘ It ’ s Crystal Clear Hezballah Are In Charge Of The Port And Warehouse ’ This kind of thing can ’ t happen here , right ?
Iran , Hezbollah Use Mexican Drug Cartels to Infiltrate US Defense Dept linguist accused of passing classified info about DoD computer systems and US intel assets to Hizballah NYC : Hizballah sleeper agent gets 40 years for jihad terror activity , New York Times sheds bitter tears Muslim joins Hizballah , then migrates to US , then goes to Turkey for explosives and weapons training Hizballah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Guard facilities , researched security at JFK airport Obama gave free pass to Hizballah ’ s drug ops in US , killed investigations to ensure Iran nuke deal stayed on track “ ‘ 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 , ” by Chris Pleasance , Nigel Rosser and Raven Saunt , Mailonline , August 6 , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
The comments from Mr Hariri today echoed warnings given to the UN by the Israeli ambassador Danny Danon last year .
At the time , the ambassador said : ‘ Israel found that Iran and the Quds Force have begun to advance the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specifically the Port of Beirut.
’ Speaking to the 15-member Security Council , he added : ‘ The Port of Beirut is now the Port of Hezbollah.
’ …

Lebanese Politician On Beirut Blast: ‘It’s Crystal Clear Hezballah Are In Charge Of The Port And Warehouse’
This kind of thing can’t happen here, right?
Minnesota: Muslim migrant sends drone parts to Hizballah July 27, 2020
Iran, Hezbollah Use Mexican Drug Cartels to Infiltrate US April 3, 2020
Defense Dept linguist accused of passing classified info about DoD computer systems and US intel assets to Hizballah March 4, 2020
NYC: Hizballah sleeper agent gets 40 years for jihad terror activity, New York Times sheds bitter tears December 7, 2019
Muslim joins Hizballah, then migrates to US, then goes to Turkey for explosives and weapons training October 8, 2019
Hizballah sleeper agent in NYC studied FBI and National Guard facilities, researched security at JFK airport December 25, 2017
Obama gave free pass to Hizballah’s drug ops in US, killed investigations to ensure Iran nuke deal stayed on track December 18, 2017
“‘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,” by Chris Pleasance, Nigel Rosser and Raven Saunt, Mailonline, August 6, 2020 (thanks to the Geller Report):
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.
The comments from Mr Hariri today echoed warnings given to the UN by the Israeli ambassador Danny Danon last year. At the time, the ambassador said: ‘Israel found that Iran and the Quds Force have begun to advance the exploitation of civilian maritime channels, and specifically the Port of Beirut.’
Speaking to the 15-member Security Council, he added: ‘The Port of Beirut is now the Port of Hezbollah.’…
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--Jihad-Rep Rashida Tlaib Found Guilty Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Doesn’t Even Get A Slap On The Wri

Jihad-Rep Rashida Tlaib Found Guilty Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Doesn ’ t Even Get A Slap On The Wrist The Democrat party cares not .
They revel in perfidy .
Tlaib , her jihad sister Ilhan Omar and the rest of the criminal corp are placed above the law .
Rashida Tlaib Found Guilty Of Misusing Campaign Funds , Ordered By Dem Run Ethics Committee To Repay $ 10,800 Minnesota Rep. Rashida Tlaib , a member of the much ballyhooed “ Squad ” led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , has been found guilty of misusing campaign funds .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee found that Tlaib violated federal law by using campaign funds for personal purposes , The Daily Mail reported .
But the committee did not admonish the first term lawmaker and ‘ squad ’ member , noting that it is within existing rules for a candidate to draw a salary from their campaign under certain conditions .
It found a ‘ portion ’ of the salary she took after her 2018 election win were ‘ inconsistent ’ with the requirements of federal elections law .
But it said her errors were of ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ and that she had made ‘ good faith ’ efforts to comply with the law ’ s requirements .
An appendix included with the finding shows Tlaib ’ s correspondence with her staff as well as a lawyer to determine the propriety of taking a salary , amid apparently urgent needs after she left her job with a public interest law firm to campaign full-time .
“ While the Committee recognizes that the campaign environment can at times lend itself to hurried decision-making , as a Member-Elect of Congress , Representative Tlaib @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any funding she received from her Campaign after her general election was fully compliant with statutory requirements and fully transparent with the public , ” the Committee said in its report .
