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October 30, 2023
Jake Welch
Election Integrity
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New Jersey AG Announces Election Fraud Charges Against Two Dems.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is bringing multiple criminal charges against two Democrats – Alex Mendez and Dr. Henrilynn Ibezim – over alleged election fraud in state elections between 2020 and 2021.

Mendez, President of Paterson City Council, is facing a set of fresh charges relating to mail-in-ballot election fraud after he already faced charges in June 2020 and February 2021.

Platkin alleges Mendez collected a large number of ballots from households in violation of New Jersey state law as candidates cannot themselves collect and return ballots for the district in which they are running. The attorney general’s office also claims Mendez’s campaign actively destroyed and replaced ballots if they did not support him, and that he completed ballots if left uncompleted, among a number of other things.

Mendez has been charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud, fraud in casting mail-in votes, unauthorized possession of ballots, tampering with public records, forgery, and falsifying records.

“We allege that Mendez and his associates unlawfully collected ballots and tampered with ballots to give him an unfair edge in the race for the 3rd Ward seat on the Paterson City Council” before “He… allegedly set about undermining our investigation into his and his campaign workers’ unlawful activities,” stated Thomas Eicher, the Executive Director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.

Ibezim, who stood as a candidate in a Plainfield mayoral election in 2021, has been charged with allegedly directing associates to fill out blank registration applications and bringing nearly 1,000 to a post office. He also allegedly arrived at a post office on “May 18, 2021, carrying a large white garbage bag” believed to be holding registration applications.

Ibezim “allegedly resorted to fraud in an alleged attempt to unfairly prevail in this election. This desperate attempt to artificially and illegally inflate support for his candidacy was designed to not only cheat his political opponents out of a victory, but also to cheat the people of Plainfield out of their right to choose their elected officials,” stated Eicher upon announcing the charges.

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Mike Johnson APOLOGIZED to Joe Biden. Here’s Why…

Beleaguered House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reportedly apologized to Joe Biden for his televised eye rolls during the State of the Union address earlier this year. Writing for RealClearPolitics, Philip Wegmann explains:

This past March, Johnson felt he owed Biden an apology. Seated just over the president’s shoulder during the State of the Union address, the speaker couldn’t mask his expressions of exhaustion and exasperation as Biden laid into Republicans. The two next met on Capitol Hill for the Friends of Ireland luncheon where Johnson toasted Biden as “America’s most famous Irishman.” On loan from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, his pint glass was the same one Reagan used during a 1984 visit to Ireland. The Guinness the Southern Baptist speaker drank was non-alcoholic.

Johnson pulled Biden aside to “apologize for the eye-roll memes that went around the world.” The president laughed, then told the speaker he was glad Johnson was better behaved than Nancy Pelosi had been during the speeches of his predecessor: “I’m just grateful you didn’t rip my speech up.” The speaker replied, “Well, Mr. President, don’t think my friends back home didn’t want me to light it on fire.”

Johnson is currently fending off challenges to his leadership, specifically relating to the recent foreign aid packages designed to assist Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

Johnson emphasized, “When I go home, I want to look my kids in the eye and tell them that daddy acted like a gentleman.”

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THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: Biden’s Young Person Lead Over Trump Shrinks to Single Digits.

The Spring 2024 Harvard Youth Poll found Donald Trump’s support among voters aged 18-29 — the key to Joe Biden’s reelection prospects — now stands at 37 percent. The Democrat incumbent leads his predecessor by eight points, at 45 percent, but this is a drastic drop from his 23-point lead among younger voters at this stage in the 2020 election.

Biden’s lead over Trump is much smaller among young men — at six points — than among women, at 33 points. He is also less popular among the youngest Generation Z voters, aged 18-24, than among voters aged 25-9, by a margin of 12 points.

Trump-backing youngsters are also far more enthusiastic than Biden-backing youngsters. Seventy-six percent of young Trump supporters say they “enthusiastically support their candidate,” while just 44 percent of young Biden supporters say the same.

Regarding their priorities, younger voters put the economy and immigration at the top of the list. Trump generally outperforms his successor in polling on both issues.

Reuters/Ipsos polling on 18-29-year-old voters in March painted an even bleaker picture for the 81-year-old Democrat, with a 29 percent to 26 percent advantage — just three points.

The findings come as Biden is already struggling with black male voters, another demographic key to his official victory in the 2020 election.

