Dominion is Panicking in Pennsylvania Because Their Machines Likely Weren’t Properly ‘Hardened’ and Shouldn’t Have Ever Been Put in Use

Fulton County, Pennsylvania has every right to investigate its voting machines. The voting machine company, Dominion, is fighting against this investigation.

We reported yesterday that Dominion was fighting against the inspection of their voting machines in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.

Dominion claims that the investigators looking into their voting machines for Fulton County will damage or destroy their machines when they make forensic copies of their computers. This is simply not true. But it is true that it is harmful to your case to lie to a judge.

Dominion’s remedy for their complaint is to suggest that the only companies to investigate their machines should be related to EAC-approved or cyber-approved companies as listed in their complaint.

The problem that Dominion has is not that their machines will be mishandled or damaged as a result of thorough inspections by independent professionals. Rather. Dominion must be concerned that the court and the County will find out that their machines should not have been certified for use.

The reason this may be the case is because the machines may not have gone through the proper ‘hardening’ process. According to the enterprise networking planet:

System hardening is the process that secures computing systems by reducing the attack surface to make them hack-proof. It consists of a set of tools and methodologies that removes the non-essential services, thus minimizing the security risks to your system as much as possible.

When Dominion machines are shipped to the various locations where they are used they need to go through the ‘system hardening’ process. Any superfluous games, emails, etc. need to be removed from the machines. The guidelines for hardening should be followed and procedures should take place to set up the machines properly.

The client and the machine company should have a checklist that users would go through to address password controls, etc. and the hardening checklist should be signed off on and verified. After the hardening process is complete and the machines are signed off on they should then be put in use, but not before.

It appears clear that the Dominion machines have not been hardened. If they were, they would not have software like SQL server on them. We found this in multiple locations in 2021.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/dominion-panicking-pennsylvania-machines-likely-werent-properly-hardened-shouldnt-ever-put-use/

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California Extends Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate Through February 15 Due to Omicron

California extended its statewide indoor mask mandate through at least February 15 due to Omicron (common cold with sniffles).

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly made the announcement on Wednesday.

The most recent mask mandate in California went into effect on December 15 and was supposed to expire on January 15.

“Omicron is here,” Ghaly said in a briefing to reporters Wednesday. “We can’t abandon the tools that we’ve used to achieve our collective success throughout this pandemic.”

Dr. Ghaly told Californians to wear tight fitting masks with no gaps to protect against Omicron.

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/california-extends-statewide-indoor-mask-mandate-february-15-due-omicron/

Heritage Foundation: Chuck Schumer Using January 6 to Seize ‘Permanent Power’ by Breaking Filibuster

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts and Heritage Action Executive Director Jessica Anderson said in a joint statement Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is using the anniversary of January 6 to seize “permanent” political power, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Roberts and Anderson released their joint statement after Schumer signaled that he will seek to change the Senate’s filibuster rules to pass the Freedom to Vote Act, which would mandate that states have early and mail-in voting. They said that Schumer continues to use the anniversary of the January 6 protests as the basis for passing anti-voter legislation, such as the Freedom to Vote Act.

The Heritage Foundation and Action leaders commended state leaders for enacting legislation to ensure the integrity of America’s elections and combat election fraud.

Anderson and Roberts said, “In 2021, state lawmakers ushered in smart and transparent election integrity reforms, making it easy to vote and hard to cheat. This work should be commended, as voter integrity and trust in our elections are the bedrock of our American democracy. Instead, the liberal elite spent all of 2021 creating a false narrative of voter disenfranchisement and suppression as Democrat leaders and the media tried to convince Americans reforms such as voter ID were racist.”

In a letter to his Democrat colleagues this week, Schumer described states’ voter integrity bills as “anti-democratic”:

Republican officials in states across the country have seized on the former president’s Big Lie about widespread voter fraud to enact anti-democratic legislation and seize control of typically non-partisan election administration functions. While these actions all proceed under the guise of so-called “election integrity”, the true aim couldn’t be more clear. They want to unwind the progress of our Union, restrict access to the ballot, silence the voices of millions of voters, and undermine free and fair elections. They wish to propagate the Big Lie perpetuated by the former president that our elections are not on the level.

Make no mistake about it: this week Senate Democrats will make clear that what happened on January 6th and the one-sided, partisan actions being taken by Republican-led state legislatures across the country are directly linked, and we can and must take strong action to stop this anti- democratic march.

Heritage Action has been at the forefront of election integrity; the conservative grassroots organization announced in March 2021 a $1 million initial investment to strengthen Georgia’s election laws and restore Georgians’ confidence in its elections.

