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The pollsters got it wrong again. Some claimed going into Tuesday's election that Joe Biden had an unbeatable margin of 17 points in some states. Pundits claimed Republicans would lose between five and 15 seats in the House. It appears they've picked up a few. And because final results will not be known until states count mail-in votes and end their extended vote-counting processes, Republicans could pick up a few more. Why do some continue to employ these pollsters who miss the "silent majority," or in this case "shy" Trump voters, many of whom refused to speak with or hung...

Four years ago, just prior to the elections, and I was among the many who believed that Hillary was most likely to win the election, I wrote The Moral Argument for "Let it Burn". It's a somewhat long piece, but in my humble opinion I'd argue was one of my best posts. The quick summary is that if our country is in an inevitable decline (which was slowed down, but hardly stopped by president Trump's election), then we have a moral obligation to rip the band aid off as soon as possible rather than compound the amount of repair needed...

Republican leaders, gloating at flipping several House seats, took jabs at Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Wednesday for her shrinking majority and cast doubt on her ability to win enough votes to become House speaker again.

It will all go according to plan—unless we stop it. Strictly speaking, a coup is an illegitimate change of government by violent means. But what if you can do it without violence? To win without fighting is best, Sun Tzu says. An ostensibly (“mostly”) peaceful ouster from power is preferable to the use of force because it can much more easily be sold as “our democracy” at work. National polls consistently predicted a huge Biden blowout. That they were wrong (again) is demonstrated by the facts that (a) the 2020 popular vote is, so far (California is not fully counted),...

I’m running some forensic stats on Milwaukee’s 478 wards. The most common final 2 digits in a ward’s vote total... “00”

Despite yet to declare a victory in the race to 270 electoral votes, Joe Biden's team has launched a transition website to start the process of the famed peaceful transition of power. The website plays off his "Build Back Better" campaign slogan. Federal agencies and campaign staff members have for months been quietly planning for a potential presidential transition, but there are limits to how much Biden's team can do now, while the contest is still undecided.

North Korea defector and human rights activist Yeonmi Park has a virtual sit down with Patrick Bet-David.

BEHAR: “First of all, we have to remember — people have to remember Trump that is hanging on to power and primarily, I think, it’s to avoid going to prison. You know, people don’t remember Watergate. John Ehrlichman, Haldeman they both went to prison. John Mitchell went to prison. The only reason that Nixon didn’t go is because he was pardoned by Gerald Ford. They will go to jail. He will go to jail. He has to answer E. Jean Carroll. He has to answer the southern district. He’s petrified. That’s why he’s barricading himself. It’s not just about holding...

The lawyers sink their teeth into what remains of the election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden and it's so close that neither concedes. As they prepare to do battle in the courts, America is reminded of what happened 20 years ago: Those excruciating 35 days of George Bush vs. Al Gore and the high drama of those dangling Florida chads. What's different in America between then and now? Everything. Just look at the plywood on the downtown storefronts of the big cities for post-election violence. America has undergone a profound and confusing realignment. But we've had difficulty processing...

A Wisconsin court set a $2 million bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters and wounding a third at demonstrations in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The 17-year-old was arrested at his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after the Aug. 25 shootings. Two men, Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, were fatally shot and a third man, Gaige Grosskreutz, was injured.

A Mississippi family is alleging religious discrimination against their third-grade daughter’s elementary school after officials there forced her to remove her face mask with the phrase “Jesus Loves Me.” Matthew and Jennifer Booth filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Simpson County School District in Mississippi because their daughter, Lydia, was ordered to remove the mask on Oct. 13 and replace it with one her school, Simpson Central, supplied. All students are required to wear masks to help slow the spread of Covid-19. Booth could be suspended if she continues wearing her faith-themed mask. Alliance Defending Freedom is representing the family....

“My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding” (Proverbs 5:1 KJV).

Massive voter fraud! Is the DOJ even looking into this?

We're calling on @FoxNews to retract its early and rash call that Biden has won AZ Arrow pointing rightwards then curving downwards Rightwards arrow 600K votes outstanding Rightwards arrow GOP edge in remaining returns Rightwards arrow Other outlets haven't made a call Dial 888-369-4762 (Press 3) and tell them to retract the call! #StopTheSteal #ProtectYourVote

How about Michigan? Overnight, an additional 200,000 ballots showed up all for Joe Biden, incredible, eh? Why, it’s a Christmas miracle!!! Last night watching the election results as they came in, it was a near-mirror image of 2016, only this time the Democrats were ready with a few tricks up their sleeves. Trick Number One was to not call states for Donald Trump even though in places like Florida it was obvious he had taken the state. Not calling the state for Trump when everyone can clearly see he won it causes confusion and chaos. After it was clear that...

Nov. 5 (UPI) — Approval of U.S. leadership in Britain has sunk to an all-time low, according to a Gallup survey on Thursday. The poll shows that just 15% of British citizens approve of President Donald Trump’s leadership, and their approval has steadily eroded since he took office almost four years ago.

The result of the election is still unclear today with several key swing states still in play including Arizona, where Joe Biden’s comfortable lead over Trump shrank overnight, wreaking havoc on the results and prompting a posse of armed Trump voters to descend on counting centers. As tensions flared in Arizona overnight, armed pro-Trump protesters descended on a counting center in Maricopa County, after Biden’s commanding 200,000-vote lead was slashed to just 68,000 as ballots continued being tallied. They faced off with police and security outside the counting center, chanting that every vote should be counted with the result in...

At least 11 arrests have been made Wednesday evening after authorities declared that a protest in downtown Portland had turned into a riot.

Teleios conducted a wellbeing survey with 1186 responses. The majority of responses were: female (68%), <30 years (76%), and primarily from the United States (40%) and Europe (16%). The respondents identified themselves as: evangelical Christians (33%), social Christians (29%), Christian seekers (5%) and non-Christians (33%). Interestingly, personal wellbeing was better among evangelical Christians compared to social Christians, Christian seekers or non-Christians (P=0.001). The findings for wellbeing were also supported by further results that evangelicals were more content (P=0.001), at peace (P>0.001), and joyful (P=0.002) than the other groups. This is the first survey, to our knowledge, evaluating wellbeing in young...

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