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Chicago Board Of Elections 'mistakenly' left out over 9,000 mail-in ballots in primary election

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© Nathan Worcester/The Epoch TimesA voter at a voting location at the Humboldt Park Branch of the Chicago Public Library in Chicago, Illinois, on March 19, 2024.
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times

A Chicago Board of Elections official said Sunday that he had "mistakenly" left out over 9,000 mail-in ballots from one of the races in last week's Illinois state primary election, sparking renewed scrutiny around voting by mail in the run-up to the November presidential election.

"In adding up the total number of Vote By Mail ballots the Board had received back so far, I mistakenly left out additional ballots" that came in by mail on the evening of March 18, a day prior to Election Day, according to a March 23 statement by Max Bever, Director of Public Information at the Chicago Board of Elections.

The race in which the apparent tabulation error took place is between two Democrat candidates for state's attorney in Chicago's Cook County, Eileen O'Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III.

Cult

Inmates take over NBC's asylum: Former RNC chief McDaniel fired after the 'talent' mutiny

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© Getty ImagesRepublican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has announced plans to step down next month.
Just four days after she was hired -- and before she even started -- former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was fired by NBC News on Tuesday as the network bent to the wishes of its on-air "talent" who protested her hiring during their programs.

McDaniel was poised to become a talking head providing insights on politics heading into November's general election. News of McDaniel's hiring broke on Friday, immediately igniting a firestorm among leftists inside and outside of NBC's walls.

In the few days that followed, a parade of hosts -- including Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough and Joy Reid, dedicated portions of their shows to raking their bosses over the coals for hiring McDaniel. Rachel Maddow was among the most melodramatically warped, saying that having McDaniel on the payroll was "inexplicable" because she "hasn't just attacked us as journalists, but...is part of an ongoing project to get rid of our system of government."

Comment: X held forth on the whole fiasco:








Brick Wall

German health officials warned Covid lockdowns cause more harm than good: docs

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Germany's public health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), released documents after a prolonged legal battle, stating that lockdowns could potentially cause more harm than good, the Telegraph reported.

Insights from RKI documents highlight lockdowns cause more harm than good, including rise in child mortality

In December 2020, the RKI expressed worries that shutting down society might result in increased child mortality, citing examples from Africa. Additionally, the institute disagreed with the mandatory use of FFP2 masks due to insufficient evidence, as revealed in the meeting minutes.

Comment: See also:


Sheriff

Famed music producer Sean Combs' homes raided as part of sex trafficking investigation

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© SHAREIF ZIYADAT/GETTY IMAGESSean "Diddy" Combs
Officials raided two of Sean Combs' homes on Monday, a law-enforcement source confirmed to Rolling Stone, as part of a federal sex-trafficking investigation. Led by Homeland Security, the raid was carried out just four months after the rap mogul's ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, accused Combs of sex trafficking.

Helicopters and agents were seen swarming Combs' Los Angeles mansion on Monday afternoon. Footage of the scene appeared to show some men — later identified as Combs' sons Justin and King — detained and waiting outside of the Holmby Hills house. Officials were also present at Combs' Miami residence. Combs was in Florida at the time of the raid, according to NBC News, and officials reportedly seized his phones before the Bad Boy Records executive was scheduled to leave for a trip to the Caribbean.

A source tells Rolling Stone four Jane Does and one John Doe already sat for interviews with Southern District of New York investigators for a probe related to alleged sex trafficking, domestic violence, and racketeering. More interviews are scheduled, the source says.

Bad Guys

What might the US owe the world for Covid-19?

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Wuhan Institute of Virology is a research institute by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Jiangxia District, south of the Wuhan city, Hubei province, China.
The US government (USG) funded and supported a program of dangerous laboratory research that may have resulted in the creation and accidental laboratory release of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the outbreak, the USG lied in order to cover up its possible role. The US Government should correct the lies, find the facts, and make amends with the rest of the world.

A group of intrepid truth-seekers — journalists, scientists, whistleblowers — have uncovered a vast amount of information pointing to the likely laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2. Most important has been the intrepid work of the The Intercept and US Right to Know (USRTK), especially investigative reporter Emily Kopp at USRTK.

Based on this investigative work, the Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is now carrying out an important investigation in a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. In the Senate, the leading voice for transparency, honesty, and reason in investigating the origin of SARS-Cov-2 has been Republican Senator Rand Paul.

Star of David

Most Americans now disapprove of Israel's military action in Gaza new poll reveals as tensions rise between allies

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© Ronald Segers Jr / SplashNews.comProtesters across the country have demanded an end to the war.
A majority of Americans now disapprove of Israel's military operations against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.

A Gallup survey released Wednesday found that 55% of US adults disapprove of the Jewish state's actions in Gaza while just 36% approve — a dramatic turnaround from November, when 50% approved of Israeli action in Gaza while 45% disapproved in the immediate aftermath of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack.

The poll was published as relations between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit a new low over the conduct of the nearly six-month-old war — including plans for the Israel Defense Forces to conduct operations in the densely populated southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Wednesday's poll found that just 18% of self-identified Democrats approved of Israeli action in Gaza, down from 36% in November, while 75% disapproved.

Pro-Israel feeling has also waned among self-identified Republicans, with 64% approving of the military response (down from 71% in November) and 30% disapproving.

Comment: The longer the genocide drags on, the more people who wake up to the reality of Israeli atrocities.


NPC

Toronto Mayor Chow wants to implement rain tax

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Toronto Mayor Chow wants to implement rain tax
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is contemplating taxing residents based on the amount of rainwater that falls onto their properties.

The city's proposal calls it a wastewater usage tax, and it's based on the amount of rainwater generated from residents' hard surfaces, such as driveways and roofs.

Though still in its feedback phase of consideration, the proposal currently states that properties with more hard surfaces would incur higher taxes, as these surfaces contribute to runoff that can overwhelm the city's sewer system during storms.

Bullseye

UN envoy accuses Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza

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© AP / Ariel SchalitSmoke rises from an explosion in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, March 17, 2024
Israeli actions in Gaza qualify as genocide on at least three grounds, according to a report by Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur, that was leaked to the public on Monday.

Albanese was due to present her report to the council on Tuesday. The pro-Israeli group UN Watch obtained an advance copy of the document and posted it online, accusing her of anti-Semitism.

"The overwhelming nature and scale of Israel's assault on Gaza and the destructive conditions of life it has inflicted reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians as a group," Albanese wrote in the report, titled 'Anatomy of a Genocide'.

Bulb

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis signs controversial bill to ban social media for children under 14

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© Wade Vandervort/AFP/Getty ImagesFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida will have one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds. It was slightly watered down from a proposal DeSantis vetoed earlier this month, a week before the annual legislative session ended.

The new law was Republican Speaker Paul Renner's top legislative priority. It takes effect Jan. 1.

Propaganda

'60 Minutes' failed to disclose 'misinformation' researcher got millions in gov't grants, donated to Biden

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© 60 Minutes/CBSBig Tech Anti-Free Speech censorship guru Kate Starbird on 60 Minutes
CBS' 60 Minutes failed to disclose that a prominent "misinformation" researcher it featured on its Sunday program received funding and collaborated with President Joe Biden's administration.

University of Washington professor and researcher Kate Starbird was featured on the program about "misinformation" proliferating on social media. Starbird spearheaded a project that Biden's National Science Foundation (NSF) granted $2.25 million in 2021, and the researcher collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by serving on an advisory committee under its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which CBS did not mention.

Comment: Starbird has been in the censorship game for a long time:



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