… is partly, imho, to force the GOP or MAGA to do something they can then cry one party state over, Gitler. SCOTUS needs to disband the DNC at the behest of the new GOP Prez but of course that means the enemy then has ammunition.
They’re trying to force MAGA to negate the election or at least call for it to be but as MAGA is on a roll, it does not wish to give the DNC time to make new mischief. Meanwhile, the demonrats are concentrating on stealing the House.
There’s much up at 866 right now, inc this from IYE:
17. Caught just a bit of the fireworks for Nov 5th!
Last year, I recall, I had glimpses but could not get shots as it was around the back of the house and around the hill a little. Still not very good, as shots go, but at least I got two with the pad:
16. The US election does dominate right now
15. Unusual situation
… in that I’ve been out of it this afternoon, even missed training and was not near the blog. Coming back into it just now, if I transfer drops from 866 over here at this time, I’m failing to view it all.
For example, I’m trying to watch Alex DeGrasse, Natalie and read Subsidiarity but can’t if I’m doing tech. I’d suggest you head over there and see it in situ … I still have half an hour of watching and reading to go so I can write something intelligent later.
Meanwhile, the flowers are still looking good. Some had died off and are now into their second blooming this year (unusual). They’re a cheerful sight on these grey November days. And to my astonishment, one of the garden trees has mostly yellow leaves – and one that is PINK! Red I expect, but never have I seen them pink before.
11. TCW
10. Maybe we can all be a bit too cynical?
9. Russian govt reminder to us all
Key moments to look out for during this election:
* Election Day: November 5 – Americans vote in person or via the post for their preferred candidate.
* Electoral College Vote: December 17 – Candidates need at least 270 Electoral College votes to snag the presidency – on this day, electors meet to cast their official votes.
* Congress Counts Electoral Votes: January 6 – The House counts and confirms the electoral votes.
* Inauguration Day: January 21 – The new president is sworn into office.
(0513) Cunning plan today is not to be flooded by US election news … certainly to run bulletins at intervals if there’s something significant to report. More on Guy Fawkes and build up to Nov 11, various other news items, two more from Isilme. (0622)
5. To an extent, having been in the languages game
… I feel I can contribute to this discussion:
Every language has it’s high form, e.g. Haupt-Deutsch and its regionals, e.g. Schweizer-Deutsch … High or literary Russian, then street jargon … differences in intonation iz Moskvi to regionals. In English, it’s RP v estuary English with glottal stops v regionals … champion, champion. In Chinese, Mandarin IS the high Chinese, whereas Cantonese is the usual British variety.
Long answer then is yes … mangling, regionally and per class … Mandarin is mainly in the written form that it’s universal, therefore yes … English, as far as it can be accepted as such on foreign lips, might be more universal.
4. Lucy Letby
At a minimum, I’d suggest an investigation take place, not a whitewashing “inquiry”. Of course it won’t happen, certainly not internally.
3. A selection from Steve at 865
MftWC 4: Huge Scandal Involving the Postal Service and Mail-In Ballots Is Developing – Government Hiding Evidence from the People
MftWC 3: New Leaked Memo Confirms Democrats’ Alarming Turnout Crisis in Key Battleground States
JH: The issue with 4 and 3 each day is that you’re getting the Jewish view … firstly, which kind? Secondly … on Trump, they’re very pro … I use the headlines for further investigation more than confirmation but by the same token, they do usually turn out right as they have the inside “skinny” on what’s going down. Given the way the Hofts were bankrupted, they do seem over target.
MftWC 2: Russia Hammers Ukraine Cities, Scholz Coalition Collapse, German Budget Crisis; Iran Warns Strike – Alexander Mercouris
MftWC 1: HPV vaccine harms were evident before Covid vaccines were introduced
2. DAD drops at 866
a) The violence in France continues…… A fight involving around 15 people has left four minors, travelling to school in Ozoir-la-Ferrière, north-central France, injured—two of them seriously. The violent attack prompted one of Marine Le Pen’s MPs to criticise the ruling class for “the same silence and stammering.”
b) I expect that you have heard of the King and Queen of Spain were pelted with mud when they visited the flooded area of suburbs of Valencia……. One journalist reported that it was a “criminal group of right-wingers at the centre of the attack”.
c) The annual deficit of France, which had been expected to be 4.6 per cent of GDP for the latest year, jumped to 6.1 per cent, which the newly installed conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier, has described as a “sword of Damocles” hanging over France.
1. US and Alberta Election notes
Draino:
“I was confused why Hillary Clinton came to campaign in Tampa last weekend. Florida early voting is showing a potential 10+ point blowout for Trump and it’s a waste of time to campaign for Kamala. But then I got a call tonight from an election data insider that shocked me. Hillary didn’t come to Tampa to stump for Kamala. She came to stump for longtime Dem Rep Kathy Castor. Early voting data shows her formerly safe blue Congressional seat CD-14 districted in the bluest parts of Tampa/St Pete is in jeopardy as Hillsborough County becomes redder and redder. There is barely any media coverage of this but the Hillary visit is a big tell. This would be a HUGE flip and could foretell other Democrat weaknesses nationwide.”
The issue for me, and it maybe should be for most readers, is that though Draino is a take no prisoners type, he’s still susceptible to confirmation bias, as we all are tempted to be. As Kenny Rogers sang … there’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done.
WSA is more central, which might mean more pessimistic, might not … we have to place ourselves as realistically as we can:
