"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two hundred years.
These nations have progressed through this sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependence;
from dependency back again into bondage."
– Sir Alex Fraser Tyler: (1742-1813) Scottish jurist and historian.
Virginia upholds election integrity for FUTURE elections as state judge outlaws counting late mail-in ballots without postmarks
Virginia Circuit Court Judge William Eldridge has ruled that election officials in Virginia were forbidden from counting unstamped mail-in ballots that arrived three days after the November election. In a consent decree signed Jan. 13, Eldridge determined that counting late ballots with missing postmarks violates existing state law.
Existing Virginia law states that “any absentee ballot returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted.”
The decree settles a legal challenge that the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a public interest law firm dedicated to election integrity, filed in October against election guidance issued by the Virginia Board of Elections. Issued last August, the guidance would have allowed counting late mail-in ballots without legible postmarks.
The PILF sued on behalf of Thomas Reed, an election official in Frederick County. A week after the case was brought to court, Eldridge blocked the guidance in time for the November 2020 general elections, preventing late and unstamped ballots from getting counted.
The latest ruling permanently bans the guidance and will affect the forthcoming November 2021 Virginia gubernatorial and house of delegates elections.
“This is a big win for the Rule of Law,” PILF President and General Counsel J. Christian Adams said. “This consent decree gives Mr. Reed everything he requested – a permanent ban on accepting ballots without postmarks after Election Day and is a loss for the Virginia bureaucrats who said ballots could come in without these protections.”
Virginia’s election law victory an outlier
However, many experts said that Virginia’s court victory was an outlier. J. Christian Adams, an election lawyer who served in the Voting Rights Section at the Department of Justice, wrote in an article for PJ Media: “By and large, the Democrats succeeded in tossing out state laws related to absentee ballot verification, deadlines and a whole range of laws all in the name of COVID. By and large, GOP efforts in court failed.”
Last December, Texas led a multistate election lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Texas and other states that joined it alleged that those four battleground states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify enacting last-minute changes and ignoring both federal and state election laws, skewing election results. But the Supreme Court junked the lawsuit because it deemed that Texas lacked the legal right to litigate over how other states conduct their elections.
Many election lawsuits were also dismissed based on those grounds, according to David Clements, a business law professor at New Mexico State University.
https://patriotrising.com/virginia-upholds-election-integrity-for-future-elections-as-state-judge-outlaws-counting-late-mail-in-ballots-without-postmarks/
In 2017, Soros Drafted Plan to Silence Patriots “by 2020”
The weaponizing of oligarch social media and internet tech companies to censor and ban President Donald Trump and his supporters ‘by 2020’ – and the full-on Bolshevik censorship against conservatives we see now being imposed – was well-planned by George Soros teams at a meeting in January 2017, its presentations publicly documented in 2018.
From August 2018: ‘Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be “Silenced” By 2020’
“Billionaire globalist George Soros is planning to eliminate the majority of Trump supporters from the Internet by 2020 … A leaked document outlines plans by Soros to exert his influence, via his immense personal wealth, to pressure Big Tech to censor and purge pro-Trump journalists, citizens and outlets ahead of the 2020 election.”
The document was presented in January 2017 by David Brock, leftist operative and Clinton loyalist, founder of Soros-backed ‘Media Matters’, hosting 100-plus donors at Turnberry Isle Resort, Aventura, Florida, to map out how Democrats will “kick Donald Trump’s ass.” The document can be read in full here:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3440721-337535680-Full-David-Brock-Confidential-Memo-on.html
The document slanders conservative or independent information and opinion as ‘fake news’, ‘extremism’ and ‘toxic propaganda’, as it plans the war to impose oligarch leftism upon the USA. They clearly understand Trump as a symbol above all, a symbol who must be destroyed, as part of destroying people who hold conservative views. The document promises a ‘state of the art Trump War Room’, with which:
“Right-wing propagandists will be exposed … journalists, activists, allies will utilize and weaponize our research to take action against extremists … right-wing targets will see their influence diminish.
