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As my title suggests, everyday while browsing through FR and reading some of the threads, sometimes I am up and sometimes I am down. However, I think about something that happened in Maryland back in 1994 that pushes me slightly in the half-empty camp. Ellen Sauerbrey ran against Paris Glendening (affectionately known as Spendening) for Governor and lost. However, she made the claim that the machines being used were switching votes over to Glendening. Lo and behold, she was able to provide evidence. Then a Maryland court threw her case out because the court stated she provided the evidence a...

CHINA today warned the UK and its allies that their "eyes will be plucked out" if they carry on "meddling" in its affairs in Hong Kong. The Five Eyes alliance was hit with the bizarre threat after the group demanded Beijing end its crackdown in the former British colony.... Britain and its four partners - the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have frequently condemned the Chinese government for allegedly trying to crush dissent in the South Asian financial hub. Now a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman has warned the countries to stay out of it affairs saying: "They should be...

Donald Trump Jr. slammed attorney L. Lin Wood for asking Republican Georgia voters to withhold their votes during the upcoming runoff election, which will determine what party controls the Senate. In a Monday tweet, Trump Jr. told GOP voters to “IGNORE” people calling for a boycott on voting for Georgia Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.

Apple wants their private security force to be allowed concealed carry permits. Police dept says: Since we are in California the 2nd amendment does not apply. We May Not ever issue any CC permits or it might take a few years (unless you make it worth our while.) Apple exec says have some Ipads, and football suite tickets so you can have a meeting about modernizing and expediting your process. Permits get issued and Apple exec gets arrested for bribery. Police department still investigating itself to see if anyone did anything wrong.

NORTH Korea is feared to be building new nuclear weapons after fresh activity was detected at a secret uranium enrichment facility. The International Atomic Energy Agency watchdog confirmed that the Kangson nuclear site near the capital Pyongyang is currently active.... ...Kim Jong-un has refused to acknowledge the existence of the secret facility - which prompted the collapse of peace talks with Donald Trump last year...

There’s no room for Christ in the “Assisi Accord”The three-day virtual Assisi "Economy of Francis” convention concluded with abundant slogans and the decision to start the process of finding new tools to overcome the world’s economic and social distortions. It was an entirely horizontal, worldly perspective, as echoed in Pope Francis’s final video message, overturning the vision of integral human development set forth by Paul VI in Populorum Progressio and by Benedict XVI in Caritas in Veritate.Last Saturday the three-day "Economy of Francis" virtual convention concluded in Assisi leaving the dream of a happy future with a "new" economy and...

It became apparent on Friday night that some business owners in Buffalo, New York, have had enough of the arbitrary coronavirus-related restrictions handed down by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo that are killing their establishments and hurting their employees. Gathered inside Athletes Unleashed gym in Orchard Park, a number of business owners refused to comply when a health department official and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department entered their facility. The business owners, who taped the interaction, told the health dept. official and the sheriffs to “go get a warrant” and leave their “private property.” And, to cheers from the business owners,...

Three weeks ago FOX News was riding high. It’s ratings had never been higher thanks to Donald Trump and his supporters. Then the fraudulent election took place and FOX immediately disowned their audience. Trump supporters were no longer welcome. And if anyone dared to question the fraudulent election they were immediately mocked and sneered at. The latest ratings numbers were released today for the formerly Trump friendly network. And, OH MY GOSH! FOX NEWS CRASHED!!

Hillary & Brad Raffensperger, GA Sec of State overheard at Atlanta cafe tonight: Brad: Does Bleachbit work on video tapes? Hillary: Not as well as a hammer. Brad: Any other way to destroy evidence? Hillary: If I had been in Nixon’s shoes, I would have burned the tapes. F-E-L-O-N-Y

“I think it’s because we’re pursuing two different theories,” he said. “Our theory of the case to get to the Supreme Court now in four places — and it’s soon going to be in two others, and there’ll be an overall lawsuit — is basically misconduct of the election by state officials in at least five or six different states in which the misconduct of the election involved depravation of constitutional rights for the president.

