Tuesday April 27th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

President Trump Portrait Announced For Smithsonian

“America’s Presidents” is a permanent exhibition, located on the second floor of the National Portrait Gallery at 8th and G Streets, NW in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON DC – When the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reopens on May 14 after being closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it will do so with a new work—a photograph of former President Donald J. Trump. Installed in the museum’s signature exhibition, “America’s Presidents,” the portrait will hang in a space reserved for the nation’s most recent former president and will be a part of the permanent collections:

“The 2019 image of Trump is one of many captured by the award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic, while on assignment for Time magazine. Taken on June 17, after Trump officially announced his plans to run for reelection, the image depicts him perched at the edge of a maroon chair with one hand resting on the historic Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.”

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New Hampshire Poll Shows Possible GOP Senate Seat Flip if Republican Gov. Chris Sununu Runs

This is good news, assuming of course all issues with election fraud and mail-in ballots can be resolved prior to the 2022 mid-term election.

According to a brand new poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, if Republican Governor Chris Sununu challenges for the seat currently occupied by Democrat Senator Maggie Hassan there’s a good chance that seat might flip.

New Hampshire – […] “Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire holds a 48% to 46% advantage over Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in a hypothetical 2022 general election showdown.  Hassan is running next year for a second six-year term in the Senate.” (more)

If the JoeBama administration keep ramping up the extreme leftist effort, there’s more than a solid chance the MAGA movement can flip much more than just New Hampshire.   Keep throwing sand into the machine.

In my opinion it is the increasingly desperate sense of urgency that is forcing the JoeBama thugs to throw every leftist scheme, plot and wish into the mix right now.  They have to know that over a hundred million registered voters are ready to throw them out…  They are acting like they know.

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Yes, Comrades It’s Real – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Offers 16-Year-Olds One Hundred Dollars to Get COVID Vaccine

Wow, all your children are belong to us.  West Virginia Governor Jim Justice made an announcement today his administration will pay $100 savings bonds to anyone aged 16 to 35 who will take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Fearing that forty percent of the West Virginia population might not get vaccinated, the West Virginia governor has announced he will give a one hundred dollar savings bond to everyone aged 16 to 35.   The money will come from the CARES Act funding.  “They’re not taking vaccines as fast as we’d like them to take them,” Gov. Justice said. “If we really want to move the needle, we’ve got to get our younger people vaccinated.”  The segment starts at 23:40 of the broadcast below (prompted):

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Keep in mind this is not an FDA approved vaccine; it is being distributed under the Emergency Use Authorization.  How does parental consent apply to this new government program?

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California Secretary of State Announces Governor Gavin Newsom Recall Effort Has Enough Valid Signatures to Trigger Election

The rebel alliance in California is throwing buckets of sand into the machinery… Well Done!

The California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley N. Weber, has announced the recall effort to remove Governor Gavin Newsom has produced more than enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election.

[NOTE: Not coincidentally allied media are reporting today that California’s COVID infection rate is declining rapidly… funny that]

CALIFORNIA – […] The valid signatures in the 10th report are 1,626,042, which exceeds the total of 1,495,709 signatures required. Counties still have until April 29th to verify the validity of any remaining signatures.

“This now triggers the next phase of the recall process, a 30-business-day period in which voters may submit written requests to county Registrars of Voters to remove their names from the recall petition,” Secretary Weber said. “A recall election will be held unless a sufficient number of signatures are withdrawn.” (read more)

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Declassified FISA Court Opinion for 2020 Shows Even More Warrantless FBI Abuses of NSA Database Including Search Queries for Government Officials and Victims

Once again the FBI is outlined by the FISA court using the NSA database for warrantless searches of American citizen information.  This is the fourth consecutive year the FISA court has outlined abuse of the NSA database by FBI workers, contractors and officials.

The latest 67 page FISA compliance review for the year 2020 was written by FISA Court Presiding Judge James Boasberg (same judge from Clinesmith trial).  The opinion was written in November 2020 and declassified (with lots of redactions) today. [pdf version HERE] – [SCRIBD pdf HERE and Below]

I’m still going through the report; however, understanding the issues in current politics, TechnoFog has a well written succinct encapsulation of the top-line issues [READ HERE] which includes:

[…] April 2019 – July 2019: An FBI technical information specialist was involved in “Compliance incidents” by conducting 124 queries of Section 702-acquired information on (1) Volunteers who had requested to participate in the FBI’s “Citizens Academy”; (2) Persons who needed to enter the field office to perform repairs; and (3) Persons who reported they were victims of a crime.

