thestream--2020-11-09--Six Signs an Election’s Been Stolen

Six Signs an Election’s Been Stolen

“ For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed , and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
” Luke 8:17 Today is November 9 , 2020 , the date that Donald Trump ’ s legal fight to assure an election count of only legal and legitimate ballots – and only legitimate ballots – begins in earnest .
A fight to root out fraud and , in the hashtag of his supporters , # StopTheSteal .
That Joe Biden is not supporting the effort to ensure only legal ballots are counted tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told “ There is no evidence of fraud.
” Now the phrase is “ There ’ s no widespread evidence of fraud.
” As the sworn affidavits and statistical impossibilities pile up , the story will soon be : “ The fraud didn ’ t change the results.
” In the meantime , the social media giants and mainstream media are fighting to suppress emerging evidence of fraud .
Twitter ’ s been whack-a-mole .
If you had a dime for every “ Tweet not available ” or a penny for every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d be as rich as Biden , Inc. Before we get to how you know a nation ’ s election has been stolen , let ’ s congratulate Donald Trump on the announcement today that Pfizer has developed a COVID vaccine .
We mention this here because the same man who told you there ’ d be a vaccine before or right after the election is the same man telling you the election is being stolen .
And the same people denying the election being stolen : They ’ re the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d have a vaccine this quickly .
The same people who smirked when Trump said mail-in , particularly universal mail-in balloting , was a mess fraught with corruption .
How Do You Know an Election Has Been Stolen ?
As the Trump Team launches the legal fight to prove Election Fraud , let ’ s ask a basic question .
“ How can you tell an election ’ s been stolen ?
” The smart aleck answer is “ When a senile corrupt politician who did not campaign , who had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even know he ’ s running for president beats somebody who drew humongous crowds and inspired grass-roots rallies and parades coast to coast and two million volunteers on the ground .
When 56 % of voters say they are better off than they were four years ago and the incumbent loses to the man who was # 2 in charge four years ago.
” More seriously , there are established norms for telling when an election ’ s been fixed .
After all , fixed elections happen all the time around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats want us to act like the rest of the world . )
In 2016 article , the BBC published an article called “ Vote rigging : How to spot the tell-tale signs.
” They used an election in the African nation of Gabon as their test case .
See if anything sounds familiar .
• Too Many Voters .
See Joe Biden in crucial districts in Milwaukee .
• High Turnout in Specific Areas .
Funny how Joe only outperformed Hillary and Obama in the couple swing state cities in question .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ See 200 % of registered voters , etc.
, in certain Milwaukee precincts .
• Results That Don ’ t Match .
See Michigan , where sharp-eyed GOP worker got suspicious and discovered a 6,000 vote software “ glitch ” that had turned Trump votes into Biden votes for a 12,000 swing .
See the other “ glitches ” where exact numbers of Trump votes suddenly turn into Biden votes .
See people in Arizona , who voted only to see their vote register as invalid .
Or Congresswomen-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to discover he ’ d already voted absentee .
• Delay in Announcing Results .
Florida and Ohio announced their results election night .
Democratic run Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada , Michigan dragged it for days .
Not only did they delay , they inexplicably stopped counting Election Night !
Similarly , the U.S. Department of State took a look at an election in Ukraine .
Again , see if anything looks familiar .
The two most glaring similarities to the current election are the first two : Illegal use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Republicans in every single swing state report being blocked from observing the ballot count at different times .
In Philadelphia , the GOP says they were blocked from seeing any ballots counted .
The Herculean efforts in Philadelphia alone to keep Republicans out or so far away as to be useless are alone evidence of massive fraud .
Scott Adams takes an entirely different approach to laying out his belief funny business was going on .
Here ’ s the question the Dilbert author asks and answers : • Did the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 % yes , says Adams .
He says their conviction Trump is “ Hitler ” would be enough motivation .
Wouldn ’ t you cook an election if it meant stopping Hitler without violence ?
In a heartbeat .
I would also add they were motivated by a thirst for power , and self-preservation .
• Did they have the opportunity ?
100 % yes .
These Democratic machine cities have been rigging elections for years .
They have control over who is working the polling centers .
And we know the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has been used to massage election numbers in foreign countries .
And the Dominion election software used in at least 28 states , including the ones in contention , has already been proven to be susceptible to “ glitches.
” • Do they have people willing to risk being caught ?
Adams figures even if you have 100 % motivation and 100 % opportunity , most people won ’ t act .
However , if only 5 % are willing , that ’ s all you need .
Interestingly , Google searches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for committing election fraud ?
” spiked dramatically in October .
Again , as Adam points out , if you truly believe Trump is an evil threatening “ all life ” on this planet ( as Elizabeth Warren said during the campaign ) , wouldn ’ t you risk it ?
Adams currently figures the President has a 60-40 chance of making his case and remaining in office .
So what we have laid out is the framework for what an election theft would look like .
Simply from what we know already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have been watching what looks exactly like a crooked election .
But just because something looks like a duck , acts like a duck , sounds like a duck , and is swimming in a swamp crammed with ducks big and small , doesn ’ t prove it is a duck .
And this is where the proof will come in .
And this is where Donald Trump ’ s team must make the case so convincingly , lay out the evidence so overwhelmingly that only the most biased or corrupt can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tough .
But now comes the counter-attack .
Remember the words of Ulysses S. Grant : “ In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten .
Then he who continues the attack wins.
” Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author , with @ JZmirak , of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration .
You can follow him at @ StreamingAl .
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“For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.” Luke 8:17
Today is November 9, 2020, the date that Donald Trump’s legal fight to assure an election count of only legal and legitimate ballots — and only legitimate ballots — begins in earnest. A fight to root out fraud and, in the hashtag of his supporters, #StopTheSteal.
That Joe Biden is not supporting the effort to ensure only legal ballots are counted tells you plenty.
Avoiding the Story
Last week, we were told “There is no evidence of fraud.” Now the phrase is “There’s no widespread evidence of fraud.” As the sworn affidavits and statistical impossibilities pile up, the story will soon be: “The fraud didn’t change the results.”
In the meantime, the social media giants and mainstream media are fighting to suppress emerging evidence of fraud. Twitter’s been whack-a-mole. If you had a dime for every “Tweet not available” or a penny for every statement of fact Twitter challenges, you’d be as rich as Biden, Inc.
Before we get to how you know a nation’s election has been stolen, let’s congratulate Donald Trump on the announcement today that Pfizer has developed a COVID vaccine. We mention this here because the same man who told you there’d be a vaccine before or right after the election is the same man telling you the election is being stolen.
And the same people denying the election being stolen: They’re the same people who mocked Trump for saying we’d have a vaccine this quickly. The same people who smirked when Trump said mail-in, particularly universal mail-in balloting, was a mess fraught with corruption.
How Do You Know an Election Has Been Stolen?
As the Trump Team launches the legal fight to prove Election Fraud, let’s ask a basic question. “How can you tell an election’s been stolen?”
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The smart aleck answer is “When a senile corrupt politician who did not campaign, who had no ground campaign, who doesn’t even know he’s running for president beats somebody who drew humongous crowds and inspired grass-roots rallies and parades coast to coast and two million volunteers on the ground. When 56% of voters say they are better off than they were four years ago and the incumbent loses to the man who was #2 in charge four years ago.”
More seriously, there are established norms for telling when an election’s been fixed. After all, fixed elections happen all the time around the world. (And you know how much Democrats want us to act like the rest of the world.)
The BBC’s Rules
In 2016 article, the BBC published an article called “Vote rigging: How to spot the tell-tale signs.” They used an election in the African nation of Gabon as their test case. See if anything sounds familiar.
Too Many Voters. See Joe Biden in crucial districts in Milwaukee. High Turnout in Specific Areas. Funny how Joe only outperformed Hillary and Obama in the couple swing state cities in question. Large Numbers of Invalid Ballots. See Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada. More Votes Than Ballots Printed. See 200% of registered voters, etc., in certain Milwaukee precincts. Results That Don’t Match. See Michigan, where sharp-eyed GOP worker got suspicious and discovered a 6,000 vote software “glitch” that had turned Trump votes into Biden votes. See the other “glitches” where exact numbers of Trump votes suddenly turn into Biden votes. See people in Arizona, who voted only to see their vote register as invalid. Or Congresswomen-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose husband showed up to vote only to discover he’d already voted absentee. Delay in Announcing Results. Florida and Ohio announced their results election night. Democratic run Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan dragged it for days. Not only did they delay, they inexplicably stopped counting Election Night!
The State Department’s Guidance
Similarly, the U.S. Department of State took a look at an election in Ukraine. Again, see if anything looks familiar.
The two most glaring similarities to the current election are the first two: Illegal use of absentee ballots and opposition observers ejected. Republicans in every single swing state report being blocked from observing the ballot count at different times. In Philadelphia, the GOP says they were blocked from seeing any ballots counted. The Herculean efforts in Philadelphia alone to keep Republicans out or so far away as to be useless are alone evidence of massive fraud.
Scott Adams’ Thought-Experiment on Election Fraud
Scott Adams takes an entirely different approach to laying out his belief funny business was going on. Here’s the question the Dilbert author asks and answers:
Did the Democrats have motivation to steal the election? 100% yes, says Adams. He says their conviction Trump is “Hitler” would be enough motivation. Wouldn’t you cook an election if it meant stopping Hitler without violence? In a heartbeat. I would also add they were motivated by a thirst for power, and self-preservation. Did they have the opportunity? 100% yes. These Democratic machine cities have been rigging elections for years. They have control over who is working the polling centers. And we know the CIA created software called Hammer and Scorecard which has been used to massage election numbers in foreign countries. And the Dominion election software used in at least 28 states, including the ones in contention, has already been proven to be susceptible to “glitches.” Do they have people willing to risk being caught? Adams figures even if you have 100% motivation and 100% opportunity, most people won’t act. However, if only 5% are willing, that’s all you need. Interestingly, Google searches on “What’s the punishment for committing election fraud?” spiked dramatically in October. Again, as Adam points out, if you truly believe Trump is an evil threatening “all life” on this planet (as Elizabeth Warren said during the campaign), wouldn’t you risk it?
Adams currently figures the President has a 60-40 chance of making his case and remaining in office.
The Baseline
So what we have laid out is the framework for what an election theft would look like. Simply from what we know already from the anecdotal and statistical evidence, we have been watching what looks exactly like a crooked election. But just because something looks like a duck, acts like a duck, sounds like a duck, and is swimming in a swamp crammed with ducks big and small, doesn’t prove it is a duck.
And this is where the proof will come in. And this is where Donald Trump’s team must make the case so convincingly, lay out the evidence so overwhelmingly that only the most biased or corrupt can reject it.
The battle has already been tough. But now comes the counter-attack. Remember the words of Ulysses S. Grant: “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten. Then he who continues the attack wins.”
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author, with @JZmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl. And if you aren’t already, please follow The Stream at @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-11-09--43 Shot, 6 Dead in Chicago Weekend Shootings, Four Teens Struck by Gunfire

