Woke state flag needed; adopt full time DST? Only if it keeps MN legislators from inflicting real harm.

Minneapolis Red Star: Minnesota Legislature opens 2020 election year session.

There also were lighter issues on the calendar — for one, whether to make daylight saving time permanent in the state. Another would look into redesigning the state flag.

More "Common sense" gun confiscation laws are also being pushed by the anti-2A crowd, who always seems to be a very liberal group comprised of those soft on crime and favoring endless unsuccessful rehabilitation programs.

Given the amount of daylight both states receive, it makes sense why Arizona and Hawaii don't observe DST. But Minnesota?

And the MN flag? It's offensive and "too jumbled". Its design, a madhouse! Of course this idea is from DEMS. How could it not be?

MSN: Does MN need a new flag? It’s too jumbled, some lawmakers say — and not so woke.

On Tuesday, the first day of the 2020 Minnesota legislative session in St. Paul, a proposal that could lead to a new state flag was among those that Democrats brought forward.

No, they clarify, it’s not their Number 1 priority. (Maybe, but the DEMS will spend a lot of time puffing their chests out on this. DD)

“But you always get some things that aren’t anyone’s top priority, but that you can agree on,” said state Rep. Peter Fischer, DFL-Minneapolis, the lead sponsor of a bill that would create a task force to look at redesigning the flag.

Need a woke state flag? Gotta have a task force!

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Newly-Unveiled Nevada Caucus App for DEMS.

Newsweek: Election Security Institute Criticizes Newly-Unveiled Nevada Caucus App After Iowa Disaster.

The Open Source Election Technology (OSET) Institute began its Twitter thread Sunday...
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"Deja Vu; this time in NV," OSET's first tweet read. "Let's be clear from the start: their's is an 'App' and no designation of 'tool' changes that. Let's stop playing word games here. The fact that its pre-loaded & may not use mobile connectivity is the only 'difference.'"
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OSET also wrote that the same issues with the app used in Iowa appeared to be present with Nevada's tool: "lack of adequate testing (all aspects); transparent code vetting; training (read the article in #1 above) [sic]; security audit; and above all, resiliency planning."

The organization also called for the NDP (NV Democrat Party) to be more "transparent," and an answer a plethora of questions about the tool: Who developed the tool? Who has tested it? How it will be used to report the results of the caucus?

"In short, if the DNC & NDP want to improve *trust* in all of this, then do the right things," OSET suggested.
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The institute predicted that "the DNC & NDP will *not* engender any trust by failing to completely answer these questions" and that there will be problems with the app on Caucus Day.

"Please prove us wrong," read the final tweet in the thread.

The Nevada Independent: Nevada Democrats debut to volunteers new iPad-based ‘tool’ to calculate math on Caucus Day in the wake of Iowa fiasco.

Another volunteer, who asked for anonymity to speak openly about the training process, said the general sentiment in the room at the training was frustration and confusion. 

But it's a "Newly Unveiled" Shiny, Blue, Bouncy Ball! It's... Newly ! Tastes Great! You'd never know you're drinking instant coffee!
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Trump proposes 21% cut in US foreign aid in budget proposal.

TNT News: Trump proposes 21% cut in US foreign aid in budget proposal.

Trump will seek to make a 21 percent cut in foreign aid in the proposal, which seeks $44.1 billion in the upcoming fiscal year compared with $55.7 billion enacted in the fiscal year 2020, an administration official said.

Aid to Ukraine would remain at its 2020 levels under the new proposal, the official said.

21%. It's a good start. I can't wait to hear the excuses from the DEMS telling us why this is such a bad idea.
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The Trump Purge.

Any POTUS has the option to retain, or dismiss, those classified as working "at the pleasure of the President."

The DEMS and media are hellbent on describing the relieving of duty of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (and his twin brother) and Gordon Sondland, as being "retaliated" against. The adjectives used by the anti-Trump crowd are selected for their negative impact. It's all a word game to them, adjectives likely shopped and tested by focus groups. No one questioned or complained about who Obama or Clinton FIRED and REPLACED.

For how long do you think you would keep your job if you didn't carry out the job specifications required - and asked and expected of you - from your boss or manager? How long would you remain employed at your company if you worked against the goals of the CEO or owner who signs your paycheck?

Vindman worked for the National Security Council. Vindman is a suspected "leaker". How long would you remain on the payroll if you were leaking proprietary company information or working against the interests of your employer?

Vindman, his twin brother and Sondland were relieved of their duty in a manner that is totally within the jurisprudence of the POTUS. Any POTUS. As Joe Biden says, "that's a fact, look it up."

Dear Iowa, The NY Times says your caucus is a relic, your system antiquated, you're too white and the App debacle is YOUR FAULT!

Two elitist NYT columnists blame Iowa for what is directly the fault of the DNC. Monday's Iowa Caucus (why, yes, it does seem like it was five months ago), could have been done by paper balloting and, within a matter of hours, tabulated with reliable and accurate results.

But no. The Democrat National Committee, and its Chair Tom Perez (who promised this would be the most "transparent caucus ever"), had a new, shiny blue bouncing ball to employ in their precious Iowa Democrat Caucus - an App - and they all piddled themselves silly with technology glee. Of course, what happened in the Democrat Iowa Caucus is fully self-inflicted by the DNC and DEM party bigwigs who hate Bernie Sanders. They will do anything to derail his candidacy.

