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Republican-led Michigan legislature to hold hearings on election fraud claims

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The Republican-led Michigan legislature will hold hearings Saturday to consider fraud claims regarding the presidential election.

"Every single legal vote needs to be counted, regardless of who cast it or who they voted for," said Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering), according to the Daily Journal.

"And then the candidate who wins the most of those votes will win Michigan's electoral votes, just like it always has been. Nothing about that process will change in 2020," he continued.

Multiple allegations of election fraud, typos, and glitches were made after the election on Tuesday.

"Questions followed after a software glitch initially gave roughly 5,000 votes cast for President Donald Trump to former Vice President Joe Biden in Antrim County, sparking a manual recount," the newspaper said.

In a statement Friday, state Sen. Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) wrote,
"One candidate seems to be willing to pour gas on every potential fear and doubt about the integrity of the system while the other seems uninterested in some very troubling reports and witness testimony. We need to let the system we have work through these problems. It will take time and involve lawyers and arguments: that's ok and has worked before in contested elections."

Comment: See also:

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


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Weekend of chaos in Minsk as authorities crack down on protests against embattled Belarusian leader Lukashenko

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© ReutersWoman wearing flag is detained by Minsk police.
Thousands took to the streets of Belarus' capital, Minsk, again on Sunday as part of demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko's leadership, which have now been running for three months.

According to reports, around 450 people were arrested as authorities cracked down on the rally. Minsk's metro network and internet were both disrupted in an apparent attempt to limit the protests. A number of journalists covering the events are also believed to be in custody.

Footage published on Twitter shows columns of police officers setting up rolling barricades against activists on Sunday.

The protesters had reportedly organized into separate marches to head towards the center of the capital, with one group reaching the Minsk City Hero Obelisk, not far from Lukashenko's residence.


A defining feature of recent months has been the cross-societal support garnered by the opposition movement. On Saturday, several arrests were made at a 'Medics March', in which doctors and medical professionals turned out to call for fresh elections. Previous weekends have seen rallies specifically for pensioners and military veterans.

Comment: Protest action in Minsk, Belarus:




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Fulton County, GA discovers 'issue' with ballot reporting - state investigators dispatched

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© Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesPoll worker counting ballots
Georgia's top election official is dispatching a team of investigators after a ballot "issue" was discovered in one of the counties most responsible for giving former Vice President Joe Biden the lead over President Trump.

While Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) did not reveal the nature of the issue with the ballots, he did announce late Saturday that investigators were headed to State Farm Arena in Fulton County to "secure the vote and protect all legal votes."

"Fulton County has discovered an issue involving reporting from their work on Friday. Officials are at State Farm Arena to rescan their work from Friday," Raffensperger said.
"The Secretary of State has a monitor onsite, has sent additional investigators, and dispatched the Deputy Secretary of State as well to oversee the process to make sure to thoroughly secure the vote and protect all legal votes. Observers from both political parties are there as well."

Comment: Georgia has been the site of previous election shenanigans. From the 2018 midterms:

Midterm elections: Voters report watching their ballots mysteriously switch to another candidate


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Project Veritas: Erie, Pa. USPS insider exposes anti-Trump postmaster's illegal order to back-date ballots

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'All these ballots that were coming in--today, tomorrow,yesterday โ€” are all supposed to be postmarked the third'

Project Veritas released an interview with another U.S. Postal Service worker, where the worker described how his leadership here ordered all late ballots to be postmarked for Nov. 3, Election Day.

"All these ballots that were coming in--today, tomorrow, yesterday โ€” are all supposed to be postmarked the third," said the postal service employee, who works out of the USPS General Mail Facility here.

The Project Veritas Insider said the supervisors are collecting the ballots and making sure they are postmarked.

"They're getting these ballots in and they're getting, they're taking them from us," he said.

Comment: And a follow up in Pennsylvania by Project Veritas:

Social Media was on the job however. Big League Politics reports:
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe has been censored again by Twitter shortly after releasing a video of a whistleblower attesting to voter irregularities in Pennsylvania. The video can still be accessed on Facebook at the present time.
And not for the first time:
Big League Politics has reported on the censorship that O'Keefe is receiving for merely exposing abnormalities with regards to the election process:
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe was recently locked out of his Twitter account for a nine-month-old tweet that supposedly violated a copyright shortly after he uncovered a Democrat ballot harvesting scheme operating out of Minneapolis, Minn. tied to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).



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Best of the Web: Steven Crowder: 'Fox News is NOT Your Friend! Here's Why'

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Fake News
Steven looks at the deterioration of Fox News and the network's massive failures in covering the 2020 presidential race. He then assesses the latest calls for civility from the Left and contrasts this with their past statements.


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Rights activists slam EU plan for access to encrypted chats

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Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities with access to encrypted messages.

The plan, first reported by Austrian public broadcaster FM4, reflects concern among European countries that police and intelligence services can't easily monitor online chats that use end-to-end encryption, such as Signal or WhatsApp.

A draft proposal dated Nov. 6 and circulated by the German government, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, proposes creating a "better balance" between privacy and crime fighting online.

The confidential draft, obtained independently by The Associated Press, states that "competent authorities must be able to access data in a lawful and targeted manner, in full respect of fundamental rights and the data protection regime, while upholding cybersecurity."

