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Clinical depression

2022-02-25T21:47:18Z

ConservativeStan: added Citation Needed for claim about most people believing in evolution suffering depression inevitably. I believe it's possible, but to say something affects >50% of a group is a non-insignificant claim

''See [[Psalm 42]] concerning depression.''

'''Depression''' is a [[mental illness]] <ref>"Depression is a mental illness that can affect mood, cognition, and physiological functioning. Each year about 21 million American adults (nearly 10% of the population) suffer from depression or a related illness. Robins, L.N. & Regier, D.A. (1990). Psychiatric Disorders in America: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. New York: The Free Press.</ref> in which people feel sad for no reason at all or simply find it difficult or impossible to deal with the normal things of life. {{pessimism}}

Most people who believe in the [[theory of evolution]] inevitably have bouts of depression.{{cn}} It may be that the only way to overcome that is to question the false belief system.

Severe depression affects approximately 10% of people. The feeling of depression is something that many people experience from time to time <ref>http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-publication.shtml#pub3</ref> and can even help individuals to recognize and deal with problems in their lives. In clinical depression, or [[bipolar disorder]], the feeling of depression is worse, goes on for longer and makes it difficult or impossible to deal with the normal things of life. Although depression can be triggered by life events such as childbirth (see [[Postpartum depression]]) or the loss of a loved one due to death, sufferers also often describe feeling sad for no reason at all.<ref>http://health.yahoo.com/experts/depression/5/sadness-amp-depression-what-is-the-difference/</ref>

==Symptoms==
Clinical depression can manifest itself in many different ways.

===Emotional===
*Feelings of unhappiness that don't go away
*Wanting to burst into tears for no reason
*Loss of interest in things
*Being unable to enjoy things
*Feeling restless and agitated
*Loss of self-confidence
*Feeling useless, inadequate and hopeless
*Feelings of guilt
*Feeling more irritable than usual
*Thoughts of suicide.<ref>American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.</ref>

Approximately 90% of people that are successful at suicide have some form of [[mental illness|mental health]] or [[substance abuse|substance misuse]] problem at the time of their death.<ref>[http://www.save.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=70489B01-CDA6-EC10-E40B95178144A08F SAVE - The Link Between Depression and Suicide]</ref>

===Thinking===
*Inability to think positively or hopefully
*Great difficulty in making even simple decisions
*Poor concentration or lack of concentration

===Physical===
*Significant, unintentional loss of appetite and weight
*Difficulty in getting to sleep
*Waking earlier than usual
*Sleeping too much
*Feeling exhausted
*Constipation
*Loss of libido

===Behavior===
*Difficulty in starting or completing things, even everyday chores
*Crying a lot or feeling the need to cry, but not being able to
*Social isolation/withdrawal

== '''Types of Depression.'''==
Depression is characterized by many different types, including;

# Major depression.
# Dysthymia and chronic depression.
# Seasonal effects or weather affected depression.
# Psychotic depression.
# Bipolar depression.

'''Major Depression.'''

Here the person goes into deep despair and has a loss of hope. Symptoms of this depression interfere with the person’s ability to work, study, sleep, eat and relish activities. It can occur only once, but it often happens many times in a lifetime.

'''Dysthymia and Chronic Depression.'''

Dysthymia is referred as long-running depression. It is not a severe form, but the symptoms can last for several years. People who suffer from dystopia are usually able to act normally but always seem unhappy. The condition of dysthymia is different from major depression. The symptoms of dysthymia are less than major depression. In adults it last for at least two years and one year in children or adolescents.

'''Seasonal Effects or Weather Affected Depression.'''

Weather-affected depression appears at the same time every year. Usually it starts in spring or winter and ends at the beginning of spring or summer. A unique form of weather-affected depression is known as summer depression. It starts at the beginning of spring or summer and ends in spring.

People who suffer from it, have major symptoms such as sadness, irritability, lack of interest in usual activities, running away from social activities and decreased focus etc.

'''Psychotic Depression.'''