A total of 43 people were shot , six fatally , in Chicago over the weekend , according to the Chicago Sun-Times .
Among those shot , four teenage boys aged 15 to 17 were hit in separate incidents , Chicago Sun-Times reported .
A 20-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his face inside the driver ’ s seat of a car that hit a tree , according to the Sun-Times .
A 24-year-old male was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot in the back .
Another 24-year-old , a woman , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , and a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in a vacant lot .
Another male was killed after he was riddled with bullets while sitting inside his car , according to the Sun-Times .
Two more men were shot to death in dual incidents less than two hours apart during the weekend , the local outlet reported .
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A total of 43 people were shot, six fatally, in Chicago over the weekend, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Among those shot, four teenage boys aged 15 to 17 were hit in separate incidents, Chicago Sun-Times reported.
A 20-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his face inside the driver’s seat of a car that hit a tree, according to the Sun-Times. A 24-year-old male was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot in the back.
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Another 24-year-old, a woman, was struck in the shoulder, the Sun-Times reported, and a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in a vacant lot.
Another male was killed after he was riddled with bullets while sitting inside his car, according to the Sun-Times. Two more men were shot to death in dual incidents less than two hours apart during the weekend, the local outlet reported.
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thestream--2020-11-09--Predictions and Prophecies: Could a Biden ‘Victory’ Lead to the Best Possible Outcome?

Many preachers have spoken “ prophecies ” of victory for Trump this year .
Time will tell .
I can only see a range of possibilities myself .
One in particular should bring hope to Trump supporters : It would mean we ’ re exactly where we should be right now .
Let ’ s look at three of those possible outcomes , viewed from a Trump supporter ’ s perspective .
• The Difficult Outcome : Joe Biden legitimately won the election , investigations confirm it , and that ’ s that .
• The Scary Outcome : Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud makes it look like he lost , and the same corruption effectively blocks investigators from proving it .
• The Optimal Outcome : Donald Trump legitimately won , investigations uncover deep fraud and corruption , the results get overturned , and Trump stays in office .
The first outcome would be tough , not only for Trump supporters but eventually for the whole nation .
I don ’ t need to repeat all the reasons we can expect a Biden/Harris administration to do the nation harm .
Still , if the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won it legitimately , we could at least thank God that we live in a democracy that still works .
Or at least , it works to the extent that we get the leaders we ask for , the leaders we deserve .
The second outcome is the scary one .
In this scenario , there ’ s a real conspiracy out there , and it goes unproven up until Biden ’ s inauguration .
But the pressure won ’ t just let up on January 20 ; not as long as Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep at it until the conspiracy breaks .
At that point we ’ d have a constitutional crisis like this country never imagined : A sitting president who ’ s been proven to have stolen the election .
I shudder to think of what that might look like .
( That ’ s not a prediction , I remind you .
It ’ s just one scenario . )
The third scenario is the one I find most interesting .
It would be the optimal outcome , the best one possible : Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught .
It could change the nation for decades to come .
The Best Possible Outcome And I do mean change .
Here at The Stream we ’ ve documented credible reasons to believe the Russia Collusion lie went all the way to the top of the Obama administration including Barack Obama and Joe Biden .
There ’ s credible evidence that Hillary Clinton was in on it , too , along with key leaders at Justice .
It ’ s hard to imagine it wouldn ’ t have included Nancy Pelosi and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of these could go down , and go down hard .
It won ’ t be pretty if that happens .
They ’ ll go down screaming , “ Trump stole the election !
” — even though ( on this scenario ) they ’ re the ones who tried to steal it , and almost succeeded .
Cities will feel the heat — literally — in widespread rioting , burning , and looting .
Still in the end it could have a significant cleansing effect on politics , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the liberal media .
This is what the country needs , and desperately , unless ( as in Scenario 1 ) there never was any fraud or corruption to begin with .
It would take a lot to satisfy me of that , though .
There have been just too many indicators of misdoings in this election — not to mention years of “ Russia fraud ” before it .
We Could Be In Exactly the Right Place Right Now In order for Scenario 3 to play out , though , we need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , with Biden claiming victory .
Remember , Republicans have been slow to root out corruption .
If Trump had won outright on Tuesday , they ’ d still be slow ; in fact some of them are backing out even now .
Donald Trump isn ’ t , though .
He ’ s a very determined man .
He has the motivation to press the case .
He won ’ t let loose of it until he has the answer .
So this Biden “ victory ” could be instrumental in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hammer down on corruption that ’ s been going on for years .
That means there ’ s at least one best-case scenario that puts us right where we are today .
So take hope : Biden ’ s declared “ victory ” could be the best possible thing at this stage .
None of this is prophecy , I remind you ; I ’ m not even making strong predictions .
In Yogi Berra ’ s wisdom , “ It ’ s tough to make predictions , especially about the future.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ optimal ” outcome , and we can support Trump in his pursuit of it , but we can ’ t bank on it coming out that way .
As for all the claimed prophecies out there , here at The Stream , we ’ re still taking a “ time will tell ” approach .
The final story has not been told .
Whatever happens , God is in charge , He knows what He ’ s doing , and He may still have other plans .
Christians know we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we plan .
Yet He still calls us to plan and to decide , based on the wisdom we have .
So I ’ m hoping for that optimal outcome , and I ’ ll even fight for it , for as long as the fight looks feasible — as it certainly does right now .
What looks like defeat today could still be a step on a path to real victory .
Tom Gilson ( @ TomGilsonAuthor ) is a senior editor with The Stream and the author or editor of six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Good To Be False : How Jesus ’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality .

Many preachers have spoken “prophecies” of victory for Trump this year. Time will tell. I can only see a range of possibilities myself. One in particular should bring hope to Trump supporters: It would mean we’re exactly where we should be right now.
Let’s look at three of those possible outcomes, viewed from a Trump supporter’s perspective.
The Difficult Outcome: Joe Biden legitimately won the election, investigations confirm it, and that’s that.
The Scary Outcome: Donald Trump legitimately won the election but voter fraud makes it look like he lost, and the same corruption effectively blocks investigators from proving it.
The Optimal Outcome: Donald Trump legitimately won, investigations uncover deep fraud and corruption, the results get overturned, and Trump stays in office.
Hard and Scary Outcomes
The first outcome would be tough, not only for Trump supporters but eventually for the whole nation. I don’t need to repeat all the reasons we can expect a Biden/Harris administration to do the nation harm. Still, if the real fact of the matter is that Biden won it legitimately, we could at least thank God that we live in a democracy that still works. Or at least, it works to the extent that we get the leaders we ask for, the leaders we deserve.
The second outcome is the scary one. In this scenario, there’s a real conspiracy out there, and it goes unproven up until Biden’s inauguration. But the pressure won’t just let up on January 20; not as long as Donald Trump is involved. He’ll keep at it until the conspiracy breaks. At that point we’d have a constitutional crisis like this country never imagined: A sitting president who’s been proven to have stolen the election. I shudder to think of what that might look like. (That’s not a prediction, I remind you. It’s just one scenario.)
The third scenario is the one I find most interesting. It would be the optimal outcome, the best one possible: Trump wins, and deceivers and fraudsters get caught. It could change the nation for decades to come.
The Best Possible Outcome
And I do mean change. Here at The Stream we’ve documented credible reasons to believe the Russia Collusion lie went all the way to the top of the Obama administration including Barack Obama and Joe Biden. There’s credible evidence that Hillary Clinton was in on it, too, along with key leaders at Justice. It’s hard to imagine it wouldn’t have included Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as well. Some or all of these could go down, and go down hard.
What looks like defeat today could still be a step on a path to real victory.
It won’t be pretty if that happens. They’ll go down screaming, “Trump stole the election!” — even though (on this scenario) they’re the ones who tried to steal it, and almost succeeded. Cities will feel the heat — literally — in widespread rioting, burning, and looting. Still in the end it could have a significant cleansing effect on politics, as well as a strong and healthy chastening effect on the liberal media.
This is what the country needs, and desperately, unless (as in Scenario 1) there never was any fraud or corruption to begin with. It would take a lot to satisfy me of that, though. There have been just too many indicators of misdoings in this election — not to mention years of “Russia fraud” before it.
We Could Be In Exactly the Right Place Right Now
In order for Scenario 3 to play out, though, we need to be exactly where we are right now, with Biden claiming victory. Remember, Republicans have been slow to root out corruption. If Trump had won outright on Tuesday, they’d still be slow; in fact some of them are backing out even now. Donald Trump isn’t, though. He’s a very determined man. He has the motivation to press the case. He won’t let loose of it until he has the answer.
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So this Biden “victory” could be instrumental in pushing Trump and others to finally bring the hammer down on corruption that’s been going on for years. That means there’s at least one best-case scenario that puts us right where we are today. So take hope: Biden’s declared “victory” could be the best possible thing at this stage.
Time Will Tell
None of this is prophecy, I remind you; I’m not even making strong predictions. In Yogi Berra’s wisdom, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” We can hope for that third, “optimal” outcome, and we can support Trump in his pursuit of it, but we can’t bank on it coming out that way.
As for all the claimed prophecies out there, here at The Stream, we’re still taking a “time will tell” approach. The final story has not been told. Whatever happens, God is in charge, He knows what He’s doing, and He may still have other plans. Christians know we have to account for that possibility in everything we plan.
Yet He still calls us to plan and to decide, based on the wisdom we have. So I’m hoping for that optimal outcome, and I’ll even fight for it, for as long as the fight looks feasible — as it certainly does right now. What looks like defeat today could still be a step on a path to real victory.
Tom Gilson (@TomGilsonAuthor) is a senior editor with The Stream and the author or editor of six books, including the recently released Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.


thestream--2020-11-09--Quantifying Illegal Votes Cast by Non-Citizens in the Battleground States of the 2020 Presidential E

Quantifying Illegal Votes Cast by Non-Citizens in the Battleground States of the 2020 Presidential Election

Based on current population data from the Census Bureau and voting data from previous elections , Just Facts has conducted a study to estimate the number of votes illegally cast by non-citizens in the battleground states of the 2020 election .
The results — documented in this spreadsheet — show that such fraudulent activities have netted Joe Biden the following extra votes in these tightly contested states : If the lower end of these illegal vote estimates were removed from the vote tallies as of November 8 , 2020 , 2 a.m. EST , Donald Trump would be leading in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electoral votes , or 11 shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency .
If the upper end of the illegal vote estimates were removed , Trump would be leading in states that have 285 electoral votes , or 15 more than needed to win the presidency .
These estimates account for just one type of election fraud , and they tend to understate it because they depend on Census surveys , which are known to undercount non-citizens .
Just Facts asked a Ph.D. scholar who specializes in data analytics to critically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it as follows : All 50 states require people to be U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in federal elections , and federal law forbids non-citizens from falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote .
However , enforcement mechanisms for such laws are limited , and opportunities to get around them are ample .
The federal voter registration form requires people to declare under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens , but it does not require them to provide documentary evidence that they are citizens .
Several states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to implement such a requirement , but they were blocked from doing so by court rulings backed by the Obama administration .
The enforcement situation was aptly summarized by Barack Obama shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election when actress Gina Rodriguez asked him if “ Dreamers ” and “ undocumented citizens ” would be deported if they voted .
Obama replied : After dodging the fact that Dreamers and undocumented immigrants are not citizens , Obama ’ s clear message was that there is no effective way to enforce the law that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require applicants to submit their Social Security numbers , but the vast majority of states allow for other means of voter registration , like submitting a driver ’ s license number , bank statement or utility bill .
These provide little-to-no evidence of citizenship .
Even if a state requires a Social Security number and actually checks it , this does not constitute clear proof of citizenship because many non-citizens have illegally obtained Social Security numbers .
In 2013 , the chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that in 2010 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by using Social Security numbers obtained by using “ fraudulent birth certificates.
” • 1.8 million illegal immigrants worked by using Social Security numbers “ that did not match their name.
” The magnitude of identity fraud that would allow non-citizens to vote has been laid bare by : • a 2002 U.S. Government Accountability Office investigation that found : • “ the use of fraudulent documents by aliens is extensive.
” • in November 1998 , immigration officials in Los Angeles “ seized nearly two million counterfeit documents , such as … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which were headed for distribution points around the country.
” • a 2005 New York Times article that reported : “ Currently available for about $ 150 on street corners in just about any immigrant neighborhood in California , a typical fake ID package includes a green card and a Social Security card.
” • the following statement made in 2017 by California Senate Leader and Democrat Kevin De Leon when testifying before the Senate ’ s Public Safety Committee : In accord with the open doors to illegal voting , scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • 15 % admitted they were registered to vote in 2008 , and 8 % stated “ I definitely voted ” in the 2008 U.S. presidential election .
• 14 % admitted they were registered to vote in 2012 , and 9 % stated “ I definitely voted ” in the 2012 U.S. presidential election .
• 13 % of Hispanic non-citizens admitted they were registered to vote in 2013 .
The consistency of these rates over time suggest that they are applicable to later elections where such data is currently unavailable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-admitted actions , and database matches with voting and registration records show the actual rates are about twice as high .
In 2008 , the one year for which Just Facts has full data , 27 % of non-citizens were registered to vote , and 16 % of them actually voted .
This 16 % rate , applied to the latest Census data for the numbers of non-citizens in battleground states , is the basis for the 2020 estimates of illegal voting by non-citizens .
The 16 % rate is partially corroborated by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 9 % of non-citizens stated “ I definitely voted ” in U.S. presidential election , and database matches could add another 11 % to this figure , but some of these people overlap with those who said they voted , and the exact number is unknown to Just Facts .
If the overlap is the same as in 2008 , the data would show that 17 % of non-citizens voted illegally in the 2012 election .
The results of such studies have sizeable margins of error due to relatively small sample sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above estimates for the 2020 election .
As is often the case with estimates of illicit actions where enforcement is sparse , there are other possible sources of error , some of which may produce overcounts and some undercounts .
But given that the Census Bureau counted 21,749,984 non-citizens in the U.S. during 2019 , even if only 5 % of them voted , this would amount to more than a million illegal votes cast in the 2020 election .
Some media outlets and “ fact checkers ” have tried to contest the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in U.S. elections , but a multitude of facts from academic books and journals have shown that their arguments consist of mathematically illiterate notions , half-truths and outright falsehoods .
Who Do Non-Citizens Vote For ?
In 2008 , 82 % of non-citizens who said they voted also stated that they voted for Democrat Barack Obama , and 18 % said they voted for Republican John McCain .
Those votes are consistent with the Democratic Party ’ s push to expand social programs and a 2011 scientific survey of Hispanic immigrants which found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bigger government providing more services , ” and 12 % would prefer “ a smaller government with fewer services.
” In contrast , 41 % of the general U.S. population want a bigger government , and 48 % would prefer a smaller one .
The lopsided votes of non-citizens for Democrats are also consistent with the promises and actions of Democratic politicians to give free healthcare , amnesty and citizenship to people who illegally immigrate to the United States .
Just Facts ’ study applies the party vote breakdown of 82 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 election .
By subtracting these illegal votes for Trump from the illegal votes for Biden , the study arrives at the figures above for the extra votes that these fraudulent activities have netted Biden in the battleground states .
A common argument used to dismiss facts about election fraud is that President Trump ’ s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity failed to find widespread evidence of such malfeasance .
This claim is a classic half-truth because it neglects to reveal that the Commission existed for less than a year because its work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to turn over voter data and a flurry of lawsuits .
In the words of California ’ s Secretary of State in 2017 : Contrary to the allegation that the Commission sought “ personal voter data , ” it actually asked the states for “ detailed , publicly available voter roll data.
” Given that Trump now has legal “ standing , ” or “ a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy , ” courts may force states to turn over the data that they previously withheld .
This would allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rolls against other databases that contain information on citizenship status .
Without such cross checks — which certain states stridently opposed under the guise that the data is personal — claims that widespread voter fraud doesn ’ t exist because the Commission didn ’ t find it are misleading and baseless .
A wealth of facts show that there are ample openings for non-citizens to illegally vote and that roughly 16 % of them voted in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections .
If this was also the case in the 2020 battleground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the numbers of non-citizens in these states and their preference for Democrats may have netted Biden enough fraudulent votes to tip the overall election winner from Trump to Biden .
James D. Agresti is the president of Just Facts , a think tank dedicated to publishing rigorously documented facts about public policy issues .

