As the president and his allies toss around allegations of voter fraud, the United States is lucky that Trump appointed a commission to look into EXACTLY this issue concerning allegations of 3 million illegal votes in 2016. Here is a summary of their findings: pic.twitter.com/KSMobDsvf9 — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) November 5, 2020 Good news! If […]
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Trump’s Wisconsin campaign asks Pennsylvania to cast late ballots
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: President Donald Trump’s campaign in Wisconsin has desperately sought volunteers to call Pennsylvanians and urge them to mail in absentee ballots by Friday — even as the president himself rails against late votes and the ongoing vote count. Only votes cast by Nov. 3 are legal according to Pennsylvania and […]
UK lockdown: Boris Johnson under fire after coronavirus announcement
From CNN: Boris Johnson was accused of “giving in to scientific advisers” by a former leader of his Conservative Party after the UK Prime Minister announced a lockdown for England following weeks of warnings from the experts. As opposed to listening to the village idiot, I suppose. It’s always Conservatives vilifying scientists, as if they […]
Joe Biden has finally disclosed his big fundraisers just before Election Day
From Vox: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finally disclosed the roster of his biggest fundraisers on Saturday, unveiling the names of the 820 people who have helped him build a big-money juggernaut. […] Biden’s campaign had declined to answer inquiries about their bundlers until last week, when it told The New York Times that it […]
On the Margins
Important to remember that Trump got 3 million FEWER votes than Hillary Clinton, and won by a combined margin of 77,744 votes across three states to win the Electoral College. It truly was a rogue wave that swamped America. From The Useful Idiot: https://t.co/zllCV96AHo pic.twitter.com/TKE8JyOgcf — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) October 31, 2020
Why Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Could Change After Election Night
From FiveThirtyEight: In other words, we need to brace ourselves for a “blue shift” in states like Pennsylvania. That is, states that primarily report Election Day results first could show Republicans with an initial lead on election night only to then shift toward Democrats as more mail ballots are counted. To be clear, this won’t […]
By the Numbers
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A Deft Stroke
These guys at The Lincoln Project know exactly how to twist the knife. Already been sent a letter from a law firm representing Trump and Kushner saying it should be taken down. Unfortunately, Americans have the right to criticize their public officials, which includes using accurate quotes and photoshopping cans of Goya beans out of […]
To the Enemies Surrounding Our Castle, Please Understand That I Often Privately Disagreed With Macbeth’s Policies
From McSweeney’s: I am Second Murderer. I lied for Macbeth. I killed for Macbeth. And now that Malcolm’s and Macduff’s armies are closing in to take this castle, I want everyone to know that I often privately disagreed with the bloody tyrant. I know, I know — I assassinated innocents to entrench Macbeth’s power, and […]
Why Didn’t Sauron Condemn the Orc Hordes?
From McSweeney’s: Why didn’t Sauron condemn the orc hordes? I’m totally puzzled, you guys. After being asked to comment on the orc hordes maiming and eradicating whole villages, Sauron kind of sidestepped the question and started talking about how orcs actually have great table manners? What does this mean? And then, when later asked to […]