thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--Early Voting Numbers & Who May Win The White House

Based on the numbers that we have so far , are there some clues that we can glean about who is winning the race for the White House ?
Up to this point , more than 75 million Americans have already voted , and that blows away anything that we have ever seen before .
To put that in perspective , President Trump received a total of 62.9 million votes in 2016 , and that was enough for him to win the election .
We haven ’ t seen this much enthusiasm for voting in a really long time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a positive sign .
Most of the early votes that have been cast so far have been mail-in votes .
But early in-person voting is smashing all previous records as well , and normally Democrats jump out to a lead in early in-person voting .
But this time around , it is Republicans that have taken the lead .
Not all states report the party affiliation of those that have voted early in-person , but for the states that do give us that information the totals are very interesting… Of course , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are trailing in that category .
In 2020 , they are voting by mail in record numbers , and so not as many of them will be showing up in person to vote .
According to the latest numbers , more than 50 million mail-in ballots have been returned so far .
That is an absolutely astounding number , and it has already surpassed some of the projections that I saw for mail-in voting earlier in the campaign .
For the states that report the party affiliation of those that have voted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this point… Multiple national surveys have found that the number of Democrats planning to vote by mail is about twice as high as the number of Republicans that plan to vote by mail , so these numbers are right in line with what we would expect .
The big problem for Democrats is the fact that there are still 41 million mail-in ballots outstanding , and time is rapidly running out to get those ballots in on time .
The following comes from the Washington Post… If you have not sent in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very strongly encourage you to vote on Election Day instead , because at this point many mail-in ballots are not likely to make it through the system in time to be counted .
The Postal Service is absolutely overwhelmed right now , and the percentage of mail that is being delivered on time is way down compared to last year… And this is particularly true in some of the most important areas of our most critical swing states… In the end , Democrats may have really sabotaged themselves by pushing mail-in voting so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of votes that are not counted because they were sent in too late , and that could be enough to cost them the election .
National surveys have shown that Trump voters overwhelmingly plan to vote in person on Election Day , and that should help Trump burst out to a significant lead initially .
The Biden campaign is counting on the mail-in ballots to swing the election their way once they are all eventually counted , but any ballots that do not get returned on time will not be counted at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that young voters and minority voters are voting in higher numbers than we have seen in the past .
For example , just consider these numbers from the state of Florida… You would think that those numbers should be a positive sign for Democrats , but Trump is getting an unusually high level of support from Black men and Latino men .
In fact , one recent survey found that Joe Biden ’ s lead among Latino men is just 8 points… Anyone that believes that they know exactly what will happen on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is probably in for quite a surprise .
As I discussed yesterday , the national polls are all over the place .
The polls that the mainstream media depends upon tend to show Biden with a huge national lead , but independent polls show a much tighter race and they also often show Trump leading in the most critical swing states .
I think that both sides have reason to be very nervous , and I think that it is quite likely that it will take an extended period of time before we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , all of the numbers seem to indicate that this will be a very close race , and the future of our country hangs in the balance .

Based on the numbers that we have so far, are there some clues that we can glean about who is winning the race for the White House? Up to this point, more than 75 million Americans have already voted, and that blows away anything that we have ever seen before. To put that in perspective, President Trump received a total of 62.9 million votes in 2016, and that was enough for him to win the election. We haven’t seen this much enthusiasm for voting in a really long time, and both campaigns are taking this as a positive sign.
Most of the early votes that have been cast so far have been mail-in votes. But early in-person voting is smashing all previous records as well, and normally Democrats jump out to a lead in early in-person voting.
But this time around, it is Republicans that have taken the lead. Not all states report the party affiliation of those that have voted early in-person, but for the states that do give us that information the totals are very interesting…
Democrats 3,115,299 votes (36.9 percent)
Republicans 3,511,359 votes (41.6 percent)
Minor 57,702 votes (0.7 percent)
No Party 1,764,745 votes (20.9 percent)
TOTAL 8,449,105 votes (100.0 percent)
Of course, there is a really good reason why Democrats are trailing in that category. In 2020, they are voting by mail in record numbers, and so not as many of them will be showing up in person to vote.
According to the latest numbers, more than 50 million mail-in ballots have been returned so far. That is an absolutely astounding number, and it has already surpassed some of the projections that I saw for mail-in voting earlier in the campaign.
For the states that report the party affiliation of those that have voted by mail, here are the totals up to this point…
Democrats 14,234,861 votes (50.5 percent)
Republicans 7,286,457 votes (25.8 percent)
Minor 169,744 votes (0.6 percent)
No Party 6,523,650 votes (23.1 percent)
TOTAL 28,214,712 votes (100.0 percent)
Multiple national surveys have found that the number of Democrats planning to vote by mail is about twice as high as the number of Republicans that plan to vote by mail, so these numbers are right in line with what we would expect.
The big problem for Democrats is the fact that there are still 41 million mail-in ballots outstanding, and time is rapidly running out to get those ballots in on time. The following comes from the Washington Post…
Tuesday marked the last day that postal and election administration experts said ballots could be mailed to ensure delivery in time for Election Day, based on national first-class mail service. The passing of the informal deadline set off a flurry of advisories from election officials and posts on social media encouraging voters who had yet to postmark their ballots to instead drop them off at voting centers — or consider voting in person.
If you have not sent in your mail-in ballot yet, I would very strongly encourage you to vote on Election Day instead, because at this point many mail-in ballots are not likely to make it through the system in time to be counted.
The Postal Service is absolutely overwhelmed right now, and the percentage of mail that is being delivered on time is way down compared to last year…
In 17 postal districts representing 10 battleground states and 151 electoral votes, the average on-time delivery rate for first-class mail was 64.2 percent on Tuesday, 27.6 percent lower than the performance score for those districts at the beginning of the year.
And this is particularly true in some of the most important areas of our most critical swing states…
In the Philadelphia Metro postal district — which includes the city and suburbs crucial to Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s hopes in the state — 43 percent of Tuesday’s mail was delivered on time, the Postal Service reported to the District Court of the District of Columbia in filings related to litigation over the agency’s service. That represented a steep drop from earlier in the week: 61.2 percent on Monday and 58.4 percent on Saturday. In Detroit, 52.6 percent of Tuesday’s mail was on time. In Northern Ohio, 56 percent; in Wisconsin, 60.7 percent; in South Florida, 62.9 percent.
In the end, Democrats may have really sabotaged themselves by pushing mail-in voting so hard.
They could potentially have millions of votes that are not counted because they were sent in too late, and that could be enough to cost them the election.
National surveys have shown that Trump voters overwhelmingly plan to vote in person on Election Day, and that should help Trump burst out to a significant lead initially.
The Biden campaign is counting on the mail-in ballots to swing the election their way once they are all eventually counted, but any ballots that do not get returned on time will not be counted at all.
Switching gears, we also know that young voters and minority voters are voting in higher numbers than we have seen in the past.
For example, just consider these numbers from the state of Florida…
Young voters in Florida have almost doubled their share of the votes cast so far compared to this point in 2016. Voters 65 or older made up 50% of the early vote at this time four years ago, but only make up 41% now. Florida’s early voting electorate is slightly more diverse compared to this point in 2016. Both Hispanic voters and Black voters have increased their shares of ballots already cast, with Hispanic voters accounting for about 16% of the early vote (up from 14% in 2016) and Black voters at 13% (up from 12% in 2016).
You would think that those numbers should be a positive sign for Democrats, but Trump is getting an unusually high level of support from Black men and Latino men.
In fact, one recent survey found that Joe Biden’s lead among Latino men is just 8 points…
And the backbone of that support comes from men. A New York Times/Siena College poll found that former Vice President Joe Biden leads by 34 percentage points among Latina voters, but with Latino men his lead is 8 points. “Hispanic men in particular are a swing vote,” said Michelle Mayorga, a New Mexico-based pollster who worked on polls for Equis Research focused on Latino voters. “They are a vote that we have to go and get.”
Anyone that believes that they know exactly what will happen on the night of the election and beyond is probably in for quite a surprise.
As I discussed yesterday, the national polls are all over the place. The polls that the mainstream media depends upon tend to show Biden with a huge national lead, but independent polls show a much tighter race and they also often show Trump leading in the most critical swing states.
I think that both sides have reason to be very nervous, and I think that it is quite likely that it will take an extended period of time before we finally have a clear winner.
So far, all of the numbers seem to indicate that this will be a very close race, and the future of our country hangs in the balance.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--Has The Post-Election Stock Market Crash Already Begun?