The conservative organization subsequently released many television ad buys dispelling the leftist and establishment media myths about the election integrity bill, SB 202:

Heritage Action released a fact check on the common myths about the Georgia election law.

President Joe Biden and Schumer’s distortions about the bill were even declared false by the Washington Post and Politifact.

Anderson and Roberts said that Schumer’s move to pass the anti-voter legislation by busting the filibuster would enhance Schumer’s power.

“However, the American people did not buy into their lies, and Democrat leaders in Washington have now pivoted to the anniversary of January 6. Senator Schumer and his cronies are now using the events of last January as a means to accomplish their never-ending goal of permanent power,” the Heritage leaders remarked. “Disguised as a ‘voting rights’ bill, Schumer’s anti-voter agenda is nothing more than an attempt to take power away from the American people and forever undermine the integrity of our elections.”

Republican lawmakers such as Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) have warned that breaking the filibuster would diminish the constitutional role of the Senate.

Lee warned that ending the filibuster would turn the Senate into a “Lord of the Flies”-style institution.

“This proposed legislation will give Washington bureaucrats power over our election systems and throw out measures like voter ID in every state — a common-sense measure that is continually supported by over 80% of the American people,” the Heritage leaders added.

They concluded in their statement, “Americans want voter integrity, and they know the Left’s partisan narrative has nothing to do with democracy and everything to do with rigging the rules to keep Democrats in power to pass their agenda without our support.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/05/exclusive-heritage-foundation-chuck-schumer-using-january-6-to-seize-permanent-power-by-breaking-filibuster/

Counter-terror operation begins in Almaty — commandant’s office

The commandant’s office called on Almaty residents "to remain calm and render assistance to the law-enforcement agencies in establishing the Constitutional order and public security"

The law-enforcement personnel have launched a special counter-terror operation in Almaty where looting continues, the Almaty commandant’s office reported on Wednesday.

"A special counter-terror operation has been launched in the city to establish order," the statement says.

The commandant’s office also called on Almaty residents "to remain calm and render assistance to the law-enforcement agencies in establishing the Constitutional order and public security."

As the statement says, "radically-minded supporters of riots have caused huge damage to the city, put up resistance to the legitimate actions of law-enforcement agencies for establishing order and providing security."

The commandant’s office also reported that "the extremists are on a looting spree, causing damage to business." Moreover, "they are endangering the lives and health of civilians, obstructing the work of medical workers and causing damage to polyclinics and hospitals."

"Bandits who are on the rampage in Almaty are highly organized, which is evidence that they were seriously trained abroad" and "their attack on Kazakhstan is an act of aggression and an attempt to disrupt the state’s integrity," the statement says.

Protests have been raging in Kazakhstan for the fourth day in a row. On January 2, crowds took to the streets in the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region in the country’s southwest, protesting against fuel price hikes. Two days later, riots erupted in Almaty (in the country’s southeast) where police used stun grenades to disperse crowds and also in other cities, in particular, in Atyrau and Aktobe (in the west), Uralsk (in the northwest), Taraz, Shymkent and Kyzylorda (in the south), Karaganda (in the northeast) and even in the capital of Nur-Sultan.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev earlier declared a state of emergency in the Mangistau and Almaty regions and also in Almaty and Nur-Sultan for two weeks. After that, a state of emergency was declared on the entire territory of Kazakhstan. On January 5, the head of the Kazakh state dismissed the government. Its members continue discharging their duties until a new Cabinet is approved.

https://tass.com/world/1384265

Russia-led bloc approves peacekeeping deployment in Kazakhstan

CSTO agrees to send joint peacekeeping force to help contain violent unrest

A peacekeeping force will be deployed for a ‘limited’ period of time to stabilize the situation in Kazakhstan, the chairman of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikol Pashinyan, has announced.

“In response to the appeal by [President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev] and considering a threat to national security and sovereignty of Kazakhstan, caused, among other things, by outside interference, the CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send the Collective Peacekeeping Forces to the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty,” Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said in a statement on Facebook.

The alliance has yet to announce the scope and details of the deployment, but Pashinyan said that the troops will stay in Kazakhstan “for a limited period of time in order to stabilize and normalize the situation.”

The decision comes just hours after the Kazakh president asked allies for help amid violent unrest gripping the nation, claiming that “terrorists” were overrunning strategic facilities across the country.

