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2016: 'Alt-right' groups will 'revolt' if Trump shuns white supremacy, leaders say... (see more below)
2021: Some QAnon conspiracy theorists, in public and private internet forums and chat rooms, were despondent Wednesday as their prophecy of an Inauguration Day coup to keep Donald Trump in power failed again as President Joe Biden was sworn into office.
The situation left some QAnon adherents with no choice but to write off the conspiracy theory entirely, but others continued to maintain that it was still developing.
QAnon supporters believed Wednesday's inauguration was an elaborate trap set by the former president, wherein Democrats would be rounded up and executed while Trump retained power. Various other doomsdays theorized by the QAnon community have also come and gone without incident.
But in contrast with the events of those days, Biden's inauguration leaves the community with little daylight. As their predictions failed to come true, radicalized QAnon members expressed their sense of betrayal on messaging apps like Telegram and forums named after their failed doomsday scenario, The Great Awakening.
While Biden took the oath, a top post on a QAnon forum read "I don't think this is supposed to happen" and wondered, "How long does it take the fed to run up the stairs and arrest him?"
Other users became immediately dejected, realizing that their dreams of a bloody coup were not going to be realized.
"Anyone else feeling beyond let down?" a top post on a popular QAnon forum read. "It's like being a kid and seeing the big gift under the tree thinking it is exactly what you want only to open it and realize it was a lump of coal."
One of the largest QAnon groups on Telegram closed comments to let everyone "take a breather" after Biden's inauguration. When it reopened after it was accused of censorship, thousands of users expressed a range of reactions: confusion and realization that QAnon was in fact a hoax, as well as renewed commitment to the conspiracy theory, despite its unreliability.
Ron Watkins, the former administrator for the message board and QAnon hub 8kun and a major force behind false conspiracy theories surrounding the election results, seemed to capitulate, posting a note to his more than 100,000 followers: "We gave it our all. Now we need to keep our chins up and go back to our lives as best we are able."
QAnon influencers fled to fringe apps like Telegram and Gab after years of unbridled growth on larger platforms, including Twitter and Facebook, which banned QAnon accounts and content last year. Facebook reported Tuesday that it had removed 60,000 pages, groups and accounts that had promoted the conspiracy theory since November.
Prominent members of the American far right predict that waning influence on the president-elect could trigger discord and vengeance within the movement.
Donald Trump will disappoint and disillusion his far-right supporters by eschewing white supremacy, according to some of the movement’s own intellectual leaders. Activists who recently gave Nazi salutes and shouted “hail Trump” at a gathering in Washington will revolt if the new US president fails to meet their expectations, the leaders told the Guardian. Donald Trump's 'alt-right' supporters express dismay at disavowal.
The prospect of such disillusion and internecine squabbling may console liberals who fear a White House tinged with racism and quasi-fascism. The analysis is all the more reassuring because it comes from far-right influencers and analysts, not wishful progressives. Instead of enjoying proximity to power, according to this analysis, vocal parts of the loose coalition known as the “alt-right” could remain on the political fringe, wondering what happened to their triumph. “Their hearts are bigger than their brains,” said Mark Weber, who runs the Institute for Historical Review, an organisation dedicated to exposing “Jewish-Zionist” power. “Saying they want to be the intellectual head of the Trump presidency is delusional.”
Jared Taylor, a white supremacist who runs the self-termed “race-realist” magazine , said the president-elect had already backpedalled on several pledges that had fired up the far-right. “At first he promised to send back every illegal immigrant. Now he is waffling on that.”
David Cole, a self-proclaimed Holocaust revisionist and Taki magazine columnist, envisaged the movement sliding into bickering and in-fighting, stuck in “rabbit warrens” of online trolling rather than policy shaping.
“In January Trump will start governing and will have to make compromises. Even small ones will trigger squabbles between the ‘alt-right’. ‘Trump betrayed us.’ ‘No, you’re betraying us for saying Trump betrayed us.’ And so on. The alt-right’s appearance of influence will diminish more and more as they start to fight amongst themselves.”
In an email interview Peter Brimelow, founder of the webzine Vdare.com, which alleges Mexican plots to remake the US, said Trump’s failure to deliver “important bones” could trigger a backlash. “I think the right of the right is absolutely prepared to revolt. It’s what they do.”