of them would prefer to be on the sidelines rather than gamble on the outcome of this election .
On Wednesday , the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down another 943 points , and that was the worst day that we have seen since June 11th… Overall , stock prices have now fallen for four trading sessions in a row .
Will Thursday make it five ?
I just can ’ t see a whole lot of investors wanting to jump into the market right before Election Day .
Many have warned that an extended period of time when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidential election would be a “ nightmare scenario ” for investors , and right now it appears to be quite likely that we are headed for just such a scenario .
Yes , it is still possible that we could witness a landslide victory for either Joe Biden or Donald Trump that would bring the race to a conclusion very rapidly , and such an outcome would be greatly welcomed by the financial markets .
Unfortunately , it is probably much more likely that the election results will be bitterly contested , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal fights over which votes to count could take weeks to resolve .
And when it is all over , that is when things could get really interesting .
There will be tens of millions of Americans that will be extremely upset no matter which side wins , and we could very easily see a massive national temper tantrum .
In the past , presidential elections have often resulted in significant stock market rallies , but this time around I think that it is quite likely that the opposite will be true .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be accompanied by chaos in the financial markets , and once stock prices start falling they could potentially tumble quite a long way .
Meanwhile , health authorities are telling us that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is starting to rise aggressively , and this is creating a whole lot of fear… In particular , many investors are deeply concerned that a new wave of lockdowns could crush the U.S. economy once again .
According to CNBC ’ s Jim Cramer , more lockdowns without more stimulus money from the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , the real economy has never recovered from the lockdowns that were instituted earlier this year .
For example , Boeing just announced that they will be laying off more workers than originally projected… And small businesses continue to suffer greatly all over the country as well .
If you can believe it , one recent survey found that a whopping 34 percent of all small businesses in America were not able to pay all of their rent for the month of October… There is no way that anyone should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describe what we are witnessing .
When a third of all small businesses can not even pay rent , that indicates that we are in a full-blown economic depression .
Earlier this year , the Federal Reserve pulled out all the stops in order to support the financial markets and the economy , but now even CNBC is admitting that the Fed is just about out of ammunition… While no Fed official ever would acknowledge that monetary policy ammunition is running low , and in fact would insist to the contrary , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fed arsenal .
“ What they have left is really on the margin , ” said Mark Zandi , chief economist at Moody ’ s Analytics .
“ They just don ’ t have much room to maneuver with regard to monetary policy .
I don ’ t really see what more they can do .
That ’ s why they ’ ve been so explicit in telling fiscal policymakers to do more , because they know they can ’ t help.
” So what is the Fed going to do if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all across the nation ?
And what is the Fed going to do if there is another huge wave of rioting , looting and violence like we are currently witnessing in Philadelphia ?
This election has the potential to be the spark that begins a very dark chapter in our history .
If things take a really bad turn , a stock market collapse may end up being among the least of our problems .

of them would prefer to be on the sidelines rather than gamble on the outcome of this election.
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down another 943 points, and that was the worst day that we have seen since June 11th…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 943.24 points, or 3.4%, to 26,519.95, posting its fourth straight negative session. The S&P 500 slid 3.5%, or 119.65 points, to 3,271.03, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 3.7%, or 426.48 points, to 11,004.87. The Dow and the S&P 500 both suffered their worst day since June 11.
Overall, stock prices have now fallen for four trading sessions in a row.
Will Thursday make it five?
I just can’t see a whole lot of investors wanting to jump into the market right before Election Day. Many have warned that an extended period of time when we don’t know the winner of the presidential election would be a “nightmare scenario” for investors, and right now it appears to be quite likely that we are headed for just such a scenario.
Yes, it is still possible that we could witness a landslide victory for either Joe Biden or Donald Trump that would bring the race to a conclusion very rapidly, and such an outcome would be greatly welcomed by the financial markets.
Unfortunately, it is probably much more likely that the election results will be bitterly contested, and the counting of mail-in ballots and legal fights over which votes to count could take weeks to resolve.
And when it is all over, that is when things could get really interesting. There will be tens of millions of Americans that will be extremely upset no matter which side wins, and we could very easily see a massive national temper tantrum.
In the past, presidential elections have often resulted in significant stock market rallies, but this time around I think that it is quite likely that the opposite will be true. Chaos in the streets is likely to be accompanied by chaos in the financial markets, and once stock prices start falling they could potentially tumble quite a long way.
Meanwhile, health authorities are telling us that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is starting to rise aggressively, and this is creating a whole lot of fear…
For the first time since the pandemic began, the United States added more than half a million coronavirus cases in a week, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. This is the third day in a row the U.S. set a record for how many coronavirus cases it reported over the previous seven days.
In particular, many investors are deeply concerned that a new wave of lockdowns could crush the U.S. economy once again. According to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, more lockdowns without more stimulus money from the federal government would be disastrous for the financial markets…
Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box Wednesday, Cramer said he believes that restrictive measures such as those announced Tuesday in Chicago are on the horizon, and that without a stimulus deal, the implications for the market may be dire. “I just think that there’s going to be a call for lockdowns the likes of which we’ve seen in Chicago,” Cramer said. “And I think that the lockdowns without the stimulus equals what we’re seeing,” he added — referring to the market’s freefall this week.
Of course, the real economy has never recovered from the lockdowns that were instituted earlier this year.
For example, Boeing just announced that they will be laying off more workers than originally projected…
Boeing will cut more jobs as it continues to bleed money and its revenue fades during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes. The company said Wednesday that it expects to cut its workforce to about 130,000 people by the end of next year, or 30,000 fewer than it began with in 2020. That is a far deeper cut to its workforce than the 19,000 jobs the company said it planned to trim just three months ago.
And small businesses continue to suffer greatly all over the country as well.
If you can believe it, one recent survey found that a whopping 34 percent of all small businesses in America were not able to pay all of their rent for the month of October…
Eight months into this devastating pandemic, more than one-third of small businesses are still having trouble paying their rent, according to our latest Alignable Pulse Poll of 7, 726 small business owners taken last week. Right now, 34% of our small business owners report that they were NOT able to pay full rent in October.
There is no way that anyone should be using the word “recovery” to describe what we are witnessing. When a third of all small businesses cannot even pay rent, that indicates that we are in a full-blown economic depression.
Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve pulled out all the stops in order to support the financial markets and the economy, but now even CNBC is admitting that the Fed is just about out of ammunition…
While no Fed official ever would acknowledge that monetary policy ammunition is running low, and in fact would insist to the contrary, there appear to be few weapons left in the Fed arsenal. “What they have left is really on the margin,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “They just don’t have much room to maneuver with regard to monetary policy. I don’t really see what more they can do. That’s why they’ve been so explicit in telling fiscal policymakers to do more, because they know they can’t help.”
So what is the Fed going to do if there is another huge wave of lockdowns all across the nation?
And what is the Fed going to do if there is another huge wave of rioting, looting and violence like we are currently witnessing in Philadelphia?
This election has the potential to be the spark that begins a very dark chapter in our history.
If things take a really bad turn, a stock market collapse may end up being among the least of our problems.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--More MKUltra Mind Control Propaganda From The Mainstream Media & Fauci