“ Based on its review , the Committee determined that Representative Tlaib did not comply with the letter of the relevant laws and regulations governing her receipt of salary payments from her Campaign , ” it said .
“ The Committee did not find evidence , however , that Representative Tlaib intended to unjustly enrich herself , and recognizes that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the applicable requirements , ” the report said .
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“ In light of this , the Committee determined that no sanction was merited , provided Representative Tlaib returns the funds that she improperly received to her Campaign in full within a year of the date of this Report , with the understanding that she can make smaller payments over the course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The committee said that it “ unanimously voted to adopt this Report and take no further action , ” against her .
And after Tlaib ’ s “ satisfactory completion of the above steps , the Committee will consider this matter closed.
” One of the steps that she has to complete is to repay the $ 10,800 that she is accused of misusing for her personal needs .
The Minnesota representative was having a good week prior to this ruling after she handily defeated her primary challenger Detroit City Council President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCampbell , said that the issue has been resolved and that Rep. Tlaib had “ made a good faith effort to comply with a complex regulation and no sanction or penalty is merited.
” “ Rep .
Tlaib hopes the Federal Election Commission will issue updated guidance and clarify a well-intended rule that gives candidates like ( her ) the opportunity to seek federal office , ” the spokesman said .

Jihad-Rep Rashida Tlaib Found Guilty Of Misusing Campaign Funds – Doesn’t Even Get A Slap On The Wrist
The Democrat party cares not. They revel in perfidy. Tlaib, her jihad sister Ilhan Omar and the rest of the criminal corp are placed above the law.
Rashida Tlaib Found Guilty Of Misusing Campaign Funds, Ordered By Dem Run Ethics Committee To Repay $10,800
By Carmine Sabia, The Federalist, August 7, 2020:
Minnesota Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the much ballyhooed “Squad” led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has been found guilty of misusing campaign funds.
On Friday the Democrat controlled US House Ethics Committee found that Tlaib violated federal law by using campaign funds for personal purposes, The Daily Mail reported.
But the committee did not admonish the first term lawmaker and ‘squad’ member, noting that it is within existing rules for a candidate to draw a salary from their campaign under certain conditions.
It found a ‘portion’ of the salary she took after her 2018 election win were ‘inconsistent’ with the requirements of federal elections law. But it said her errors were of ‘bad timing and not ill intent,’ and that she had made ‘good faith’ efforts to comply with the law’s requirements.
An appendix included with the finding shows Tlaib’s correspondence with her staff as well as a lawyer to determine the propriety of taking a salary, amid apparently urgent needs after she left her job with a public interest law firm to campaign full-time.
“While the Committee recognizes that the campaign environment can at times lend itself to hurried decision-making, as a Member-Elect of Congress, Representative Tlaib had a greater duty to ensure that any funding she received from her Campaign after her general election was fully compliant with statutory requirements and fully transparent with the public,” the Committee said in its report.
“Based on its review, the Committee determined that Representative Tlaib did not comply with the letter of the relevant laws and regulations governing her receipt of salary payments from her Campaign,” it said.
“The Committee did not find evidence, however, that Representative Tlaib intended to unjustly enrich herself, and recognizes that she made efforts to ensure her compliance with the applicable requirements,” the report said.
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“In light of this, the Committee determined that no sanction was merited, provided Representative Tlaib returns the funds that she improperly received to her Campaign in full within a year of the date of this Report, with the understanding that she can make smaller payments over the course of the year,” it said.
The committee said that it “unanimously voted to adopt this Report and take no further action,” against her.
And after Tlaib’s “satisfactory completion of the above steps, the Committee will consider this matter closed.”
One of the steps that she has to complete is to repay the $10,800 that she is accused of misusing for her personal needs.
The Minnesota representative was having a good week prior to this ruling after she handily defeated her primary challenger Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.
Her spokesman, Denzel McCampbell, said that the issue has been resolved and that Rep. Tlaib had “made a good faith effort to comply with a complex regulation and no sanction or penalty is merited.”
“Rep. Tlaib hopes the Federal Election Commission will issue updated guidance and clarify a well-intended rule that gives candidates like (her) the opportunity to seek federal office,” the spokesman said.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--The One Question That Must Be Answered

The One Question That Must Be Answered

I had awoken this morning from a dream so strange .
I had dreamt the world was different , it somehow had changed .