Based on current population data from the Census Bureau and voting data from previous elections, Just Facts has conducted a study to estimate the number of votes illegally cast by non-citizens in the battleground states of the 2020 election. The results — documented in this spreadsheet — show that such fraudulent activities have netted Joe Biden the following extra votes in these tightly contested states:
Arizona: 51,081 ± 17,689
± 17,689 Georgia: 54,950 ± 19,025
± 19,025 Michigan: 22,585 ± 7,842
± 7,842 Nevada: 22,021 ± 7,717
± 7,717 North Carolina: 46,218 ± 16,001
± 16,001 Pennsylvania: 32,706 ± 11,332
± 11,332 Wisconsin: 5,010 ± 1,774
If the lower end of these illegal vote estimates were removed from the vote tallies as of November 8, 2020, 2 a.m. EST, Donald Trump would be leading in states that have a total of 259 electoral votes, or 11 shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency. If the upper end of the illegal vote estimates were removed, Trump would be leading in states that have 285 electoral votes, or 15 more than needed to win the presidency.
The numbers of non-citizens in these states and their preference for Democrats may have netted Biden enough fraudulent votes to tip the overall election winner from Trump to Biden.
These estimates account for just one type of election fraud, and they tend to understate it because they depend on Census surveys, which are known to undercount non-citizens.
Just Facts asked a Ph.D. scholar who specializes in data analytics to critically review this study, and he assessed it as follows:
“Instead of adding politics, vitriol, and bias to this timely, heated topic, this study provides a credible data analysis that supports a strong hypothesis of non-citizens having a significant effect on this election. Any serious critic should try improving on these estimates, as opposed to dismissing them with unproven claims.” — Dr. Andrew Glen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Operations Research, The United States Military Academy, and Award-Winning Researcher in the Field of Computational Probability
Pathways to Illegal Voting
All 50 states require people to be U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in federal elections, and federal law forbids non-citizens from falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote. However, enforcement mechanisms for such laws are limited, and opportunities to get around them are ample.
The federal voter registration form requires people to declare under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens, but it does not require them to provide documentary evidence that they are citizens. Several states, including Arizona and Georgia, tried to implement such a requirement, but they were blocked from doing so by court rulings backed by the Obama administration.
The enforcement situation was aptly summarized by Barack Obama shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election when actress Gina Rodriguez asked him if “Dreamers” and “undocumented citizens” would be deported if they voted. Obama replied:
Not true. And the reason is, first of all, when you vote, you are a citizen yourself. And there is not a situation where the voting rolls somehow are transferred over, and people start investigating, etcetera.
After dodging the fact that Dreamers and undocumented immigrants are not citizens, Obama’s clear message was that there is no effective way to enforce the law that prohibits them from voting.
Some states require applicants to submit their Social Security numbers, but the vast majority of states allow for other means of voter registration, like submitting a driver’s license number, bank statement or utility bill. These provide little-to-no evidence of citizenship.
Even if a state requires a Social Security number and actually checks it, this does not constitute clear proof of citizenship because many non-citizens have illegally obtained Social Security numbers. In 2013, the chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that in 2010:
0.7 million illegal immigrants worked by using Social Security numbers obtained by using “fraudulent birth certificates.”
1.8 million illegal immigrants worked by using Social Security numbers “that did not match their name.”
The magnitude of identity fraud that would allow non-citizens to vote has been laid bare by:
a 2002 U.S. Government Accountability Office investigation that found: “the use of fraudulent documents by aliens is extensive.” in November 1998, immigration officials in Los Angeles “seized nearly two million counterfeit documents, such as … permanent resident cards and Social Security cards, which were headed for distribution points around the country.”
a 2005 New York Times article that reported: “Currently available for about $150 on street corners in just about any immigrant neighborhood in California, a typical fake ID package includes a green card and a Social Security card.”
the following statement made in 2017 by California Senate Leader and Democrat Kevin De Leon when testifying before the Senate’s Public Safety Committee:
I can tell you half of my family would be eligible for deportation under [Trump’s] executive order, because if they got a false Social Security card, if they got a false identification, if they got a false driver’s license … if they got a false green card. And anyone who has family members who are undocumented knows that almost entirely everybody has secured some sort of false identification.
Illegal Voting Data
In accord with the open doors to illegal voting, scientific surveys of non-citizens have found that:
15% admitted they were registered to vote in 2008, and 8% stated “I definitely voted” in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
14% admitted they were registered to vote in 2012, and 9% stated “I definitely voted” in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
13% of Hispanic non-citizens admitted they were registered to vote in 2013.
The consistency of these rates over time suggest that they are applicable to later elections where such data is currently unavailable.
Furthermore, those rates are merely for self-admitted actions, and database matches with voting and registration records show the actual rates are about twice as high. In 2008, the one year for which Just Facts has full data, 27% of non-citizens were registered to vote, and 16% of them actually voted. This 16% rate, applied to the latest Census data for the numbers of non-citizens in battleground states, is the basis for the 2020 estimates of illegal voting by non-citizens.
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The 16% rate is partially corroborated by the 2012 data. In that year, 9% of non-citizens stated “I definitely voted” in U.S. presidential election, and database matches could add another 11% to this figure, but some of these people overlap with those who said they voted, and the exact number is unknown to Just Facts. If the overlap is the same as in 2008, the data would show that 17% of non-citizens voted illegally in the 2012 election.
The results of such studies have sizeable margins of error due to relatively small sample sizes, and these are reflected in the above estimates for the 2020 election. As is often the case with estimates of illicit actions where enforcement is sparse, there are other possible sources of error, some of which may produce overcounts and some undercounts. But given that the Census Bureau counted 21,749,984 non-citizens in the U.S. during 2019, even if only 5% of them voted, this would amount to more than a million illegal votes cast in the 2020 election.
Some media outlets and “fact checkers” have tried to contest the reality that substantial numbers of non-citizens vote in U.S. elections, but a multitude of facts from academic books and journals have shown that their arguments consist of mathematically illiterate notions, half-truths and outright falsehoods.
Who Do Non-Citizens Vote For?
In 2008, 82% of non-citizens who said they voted also stated that they voted for Democrat Barack Obama, and 18% said they voted for Republican John McCain.
Those votes are consistent with the Democratic Party’s push to expand social programs and a 2011 scientific survey of Hispanic immigrants which found that 81% of them want “a bigger government providing more services,” and 12% would prefer “a smaller government with fewer services.” In contrast, 41% of the general U.S. population want a bigger government, and 48% would prefer a smaller one.
The lopsided votes of non-citizens for Democrats are also consistent with the promises and actions of Democratic politicians to give free healthcare, amnesty and citizenship to people who illegally immigrate to the United States.
Just Facts’ study applies the party vote breakdown of 82% Democrat and 18% Republican to the 2020 election. By subtracting these illegal votes for Trump from the illegal votes for Biden, the study arrives at the figures above for the extra votes that these fraudulent activities have netted Biden in the battleground states.
Trump’s Election Integrity Commission
A common argument used to dismiss facts about election fraud is that President Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity failed to find widespread evidence of such malfeasance. This claim is a classic half-truth because it neglects to reveal that the Commission existed for less than a year because its work was blocked by the refusal of states to turn over voter data and a flurry of lawsuits.
In the words of California’s Secretary of State in 2017:
While the commission is allowed to request the personal data of California voters, they cannot compel me to provide it. Let me reassure California voters: I will not provide the Commission with any personal voter data. … Yesterday’s ruling is merely the first in a string of lawsuits challenging the Commission. Those lawsuits send a strong message — the Commission will face opposition at every step of the way from those who are fighting to protect our voting rights, our privacy, and our democratic principles.
Contrary to the allegation that the Commission sought “personal voter data,” it actually asked the states for “detailed, publicly available voter roll data.” Given that Trump now has legal “standing,” or “a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy,” courts may force states to turn over the data that they previously withheld. This would allow the Trump campaign to cross check voter rolls against other databases that contain information on citizenship status.
Without such cross checks — which certain states stridently opposed under the guise that the data is personal — claims that widespread voter fraud doesn’t exist because the Commission didn’t find it are misleading and baseless.
Summary
A wealth of facts show that there are ample openings for non-citizens to illegally vote and that roughly 16% of them voted in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. If this was also the case in the 2020 battleground states where Biden currently has slim leads, the numbers of non-citizens in these states and their preference for Democrats may have netted Biden enough fraudulent votes to tip the overall election winner from Trump to Biden.
James D. Agresti is the president of Just Facts, a think tank dedicated to publishing rigorously documented facts about public policy issues.


thestream--2020-11-09--PHOTOS: Biden’s Announced Victory Celebrated With Dancing, Champagne Bottles

WASHINGTON , D.C. — People sprayed champagne and sang along to anti-Trump music into early Sunday morning at Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ networks calling the presidential election for Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
People danced to “ @ @ @ @ @ Nipsey Hussle , while others chanted “ pack your sh– ” in front of the @ @ @ @ @ and into the early morning .
At least one supporter of President Donald Trump attended @ @ @ @ @ would not speak on the record .
The night was widely positive , though there @ @ @ @ @ individuals — most frequently between people wearing masks and those not wearing masks .
People @ @ @ @ @ anti-Trump songs , and repeatedly playing “ WAP ” by Cardi B .
A newlywed @ @ @ @ @ to celebrate with other Biden-Harris supporters in Black Lives Matter Plaza early Sunday morning .
@ @ @ @ @ throughout the night , with several dedicated to the couple .
The Trump campaign has @ @ @ @ @ aspects of the election .

