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The ‘First” Message ...
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Made many calls and had meetings at Trump International in Palm Beach, Florida. Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600? It wasn\u2019t their fault, it was China. Give our people the money!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2020
1/Turns out the person in the pic is the cousin-in-law of the Trudeau fam!👀
Aside from @MsAmyMacPherson's political opinion, she lays out damning facts on how political canvassing data + close connections (incl. 1 at a hospital) were used to lure kids.
https://t.co/bg4aJIWXzR
2/The canvassing platform, 'The Liberalist', was jointly developed by NGP VAN in the US (used by Obama and the DNC) and Tom Pitfield (more below).
The database included private data of children & youth and was built using WordPress, a platform with security vulnerabilities.
3/It is uncertain if today's https://t.co/z65Z9DaFxM platform is housed in the US, Canada, or another country.
In NGP VAN's privacy policy it states that it is a data processor. In the LPC's privacy policy, there is a lack of transparent on where its data is even housed.
4/MacPherson states that many individuals had access to this database at the time, some of whom were:
- Jared Nolan, a Liberal riding exec, a convicted p*do, distributor of fake passports and CP, and a former hospital employee who abused access to patient data to lure children.
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- Tom Pitfield, brainchild of the original platform and JT's childhood friend who also happens to vacation with the JT family. Tom's father, Michael, was PE Trudeau's confidant. Tom is now the co-founder of thinktank Canada 2020.
Aside from @MsAmyMacPherson's political opinion, she lays out damning facts on how political canvassing data + close connections (incl. 1 at a hospital) were used to lure kids.
https://t.co/bg4aJIWXzR
2/The canvassing platform, 'The Liberalist', was jointly developed by NGP VAN in the US (used by Obama and the DNC) and Tom Pitfield (more below).
The database included private data of children & youth and was built using WordPress, a platform with security vulnerabilities.
3/It is uncertain if today's https://t.co/z65Z9DaFxM platform is housed in the US, Canada, or another country.
In NGP VAN's privacy policy it states that it is a data processor. In the LPC's privacy policy, there is a lack of transparent on where its data is even housed.
4/MacPherson states that many individuals had access to this database at the time, some of whom were:
- Jared Nolan, a Liberal riding exec, a convicted p*do, distributor of fake passports and CP, and a former hospital employee who abused access to patient data to lure children.
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- Tom Pitfield, brainchild of the original platform and JT's childhood friend who also happens to vacation with the JT family. Tom's father, Michael, was PE Trudeau's confidant. Tom is now the co-founder of thinktank Canada 2020.
A band of brothers who set out to conquer the countryside and ended up ruling half a country for a century.
Story in the evening ...
Tancred de Hauteville was a Norman noble who lived in Normandy in early 1000s. But this thread isn't about him, but his sons who went to Italy. Italy at the time was a divided peninsula, with Frankish, Lombard, Byzantine and Muslim rulers. 1/10
In 1017, invited by a rebellious Lombard noble in Byzantine Italy, the first set of Normans would clash with Basil Boioannes, Catepan of Byzantine Italy. Though the Byzantines woud win the Battle of Cannae, it would be the start of a period of Norman adventurism in Italy. 2/10
In 1030, as a reward for helping retake Naples, Duke Sergius would give Norman Rainulf Drengot the County of Aversa. It was for Rainulf's court that the sons of Tancred, Guillaume and Drogo, would depart in 1035. In 1038, they would join the Byzantine invasion of Sicily. 3/10
Guillaume would emerge as the leader of the Norman mercenaries during the Siege of Syracuse. In 1041, he would defeat the Byzantine contingent which included the Varangian Guards led by Harald Hardrada, future King of Norway, and become the Count of Apulia. 4/10
Story in the evening ...
Seizing the throne from his under age nephew, this young prince converted his kingdom into a military state with his innovations in warfare and consistent war efforts, setting its stage for global domination.
— Ranjith Kollannur (@Arby_K) November 27, 2020
Story in the evening ... https://t.co/9EfejciI8s
Tancred de Hauteville was a Norman noble who lived in Normandy in early 1000s. But this thread isn't about him, but his sons who went to Italy. Italy at the time was a divided peninsula, with Frankish, Lombard, Byzantine and Muslim rulers. 1/10
In 1017, invited by a rebellious Lombard noble in Byzantine Italy, the first set of Normans would clash with Basil Boioannes, Catepan of Byzantine Italy. Though the Byzantines woud win the Battle of Cannae, it would be the start of a period of Norman adventurism in Italy. 2/10
In 1030, as a reward for helping retake Naples, Duke Sergius would give Norman Rainulf Drengot the County of Aversa. It was for Rainulf's court that the sons of Tancred, Guillaume and Drogo, would depart in 1035. In 1038, they would join the Byzantine invasion of Sicily. 3/10
Guillaume would emerge as the leader of the Norman mercenaries during the Siege of Syracuse. In 1041, he would defeat the Byzantine contingent which included the Varangian Guards led by Harald Hardrada, future King of Norway, and become the Count of Apulia. 4/10
1. This is not correct by @BBCRosAtkins
2. Firstly, the EU shared rules in the deal they did with Canada, they just did it in a different way.
3. Canada were required to sign up to several car regulations in UNECE.
4. The EU has, at minimum, 48% of the vote on any one of those regulations. With CETA, Canada agreed to share rules where it can be outvoted, and most likely will be.