Just how glorious can this beautiful world be ?
To find out you must become the change you wish to see .
This morning , as I was heading towards the river to do some striper fishing , I decided to listen to Michael Savage .
Friday ’ s podcast was of course , focused exclusively on the upcoming presidential election .
Savage was instrumental in rallying the conservative base to get out and vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressing some doubt as of late , whether those same people can be counted on to prevent Joe Biden ’ s vice-presidential pick from becoming president .
The Republican party is more split now than I can ever remember .
There are those who absolutely love Trump and those who do not .
We must accept that he has not , despite the hype , lived up to his promises .
We have no wall , Obamacare is mostly intact , the second amendment has been weakened , there have been no mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trillion dollars in debt .
Trump spends money as well as any Democrat , only faster .
Still , people believe that this election is the most important of our lifetime .
Donald Trump is once again being presented as our last hope for freedom .
Wasn ’ t he supposed to save us from the left in the last election ?
The question is , what can Donald Trump do in a second term to reverse , or stop , what has occurred over the past four years ?
The reality that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two possibilities .
One , Donald Trump is not the strong leader people thought he was .
Or , he is controlled opposition .
The truth is , he can do nothing that he has not already been able to do .
A Trump victory in November will not stop the tide of communism that is engulfing our nation , because he is enabling it , whether he knows it or not .
This is the truth that people refuse to see .
A truth that has been self-evident since the beginning of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill he signed was the omnibus spending bill , which was the concoction of Pelosi and Schumer .
The Republicans controlled the house and senate at the time and were completely excluded from any negotiations .
Trump and Schumer have been long time friends and Trump donated large sums of money to both his and Pelosi ’ s campaigns during the Obama years .
After signing this bill , he stood in front of God and country and promised to never do it again .
Since that time , he has signed every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that increases the power of the state and zero bills that secured the blessings of liberty .
This is not to say he has not done anything worthwhile , but it does seem like he is advancing the Democrat agenda .
As I write , he is preparing to sign an executive order to spend another untold trillions we do not have on another stimulus package .
Why would Trump sign off on another stimulus bill instead of ignoring the radical agenda of Dr. Fauci , and opening the country ?
Something does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is to look forward to in 2021 ̶ ̶ a president who signs executive orders that put us further in debt ?
The biggest question I have is what is the difference ?
Everything that has brought this country to the brink in the past few years has occurred under Trump .
Of course , Obama played a major role , but Trump was supposed to stop it all .
Am I supposed to believe that voting for him again is our last hope for freedom ?
That was the story last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is the difference between Trump signing an executive order to spend trillions we do not have , and Biden doing it ?
I know one thing , if it were Biden doing it , the Republican base would not tolerate it .
They also would not have tolerated the bump stock ban , which gave the ATF the unconstitutional authority to alter existing law by changing definitions within it , or ̶ ̶ would they tolerate any support for red flag laws .
When President Trump sat next to gun-grabber extraordinaire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guns first , go for due process later , ” it was over for me .
To be honest , I do not believe that half of what Trump does would be tolerated by Republicans if it were done by Democrats .
Savage made an interesting comment that caught my attention .
He said that people are rallying around a strong leader to save the nation .
Isn ’ t that the problem ?
America is a nation that has prided itself on its Christian heritage and yet , we are looking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump a strong leader ?
Savage suggests that his advisers are leading him astray and that it is their fault his poll numbers are dwindling .
He suggests that some of them could possibly be saboteurs .
They could very well be , I will give him that .
Blaming Trump ’ s failures on his advisors , however , does not speak to strong leader characteristics .
It suggests that he can not think for himself while stripping him of any personal responsibility for his actions .
Strong leaders face their failures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who or who is not , to blame .
Over the past four years , I have been extremely critical of Trump .
I have been one to believe that he is controlled opposition .
The typical reaction I get is being asked if I would rather have a democrat in office .
The answer to that is of course , no .
Those that ask that however , are missing the bigger question .
In my opinion , this question is the one that must be answered if we ever expect to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get to the point where we accept the notion , that we must vote for the lesser of two evils ?
Only when we answer this question can we get a real understanding of what we must change .
The real problem is one of the human heart and our nations disconnect with God .

I had awoken this morning from a dream so strange. I had dreamt the world was different, it somehow had changed. Just how glorious can this beautiful world be? To find out you must become the change you wish to see.