About 25% of people those are hospitalized for mental illness are suffering from psychotic depression. However, people have face hallucinations in this condition. Sighted or listening to things that are not actually or delusional, which also cause irrational thoughts and symptoms of fear.

'''Bipolar Depression.'''

Here the mind is constantly depressed or very happy for several weeks or months. The mind of the victim is alternately in two different and opposite stages. This disease shows a sudden change in human behaviour. Sometimes the patient is very happy and sometimes very depressed.[https://freaktofit.com/depression-types-symptoms-and-diagnosis/ Depression: Types, Symptoms and Diagnosis]

==Cause==
The two best-known theories are, first, that depression is caused by a [[chemical imbalance]] in the brain; second, that gloomy thinking causes depression. According to the second theory, it is the depression that causes the chemical imbalance (not the other way around).
*The cognitive theories of depression are among the most clearly articulated and well-supported models of depression. According to these theories (e.g., Abramson, Metalsky, & Alloy, 1989; Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991), some individuals have a [[cognitive vulnerability]] that interacts with stress to produce depression. Specifically, people are vulnerable to depression because they have a tendency to generate interpretations of stressful life events (and [[dysphoric moods]]) that have negative implications for their future and for their [[self-worth]]. [http://cpx.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/04/15/2167702613485075.full]

==Treatment==
Clinical depression is often treated with psychotherapy and certain medications, such as [[SSRI]]s, [[SNRI]]s, and [[MAOI]]s.

==External links ==
*[http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm National Institute of Mental Health]
*[http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ Royal College of Psychiatrists]
*[http://www.webmd.com/depression/default.htm WebMD Depression Health Center]
*[http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Mental Health]]
[[Category:Psychiatry]]
[[Category:Psychiatric Disorders]]
[[Category:Psychology]]

The Beatles

2022-02-24T16:37:25Z

ConservativeStan: /* "Paul is dead" urban legend */ changed "most likely" to "possibly," as there is little if any proof that the band originated the rumors

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'''The Beatles''' were a famous [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They sold about a billion records worldwide of their soft style of [[rock and roll|rock music]], consisting mostly of depressed, [[atheist]]ic and druggie content. They were a key part of the 1960s [[hippie]] [[counterculture]]. Multiple Beatles songs were based on plagiarism of prior works by others,<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.beatles/5F7JWZTLwz4</ref> while other songs are knock-offs of popular hits (compare "[[Ukraine]] girls" to "California girls" by the [[Beach Boys]]). Like England itself, the Beatles' work was cynical about religion rather than [[faith]]-based as great music often is, and many Beatles' lyrics are idiotic ("I am the egg man, they are the egg men, I am the Walrus, goo goo g'joob" - ''I Am the Walrus''<ref>https://genius.com/The-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-lyrics</ref>). The [[liberal media]] hyped the Beatles, while [[Elvis Presley]] opposed their negative hippie-like influence on [[American]]s.<ref name="Guardian">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref>

The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, though George Harrison penned one of their most critically acclaimed lyrics, "[[Something]]", which is one of the few quality love songs by the group but even it has a cynical tone. In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" (orig. "McCartney/Lennon") writing credit. Lennon's songwriting was harder in nature and often had a political bent, while McCartney primarily wrote lighter love songs. Harrison, who later converted to [[Hinduism]],<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21938027</ref> frequently utilized the sitar in his songs. Starr rarely wrote music, but would usually sing one song per album except ''A Hard Day`s Night'' and ''Let It Be''. His most famous song is ''Yellow Submarine'', sometimes sung in schools.

Having evolved from the high school band known as The Quarrymen, around 1962 the Beatles began playing in Hamburg, Germany, and became very popular there. A year later, thanks to underground radio, they were the biggest band in their native land of the UK. In 1964, the Beatles made their historic trip to the United States<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19782/m1/</ref> to perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. To date, this performance is one of the highest-rated television events in history.

The Lennon/McCartney ballads often displayed a personal vulnerability which was extraordinarily appealing to young teenage girls. For example, "Help" contrasts a man's younger macho attitude ("I never needed anybody's help in any way") with a more grown-up attitude ("I changed my mind, I'll open up the door. Help me if you can"). Some of the more memorable Beatles' lyrics include "All you need is love," or "Let it be," from their respective, titular songs.