Trump enjoys solid support among America’s hardest workers, with support at 80 percent among people working over 60 hours a week. Biden, meanwhile, only takes a decisive advantage among people working 29 hours or less.

Similarly, Biden enjoys majority support among people who believe they have an “above average” or “far above average” income. In contrast, Trump enjoys majority support among people who think their income is average, below average, or far below average.

These developments likely contribute to Trump’s current lead in six out of seven swing states.

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The Spring 2024 Harvard Youth Poll found Donald Trump's support among voters aged 18-29 — the key to Joe Biden's reelection prospects — now stands at 37 percent. The Democrat incumbent leads his predecessor by eight points, at 45 percent, but this is a drastic drop from his 23-point lead among younger voters at this stage in the 2020 election. show more
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5 Charged With Spying For China, Including Govt Aide.

Two British men and three German citizens have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Communist China. In Britain, Christopher Berry of Witney and Christopher Cash of Whitechapel have both been charged with violations of the Official Secrets Act. Cash is a parliamentary pass holder and worked as a research aid for Conservative Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns. The Crown Prosecution Service says Berry and Cash “will be charged with providing prejudicial information to a foreign state, China, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, April 26.”

GERMAN PLOT TO EXPORT LASER TECH.

In Germany, two police raids resulted in the arrest of three German citizens. They are accused of breaching the country’s export laws. State officials say they illegally obtained and sent a laser device to China at some point prior to June 2022.

German police allege that one of the suspects acted as an agent on behalf of an employee of China’s Ministry of State Security. This individual facilitated a partnership between his Chinese handler and the other two German nationals. At the time of the arrests, the three conspirators were in the process of negotiating additional research and technology transfers to their Chinese partners.

“We are keeping an eye on the significant danger from Chinese espionage in business, industry and science,” German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement. She continued: “We are watching these risks and threats very closely and have warned and sensitized people clearly so that protective measures can be stepped up everywhere.”

U.S. CONTINUES EFFORTS AGAINST TIKTOK.

American lawmakers, meanwhile, are continuing their efforts to reign in TikTok. Over the weekend, Congress advanced legislation to force the Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate ByteDance to either divest from the TikTok social media app or face its ban. TikTok is accused of having lied about its data-sharing policies, with mounting evidence showing the social media app has transferred American user data to China — something it has claimed it would not do.

The effort to reign in TikTok has received opposition from more libertarian and progressive lawmakers, as well as a major lobbying and public relations campaign backed by ByteDance.

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Raheem J. Kassam
Culture

Jerry Seinfeld’s New Pop Tart Movie Contains a ‘Very Funny January 6 Parody.’

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has declared that the film business is no longer the commanding force it once was in our society and culture. In an interview with GQ magazine to discuss his new Pop-Tart movie, “Unfrosted,” Seinfeld expressed admiration for the unwavering dedication of his colleagues but noted a crisis permeating the industry.

Asked what he thinks has replaced film, Seinfeld responds: “Depression? Malaise? I would say confusion. Disorientation replaced the movie business. Everyone I know in show business, every day, is going, What’s going on? How do you do this? What are we supposed to do now?”

Another pull from the interview mentions a “very funny January 6 parody,” which interviewer Brett Martin calls “a little surprising, given how apolitical [Seinfeld has] been.” The scene isn’t in the trailer (below), but will doubtless do the rounds when the movie is released in early May.

But the 69-year-old stand-up and sitcom actor refused to get drawn on the question, instead pivoting to October 7 and antisemitism in America: “Well, I’m Jewish. And you grow up learning about antisemitism, but it’s kind of in a book. It never crossed my mind that people would look at me as anything other than, ‘I like this comedian. I don’t like this comedian.’ I think most Jews of my generation never thought about antisemitism. It was from history books. And then it was something different. It was something different.”

“Unfrosted,” a comedy based on the development of the Pop-Tart and the intensifying rivalry between Kellogg’s and Post during the early ’60s, features Seinfeld alongside Melissa McCarthy. Amy Schumer plays the head of Post. Seinfeld is credited with writing the script, marking his most significant film project since his role in the 2007 animated comedy Bee Movie, where he was a writer, producer, and lead voice.

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Russian Troops Storm Chasiv Yar After Speaker Mike Johnson’s Pushes Ukraine Aid Through.

The Ukrainian military confirmed on Monday that a force of between 20,000 and 25,000 Russian troops is attempting to seize the eastern town of Chasiv Yar and its surrounding area in the Donetsk region. News of the Russian offensive comes on the heels of the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine.