This morning, as I was heading towards the river to do some striper fishing, I decided to listen to Michael Savage. Friday’s podcast was of course, focused exclusively on the upcoming presidential election. Savage was instrumental in rallying the conservative base to get out and vote for Donald Trump in 2016. He is expressing some doubt as of late, whether those same people can be counted on to prevent Joe Biden’s vice-presidential pick from becoming president.
The Republican party is more split now than I can ever remember. There are those who absolutely love Trump and those who do not. We must accept that he has not, despite the hype, lived up to his promises. We have no wall, Obamacare is mostly intact, the second amendment has been weakened, there have been no mass deportations and we are an additional eight trillion dollars in debt. Trump spends money as well as any Democrat, only faster. Still, people believe that this election is the most important of our lifetime. Donald Trump is once again being presented as our last hope for freedom. Wasn’t he supposed to save us from the left in the last election?
The question is, what can Donald Trump do in a second term to reverse, or stop, what has occurred over the past four years? The reality that must be faced right now is of two possibilities. One, Donald Trump is not the strong leader people thought he was. Or, he is controlled opposition. The truth is, he can do nothing that he has not already been able to do. A Trump victory in November will not stop the tide of communism that is engulfing our nation, because he is enabling it, whether he knows it or not.
This is the truth that people refuse to see. A truth that has been self-evident since the beginning of Trump’s presidency. The first bill he signed was the omnibus spending bill, which was the concoction of Pelosi and Schumer. The Republicans controlled the house and senate at the time and were completely excluded from any negotiations. Trump and Schumer have been long time friends and Trump donated large sums of money to both his and Pelosi’s campaigns during the Obama years. After signing this bill, he stood in front of God and country and promised to never do it again. Since that time, he has signed every spending bill, every piece of legislation that increases the power of the state and zero bills that secured the blessings of liberty. This is not to say he has not done anything worthwhile, but it does seem like he is advancing the Democrat agenda. As I write, he is preparing to sign an executive order to spend another untold trillions we do not have on another stimulus package.
Why would Trump sign off on another stimulus bill instead of ignoring the radical agenda of Dr. Fauci, and opening the country? Something does not add up. Is this what there is to look forward to in 2021 ̶ ̶ a president who signs executive orders that put us further in debt?
The biggest question I have is what is the difference? Everything that has brought this country to the brink in the past few years has occurred under Trump. Of course, Obama played a major role, but Trump was supposed to stop it all. Am I supposed to believe that voting for him again is our last hope for freedom? That was the story last time, as I said earlier. What is the difference between Trump signing an executive order to spend trillions we do not have, and Biden doing it? I know one thing, if it were Biden doing it, the Republican base would not tolerate it. They also would not have tolerated the bump stock ban, which gave the ATF the unconstitutional authority to alter existing law by changing definitions within it, or ̶ ̶ would they tolerate any support for red flag laws. When President Trump sat next to gun-grabber extraordinaire, Feinstein, and said “take the guns first, go for due process later,” it was over for me. To be honest, I do not believe that half of what Trump does would be tolerated by Republicans if it were done by Democrats.
Savage made an interesting comment that caught my attention. He said that people are rallying around a strong leader to save the nation. Isn’t that the problem? America is a nation that has prided itself on its Christian heritage and yet, we are looking to men to solve our problems? Is Trump a strong leader? Savage suggests that his advisers are leading him astray and that it is their fault his poll numbers are dwindling. He suggests that some of them could possibly be saboteurs. They could very well be, I will give him that. Blaming Trump’s failures on his advisors, however, does not speak to strong leader characteristics. It suggests that he cannot think for himself while stripping him of any personal responsibility for his actions. Strong leaders face their failures and do not allow others to decide who or who is not, to blame.
Over the past four years, I have been extremely critical of Trump. I have been one to believe that he is controlled opposition. The typical reaction I get is being asked if I would rather have a democrat in office. The answer to that is of course, no. Those that ask that however, are missing the bigger question. In my opinion, this question is the one that must be answered if we ever expect to fix our country. How did we get to the point where we accept the notion, that we must vote for the lesser of two evils? Only when we answer this question can we get a real understanding of what we must change. The real problem is one of the human heart and our nations disconnect with God.
