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Pennsylvania Decertifies County’s Voting Machines After 2020 Audit

Pennsylvania’s top election official has decertified Fulton County’s voting system for future elections because it gave third-party election auditors access to its election databases.

QUICK FACTS:
  • Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid (D) made the announcement on Wednesday.
  • Fulton County apparently violated the state election code by giving third party access to its election databases and other certified equipment in an audit of the 2020 results, according to Reuters.
  • The third party, Wake Technology Services Inc, was being used by Republicans to audit the 2020 presidential election results.
  • Secretary Degraffenreidβ€”an appointee of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolfβ€”said, “These actions were taken in a manner that was not transparent,” and, “As a result of the access granted to Wake TSI, Fulton County’s certified system has been compromised.”
BACKGROUND:
  • It was requested by Republican state Senators Doug Mastriano and Judy Ward.
  • Mastriano and Ward asked county officials to allow Wake Technology Services Inc to probe the county’s results.
  • Wake TSI is a software company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, that carried out an election assessment that involved its workers visiting Fulton County in December 2020 and in early February, according to The Epoch Times.

China Threatens to ‘Use Nuclear Bombs Continuously’

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has reportedly released a video circulating online threatening to launch a “continuous” nuclear war on Japan.

QUICK FACTS:
  • In the five-minute video, China apparently vows to attack Japan with nuclear bombs if Japan attempts to intervene in China’s conflict with Taiwan.
  • China’s declaration of “full-scale war” against Japan if the Taiwan disagreement escalates is “stoking World War Three fears,” according to The U.S. Sun.
  • China said Japan will be the “exception” to China’s stated policy to not use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear powers.
  • “We will use nuclear bombs first. We will use nuclear bombs continuously. We will do this until Japan declares unconditional surrender for the second time,” China stated in the video.
  • “There will be no peace talks,” says China at the end of the video.
  • A local Chinese government committeeβ€”Baoji Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of Chinaβ€”posted the video, according to Business Insider.
  • The video is live on the YouTube-like platform Xigua, according to Newsweek.

WHAT ELSE CHINA SAID IN THE VIDEO:

  • “When we liberate Taiwan, if Japan dares to intervene by forceβ€”even if it only deploys one soldier, one plane or one shipβ€”we will not only return fire but also wage full-scale war against Japan itself.”
  • “In 1964, when our first atomic bomb was successfully detonated, we promised the world that we would not use atomic bombs against non-nuclear countries and that we would not be the first to use them. Nearly 60 years have passed. Although the strength of our nuclear deterrent has been somewhat affected this decision has been a success, and has safeguarded our peace when we built our country.”
  • China said the international “situation” has changed and “our country is in the midst of a major change that has not been seen in a century and all political policies, tactics, and strategies must be adjusted and changed in the midst of such a major change.”
  • “In order to protect the peaceful rise of our country, it is necessary to make limited adjustments to our nuclear policy. We solemnly put forward the ‘Japan exception theory.’ In modern history, Japan has taken the initiative to harm the Chinese people many times, including the first Sino-Japanese war in 1894-1895, when it took over Taiwan and made us pay more than 230 million taels of silver in reparations. And the world invasion of China of 1931-1945, when more than 35 million Chinese were killed and wounded.”
  • China contends that “if Japan goes to war with China for the third time, the Chinese people will take revenge on the old and the new scores.”
BACKGROUND:
  • The CCP released the video at the same time as the Tokyo Olympics are set to commence.
  • Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has affirmed, “We must defend Taiwan, under our alliance with the U.S.,” according to the Sun.
  • The PLA released a military recruitment video last year showing an H-6K bomber simulating a strike on the US territory of Guam, according to Sky News.
  • Professor Stephan Fruhling of the Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre believes the sentiments expressed in the clip are unlikely to be echoed by Beijing’s more powerful political cadres, according to News.com.au. However, Fruhling also warns, “The possibility that (Beijing) would use nuclear weapons against Japan or the US if they thought it would make the difference between victory and defeat in a war over Taiwan is, in my view, very real.”
  • One commenter online said, “This video is what many people of our country think,” according to Insider.
  • “Good! I fully support this! The day of revenge is coming!” said another, while one more wrote that Japan’s nuclear reactors would “take care of business” if China fires missiles at them.
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CDC β€˜Corrects’ Number of Reported Deaths After COVID Vaccines by Dumping Foreign Reports

The CDC revised downward its official number of deaths reported to VAERS following COVID vaccines, but an analysis of VAERS data shows the CDC arrived at the new, lower number, by excluding reports of deaths from outside the U.S.