According to Kyiv’s top commander, the Russians aim to secure the town by May 9, which marks Soviet Victory Day in World War Two. The town holds strategic high ground in the partially-occupied Donetsk region. Its capture by Russia would bring Russian forces significantly closer to two critical Ukrainian-controlled cities, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

A representative for the eastern military command, Nazar Voloshyn, maintains Ukraine retains full control of Chasiv Yar. Despite the difficult situation on the ground, Voloshyn emphasized that Ukrainian forces are not only holding the line but are also expecting reinforcements. “Our defenders are both receiving reinforcement and stabilizing the line,” he said.

The Russian offensive comes as Ukraine expects potentially imminent U.S. military aid, hoped to alleviate urgent ammunition shortages. Acknowledging that the circumstances in Chasiv Yar are tough for its troops, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism in a message on Telegram, stating, “receiving the necessary assistance will even out the situation.”

A $61 billion aid package for Ukraine was passed on Saturday following a complete u-turn by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, who had earlier promised not to support aid for the Eastern European country until the U.S.-Mexico border was secure.

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Biden’s Title IX Changes Mandate Transgender Pronouns in Schools.

Last week, the Biden government announced its latest Title IX regulations, which deliver protections for gender identity, without explicitly mentioning “transgender” terminology. These rules, set to take effect on August 1, will mean all public schools risk legal and fiscal consequences if non-compliant. While not stating so outright, the regulations are viewed as enabling transgender students access to restrooms and changing rooms of their choice and would force schools to use students’ ‘preferred pronouns.’ Biden regime officials appeared to confirm these concerns in a press call with LGBTQ activists.

“These regulations make it crystal clear that no one should have to abandon their educational aspirations due to discrimination, whether it’s based on pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other sex-based factors,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said.

‘A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED.’

Addressing a direct question about pronoun use, another Biden official confirmed that schools could be penalized for refusing to use transgender pronouns.

“The way that we would analyze that question is to assess whether a student is experiencing a sex-based hostile environment,” the official said. “[I]f the facts meet those standards, which is if, under the totality of the circumstances, sex-based conduct that is subjectively and objectively offensive to a student and to a person in the school community and it rises to the level that it limits or denies access to education, then a hostile environment would be recognized and we would evaluate whether the school had taken sufficient steps to remedy that hostile environment.”

Critics contend these regulations infringe on First Amendment rights by mantheydating recognition of gender identity and could prove to be an issue for the Biden government in court. “There are First Amendment problems with this regulation that the agency repeatedly dismisses without addressing. This will be a problem for the Biden admin in litigation,” wrote lawyer and child advocate Julie Hamill on X (formerly Twitter).

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Trump May Pocket $1.25 Billion *MORE* From Truth Social.

Former President Donald Trump could be set for a $1.25 billion windfall if his social media company Truth Social can avoid significant negative volatility over the next two days. If the shares remain at or above $17.50 until the close of trading on Tuesday, Trump is due to acquire an additional 36 million company shares. As of midmorning on Monday, shares stood slightly below $36.

According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trump Media & Technology Group–which controls Truth Social–could issue more shares to those invested in the company before its SPAC merger, including Trump himself. Awarding these shares is conditioned on the steady maintenance of an average price per share exceeding $12.50 for at least 20 of its first 30 trading days. Tuesday will mark the 20th trading day since the merger, and the share price has remained well above the stipulated figure.

If the share price stays above $17.50, 40 million additional shares will be issued. Trump, who owns most of the company’s stock, would be eligible to receive 90 percent of the newly issued certificates, which amounts to 36 million shares. At current prices, this would amount to a $1.25 billion windfall for the former President.

While Trump is currently limited in his ability to sell his shares in the Trump Media & Technology Group, the company board could lift the restrictions by a vote. This would allow the former President to tap a massive cash flow to use in his legal defense and presidential campaign.

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WATCH: Alec Baldwin Appears to Assault Woman Who Asks ‘Why Did You Kill That Lady!?’

Actor Alec Baldwin, who continues to be embroiled in legal hot water over the shooting of Rust movie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, appeared to lash out physically against a woman who was harassing him in a coffee shop. The video was posted by the account “Crackhead Barney & Friends” with the caption: “White devil Alec Baldwin attacked me… While I was trying to get coffeee [sic].”

In the clip, it appears as though Baldwin himself is the one trying to get coffee, while being forced to endure the shrill demands from a woman.