Article posted with permission from David Risselada


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--#WhiteHouseSiege – This Group Plans to “Lay Siege to” and “Occupy” the White House Next Month

Editor ’ s Note : Let ’ s be clear , the Trump administration has no desire to deal with any of these criminals that are posting this .
It is inciting others to violence and is clear insurrection .
These people are the very reason a constitutional militia is to exist .
Sorry , Trumpers , Donny and company won ’ t stop any of this .
They are just letting them plan , promote and come in right in front of your eyes .
The group that takes credit for the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011 has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in mind .
They intend to “ occupy ” the White House .
Adbusters , an online magazine that describes itself as “ a global network of artists , activists , writers , pranksters , students , educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age ” issued a post that they called Tactical Briefing # 1 to launch their plans to “ lay siege ” to the President ’ s home in Washington , DC .
( Emphasis theirs ) It ’ s been nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earthquake of # OccupyWallStreet , laying siege to NYC ’ s Zuccotti Park and inspiring thousands of similar protests around the world .
The Occupy anniversary arrives September 17th , 2020 .
And it may be the perfect day to trigger another global big-bang moment — a massive collective action of the sweetest kind of disobedience .
The why hardly needs recitation .
Because , for these nine years , the shadows have only grown longer .
Inequality has soared .
Not a single Wall Street CEO spent a night in jail for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Politicians and corporate criminals continue to savage the public trust with impunity .
And all the while , this howling void of a president , his sins too many to name , sits smugly atop a corona death-toll that may surpass two-hundred thousand Americans by Christmas .
It ’ s time again for dramatic , decisive action .
Which is why , on September 17th , in the original and enduring spirit of Occupy , we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square , in Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
And we will sustain it for exactly fifty days .
This is the # WhiteHouseSiege .
A siege only works if it is sustained .
We witnessed this — the multiplying power of a strategic occupation — nine years ago .
You dig in , hold your ground , and the tension accumulates , amplifies , goes global .
Let us once again summon the sweet , revolutionary nonviolence that was our calling card in Zuccotti Park .
# WhiteHouseSiege will electrify the U.S. election season — and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind from # MeToo , # BLM , # ExtinctionRebellion , and protests against Trump ’ s lethal bungling of coronavirus , we ’ ll inspire a global movement of systemic change — a Global Spring — a cultural heave towards a new world order .
( source ) It ’ s difficult to imagine that this will go down as they hope .
The public “ briefing ” repeatedly uses the word “ non-violent , ” but if this goes at all like the occupation in downtown Seattle or the protests in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests ” for 73 days straight now ) , violence is bound to occur .
And it ’ s important to note that the law enforcement response to the occupation of anything near the President ’ s abode will be far more severe than the lackluster response in Seattle , where police officers and National Guard members have been basically neutered by the local government .
An event with the hashtag # WhiteHouseSiege is unlikely to go smoothly and non-violently .
This , of course , will likely result in even more violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divided , unsurprisingly , on the questionable wisdom of such a move .
How do you think this is going to go over ?
Activist groups are better funded and better organized than in recent memory .
This event is likely to occur .
However , I don ’ t think it will go over the way Adbusters thinks it will go over .
I think that the Secret Service and possibly even the military will rapidly be involved to protect the President .
But it does set the tone for the upcoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has seemed to be on a back burner .
Biden ’ s campaign hasn ’ t even introduced a running mate yet and the election is a mere 3 months away .
This is the least campaigned election year I ’ ve ever seen .
For those who plan to take part in the # WhiteHouseSiege , I hope that they understand this isn ’ t going to be a thing where they can stand around with their “ comrades ” and throw the occasional chunk of concrete .
Washington DC is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Portland .
If they think they ’ re going to be part of something bigger and just defiantly sleep in a tent in front of the White House , I believe they may be in for an unpleasant shock .
Any action taken against the White House will be met with a serious response .
For the rest of us , it ’ s important to note that this protest and the response to it could spark solidarity protests in other parts of the country .
Go here to learn more about @ @ @ @ @

Editor’s Note: Let’s be clear, the Trump administration has no desire to deal with any of these criminals that are posting this. It is inciting others to violence and is clear insurrection. These people are the very reason a constitutional militia is to exist. Sorry, Trumpers, Donny and company won’t stop any of this. They are just letting them plan, promote and come in right in front of your eyes.