WASHINGTON, D.C. — People sprayed champagne and sang along to anti-Trump music into early Sunday morning at Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate news networks calling the presidential election for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
People danced to “FDT” by YG and Nipsey Hussle, while others chanted “pack your sh–” in front of the White House late Saturday night and into the early morning. At least one supporter of President Donald Trump attended the celebration, though they would not speak on the record.
The night was widely positive, though there were a few arguments between individuals — most frequently between people wearing masks and those not wearing masks. People brought portable speakers and blasted anti-Trump songs, and repeatedly playing “WAP” by Cardi B.
A newlywed couple left their wedding reception to celebrate with other Biden-Harris supporters in Black Lives Matter Plaza early Sunday morning. Multiple fireworks were set off throughout the night, with several dedicated to the couple.
The Trump campaign has several ongoing lawsuits challenging various aspects of the election.
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thestream--2020-11-09--How You Can Look Up a Dead Man’s Record of Voting Last Week in Michigan

Timothy Smith , who calls himself “ just a normal everyday American citizen , ” posted a video on Facebook showing how he found a vote recorded in Michigan last week , cast by a man who was born in 1902 and died in 1984 .
I tried it , and he was right : I got the identical answer .
William Bradley died 36 years ago , and yet he “ cast a ballot ” last week .
Try it yourself .
Unless the state takes it down , you can get the same result by visiting the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for William Bradley , born in March , 1902 , with zip code 48207 .
I have two comments to add .
First , there ’ s an evil side of this that must be brought to light .
I recognized it after I searched to see whether my own mother had “ voted.
” She lived in Michigan , too , until she passed away several years ago .
There was no record of her in the system , for which I am grateful .
I thought , What would I tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years old , very sharp , still very much missing Mom .
“ Hey , Dad , did you know Mom voted last week ?
” That ’ s when it hit me : the crushing hurt , the anger , the disgust he and the rest of our family would feel over her being used that way .
To cast a ballot for a dead person isn ’ t just fraud .
It ’ s cold , calculated , cruel abuse of an actual person ’ s actually-lived life .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realized .
My second comment is more of a laugh .
See the screenshots below ( click the images for full-size versions . )
When you can check the facts so easily for yourself , how much more smoking-gun proof do we need of Facebook ’ s “ fact check ” bias ?
( Click the images for full-size versions . )
If Facebook objects , saying , “ Smith ’ s claims of how often this happened are unverified , ” I would simply ask , “ Are you okay , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point that way ?
” It ’ s so laughable , I could wish it were funny , too .
It isn ’ t .
Tom Gilson ( @ TomGilsonAuthor ) is a senior editor with The Stream and the author or editor of six books , including the recently released Too Good To Be False : How Jesus ’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality .

Timothy Smith, who calls himself “just a normal everyday American citizen,” posted a video on Facebook showing how he found a vote recorded in Michigan last week, cast by a man who was born in 1902 and died in 1984.
I tried it, and he was right: I got the identical answer. William Bradley died 36 years ago, and yet he “cast a ballot” last week. Try it yourself. Unless the state takes it down, you can get the same result by visiting the state’s voter index and entering information for William Bradley, born in March, 1902, with zip code 48207.
(See the screenshot of my results below, in case Michigan removes this record before you get a chance to try it.)
Cold, Calculating Evil on Top of Fraud
I have two comments to add.
First, there’s an evil side of this that must be brought to light. I recognized it after I searched to see whether my own mother had “voted.” She lived in Michigan, too, until she passed away several years ago.
There was no record of her in the system, for which I am grateful. I thought, What would I tell my dad? He’s 97 years old, very sharp, still very much missing Mom. “Hey, Dad, did you know Mom voted last week?” That’s when it hit me: the crushing hurt, the anger, the disgust he and the rest of our family would feel over her being used that way.
To cast a ballot for a dead person isn’t just fraud. It’s cold, calculated, cruel abuse of an actual person’s actually-lived life. It’s more evil than I’d realized.
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Laughable “Fact Check”
My second comment is more of a laugh. See the screenshots below (click the images for full-size versions.) When you can check the facts so easily for yourself, how much more smoking-gun proof do we need of Facebook’s “fact check” bias? (Click the images for full-size versions.)
If Facebook objects, saying, “Smith’s claims of how often this happened are unverified,” I would simply ask, “Are you okay, or did you pull a muscle dodging the point that way?”
It’s so laughable, I could wish it were funny, too. It isn’t.
Tom Gilson (@TomGilsonAuthor) is a senior editor with The Stream and the author or editor of six books, including the recently released Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality.


thestream--2020-11-09--Pfizer Develops COVID-19 Vaccine That is 90% Effective, Preliminary Results Show

Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE have developed a vaccine against COVID-19 that has proven to be over 90 % effective in treating participants in their newest study , Fox News reported Monday .
Although the results are incomplete , they provide some good news in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic .
Pfizer hopes to as health regulators for permission to sell the vaccine before the end of this month .
They are waiting for data that says the vaccine is safe .
Health regulators will assess the safety of the vaccine before it is released .
“ Hopefully now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine out there and make sure it ’ s doing what it ’ s supposed to do and stop ” the virus , said Kathrin Jansen .
Jansen is Pfizer ’ s head of vaccine research and development .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has said at least half of the participants must be monitored for two months to see if there are any side effects from the shot .
Pfizer will collect at least “ two months of safety data ” during the month of November .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afterward .
There have been no serious safety issues thus far .
While the study has enrolled almost 44,000 subjects in the U.S. and abroad , the newest results come from only 94 participants in the study .
“ You never know what the outcome is , but we had a feeling that we did everything we could possibly do , ” said Dr. Jansen .
The companies are using a technology , known as mRNA , which has not been proven .
The technology term , mRNA , is short for “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genetic instructions to cells , ” according to Fox News .
The mRNA tell cells to make a “ synthetic version of the spike protein that juts from the surface ” of the coronavirus .
The protein then prompts the immune system to fight the virus .
Pfizer has provided the results of the study to the FDA .
The FDA won ’ t approve a vaccine unless it is at least 50 % effective .
The newest results indicate that the vaccine works better than even Pfizer or BioNTech SE expected .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ science and humanity , ” said Dr. Albert Bourla , Pfizer Chairman and CEO .
“ The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine ’ s ability to prevent COVID-19.
” He added , “ With today ’ s news , we are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis.
” Pfizer will continue to monitor the subjects in the study for safety and vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ second dose of the shot .
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream .
You can follow her @ NancyFlory3 , and follow The Stream @ Streamdotorg .

Pfizer and partner BioNTech SE have developed a vaccine against COVID-19 that has proven to be over 90% effective in treating participants in their newest study, Fox News reported Monday. Although the results are incomplete, they provide some good news in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Pfizer hopes to as health regulators for permission to sell the vaccine before the end of this month. They are waiting for data that says the vaccine is safe. Health regulators will assess the safety of the vaccine before it is released.
“Hopefully now we can move on and get this vaccine out there and make sure it’s doing what it’s supposed to do and stop” the virus, said Kathrin Jansen. Jansen is Pfizer’s head of vaccine research and development.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said at least half of the participants must be monitored for two months to see if there are any side effects from the shot. Pfizer will collect at least “two months of safety data” during the month of November. They intend to apply for an emergency authorization afterward. There have been no serious safety issues thus far.
While the study has enrolled almost 44,000 subjects in the U.S. and abroad, the newest results come from only 94 participants in the study. “You never know what the outcome is, but we had a feeling that we did everything we could possibly do,” said Dr. Jansen.
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The companies are using a technology, known as mRNA, which has not been proven. The technology term, mRNA, is short for “molecular couriers called messenger RNA that carry genetic instructions to cells,” according to Fox News. The mRNA tell cells to make a “synthetic version of the spike protein that juts from the surface” of the coronavirus. The protein then prompts the immune system to fight the virus.
Pfizer has provided the results of the study to the FDA. The FDA won’t approve a vaccine unless it is at least 50% effective. The newest results indicate that the vaccine works better than even Pfizer or BioNTech SE expected.
“Today is a great day for science and humanity,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. “The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent COVID-19.” He added, “With today’s news, we are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis.”
Pfizer will continue to monitor the subjects in the study for safety and vaccine duration for two years following the subjects’ second dose of the shot.
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thestream--2020-11-10--Do This Right: Why It Is Important That Trump Not Concede