More propaganda and mind control continue to be perpetrated by charlatan Dr. Anthony Fauci and the corporate-owned CIA-controlled media .
Below is the latest of it .
“ If things do not change , if they continue on the course we ’ re on , there ’ s gon na be a whole lot of pain in this country with regard to additional cases and hospitalizations , and deaths , ” Fauci said in an interview Wednesday evening on “ The News with Shepard Smith.
” He followed that up in an interview on Wednesday with CNBC in which Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going in the wrong direction , following the claims of rising coronavirus cases , which we all know are bunk .
“ They never had the kind of hospital and intensive care facility and flexibility that some of the larger hospitals in larger cities have , ” said Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
“ They ’ re concerned that if the trajectory continues , they may be in a position where they are going to be strapped for things like intensive care beds , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media is all too happy to run with the mind-controlling fear propaganda and claims another “ wave ” is coming that will be “ the worst one yet.
” The mainstream media is preparing the public for another lockdown .
The headlines declare that the third wave is here and it ’ s the “ worst one yet.
” The public is also responding with the fear needed to make sure another lockdown will be accepted by the sheep .
There will , with almost complete certainty , be another lockdown .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February that were gearing us up for the first lockdown .
There is a reason lockdowns are needed : people need to be economically desperate in order to accept the pittance that will be offered by the central banks ( elitists ) .
People won ’ t agree to be slaves willingly .
They will need to be desperate and their survival must be on the line .
If you understand the end game is complete control over every single human being on this planet and the creation of a slave race only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should understand what you need to be prepared for .
French President Emmanuel Macron has just commanded the country of France to shut down again , ensuring the nation ’ s complete economic destruction .
According to the BBC , Macron said that under the new measures , starting on Friday , people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons .
Non-essential businesses , such as restaurants and bars , will close , but schools and factories will remain open .
Between this predictive programming , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election day chaos already promised , you need to make sure you have a plan .
Things are ramping up , but we are still in the “ calm before the storm ” phase of what ’ s coming .
If you are short on any supplies , make sure you get them now and are where you want to be on the night of the election .
If the people who want the complete enslavement of all human beings are serious about their plans ( and they are ) you need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe .
Brace yourselves .
Remain fearless , and focus on how you can prepare with whatever means possible .
I have news for you , God tells us that those who hide themselves in the shadow of the Most High are protected even from the perilous pestilence ( Psalm 91 ) .
While unbelievers and tyrants violate the Constitution and natural law , along with God ’ s revealed law , those who are true believers should be resisting them just as our forefathers did .
Otherwise , it will be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot longer than a few months !
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

More propaganda and mind control continue to be perpetrated by charlatan Dr. Anthony Fauci and the corporate-owned CIA-controlled media. Below is the latest of it.
“If things do not change, if they continue on the course we’re on, there’s gonna be a whole lot of pain in this country with regard to additional cases and hospitalizations, and deaths,” Fauci said in an interview Wednesday evening on “The News with Shepard Smith.”
He followed that up in an interview on Wednesday with CNBC in which Fauci said that the United States is “going in the wrong direction, following the claims of rising coronavirus cases, which we all know are bunk.
“They never had the kind of hospital and intensive care facility and flexibility that some of the larger hospitals in larger cities have,” said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
“They’re concerned that if the trajectory continues, they may be in a position where they are going to be strapped for things like intensive care beds,” he added.
Of course, the media is all too happy to run with the mind-controlling fear propaganda and claims another “wave” is coming that will be “the worst one yet.”
Mac Slavo reports:
The mainstream media is preparing the public for another lockdown. The headlines declare that the third wave is here and it’s the “worst one yet.”
The public is also responding with the fear needed to make sure another lockdown will be accepted by the sheep.
There will, with almost complete certainty, be another lockdown. These headlines are reminiscent of those back in February that were gearing us up for the first lockdown. There is a reason lockdowns are needed: people need to be economically desperate in order to accept the pittance that will be offered by the central banks (elitists).
People won’t agree to be slaves willingly. They will need to be desperate and their survival must be on the line.
Greg Mannarino: “They Want People Desperate. People Aren’t Desperate Enough”
If you understand the end game is complete control over every single human being on this planet and the creation of a slave race only here to serve the elites, you should understand what you need to be prepared for.
French President Emmanuel Macron has just commanded the country of France to shut down again, ensuring the nation’s complete economic destruction. According to the BBC, Macron said that under the new measures, starting on Friday, people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars, will close, but schools and factories will remain open.
Between this predictive programming, that’s becoming obvious, and the election day chaos already promised, you need to make sure you have a plan. Things are ramping up, but we are still in the “calm before the storm” phase of what’s coming. If you are short on any supplies, make sure you get them now and are where you want to be on the night of the election.
If the people who want the complete enslavement of all human beings are serious about their plans (and they are) you need to do your best to prepare and stay safe. Brace yourselves. Remain fearless, and focus on how you can prepare with whatever means possible.
I have news for you, God tells us that those who hide themselves in the shadow of the Most High are protected even from the perilous pestilence (Psalm 91). While unbelievers and tyrants violate the Constitution and natural law, along with God’s revealed law, those who are true believers should be resisting them just as our forefathers did. Otherwise, it will be a dark winter and it will last a lot longer than a few months!
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--After Supporting Censorship Of Others, Mother Jones Now On Receiving End Of It

