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If you think you’ll go to bed on election night knowing who won, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has a bit of advice. Think again. Hobbs is trying to tamp down expectations of instant results — or even final tallies within a day or two. In a press briefing Wednesday, she detailed all the steps that must happen after the polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, even though the process of balloting and counting is automated. Those include not just the regular tabulation process at each precinct, but also handling what could be a flood of early...

Today, 3:00 PM EST , (Saturday, 10/31/2020) with guest Matt Bracken The Modern Survivalist with Fernando Aguirre and guest Matt Bracken (Free Republic's Travis McGee) discuss cultural instability, self defense, preparation and survival skills. The show starts live at 3PM EST or it can be replayed later at the same link. The broadcast usually lasts two hours.

The senior adviser to the president told Real Clear Politics her view on abortion has changed since her father’s first run for office in 2016. Four years ago, Ivanka Trump didn’t take a stand on the galvanizing issue. And after President Trump took office, in 2017, she even met secretly with then-Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards. At the time, she said she wanted to know more about the organization. Now, she said, her viewpoint is clear. “I respect all sides of a very personal and sensitive discussion,” Ivanka Trump said, “but I am also a mother of three children, and...

You can't make this sh*t up. And spare me the bull$shit covid, covid, covid rhetoric too! It's not a virus you fear, Joe! It's us! The American people. Remember us? The ones whose votes you need. The ones you're excluding from your rallies! Correction: It's the Trump supporters you fear. They'll be more n' happy to attend your so-called "drive-in" rallies, waving American flags (oh, the horror!) and escort you out of town in a Trump parade the likes of which would put the Texas parade they hosted for Kamala the Kondescending Kommie to shame. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, Biden...

From communists on Mars to 'The Expanse' in real life, the questions about the future of Musk's Mars are huge. Here's what you need to know. Martian 1776 has arrived, according to SpaceX. In a set of recently released documents, the company announced it has no intention of following laws from any government on Earth once it reaches Mars.“For services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other colonization spacecraft, the parties recognize Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities,” the document reads, which was included...

A new report has exposed the atrocities done to North Korean Christians arrested for their faith, including forced abortions, the murder of newborn babies, and death by execution for possessing a Bible. The London-based Korea Future Initiative published its latest report, “Persecuting Faith: Documenting religious freedom violations in North Korea,” which includes information from 117 interviews with those exiled from the isolated country. The investigation documents 273 victims of religious freedom violations, ranging in age from just 3 years old to over 80 years old. Though adherents of various religions are held in North Korea’s “reeducation” camps, the harshest punishments...

They are testing a new high-tech sound direction-detection system.Imagine a small recon unit of Army soldiers was advancing through hostile terrain on a high-risk scouting mission to find points of entry for a major follow-on armored ground assault. What if it was suddenly hit, even overwhelmed, with a massive array of enemy small arms fire? The soldiers take casualties, run for cover and immediately engage the enemy, yet the attackers are obscured from view. Where exactly is the enemy fire coming from? What if soldiers could immediately know the source of incoming fire? Perhaps a sniper is, by design, hidden...

Since Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court, she and the other judges have wasted no time in remaking America in their image. This is what we were warned about. In only two days, 23 landmark cases have been decided by the new conservative Supreme Court. God help us all. United States v. Trump, 6-3 ruling -- Determined that Trump has already won reelection Walsh v. Dweedlestein, 5-4 ruling -- We are to be a theocracy under God United States v. Trump, 5-4 ruling -- Trump is now the Galactic Emperor Of Man Acosta v. Elisha, 9-0 ruling...

U.S.—In order to help voters absolve themselves of responsibility and guilt for the politicians they selected, polling places around the country are offering a bowl of water to all voters in the voting booth, sources confirmed Saturday. "We noticed early voters looking really queasy as they left the polling station," an election official told reporters. "Some just vomited on the spot, while others just looked like they were going to be ill. So we instituted an emergency measure, allowing people to wash themselves clean on the way out." While some are praising the move, others say it's not enough. "Sure,...

Federal authorities say West Philadelphia activist Anthony “Ant” Smith, 29, “aided and abetted” in the arson of a Philadelphia police car. His friends and activist peers say the charges are a fabrication — and they gathered en masse Friday morning to “humanize” the man that they believe has been falsely accused as part of a political stunt. “He’s nonviolent,” said Smith’s cousin, Devon Gooden. “He’s never been anyone who would be of the character that sets cars on fire or do anything crazy. I think he speaks with his pen

Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA Replying to @MilesTaylorUSA Trump told us: Let’s get the hell out of Afghanistan (despite the persistent terror threat to America). (11 of 25) 9:20 AM · Oct 31, 2020·Twitter for iPad 143 Retweets 71 Quote Tweets 693 Likes

"Political Analysis" This little guy is in for a major shock.

Sullivan’s apparent animus toward Flynn's attorney and his fixation on Flynn being punished demonstrate bias in this case — sufficient to require his disqualification. In the latest development in the seemingly never-ending Michael Flynn case, his attorney has filed a motion for the trial judge, Emmet Sullivan, to disqualify himself for bias or the appearance of it. Flynn’s counsel, Sidney Powell, had raised the bias issue during the Sept. 29 hearing on the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the case against Flynn. Sullivan is likely to move on this case immediately after the election, so the question of his...

Byrne says he was asked by New York FBI agents to set up a meeting with Hillary Clinton and a foreign government’s “bagman” to facilitate Hillary pledging one aspect of her presidential policy towards that foreign government. The assignment broke down into Steps A – B – C – D, with “D” being, Hillary Clinton walks into a room alone and spends 10 minutes with a bagman. Within 5 weeks he says he achieved A – B – C. In addition, Hillary was 13 hours away from walking into a room alone (using a method which would keep any record...

A virtual rally in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to change Illinois' income tax system to a graduated-rate tax was sidetracked by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle delivering a lengthy pitch for State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s reelection. The rally of high-profile Democrats, hosted by the proposed amendment’s chief supporter, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, also featured Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton alleging amendment opponents were billionaires fighting against “communities of color and women and working-class families all across the state.” But pro-amendment discussion, dubbed the “fair tax” by supporters, gave way when Preckwinkle, the Cook County Democratic Party chair and a strong...

People magazine has fiercely avoided reporting on the Trumps at all, but back at the end of August, they devoted two gushy pages to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Now, as Election Day is almost here, People published another gushy interview with Harris, and her husband Douglas Emhoff (who mostly sits quietly). The headline was "RACING TO MAKE HISTORY: The vice presidential candidate and her husband open up about campaigning mid-pandemic and aiming to break the glass ceiling three times over: Electing America's first black, Indian-American woman as veep." There's also a video on YouTube, so it's fascinating to see...

The USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wapato, Washington, will receive 18 live Asian giant hornets so scientists there can develop bait superior to the attractants used this year to lure the invasive wasps into traps. The worker hornets will be the only live specimens sent to researchers from a nest the Washington State Department of Agriculture eradicated Oct. 24 in a dead tree near Blaine in northwest Washington. USDA research entomologist Jackie Serrano said that the service will try to chemically replicate hornet pheromones in time for next year’s trapping season. The department had planned to provide frozen hornets to...

Sean Connery, the Edinburgh-born Scotsman actor whose roles as British secret agent James Bond made him an international icon, died in the Bahamas on Saturday. He was 90. Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death, first reported by the BBC. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated by the news.” “He was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words — ‘The name’s Bond… James Bond,’” they said in a statement. The producers said Connery’s “gritty and witty portrayal of the...

I saw President Trump just tweeted at 12:15 about a very important speech he is giving at 12:30 in Pennsylvania. OANN doesn't have it, don't see it on Fox. White House Live feed says nothing. Anyone know what it's about and where to watch?

It happened a few days ago, but it’s still disgusting. Apparently, nuns were subjected to being doxxed by the unhinged leftists on Twitter. What sin did they commit that would warrant such a response? They support President Trump. Oh yes, break out the tar and feathers, right? This is just anathema to the Left. First, they’re nuns. Liberals hate religion. And yes, we have not forgotten when these clowns booed God during the Democratic National Convention. Second, they support Trump. It’s two things liberal America hates, one more than the other. The reaction was an ‘as expected,’ but still ghoulish....