A sudden increase in the number of deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) following COVID vaccination is not correct and was the result of an β€œerror,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC said July 16 that since the mid-December rollout of COVID vaccines in the U.S., VAERS had received 12,313 reports of death among people who received a COVID vaccine β€” a sharp increase from the 6,079 U.S. deaths reported by the CDC the previous week.

However, as of 3:30 p.m. ET on July 21, the CDC website had revised downward the number of U.S. VAERS reports related to COVID vaccination deaths β€” from 12,313 to 6,079 deaths occurring between Dec. 14, 2020 and July 19, 2021, Precision Vaccinations reported.

Later that day, as of 7:30 p.m. ET, the CDC’s website showed 6,207 U.S. reports of death occurring between Dec. 14, 2020 through July 19, 2021, among people who received a COVID vaccine.

On July 21, the CDC’s number of 6,079 coincided with what ABC News reported Wednesday as the number of U.S. deaths reported to VAERS between Dec. 14, 2020 and July 12, 2021.

A CDC spokeswoman the number the agency displayed on its website July 16 β€” and continued to display until the afternoon of July 21 β€” was not correct.

The July 16 number was β€œdouble” that of the previous day, so it was β€œdefinitely”  incorrect,” the spokeswoman said. β€œWe checked our stats internally and it’s only 6,000. So someone doing an update misrepresented that or made a mistake, in other words.”

The spokeswoman was unable to say when the error would be fixed. β€œIt’s being worked out,” she said.

The Defender contacted the CDC for clarification, but the CDC did not respond.

VAERS, run jointly by the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is the U.S. early warning system that monitors the safety of vaccines after they are authorized or licensed for use by the FDA.

Investigative journalist Alex Berenson first reported on the VAERS number in question July 21. Berenson attributed the increase in reported deaths to a likely β€œmassive backlog” of reports, or the accidental addition of 6,000 foreign death reports.

β€œWe don’t know at this point why the number of death reports in the system doubled in a week. Probably the answer is not a new surge in deaths, but older deaths being added to the system,” Berenson said. β€œBut given VAERS’s importance as a monitoring mechanism, CDC must explain quickly.”

According to the CDC, between Dec. 14, 2020 and July 12, 2021, VAERS received a total number of 6,079 reports of death in the U.S. On July 22, The Defender reviewed the VAERS system and found 5,378 reported U.S. deaths and 10,991 total reported deaths, including β€œforeign reports.”

The CDC website, last updated July 21, states that between Dec. 14, 2020, through July 19, 2021, VAERS received 6,207 U.S. reports of death among people who received a COVID vaccine in the U.S.

How The Defenders reports on VAERS data

Every Friday, VAERS makes public all vaccine injury reports received as of a specified date, usually about a week prior to the release date. Reports submitted to VAERS require further investigation before a causal relationship can be confirmed.

The Defender reports on deaths, serious injuries and adverse events reported to VAERS.

Last week, the latest available data showed that between Dec. 14, 2020 and July 9, 2021, a total of 463,457 total adverse events were reported to VAERS, including 10,991 deaths. There were 48,385 serious injuries reported during the same time period.

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Justice Department launches gun β€˜strike forces’ in five major cities

D.C. among the targets as Biden struggles with rise in violent crime.

The Biden Justice Department is deploying gun trafficking β€œstrike forces” to Washington and four other major cities this week, part of a push to contain a recent national surge in violent crime.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will visit Chicago Thursday afternoon to launch the strike forces, which will also be set up in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. 

The units will share information and coordinate the prosecution of gun crimes across multiple jurisdictions. They are part of President Biden’s Violent Crime Reduction Initiative announced last month in response to an uptick in violent crimes across the country, particularly shootings and homicides.

More than 550 people nationwide were reportedly shot this month during the Fourth of July weekend. And homicides are up in at least 38 large cities in the first three months of this year compared to the same time in 2020, according to a recent report by the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Over the longer term, the new strike forces will work to disrupt illegal gun selling networks. Officials say the new effort will coordinate activities across a much broader area for a much longer time frame than similar efforts in cities like Chicago and New York.

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Milwaukee Bucks’ Guard Jrue Holiday Glorifies The Lord For Team’s 1st Championship Win In 50 Years: β€˜This Is Only God’

Jrue Holiday credited God for Milwaukee Bucks’ victory in the 2021 NBA Finals.

Overwhelmed with his team’s success for clinching the championship, Holiday declared that the reason behind it was “only God,”Β CBN NewsΒ reported.

“This is such a blessing, man. This is only God. Like I said before, as a kid, you only dream of this moment, so to be able to actually do it, to see the confetti, to do it with my brothers, there’s nothing like it,” he said.

The Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns inΒ Game 6Β of the finals on Tuesday evening, 105-98, 50 years after the team captured its first championship.

“Everybody on my team is humble. Everybody on my team puts their head down and they work. Everybody on my team supports each other. There’s no envy or jealousy. Everybody loves to see everybody else succeed. I feel like that’s the biggest reason why we’re here,” he told the reporters.

“Coming here was obviously the greatest thing in my career.” pic.twitter.com/QRxqKNafbp

β€” Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 21, 2021

Giannis Antetokounmpo, a former street vendor in Greece, was hailed as the finals’ Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, 14 rebounds and blocked five shots, while Holiday delivered 12 points, four steals and 11 assists.

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Indiana University Students Appeal Federal Judge’s Refusal to Block Vaccine Mandate

A group of Indiana University students on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling denying their motion to put the university’s COVID vaccine mandate on hold pending the outcome of a federal lawsuit they filed last month.

A group of Indiana University (IU) students on Tuesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling denying their motion to put the university’s COVID vaccine mandate on hold pending the outcome of a federal lawsuit they filed last month.

The students also asked the district court to prevent the university from enforcing the mandate while the appeal is pending.

In a hearing on the preliminary injunction Monday, the district court found the students’ constitutional rights were at issue, but failed to acknowledge these rights were fundamental.

Judge Damon R. Leichty of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana said he weighed individual freedom against public health concerns in his ruling.

According to the New York Times, Leichty’s ruling appeared to be the first case in which a university’s coronavirus vaccine requirement has been upheld. Yet in delivering the ruling Leichty expressed his personal misgivings, citing individual freedom and self-determination.

The Times wrote:

β€œSomebody could point to β€˜a certain Emersonian self-reliance and self-determination as preference β€” an unfettered right of the individual to choose the vaccine or not,’ Judge Leichty, who was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, wrote in his ruling. But he added that judicial restraint was required to avoid β€˜superimposing any personal view in the guise of constitutional interpretation.”

The university released a statement on the ruling:

β€œA ruling from the federal court has affirmed Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccination plan designed for the health and well-being of our students, faculty and staff. We appreciate the quick and thorough ruling which allows us to focus on a full and safe return. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our campuses for the fall semester.”

While the lawsuit can proceed, the ruling denies a motion for an injunction on the policy for the fall semester unless the appellate court overturns the ruling.

In May, IU announced itΒ would require all students, faculty and staff to receive COVID vaccinations before they could return to campus for the fall semester, with stringent and limited exemptions to the mandate for those with religious or medical exemptions.

Even those students granted an exemption are subject to rigorous extra requirements, regardless of why they received an exemption, The Bopp Law Firm, which is representing the plaintiffs, said in a press release.

Those who are granted an exemption have to undergo more rigorous COVID rules, including testing and mask-wearing when on campus. Masks are optional for those who are fully vaccinated, Fox 59 reported.

The policy was controversial right out of the gate, with some Indiana lawmakers urging Gov. Eric Holcomb to rescind it. Attorney General Todd Rokita said last month the policy β€œclearly runs afoul” to state law.

After Rokita’s announcement the school changed the policy from requiring students to upload documentation of their vaccine status to having to fill out an online form, but did not revoke the vaccine mandate.

The eight student plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit against the mandate include two incoming freshmen, two incoming sophomores, a senior, an incoming first-year law student, a student pursuing a master’s degree in business administration and a doctoral candidate, CNN reported.

Six of the students have received exemptions based on religious beliefs. The other two don’t qualify for exemptions, the lawsuit says. Several of the plaintiffs also object to mask requirements and other measures for unvaccinated students.

James Bopp Jr., lead counsel for the plaintiffs told CNN:

β€œThey’re suing because they’re being stripped of their constitutional rights to make medical treatment decisions for themselves and to protect their own bodily integrity. After all, they are adults and they would like to weigh the risks and consequences of taking the vaccination or getting COVID.”

The Bopp Law Firm filed the lawsuit on behalf of IU students in the U.S. District Court in Indiana challenging IU’s mandate to preserve the students’ rights to bodily integrity and autonomy, due process and the right to consent to medical treatment.

The students sought a temporary injunction to stop the mandate from going into effect, and asked the school to make public documents, which IU has so far kept secret, revealing why IU mandated COVID vaccinations for all IU students, and how COVID infections and vaccinations have affected the university.

Bopp’s team submitted a public records request to IU asking for the same documents, but no documents have been released.

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Netflix stock tanks as subscriber numbers drop

1st time platform has lost domestic customers in 2 years.

Netflix is down nearly half a million subscribers in North America this quarter, leading to a stock drop of nearly 5% on Wednesday β€” the company’s biggest slide since its last poor earnings report in April. This marks the first time the platform has lost domestic customers in two years.