What the Capitol insurgency reveals about white supremacy and law enforcement...
(There are all kinds of people ready to sell us out in a heartbeat and start playing Nazis again)
Make no mistake, the Capitol insurgency was about making America great for white people. In erecting a hangman’s noose, waving the Confederate flag, and wearing white nationalist paraphernalia, including an Auschwitz Concentration Camp shirt, the domestic terrorists showed America they fundamentally believe in maintaining and enacting white supremacy. Donald Trump, and Trumpism as an ideology, has opened a Pandora’s box of hate into the American mainstream, giving the permission some racists needed to reveal themselves proudly and wreak havoc on symbols of American democracy that have withstood wars and attacks for centuries.
Let’s talk about law enforcement. I have researched policing for years and know that the only way a limited amount of personnel is deployed is because an incident is not viewed as a credible threat. Despite repeated warnings from the FBI and other national security agencies, the grossly inadequate security preparation by Capitol Police shows negligence at the least and conspiracy at the most among the upper echelons of law enforcement. Only about 60 rioters were arrested on January 6, 2021, while nearly the same number of police officers were injured (including one officer who was killed along with one of the insurgents). For comparison, on June 1, 2020 in Washington DC, nearly 6,000 law enforcement officers ranging from ICE to DEA including National Guard helicopters were mobilized to descend on the area for a Black Lives Matter protest. Over 300 people were arrested that night. They never even got close to the Capitol or the White House.
I have written repeatedly that bad apples come from rotten trees in policing. Well, the domestic terrorists who stormed the Capitol come from those same rotten trees. And, the roots of those trees are laced with white supremacy.
America should be honest about the fact that while many people are attracted to law enforcement because they truly want to protect and serve, there are others who seek out these jobs because they want to enforce white supremacist ideologies. Enforcing these ideologies means relegating pursuits of racial equity and criminalizing Blackness. For white supremacists, Blackness is viewed as an antithesis to white supremacy and anyone who actively and overtly embraces racial equity is a potential target of violence, even when the people doing the violence wear a badge. (demilitarize the police)
For some police officers and military veterans, their participation in the insurgency is undeniable. Some were taking selfies, opening up gates, offering the mob guidance through the Capitol complex, and helping women down the Capitol steps, while Black officers reported being called the N word, repeatedly. This is during and after the mob destroyed and stole items from the offices of Democrats including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman James Clyburn, defecated on sacred ground, and then smeared it down the hallway. Two Capitol police officers have now been suspended and several others are being investigated for their role in the insurgency.
Anyone who supports white supremacist ideologies or assisted the mob have betrayed their country and the many law enforcement officers who bravely fought to protect people and defend American democracy during the Capitol coup. In addition to one officer dying at the Capitol due to mob violence, another office has died by suicide, and others have indicated they are struggling in the aftermath. It is unclear whether they felt guilty for being complicit or for not doing more. My research suggests that mental health is a significantly problem in law enforcement. Eighty percent of officers report critical stress (with about 10% being suicidal). Ninety percent of officers never seek mental health counseling.
Regardless, participation by some officers should not be surprising considering the infiltration of white supremacists in law enforcement. America has never truly dealt with the roots of law enforcement that link back to slave patrols. Despite progress in the racial composition of the department, Capitol Police is known as “The Last Plantation” within law enforcement.
It is important to note that maintaining white supremacy is not only about ideology. It is also about controlling people and property. The insurgents believe the Capitol is their building and they are its only rightful heirs. They deem America and everything it has to offer to only be theirs, while everyone else is either here to serve them or should leave.
These domestic terrorists also had a blueprint for what might happen when they stormed the Capitol. During COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests, people similar to these domestic terrorists stormed state capitals and little happened. They pushed the boundaries on law enforcement and our democratic ideals and nothing happened. So, they not only felt emboldened by Trump and other politicians complicit in the Capitol coup, but they were shown directly from previous interactions with law enforcement at government buildings that nothing would happen. After all, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse drove from Illinois and killed Black Lives Matter protesters in Wisconsin. He walked straight past law enforcement with the loaded AR-15 rifle he used to kill them and police simply told him to go home. People like Rittenhouse were be able to drive to Washington, DC, park a vehicle with bombs and guns on residential streets, and walk to the Capitol and take it over.