The protests kicked off earlier this month after liquefied gas prices saw a major hike due to the end of government price controls. Though President Tokayev agreed to temporarily reinstate the policy and bowed to protesters’ other demands, the demonstrations have only grown more intense, erupting into violent rioting around the country, with some rioters reportedly looting military installations and attacking security forces.

Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis, Almaty, has perhaps seen the worst of the destruction, including looting at shops and ATMs, as well as the torching of the country’s old presidential palace, which was seen in flames in footage circulating online. Similar unrest has since spread to other towns and cities across the country.

A nationwide state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in an effort to stem the crisis, granting the government a number of expanded powers, including the ability to hand down stiffer penalties and longer prison terms for law-breakers. Though CSTO peacekeepers are now set to deploy alongside local police and soldiers, the situation remains volatile as the protests show no sign of waning.

https://www.rt.com/russia/545260-csto-military-peacekeeping-kazakhstan-riots/

US denies role in Kazakhstan uprising

White House says ‘crazy Russian claims’ of US instigating civil unrest in Central Asia are ‘absolutely false’

President Joe Biden’s spokeswoman has denied that the US government is behind the violent protests that have rocked Kazakhstan this week, claiming that unnamed “Russians” have falsely accused Washington of triggering the tumult.

The White House is monitoring the protests in Kazakhstan and supports “calls for calm, for protesters to express themselves peacefully and for authorities to exercise restraint,” Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday.

There are some crazy Russian claims about the US being behind this, so let me just use this opportunity to convey that is absolutely false and clearly a part of the standard Russian disinformation playbook.

Psaki didn’t specify who in Russia has alleged a American role in the Kazakhstan unrest. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said that it’s closely monitoring the protests and has called for a peaceful solution. The Kremlin has warned against foreign interference in the conflict and said Kazakhstan can handle its own problems. Neither of the statements mentioned the US.

https://www.rt.com/russia/545254-psaki-denies-us-kazakhstan-role/

Congressional Progressive Caucus backs legislation that would pack the Supreme Court by adding four more justices

Progressive lawmakers are pushing to pack the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four more justices to the bench.

The membership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus has voted in favor of backing the Judiciary Act of 2021, which would raise the number of justices from nine to 13.

"After thoughtful consideration, the Progressive Caucus membership has determined that the urgent work to restore American democracy must include expanding the Supreme Court,” Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said in a statement.

"The current bench was filled by a partisan, right-wing effort to entrench a radical, anti-democratic faction and erode human rights that have been won over decades. In recent years, this court has gutted the Voting Rights Act and public sector unions, entrenched unconstitutional abortion bans, and failed to overturn the blatantly discriminatory Muslim Ban. As a co-equal governing body, Congress cannot sit by while this attack on the constitution continues unchecked. I am proud that our Caucus is joining the fight to expand the court and restore balance to the bench," she said.

The quantity of seats on the court has been fixed at nine for more than 150 years.

"The number of Justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869," according to the Supreme Court's website.

A Morning Consult/Politico poll of registered voters conducted in April 2021 found that the idea of expanding the number of seats on the high court was not very popular. When selecting which came closest to their view, just 26% indicated that they thought Congress should approve a law permitting more than nine justices to serve on the high court, while 46% indicated that the nation's legislature should only allow nine members on the high court.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/congressional-progressive-caucus-backs-legislation-that-would-pack-the-supreme-court-by-adding-four-more-justices

Former Space Company Executive Alleges Serial Lawbreaking By Democratic Governor

A former aerospace company executive accused embattled Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday, as well as several of her appointees, of retaliating against him after he filed a whistleblower complaint.

Zach DeGregorio, the former Chief Financial Officer of Spaceport America, alleges that one of Grisham’s political appointees, Alicia Keyes, encouraged him to falsify an economic impact study. He also alleges that Keyes mishandled a bond refinancing for the purpose of defrauding the state. When DeGregorio attempted to report the wrongdoing, he claimed, he was threatened with investigations and a firing.

DeGregorio resigned from his position at the company in June 2020, shortly after he filed a complaint alleging that Spaceport America Executive Director Daniel Hicks violated several state laws, which led to “possible waste and abuse of taxpayer funds.” In the lawsuit, DeGregorio adds that Hicks attempted to break into his email account and accessed emails DeGregorio sent to Keyes about Hicks’ involvement in alleged procurement fraud.

After tracking software was placed on DeGregorio’s tech devices, he claims, he resigned.

A spokeswoman for Spaceport America declined the Daily Caller’s request for comment, citing an ongoing investigation.