As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the band put out a much more mature sound on ''Revolver''. They even experimented with folk on ''[[Rubber Soul]]''.<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19794/m1/</ref> In 1967, the Beatles' album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19810/m1/</ref> changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound and multitrack recording).

With the [[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'']] (the "White Album"), the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type).<ref>When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref> Also, creative differences were creating tension among the Fab Four.
[[Image:Beatles j.jpg|left]]
Their next project, originally to be titled "Get Back" and intended to "get them back" to recording songs the way they had in the earlier years and also to become a filmed documentary, exposed all the personal chafing and difficulties they were having. The tapes were shelved since none of the band wanted to deal with them.

At this point, although the public did not know it, the band had virtually broken up. However, at McCartney's urging, they assembled in the studio one more time and gave their fans what was to be their swan song, the splendid ''Abbey Road''. The "Get Back" tapes and film were handed over to [[Phil Spector]] to do something with them, and he produced the album that was released as ''Let It Be'', in conjunction with the release of the film, which was more a documentary of a band breaking up than one writing and recording new music in their studio.

It wasn't long before the lawsuits to dissolve the partnership were flying, and the band members were releasing solo albums. Although Lennon had made a few solo projects before the breakup, and Harrison one, they did not receive widespread notice.

In 2006, Cirque du Soleil opened a Beatle-themed show in Las Vegas, the aptly titled ''Love''. The show has been an outstanding success, and so has the album put out of the same name, featuring new remixes of Beatles songs by Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles. The album also features previously unreleased versions of Beatles classics such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".

The Beatles were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1988. As solo artists, all but Ringo have been inducted (Lennon in 1994, McCartney in 1999 and Harrison in 2004).

In 2004 ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty]</ref>

Only two Beatles are currently alive - Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney, who both still continue their recording and performing careers. John Lennon was assassinated in 1980 and George Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001.

== Discography ==

*''[[Please Please Me]]'' (1963)
*''With the Beatles'' (1963)
*''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964)
*''Beatles for Sale'' (1964)
*''Help!'' (1965)
*''[[Rubber Soul]]'' (1965)
*''Revolver'' (1966)
*''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967)
*''Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967)
*[[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'' (White Album)]] (1968)
*''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968)
*''Abbey Road'' (1969)
*''Let it Be'' (1970)

=="Paul is dead" urban legend==

A myth, possibly created by the Beatles in order to boost sales, circulated later in their career regarding a supposed death of Paul McCartney and substitution with an impostor. "Clues" were found in subliminal messages, [[backmasking]], and imagery in their albums and songs.

Some of the many examples include:

* When held up to a mirror, their album ''Magical Mystery Tour'' would supposedly reveal the telephone number of a funeral home.
* The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" contained Lennon saying the phrase "cranberry sauce" which was interpreted as "I Buried Paul."
* "Revolution #9", a collage of samples, featured the repeating phrase "Number 9, Number 9..." When played in reverse, "Turn me on, dead man..." is supposedly heard.

It should be noted that the Beatles and their fans were part of the 1960s hippie counterculture, and [[illegal drugs|drug use]] might have influenced these conclusions.

==Popularity today==
Americans say Paul (27%) is their favorite Beatle, with John taking a distant second at 16%, and far fewer choosing George Harrison (10%) or Ringo Starr (9%), according to a September 2009 Zogby Interactive poll. However, 22% of Americans do not like the Beatles, and 3% say they are not familiar enough to make a decision.

"Americans over 30 and those over 65 love Paul," said John Zogby. "It must be the crazy love songs and Yesterday." Born Again Christians are three times as likely to say Paul is their favorite Beatle (25%) than John (8%). Paul is also the favorite among Woodstockers (31%) and Nikes (27%), while First Globals (19%) prefer John.

Democrats (25%) are far more likely than Republicans (6%) and independents (15%) to say John is their favorite Beatle, while moderates (32%) are far more likely to prefer Paul. Liberals (14%) are more than twice as likely as moderates (7%) and conservatives (9%) to pick George as their favorite.