But, the domestic terrorists’ boldness with law enforcement is much deeper than just recent incidents. Their experiences with law enforcement throughout their lifetimes show them how police often privilege whiteness over blackness. They are accustomed to police officers being deferential with them. They are accustomed to being entitled to spew white nationalist rhetoric in settings where police are present. And, I am not talking about only during protests. I am talking about at dinner tables, at restaurants, and other places where police officers are present. It is important to comprehend that the people who stormed the Capitol are our co-workers, lawyers, CEOs, military veterans, police officers, neighbors, and family members. This is America and we must admit it.
We have seen swift action with the FBI leading the investigation into the coup. The insurgents are being arrested, put on no-fly lists, and fired from their jobs. However, there needs to be much more.
Domestic terrorism and hate crime laws need to be strengthened.
Groups like the Proud Boys need to be put on a federal hate crime registry.
People who participated in any manner need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Politicians and police officers need to be investigated for links to white supremacist organizations.
Law enforcement and military background checks need to be expanded to include an evaluation for the presence of anti-Black bias and links to white supremacist groups.
Trump needs to be impeached.
Bottom line: The Capitol coup is the mirror we needed to overcome our warped sense of American exceptionalism. Becoming a truly equitable democracy requires work. It requires actively working against ideological forces that try to make America great for only a few. It means realizing that the American Civil War and Nazi Germany began just like this. It means being courageous to admit that what happened at the Capitol is who we are as the United States. It means realizing that being silent on this issue is accepting the side of white supremacy. So, if you are worried, scared, or fearful, you should be. How will we respond to fight for the soul of America?
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MPP Randy Hillier challenges Ford during anti-mask protest: 'They want you to be scared'
WHO'S "THEY" RANDY, ALL THE DOCTORS, NURSES AND RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD...
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-plandemic-and-the-seven-traits-of-conspiratorial-thinking-138483https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/23/how-the-plandemic-conspiracy-theory-took-holdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqWUuOqf_TU
Kingston's radical freedom fighter MPP Randy Hillier joins anti-lockdown rally at Queen's Park
(I have to wonder if Randy taught his children to wash their hands to prevent the spread of germs and viruses or did he doubt science and treat it like an attack on his freedom? If anti-maskers would just wear a mask maybe there wouldn't be any lockdowns.)
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/11/26/kingston-mpp-to-lead-anti-lockdown-rally-at-queens-park/https://globalnews.ca/news/7486860/mpp-randy-hillier-charged-covid-19-lockdown-rally/https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/mpp-randy-hillier-challenges-ford-during-anti-mask-protest-they-want-you-to-be-scared-2812821https://www.iheartradio.ca/radio-user-home/no-tickets-laid-at-anti-mask-protest-hosted-by-kingston-area-mpp-1.13770994
“The JustAir mask provides two-way protection for users and those around them, and the fresh, filtered air being pumped into the mask makes it very comfortable.”
The system uses positive pressure airflow principles to create a “clean room” type of environment around the user’s nose and mouth, providing fresh, filtered air while pushing away the contaminated air. Inhaled air is filtered by medical-grade HEPA filters designed to trap 99.97% of viruses, bacteria, dust, smoke, and allergens as small as 0.3 microns – a higher filtration level than N95 material, which blocks 95% of particulate matter. A carbon pre-filter reduces odors, another common complaint of mask-wearing. Finally, the mask’s electrostatic filter and multiple cloth layers filter exhaled air with a 99.9% viral efficiency, ensuring those around the user are also protected.
“N95s protect users, but they’re so uncomfortable that manufacturers will often add exhalation valves,” said Dan Burnett, Theranova’s CEO. “The JustAir mask provides two-way protection for users and those around them, and the fresh, filtered air being pumped into the mask makes it very comfortable.”
Originally developed to provide portable protection to people who are exposed to airborne substances – viral or otherwise – the JustAir powered system provides continuous COVID-19 protection for up to 12 hours on a single charge. With the filtered air that’s pushed into the mask, users no longer have to deal with fogged up goggles or glasses.