The lawsuit also alleges that Spaceport America’s chief client, Virgin Galactic, and its CEO, Richard Branson, bribed Lujan Grisham in exchange for “essential business” status during COVID-19 shutdowns. The governor’s office met with Virgin Galactic shortly before Grisham “ma[d]e changes to the NM Spaceport Authority board,” “ma[d]e staffing changes at the NM Spaceport Authority,” and “made operational changes at the NM Spaceport Authority that benefited Virgin Galactic at the expense of other customers and the NM taxpayers,” according to the lawsuit.

Lujan Grisham’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment from the Daily Caller.

The governor later appeared at a launch party for Virgin Galactic’s spaceship, VSS Unity. Branson became the first billionaire to launch into space in July 2021, beating SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos.

DeGregorio is requesting $200 million in relief, citing a loss of future earning capacity, emotional distress and back pay.

https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/05/zach-degregorio-spaceport-america-bribery-michelle-lujan-grisham-new-mexico/

New York Accomplice of Former Chestnut Hill Private School Teacher Arrested and Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/new-york-accomplice-former-chestnut-hill-private-school-teacher-arrested-and-charged

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Ashland Man Charged with Possessing Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/anchorage-man-sentenced-35-years-prison-sex-trafficking-minors-child-pornography-and

Collin County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Violations

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/collin-county-man-sentenced-child-pornography-violations-0

Richmond Man Sentenced To More Than 19 Years For Producing Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/richmond-man-sentenced-more-19-years-producing-child-pornography

Bear Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges

https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/bear-man-indicted-federal-child-pornography-charges

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Police arrest 37 for sexually exploiting underage girls in Madrid

Ten minors have been freed from a ring that contacted them on social media and offered them money in exchange for selling drugs, then abused them

https://english.elpais.com/spain/2022-01-05/police-arrest-37-for-sexually-exploiting-underage-girls-in-madrid.html

Border Patrol Arrests Sex Offender

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-arrests-sex-offender-8

Snatched from the street and dragged away to her death: Horrifying moment girl, five, is seized by 'paedophile and his male lover' before child was raped and stabbed in Russia

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10371763/Horrifying-moment-girl-five-seized-paedophile-male-lover-Russia.html

Former teacher jailed for sexually assaulting children

https://news.met.police.uk/news/former-teacher-jailed-for-sexually-assaulting-children-440367

New York Accomplice of Former Chestnut Hill Private School Teacher Arrested and Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/new-york-accomplice-former-chestnut-hill-private-school-teacher-arrested-and-charged

Michigan man sentenced to federal prison for producing child pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/michigan-man-sentenced-federal-prison-producing-child-pornography

Laurel Man Pleads Guilty to Enticement of a Minor

The Defendant Possessed Videos of the Sexual Abuse of an Infant and Admitted to Engaging in Sexual Relations with Two Minor Victims

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/laurel-man-pleads-guilty-enticement-minor

Disney+ actress Kim Mi-soo dead at 29

Mi-soo recently appeared in the series 'Snowdrop' in a supporting role

Disney+ actress Kim Mi-soo has died at the age of 29, her agency confirms.

Mi-soo had recently appeared in the Disney+ series "Snowdrop" in a supporting role.

"Kim suddenly left us on Jan. 5," her agency Landscape said in a statement on Wednesday, according to Variety. "The bereaved are deep in their sorrow at the sudden sadness. Please refrain from reporting false rumors or speculation so that the family can mourn in peace."

The outlet reported the statement was translated by Joongang Daily. A cause of death has not been revealed.

"Snowdrop" was originally produced by JTBC Studios and Drama House, but it appears as a Disney+ original everywhere but Korea. The series premiered on the streaming service on Dec. 18.

The series takes place in South Korea in 2987 and follows the pro-Democratic movement. South Koreans criticized the series for glamorizing and distorting historical facts, outlets reported at the time.

JTBC Stuidos released a statement claiming the concerns over historical distortion were just a misunderstanding.

"Most of the misunderstandings regarding concerns of historical distortion and disparaging the democratization movement, criticized by many people, will be settled through the progress of the drama’s plot," the statement said (via Forbes).

"The drama includes the production team’s intent of hoping for no repetition of an abnormal era in which individual freedom and happiness are oppressed by unjust power. Although we unfortunately cannot reveal much of the plot ahead of each episode, we ask that you watch over the future progress of the plot."

A petition to have the series canceled circulated in South Korea and gained hundreds of thousands of signatures, according to Variety. Brands sponsoring the Disney+ series also revoked their sponsorship at the time, the outlet reported.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/disney-pluss-actress-kim-mi-soo-dead