Where to start on the situation we as a nation are now facing ?
First , let ’ s get one thing clear : Does anyone think for one second that — given all the anomalies of this election and the strange turnaround that completely changed the outcome — if the situation were reversed and Trump were ahead , the Biden campaign would say , “ Yes !
The people have spoken !
Donald Trump has won re-election !
We ’ re leaving now.
” ?
Anyone ?
“ The People Have Spoken ” — Not Yet Of course they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recount close states and find every bit of evidence of voter fraud that might have influenced the outcome — which this year , I must point out , is all coming from the Democrat side .
They ’ d never go quietly .
( Recall Gore in 2000 — that took well over a month . )
So anyone — including the media — saying it ’ s over and Trump should concede needs to put a cork in it until we determine the actual vote count .
The left never accepted Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was .
They concocted a story about Russians and still push it , though exhaustive investigation found no evidence .
They undermined him — and demeaned us — at every turn .
They tried to remove him with a sham impeachment .
Now , they expect us to slump away defeated after a few days while they coronate his opponent ?
No .
Biden is already pretending to be the President-elect , giving speeches saying “ the people have spoken.
” Actually , the media have spoken , but they don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t certify the vote .
Still , they just can ’ t wait , so this is the kind of headline we ’ re seeing everywhere .
When Democrats say “ the people have spoken , ” that ’ s not what they mean .
They refer to the ballot count , which may or may not reflect the people ’ s will .
They want to freeze it before it can be shown that “ the people ” might want something very different from what they want to give them .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost countless reports about this to see what is partisan spin ( from both sides ) and what might actually reflect reality .
Here ’ s some good sense from American Thinker .
The author , Jay Valentine , is clear that he supported Trump and has tried hard to contain his confirmation bias , but he has a degree in statistics and sees plenty of reason to examine the result .
Not only is this not over , he says , but it ’ s “ scary for Biden.
” That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media ( but I repeat myself ) are in such a hurry to declare him the winner and get everybody used to the idea .
Valentine first looks at Philadelphia and the order from Justice Alito to keep late ballots separate .
Remove those , and Trump wins Pennsylvania .
( Of course , there are scores of eyewitness accounts that suggest outright fraud in Philadelphia , also in Pittsburgh . )
Valentine thinks Trump will win the state .
Here ’ s a story we found about Pennsylvania accepting mail-in ballots for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate predicted by historical rejection numbers .
Hmm… Valentine also finds numerous anomalies in Nevada and Wisconsin .
For example , Wisconsin election clerks were told to fill in ballots themselves where critical information had been left off .
This information is supposed to be resolved before Election Day .
Such ballots don ’ t count , at least according to retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman , who said on local radio that the statute is “ very , very clear .
If an absentee ballot does not have a witness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not valid.
” The Wisconsin GOP “ estimates that thousands of witness addresses may have been changed.
” Here are more details concerning Wisconsin .
Michigan is a mess , too , especially Detroit , where many accounts have emerged about GOP observers being ejected or otherwise barred from seeing the process .
Here ’ s just one .
By the way , don ’ t look for such reporting through a Google search .
They ’ ve “ fact-checked ” it and found it all to be “ false.
” Not so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smaller scale : example , Michigan .
“ Voter fraud is kind of like larceny , ” Valentine says .
“ A little is okay .
It is even kind of entertaining … ” ( like all those jokes we ’ ve told about dead ‘ Democrats ’ voting ) “ … But voter fraud on this scale is just not sustainable .
It does not pass the common sense test … The overwhelming number now goes beyond humor and rubs our faces in it.
” Trump has , as he puts it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ll just see what the “ will of the people ” is .
Also , Mark Levin had a must-see program this Sunday on Life , Liberty & Levin .
Here ’ s a great clip of him with guest Ken Starr .
If you missed it Sunday night , the show in its entirety should be online soon .
As they discussed , it was a deliberate choice to have legislators direct the process for choosing electors for their states , to keep it as close to the people as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pennsylvania shuffle , ” Starr said , calling what the governor did through the state supreme court to change the rules “ a constitutional travesty.
” Justice Alito has stepped in to say , in effect , that “ the legislature is the boss.
” That ’ s why he ’ s having late ballots counted and kept separately , pending a decision by the full Court about the power of the state legislature .
“ To ‘ count every vote ’ may be a crime ” under state law , Starr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You don ’ t count every illegal vote .
“ It ’ s shameful , ” he said , “ that Vice President Biden ’ s people and the Vice President himself are saying ‘ Count every vote ’ and selling a lot of t-shirts.
” Levin observed , “ The Democrats … want to vote earlier and earlier and count later and later.
” Yes , to create unreliability and chaos .
( I would add that it keeps early voters from being able to change their minds . )
Starr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for having “ a sordid history of voter fraud , ” involving “ criminal convictions ” that in Pennsylvania involved the sitting state senate majority leader , who went to jail .
Imagine someone actually going to jail over this !
“ Count Every Vote ” or “ Count Every Ballot ” ?
As Levin said , there have been over 300 lawsuits this year in key states , to “ stack the deck ” with the methodology by which votes are cast and counted , setting us up for the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we previously reported Clinton attorney Marc Elias of the firm Perkins Coie being particularly active in this process . )
Levin also hosted constitutional scholar and election law expert Hans von Spakovsky , senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a former commissioner for the Federal Election Commission .
He was also counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the DOJ , in charge of enforcing voting rights law .
He spoke about those 300+ lawsuits , which had “ a common theme.
” “ They all tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place for absentee or mail-in ballots eliminated , ” he said .
Signature requirements , signature comparisons , limits on ‘ vote harvesting , ’ voter ID — they wanted it all out the window .
Is that to ensure we “ count every vote , ” or that we “ count every ballot , real or not ” ?
Be sure and watch the entire interview , as well as Levin ’ s closing statement — you ’ ll see why the media and the Biden campaign ( same thing ) do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why it might very well turn out differently ; and why it ’ s so important , whatever the outcome , that this be done right .
Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and longtime conservative commentator on issues in culture and current events .
A New York Times best-selling author , he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN .

Where to start on the situation we as a nation are now facing? First, let’s get one thing clear: Does anyone think for one second that — given all the anomalies of this election and the strange turnaround that completely changed the outcome — if the situation were reversed and Trump were ahead, the Biden campaign would say, “Yes! The people have spoken! Donald Trump has won re-election! We’re leaving now”? Anyone?
“The People Have Spoken” — Not Yet
Of course they wouldn’t. They’d recount close states and find every bit of evidence of voter fraud that might have influenced the outcome — which this year, I must point out, is all coming from the Democrat side. They’d never go quietly. (Recall Gore in 2000 — that took well over a month.) So anyone — including the media — saying it’s over and Trump should concede needs to put a cork in it until we determine the actual vote count.
The left never accepted Trump as the duly-elected President, even though he was. They concocted a story about Russians and still push it, though exhaustive investigation found no evidence. They undermined him — and demeaned us — at every turn. They tried to remove him with a sham impeachment. Now, they expect us to slump away defeated after a few days while they coronate his opponent? No.
Biden is already pretending to be the President-elect, giving speeches saying “the people have spoken.” Actually, the media have spoken, but they don’t decide this. They don’t certify the vote. Still, they just can’t wait, so this is the kind of headline we’re seeing everywhere.
When Democrats say “the people have spoken,” that’s not what they mean. They refer to the ballot count, which may or may not reflect the people’s will. They want to freeze it before it can be shown that “the people” might want something very different from what they want to give them.
A Good Sense Look at Voting Anomalies
My staff and I have been looking through almost countless reports about this to see what is partisan spin (from both sides) and what might actually reflect reality. Here’s some good sense from American Thinker.
The author, Jay Valentine, is clear that he supported Trump and has tried hard to contain his confirmation bias, but he has a degree in statistics and sees plenty of reason to examine the result. Not only is this not over, he says, but it’s “scary for Biden.” That’s why the Biden campaign and the media (but I repeat myself) are in such a hurry to declare him the winner and get everybody used to the idea.
Pennsylvania
Valentine first looks at Philadelphia and the order from Justice Alito to keep late ballots separate. Remove those, and Trump wins Pennsylvania. (Of course, there are scores of eyewitness accounts that suggest outright fraud in Philadelphia, also in Pittsburgh.) Valentine thinks Trump will win the state.
Here’s a story we found about Pennsylvania accepting mail-in ballots for this election at almost 30 times the rate predicted by historical rejection numbers. Hmm…
Wisconsin
Valentine also finds numerous anomalies in Nevada and Wisconsin. For example, Wisconsin election clerks were told to fill in ballots themselves where critical information had been left off. This information is supposed to be resolved before Election Day. Such ballots don’t count, at least according to retired Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who said on local radio that the statute is “very, very clear. If an absentee ballot does not have a witness address on it, it’s not valid.” The Wisconsin GOP “estimates that thousands of witness addresses may have been changed.” Here are more details concerning Wisconsin.
Michigan
Michigan is a mess, too, especially Detroit, where many accounts have emerged about GOP observers being ejected or otherwise barred from seeing the process. Here’s just one.
By the way, don’t look for such reporting through a Google search. They’ve “fact-checked” it and found it all to be “false.” Not so.
Problems have also arisen on a smaller scale: example, Michigan.
“Voter fraud is kind of like larceny,” Valentine says. “A little is okay. It is even kind of entertaining …” (like all those jokes we’ve told about dead ‘Democrats’ voting) “… But voter fraud on this scale is just not sustainable. It does not pass the common sense test … The overwhelming number now goes beyond humor and rubs our faces in it.”
Trump has, as he puts it, “gone to the mattresses.” We’ll just see what the “will of the people” is.
Must-See TV — Life, Liberty & Levin
Also, Mark Levin had a must-see program this Sunday on Life, Liberty & Levin. Here’s a great clip of him with guest Ken Starr. If you missed it Sunday night, the show in its entirety should be online soon.
As they discussed, it was a deliberate choice to have legislators direct the process for choosing electors for their states, to keep it as close to the people as possible. This “got lost in the Pennsylvania shuffle,” Starr said, calling what the governor did through the state supreme court to change the rules “a constitutional travesty.” Justice Alito has stepped in to say, in effect, that “the legislature is the boss.” That’s why he’s having late ballots counted and kept separately, pending a decision by the full Court about the power of the state legislature.
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“To ‘count every vote’ may be a crime” under state law, Starr said, perhaps even under federal law. You don’t count every illegal vote. “It’s shameful,” he said, “that Vice President Biden’s people and the Vice President himself are saying ‘Count every vote’ and selling a lot of t-shirts.”
Levin observed, “The Democrats … want to vote earlier and earlier and count later and later.” Yes, to create unreliability and chaos. (I would add that it keeps early voters from being able to change their minds.) Starr cited two cities, Detroit and Philadelphia, for having “a sordid history of voter fraud,” involving “criminal convictions” that in Pennsylvania involved the sitting state senate majority leader, who went to jail.
Imagine someone actually going to jail over this!
“Count Every Vote” or “Count Every Ballot”?
As Levin said, there have been over 300 lawsuits this year in key states, to “stack the deck” with the methodology by which votes are cast and counted, setting us up for the current mess. (I should mention that we previously reported Clinton attorney Marc Elias of the firm Perkins Coie being particularly active in this process.)
Levin also hosted constitutional scholar and election law expert Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a former commissioner for the Federal Election Commission. He was also counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the DOJ, in charge of enforcing voting rights law. He spoke about those 300+ lawsuits, which had “a common theme.”
“They all tried to get the security protocols that are in place for absentee or mail-in ballots eliminated,” he said. Signature requirements, signature comparisons, limits on ‘vote harvesting,’ voter ID — they wanted it all out the window. Is that to ensure we “count every vote,” or that we “count every ballot, real or not”?
Be sure and watch the entire interview, as well as Levin’s closing statement — you’ll see why the media and the Biden campaign (same thing) do not get to call this election; why it might very well turn out differently; and why it’s so important, whatever the outcome, that this be done right.
Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and longtime conservative commentator on issues in culture and current events. A New York Times best-selling author, he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN.
Originally published at MikeHuckabee.com. Reprinted with permission.


