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Californians are fleeing in record numbers for red states like Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. New York City is emptying out as people with means relocate; many are going to Florida. For reasons only the Heavens know, there are normal people still living in Portland. It is not hard to see what is happening: People are fed up with the overreach of Democrat-monopolized government. Their policies are inhibiting the possibility of retaining personal independence and achieving any sense of self-fulfillment. This is on top of not being able to provide basic safety to citizens. Once these blue state refugees resettle, will...

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“Billionaires added hundreds of hundreds of billions to their wealth during a pandemic.” On Tuesday, the people of San Francisco will decide whether the city should tax companies for paying their CEOs too much money. Progressive lawmaker Matt Haney introduced the “Overpaid Executive Tax” to the SF Board of Supervisors in June to better protect the city’s health care system from the COVID-19 threat. His colleagues unanimously agreed to put his idea before voters on the November ballot, listed as Proposition L. The measure requires a simple majority for passage. “Billionaires added hundreds of hundreds of billions to their wealth...

In a late bid to encourage as many voters as possible to cast their ballots for Trump, 2016's losing presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced that "the mere thought of Trump being in the White House for another four years turns my stomach. I was born to be president. That I'm not is the greatest tragedy the human race has ever experienced. If enough people realize how much I have suffered and write my name in on their ballots they can finally elect the person they should have elected in 2016." If you missed any of the other Semi-News/Semi-Satire posts you...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued a new stay-at-home advisory Monday asking all residents to be in their homes from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily and ordered restaurants to stop table service at 9:30 p.m. to ensure customers can get home in time. The stay-at-home advisory takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The state allows exceptions for going to work, seeking medical care, going to the grocery store and picking up take-out food. “We’re doing much better than many other states and many other countries, but hereto we’ve let down our guard,” he said. The curfew also applies to all...

We are in rural Oregon and it is damn well is not Portland where mob violence is not only tolerated but encouraged by the local officials. In south central Oregon there will be sadness for a few but they are too few to mob up and do any real damage. The vast majority of locals support President Trump and would instantly set a mob straight if they get violent and destructive. Around here, Burning, Looting, and Murder are not culturally accepted activities. The one and only time ANTIFA showed up here they were disarmed, put back on their buss, and...

Pennsylvania looks to be a big player in the 2020 election. Just like in 2016, when Trump won the state and went on to win the election. The election nobody thought he’d win? You remember? Welp, sounds like there is a hidden group of supporters in the state: Allegheny County councilman in Pennsylvania: 'I'm an elected official. I have had at least a dozen Democratic elected officials tell me that they are voting for Trump... but as Democratic elected officials they can't come out and say it.'

Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday announced the state would issue a stay-at-home advisory between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for residents in the state and 9:30 p.m. curfews for most businesses as part of an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus which has surged recently. The order goes into effect Friday. “The simple truth is this — too many of us have become complacent in our daily lives,” Baker said.

Breakdown of a few swing states (by date): Pennsylvania November 2, 2020 Trump – 47.8% Biden – 45.9% Ohio November 1, 2020 Trump – 49.2% Biden – 44.4% Michigan November 1, 2020 Trump – 48.3% Biden – 45.8% North Carolina October 31, 2020 Trump – 48.6% Biden – 46.5% Arizona October 30, 2020 Trump – 48.9% Biden – 46.4% Nevada October 29, 2020 Biden – 49.4% Trump – 47.1%

With apologies if this is in the wrong forum, the following tentative 2020 electoral map is what I've been able to glean from closely following up-to-date state polling (NOT misleading national polling), news and trends as reported by reliable sources, and betting activity at PredictIt:

Of course we can't wear Trump gear when we go vote, but we can wear red, right? Several of my family members are planning on wearing red shirts tomorrow when we go to vote. BTW, when my daughter and son-in-law lived in Baltimore, the precinct workers were wearing Obama shirts and buttons and had a giant Obama poster on the wall. Illegal? Yes, but when did that stop the left.

HOUSTON — Harris County's drive-thru votes will not be thrown out, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled on Monday morning. It was a waiting game over the weekend for the fate of nearly 127,000 votes cast at drive-thru polling locations in the Houston area during early voting. A federal hearing was scheduled for Monday morning to rule on those votes with less than 24 hours until the polls open for Election Day. A conference call was set up for reporters to be able to listen in to what's being discussed at the federal courthouse, but many reported technical issues as...

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, perhaps better known as “Johnny Rotten,” says President Donald Trump has “broken the Washington criminality that has caused problems for all of us.” “I met him once. I know, what an offensive fella. But he went into politics as the complete individual. That’s what we want,” said Lydon in a recent interview with Fox News. “I don’t like politicians really, generally speaking, not many of them at all. I don’t trust of them. He broke that system, that Washington criminality that’s caused the problems for all of us in the first place.” Lydon also defended...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) referred to a pro-Trump caravan spotted in New York City as a “pileup of chumps.” Photos and videos emerged over the weekend, showing ‘Trump trains” popping up across the nation. One such parade occurred over New York City’s Whitestone Bridge. Photos and videos show dozens of vehicles on the bridge with pro-America and pro-Trump flags:

POLICE in Austria have rushed to a synagogue in the capital Vienna after reports of a shooting. Footage posted on social media showed people scrambling for cover as shots can be heard in the background. A man can be heard shouting while sirens go off while a pedestrian can be seen cowering behind a bike rack. Flashing lights from what appear to be police vehicles can also be seen in the video. Austria's interior ministry said one person has died and several others, including a police officer, are injured. The ministry said the police officer had been shot. Reports suggest...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police said Monday that several people were injured and officers were out in force following gunfire in the capital Vienna. Initial reports that a synagogue was the target of an attack couldn’t immediately be confirmed. Austrian news agency APA quoted the country’s Interior Ministry as saying that one attacker has been killed and another could be on the run. Police said the operation in the center of the city was ongoing and urged people to avoid all open spaces and public transport. “There are several injured persons,” police tweeted. “We are on site with all available...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is sounding the alarm over the prospect of a Trump victory on Tuesday, warning that Trump could declare himself the winner before enough votes are counted and ultimately “attempt to suppress enough votes to win.” “This comes as no surprise. It has been Trump’s strategy for months, and nobody should fall for it. It’s why he is demonizing mail-in ballots and sabotaging the postal service,” Sanders said in response to an Axios report alleging that the president will declare victory Tuesday night if it appears he is “ahead.”

The CEO of growing social media platform Parler warned Americans on CNBC about Big Tech’s Orwellian censorship against President Donald Trump that will continue right into election night. During the November 2, edition of CNBC’s Squawk Box, co-anchor Joe Kernen asked Parler CEO John Matze about what Twitter will potentially do if Trump speculates an election win. Kernen asked: “If President Trump were to say something that Twitter didn’t like about the results” of “the election and whether he was winning or not, do you think Twitter, at that point, would decide ‘Okay, we’re finally going to censor?’” After Kernen...

A federal judge named Joe Biden as a possible “witness” along with his son Hunter in a criminal fraud case last year that ended in the convictions of two of Hunter’s business partners, according to little-noticed court documents. The Democratic presidential candidate’s appearance on a witness list casts new doubt on his claims he knew nothing about his son’s shady business dealings. Hunter Biden blamed one of his convicted partners — Devon Archer — for his father's name appearing on a list of potential witnesses in a juror questionnaire in the case, which was filed Jan. 11, 2019. In a...

All, Need help on text to election fence sitters for tomorrow in circle of friends. So short, to the point and persuasive.