At an introductory price of $249 on myjustair.com, the JustAir face mask system is by far the most affordable powered air-purifying respirator on the market, which are typically priced upwards of $1,000 per unit. (Only $250 plus tax? Maybe we can get one for the whole family to share)
The company expects that dentists and other health care professionals in private practice will be among the product’s earliest adopters, as well as those who travel by air and other public transportation.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200903005749/en/Say-Goodbye-to-Stuffy-Masks%21-JustAir-Launches-Advanced-Face-Mask-System-Features-Wearable-Air-Purifier-to-Protect-Users-and-Those-Around-Them-From-COVID-19-and-Other-Contaminantshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/23/how-the-plandemic-conspiracy-theory-took-hold
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ANTI-MASKERS WILL BE TELLING US WE REALLY DON'T NEED WASH OUR HANDS OR CONDOMS DON'T DON'T REALLY STOP THE SPREAD OF STDs AND IT WAS ALL A JUST PLOT TO STEAL OUR FREEDOM...
I remember using the same kind of excuses anti-maskers are using today (minus the conspiracy theories) when my mom would tell me to make my bed when I was a lazy selfish teenager..
"What's the point mom, it's only going to get messed up again..."
((Mask don't work and you're only going to catch it anyway so you might as well get it over with...))
Why doesn't the Patriot Act give law enforcement special powers to protect the US and go after Trump, seems to me the threshold for reasonable grounds for suspicion is met..
Both foreign and domestic... It's time to roll out or repeal a meaningless PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty... H. R. 3162. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. October 24, 2001. Received AN ACT. To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm
Photographer snaps notes of MyPillow CEO after visiting Trump
The MyPillow guy should be investigated as potentially being one of Trump's conspirators to manipulate a bunch of morons into attacking the Capital...
https://youtu.be/_B6tawcCwo0
Can you imagine what would have happened and how fast it would have happened had any of the BLM protestors a few months ago during the Floyd protests come as armed and ready for a fight as Trump's lynch mob did?
The cops would have cut them all down with assault rifles and they'd still be counting the bodies.. All those armed insurrectionists walkin' around all the state capitals should be contained by a wall of cops armed to the teeth, forced to surrender and charged with suspicion of terrorist activities, hunting down everyone connected to them like it was 9/11 again...
(I have to wonder if Randy taught his children to wash their hands to prevent the spread of germs and viruses or did he doubt science and treat it like an attack on his freedom? If anti-maskers would just wear a mask maybe there wouldn't be any lockdowns.)
“The JustAir mask provides two-way protection for users and those around them, and the fresh, filtered air being pumped into the mask makes it very comfortable.”
The system uses positive pressure airflow principles to create a “clean room” type of environment around the user’s nose and mouth, providing fresh, filtered air while pushing away the contaminated air. Inhaled air is filtered by medical-grade HEPA filters designed to trap 99.97% of viruses, bacteria, dust, smoke, and allergens as small as 0.3 microns – a higher filtration level than N95 material, which blocks 95% of particulate matter. A carbon pre-filter reduces odors, another common complaint of mask-wearing. Finally, the mask’s electrostatic filter and multiple cloth layers filter exhaled air with a 99.9% viral efficiency, ensuring those around the user are also protected.
“N95s protect users, but they’re so uncomfortable that manufacturers will often add exhalation valves,” said Dan Burnett, Theranova’s CEO. “The JustAir mask provides two-way protection for users and those around them, and the fresh, filtered air being pumped into the mask makes it very comfortable.”
Originally developed to provide portable protection to people who are exposed to airborne substances – viral or otherwise – the JustAir powered system provides continuous COVID-19 protection for up to 12 hours on a single charge. With the filtered air that’s pushed into the mask, users no longer have to deal with fogged up goggles or glasses.
At an introductory price of $249 on myjustair.com, the JustAir face mask system is by far the most affordable powered air-purifying respirator on the market, which are typically priced upwards of $1,000 per unit. (Only $250 plus tax? Maybe we can get one for the whole family to share)
The company expects that dentists and other health care professionals in private practice will be among the product’s earliest adopters, as well as those who travel by air and other public transportation.
Can teachers protect themselves let alone their students with all the plandemic theorists and anti-maskers running loose?