After Supporting Censorship Of Others , Mother Jones Now On Receiving End Of It Alex Jones has come a long way since his days of calling out the Federal Reserve , fighting the two-party paradigm , pushing for a real investigation into 9/11 and calling for an end to war in the Middle East .
Now , he pushes anti-Muslim rhetoric , plays right along with the two-party paradigm , and serves as little more than a cheerleader for the current president , all while stoking divide all the way along .
In 2018 , his vitriol got him thrust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by corporate media giants to silence him and purge his information took place .
In a move like we had never seen before , it was announced that Facebook , Apple , Spotify , and YouTube all permanently deleted the Infowars and Alex Jones Channels , Podcasts , and pages .
Outside of their own domain , Infowars was nearly entirely purged from the internet .
The thought of silencing this loud-mouthed Trump-pumping Islamophobic blowhard was appealing to many who acted as cheerleaders for the mass censorship .
However , as we pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a coordinated move and ability of these corporations to silence him with such ease are chilling .
With 100 percent accuracy , the Free Thought Project predicted that censoring Alex Jones would lead to a slippery slope of rampant censorship which could be applied to anyone .
And , several months after Jones was wiped from the internet , another coordinated attack was launched .
This time , they came for the Free Thought Project and over 800 other liberty-minded anti-establishment alternative media outlets .
The Free Thought Project , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build , was wiped from the face of Facebook and Twitter in a matter of hours .
Sadly , this was still not enough to shake the pro-censorship mafia from their dangerous path and now , and a painfully ironic twist , they are experiencing similar silencing .
One of the main outlets who pushed the censorship of Alex Jones and others was Mother Jones .
When Alex Jones was wiped from the internet , Mother Jones praised it , running the headline , “ Facebook Finally Removes Another 22 Alex Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ articles .
“ These three add nothing to planet Earth by their existence , so I don ’ t mind banning them , ” wrote Mother Jones contributor , Kevin Drum , in an article about the censorship of Alex Jones , Louis Farrakhan , and Milo Yiannopoulos .
But now , those words are coming back to haunt them and they are likely realizing the error of their ways .
Mother Jones is now waging a campaign to expose the exact same censorship used to wipe out their political rivals — because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You guys were one of the outlets who got singled out to balance the ledger “ : That ’ s what a former Facebook employee told Mother Jones CEO , Monika Bauerlein and editor-in-chief of the magazine , Clara Jeffery , as they dug into recent news that the platform was throttling traffic to certain publishers , including Mother Jones .
Last week , Jeffery made it her mission to expose this rampant censorship on the platform , calling Facebook a “ garbage company ” and a “ toxic cesspool ” damaging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopolistic power to boost and suppress specific publishers ’ content—the essence of every Big Brother fear about the platforms , and something Facebook and other companies have been strenuously denying for years , ” they said .
Jeffery claims the move by Facebook to throttle their content has cost the outlet over $ 400,000 in revenue .
They are now running a fundraiser to capture back this budget shortfall , caused by Facebook — using the very censorship Mother Jones once praised .
Alex Jones ’ rhetoric , along with many other folks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hateful or not deserves its platform like everyone else .
Ideas in the conversational realm fight for themselves .
Racism , bigotry , sexism : these things are dying out — not because some corporate overlord with massive influence over the flow of information wiped them out — but because they were debated in the public sphere and those who held them were shown to be the idiots that they are .
When everyone is told what to think , and ideas — even racist and vitriolic ones — are kept from them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dependent on this system of censorship to tell them what to think .
A dangerously slippery slope indeed .
Alex Jones was the first unperson in this war on information and this censorship is now spreading like wildfire .
In fact , just this week , without any justification , myself and Jason Bassler were removed as admins from pages we created by Facebook .
We had no warnings or reason , just poof .
If you support this dangerous control of the flow of information , you deserve the hellish police state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it .
If you want to end up on the right side of history , the good news is that there are other options .
Over the past couple of years , we have been helping to build a new model and with your help , it can replace the tyrannical old one .
You can find us on mewe.com which shows no ads , censors no one ’ s political views , and has no algorithm designed to stoke divide and control your thought .
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After Supporting Censorship Of Others, Mother Jones Now On Receiving End Of It
Alex Jones has come a long way since his days of calling out the Federal Reserve, fighting the two-party paradigm, pushing for a real investigation into 9/11 and calling for an end to war in the Middle East. Now, he pushes anti-Muslim rhetoric, plays right along with the two-party paradigm, and serves as little more than a cheerleader for the current president, all while stoking divide all the way along.
In 2018, his vitriol got him thrust in the limelight and a concerted effort by corporate media giants to silence him and purge his information took place. In a move like we had never seen before, it was announced that Facebook, Apple, Spotify, and YouTube all permanently deleted the Infowars and Alex Jones Channels, Podcasts, and pages. Outside of their own domain, Infowars was nearly entirely purged from the internet.
The thought of silencing this loud-mouthed Trump-pumping Islamophobic blowhard was appealing to many who acted as cheerleaders for the mass censorship. However, as we pointed out back then, the effects of such a coordinated move and ability of these corporations to silence him with such ease are chilling.
With 100 percent accuracy, the Free Thought Project predicted that censoring Alex Jones would lead to a slippery slope of rampant censorship which could be applied to anyone. And, several months after Jones was wiped from the internet, another coordinated attack was launched. This time, they came for the Free Thought Project and over 800 other liberty-minded anti-establishment alternative media outlets.
The Free Thought Project, along with nearly 6 million fans that took years to build, was wiped from the face of Facebook and Twitter in a matter of hours. Sadly, this was still not enough to shake the pro-censorship mafia from their dangerous path and now, and a painfully ironic twist, they are experiencing similar silencing.
One of the main outlets who pushed the censorship of Alex Jones and others was Mother Jones. When Alex Jones was wiped from the internet, Mother Jones praised it, running the headline, “Facebook Finally Removes Another 22 Alex Jones Accounts.” This was one of several articles.
“These three add nothing to planet Earth by their existence, so I don’t mind banning them,” wrote Mother Jones contributor, Kevin Drum, in an article about the censorship of Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan, and Milo Yiannopoulos.
But now, those words are coming back to haunt them and they are likely realizing the error of their ways.
Mother Jones is now waging a campaign to expose the exact same censorship used to wipe out their political rivals — because it is being used against them.
“You guys were one of the outlets who got singled out to balance the ledger“: That’s what a former Facebook employee told Mother Jones CEO, Monika Bauerlein and editor-in-chief of the magazine, Clara Jeffery, as they dug into recent news that the platform was throttling traffic to certain publishers, including Mother Jones.
Last week, Jeffery made it her mission to expose this rampant censorship on the platform, calling Facebook a “garbage company” and a “toxic cesspool” damaging the US.
“Facebook used its monopolistic power to boost and suppress specific publishers’ content—the essence of every Big Brother fear about the platforms, and something Facebook and other companies have been strenuously denying for years,” they said.
Jeffery claims the move by Facebook to throttle their content has cost the outlet over $400,000 in revenue. They are now running a fundraiser to capture back this budget shortfall, caused by Facebook — using the very censorship Mother Jones once praised.
Alex Jones’ rhetoric, along with many other folks with whom you may disagree, whether hateful or not deserves its platform like everyone else. Ideas in the conversational realm fight for themselves. Racism, bigotry, sexism: these things are dying out — not because some corporate overlord with massive influence over the flow of information wiped them out — but because they were debated in the public sphere and those who held them were shown to be the idiots that they are.
When everyone is told what to think, and ideas — even racist and vitriolic ones — are kept from them, everyone becomes an idiot, completely dependent on this system of censorship to tell them what to think. A dangerously slippery slope indeed.
Alex Jones was the first unperson in this war on information and this censorship is now spreading like wildfire. In fact, just this week, without any justification, myself and Jason Bassler were removed as admins from pages we created by Facebook. We had no warnings or reason, just poof.
no warning. no reason. no violations. @JasonBassler1 and myself have been removed as Admins on ALL of our pages by someone at Facebook who clearly hates peaceful activists who call out corrupt government and advocate for liberty. This is what censorship looks like. pic.twitter.com/9M0Ooisilc — Matt Agorist (@MattAgorist) October 29, 2020
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--New York:  Cop Who Allegedly Beat, Starved Froze 8-Year-Old Boy To Death, Allowed To Resign To “Prot

New York:  Cop Who Allegedly Beat, Starved Froze 8-Year-Old Boy To Death, Allowed To Resign To “Protect His Pension”

New York , NY — The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva shocked the nation earlier this year when it was discovered his New York cop father was alleged to have beat him and starved him before throwing him into an unheated garage where he froze to death .
As the investigation unfolded , we learned that authorities were warned by multiple people on multiple occasions that NYPD officer Michael Valva was horrifically abusing his children , and , in a disgusting display of blue privilege , no one acted .
In fact , the only actions taken were against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abuse .
Now , this officer ’ s blue privilege is being exposed once again as he was quietly allowed to resign this week — to protect his pension .
“ He voluntarily resigned today , ” Valva ’ s attorney John LoTurco said .
“ He executed paperwork in that regard today , which protects his benefits and his pension .
There ’ s no admission of any wrongdoing .
It allows him to forgo any disciplinary hearing and in exchange , he will no longer receive any salary or any future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , 8-year-old Thomas died of hypothermia on January 17 after he was allegedly starved , beaten and locked outside overnight by his NYPD officer father .
Valva allegedly washed the body of his autistic child in an attempt to warm the corpse , then lied to cops by claiming the boy fell in the driveway .
On Jan. 24 , Valva and his fiancee Angela Pollina were arrested and charged with murder .
After their arrests , we found out that Justyna Zukbo-Valva , Thomas ’ mother , had filed multiple complaints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abuse .
Instead of helping her authorities simply looked the other way .
Not only was she never given help , Zukbo-Valva was treated like she was the abuser and lost custody as the true monster continued his horrifying treatment of his children .
According to the NY Daily News , who received the documents from Zukbo-Valva , after losing custody , this mother feared for the safety of her children , fought to save them , and was ignored and punished until Thomas was tortured to death .
“ She informed me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , ” wrote Zubko-Valva about the caseworker .
“ If I try to provide my evidence to her , she is not going to take them into consideration.
” Despite clear signs of physical abuse , including testimony from the victims and physical injury — black eyes , and bald patches from his hair being pulled out at the roots — according to the News , Clark , in five reports filed between Oct. 31 , 2017 , and Jan. 15 , 2018 , found no safety factors that “ place the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed the investigations into the father ’ s treatment of Thomas and 10-year-old Anthony .
This cop ’ s blue privilege stretched far and wide and ultimately ended in a child ’ s death .
According to the News : Despite being told by the child that he was being beaten by his father , Clark ’ s reaction was to lift a protection order against Valva and order one against the mother .
As the News points out , this decision is now coming back to haunt them .
“ Michele Clark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to protect Michael Valva , ” writes the distraught mom .
On the night Zubko-Valva was told she was losing custody of her children , she reportedly told Kimberley Berens , who ran the Fit Learning school , which educated autistic children before they went to regular schools that Valva was “ going to kill my kids.
” Unfortunately , she was right .
Despite authorities eventually finding out that Valva was savagely abusing his autistic son , the court chose not to send them to their mother and put them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved to sweep it under the rug while continuing their assault on this poor mother .
On the contrary , after Valva got away with child abuse , the boys ’ mother was forced to justify why she chose to put Thomas ’ older brother Anthony in a special school for autistic kids .
Unlike Valva , Zubko-Valva was forced to go through a full trial with witnesses and arguments just to prove she ’ d done nothing wrong by sending her kids to a special school .
To sum it up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the officer — likely due to the fact that he had a badge — while proactively going after the mother who was only trying to expose her ex-husband ’ s abuse of their children .
On Oct. 1 , 2018 , Zubko-Valva filed a request to get a new case worker , citing the clear special treatment given to her cop ex-husband .
Instead of doing this , the very next day , CPS caseworker Edward Heepe closed three investigations into the father ’ s treatment of his children .
He omitted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In November 2018 , court-appointed lawyer Donna McCabe was singing the praises of Valva and Pollina — even as teachers at the boys ’ school were repeatedly calling the state child abuse hotline , according to the News..
Even more disturbing is that Zubko-Valva is now claiming that video evidence from surveillance cameras inside the home and the garage where Thomas died — which can prove without a doubt that Valva murdered his child — have all been deleted .
“ I was told two weeks ago by the District Attorney ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ images from the day that Tommy died , because , allegedly , they were deleted , ” Zubko-Valva said .
“ But as you know we live in the technological age of everything being stored somewhere and can be , you know , brought back.
” The system actively set out to smear a caring mother while protecting a vicious child abuser which resulted in the tragedy in January .
Sadly , as TFTP has reported before , this is but a broken record of a system and occupation that experiences domestic violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of society and goes out of their way to sweep it under the rug .
If you think a system that protects an abusive cop and allows him to resign to protect his pension , has your interests in mind , you need to think again .