As I suspected, the writers of the first Deadpool movies have been thrown to the curb by Kevin Feige due to diversity as Ryan Reynolds sells out as well. Friday saw the news that Deadpool 3 is finally moving forward at Disney and Marvel Studios, but not with the writers who helped the franchise make over a billion dollars, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Instead, Feige is going with a pair of nobodies, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin, who are basically only known for Bob's Burgers, a previous Fox property. Best man for the job? Scratch that. Today's Hollywood is...

We have all been following the recent election issues, public statements and press conferences. There have been big developments on what Sidney Powell has said, and what has been delivered to date. The question is: Has Sidney Powell compromised her standing in the statements she has made given the evidence that has not (yet) been provided to substantiate those claims?

It’s “game over” for Team Trump if you listen to Democrats, mainstream media, or social media trolls. Of course, if you’re one of those who listen to those particular groups, you probably believed there was Russian collusion for three years and that a mysterious “pee tape” was floating around through the Deep State and across Moscow to keep President Trump in check.Oh, you didn’t believe those things? Then why would you believe Democrats, mainstream media, and social media trolls just because they say that certification of Michigan votes means “game over”? The answer is simple: you shouldn’t. As Jenna Ellis...

The U.S. government will start distributing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' newly authorized COVID-19 antibody combination on Tuesday, beginning with over 30,000 treatment courses, a health official said on Monday... ...U.S. officials on a call with reporters said doses will be allocated based on which states have the highest numbers of confirmed cases and hospitalizations... ...Regeneron has said it expects to have enough REGEN-COV2 for about 80,000 patients by the end of this month. It expects to have enough doses to treat about 200,000 patients by the first week of January, rising to some 300,000 patients in total by ...

Father Miguel Pro’s famous last words before the firing squad were “Viva Cristo Rey” (“Long live Christ the King!”)Got Faith? And what’s it worth to you? On this day, people of faith remember 20th-century martyr Blessed Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest who died by firing squad on Nov. 23, 1927. His joy and courage in the face of execution are an example to all of us. While we will most likely never be asked to defend to the death our deepest held beliefs, we do face “little” persecutions — the scorn of nonbelieving co-workers, or the disdain and disregard of...

In Sunday's Dispatch, Cy Souders and his beloved wife Jean had an important announcement in the Celebrations Section. The couple, who graduated from Bucyrus High School, were wed in Kentucky in the fall of 1939. Last week they celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. So, why make a post about this? Souders was a three-time All-American End at Ohio State and was a key player on the 1942 national championship team. Another interesting fact is in 1944, Souders left the Buckeyes to serve two years of active duty with the Navy during World War II. He played three seasons in the...

The two turkeys for President Donald Trump's final pardoning of the bird variety made their Washington debut Monday. Corn and Cob, two Broad-Breasted White turkeys from the state of Iowa, were introduced at the glitzy Willard InterContinental Hotel by the National Turkey Federation. Trump is still due to pardon the turkeys Tuesday, a White House spokesman confirmed,...[photos at link]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) reportedy said Monday that the outcome of the presidential election is "becoming increasingly clear," and that "evidence of a systemic problem ... seem to be wanting." "Obviously, the outcome is becoming increasingly clear," Cornyn said outside a food bank in Austin, Texas, according to an Austin American-Statesman staffer. "It seems like evidence of a systemic problem with our election seem to be wanting at this point," the senator added. .... On Sunday, Cornyn said in a tweet that Biden should be allowed to receive intelligence briefings that are being blocked by Trump's General Services Administration.

Squirrel in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, accidentally ate a fermented pear and became intoxicated She said the squirrel appeared healthy the next morning, arriving for a 'hangover breakfast of seeds and corn 'I found a very old bag of pears in the bottom. Instead of throwing them away, I threw two onto our deck for Hamlet,' said Kathleen, referring to the family's pet pig. Fortunately, the squirrel arrived outside the home the next morning for a 'hangover breakfast.' 'He is back to his normal self and is back at the feeder daily,' Kathleen said.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York reported on Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell is in quarantine after a staffer working in her area of pre-trial lockup contracted the coronavirus. Maxwell herself has tested negative and is not exhibiting symptoms. “Last week, a staff member who was assigned to work in the area of the MDC where the defendant is housed tested positive for COVID-19,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey wrote in a two-page letter, using the shorthand for Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. “In response, the MDC implemented the same quarantine protocols that apply whenever an inmate has potentially...