What do you think we'll run out of first, medicines, field hospitals or enough doctors to man them?
Majority of Canadians support wearing masks during COVID-19, oppose protests: poll. Nearly 90 per cent felt wearing a mask was a civic duty because it protects others from COVID-19..
(Could hospitals contain infectious airborne diseases if only even one nurse, doctor or other staff didn't wear a mask and washed their hands? 100% participation is required to protect frontline workers, teachers and their students and everyone in long term care..)
https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/majority-of-canadians-support-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-oppose-protests-poll/
2021: First Ontario COVID-19 field hospital open for patients in Burlington...
If some people (the loud minority) would just wear their masks, wash their hands and follow the public health rules there'd be no lockdowns, curfews or any talk of martial law anywhere...
https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10277964-perth-man-sparks-petition-seeking-maximum-penalty-for-mpp-hillier-in-wake-of-anti-lockdown-rally-in-toronto/
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET SICK AND CAN'T GET MEDICAL HELP BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE ANTI-MASKERS ARE TAKING ALL OF US...
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/01/05/ontario-covid19-field-hospital-burlington/
Field hospitals and cancelled surgeries: health-care system under siege by rising COVID-19 cases
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/field-hospitals-and-cancelled-surgeries-health-care-system-under-siege-by-rising-covid-19-cases-1.5255136
Ontario doctors comment on public rallies and protests against lockdowns. Medical association says some protests ‘causing more harm than good.’
Ontario physicians are speaking up against public rallies where some people are protesting pandemic restrictions, lockdowns and the wearing of face masks.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) issued a public statement on the weekend to say there is good evidence that wearing a mask is indeed an effective way to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.
The OMA further stated that In addition to spreading misinformation, the rallies have exceeded government guidelines on the size of outdoor gatherings and few of the participants have worn masks.
“My mask protects you and your mask protects me,” said OMA president Dr. Samantha Hill.
“The scientific evidence is clear. Wearing a mask is one of the easiest and most effective things every single one of us can and should do to reduce the risk of spreading and catching COVID-19.”
The OMA statement also spoke out about the public backlash against masking and lockdowns.
"Doctors working on the front lines of the pandemic are concerned about recent rallies by people claiming that pandemic lockdowns and restrictions are unlawful and causing more harm than good. This concern grew with news that more than 1,800 Ontarians tested positive for COVID for a second day (Nov. 28)," said the OMA statement.
https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/ontario-doctors-comment-on-public-rallies-and-protests-against-lockdowns-3142451https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/413451/canada-activists-protesting-covid-19-restrictions-to-demonstrate-on-parliament-hill-ottawa-1200-dec-12
Bodies stored in refrigerated trailer after morgue in London, Ont., reaches capacity..
As the pandemic's deadly second wave continues, southwestern Ontario's largest morgue has reached capacity in recent days, forcing the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to bring in a refrigerated trailer to store bodies.
This weekend, the forensic pathology unit for the London network of hospitals reached its 28-bed capacity and officials brought in a mobile unit to store bodies until the backlog can be dealt with.
"New processes due to the pandemic have resulted in increases in the time needed for securing appropriate arrangements, and have necessitated additional interim body holding solutions," Glen Kearns, the hospital's chief information officer and integrated vice president of diagnostic services, said in a statement.
"The use of an alternative body holding solution by LHSC is a temporary measure that has been implemented specifically to allow for continued support of the needs of our patients and their families, the regional coroner's office and Ontario's death investigation system,"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/bodies-stored-trailer-london-1.5861544
Global National: Jan. 9, 2021 | COVID-19 cases in Ontario students spike, online learning extended
New provincial modelling data is set to be released by the Ontario government next week and is expected to show an alarming spike of COVID-19 cases in young people as the province extends the school break for students in southern Ontario. The province is reporting nearly a 120 per cent spike in COVID-19 cases in school-aged children. Morganne Campbell has more in this report.
https://youtu.be/i0KSQfefAuk
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How to Protect Yourself & Others
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.htmlhttps://www.who.int/influenza/resources/documents/guidelines_handling_specimens/en/
Schools have been closed to most students since Dec 18 and will remain closed until at least Jan. 25.
