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NYT: Trump’s “Voter Fraud” Court Battles Are Doomed

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s bellicose pledge to fight the outcome of the election in the courts crashed on Friday into skeptical judges, daunting Electoral College math and a lack of evidence for his claims of fraud. On a day that began with vote tallies in Georgia and Pennsylvania tipping in Biden’s favor, Mr. Trump’s campaign declared, “This …

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Cultists Tricked Into Joining “Gay Communists” Group

The Guardian reports: Thousands of Donald Trump supporters have unwittingly found themselves in a Facebook group called “Gay Communists for Socialism”, after being tricked by its creators into joining what they thought was a pro-Trump election group. On Thursday, a Facebook group called “Stop the Steal”, a reference to the president’s false claims that Joe Biden is “stealing” the US …

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GA Election Worker In Hiding After Doxxing By Cultists

The Associated Press reports: With all eyes on Georgia’s razor-thin presidential vote margin, falsehoods are swirling on social media about supposed ballot counting irregularities there. Among the most widely shared examples is a video that has racked up millions of views on Twitter. It claims to show a poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot. As it turns out, it …

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US Yet Again Breaks Daily Record With 132,700 Cases

The New York Times reports: As the eyes of a tired nation remained transfixed on the results of the presidential election, the United States set a daily record for new cases for the third straight day, with more than 132,700 new cases on Friday. And it reported more than 1,000 deaths for the fourth straight day, the first such stretch …

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Bolsonaro Bails On Trump, Calls For Election “Humility”

The Insider reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for “humility” in the 2020 United States presidential election and began to pull away from President Donald Trump, despite being considered one of his closest allies on the global stage. Bolsonaro said Trump is “not the most important person in the world,” he said. “The most important person is God,” …

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Trump Warns Biden: Don’t You Dare Declare Victory

The Hill reports: President Trump on Friday warned Democratic nominee Joe Biden against “wrongfully” claiming to be president elect, as the former vice president appeared on the cusp of winning the race for the White House. “Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning!” Trump …

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Man Arrested In Mass Shooting Threat Over Biden Win

The Los Angeles Times reports: A Los Angeles-area man who took to social media to threaten a mass shooting if Joe Biden won the presidential election has been taken into custody, law enforcement sources confirmed to The Times. The man was detained after being stopped in a vehicle and handcuffed Friday by members of a task force of federal and …

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Biden Campaign Goes There On Trump Not Conceding

The Washington Examiner reports: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign indicated they’ve been prepared for President Trump not to concede defeat in their race for the White House. “As we said on July 19, the American people will decide this election. And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House,” Biden spokesman Andrew …

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Philadelphia Mayor: Trump Needs To “Put His Big Boy Pants On,” Acknowledge He Lost, Congratulate Biden

The Hill reports: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (D) said Friday that President Trump needs to “put his big boy pants on” and accept defeat in the election. During an update on vote counting in the city, Kenney was asked to respond to Trump’s comments on Thursday in which he claimed the election was being stolen from him, without providing any …

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Trump Team Urged Cultists To Storm Philly Vote Center

The Washington Post reports: A Republican firm run by a top aide to President Trump’s 2020 campaign appears to have helped send unmarked text messages on Thursday that urged supporters in Philadelphia to converge outside a building where local election officials were counting votes. “ALERT: Radical Liberals & Dems are trying to steal this election from Trump!” began the short …

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CNN: Trump Knows Electoral Math Is Against Him But Won’t Concede, Plans Prolonged Court “Fraud” Battles

CNN reports: Top aides, including his chief of staff Mark Meadows, have not attempted to come to terms with the President about the reality of what is happening. Instead, they have fed his baseless claim that the election is being stolen from underneath him. Trump has acknowledged to some allies he recognizes the electoral math will not work in his …

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GA Secretary Of State: There Will Be Recount [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger told reporters on Friday that the state will head to a recount due the small margin between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump. Biden pulled ahead in the state by a narrow margin of just over 1,000 votes as of Friday morning. “This process is and will remain open …

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Trump Campaign Vows GA Recount: “This Is Not Over”

Law & Crime reports: It’s Friday morning and it’s not looking good for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. Sensing the Georgia was slipping away from a Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Peach State, the Trump campaign threatened to pursue a recount in the state. As of right now, Joe Biden has …

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Biden Takes Narrow Lead In PA, Call May Come Soon

USA Today reports: Democratic nominee Joe Biden edged ahead of President Donald Trump in the all-important battleground of Pennsylvania for the first time Friday, adding to a sense of inevitability that the Scranton native would reach the 270 electoral votes he needs to capture the presidency. Biden leads the president by 5,594 votes as of Friday morning, a difference of …

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US Again Breaks Daily Record With 120,000+ Cases

CNN reports: The US set a grim new Covid-19 record Thursday — following a week marked by high case numbers — surpassing 120,000 infections in a single day. And it was the second day in a row the country reported more than 100,000 infections. Health experts had warned weeks ago that the nation’s daily cases would reach six digits, but …

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Biden Takes Slim Lead In GA, Ballots Deadline Is Today

The Washington Post reports: Joe Biden has taken a narrow lead over Trump in Georgia, a state Trump must carry to maintain a pathway to an electoral college win and that no Democrat has carried since 1992, on the strength of absentee ballots. As of 6 a.m., Biden was leading by 1,096 votes out of nearly 4.9 million cast. The …

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Trump To Lose Twitter Protections After Leaving Office

Bloomberg News reports: As U.S. president, Donald Trump receives special treatment from Twitter Inc. when he violates the company’s rules around offensive or misleading content. That exemption will end in January if he loses the presidency. The social network treats transgressions from world leaders differently than those from regular users, and often leaves up tweets that violate its content policies, …

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CBS: Trump Doesn’t Plan To Concede If Biden Wins

Yahoo News reports: As Donald Trump faces the possibility of being a one-term president, the boorish leader is reportedly planning not to concede to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, if the former vice president is victorious in the 2020 general election. According to CBS News, Trump may break a 124-year American tradition by not giving a concession speech in the …

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Christie Rips Trump For Evidence-Free Fraud Claims

Axios reports: One of President Trump’s top allies publicly rebuked him on Thursday night for failing to produce evidence to support his unfounded claims that Democrats were stealing the election from him. Driving the news: “We heard nothing today about any evidence,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC. “This kind of thing, all it does is inflame …

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Facebook Sees Rise In “Violence Incitement” Metric

Buzzfeed News reports: As votes are being tallied across the country to determine the next US president, internal Facebook data shows that the company has seen a significant increase in what it calls “violence and incitement trends.” In a post to a group on Facebook’s internal message board, one employee alerted their colleagues to a nearly 45% increase in the …

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