Internet and social media platforms, like Google and Facebook … will no longer host fake news and propagandists … Facebook will adjust its model … Google will cut off access to revenue … Toxic campaigns will be punished and halted … alt-right figures will lose credibility and influence
We will focus on voters in swing states … knock down Trump’s daily narrative … Trump will be afflicted by a steady flow of damaging information … We aggressively call out Trump’s strategy: To foment a white nationalist awakening.
We’re on track toward our top outcomes – defeat Trump 2020, change the balance of power”
https://ussanews.com/News1/2021/01/31/in-2017-soros-drafted-plan-to-silence-patriots-by-2020/
People Pretending To Do Journalism Are Mounting Pressure Campaigns To Silence Conservative Media
Using the wreckage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as leverage, corporate media and the pundit class postured themselves as the de facto arbiters of public opinion, and promptly set their sights on conservative media.
They took almost no time to pounce.
Within hours of the riots, corporate media reporters and pundits pointed to the presence of Proud Boys at the Capitol riots and organizing on social media. They implied or outright called for more censorship and encouraged the White House to enact new domestic surveillance powers. Naturally, deplatforming media companies that do not adhere to the dominant liberal orthodoxy became a subject of serious discussion.
Facebook’s former chief security officer Alex Stamos alleged during a Jan. 17 segment of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” that conservative influencers and media outlets have “abused” press freedom, and advocated deplatforming conservatives from both traditional and social media.
“We have given a lot of leeway — both in the traditional media and on social media — to people who have a very broad range of political views,” Stamos told CNN host Brian Stelter. “We have to turn down the capability of these conservative influencers to reach these huge audiences.”
Stamos singled out One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax in particular and accused those outlets of promoting “violent extremism” in the same vein as the Islamic terrorist group ISIS.
“We are going to have to figure out the OANN and Newsmax problem. These companies have freedom of speech, but I’m not sure we need Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and such bringing them into tens of millions of homes,” he told Stelter.
CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy also commented on the “Reliable Sources” segment in a Jan. 17 tweet, adding that broadcasters and cable providers should be asked “about why they beam channels” like OANN and Newsmax.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/30/corporate-media-deplatform-conservative-fox-cnn-censorship-journalist/
The Stock Market, Fatally Wounded by the Truth, Will Stumble and Crash
It didn’t have to be this way, but this is the reality we must now face: truth is fatal to fraud, and our entire financial-political system is a fraud.
The stock market has just been punctured by the thin blades of truth. It is fatally wounded but nobody dares notice. The wounds are barely visible, but the internal damage is mortal. The stock market is already stumbling and will soon crash.
The banquet’s participants ignore the faltering market because the rules are we never reveal the truth, or acknowledge it, or discuss it, no matter how obvious, because truth is fatal to fraud. So the stock market’s vital signs are in freefall but the conversation remains upbeat and light: stimulus, rapid growth in the second half, etc., all the patter of a carefully constructed illusion that fraud is forever as long as the truth never comes out.
Alas, the truth has emerged from the shadows, despite the silence of the insiders and the financial media. Here are the truths that have emerged like karmic genies:
The stock market is nothing but one giant fraud. The entire market is corrupt and rigged from the ground up. The fraud is systemic, designed into every tendril of the market. It was a useful deception to blame it all on “bad players,” but now the truth has been revealed: the market is nothing but a rigged game enriching insiders.
The Fed is a fraud. All the Federal Reserve has accomplished in 13 years of goosing the stock market is unprecedented wealth and income inequality as the fraud of the Fed has boosted the fraud of the market, which has fatally undermined America’s social and economic orders. Please read this short paragraph and let it sink in. Monopoly Versus Democracy (Foreign Affairs):
Ten percent of Americans now control 97 percent of all capital income in the country. Nearly half of the new income generated since the global financial crisis of 2008 has gone to the wealthiest one percent of U.S. citizens. The richest three Americans collectively have more wealth than the poorest 160 million Americans.