However, schools are still reporting COVID-19 cases for students with special education needs who are attending in-person as well as cases in teachers and other staff who are working at schools in-person. Cases reported over the winter break are also still being posted. Durham District School Board officials note that their most recent cases are ones reported over the break.
https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/10305028-34-new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-durham-schools-over-the-past-week/
Quebec company making plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate here at home
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/quebec-company-making-plant-based-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-here-at-home-1.5208573
Jordan Goudreau, former US special forces soldier, can allegedly be seen in footage with earpiece at one of the president's rallies
American captured over alleged Venezuelan coup plot says Donald Trump ordered plan. A video of Luke Denman appeared on Venezuelan state television.
An alleged US mercenary captured in Venezuela has been paraded on state TV, where he claimed he was part of a plan ordered by Donald Trump to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro.
Luke Denman, a former Green Beret who was arrested on Monday trying to “invade” Venezuela, said he was instructed to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring in a plane to fly Mr Maduro to the US, which has put out a $15 million (£12m) bounty on his capture.
He claimed he signed a contract with Florida-based private security firm, Silvercorp, to train rebel troops and carry out the assault in exchange for up to $100,000.
“I was helping Venezuelans take back control of their country,” Mr Denman, 34 from Texas, told an interviewer. The other detained American, Airan Berry, did not appear on camera.
"Donald Trump is the direct chief of this invasion," Mr Maduro said during a televised virtual press conference, after the video of Mr Denman was broadcast.
The US government has denied any involvement, while Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, said he would use “all the tools” at his disposal to bring the men home.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/06/american-captured-alleged-venezuelan-coup-plot-says-donald-trump/
Trump private security force ‘playing with fire’
The president-elect continues to employ a battalion of retired cops and FBI agents to protect him and clamp down on protesters.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/06/venezuela-coup-plot-leader-provided-security-trump-rallies/https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/inside-trumps-security-juggernaut-221543https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-security-force-232797https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-campaign-continued-paying-private-security-firms-election-records-showhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mind-blowing-story-ex-green-beret-who-tried-oust-venezuela-n1201981https://floridapolitics.com/archives/331204-donald-trump-denies-ties-to-venezuelan-attack-led-by-florida-security-firm-founder
How Sidney Powell inaccurately cited Venezuela’s elections as evidence of U.S. fraud.
Sidney Powell, a lawyer on President Trump’s election legal team who represented the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, has been a major source and promoter of viral conspiracy theories about vote switching.
Since the election, Ms. Powell has advanced claims of voluminous voter fraud and a rigged election. She falsely claimed that a supercomputer called Hammer hacked votes, that Mr. Trump won the election by “millions of votes” and that voting software company Dominion Voting Systems altered the tallies.
Last week, she promised that coming evidence would overturn the election’s results and said she would “release the Kraken,” a reference to the 1981 movie “The Clash of the Titans,” reprising a catchphrase that began trending on Twitter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/technology/sidney-powell-venezuela.html
Sidney Powell Sued by Dominion for $1.3 Billion Over Vote-Fraud Claims
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/sidney-powell-sued-by-dominion-voting-over-election-fraud-claimshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8292861/Green-Beret-failed-Venezuela-coup-bragged-toppling-foreign-leader.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8290037/How-former-Green-Beret-failed-Venezuela-coup-plot-hatched-plan.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310
How Ex-US Army Green Berets Were Lured Into A Disastrous Failed Coup In Venezuela...
In May, reports surfaced of a supposed failed coup against the Venezuelan government. Headlines called the event "Bay of Piglets," or "Keystone Coup," and footage released by the Venezuelan government seemed to back up the nicknames.
The footage showed a ragtag group of men who appear to be under-prepared; a few of the men were shirtless and had their passports on them. According to President Nicolás Maduro, eight people were killed and dozens more were captured. Among the captured men were two American former Green Berets.
But the footage, as well as circumstances leading up to the event, created a few red flags.