It adds that "technical solutions for gaining access to encrypted data must comply with the principles of legality, transparency, necessity and proportionality."

Comment: On-line privacy encryption - like all other types of privacy these days is coming under severe attack. And has been for quite a while now:

RT reports:
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) protects communications between two devices from eavesdropping by a third party, even if the snooper intercepts the message. Popular Services like WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook Messenger use it to protect user privacy.


Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported on Sunday that the EU may soon get access to this type of protection, linking the potential policy shift with the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, including in Vienna. It cited a draft document of the Council of the European Union, which member states may approve as soon as this month.

The EU believes that "competent authorities must be able to access data in a lawful and targeted manner," according to the draft. E2EE makes it "extremely challenging or practically impossible" to see the contents of the communications "despite the fact that the access to such data would be lawful."

Actually, the document in question has been in the works long before the latest terrorist attacks in Europe, while the issue of undefeatable encryption has been under debate for years. Public perception of encryption gained a boost in the wake of the 2013 revelation by Edward Snowden of mass electronic surveillance by the US and its allies. E2EE helps journalists protect their sources, facilitates anonymous anti-government speech in repressive nations and otherwise serves the goals of freedom.

Of course, it just as easily serves criminals. The rise of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq and Syria in 2014 and the spillover of Islamist violence into Europe in the following years propped up the argument that privacy concerns should be sidelined for the sake of public safety. Unsurprisingly, spy agencies on both sides of the Atlantic are among the most vocal proponents of this approach.

The draft cited by ORF is reflective of what privacy groups see as the EU's growing willingness to dismantle E2EE in favor of some diluted encryption solution. The tech companies so far have resisted the push to remove E2EE from their products.



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Flashback A guide to vote rigging: How to spot the tell-tale signs

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© Getty ImagesRigging can involve "stuffing" ballot boxes with fraudulent papers or simply making up results
Gabon's opposition says it was cheated of victory, after official results showed a turnout of 99.93% in President Ali Bongo's home region, with 95% of votes in his favour. Elizabeth Blunt has witnessed many elections across Africa, as both a BBC journalist and election observer and looks at six signs of possible election rigging.

Too many voters

Watch the turnout figures โ€’ they can be a big giveaway.

You never get a 98% or 99% turnout in an honest election. You just don't.

Voting is compulsory in Gabon, but it is not enforced; even in Australia where it is enforced, where you can vote by post or online and can be fined for not voting, turnout only reaches 90-95%.

Comment: Oh dear. This all sounds distressingly familiar. It's a sad day when a U.S. election can be accurately compared to one run in a Third World country.


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Antifa vandalizes Democrat HQ in Portland โ€” Paints f**k Biden

Portland Democrat HQ
© Portland Police Bureau
Antifa protesters in Portland, Oregon, vandalized the Democratic Party headquarters on Sunday night. They apparently painted "F**k Biden" and "No more presidents."

The headquarters of the Democratic Party of Multnomah County, Oregon, came under attack Sunday night from Antifa protesters. The vandals smashed windows and painted "F**k Biden" followed by an Antifa brand. They also painted, "No more presidents" on the building.


Comment: What's worse is what Oregon Governor Kate Brown just did...
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown rescinded an executive order Sunday that called on State Police and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Portland to take charge of the police response to expected violent protests in the wake of Tuesday's presidential election.


Thank you to everyone who exercised their free speech rights largely through joyful celebration. Now, the hard work begins to heal the divisions in our nation," Brown tweeted.


Who does she thinks she's kidding??


Unfortunately, there appears to be a long way to go before the healing can begin, as Oregon State Police arrested four people during competing protests at the State Capitol in Salem on Saturday.

Before Brown rescinded the executive order, police deployed tear gas, which had previously been banned, to disperse groups of demonstrators in Portland.


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Activists are trying to cancel my book on the transgender craze - Why is Silicon Valley helping them?

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The author, appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience, July 2020.
The day after I tweeted about the ongoing attempts to block sales of my book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, I was stuck on the phone with my parents' real estate agent. "How's your book going?" she wanted to know. "Is there a lot of controversy?"

I know it's fashionable these days to claim to be an introvert โ€” something to do with an unwarranted assumption of depth, maybe โ€” but I actually am an introvert. Small talk exhausts me, not because I believe it's beneath me, but because it feels like being handed a socket wrench. I have no idea what to do with it.

"Well, you had to expect that, right?" she added casually. "When you write a book like that, that's what you're expecting."

This is, more or less, most people's reaction to the efforts to suppress my book. It isn't that they agree with censorship per se. But you also can't go setting fires without expecting Big Tech's cops to shut them down. "If you're going to talk about the trans thing, I mean, what did you expect?" I think the agent may have said those very words.

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Mr. Potato

CNN hack Don Lemon continues to embarrass himself: 'Difficult to be a journalist' during 'dark' Trump years

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Libtard media syncophant Don Lemon
Twitter users have hounded over a post penned by CNN host Don Lemon, in which the well-paid #Resistance idol relayed how frightening the past four years have been for journalism, and more specifically, himself.

Lemon explained to Twitter "how difficult it's been as a journalist to cover this dark part of our history," adding that he hoped "attacks on journalism" would end under a presumed Biden administration. "Time to move into the light."

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