The Financial Times, which ran the headline, β€œNetflix bleeds subscribers,” says the streaming platform’s failure to meet analyst projections has investors jumpy.

β€œThe California-based company predicted it would add 3.5 [million] subscribers in the third quarter, disappointing investors who were looking for a stronger rebound in the second half of the year,” the outlet reported, adding, β€œAnalysts had forecast that Netflix would add 5.9 [million] subscribers during the third quarter.”

In a shareholderΒ letter, Netflix executives blamed their failure to meet projections this quarter on β€œunusual choppiness in our growth” and cited the pandemic, something CFO Spencer Neumann echoed on anΒ earnings call. But CEO Reed Hastings had to assuage similar worries after disappointing numbers the previous quarter in April. At that time, too, the company claimed COVID was hurting business, with HastingsΒ saying, β€œWe had those 10 years that were smooth as silk, and we are just a little bit wobbly right now.”

Some people aren’t buying the coronavirus line, however, and blame other factors for Netflix’s poor performance.

Conservative radio host and commentator Todd Starnes believes pushing a woke agenda and filling original series and movies with hard-R-rated material could also be driving viewers away.

β€œThey’ve gone woke,” said Starnes in anΒ op-ed, pointing out the deal the company struck with Barack and Michelle Obama to create politically themed films and series, which he classified as β€œpropaganda disguised as entertainment.”

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The Democrats Fumble on the January 6 Committee

Nancy Pelosi made a serious mistake yesterday by refusing to seat Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) and Jim Banks (R., Ind.) on the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, prompting Kevin McCarthy to take his ball and go home. This deprives Democrats of the talking point they scored when Republicans refused to agree to a bipartisan commission β€” now, she’s the one refusing to cooperate. It also sets up a further downward partisan spiral over whether the minority party will be permitted to investigate topics that Pelosi doesn’t want investigated.

There are usually two ways to go with investigations. One is the bipartisan commission route, which is typically spearheaded by people retired from active partisan politics. The 9/11Commission, for example, was co-chaired by ex-New Jersey governor Tom Kean and ex-Indiana Representative Lee Hamilton. Such commissions can gather evidence quietly through professional staff. The other is a committee that holds openly partisan public hearings where everybody grandstands, but at least the witnesses are forced into some made-for-TV soundbites. Pelosi wants to have it both ways here β€” a partisan circus that is treated by the media like an authoritative commission. Until this week, she could at least sustain the pretense that it was only Republican intransigence standing in the way of a thorough inquiry. The resulting process will be so consumed by partisan squabbles that it will be impossible for anyone to respect its work product.

AsΒ I noted at the time, while there are some legitimate lines of inquiry, much of what Democrats hope to accomplish is not really a good fit for a 9/11-style commission. This has been a fraught endeavor from the start, because not only have Democrats placedΒ January 6at the center of all of their partisan rhetoric for the past six months, this is unlike prior investigations because a good deal of the focus will be on the investigation of Congress itself, not just oversight of the executive branch. Pelosi just confirmed that. While herΒ formal statementΒ is somewhat vague, the Democrats are more or lessΒ arguingΒ that Jordan and Banks are disqualified from sitting on this committee because they voted against certifying the 2020 election. That theory goes too far β€” while Donald Trump’s push against certificationΒ on January 6Β wasΒ one of the elements of his conductΒ that led to the riot, it is overreaching to argue that anybody who voted that way (including a majority of the House Republican caucus) is effectively an accessory to the riot. If that is Pelosi’s position β€” and it is a popular one with some factions of the Beltway media β€” it demands that she stop treating the Republicans as a legitimate part of the House. That is not a sustainable position with the general public, and will be even more unsustainable if Republicans β€” as may well happen β€” regain the majority in the chamber next November.

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College Republicans Officially Split With Formation of β€˜National Federation of College Republicans’

New national organization formed to represent College Republicans.

The College Republican National Committee (CRNC) has officially split, following the announcement of the formation of a β€˜National Federation of College Republicans’.

The new National Federation currently has two members, the Texas Federation of College Republicans and the New York Federation of College Republicans, two of the largest and most conservative College Republican state federations, and was formedΒ followingΒ a rigged election for state chairman of the CRNC. In a statement posted on Twitter, the National Federation invited β€œdisaffected” College Republican state federations to align with their new entity, in order to β€œreturn our beloved organization to its founding principles and restores ethical leadership.”

However, the National Federation stressed that it was a purely interim body, and that free and fair leadership elections were planned at the β€œearliest possible date” to determine the ultimate board of the new entity.Β 

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