Business Insider spoke with the brother of captured American Luke Denman, the U.S. State Department, and Juan José Rendón, a former advisor to Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó, to understand what aspects of this complex story are rooted in fact, and what aspects may have been constructed by the Venezuelan government.
https://www.businessinsider.com/venezuela-coup-green-berets-maduro-guaido-jordan-goudreau-incursion-silvercorp-2020-10
In May, the Venezuelan government released photos and video footage showing a ragtag group of men who appear to have been captured by security forces in a village on the country's northern coast. According to President Nicolás Maduro, eight people were killed and dozens more were captured in what he said was an attempt to kidnap him and remove him from the country. Among the captured men were two American former Green Berets, who were reportedly hired to train men for the operation in Colombia.
In what the Venezuelan government called "confession videos" released by state-controlled media, the two Americans said that they were working on behalf of the U.S. government, specifically under the orders of President Donald Trump. However, President Trump, along with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, flatly denied any American involvement in the plot.
Business Insider spoke with the brother of captured American Luke Denman, who points out red flags raised by the footage. Denman, along with a spokesperson from the U.S. State Department, suggests that the men in the footage were used as pawns in a false flag operation staged by the Venezuelan government.
Along with Mark Denman and the U.S. State Department, Business Insider spoke with other key figures to understand what aspects of this complex story are rooted in fact, and what aspects may have been constructed by the Venezuelan government.
https://youtu.be/QlK5DgS58y0
Some among America's military allies believe Trump deliberately attempted a coup and may have had help from federal law-enforcement officials.
The National Guard, which was deployed heavily to quell the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, did not show up to assist the police until two hours after the action started on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
Video shows police doing nothing as rioters access the building
One video appeared to show some police officers opening a barrier to allow a group of protesters to get closer to the Capitol dome. Another video showed a police officer allowing a rioter to take a selfie with him inside the Capitol while protesters milled around the building unchecked.
Kim Dine, who was the chief of the Capitol Police from 2012 to 2016, told The Washington Post that he was surprised that the Capitol Police allowed demonstrators on the steps of the Capitol. He said he was also mystified that few rioters were arrested on the spot.
Larry Schaefer, who worked for the Capitol Police for more than 30 years, told ProPublica something similar: "We have a planned, known demonstration that has a propensity for violence in the past and threats to carry weapons — why would you not prepare yourself as we have done in the past?"
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attempted-coup-federal-law-enforcement-capitol-police-2021-1
Secret Service experts are speculating in group chats about how Trump might be hauled out of the White House if he won't budge on Inauguration Day
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-trump-eviction-inauguration-secret-service-white-house-2020-11
California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State. Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to election fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice.
Trump's voter fraud lies encouraged a riot. GOP allies are still giving them oxygen.
Republicans, including Sen. Josh Hawley, have condemned violence but haven't backed down from baseless claims of fraud and irregularities.
After a mob stormed the Capitol based on President Donald Trump's election fraud lie, some top Republican allies have called for peace while still leveling the same baseless claims of widespread voter fraud that fanned the flames of violence.
In almost the same breath as he condemned the rioters who temporarily disrupted Congress' normal process of affirming President-elect Joe Biden's win, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, the first Republican to announce his intention to object to the certification, suggested that Biden's victory was illegitimate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-voter-fraud-lies-encouraged-riot-gop-allies-are-n1253509https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article248246980.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2021/01/03/953052950/republican-lawmakers-divided-on-election-certificationhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-senators-reverse-objections-electoral-college-certification-protesters/story?id=75099780
California Republican Party says it will not comply with state's cease and desist order on ballot drop boxes
The California Republican Party has admitted responsibility for placing more than 50 deceptively labeled “official” drop boxes for mail-in ballots in Los Angeles, Fresno and Orange Counties — an action that state officials said was illegal and could lead to election fraud.
The dark gray metal boxes have been popping up over the past two weeks near churches, gun shops and Republican Party offices, mostly in conservative areas of a deep-blue state, affixed with a white paper label identifying them as either an “Official Ballot Drop off Box” or a “Ballot Drop Box.”
Having personal integrity is a fundamental prerequisite for ethical action and for individuals in an institution to sustain a common purpose. Corruption arises when an individual chooses to act against the purpose and obligations of their entrusted office to achieve personal gain or personal collective purpose.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/california-gop-drop-boxes.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/california-republicans-ballot-drop-boxes-cease-and-desist/index.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/12/republicans-election-2020-unauthorized-ballot-bo