New York, NY — The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva shocked the nation earlier this year when it was discovered his New York cop father was alleged to have beat him and starved him before throwing him into an unheated garage where he froze to death. As the investigation unfolded, we learned that authorities were warned by multiple people on multiple occasions that NYPD officer Michael Valva was horrifically abusing his children, and, in a disgusting display of blue privilege, no one acted. In fact, the only actions taken were against the mother, and helped Valva continue the abuse.
Now, this officer’s blue privilege is being exposed once again as he was quietly allowed to resign this week — to protect his pension.
“He voluntarily resigned today,” Valva’s attorney John LoTurco said. “He executed paperwork in that regard today, which protects his benefits and his pension. There’s no admission of any wrongdoing. It allows him to forgo any disciplinary hearing and in exchange, he will no longer receive any salary or any future benefits.”
As we reported at the time, 8-year-old Thomas died of hypothermia on January 17 after he was allegedly starved, beaten and locked outside overnight by his NYPD officer father. Valva allegedly washed the body of his autistic child in an attempt to warm the corpse, then lied to cops by claiming the boy fell in the driveway. On Jan. 24, Valva and his fiancee Angela Pollina were arrested and charged with murder.
After their arrests, we found out that Justyna Zukbo-Valva, Thomas’ mother, had filed multiple complaints — with physical evidence — alleging the abuse. Instead of helping her authorities simply looked the other way. Not only was she never given help, Zukbo-Valva was treated like she was the abuser and lost custody as the true monster continued his horrifying treatment of his children.
According to the NY Daily News, who received the documents from Zukbo-Valva, after losing custody, this mother feared for the safety of her children, fought to save them, and was ignored and punished until Thomas was tortured to death.
In meeting after meeting with Child Protective Services, beginning in 2017, Zubko-Valva implored caseworkers to get involved and protect her boys now living with their father in Center Moriches, L.I. The mother, recalling a Dec. 6, 2017, meeting, says caseworker Michelle Clark blamed her rather than NYPD officer Valva for the regressing autism of Thomas’ older brother Anthony. Clark also declined to read progress reports from the special school where the mother enrolled the brothers before Valva pulled both of them out.
“She informed me she will not take any evidence from me,” wrote Zubko-Valva about the caseworker. “If I try to provide my evidence to her, she is not going to take them into consideration.”
Despite clear signs of physical abuse, including testimony from the victims and physical injury — black eyes, and bald patches from his hair being pulled out at the roots — according to the News, Clark, in five reports filed between Oct. 31, 2017, and Jan. 15, 2018, found no safety factors that “place the children in immediate danger” and quickly closed the investigations into the father’s treatment of Thomas and 10-year-old Anthony.
This cop’s blue privilege stretched far and wide and ultimately ended in a child’s death. According to the News:
According to the mother’s records, her estranged husband Valva erupted in anger on Jan. 13, 2018, when Thomas accused Pollina of hitting him. Valva forced the boy to lean over a table with his hands outstretched, then hit the child repeatedly on his buttocks and lower back on the right side — leaving bruises confirmed by a neighbor. Zubko-Valva filed another complaint. But her estranged husband simply refused to open the door when CPS sent a caseworker his home for an interview him, records show. Three days later, the bruised little boy told child welfare worker Michele Clark that he was still in pain from his father’s beating.
Despite being told by the child that he was being beaten by his father, Clark’s reaction was to lift a protection order against Valva and order one against the mother. As the News points out, this decision is now coming back to haunt them.
“Michele Clark abused her power to falsely accuse me in order to protect Michael Valva,” writes the distraught mom.
On the night Zubko-Valva was told she was losing custody of her children, she reportedly told Kimberley Berens, who ran the Fit Learning school, which educated autistic children before they went to regular schools that Valva was “going to kill my kids.”
Unfortunately, she was right.
Despite authorities eventually finding out that Valva was savagely abusing his autistic son, the court chose not to send them to their mother and put them right back with their father and then moved to sweep it under the rug while continuing their assault on this poor mother.
On the contrary, after Valva got away with child abuse, the boys’ mother was forced to justify why she chose to put Thomas’ older brother Anthony in a special school for autistic kids. Unlike Valva, Zubko-Valva was forced to go through a full trial with witnesses and arguments just to prove she’d done nothing wrong by sending her kids to a special school.
To sum it up, the entire system acted on behalf of the officer — likely due to the fact that he had a badge — while proactively going after the mother who was only trying to expose her ex-husband’s abuse of their children.
It gets worse.
On Oct. 1, 2018, Zubko-Valva filed a request to get a new case worker, citing the clear special treatment given to her cop ex-husband. Instead of doing this, the very next day, CPS caseworker Edward Heepe closed three investigations into the father’s treatment of his children. He omitted the January beating incident from his report. In November 2018, court-appointed lawyer Donna McCabe was singing the praises of Valva and Pollina — even as teachers at the boys’ school were repeatedly calling the state child abuse hotline, according to the News..
Even more disturbing is that Zubko-Valva is now claiming that video evidence from surveillance cameras inside the home and the garage where Thomas died — which can prove without a doubt that Valva murdered his child — have all been deleted.
“I was told two weeks ago by the District Attorney’s office that they cannot get the images from the day that Tommy died, because, allegedly, they were deleted,” Zubko-Valva said. “But as you know we live in the technological age of everything being stored somewhere and can be, you know, brought back.”
The system actively set out to smear a caring mother while protecting a vicious child abuser which resulted in the tragedy in January. Sadly, as TFTP has reported before, this is but a broken record of a system and occupation that experiences domestic violence at a far greater rate than the rest of society and goes out of their way to sweep it under the rug.
If you think a system that protects an abusive cop and allows him to resign to protect his pension, has your interests in mind, you need to think again.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--NSA Dodges Questions About Controversial “Backdoors” In Tech Products