The group that takes credit for the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011 has a new and even more outrageous plan in mind. They intend to “occupy” the White House.
Adbusters, an online magazine that describes itself as “a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age” issued a post that they called Tactical Briefing #1 to launch their plans to “lay siege” to the President’s home in Washington, DC. (Emphasis theirs)
It’s been nine years since we set off the political earthquake of #OccupyWallStreet, laying siege to NYC’s Zuccotti Park and inspiring thousands of similar protests around the world. The Occupy anniversary arrives September 17th, 2020. And it may be the perfect day to trigger another global big-bang moment — a massive collective action of the sweetest kind of disobedience. The why hardly needs recitation. Because, for these nine years, the shadows have only grown longer. Inequality has soared. Not a single Wall Street CEO spent a night in jail for his role in the 2008 financial meltdown. Politicians and corporate criminals continue to savage the public trust with impunity. And all the while, this howling void of a president, his sins too many to name, sits smugly atop a corona death-toll that may surpass two-hundred thousand Americans by Christmas. It’s time again for dramatic, decisive action. Which is why, on September 17th, in the original and enduring spirit of Occupy, we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square, in Washington. D.C. We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly fifty days. This is the #WhiteHouseSiege. A siege only works if it is sustained. We witnessed this — the multiplying power of a strategic occupation — nine years ago. You dig in, hold your ground, and the tension accumulates, amplifies, goes global. Fifty days — September 17th to November 3rd. Let us once again summon the sweet, revolutionary nonviolence that was our calling card in Zuccotti Park. #WhiteHouseSiege will electrify the U.S. election season — and it doesn’t stop there. Drawing wind from #MeToo, #BLM, #ExtinctionRebellion, and protests against Trump’s lethal bungling of coronavirus, we’ll inspire a global movement of systemic change — a Global Spring — a cultural heave towards a new world order. (source)
It’s difficult to imagine that this will go down as they hope.
The public “briefing” repeatedly uses the word “non-violent,” but if this goes at all like the occupation in downtown Seattle or the protests in Portland (which has seen violent “protests” for 73 days straight now), violence is bound to occur. And it’s important to note that the law enforcement response to the occupation of anything near the President’s abode will be far more severe than the lackluster response in Seattle, where police officers and National Guard members have been basically neutered by the local government.
Twitter is divided
An event with the hashtag #WhiteHouseSiege is unlikely to go smoothly and non-violently. This, of course, will likely result in even more violence and more widespread outrage. Twitter is divided, unsurprisingly, on the questionable wisdom of such a move.
https://twitter.com/Adbusters/status/1288193793267625984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1288193793267625984%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theorganicprepper.com%2Fwhitehousesiege-occupy%2F
The Secret Service does not tolerate “protests” in front of the White House. They’re not the Portland Police and they’re not as kind as DHS. Anyone planning a #WhiteHouseSiege will be shot dead as soon as they cross the barricades. — Jon (@RealJonJackson) August 9, 2020
Let’s look at what siege means shall we? siege
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noun: siege; plural noun: sieges
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside pic.twitter.com/5Ishoxp34r — Love Grows Gaia 501C4 (@L501c4) August 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/Faithslayer202/status/1289352918391336962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1289352918391336962%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theorganicprepper.com%2Fwhitehousesiege-occupy%2F
How do you think this is going to go over?
Activist groups are better funded and better organized than in recent memory. This event is likely to occur. However, I don’t think it will go over the way Adbusters thinks it will go over. I think that the Secret Service and possibly even the military will rapidly be involved to protect the President.
But it does set the tone for the upcoming presidential election, which up until now has seemed to be on a back burner. Biden’s campaign hasn’t even introduced a running mate yet and the election is a mere 3 months away. This is the least campaigned election year I’ve ever seen.
For those who plan to take part in the #WhiteHouseSiege, I hope that they understand this isn’t going to be a thing where they can stand around with their “comrades” and throw the occasional chunk of concrete. Washington DC is not like Seattle. It’s not like Portland. If they think they’re going to be part of something bigger and just defiantly sleep in a tent in front of the White House, I believe they may be in for an unpleasant shock. Any action taken against the White House will be met with a serious response.
For the rest of us, it’s important to note that this protest and the response to it could spark solidarity protests in other parts of the country. Go here to learn more about preparing for civil unrest.
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-09--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 – 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
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.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller