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US adds 638,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate drops to 6.9%, report

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The U.S. adds 638,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate drops to 6.9%, the federal government reported Friday.

The number exceeded analysts predictions of roughly 530,000 new jobs. The jobless rate dropped from from 7.9 percent, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

The U.S. and global economies have struggled during the roughly eight months of the coronavirus pandemic.

Comment: How long before Biden erases those gains and then some?

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Almost half of Russians in US have experienced discrimination alongside 'unfair' portrayal of country in media - survey

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A study of Russian-Americans has made clear the shocking extent of Russophobia in the US, today. The news comes after the Kremlin warned that attacks on the country were defining this week's American presidential election.

The report, published by the political lobby group Ru-PAC, found that more than 44 per cent of US-based Russians surveyed had faced discrimination on the basis of their nationality.

Around one in four reported having felt they had to hide their background. The way Russia is portrayed in the media appeared to be a cause of this, with almost 64 per cent of those responding saying coverage was "unfair."

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What pandemic? Londoners ignore lockdown fearmongering and enjoy the weekend with takeaway drinks in the park

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People without face masks pack the streets in a crowded Broadway Market this afternoon, as the second national lockdown continues
Britons flouted lockdown in their hundreds of thousands in London today as a market was packed with visitors helping themselves to takeaway beer on the first weekend of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Londoners flocked to Broadway Market for drinks and food this afternoon, despite the new guidance to stay at home as much as possible.

People were pictured queuing up for pints outside street food restaurants and packing the streets, with many not wearing face masks.


Comment: In England, unlike other countries in Europe, face masks are not mandatory outside.


Takeaway alcohol were originally going to be banned under the new lockdown restrictions but a Government U-turn allowed pubs, bars and hospitality venues to serve them.

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Report: Wisconsin election clerks may have illegally altered thousands of ballots

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Poll workers in Wisconsin may have unlawfully altered thousands of mail-in ballots due to unlawful guidance from the state's election commission, according to a report.

According to Wisconsin law, an absentee ballot requires that it be signed by a witness who also lists his or her address. Should the ballot not contain the a witness address, the ballot is disallowed and must be returned to the voter so that the witness can provide that information.

However, according to a report from the "Dan O'Donnell Show," sources claim that "clerks and vote counters" in the state wrote in the witness signatures themselves. Furthermore, the report claims that the election workers chose to write in the addresses because they were illegally advised to do so by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC).

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Rate of rejected mail-in ballots almost 30 times lower in Pennsylvania this year than in 2016

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© SOPA Images/GettyBallot workers in Luzerne County, PA.
In 2016, the state rejected about 1% of mail-in ballots; this year it is running so far as 0.03%.

Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania so far this year have been accepted at almost 30 times the rate predicted by historical rejection numbers, raising potential questions in a state in which Democratic challenger Joe Biden is maintaining a lead of just several thousand votes.

A county-by-county review by Just the News of accepted and rejected mail-in ballots throughout the state of Pennsylvania show that, when added up, the state only rejected 951 of 2,614,011 mail-in ballots this year, or a rate of 0.03%.

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Georgia launches probe over plot to 'overthrow government,' after parties call victory BEFORE votes counted in disputed election

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© AFP / Vano SHLAMOVPeople visit a polling station to vote in Georgia's parliamentary election in Tbilisi on October 31, 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic.
Investigations have begun in Tbilisi, Georgia, after the State Security Service discovered a plan had been made to topple the country's government ahead of October's parliamentary elections.

In a report released on Friday, the agency pointed to evidence that "specific persons, in case of an undesirable result for them in the parliamentary elections, planned to overthrow the government by force." No details of the plot, or why it failed, have been made public.

A criminal case has now been launched into the "conspiracy to violently change the constitutional order, overthrow, or seize Georgian state power." The charges could carry up to eight years in prison, although no current suspects have yet been identified.

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'Stop the steal!' Trump supporters gather at state buildings, calling Biden victory a fraud

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© Reuters / Jim UrquhartA supporter of Donald Trump holds a sign during a โ€œStop the Stealโ€ protest in Phoenix, Arizona, November 7, 2020.
Shortly after Joe Biden claimed victory in the presidential election, throngs of Trump supporters descended on their state capitols, demanding that allegations of fraud be investigated.

Biden declared himself the winner on Saturday morning, after the Associated Press called the race in his favor. President Donald Trump has refused to acknowledge Biden's claim, and accused the former vice president of winning by fraud.

Trump's supporters have stuck by the embattled president, and showed up at state capitols across the country, demanding that state governments support Trump and "stop the steal."

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The US political system is the last thing holding the country together; the 2020 election is about to destroy it

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Having changed drastically since its founding, America's continued existence rests on the system of government created by its Constitution. If that is sacrificed on the altar of power, there will be no country left.


The US is obviously a drastically different place in 2020 than it was in 1776, when thirteen colonies declared their independence from the British crown. Yet for all the dramatic changes in the shape and size of the country, the number and diversity of people living in it, or the technology they have at their disposal, it is still "America" because it maintains continuity of the political system set up in 1789.

Joe Biden, who is about to declare himself president-elect, has himself made a reference to this, calling "democracy" in the US a "system of governance that's been the envy of the world" for over 240 years. So it's a supreme irony that his election may well be the wrecking ball that demolishes the last vestiges of what's holding the country together.

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The Great Reset for dummies

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The peasants are getting fat, and they are breeding!
Oh no.


What is "the Great Reset"?

The Great Reset is a massively funded, desperately ambitious, internationally coordinated project led by some of the biggest multinational corporations and financial players on the planet and carried out by cooperating state bodies and NGOs. Its soul is a combination of early 20th century science fiction, idyllic Soviet posters, the obsessiveness of a deranged accountant with a gambling addiction โ€” and an upgraded, digital version of "Manifest Destiny."

The mathematical reason for the Great Reset is that thanks to technology, the planet has gotten small, and the infinite expansion economic model is bust โ€” but obviously, the super wealthy want to continue staying super wealthy, and so they need a miracle, another bubble, plus a surgically precise system for managing what they perceive as "their limited resources." Thus, they desperately want a bubble providing new growth out of thin air โ€” literally โ€” while simultaneously they seek to tighten the peasants' belts, an effort that starts with "behavioral modification," a.k.a. resetting the western peasants' sense of entitlement to high life standards and liberties (see awful "privilege").

The psychological reason for the Great Reset is the fear of losing control of property, the planet. I suppose, if you own billions and move trillions, your perception of reality gets funky, and everything down below looks like an ant hill that exists for you. Just ants and numbers, your assets.

Thus, the practical aim of the Great Reset is to fundamentally restructure the world's economy and geopolitical relations based on two assumptions: one, that every element of nature and every life form is a part of the global inventory (managed by the allegedly benevolent state, which, in turn, is owned by several suddenly benevolent wealthy people, via technology) โ€” and two, that all inventory needs to be strictly accounted for: be registered in a central database, be readable by a scanner and easily ID'ed, and be managed by AI, using the latest "science." The goal is to count and then efficiently manage and control all resources, including people, on an unprecedented scale, with unprecedented digital anxiety and precision โ€” all while the masters keep indulging, enjoying vast patches of conserved nature, free of unnecessary sovereign peasants and their unpredictability. The king's world feels far more predictable and relaxed when the chaos of human subjectivity is contained for good.

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Michigan Republican down 104 votes wins by 1,127 after 'glitch' fixed

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© UnknownOakland County, Michigan, Commissioner Adam Kochenderfer at the White House, 2019.
A Michigan Republican county official has won re-election in a race that he conceded earlier this week, thinking he lost by about 100 votes โ€” but a fixed computer glitch has since put him back in the lead.

In Oakland County's 15th county commission District โ€” representing Rochester and Rochester Hills โ€” the initial count gave a 104-vote margin to the Democrat, Melanie Hartman, amounting to a razor-thin majority of 50.08%. That stunned the incumbent, Adam Kochenderfer, giving him a sure sense that he'd lost in a district long deemed a Republican stronghold. [...] But what a difference a day makes - in weather, love, and the 15th District election for Oakland County commissioner. On Thursday, Kochenderfer was stunned again, this time by a call from Oakland County's director of elections, flipping the outcome to him.
"I thought that was that. Those were the results, and I said I would not seek a recount. Apparently, there was a technical glitch in Rochester Hills. And so, I actually ended up winning by a little over 1,100 votes."
In fact, the margin was 1,127 votes, giving Kochenderfer a 51.67% share of total votes. Hartman received a 48.23% share of total votes.

Comment: A Michigan county flips back to Trump as investigations into voting software is corrected.
An election-software glitch in Michigan's Antrim County that had incorrectly directed Democratic votes [sic Republican votes] to presidential candidate Joe Biden was fixed Friday, putting thousands of votes correctly into President Trump's totals.

The software had reportedly caused a significant number of votes to be allotted to Biden in a county that has for years been reliably red. In the presumed final count, Biden had originally led in the county by roughly 3,000 votes. Revised totals show that Trump won the county by around 2,500.

Addressing the alleged software glitch, Michigan GOP Chairwoman Laura Cox said Friday during a press conference that "47 counties [in Michigan] use this same software in the same capacity."

"These counties that use this software need to closely examine their results for similar discrepancies," she said.

With this information, fixing the glitch and rerunning the numbers may prove a Trump win in Michigan depending on the county. With 46 more in question...the outcome is now up in the air.