Count on (at least) two writers from the NYT, scrambling to rescue the DNC and put all the blame on stupid, racist Iowa.

The NY Times, February. 6, 2020 (Archived): Thank You, Iowa. You’ve definitively shown us why you shouldn’t be first on the political calendar, and so much more.

Iowa is way too white to have so much influence. So is New Hampshire, for that matter. As a party with a diverse electorate, the Democrats should not be spending so much time and money catering to such a monochromatic subset.
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There is a strong argument to be made that no single state deserves to hold the rest of the electorate hostage the way Iowa has for decades.
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So, thank you, Iowa. This may be the most you have taught the electorate in a long while. Now take your bows, and step aside.

"A monochromatic subset." Okay, then. Instead the DEM candidate should be...uh...the polychromatic Mike Bloomberg?

Step aside, Iowa, the DNC doesn't need or want you. You no longer serve their purposes.

The NY Times, February 4, 2020 (Archived): Are the Iowa Caucuses Finally Canceled?

Iowa’s tech problem.

That's all the excerpt required. Blame Iowa. The App bio-hazard is their fault.

Insult politics, blame others, denigrate the entire people of a state. It's what Democrats do when they don't get their way. Beware New Hampshire.

Pelosi rages at Facebook and Twitter for declining to delete Trump (fantastic) video showing her ripping SOTU. (Video)

It just keeps getting better.

@ Real Donald Trump Twitter:

CNBC: Facebook and Twitter decline Pelosi request to delete Trump video.

Facebook and Twitter refused to take down a video showing Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech that was edited to appear as if she was doing so as Trump saluted a Tuskegee airman in the audience.
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A fierce behind-the-scenes dispute between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and Facebook erupted into public view Friday, as the speaker’s office demanded that Facebook remove a video posted online by President Donald Trump.
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Within hours, the speaker’s office was demanding both social media companies remove the video, arguing it was unfair to Pelosi, who actually stood and applauded the airman during the speech.

Both Facebook and Twitter decided against removing the Trump video, although the companies cited different reasons for their decisions.
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“If Nancy Pelosi fears images of her ripping up the speech, perhaps she shouldn’t have ripped up the speech,” said Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh.

"Demanded." Who does she think she is? The always prayerful Nancy needs to learn to code juxtaposition.
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CNBC Archived

New, disposable vaping bars not covered by flavor bans.

I heard this vaping device referred to as a "bar" - as in candy bar...or ice cream bar, because of its short, flattish, stick-like appearance.

From "The Legal Circumvention Department" files:

Market Watch: Young people have moved on to a new kind of vape not covered by the flavor ban: disposables.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.

Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn’t covered by the flavor ban.

These disposable e-cigarettes are sold under brands like Puff Bar, Stig and Fogg in flavors such as pink lemonade, blueberry ice and tropical mango.

Critics of the FDA policy fear teens will simply switch to the cheaper disposables, which are widely available at convenience stores and gas stations.

“They are very accessible and seem to be the new buzzy product,” said Dr. Karen Wilson, a tobacco researcher and pediatrician at Mount Sinai’s medical school in New York.

The FDA confirmed that the flavor restriction won’t apply to “self-contained, disposable products,” but only to rechargeable ones that use pods or cartridges prefilled with a nicotine solution.

A "buzzy product." I can't stop laughing at that.

Well, you HAVE TO BE a certain age to LEGALLY purchase tobacco and all its related products. How are those under-age obtaining these products? THAT is such a mystery. It must be like all the criminals who pass background checks on the guns they legally purchase. Because, there's no other way to obtain anything other than legally, is there?
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Market Watch Archived

Pelosi "stunned" by dismissal of LIEUTENANT COLONEL Pasty Face.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL!!! Alexander "Pasty Face" Vindman

Washington Examiner: Pelosi 'stunned' by White House firing of 'patriotic' Alexander Vindman.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to news that President Trump relieved impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman of his White House duties by saying that she was “stunned” to learn such a “patriotic person” had been fired.

“What a patriotic person,” Pelosi said. “This goes too far.”

    Pelosi on WH removing Vindman from NSC:
    I’m stunned by it. I’ll talk to my colleagues. They have concerns about (President Trump’s) interventions with the military.

    Pelosi on Vindman:
    What a patriotic person. This goes too far.
    — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 7, 2020
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Vindman, a key figure in the House impeachment case against President Trump, was relieved of his White House duties, reassigned to the Army, and escorted out of the White House by security on Friday afternoon.
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Fox News host Laura Ingraham praised the decision and told her viewers that “getting rid of radicals” is the right move.

"Get rid of the radicals undermining from within and replace them with people who believe in your agenda, Mr. President," Ingraham said on her show Friday night.

Maybe Nancy can find some papers to rip up to vent her "stunned-ed-ness".

"Stunned." Pelosi must not have visited her home district of San Fran in a long time and seen the state of her streets and sidewalks.

Bernie Sanders: "We are all racists."

Washington Examiner: Bernie Sanders says we have 'a racist society from top to bottom' because social justice demands him to.

"During an extended back-and-forth on race issues at the Democratic presidential debate on Friday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders went for the finish line. "We have a racist society from top to bottom," he declared. He said it's in the healthcare system, criminal justice, the economy, and everywhere else.

I won't analyze the psychology behind calling an entire country, whose people you want to like you, racist. I don't think I'd like what I'd find. But in fairness to Sanders, this is largely what the social justice faction of the Democratic Party, the most powerful faction, needs to hear.

If Democrats aren't talking about oppression, grievance, and victimhood as it relates to race, gender, and sexuality, are they really saying anything at all?

Constant Socialist fear-mongering, on every issue, and denigrating an entire country - from Bernie, again. It doesn't matter who you are, your color, race, background - nothing. You're Racist. Bernie said so. His internal focus groups must have told him, "run with this and we'll see how it plays."

Desperately seeking voters by insults. Keep going Bernie, keep doing what you're doing.
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(Edit: removed repeated word, Feb 9, 2020)

Canned, Fake Applause added to edited video clip of Buttigieg Campaign. (Video)

Daily Caller: Buttigieg Campaign Appears To Have Edited Town Hall Video To Add Applause.

Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign appears to have edited a video from a CNN town hall to add audience applause in a version it posted online.

The Buttigieg campaign posted a clip from a May 2019 CNN town hall ahead of another town hall Thursday night.
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At that point in the edited video, the audience appeared to have broken out into thunderous applause, but in the unedited version, Buttigieg actually continued talking.

@ CPD Action Twitter (video and Tweet):

Deep Fakes, Altered Videos, Whine Caves, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars. This glamorous, enticing and lucrative media manipulation can only be coming from that darn, interfering, nefarious RUSSIA! RUSSIA!

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Daily Caller Archived 

@ CPD Action Archived

Friday Morning Music Video

"Crackerbox Palace" from Thirty Three & 1/3 by George Harrison. This video was directed by Eric Idle.

Pelosi pre-ripped SOTU Address pages.

NY Post: Nancy Pelosi ‘pre-ripped’ pages of Trump’s SOTU speech, video shows.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently made tiny tears in her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address — so that her speech-ripping moment could go off without a hitch.

As Trump introduced cancer-stricken radio host Rush Limbaugh — who received the Medal of Freedom during the speech — Pelosi could be seen grabbing the pages off the table.

Video shows her making what seemed to be a tearing motion and then placing the pages back on the table.

Photos of the sheets of paper show them face down on the table with small slits on the side, near where Pelosi would eventually rip them into pieces.

Vice President Mike Pence, who was seated next to the California Democrat, told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that it felt like she’d planned to rip the speech because “it felt like such an immediate moment.”

Pelosi’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

So it was a calculated, not spontaneous, act of vindictiveness, disrespect and disdain not only for those whose name appear on those pages, but also  reflective of her true nature. She is consumed with rage and contempt for the very office she holds, those of her colleagues, The President, the invited guests at the SOTU and her precious three-but-equal branches of government. Imagine how she feels about all of us in "flyover country." Or, we can ask her constituents that are homeless, living and sleeping in the streets. They can tell us all how she's helped them.
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NY Post Archived

Iowa Caucus Finally Ends. Let the recount begin!

Well, then - Congratulations to all the hard-working people living in Iowa who were played for rubes and useful idiots in a spectacular failure on the part of the National DNC Party, who is entirely responsible for the Iowa caucus fiasco.

You wouldn't think how they were mistreated and disrespected by National Democrat Socialiste Politburo Headquarters might drive some Iowa DEM voters and supporters towards a different direction, do you?

Iowa Caucus Results: 100% Precincts Reporting.

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DNC Chair Tom Perez Calls for ‘Immediate Recanvass’ in Iowa.

Daily Beast: DNC Chairman Tom Perez Calls for ‘Immediate Recanvass’ in Iowa.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez called on the Iowa Democratic Party on Thursday to “immediately begin a recanvass” in the state after the caucus disaster earlier this week. “Enough is enough,” Perez tweeted, citing the “problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results.” The Daily Beast reported that a DNC aide defined Perez’s “recanvass” as a hand audit of caucus math worksheets and reporting forms to make sure that they were correctly tallied and reported in the telephone intake sheets and caucus reporting app.

"Enough is enough",? Oh, Hell No. The Clown Show just keeps on rolling, getting better and better!
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Daily Beast Archived

Alaska for sale on Craigslist.

Adam Schiff (D-Planet Unknown): Trump will sell Alaska to Russia:

He was right, check out what I found on Craigslist: 

Click image = enlarge.

Mittens makes new friends. Loses others. President Trump Acquitted on both impeachment charges.

Sad Mittens

Breitbart: Mitt Romney: Donald Trump Should Be Removed from Office.

[FOX] Anchor Chris Wallace asked, “Do you believe that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president and should be removed from office?”

Romney said, “I do believe he should be removed from office. That’s the vote that I will take in a while.”

Roll Call: Senate votes to acquit Trump on both impeachment charges.

The Senate voted 48-52 to reject the House’s abuse of power charge and 47-53 to reject the obstruction of Congress charge.
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Utah Republican Mitt Romney became the only Republican in Congress to defy Trump during the inquiry and trial, casting a vote to convict the president on the charge of abuse of power.

It's interesting that it was only last week that the JUNIOR Senator from Utah - (I read somewhere Romney hates being referred to as the JUNIOR Senator so let's all plan on using that when we write about him) - said he wanted the Senate to call witnesses because he felt there was more information needed. How quickly he decided today that he didn't need any additional info.

Mittens, you have some new friends with the DEMS. Likely the same as those who were palsy with John McCain.

Enjoy the short-lived attention. What - it's already over? This one's for you, Mittens:

"Everybody's My Friend" from Drastic Measures by Kansas.
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EDIT: I used the term "palsy" as in "palsy-walsy", not the medical condition(s). Just to clear up any misperception or misinterpretation.

How's the Iowa Caucus Going? Tech bigwigs disgusted by Sanders (They hate you, Bernie). Nevada won't use App.

They're still counting in Iowa.

Breitbart: Tech Leaders Linked to Iowa Caucus App Expressed Disgust for Bernie Sanders Fans.

Leaders of the Democratic tech firm that was behind the Iowa caucus app debacle openly expressed their hostility toward Bernie Sanders supporters on a regular basis, according to a new report.
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...Nevada Democratic officials said in a statement Tuesday that the party will not be using the Shadow app for its February caucus.

Well, that doesn't sound like Democrats, does it? Giving up on a brand new, shiny tech App? Usually, we can count on DEMS to keep doing what they've done in the past, even when they know whatever it is doesn't work. Often, DEMS throw more money at whatever "it" is, hoping that will fix the problem. Rare that they abandon something just because it fails, epically, the first time.

I think Nevada should use the App. C'mon DEMS, you're big believers in second chances, right? Use the App in Nevada. What are the odds what happened in the Iowa caucus will occur again in Nevada?

@ NV Dems Twitter: 

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@ NV Dems Twitter Archived

Pelosi shreds her SOTU papers.

After President Donald J. Trump concluded his SOTU Address, as applause continued in the closing moments, Nancy Pelosi (Alcoholic-CA), was caught on camera ripping her paper copies of the SOTU in half.

Let that sink in a moment. 

This behavior, from the woman who enjoys always reminding us what a good Catholic she is. She tells us that she prays for not only the President each and every night, but how she prays for EVERYBODY. ALWAYS. She's always praying - always prayerful - at least that's what tells us.

On those pages torn by Pelosi was the name of 100-year old retired Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen — the first group of African-American fighter pilots, who served in World War II (NY Post). Mr. McGee attended the SOTU Address.

Other names on those pages included people who were killed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The families of some of the victims were at the SOTU Address and were mentioned by name by President Trump.

Another name on those pages is a United States Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Hake, (Washington Examiner), who was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb planted with the help of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Staff Sgt Hake's wife and their 13-year old son were at the SOTU Address.

Other names on those pages were children who overcame physical and health issues and who overcame educational hurdles. Many of them were present at the SOTU Address.

Other people were mentioned in those pages who overcame different types of difficult hardships, personal challenges and adversities. Many of them were present at the SOTU Address.

When asked why she tore those pages, Pelosi replied, "it was the courteous thing to do." (Market Watch)

Actions speak louder than words. They always have and always will.

What do Nancy Pelosi's actions - in tearing up these pages - tell us about her?

Happy 72nd birthday to...

...Alice!

"Under My Wheels" from Killer.

Company named Shadow developed Iowa Caucus App., which received large cash from Buttigieg, Biden and other DEMS.

There's so much on this story.

@Lee Fang Twitter:

@lhfang
Three different sources say a firm called "Shadow" developed the Iowa Dem caucus app. They haven't responded to comment, neither has Iowa Dem Party. The firm was paid by both Nevada & Iowa Democratic Party, disclosures show. Also by Mayor Pete's campaign.
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Nevada Dem federal account paid Shadow $58k in August, Iowa Dems state account paid Shadow $63,183 in two payments over Nov & Dec, suggesting app wasn't developed until just months ago? Both caucus states. Shadow is a spin-off from PACRONYM, a new Dem dark money/superPAC hybrid.
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There's no evidence Robby Mook was involved in the development of this app. David Plouffe, however, is on the board of PACRONYM and has been on cable news talking about the Iowa caucus all evening. Worth a question for him.
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Please ask them if the app is cancelled for Nevada.

Why Yes, Nevada may want to consider options other than The Shadow App.

Over $40 Grand paid to Shadow by Buttigieg organization, click on the image once there to enlarge.

The full Thread is here, (same as first link).

All the DEM candidates awarded themselves a Participation Trophy, so they have that going for them.

President Trump won the Iowa Republican Caucus 26 minutes after voting began.

@ Eric Trump Tweeted only an image in response to an earlier Tweet from the DNC:

Democratic Party
@DNC
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For three years, we’ve been preparing for the process that officially kicks off tonight in Iowa: the Democratic presidential primary. Today our chair, @TomPerez, reflects on the reforms we’ve made to make this the most transparent primary in our history: https://bit.ly/2SgkWDX
11:05 PM · Feb 3, 2020 from West Des Moines, IA·Twitter for iPhone

Eric:

(UPDATE: For whatever reason, Eric Trump's Tweet of the DNC and his reply of the train image leads to a "Sorry that page doesn't exist" message. Huh. The DEMS must have been Triggered by it. The story containing the excerpt of the DNC is Archived here and is basically the first paragraph).

DNC "Technical Difficulties" in Iowa? Biden 4th place in poll.

Hitting some Chans and other boards, the DNC is up to its usual dirty tricks because Bernie is the clear winner in Iowa. The DNC is trying to reduce the degree of his win, or, somehow, produce a "different winner."  

A "technical difficulty" within the DNC is being blamed for delays. An App crash. Ah, the old App Crash ploy. That can only mean Hillary is in town with her hammer in hand. The fix is in against Bernie.

The Washington Examiner: Biden in fourth place.

A highly respected Iowa poll that was canceled from being released amid integrity issues had Joe Biden in fourth place, which could have drastically altered the news cycle and voter considerations in the days before Monday's Democratic caucuses.