Thanks to the tightly bound frauds of the Fed and markets, the bottom 90% of Americans own essentially zero capital that produces income and the vast majority of all income gains since 2008 has been siphoned off by the top 0.1% (see chart below from the New York Times.) Three monopolists own more wealth than half the nation’s citizens.
Yet the fraudsters in the Fed laughably insist their policies haven’t created inequality on such a vast scale that is has destabilized the nation. The Fed’s credibility is zero, yet the financial media tiptoes around, proclaiming the glory of the Emperor’s illusory clothing.
America’s system of governance is a fraud. What can we say when powerful politicians are worth over $100 million and are active participants in the most speculative excesses of the stock market, Buying More Than $1 Million In Tesla, Disney And Apple Calls In December? Do we even need to ask where their interests lie?
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-stock-market-fatally-wounded-by-the-truth-will-stumble-and-crash/
Robinhood App Owner’s Lie Caught on MSM
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/robinhood-app-owners-lie-caught-on-msm/
Citron Research discontinues short selling research after 20 years
https://twitter.com/CitronResearch/status/1355152873487798274
==New Republican stimulus proposal would cost $600B, include more direct checks: What to know
The Republicans' coronavirus stimulus proposal may be in vain, however==
A coronavirus stimulus package proposed by a group of Senate Republicans as an alternative to President Biden's would cost $600 billion and include direct payments "targeted" to families in need, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Sunday.
Biden unveiled his proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package earlier in January. Cassidy claimed that Biden did not even try to work with his bipartisan group of senators, colloquially known as the "sweet 16."
"The President's team did not reach out to anybody in our group, either Democrat or Republican when they fashioned their proposal," Cassidy told "Fox News Sunday." "So if you want unity, if you want bipartisanship, you ought to start with a group that's shown it's willing to work together for a common solution. They did not."
Cassidy and nine other Senate Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Rob Portman of Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Todd Young of Indiana, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Thom Tillis of North Carolina – sent Biden a letter on Sunday with some information about their $600 billion plan.
Per the senators' letter and Cassidy's appearance on "Fox News Sunday," their proposal includes:
$160 billion toward public health (vaccines, personal protective equipment, support for health care providers)
$4 billion for behavioral health and substance abuse services
$20 billion for schools
The senators said they, like Biden, propose extending enhanced federal unemployment benefits and matching Biden's funding request for nutritional assistance for families. Biden's American Rescue Plan calls for continuing the 15% Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit increase, according to the White House. The senators said they would also include "additional resources" for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to help small businesses and their employees.
The senators said they would release more details on Monday.
"In the spirit of bipartisanship and unity, we have developed a COVID-19 relief framework that builds on prior COVID assistance laws, all of which passed with bipartisan support," they wrote. "Our proposal reflects many of your stated priorities, and with your support, we believe that this plan could be approved quickly by Congress with bipartisan support."
"Just last month, Congress provided $900 billion in additional resources, and communities are only now receiving much of that assistance. Some of the spending appropriated through the CARES Act, passed last March, also has yet to be exhausted," they continued.
Cassidy said direct coronavirus relief payments need to be more targeted than previous direct payments.
"Above a certain income level, that money's not spent … doesn't stimulate the economy," he said.
The Republicans' proposal, however, may be in vain.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday that the House will bring a budget resolution to the floor next week for Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package – the first step in advancing a bill through the reconciliation process.
The Senate will then vote to adopt the resolution. Budget reconciliations require only a simple majority to pass, as opposed to the 60 votes needed for most legislation. Democrats hold a majority in the House. The Senate is even, but Democrats have an effective majority because Vice President Kamala Harris has the tie-breaking vote.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/republican-stimulus-proposal-direct-checks
NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency, Restricts Travel Ahead of Snowstorm
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio tonight issued a state of emergency ahead of the snow storm, including restrictions on non-essential travel beginning 6:00 A.M. on Monday, February 1st. The mayor will issue a local Winter Weather Emergency Declaration restricting travel in all cases except emergencies, and warned New Yorkers to refrain from travel as the storm’s intensity worsens throughout tomorrow. The latest forecasts anticipate approximately 16-22 inches of snow and near-blizzard conditions across New York City.