“One time, one time Alec… come on, Alec. Just say ‘free Palestine’ one time, just one time and I’ll leave you alone,” she says, adding, “Fuck Israel, fuck Zionism,” before Baldwin moves towards her and smacks her phone with his left hand.

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Trump Trial Day 1 Summary: Here’s What Happened in the Opening Arguments…

The Manhattan-based “hush money” prosecution of former President Donald Trump got off to an abbreviated start, with the court adjourning Monday at 12:30PM ET. A juror had previously notified the judge they would have to leave for a dentist appointment early. The National Pulse will provide a rundown of highlights and essential moments after the court adjourns each day of the trial.

THE DEFENSE’S OPENING ARGUMENTS.

Todd Blanche, one of the former President’s defense attorneys, kicked off the opening arguments. The defense attorney stressed to the jury that: “President Trump is innocent. President Trump did not commit any crimes.”

The defense indicated they will focus heavily on the weakness of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s case, which relies on an underlying federal crime for which Trump has not been charged.

Addressing the prosecution’s insistence that the case is about Trump’s attempt at ‘election interference,’ Blanche told the jury: “There’s nothing wrong with trying to influence the election… It’s called democracy.” The attorney, pivoting to the prosecution playing up the nondisclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels, argued: “There’s nothing wrong with a nondisclosure agreement.”

Prosecutors objected when Blanche likened Stormy Daniels’s attention-seeking behavior as akin to extortion. Judge Juan Merchan sustained the prosecution’s objection.

The defense attorney also worked to ensure the jurors knew the truth about the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, calling the disgraced former attorney “a convicted felon,” “an admitted liar,” and “a convicted perjurer.”

THE PROSECUTION RESPONDS.

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, a former U.S. federal attorney who resigned his lucrative post to pursue the Trump prosecution, opted for painting a narrative of Donald Trump and Michael Cohen scheming with former National Enquirer CEO David Pecker.

Colangelo, mainly ignoring the facts of the case, told the jurors the three men “struck an agreement” during a 2015 meeting at Trump Tower in which they “conspired to influence the 2016 presidential election in three different ways.” He proceeded to content that the National Enquirer engaged in three catch-and-kill actions to head off stories that could damage the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.

The prosecution attempted to mitigate the reputational damage surrounding their star witness. Colangelo told jurors the reason why Trump’s legal team asked the court to reject Michael Cohen’s testimony was “precisely because it is so damning.”

FIRST WITNESS.

The first witness was David Pecker, the former CEO of the National Enquirer. His testimony only lasted about 20 minutes and comprised mostly biographical information before the court adjourned for the day. Pecker’s testimony will continue tomorrow.

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Middle School Boots Special Needs Students to Make Way for Migrant Kids.

West Prep Academy, a New York City middle school with a significant percentage of special needs students, is planning on sending them to an unsafe 127-year-old building to make room for migrant kids. The school, in which 43 percent of students have special needs, and 90 percent are Black or Latino, shares a building with PS 145, which has been inundated with a surge in enrollment of migrant children.

“This building is not equipped to house students with special needs [or] students that don’t have any special needs — it’s not equipped, it’s 127 years old,” said Denise Johnson, a parent of a West Prep Academy sixth-grader. “The issue is we are coming from a building that is substantial, with all [the] equipment to service their students to a building that lacks resources.”

“The issue for me is the building in itself. It’s not up to par for anyone to go into learning — it looks like a jail. And I don’t think that’s something that our Black and Brown kids should be provided by based off of someone else’s decision,” Johnson added.

SMOKE SHOPS AND BUMS.

The new location to which West Prep’s special needs students are to be sent poses significant risks to student safety. It also lacks adequate access to a safe outdoor environment.

“There’s multiple doors on the floors, where the children can open and can wander around there. There are concerns in terms of outdoor space. We know that children that are part of the ASC nests program have mandated outdoor time and services that cannot be provided in that building,” said Kaliris Salas, a member of the DOE’s Panel of Educational Policy [PEP]. “And so in turn, a lot of us on the PEP are very concerned about this particular move.”

The 127-year-old facility also sits in a potentially dangerous neighborhood. “There’s smoke shops everywhere, and there’s also people outside that are bums,” said one parent.

New York City continues to struggle with the massive number of illegal aliens who have flooded the city as a result of the Biden regime’s continued failure to address the border crisis. Unfortunately, schoolchildren are often the ones paying the price. In January, students at James Madison High School were kicked out to make room for 1,900 illegal aliens.

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