After Edward Snowden and Wikileaks dumped information on the American people about the crimes of their government against them , crimes that dwarf those of Joe & Hunter Biden , the American people did nothing to bring anyone in government to justice over it .
Rather , Snowden remains in exile and Julian Assange is facing a slow torturous death out of the eye of the public .
Now , the National Security Agency dodged questions by the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding “ backdoors ” they have into tech products owned by the public , which can be used for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • As His Extradition Trial Drags on , Media & Rights Groups Are Still Ignoring Julian Assange • The War on Assange is a War on Truth • Trump Offered Assange A Pardon In Exchange For His Source – Assange Declined • Should Edward Snowden & Julian Assange Pardon The US Government ?
• Snowden – Assange CENSORSHIP : Discussion of Wikileaks or any “ Hacked Information ” Banned Under New YouTube Rules Zero Hedge has the story .
Edward Snowden ’ s whistleblowing campaign exposed the National Security Agency in 2013 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ products .
The US spy agency worked with some Silicon Valley tech firms to develop covert methods of bypassing the standard authentication or encryption process of a network device so it could scan internet traffic without a warrant .
Snowden revealed the NSA ’ s special sauce in how it conducted domestic and foreign backdoor operations to collect vital intelligence , resulted in the agency reforming its spying process , and had to formulate new rules to limit future breaches and how it conducts spy operations , three former intelligence officials told Reuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new guidelines by Senator Ron Wyden , a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee , yielded absolutely nothing as the spy agency dodged questions .
“ Secret encryption back doors are a threat to national security and the safety of our families – it ’ s only a matter of time before foreign hackers or criminals exploit them in ways that undermine American national security , ” Wyden told Reuters .
The agency refused to comment on its updated policies on current backdoor processes .
NSA officials did say they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private sector .
Three former senior intelligence agency officials told Reuters that before a backdoor operation is conducted , the agency must “ weigh the potential fallout and arrange for some kind of warning if the back door gets discovered and manipulated by adversaries.
” Critics of the agency ’ s spy tools say backdoors create targets for adversaries and undermine US technology trust among buyers across the world .
According to Juniper , in 2015 , a foreign adversary used the NSA ’ s backdoor in its equipment .
The NSA told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Juniper incident was a “ lesson learned.
” Reuters cites one of the clearest examples of the NSA working with private tech firms to build backdoors : What this all suggests is that Snowden ’ s revelations of NSA ’ s spy tools really didn ’ t change the agency ’ s practices over the last seven years .
Backdoors are still being used as the surveillance state marches on .
Remember , a lot of this was brought to you courtesy of the George W. Bush administration under the tyrannical PATRIOT Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reauthorized by President Donald Trump and Congress .
1984 was supposed to be a warning , not a blueprint !
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After Edward Snowden and Wikileaks dumped information on the American people about the crimes of their government against them, crimes that dwarf those of Joe & Hunter Biden, the American people did nothing to bring anyone in government to justice over it. Rather, Snowden remains in exile and Julian Assange is facing a slow torturous death out of the eye of the public. Now, the National Security Agency dodged questions by the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding “backdoors” they have into tech products owned by the public, which can be used for clear violations of constitutionally protected rights.
Zero Hedge has the story.
Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing campaign exposed the National Security Agency in 2013 for having “backdoors” into commercial technology products. The US spy agency worked with some Silicon Valley tech firms to develop covert methods of bypassing the standard authentication or encryption process of a network device so it could scan internet traffic without a warrant.
Snowden revealed the NSA’s special sauce in how it conducted domestic and foreign backdoor operations to collect vital intelligence, resulted in the agency reforming its spying process, and had to formulate new rules to limit future breaches and how it conducts spy operations, three former intelligence officials told Reuters.
However, a recent inquiry into the new guidelines by Senator Ron Wyden, a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, yielded absolutely nothing as the spy agency dodged questions.
“Secret encryption back doors are a threat to national security and the safety of our families – it’s only a matter of time before foreign hackers or criminals exploit them in ways that undermine American national security,” Wyden told Reuters.
“The government shouldn’t have any role in planting secret back doors in encryption technology used by Americans,” he continued.
The agency refused to comment on its updated policies on current backdoor processes. NSA officials did say they were in the rebuilding trust phase with the private sector.
“At NSA, it’s common practice to constantly assess processes to identify and determine best practices,” said Anne Neuberger, who heads NSA’s year-old Cybersecurity Directorate. “We don’t share specific processes and procedures.”
Three former senior intelligence agency officials told Reuters that before a backdoor operation is conducted, the agency must “weigh the potential fallout and arrange for some kind of warning if the back door gets discovered and manipulated by adversaries.”
Critics of the agency’s spy tools say backdoors create targets for adversaries and undermine US technology trust among buyers across the world. According to Juniper, in 2015, a foreign adversary used the NSA’s backdoor in its equipment. The NSA told Wyden’s aides in 2018 the Juniper incident was a “lesson learned.”
Reuters cites one of the clearest examples of the NSA working with private tech firms to build backdoors:
… NSA’s approach involved an encryption-system component known as Dual Elliptic Curve, or Dual EC. The intelligence agency worked with the Commerce Department to get the technology accepted as a global standard, but cryptographers later showed that the NSA could exploit Dual EC to access encrypted data.
What this all suggests is that Snowden’s revelations of NSA’s spy tools really didn’t change the agency’s practices over the last seven years. Backdoors are still being used as the surveillance state marches on.
Remember, a lot of this was brought to you courtesy of the George W. Bush administration under the tyrannical PATRIOT Act and the USA Freedom Act, which was reauthorized by President Donald Trump and Congress. 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not a blueprint!
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--Major Second Amendment Wins In Michigan & Washington – Guns Welcome At Polls