“Make no mistake: this storm will bring heavy snowfall, and it will make travel dangerous in every neighborhood in our city,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “New Yorkers should stay home, keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles, and let our plows work to keep us all safe. This order will be mandatory at 6:00 A.M. tomorrow, and everyone should make necessary preparations this evening.”
Here is an event summary on the storm that will impact the tri-state. You can view the entire briefing here:https://t.co/9on8gxo5S0#NYwx #NJwx #CTwx pic.twitter.com/S35omUuYH5
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) February 1, 2021
According to latest estimates from New York City Emergency Management, the city will see blizzard-like conditions periodically, with up to 2-4 inches of snowfall per hour after 10am tomorrow. The city will see sustained winds of 20-30 mph, with gusts up to 40-50 mph.
BREAKING: beginning 6 AM tomorrow, February 1, nonessential travel will be restricted in New York City. This winter storm will be dangerous with heavy snowfall and strong winds. If you can stay home, stay home. Keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles. pic.twitter.com/S7xPoVLGlt
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 1, 2021
https://breaking911.com/breaking-nyc-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-restricts-travel-ahead-of-snowstorm/
Chairman Mao ‘would have approved’ of Google and Facebook’s threat to cut off its customers, a high-profile inquiry has heard.
Google is prepared to “kill one to warn a hundred” after threatening to withdraw services from Australia, a senate inquiry has heard.
Treasury and Communications Department officials will front a committee on the government’s proposed media reforms on Monday, as it sits for the second and final day.
The federal government has stood firm in its push to force social media giants to pay for news content, despite an angry backlash from Facebook and Google.
Google threatened to remove its search engine from Australia users at the inquiry last month, and has launched a massive public relations campaign to criticise the proposal.
‘MAO WOULD HAVE APPROVED’: WARNING OVER BIG TECH’S INFLUENCE
Peter Lewis, Director of The Australian Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology, said the threat should “send a chill to all those who value democracy”.
“Right now Australia is being confronted with big tech’s big stick: the threat to kill one in order to warn a hundred. Chairman Mao would have approved,” he said.
But he warned Australian governments and businesses had exposed themselves by relying heavily on apps such as Gmail and Google Maps.
“Just as we’ve determined a partnership with Huawei is not in our national interest, maybe it’s not in our national interest to be so reliant on Google moving forward,” he said.
Facebook reiterated a threat to prevent Australians from posting and accessing news content at the inquiry last month.
But Mr Lewis said that without verified news, it would would become a platform solely for “cute cats and conspiracy theories”.
Chris Cooper from Reset Australia – an initiative designed to “counter digital threats to democracy” – said the threats showed the “sobering power” wielded by tech giants.
“They have actively used the monopoly control over information markets to try and influence Australian opinion,” he said.
“It reveals an entrenched disregard for community welfare and threatens to undermine Australia’s public decision making processes.”
Australians would be forced to find an alternative for the 95 per cent of searches conducted via Google if the company carried out its threat.
But although Google’s the threat was a “demonstration of a corporation that has too much power”, it would likely prove “empty” given the value of the Australian market, he said.
“They know that when it comes to search, there’s plenty of other search engines,” he said.
“So it’s not an ideal scenario, and we shouldn’t take it. But I do think that it’s largely an empty threat.”
‘MAKE OR BREAK’: TRADITIONAL MEDIA TOLD TO ADAPT
The bill would establish an independent umpire to choose determine how much would be paid for news content, if the parties could not strike a separate deal.
But Dr Bronwyn Kelly, founder of the Australian Future Planning, said the reforms marked a “turning point” for Australian democracy.
“We can make it or break it with the legislative decisions made here,” she told the committee.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/sobering-power-warning-over-big-tech-power/news-story/9ffc02f72b0f72f5f1f5a79c61a8ed93
Warp Speed to Reboot Humanity by Nicholson1968