5. The alignment the EU is proposing for the UK is different. It's based on dynamic alignment which is about approximating rules.
New video on why the EU\u2019s approach to these Brexit trade talks should not come as a surprise. Whether you approve or not. Featuring @BBCChrisMorris @anandMenon1 & with thanks to colleagues Andrew Walker and Kevin Connolly. pic.twitter.com/ILeJAoSlRo
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) December 10, 2020
2. Firstly, the EU shared rules in the deal they did with Canada, they just did it in a different way.
3. Canada were required to sign up to several car regulations in UNECE.
4. The EU has, at minimum, 48% of the vote on any one of those regulations. With CETA, Canada agreed to share rules where it can be outvoted, and most likely will be.
5. The alignment the EU is proposing for the UK is different. It's based on dynamic alignment which is about approximating rules.
Why It's Good To Push Politicians To Do The Right Thing (Even When They Probably Won't)
"You don't push politicians to do the right thing because you think they will, you do it to show everyone else that they
The debate rages on over whether House progressives should force a floor vote on Medicare for All, with one side arguing that AOC and the rest of "The Squad" were elected to advance progressive policies and the other side arguing that AOC is cool so shut up and leave her alone.
As we discussed yesterday, Americans will not be given Medicare for All despite overwhelming public support because so much power depends on keeping them poor so they don't interfere in the affairs of a nation which serves as the hub of a global
The US political system does not exist to serve the interests of Americans, it exists to serve the interests of the empire. No part of that system is there to protect the people from the powerful; it's there to protect the powerful from the people.
And that's just not the case. There is no part of the US political system which is anything other than innately oppositional to economic justice.
"You don't push politicians to do the right thing because you think they will, you do it to show everyone else that they
The debate rages on over whether House progressives should force a floor vote on Medicare for All, with one side arguing that AOC and the rest of "The Squad" were elected to advance progressive policies and the other side arguing that AOC is cool so shut up and leave her alone.
As we discussed yesterday, Americans will not be given Medicare for All despite overwhelming public support because so much power depends on keeping them poor so they don't interfere in the affairs of a nation which serves as the hub of a global
Why They're Denying You Healthcare And Financial Support During A Pandemic
— Caitlin Johnstone \u23f3 (@caitoz) December 20, 2020
"If wealth were more evenly distributed in the most powerful nation on earth, there'd be no ruling class to ensure the domination of the globe-spanning empire."https://t.co/0o5YjLLgQS
The US political system does not exist to serve the interests of Americans, it exists to serve the interests of the empire. No part of that system is there to protect the people from the powerful; it's there to protect the powerful from the people.
And that's just not the case. There is no part of the US political system which is anything other than innately oppositional to economic justice.
🚨GEORGIA UPDATE (Voting for 12/26, late night thread)🚨
Statewide: 2,097,269 (+26,075)
Fulton: 272,057 (+14,360)
Gwinnett: 182,924 (+9,753)
Columbia: 32,920 (+175)
Houston: 32,876 (+126)
Cherokee: 53,860 (+320)
Forsyth: 58,066 (+437)
Coweta: 26,575 (+203)
I'll post the rates tomorrow with the racial breakdown. For now, let's go with the raw totals.
What do we have from today? Well, Democrats probably added about 8K votes to their margin, per @joe__gantt's estimates. That's not as much as they'd have been hoping for, to be blunt.
But let's also remember that the second weekend in the general election was a pro-GOP day. So this is certainly not the worst-case scenario everyone worried about. All of that helps the Democrats. They'd have liked more, but...it's Boxing Day.
Tomorrow, it appears as if DeKalb, Columbia, Fulton, and Gwinnett are open. This will likely result in another pro-Democratic day, but almost certainly with more votes cast. How much? I got no idea, but probably around 30K-40K. So Democrats will look to add about 10K to the lead.
We'll enter the last 4 days of early voting with approximately a (roughly) 190K vote lead for Democrats, in all likelihood. That'll leave the GOP with some ground to make up.
Statewide: 2,097,269 (+26,075)
Fulton: 272,057 (+14,360)
Gwinnett: 182,924 (+9,753)
Columbia: 32,920 (+175)
Houston: 32,876 (+126)
Cherokee: 53,860 (+320)
Forsyth: 58,066 (+437)
Coweta: 26,575 (+203)
I'll post the rates tomorrow with the racial breakdown. For now, let's go with the raw totals.
What do we have from today? Well, Democrats probably added about 8K votes to their margin, per @joe__gantt's estimates. That's not as much as they'd have been hoping for, to be blunt.
But let's also remember that the second weekend in the general election was a pro-GOP day. So this is certainly not the worst-case scenario everyone worried about. All of that helps the Democrats. They'd have liked more, but...it's Boxing Day.
In the general election, for example, our estimate was that Biden won the first two days of early voting, three of the four weekend days, and Trump won basically every other day of early voting pic.twitter.com/9JID24eq3I
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) December 15, 2020
Tomorrow, it appears as if DeKalb, Columbia, Fulton, and Gwinnett are open. This will likely result in another pro-Democratic day, but almost certainly with more votes cast. How much? I got no idea, but probably around 30K-40K. So Democrats will look to add about 10K to the lead.
We'll enter the last 4 days of early voting with approximately a (roughly) 190K vote lead for Democrats, in all likelihood. That'll leave the GOP with some ground to make up.
1)I don't know about you, but I am sick of these Traitorous ass bastards in our government going against the will of the people. These people must all be removed from office and exposed for their treachery to our Country!
2)While China and France have been enhancing their soldiers, the United States has been disabling and killing our soldiers without their consent in violation of the Nuremberg Code. @realDonaldTrump
3)Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of
4)France is developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearing
https://t.co/xlYf22idor @realDonaldTrump
5)Why are our Gulf War veterans dying?
Our veterans were guinea pigs forced to take an unproven, untested drug to assess the effects of bio-warfare agents expected to be used by Saddam Hussein as we invaded Iraq @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/vIgmIXpfAp
2)While China and France have been enhancing their soldiers, the United States has been disabling and killing our soldiers without their consent in violation of the Nuremberg Code. @realDonaldTrump
3)Weaponizing Biotech: How China's Military Is Preparing for a 'New Domain of
4)France is developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearing
https://t.co/xlYf22idor @realDonaldTrump
5)Why are our Gulf War veterans dying?
Our veterans were guinea pigs forced to take an unproven, untested drug to assess the effects of bio-warfare agents expected to be used by Saddam Hussein as we invaded Iraq @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/vIgmIXpfAp
Reading recommendation: Rand Corp, "The Russian Firehose of Falsehoods Propaganda Model," includes advice on how to counter a rapid and continuous stream of lies.
https://t.co/1Jg5CvgrJC
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The liar has a “shameless willingness” to tell outrageous lies that lots of people know are lies.
The liar doesn’t care about consistency.
He doesn’t care if it’s obvious he’s lying.
https://t.co/C08paJsKTT
In fact, that's the whole point.
Putin perfected the method.
2/
It seems to come naturally to Trump.
@TimothyDSnyder tells how reporters were often so astonished by Putin's outrageous lies, that they focused on the lies instead of Putin's latest atrocities.
The lies became the news.
The actual news gets pushed off the stage.
3/
The goal is the “disruption of truthful reporting and messaging.”
https://t.co/C08paJsKTT
That's why Trump really wants an actual trial, and why he was so annoyed with the Supreme Court (and other courts) refusing to hear the case.
He wants a stage for the lies.
4/
From the Rand study: The Firehose of Falsehood technique “entertains, confuses and overwhelms the audience.”
I think the "entertainment" part applies to the GOP leadership who know Trump is lying but cheer the lies because they are so destructive.
5/
https://t.co/1Jg5CvgrJC
1/
The liar has a “shameless willingness” to tell outrageous lies that lots of people know are lies.
The liar doesn’t care about consistency.
He doesn’t care if it’s obvious he’s lying.
https://t.co/C08paJsKTT
In fact, that's the whole point.
Putin perfected the method.
2/
It seems to come naturally to Trump.
@TimothyDSnyder tells how reporters were often so astonished by Putin's outrageous lies, that they focused on the lies instead of Putin's latest atrocities.
The lies became the news.
The actual news gets pushed off the stage.
3/
The goal is the “disruption of truthful reporting and messaging.”
https://t.co/C08paJsKTT
That's why Trump really wants an actual trial, and why he was so annoyed with the Supreme Court (and other courts) refusing to hear the case.
He wants a stage for the lies.
4/
From the Rand study: The Firehose of Falsehood technique “entertains, confuses and overwhelms the audience.”
I think the "entertainment" part applies to the GOP leadership who know Trump is lying but cheer the lies because they are so destructive.
5/