In two major victories for the rights of the people to keep and bear arms , both Michigan and Washington state have protected individual liberty .
In Washington , the court found the state ’ s compulsory “ firearm surrender ” laws violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the analogous provisions in the state constitution .
In Michigan , the administration ’ s unlawful banning of guns at voting polls was also declared unconstitutional .
Constitutional attorney Katherine Henry joins me near the end of the episode to comment that while there was a win in Michigan , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presents problems .
Articles , quotes and biblical references from this episode .
He said to them , “ But now let the one who has a moneybag take it , and likewise a knapsack .
And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one .
-Luke 22:36 For he is God ’ s servant for your good .
But if you do wrong , be afraid , for he does not bear the sword in vain .
For he is the servant of God , an avenger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the wrongdoer .
-Romans 13:4 If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies , there shall be no bloodguilt for him , but if the sun has risen on him , there shall be bloodguilt for him .
He shall surely pay .
If he has nothing , then he shall be sold for his theft .
-Exodus 22:2-3 And David said to his men , “ Every man strap on his sword !
” And every man of them strapped on his sword .
David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about four hundred men went up after David , while two hundred remained with the baggage .
-1 Samuel 25:13 And it came to pass from that time forth , that the half of my servants wrought in the work , and the other half of them held both the spears , the shields , and the bows , and the habergeons ; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah .
They which builded on the wall , and they that bare burdens , with those that laded , every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the work , and with the other hand held a weapon .
For the builders , every one had his sword girded by his side , and so builded .
And he that sounded the trumpet was by me .
-Nehemiah 4:16-18 “ It is a great mark of the corruption of our natures , and what ought to humble us extremely , and excite the exercise of our reason to a nobler and juster sense , that we can not see the use and pleasure of our comforts but by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could not taste the benefit of health , but by the help of sickness ; nor understand the satisfaction of fullness without the instruction of want ; not , finally , know the comfort of peace but by the smart and penance of the vices of war : And without dispute that is not the lest reason that God is pleased to chastise us so frequently with it.
” “ A people who would stand fast in their liberty , should furnish themselves with weapons proper for their defence , and learn the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hard case , that those who are happy in the blessings of providence , and disposed to live peaceably with all men , should be obliged to keep up the idea of blood and slaughter , and expend their time and treasure to acquire the arts and instruments of death .
But this is a necessity which the depravity of human nature has laid upon every state .
Nor was there ever a people that continued , for any considerable time , in the enjoyment of liberty , who were not in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , unless they were too poor and inconsiderable to tempt an enemy.
” Simeon Howard to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston , June 7 , 1773 “ Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation , that we can not be trusted with arms for our own defense ?
Where is the difference between having our arms in our possession and under our own direction , and having them under the management of Congress ?
If our defense be the real object of having those arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trusted with more propriety , or equal safety to us , as in our own hands ?
” “ The militia is the natural defence of a free country against sudden foreign invasions , domestic insurrections and domestic usurpations of power by rulers .
It is against sound policy for a free people to keep up large military establishments and standing armies in time of peace both from the enormous expenses with which they are attended and the facile means which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers to subvert the government or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers and will generally even if these are successful the first instance enable the people to resist and triumph over them.
” “ The Constitutions of most of our states assert that all power is inherent in the people ; that they may exercise it by themselves , in all cases to which they think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their functionaries executive and legislative , and deciding by a jury of themselves , both fact and law , in all judiciary cases in which any fact is involved ) or they may act by representatives , freely and equally chosen ; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed ; that they are entitled to freedom of person ; freedom of religion ; freedom of property ; and freedom of the press.
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In two major victories for the rights of the people to keep and bear arms, both Michigan and Washington state have protected individual liberty. In Washington, the court found the state’s compulsory “firearm surrender” laws violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the analogous provisions in the state constitution. In Michigan, the administration’s unlawful banning of guns at voting polls was also declared unconstitutional. Constitutional attorney Katherine Henry joins me near the end of the episode to comment that while there was a win in Michigan, it was the basis for the ruling that presents problems.
Articles, quotes and biblical references from this episode.
He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. -Luke 22:36
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. -Romans 13:4
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. -Exodus 22:2-3
And David said to his men, “Every man strap on his sword!” And every man of them strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage. -1 Samuel 25:13
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. -Nehemiah 4:16-18
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States.” Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787
“O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could defend yourselves, are gone; and you have no longer an aristrocratical, no longer a democratical spirit. Did you ever read of any revolution in a nation, brought about by the punishment of those in power, inflicted by those who had no power at all?” Patrick Henry, Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 5, 1788
“It is a great mark of the corruption of our natures, and what ought to humble us extremely, and excite the exercise of our reason to a nobler and juster sense, that we cannot see the use and pleasure of our comforts but by the want of them. As if we could not taste the benefit of health, but by the help of sickness; nor understand the satisfaction of fullness without the instruction of want; not, finally, know the comfort of peace but by the smart and penance of the vices of war: And without dispute that is not the lest reason that God is pleased to chastise us so frequently with it.” William Penn
“A people who would stand fast in their liberty, should furnish themselves with weapons proper for their defence, and learn the use of them. It is indeed an hard case, that those who are happy in the blessings of providence, and disposed to live peaceably with all men, should be obliged to keep up the idea of blood and slaughter, and expend their time and treasure to acquire the arts and instruments of death. But this is a necessity which the depravity of human nature has laid upon every state. Nor was there ever a people that continued, for any considerable time, in the enjoyment of liberty, who were not in a capacity to defend themselves against invaders, unless they were too poor and inconsiderable to tempt an enemy.” Simeon Howard to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston, June 7, 1773
“Men are also bound, individuals and societies, to take care of their temporal happiness, and do all they lawfully can, to promote it. But what can be more inconsistent with this duty, than submitting to great encroachments upon our liberty? Such submission tends to slavery; and compleat slavery implies every evil that the malice of man and devils can inflict.” Simeon Howard to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston, June 7, 1773
“In a general view there are very few conquests that repay the charge of making them, and mankind are pretty well convinced that it can never be worth their while to go to war for profit sake. If they are made war upon, their country invaded, or their existence at stake, it is their duty to defend and preserve themselves, but in every other light and from every other cause is war inglorious and detestable.” Thomas Paine, The Crisis, 1778
“The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside… Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them.” Thomas Paine, The Writings of Thomas Paine, 1894
“Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in our possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?” Patrick Henry
“The militia is the natural defence of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It is against sound policy for a free people to keep up large military establishments and standing armies in time of peace both from the enormous expenses with which they are attended and the facile means which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers to subvert the government or trample upon the rights of the people. The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers and will generally even if these are successful the first instance enable the people to resist and triumph over them.” Justice Joseph Story
“That no man shou’d scruple, or hesitate a moment to use arms in defense of so valuable a blessing, on which all the good and evil of life depends, is clearly my opinion; yet arms…should be the last resource.” George Washington, Letter to George Mason, April 5, 1769
“The Constitutions of most of our states assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in all cases to which they think themselves competent, (as in electing their functionaries executive and legislative, and deciding by a jury of themselves, both fact and law, in all judiciary cases in which any fact is involved) or they may act by representatives, freely and equally chosen; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person; freedom of religion; freedom of property; and freedom of the press.” Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Cartwright, June 5, 1824
“That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United states who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” Samuel Adams, in Phila. Independent Gazetteer, August 20, 1789
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--Former Prime Minister of Malaysia: ‘Muslims Have A Right To Be Angry & To Kill Millions Of French Pe

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia : ‘ Muslims Have A Right To Be Angry & To Kill Millions Of French People ’ The Koran admonishes the fight against unbelievers in world domination in the name of Islam .
It was what the founder of Islam , Muhammad , wrote , taught and lived as an example before his followers .
So , it should come as no surprise that those who truly follow the Koran think it just fine to murder innocent people who have done them no harm .
The latest example is the former prime minister of Malaysia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the jihad attack on a schoolteacher in France .
This significant escalation of the rhetoric from a revered Muslim leader is almost certain to lead to more bloody jihad attacks .
You ’ ll also have to note the hypocrisy of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey , who spoke about censoring violent content while allowing this to remain up .
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said his platform allows Iran ’ s supreme leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , to fulminate against “ cancerous ” Jews because he wanted to “ respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We believe it ’ s important for everyone to hear from global leaders , and we have policies around world leaders , ” Dorsey said in testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee , responding to a question from Chairman Roger Wicker ( R-MS ) about the messages .
“ We want to make sure we are respecting their right to speak and to publish what they need .
But if there is a violation of our terms of service , we want to label it.
” Wicker interjected to note the messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dorsey said he found them permissible because Khamenei was threatening citizens of other countries rather than citizens of Iran .
“ We did not find those to violate our terms of service , because we considered them saber-rattling , which is part of the speech of world leaders in concert with other countries , ” Dorsey said .
“ Speech against our own people , or our country ’ s own citizens , we believe is different and can cause more immediate harm.
” Khamenei has used Twitter to write numerous messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He used the platform in July to promise a “ reciprocal blow ” to the United States for the January killing of Qasem Soleimani , the leader of Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guard Corps , and previously referred to Israel ’ s “ Zionist regime ” as a “ cancerous tumor ” that needed to be “ eliminated.
” Republicans have widely questioned Dorsey ’ s decision to allow the tweets .
Ric Grenell , who served as a director of national intelligence under President Donald Trump , told Mediaite in July that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying Twitter was being “ used by terrorists around the world ” to deliver messages of “ hate and violence.
” Watch above via the Senate Commerce Committee .
One user pointed out the following .
This tells you exactly whose side Dorsey is on .
Sadly , the do nothing impotent Congress , as usual , did nothing and will do nothing because the people have not held their representatives accountable .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia: ‘Muslims Have A Right To Be Angry & To Kill Millions Of French People’
The Koran admonishes the fight against unbelievers in world domination in the name of Islam. It was what the founder of Islam, Muhammad, wrote, taught and lived as an example before his followers. So, it should come as no surprise that those who truly follow the Koran think it just fine to murder innocent people who have done them no harm. The latest example is the former prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in recent tweets following the jihad attack on a schoolteacher in France.
https://twitter.com/chedetofficial/status/1321765587530338304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
13. Since you have blamed all Muslims and the Muslims’ religion for what was done by one angry person, the Muslims have a right to punish the French. The boycott cannot compensate the wrongs committed by the French all these years.https://t.co/ysZeXDrQ09 — Dr Mahathir Mohamad (@chedetofficial) October 29, 2020
This significant escalation of the rhetoric from a revered Muslim leader is almost certain to lead to more bloody jihad attacks.
You’ll also have to note the hypocrisy of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who spoke about censoring violent content while allowing this to remain up.
Mediaite reported:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said his platform allows Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to fulminate against “cancerous” Jews because he wanted to “respect” his “right to speak.”
“We believe it’s important for everyone to hear from global leaders, and we have policies around world leaders,” Dorsey said in testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, responding to a question from Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) about the messages. “We want to make sure we are respecting their right to speak and to publish what they need. But if there is a violation of our terms of service, we want to label it.”
Wicker interjected to note the messages still appear on Twitter without a label. Dorsey said he found them permissible because Khamenei was threatening citizens of other countries rather than citizens of Iran.
“We did not find those to violate our terms of service, because we considered them saber-rattling, which is part of the speech of world leaders in concert with other countries,” Dorsey said. “Speech against our own people, or our country’s own citizens, we believe is different and can cause more immediate harm.”
Khamenei has used Twitter to write numerous messages that have drawn attention this year. He used the platform in July to promise a “reciprocal blow” to the United States for the January killing of Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and previously referred to Israel’s “Zionist regime” as a “cancerous tumor” that needed to be “eliminated.”
Republicans have widely questioned Dorsey’s decision to allow the tweets. Ric Grenell, who served as a director of national intelligence under President Donald Trump, told Mediaite in July that he wanted Congress to investigate the matter, saying Twitter was being “used by terrorists around the world” to deliver messages of “hate and violence.”
Watch above via the Senate Commerce Committee.
One user pointed out the following.
Periodic reminder:
These tweets by #Iran's dictator @Khamenei_ir are encouraging terrorism & violence while spreading lies. Do they not glorify violence?
Will they at least be getting warning labels? Note—The regime ruling Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/JhU2SVl8s5 — Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) October 28, 2020
This tells you exactly whose side Dorsey is on.
Sadly, the do nothing impotent Congress, as usual, did nothing and will do nothing because the people have not held their representatives accountable.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--The History Voters Have Seen Will Determine Election’s Outcome