[…] In other words, the FBI is using FISA acquired information to investigate domestic crimes – not matters of foreign intelligence. These included investigations of “health-care fraud, transnational organized crime, violent gangs, domestic terrorism involving racially motivated violent extremists, as well as investigations relating to public corruption and bribery.”

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DHS Begins Internal Investigation to Identify Dangerous Employees with Patriotic Perspectives, aka “Domestic Extremists”

The internal investigation by JoeBama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) serves two purposes.  [Memo Link Here]  First, it will identify anyone with nationalist outlooks and/or ‘America First’ ideology; in essence it will identify JoeBama’s political enemies (those that didn’t vote for Biden).

Second, it will send a chill through the ranks within all DHS agencies to quiet any dissent to the approved leftist approach (the DHS political agenda).  This is essentially putting DHS through the same process previously deployed against the FBI during Robert Mueller and James Comey’s terms. Eliminate any and all opposition to the JoeBama agenda.

(Memo LinkDHS Announcement and Notification)

As the notification from DHS explains, the investigation is already underway (See Here)  “At the direction of the Secretary, a cross-Departmental working group comprised of senior officials will immediately begin a comprehensive review of how to best prevent, detect, and respond to threats related to domestic violent extremism within DHS. This internal team, which will be led by the Department’s Chief Security Officer, will produce a report with recommendations for the Secretary on how best to identify and respond to threats.

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Liz Cheney Prepares For Life After Getting Primaried Next Year – Considers a Run for President in 2024

Liz Cheney is the Adam Kinzinger of Jeff Flakes…. The Wyoming representative has exposed her DeceptiCon credentials beyond any hope of recovery.  Her opposition to President Trump and the base sentiment within the pragmatic conservative movement has sealed her fate.  Despite her leadership position in congress the establishement know she is a lame-duck walking.

Liz Cheney’s upcoming defeat in the 2022 primary is a foregone conclusion.  Put a fork in her, she’s done.  Cheney knows this.  The RNC know this.  The GOPe and DeceptiCon leadership know this, and quite a few democrats who support her know this.  That is the accurate background for this statement:

ORLANDO — House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney is not ruling out a potential presidential bid, The Post has learned.

“I’m not ruling anything in or out — ever is a long time,” she told The Post when asked if she would ever consider running in the future. 

The Wyoming Republican — who has been a frequent target of former President Donald Trump — said there are a number of contenders she sees as having potential for the 2024 nomination, adding that she believes the lawmakers who led the efforts on challenging the election on Jan. 6 should be out of the running. (read more)

The hypothesis of Liz Cheney running for president is beyond silly.  Like how?  Liz Cheney and Nikki Haley are going to split the 3 to 4 percent of the DeceptiCon base?  Perhaps add Evan McMullin to the ticket?  Yeah, good luck with that…. I’ve got two words for ya, and they ain’t Merry Christmas.

What we need to watch out for, and seriously anticipate, are Democrats in Wyoming voting for her.  (Same with Murkowski in Alaska)

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Georgia’s Doug Collins Announces He Will Not Be a Candidate For Future Elected Office

Former Representative Doug Collins announces today that he will not be a candidate for elected office in the future.  However, he intends to stay active in conservative politics.

Collins last ran for the Senate seat in Georgia against Republican appointee Kelly Loeffler and lost in the primary.  Loeffler was supported by Mitch McConnell and the establishment republican party; Collins was viewed as the outsider.  [Announcement Link]

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April 26th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 97

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency.

“This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may be that our task is impossible. Yet, if we do not try then how will we know it can’t be done? And if we do not try, it most certainly won’t be done. The Founders’ Republic, and the larger war for western civilization, will be lost.”

“But I tell you this: We will not go gently into that bloody collectivist good night. Indeed, we will make with our defiance such a sound as ALL history from that day forward will be forced to note, even if they despise us in the writing of it.”

~ Mike Vanderboegh

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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