thestream--2020-11-10--‘The Eternal God is Thy Refuge’

‘The Eternal God is Thy Refuge’

The word refuge may be translated “ mansion , ” or “ abiding- place , ” which gives the thought that God is our abode , our home .
There is a fullness and sweetness in the metaphor , for dear to our hearts is our home , although it be the humblest cottage , or the scantiest garret ; and dearer far is our blessed God , in whom we live , and move , and have our being .
It is at home that we feel safe : we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God we “ fear no evil.
” He is our shelter and retreat , our abiding refuge .
At home , we take our rest ; it is there we find repose after the fatigue and toil of the day .
And so our hearts find rest in God , when , wearied with life ’ s conflict , we turn to him , and our soul dwells at ease .
At home , also , we let our hearts loose ; we are not afraid of being misunderstood , nor of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are with God we can commune freely with him , laying open all our hidden desires ; for if the “ secret of the Lord is with them that fear him , ” the secrets of them that fear him ought to be , and must be , with their Lord .
Home , too , is the place of our truest and purest happiness : and it is in God that our hearts find their deepest delight .
We have joy in him which far surpasses all other joy .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labour .
The thought of it gives strength to bear the daily burden , and quickens the fingers to perform the task ; and in this sense we may also say that God is our home .
Love to him strengthens us .
We think of him in the person of his dear Son ; and a glimpse of the suffering face of the Redeemer constrains us to labour in his cause .
We feel that we must work , for we have brethren yet to be saved , and we have our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by bringing home his wandering sons ; we would fill with holy mirth the sacred family among whom we dwell .
Happy are those who have thus the God of Jacob for their refuge !

“The eternal God is thy refuge.”
Deuteronomy 33:27
The word refuge may be translated “mansion,” or “abiding- place,” which gives the thought that God is our abode, our home.
There is a fullness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be the humblest cottage, or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our blessed God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. It is at home that we feel safe: we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security. So when we are with our God we “fear no evil.” He is our shelter and retreat, our abiding refuge. At home, we take our rest; it is there we find repose after the fatigue and toil of the day.
And so our hearts find rest in God, when, wearied with life’s conflict, we turn to him, and our soul dwells at ease. At home, also, we let our hearts loose; we are not afraid of being misunderstood, nor of our words being misconstrued. So when we are with God we can commune freely with him, laying open all our hidden desires; for if the “secret of the Lord is with them that fear him,” the secrets of them that fear him ought to be, and must be, with their Lord.
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Home, too, is the place of our truest and purest happiness: and it is in God that our hearts find their deepest delight. We have joy in him which far surpasses all other joy. It is also for home that we work and labour. The thought of it gives strength to bear the daily burden, and quickens the fingers to perform the task; and in this sense we may also say that God is our home. Love to him strengthens us.
We think of him in the person of his dear Son; and a glimpse of the suffering face of the Redeemer constrains us to labour in his cause. We feel that we must work, for we have brethren yet to be saved, and we have our Father’s heart to make glad by bringing home his wandering sons; we would fill with holy mirth the sacred family among whom we dwell.
Happy are those who have thus the God of Jacob for their refuge!


thestream--2020-11-10--The Media Says Joe Biden Will Be President, and I’m Relieved

The mainstream media have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race , and I am so relieved .
The evil four-year reign of Bad Orange Man will finally come to an end .
The United States of America can finally go back to being a country of quiet dignity and respect .
No longer will we have a racist for our chief executive officer .
Instead we will have the man who served as vice-president to our first African-American president .
What could be better to bring healing between the races ?
We will have the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean.
” A true hero to the African American community .
But his talent for racial sensitivity doesn ’ t stop there .
Let ’ s not forget the fantastic way he reached out to the Indian-American community for their stellar contribution to America in running convenience stores .
You know his running mate Kamala had to appreciate that .
And he ’ s a man who knows how to get legislation passed !
When in 1975 his buddy Senator Jesse Helms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was Joseph Biden who stepped in with a better written version of the same bill and scored a major victory for the anti-busing crowd .
Sure , the NAACP called the legislative amendment “ the greatest symbolic defeat for civil rights since 1964 , ” but Biden put them in their place .
The true racists opposed this legislation : “ The new integration plans being offered are really just quota systems to assure a certain number of blacks , Chicanos , or whatever in each school .
That , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can come up with.
” And he ’ s tough on crime !
Let ’ s not forget the 1994 “ Biden ” Crime Bill .
It provided funds for “ community oriented ” policing , a federal assault-weapons ban , but most importantly “ it expanded the death penalty , creating 60 new death penalty offenses under 41 capital statutes.
” It also “ eliminated education funding for incarcerated students , effectively gutting prison education programs.
” “ As a result of these policies – and many others — the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population today than any other developed country .
… Because we impose harsher sentences on convicts than any other nation deems conscionable.
” Go Biden !
Go U.S.A. !
And women will be safer too !
No more will we have a “ P**** grabber ” as our leader .
Absolutely not !
President-elect Biden knows to stop at shoulder rubs and hair sniffing .
And Respected All Over !
And , finally , a commander-in-chief respected by other countries !
After all , we know for sure that China loves him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll get us back into the deal with Iran that Orange Man ruined .
Plus , there ’ s the matter of the Middle East .
Orange Man was on the verge of making historic , unfathomable changes in the Arab/Israeli conflict .
Sudan , United Arab Emirates , and Bahrain have agreed to sign a peace treaty with Israel .
Who is Orange Man to interfere with these private country ’ s personal conflicts ?
These countries have been fighting with Israel since it ’ s inception in 1948 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Same with Serbia and Kosovo .
How is it Orange Man ’ s business to negotiate peace with them ?
No , my friends .
We will be much better off with a man that will let foreign countries do as they please , as long as they pay for the privilege .
I would be remiss if I did not also celebrate the blessing of a Kamala Harris presidency .
Sorry , I mean vice-presidency .
She will be a double place filler .
Not only will she be the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also be the first woman .
It ’ s about time , I say .
Women around the country , nay , around the world should be rejoicing .
Finally , we have the perfect feminist role model .
Harris proves , beyond a shadow of a doubt , just how far an intelligent and determined woman can go provided she gets her start by engaging in an extra-marital affair with a very powerful man .
Thank you , Willie Brown for spotting her talent early .
And we won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on crime or molly coddling her fellow people of color .
Just take a look at her record in California .
She arguably put more black men in jail for petty marijuana violations than most white prosecutors did for serious crimes .
But , it ’ s not just about incarceration .
She knows what ’ s important is to keep these criminals locked up .
Fortunately , she ’ s already proven her willingness to refrain from early release by not allowing a minor point , like DNA proving a man ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acquiesce .
Yes , my fellow Americans , a wonderful new era is upon us and we should all rejoice !
Probably the most wonderful thing about the Harris/Biden Presidency is no more tweets .
No longer will we as Americans have to suffer the embarrassment of childish and nonsensical gibberish being tweeted out on an almost daily basis .
No , sir .
From now on these gaffes will be delivered the old-fashioned way , through Joe Biden ’ s lips .
All the references but one are taken from an article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligencer ” section from 2019 , before Democrats forgot his record .
The other is taken from a Time magazine article on Biden ’ s gaffes , from 2006 .