In these last days before the general election – one which some fear may be the last election we have as a free and united republic – I ’ d like to examine the political lay of the land , as it were , as well as continuing my ongoing assessment of the character of those on the political left and how this could play into how the election unfolds .
In the run-up to the general election of 2008 , some of us did our level best to prevent the election of Barack Hussein Obama to the presidency , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harbinger of “ democratic socialism , ” or more accurately , one who would normalize radical , anti-American thought whilst cementing deep state interests and infrastructure .
Obviously , we weren ’ t successful , and Obama succeeded at accomplishing what we feared .
Many of the deluded young people who are engaging in violence in our cities at present came of age during the Obama years .
Between the existing prevalence of leftist thought amongst educators and the shot in the arm Obama and his surrogates gave radical leftism , it should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participating in orchestrated demonstrations on the pretext of combating “ systemic racism.
” Judging from the existing data on early and mail-in ballots , it is clear that a lot of voters think this election is very important .
During Obama ’ s two terms , many of these voters were unable to clearly see the damage their president was doing , because much of it was the aforementioned behind-the-scenes deep state infrastructure-building .
In 2016 , Donald Trump ran on dismantling the deep state .
When he won – which the Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irrationally fearful , careless and reactive .
As we ’ ve seen , the resulting push-back from the left has been unprecedented , giving rise to actions that have been nearly impossible to ignore .
However , due to the maneuvering of sundry politicos , the bias of the establishment press and increasingly questionable polling in recent years , it has become difficult to gauge the temperament of the electorate .
Thus , I believe it would be worthwhile to examine what voters have actually experienced since President Trump took office .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempted coup on the part of congressional Democrats in the form of their impeachment proceedings against the president .
They ’ ve seen congressional Democrats continue to proffer the narrative of Russian collusion despite all evidence to the contrary , as well as mounting evidence that documents used in the investigation and subsequent impeachment of the president were advanced by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Obama White House .

In these last days before the general election – one which some fear may be the last election we have as a free and united republic – I’d like to examine the political lay of the land, as it were, as well as continuing my ongoing assessment of the character of those on the political left and how this could play into how the election unfolds.
In the run-up to the general election of 2008, some of us did our level best to prevent the election of Barack Hussein Obama to the presidency, primarily because we saw him as the harbinger of “democratic socialism,” or more accurately, one who would normalize radical, anti-American thought whilst cementing deep state interests and infrastructure.
Obviously, we weren’t successful, and Obama succeeded at accomplishing what we feared. Many of the deluded young people who are engaging in violence in our cities at present came of age during the Obama years. Between the existing prevalence of leftist thought amongst educators and the shot in the arm Obama and his surrogates gave radical leftism, it should be no surprise that so many are participating in orchestrated demonstrations on the pretext of combating “systemic racism.”
Judging from the existing data on early and mail-in ballots, it is clear that a lot of voters think this election is very important. During Obama’s two terms, many of these voters were unable to clearly see the damage their president was doing, because much of it was the aforementioned behind-the-scenes deep state infrastructure-building. In 2016, Donald Trump ran on dismantling the deep state. When he won – which the Washington establishment did not expect – they became irrationally fearful, careless and reactive.
As we’ve seen, the resulting push-back from the left has been unprecedented, giving rise to actions that have been nearly impossible to ignore. However, due to the maneuvering of sundry politicos, the bias of the establishment press and increasingly questionable polling in recent years, it has become difficult to gauge the temperament of the electorate.
Thus, I believe it would be worthwhile to examine what voters have actually experienced since President Trump took office.
Since January 2017, voters have seen an attempted coup on the part of congressional Democrats in the form of their impeachment proceedings against the president. They’ve seen congressional Democrats continue to proffer the narrative of Russian collusion despite all evidence to the contrary, as well as mounting evidence that documents used in the investigation and subsequent impeachment of the president were advanced by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Obama White House.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-10-29--Supreme Court: Sure North Carolina Can Go On Taking a Ballots a Week After the Election

Supreme Court : Sure North Carolina Can Go On Taking a Ballots a Week After the Election If you don ’ t see me writing much about the push to get more conservative justices on the Supreme Court it ’ s because it won ’ t fundamentally change things .
A more conservative court will mean more conservative rulings on some issues , but when it really counts , on a hot button issue , expect the rulings to go mostly leftward .
Chief Justice Roberts isn ’ t unique , and it isn ’ t necessary to believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is just how it works .
ACB may prove to be different , at least she didn ’ t come out of the Ivy League , but Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have already shown that they ’ re just more up to date versions of Roberts .
And so Kavanaugh signed off on the latest Roberts move .
Sure .
Why not .
Or until enough ballots are found .
That ’ s how it usually works .
Alito and Thomas will dissent .
Either Kavanaugh or Gorsuch will join them .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll see what ACB brings to this dynamic .
But she wouldn ’ t have changed the outcome here .
The larger issue , as I ’ ve pointed out before , is that conservatives justices have their own philosophies making them unreliable votes while leftist justices tend to vote in lockstep .
If one side is erratic while the other is consistent , a conservative majority only does so much good .
The real problem is government , that is to say , the judicial supremacism that declares that the federal judiciary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other branches .
ACB won ’ t change that .

Supreme Court: Sure North Carolina Can Go On Taking a Ballots a Week After the Election
If you don’t see me writing much about the push to get more conservative justices on the Supreme Court it’s because it won’t fundamentally change things.
A more conservative court will mean more conservative rulings on some issues, but when it really counts, on a hot button issue, expect the rulings to go mostly leftward.
Chief Justice Roberts isn’t unique, and it isn’t necessary to believe that he was being blackmailed or bought. This is just how it works. ACB may prove to be different, at least she didn’t come out of the Ivy League, but Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have already shown that they’re just more up to date versions of Roberts.
And so Kavanaugh signed off on the latest Roberts move.
The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to nine days after Election Day.
Sure. Why not. Or until enough ballots are found.
Under the Supreme Court’s order, mailed ballots postmarked on or before Election Day must be received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 in order to be counted.
November of which year?
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberal justices in the majority. Three conservative justices, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, dissented.
That’s how it usually works. Alito and Thomas will dissent. Either Kavanaugh or Gorsuch will join them. The other will join Roberts. We’ll see what ACB brings to this dynamic. But she wouldn’t have changed the outcome here.
The larger issue, as I’ve pointed out before, is that conservatives justices have their own philosophies making them unreliable votes while leftist justices tend to vote in lockstep. If one side is erratic while the other is consistent, a conservative majority only does so much good. The real problem is government, that is to say, the judicial supremacism that declares that the federal judiciary can override everything and everyone in all the other branches. ACB won’t change that.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield