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Still, he's taken a very big step back now. The cliff risk was today; both sides were so close to the edge they could easily have gone over it. The fact @10DowningStreet didn't means Govt must genuinely believe there's now a landing zone that works, & which it can sell ENDS
— Mujtaba Rahman (@Mij_Europe) December 13, 2020
I find it most amusing that people invest so much value in public statements, briefings, tabloid headlines, the tweets of obscure backbenchers etc. Cherchez les fundamentals!
There is a deep vein of analytical pessimism in one particular direction, which, whether correct or not, is noteworthy. On the one hand, a firm belief in the fundamentals - gravity exists - but on the other hand those fundamentals are not meaningful to the final decision.
But gravity does exist! Whether one likes it or not. We do not have wings. Or feathers. And the realisation of the fundamentals will impact the political calculation (though timing differences may apply).
You don’t have to invest any particular optimism or see any virtue in the principal players to make this point.
-First, re the Electoral Slates for Trump: they are currently *uncertified*. We hope to get them retroactively certified.
authority to "throw out" an electoral slate and accept another.
— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 17, 2020
I know our side is depressed & grasping at straws, but this ain't it.
-I sincerely hope you are helping us do this by organizing your followers to make phone calls to their Legislators, instead of complaining about the process. No time for that.
-Secondly, I will address, once again, the historic role of the @VP vis-à-vis 12A & ECA of 1887.
-Because of the ambiguity of 12A, its passive voice phrasing, I posit the “President of the Senate” has the exclusive constitutional authority to determine which “certificates” to “open” and thus which electoral votes “to be counted” in the event competing slates arrive.
-Now, you are coming from the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which is a convoluted mess.
-You inferred the Trump electors are "illegitimate”.
-Well, the Act says only the votes “appointed in accordance with the laws of the State” may be "counted".
OBJECTION! LOL!😝
-Trump loyal Rs shall argue the “executive certified” slates are illegitimate because of election irregularities from the contested states.
-But what if the Trump slates are not certified by 1/6? Then both will be thrown out.
Under Article III, US Supreme Court settles disputes between 2 or more states
Due to safe harbour, Trump’s remaining legal routes are narrow after
Brief analysis:
The Texas case is about the contested swing states’ executive & judicial branches VS their legislatures, on mail-in ballot rules
On Tuesday before safe harbour, SCOTUS rejected a similar lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Mike Kelly
But a 3rd & eerily similar case has been with Justice Alito (as circuit judge for PA) & the Supreme Court since before the election. It’s about this very same executive & judiciary VS legislature dispute. That case, PA Republican Party vs Boockvar, may be decided in time, or not
A pending Supreme Court judgement in the case of Boockvar decides Pennsylvania
— Maajid \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0639\u0645\u0651\u0627\u0631 (@MaajidNawaz) November 11, 2020
That was not a fraud case. The number of votes is secondary
It is about auditing a temporary mail ballot ringfence, imposed till a constitutional case against alleged judicial activism in PA is heard https://t.co/ek8gkDibKZ
The below is also worth noting:
It is important for election heads following this story to note that in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Georgia the electoral college is *not legally obliged* to vote as their state did. If disputes about election integrity continue, what these electors think, will matter
— Maajid \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0639\u0645\u0651\u0627\u0631 (@MaajidNawaz) November 13, 2020
There is also the issue of ‘safe harbour’ being said to only be “procedural”. This view rests on a reading of the Bush v Gore Supreme Court ruling.
This is going to draw together the technology, the user & the engineer & reveal the politics behind the
If you wanted mince pie reviews then you've come to the wrong place. I do those here:
I have Aldi and Asda to review before Chrimbo. I can't even try to fit in Sainsburys...
It is October. There are now mince pies in supermarkets.
— Dr Matthew Ford (@warmatters) October 25, 2020
Is it too early to start this year\u2019s taste test?
Er... no
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The focus over the next few days will be on guns, but as I said in my LEME thread I want to break out from guns & think about innovation in the context of the 4th industrial revolution.
So expect more threads on guns, engineers, lethality, and innovation more broadly.
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Also I get away from the idea that the history of weapons is about optimising lethality.
Instead I want to foreground society, systems & the socio-technical aspects of innovation.
So don't expect a whiggish interpretation but something that shows how tech is contested.
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So to the iconic Short Magazine Lee-Enfield.
This weapon is shorter than a long Lee-Enfield used by the infantry in the 1890s but longer than a Carbine, a weapon typically used by the cavalry, mounted infantry or the artillery.
wikicommons photos
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2/ Last night @rtenews reported that if a free trade deal were to be concluded, a sequence would be put in place at the end of which the UK would drop the clauses in the Internal Market Bill which breach the Protocol.
3/ This morning, the EU’s representative on the Joint Committee, which implements the Protocol, said he would be meeting his counterpart Michael Gove in Brussels today.
\U0001f1ea\U0001f1fa\U0001f1ec\U0001f1e7 I will meet @michaelgove today in Brussels to discuss the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland. We are working hard to make sure it is fully operational as of 1 January 2021.
— Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d\U0001f1ea\U0001f1fa (@MarosSefcovic) December 7, 2020
4/ Mr Coveney said: “There is more cause to be optimistic and positive in the context of the Joint Committee and its work in terms of implementing the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.
5/ “Maros Sefcovic and Michael Gove have made really practical progress on many of the outstanding issues that were not resolved up until a few weeks ago.
What does Dominion mean !!
Dominion = Global Domination = Election rigging war instead of the traditional war with guns and fire,
100 years ago
The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognized dominions
Founded by Rothschild and offered to Balfour in exchange for Palestine
Dominion = Global Domination
Note the symbolism of the 👑
The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, Irish Free State. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Kenya) as autonomous communities within British Empire
— re5iGaM (@re5iGam) December 6, 2020
Dominion = World Dominance
Notice crown symbolism pic.twitter.com/rdFPx8m2Iw
In 1917 Rothschild offered Balfour
The Domainbon regime, the World Bank, and plans to manufacture military weapons as part of a set of promotional offers to allow them to seize the land of Palestine,
In 1926, he publicly admitted Balfour
"Dominions System in Elections rigging"
In 1926, he publicly admitted Balfour
"Dominions system for rigging elections"
The most important of them is ..
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, the Ireland Free State, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and Kenya)
as independent communities within the British Empire
Dominion = Global Domination = COVID-19 Vaccine
\U0001f6a8JFK Started This WAR\U0001f6a8
— \U0001d541\U0001d53d\U0001d542 \U0001d552 \U0001d55d\U0001d552 \U0001d542\U0001d563\U0001d552\U0001d55c\U0001d556\U0001d55f (@JfkTebow) December 8, 2020
\U0001f4a5TRUMP will FINISH\U0001f4a5
\U0001f525Will YOU answer the CALL ?\U0001f525
\u2764\ufe0f\U0001f1fa\U0001f1f8\u267e Infinite Chills Making this one
\u2764\ufe0f\U0001f1fa\U0001f1f8\u267e Patriot Tears\U0001f62d@GenFlynn @SidneyPowell1 @CodeMonkeyZ @MajorPatriot @EmeraldRobinson @LLinWood @realDonaldTrump @gatewaypundit @rn__deplorable pic.twitter.com/J3AOcPWYBR
...written however by the American people rather than a criminal, nameless, faceless cabal.
We are fortunate to be witnessing the beginning of the ending of the control of earth by a relatively small set of families, crowned heads and others, who have been determining the world's path for literally centuries.
These are the families who ran and controlled the British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and more recent, German empires. Their wealth is all stolen and is practically incomprehensible.
They have been controlling the nations, using their wealth, but also, most importantly, their ability to create the currencies of the nations and use it for their own private purposes, which do not include the welfare of the peoples of the world, who they despise.
h/t @BenjaminPD23
Search RATS in the drops. Several hits. Here’s one:
Phase III
Traitors Justice.
What’s PHASE III?
one of 8 moon phases each month. Phase III for Dec 2020 appears to be Dec 21, winter solstice.
Phase III shows Dark to Light. Look at it! Half Dark half Light looking straight on.
for Dec 2020 it also falls on Winter Solstice 12/21. Another Dark to Light Day. Shortest day of the Year with least amount of daylight.
https://t.co/F8hYtfr8Al
2/ 12/21 winter solstice is a DARK to LIGHT day. The shortest day of the year, when days start getting longer, with more minutes of sunlight. Also? In 2020 that day we will see a CHRISTMAS \u2b50\ufe0f , first time in 800 years! https://t.co/kcTV6dgs9d
— #ReleaseTheKRAKEN BrunoBarking (@Bruno062418) December 13, 2020
Thread: WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME!! (US Version 2020!) TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!
— #SOULWAR \u271d (@CatesDuane) December 17, 2020
In this case, a President & a President Elect! Only one man can emerge the Victor as Americans watch spellbound.
As they fight for the right to Lead America along two VERY DIFFERENT PATHS. pic.twitter.com/hThc3pZyB3
Trump and Cohen were sued for election fraud.
Sorry folks I can't make this up. https://t.co/jNJl6LXZKX
Back in 2011 Donald Trump and Michael Cohen set up a website: https://t.co/H4spzP5aO8 to see if there was any money in running for President. The site was owne by a Russian cyrptocurrency dude. Again you can't make this up.
the bleached bones of this failed effort still exist. Fake Donald seems awfully polite and respectiful. https://t.co/5d2pm5kYf7
Trump was still a bullshit artist pretending that a grassroots campaign was urging him to run when it was his