The mainstream media have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race, and I am so relieved. The evil four-year reign of Bad Orange Man will finally come to an end. The United States of America can finally go back to being a country of quiet dignity and respect.
No longer will we have a racist for our chief executive officer. Instead we will have the man who served as vice-president to our first African-American president. What could be better to bring healing between the races? We will have the man who referred to President Obama as “the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean.” A true hero to the African American community.
But his talent for racial sensitivity doesn’t stop there. Let’s not forget the fantastic way he reached out to the Indian-American community for their stellar contribution to America in running convenience stores. You know his running mate Kamala had to appreciate that.
And His Legislation!
And he’s a man who knows how to get legislation passed! When in 1975 his buddy Senator Jesse Helms failed to get his anti-busing legislation passed, it was Joseph Biden who stepped in with a better written version of the same bill and scored a major victory for the anti-busing crowd.
Sure, the NAACP called the legislative amendment “the greatest symbolic defeat for civil rights since 1964,” but Biden put them in their place. The true racists opposed this legislation: “The new integration plans being offered are really just quota systems to assure a certain number of blacks, Chicanos, or whatever in each school. That, to me, is the most racist concept you can come up with.”
And he’s tough on crime! Let’s not forget the 1994 “Biden” Crime Bill. It provided funds for “community oriented” policing, a federal assault-weapons ban, but most importantly “it expanded the death penalty, creating 60 new death penalty offenses under 41 capital statutes.” It also “eliminated education funding for incarcerated students, effectively gutting prison education programs.”
“As a result of these policies — and many others — the United States imprisons a higher proportion of its population today than any other developed country. … Because we impose harsher sentences on convicts than any other nation deems conscionable.” Go Biden! Go U.S.A.!
And women will be safer too! No more will we have a “P**** grabber” as our leader. Absolutely not! President-elect Biden knows to stop at shoulder rubs and hair sniffing.
And Respected All Over!
And, finally, a commander-in-chief respected by other countries! After all, we know for sure that China loves him, and Ukraine. With any luck, he’ll get us back into the deal with Iran that Orange Man ruined. Plus, there’s the matter of the Middle East. Orange Man was on the verge of making historic, unfathomable changes in the Arab/Israeli conflict. Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain have agreed to sign a peace treaty with Israel.
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Who is Orange Man to interfere with these private country’s personal conflicts? These countries have been fighting with Israel since it’s inception in 1948, and with each other since time immemorial. Same with Serbia and Kosovo.
How is it Orange Man’s business to negotiate peace with them? No, my friends. We will be much better off with a man that will let foreign countries do as they please, as long as they pay for the privilege.
Blessed by Kamala
I would be remiss if I did not also celebrate the blessing of a Kamala Harris presidency. Sorry, I mean vice-presidency. She will be a double place filler. Not only will she be the first person of color as vice-president, she will also be the first woman. It’s about time, I say. Women around the country, nay, around the world should be rejoicing.
Finally, we have the perfect feminist role model. Harris proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, just how far an intelligent and determined woman can go provided she gets her start by engaging in an extra-marital affair with a very powerful man. Thank you, Willie Brown for spotting her talent early.
And we won’t have to worry about her being soft on crime or molly coddling her fellow people of color. Just take a look at her record in California. She arguably put more black men in jail for petty marijuana violations than most white prosecutors did for serious crimes. But, it’s not just about incarceration. She knows what’s important is to keep these criminals locked up. Fortunately, she’s already proven her willingness to refrain from early release by not allowing a minor point, like DNA proving a man’s innocence, to force her to acquiesce.
Yes, my fellow Americans, a wonderful new era is upon us and we should all rejoice! Probably the most wonderful thing about the Harris/Biden Presidency is no more tweets. No longer will we as Americans have to suffer the embarrassment of childish and nonsensical gibberish being tweeted out on an almost daily basis.
No, sir. From now on these gaffes will be delivered the old-fashioned way, through Joe Biden’s lips.
All the references but one are taken from an article in New York magazine’s “Intelligencer” section from 2019, before Democrats forgot his record. The other is taken from a Time magazine article on Biden’s gaffes, from 2006.
George Janek is a conservative thinker encamped in Northern California.


The Real Priorities

The morning after Election Day , the Supreme Court heard a case on foster care and adoption that puts a heck of a lot in perspective .
I listened with some frustration and bewilderment as a few of the justices talked with some hostility about the idea that Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia would dare to expect to be able to contract with the city to certify and provide ongoing support for foster and adoptive families .
There are children in the city of Philadelphia who need homes , and there are people certified by Catholic Social Services with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
How dare the city of Philadelphia get in the way of that ?
While everyone has been stuck on the presidential election drama , understandably , I fear we miss the most important things .
Most of the headlines that covered the Philadelphia case set it up as a conflict between LGBTQ rights and the Catholic Church .
Here ’ s how Becket Fund for Religious Liberty lawyer Lori Windham put it during an exchange with Justice Brett Kavanaugh : “ [ Catholic Social Services ] is not going to prevent any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Philadelphia .
There are many other agencies out there .
They ’ re merely asking to be able to step aside and recuse if that situation … were ever to arise .
… This is a system that has worked effectively and worked well for many years.
” The Little Sisters of the Poor That , of course , brings to mind the ridiculous fight that the Obama administration waged against the Little Sisters of the Poor , who wound up before the U.S. Supreme Court not once , but twice , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Who would expect Catholic nuns to cover contraception and abortion-inducing drugs in their employees ’ health insurance ?
This is what religious liberty is all about .
Speaking Wednesday about being a president for all the people was certainly the right thing for Joe Biden to say .
But I have my concerns , to say the least .
His partner on the ticket , Kamala Harris , has said that membership in the Knights of Columbus renders judicial candidates questionable .
Given it ’ s a fraternal organization , that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy Coney Barrett that didn ’ t make the Democrats ’ list of objections .
Speaking of the Knights of Columbus , one of my dearest friends in the world , Andrew T. Walther , a former vice president for communications and strategic planning for the Knights , has died .
He will be mourned and missed .
He worked tirelessly to advance the work of the Knights of Columbus in the service of God .
He cared especially about protecting religious minorities in the Middle East and elsewhere .
But the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who lived everyday virtue courageously .
If we ’ re going to heal under one president or another , there needs to be some buy-in from the American people .
Do we still understand that the purpose of the presidency isn ’ t to punish our political opponents ?
Do we understand , too , that politics isn ’ t meant to be a religious substitute ?
There ’ s a blind , dangerous fervor I see on the streets and on social media .
My solace comes from people actually praying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And the message of the Knights of Columbus and the life of Andrew Walther is that real religious freedom and a robust civil society are essential .
Anything else will drive us crazy — as we see in our politics and in much else .
Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute , editor-at-large of National Review magazine and author of the new book A Year With the Mystics : Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living .
She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan ’ s pro-life commission in New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ klopez @ nationalreview.com .

The morning after Election Day, the Supreme Court heard a case on foster care and adoption that puts a heck of a lot in perspective. I listened with some frustration and bewilderment as a few of the justices talked with some hostility about the idea that Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia would dare to expect to be able to contract with the city to certify and provide ongoing support for foster and adoptive families.
There are children in the city of Philadelphia who need homes, and there are people certified by Catholic Social Services with the ability and desire to help these children. How dare the city of Philadelphia get in the way of that?
Adoption in Pennsylvania
While everyone has been stuck on the presidential election drama, understandably, I fear we miss the most important things. Most of the headlines that covered the Philadelphia case set it up as a conflict between LGBTQ rights and the Catholic Church.
Here’s how Becket Fund for Religious Liberty lawyer Lori Windham put it during an exchange with Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “[Catholic Social Services] is not going to prevent any same-sex couple from being able to foster in Philadelphia. There are many other agencies out there. They’re merely asking to be able to step aside and recuse if that situation … were ever to arise. … This is a system that has worked effectively and worked well for many years.”
The Little Sisters of the Poor
That, of course, brings to mind the ridiculous fight that the Obama administration waged against the Little Sisters of the Poor, who wound up before the U.S. Supreme Court not once, but twice, as their religious liberty rights were attacked. Who would expect Catholic nuns to cover contraception and abortion-inducing drugs in their employees’ health insurance? This is what religious liberty is all about.
The Knights of Columbus
Speaking Wednesday about being a president for all the people was certainly the right thing for Joe Biden to say. But I have my concerns, to say the least. His partner on the ticket, Kamala Harris, has said that membership in the Knights of Columbus renders judicial candidates questionable. Given it’s a fraternal organization, that was mercifully one strike against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett that didn’t make the Democrats’ list of objections.
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Speaking of the Knights of Columbus, one of my dearest friends in the world, Andrew T. Walther, a former vice president for communications and strategic planning for the Knights, has died. He will be mourned and missed. He worked tirelessly to advance the work of the Knights of Columbus in the service of God. He cared especially about protecting religious minorities in the Middle East and elsewhere. But the fact of the matter is he was a man who lived everyday virtue courageously.
Politics: Not a Religious Substitute
If we’re going to heal under one president or another, there needs to be some buy-in from the American people. Do we still understand that the purpose of the presidency isn’t to punish our political opponents? Do we understand, too, that politics isn’t meant to be a religious substitute? There’s a blind, dangerous fervor I see on the streets and on social media. My solace comes from people actually praying to God for peace and wisdom.
And the message of the Knights of Columbus and the life of Andrew Walther is that real religious freedom and a robust civil society are essential. Anything else will drive us crazy — as we see in our politics and in much else.
Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review magazine and author of the new book A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living. She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan’s pro-life commission in New York. She can be contacted at [email protected].