According to leaked results verified by FiveThirtyEight, the final Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll of likely Democratic caucus-goers before Monday's first-in-the-nation caucuses had Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leading with 22%, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in second at 18%, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 16%, and the former vice president in fourth with 13%.

The poll, often called the "gold standard" measure of Iowa, was scheduled to be released Sunday, but after an Iowa City man contacted for the poll reportedly complained that Buttigieg was not listed as an option when asked about his preferred candidate, officials did not release the results out of an abundance of caution.

"Today, a respondent raised an issue with the way the survey was administered, which could have compromised the results of the poll. It appears a candidate’s name was omitted in at least one interview in which the respondent was asked to name their preferred candidate," Des Moines Register executive editor Carol Hunter said in a statement Saturday. "While this appears to be isolated to one surveyor, we cannot confirm that with certainty. Therefore, the partners made the difficult decision to not to move forward with releasing the Iowa Poll."

It's clear the DNC doesn't want Bernie and will do everything possible to pull the rug out from under him - again. With the Buttigieg complaint of his name not listed, maybe the DNC doesn't want him either?

Accusations of irregularities by the second and third-place candidates will hit the media immediately. Claims of something being "unfair" will echo all night and into the morning. Count on it.

The truth is...it's Russia. Ssshhhhhhhhh. Don't tell anyone.

Nancy's 49ers lose Super Bowl. Jay Z and Beyonce stay seated during National Anthem.

Poor Nancy; nothing to gloat over.

Daily Mail: Super Bowl final: Kansas City 31; San Francisco 20.

The Kansas City Chiefs have won their first Super Bowl in exactly 50 years after coming back from a 20-10 second half deficit against the San Francisco 49ers in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday to earn a hard-fought, 31-20, victory.

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Breitbart: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Sit During the National Anthem.

Rap mogul Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce, remained seated during the playing of the national anthem on Sunday evening.

Fire Fighters appear being held against their will at Biden Iowa Rally.

NY Times (via Yahoo): How Iowa Could Decide Joe Biden's Financial Future.

In Iowa, Biden is not just chasing votes and delegates. He’s chasing cash.

A disappointing finish in the state, where there are four candidates bunched in the top tier in polls, could dampen his online fundraising at a crucial juncture.

That is some prime, astute journalism from The Times. "A candidate who finishes poorly in a primary could lose some degree of fundraising." No one would have concluded that on their own.

Those poor Fire Fighters. I bet they were told, unofficially of course, they have to attend. Do they look like they want to be there?
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NY Times/Yahoo Archived

Harvey Weinstein doesn't have testicles, says accuser.

Advisory: Grossness ahead.

Metro: Harvey Weinstein accuser claims he ‘doesn’t have any testicles’ as she describes ‘seeing him naked’.

Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress took the stand at Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday (31 January) to detail her allegations that Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in March 2013.
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Sharing her alleged memories of his body, Mann said: ‘He had a lot, a lot of blackheads [on his back]. The texture of that was uncomfortable.’
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Mann then went on to make the shocking claims that she thought Weinstein does not have any testicles. ‘The first time I saw him naked I thought he was deformed or intersex,’ she revealed. ‘I didn’t know if he was a burn victim but it would make sense. He does not have testicles and it appears like he has a vagina. He does have a penis.’ Mann also claimed: ‘He also peed on me once. It was like being discarded after I served a purpose.’

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Metro Archived

5G and Corona Virus connection?

Via Banned.video

Tap News: Wuhan is 5G test bed location.

VERY INTERESTING: Wuhan is where 5G was rolled out.

What if 5g wrecked immune systems and thereby boosted the virulency [sic] of the normal cold? One of the main points about 5G was that it would wreck immune systems and make people sick. Silicon vall(e)y does not want it and THE KICKER: People in Wuhan say 5G sucks and that 4G was better.

FIGURE THAT.

I remember now that Wuhan was where the tech was going to be put in place first but forgot all about that with this “pandemic”. What if all we are seeing in Wuhan is sickness from exposure to excessive 5G radiation, and weakened immune systems?

Who will Al Franken endorse?

Disgraced, resigned, ex-Senator Al "The Groper" Franken endorsed Hillary in 2014. I imagine his endorsement is much sought-after by all the DEMS running and that it carries a lot of weight.

The House Fails. Need more Peach Mints!

Breitbart: Senate Votes Down Extra Impeachment Witnesses, Paves Way for Trump Acquittal.

The Senate on Friday voted down a motion to allow for additional witnesses to testify as part of the upper chamber’s impeachment trial, all but ensuring a quick acquittal of President Donald Trump.

The 51 to 49 vote thwarted Democrats’ ongoing effort to hear from current and former Trump administration officials such as acting White House Chief of State Mick Mulvaney and former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
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Only two Republicans — Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) — voted in favor of the motion for more witnesses, with the former saying he believes that it was important to hear from Bolton.

Basically, The House didn't do their job as prosecutors. They failed. Their case was tossed out of court. The House had the opportunity to have John Bolton testify before Adam Schiff's Clown Show. The House chose not to pursue Bolton. They tried to pass their failure on this onto The Senate, who, correctly, would have none of this nonsense from the House.

Besides, DEMs have had nothing but contempt for Bolton for decades. Until the past 24-36 hours, when they fell in love with him because of some alleged, second-hand report from The NY Times based on unpublished manuscripts of a future book written by Bolton. I guess there's a shortage on current-events political books sitting, unsold, in warehouses everywhere.

The House failed. The DEMS were driving a bus off a cliff and they were the only ones who weren't aware of it. Or they were fully aware and decided to ignore it based solely on bias and TDS. If that isn't the definition of delusion and derangement, then I don't know what is.

The House failed in forming a coherent and substantive case. Instead, House Managers carried into The Senate nothing more than a bag of garbage. And, as DEMS always do, they pass their messes onto others, feebly hoping that the heavy-lifting and fixing their mistakes will be done by others. The Senate and counsel for the President turned the onus right back onto Schiff and Company. And House Managers had nothing.

Schiff and Company would have had a better argument entering The Senate with the excuse that, "the dog ate their homework."

As expected, RINO's Mittens Romney and Susan Collins voted with the DEMS. Both need to stick a 'D' behind their name and both need to be challenged, and defeated, by more Trumpian Republicans or Conservatives.

I haven't checked social media and don't plan on it, but I hope DEMs everywhere are feeling crushed; unhinged and deranged, thrown into depths of despair. And copious amounts of The Sweet, Unfathomable and Yummy Tears of Sadness.

Copious, Copious amounts...

The Sweet, Yummy Tears of Unfathomable Sadness. 

Unfathomably Delicious!

When does Peach Mint 2.0 begin?

UK leaves EU. Brexit happens!

BBC: Brexit: UK leaves the European Union.

The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum.

The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests.

Candlelit vigils were held in Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, while Brexiteers partied in London's Parliament Square.

Boris Johnson has vowed to bring the country together and "take us forward".
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Britain joined what was then European Economic Community on 1 January, 1973, at the third attempt. Two years later the country voted by an overwhelming majority to remain in the bloc in the first nationwide referendum.

Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron held another referendum in June 2016, amid growing pressure from his own MPs and Nigel Farage's UK Independence Party.

Mr Cameron led the campaign to stay in the EU but lost by the narrow margin of 52% to 48% to the Leave campaign, fronted by fellow Conservative Boris Johnson.

Mr Cameron's successor as prime minister, Theresa May, repeatedly failed to get her version of an EU withdrawal agreement passed by Parliament and was replaced by Mr Johnson, who also failed to get his plans through.

Mr Johnson managed to secure an early general election in December last year, which he won with an 80 seat majority, on a promise to "get Brexit done".

[.] Most EU laws will continue to be in force - including the free movement of people - until 31 December, when the transition period comes to an end.

The last time Jerry Nadler moved this fast was when he heard the words, "Free, All-you-can-eat buffet."

Townhall: Watch Schiff's Hilarious Attempt to Stop Nadler From Delivering Closing Remarks.

Rep. Jerry Nadler raced to the podium Thursday after Chief Justice John Roberts read the last question  before adjourning for the evening, blowing past House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff who attempted to stop him.
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"Jerry, Jerry, Jerry," Schiff said as he stepped toward his colleague.

“This is INCREDIBLE. Schiff tried to stop Nadler! You can hear him call him to stop. And then he showed why," National Republican Senate Committee senior advisor Matt Whitlock tweeted. "Dems ask for a closing statement on the night. Nadler, clearly fed up, jumps to his feet and scurries to the mic, ignoring audible protests of lead manager Schiff. Then Nadler gives a terrible lecturing close."
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MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell even commented on how quickly Nadler raced to the podium.

"Adam Schiff stood. He was ready to go to the podium. He only had to do about three steps to get there. Jerry Nadler had to do about 12. It's the fastest I've seen Jerry Nadler move, in the 25 years that I've known him," O'Donnell remarked.

Friday Morning Music Video

"Problem Child" from DDDDC by AC\DC.

Study finds You Tube is a gateway to far-right ideologies.

Tech Crunch: Study of YouTube comments finds evidence of radicalization effect.

Research presented at the ACM FAT 2020 conference in Barcelona today supports the notion that YouTube’s platform is playing a role in radicalizing users via exposure to far-right ideologies.

The study, carried out by researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, found evidence that users who engaged with a middle ground of extreme right-wing content migrated to commenting on the most fringe far-right content.

A March 2018 New York Times article by sociologist Zeynep Tufekci set out the now widely reported thesis that YouTube is a radicalization engine. Followup reporting by journalist Kevin Roose told a compelling tale of the personal experience of an individual, Caleb Cain, who described falling down an “alt right rabbit hole” on YouTube.

Their paper, called “Auditing radicalization pathways on YouTube,” details a large-scale study of YouTube looking for traces of evidence — in likes, comments and views — that certain right-leaning YouTube communities are acting as gateways to fringe far-right ideologies.
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We reached out to YouTube for a response to the research but the company did not reply to our questions.

The company has tightened its approach toward certain far-right and extremist content in recent years, in the face of growing political and public pressure over hate speech, targeted harassment and radicalization risks.

It has also been experimenting with reducing algorithmic amplification of certain types of potentially damaging nonsense content that falls outside its general content guidelines — such as malicious conspiracy theories and junk science.

You Tube didn't reply to questions from Tech Crunch? Why, that's shocking. You Tube customer service is the finest ever, hands-down. Must be something temporary or they're short-staffed due to the flu.

It's impossible to visit You Tube and not fall into an "alt-right rabbit hole", isn't it? Happens all the time. I'll be watching an AC/DC video and then, just like Hillary says, those Dark Web Right Wing Videos fly by, you don't know what you really just viewed, you don't really remember what it was, can't find it again, and then free-fall into unintended depths of "alt-right rabbit holes".

I haven't read Switzerland’s Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil study, but I'm betting it's pretty junky science, both capricious and arbitrary.

Oh, yeah - who's Zeynep Tufekci? Here ya go.
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Posting continues as I wait for a reply from The Blogger Team.

Our programming resumes as I anxiously await a speedy and satisfactory resolution from The Blogger Team, because they really care about the people that use their products, seeking fair and judicious outcomes for all parties involved.

What...?
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Really, I'm the one who's being harassed and bullied here, by Blogger censorship without any logged complaint on Lumen. Blogger Terms of Service states they record all complaints with Lumen. To date, that's not the case with the post they spiked here. Besides, Who TF complains about a blog post that dates back to August 2019, anyway? WTF...it was six months ago?!

Comments are open, but I'm holding off on publishing those related to the (so far two posts) censorship issue. I appreciate the support from everyone.

 Google, Blogger, You Tube=all under the same umbrella.

ZERO complaints per Lumen regarding this blog and the email from The Blogger Team.

The following from Blogger/Google Terms of Service:

A copy of every removal notice we receive related to Blogger is sent to the Lumen project complaint database.

I'm waiting on a response from The Blogger Team to their email I received yesterday, January 29, 2020:

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Blogger <no-reply@google.com>
   
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to me

     Hello,

     Your post titled "Epstein not dead claims Q Anon76. Autopsy
completed, "further information" needed, says Med Exam Office." at
http://daviddrakesplace.blogspot.com/2019/08/epstein-not-dead-claims-q-anon76.html
has been identified as in violation of our Terms of Service for harassment.
In accordance to these terms, we've removed the post, and the URL is no
longer accessible.

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     Sincerely,

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The post originally appeared at this URL: https://daviddrakesplace.blogspot.com/2019/08/epstein-not-dead-claims-q-anon76.html?m=0

The post removed by The Blogger Team is one where I simply linked to other stories and sources (The NY Post, a couple Twitter Tweets and some screen captures)  asking questions if the person photographed on the gurney was Epstein. That was the extent of the post other than two sentences that I added to the post:

"We can only ponder what is the "further information" they need. Could it be along the lines of, "Who is this guy? It's not Jeff Epstein."

Commenting on a possible conspiracy theory that the person shown on a gurney might not be the person we're told. How is that "harassment and/or bullying"?

The links in the censored post to Twitter were asking the same question, "the person on the gurney has various facial features inconsistent with all other photographs in the public domain of Epstein." 

The NY Post story that I linked to simply stated "the Medical Examiner’s Office needs 'further information' before determining a cause of death."

How does anyone "harass or bully" an alleged dead person, Jeffrey Epstein?

There was, and is, no harassment or bullying towards the Twitter links or the other links or images used in the post. Or is simply asking questions about conspiracy theories now included as off-limits by The Blogger Team?

Maybe Epstein's death is a hoax? This is totally implausible? No one has ever faked a death and then received a new identity? No one has ever heard of someone who's been given a new identity to escape their past, for instance, as in Witness Relocation? And this process couldn't be done for someone with scandalous intel on very important people, as was known by Epstein?

No one, ever, has contacted me about material on this site they considered objectionable - one of the first suggestions given by Blogger/Google in their Terms of Service.

Not a single complaint filed at Lumen.

No notification or warning or email from Blogger asking for any information from me. No - they just spike the post.
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If this blog disappears...

...it WON'T be due to my deleting it.

I want to quote the exact language from From Google/Blogger Terms of Service:

Report inappropriate content:

Blogger takes violations of the Terms of Service and Blogger Content Policy seriously.

Blogger is a platform for free speech. We don’t monitor content or mediate disputes.

If an author’s contact information is listed on their blog, contact them directly to ask them to remove or change  the content in question.

If you have tried to contact the author without success and still believe a blog violates our Terms of Service or Content Policy, select the abuse type below to contact us.

Note: A copy of every removal notice we receive related to Blogger is sent to the Lumen project complaint database.

We also disclose the number and nature of government requests for content removal twice a year in our Transparency Report.

* No person or organization has contacted me - ever - regarding any content on this site.

* As far as I can tell from my search results at Lumen regarding any complaints about anything appearing on this site - - - there are NONE.

Stay tuned.

Mr. Peanut's death postponed due to Kobe Bryant.

Mr. Peanut

Collider: Mr. Peanut’s Death Was Inspired by ‘Avengers: Endgame’.

The plan was that Mr. Peanut’s funeral would be broadcast in a Super Bowl commercial during the third quarter of the big game, but the commercial and all promotional content has been paused indefinitely following the real-life death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday.
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Speaking with MSN before the commercial was pulled, Group Creative Director at Planters’ agency VaynerMedia [sic], Mike Pierantozzi, said the idea to kill off Mr. Peanut was inspired by Tony Stark’s death in Avengers: Endgame. No, really:

    “We started talking about how the internet treats when someone dies — specifically, we were thinking about fictional characters, [like when] Iron Man died. When Iron Man died, we saw an incredible reaction on Twitter and on social media. It’s such a strange phenomenon.”
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They went the somber route and took Mr. Peanut’s death incredibly seriously, hyping up his “funeral” that would be broadcast during the Super Bowl. The idea backfired, as we now know, and it’ll be curious to see if and when this “commercial” sees the light of day.

“We wanted you to know that we are saddened by this weekend’s news and Planters has paused all campaign activities, including paid media, and will evaluate next steps through a lens of sensitivity to those impacted by this tragedy,” a spokesperson for Planters reportedly said.

Maybe brands shouldn’t use death as a way to advertise their content? Just a thought.

The Death of Mr. Peanut Super Bowl ad which won't air due to the death of Kobe Bryant:
 

I'm undecided on which is the more stupid move, it's a coin toss. The ad agency so creatively bankrupt that they steal borrow a narrative as old as time itself with their best pitch being killing an iconic Brand character, or the company making the product that approves the killing of its iconic Brand character.

How hard is it to sell the Planter's brand?

A head's-up to Lucky the Leprechaun, Tony Tiger, the Trix rabbit, Mr. Clean and other Brand Characters out there. Beware if your employer hires VaynerMedia as their PR/Ad Reps.
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DEM Cenk Uygur: Bestiality Advocate and Rules for dating. Bernie Sanders distances and disavows. And "Cows"!!!

Finally getting to this.

Cenk Uygur, DEM candidate (CA...big surprise) Breitbart (November 2019):  for the vacated Katie Hill congressional seat, must be just what the Far Left wants in their party.

Uygur has a controversial past, particularly in regard to women. He was forced out of his own Justice Democrats in 2017 after problematic sexist blog posts from the early 2000s surfaced.

In one post, the Democrat laid out his “hard and fast rules of dating.”

“Women, ignore these at your peril,” Uygur wrote.

His three rules were as follows:

    Rule 1: There must be some serious making out by the third date.

    If I haven’t felt your tits by then, things are not about to last much longer. In fact, if you don’t get back on track by the fourth date, you’re done.

    Rule 2: There must be orgasm by the fifth date.

    No, ands, ifs, or buts. If I haven’t unloaded by this time, things are intolerably slow. There will be no sixth date to give you a second chance. If you haven’t delivered by now, you’re done.

    Rule 3: There must be sex by the second month of dating.

Cenk sounds like a nice guy, huh? He appears to have the enduring qualities DEMS insist infuse their party. I'll wager he's elected and makes California's 25th district very proud.

To repeat, the above was written in the early 2000s. And it takes 19 years for any DEM, and Sanders, to condemn such misogyny?

Daily Caller on December 12, 2019: Bernie Sanders Endorses ‘Young Turks’ Host Who Called For Legalizing Bestiality.

Here's Uygur, his own words:

Within 24 hours, Bernie Sanders withdrew his support and endorsement of Uygur. The Daily Beast on December 13, 2019: Bernie Rescinds Endorsement After Women’s Groups Blast ‘Misogynist’ Cenk Uygur.

Had Bernie not been confronted over Uygur's comments, one wonders if Bernie would still be supporting him. And, am I the only one who - after reading the story at Daily Beast - concludes that Bernie's view on bestiality is basically, "Meh...."?

This song is for you, Cenk. Maybe you too, Bernie.

"Cows" from In Combo by The Suburbs.

I like cows
And they like me
I like cows
Just wait and see

When they go 'moo'
Hey, move over!
Oh yeah!
Uh uh uh

Well, I like cows
I like to watch them eat
I like cows
They don't move when they eat
And I'm a lone cowhand
From Rio Grande

I like cows
They've got skinny feet
Unlike their friends, the shaved sheep
They've got skinny feet

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Extortion...I mean... "financial settlements"...always fixes "trauma".

The Background of the Minnehaha Regional Park story.

Daily Mail: $170,000 compensation payout for four terrified Somali-American teens.

The families of four Somali-American boys have received a $170,000 settlement from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board after the group were held at gunpoint by local authorities.

Newly released police body camera footage shows the teens -  at the time ranging from ages 13 to 16 - being held at gunpoint and forcibly handcuffed on the ground during the July 2018 incident at Minnehaha Regional Park. 

'We still deal with the fear and trauma of this incident, but part of the healing process is that we are getting justice,' Halimo Isse, mother to one of the boys, said to KSTP.
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Each of the families will walk away with $40,000. The remaining money will go to the Minnesota chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations for their legal fees.

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NY Daily News: Delta fined $50,000 for kicking 3 Muslim passengers off flights.

Delta Air Lines is being fined $50,000 by the Department of Transportation after it ordered three Muslim passengers off planes after they had been cleared to travel by the airline’s own security team.
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The airline said it did not act in a discriminatory manner and its employees were reacting to the passengers’ behavior, not their identities.

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My First NHL 2019-2020 Season post.

In past years, I would have written something back in late September 2019 during NHL pre-season. Except for Sportnet's firing of Don Cherry in November 2019, I haven't written a word about the 2019-2020 NHL season. What took so long? Many of the teams I like aren't playing well. Some of the teams that are playing well - some of which I used to like - I now want to see them crushed.

Unless magic happens, (as it did for The Blues last season), currently the MN Wild aren't playing in the manner that brings home The Stanley Cup. We'll see if the Wild can shake off the bad juju and turn their game around over the next few months.

It's overdue, by a few seasons, that NHL Commish Bettman needs to go. He's held the position since 19fucking93. He did some good, some not-so-good. Step aside, Gary.

Related - Toronto Sun (December 2019): Hockey Night In Canada ratings fall after firing of Don Cherry. Only Sportnet and HNIC didn't see this coming.

Happy Hockey!