Conservatives (30%) are the most likely to say they don't like the Beatles, followed by moderates (19%) and liberals (9%).<ref>For details see [http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1744 Zogby poll]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.delta.ro/beatles/paudi.html Beatle songs and lyrics]
*[http://beatlesnumber9.com/biggerjesus.html Transcript of LES Lennon interview]
*[http://www.paulisdeadhoax.com Listing of "clues" behind the "Paul Is Dead" hoax]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pub56bQ5zU8 "Imagine" Celebrity Daily Caller Remix Music Video]
{{The Beatles}}

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The Beatles

2022-02-24T16:34:28Z

ConservativeStan: added specific cancer that George had

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'''The Beatles''' were a famous [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They sold about a billion records worldwide of their soft style of [[rock and roll|rock music]], consisting mostly of depressed, [[atheist]]ic and druggie content. They were a key part of the 1960s [[hippie]] [[counterculture]]. Multiple Beatles songs were based on plagiarism of prior works by others,<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.beatles/5F7JWZTLwz4</ref> while other songs are knock-offs of popular hits (compare "[[Ukraine]] girls" to "California girls" by the [[Beach Boys]]). Like England itself, the Beatles' work was cynical about religion rather than [[faith]]-based as great music often is, and many Beatles' lyrics are idiotic ("I am the egg man, they are the egg men, I am the Walrus, goo goo g'joob" - ''I Am the Walrus''<ref>https://genius.com/The-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-lyrics</ref>). The [[liberal media]] hyped the Beatles, while [[Elvis Presley]] opposed their negative hippie-like influence on [[American]]s.<ref name="Guardian">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref>

The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, though George Harrison penned one of their most critically acclaimed lyrics, "[[Something]]", which is one of the few quality love songs by the group but even it has a cynical tone. In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" (orig. "McCartney/Lennon") writing credit. Lennon's songwriting was harder in nature and often had a political bent, while McCartney primarily wrote lighter love songs. Harrison, who later converted to [[Hinduism]],<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21938027</ref> frequently utilized the sitar in his songs. Starr rarely wrote music, but would usually sing one song per album except ''A Hard Day`s Night'' and ''Let It Be''. His most famous song is ''Yellow Submarine'', sometimes sung in schools.

Having evolved from the high school band known as The Quarrymen, around 1962 the Beatles began playing in Hamburg, Germany, and became very popular there. A year later, thanks to underground radio, they were the biggest band in their native land of the UK. In 1964, the Beatles made their historic trip to the United States<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19782/m1/</ref> to perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. To date, this performance is one of the highest-rated television events in history.

The Lennon/McCartney ballads often displayed a personal vulnerability which was extraordinarily appealing to young teenage girls. For example, "Help" contrasts a man's younger macho attitude ("I never needed anybody's help in any way") with a more grown-up attitude ("I changed my mind, I'll open up the door. Help me if you can"). Some of the more memorable Beatles' lyrics include "All you need is love," or "Let it be," from their respective, titular songs.

As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the band put out a much more mature sound on ''Revolver''. They even experimented with folk on ''[[Rubber Soul]]''.<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19794/m1/</ref> In 1967, the Beatles' album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19810/m1/</ref> changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound and multitrack recording).

With the [[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'']] (the "White Album"), the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type).<ref>When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref> Also, creative differences were creating tension among the Fab Four.
[[Image:Beatles j.jpg|left]]
Their next project, originally to be titled "Get Back" and intended to "get them back" to recording songs the way they had in the earlier years and also to become a filmed documentary, exposed all the personal chafing and difficulties they were having. The tapes were shelved since none of the band wanted to deal with them.

At this point, although the public did not know it, the band had virtually broken up. However, at McCartney's urging, they assembled in the studio one more time and gave their fans what was to be their swan song, the splendid ''Abbey Road''. The "Get Back" tapes and film were handed over to [[Phil Spector]] to do something with them, and he produced the album that was released as ''Let It Be'', in conjunction with the release of the film, which was more a documentary of a band breaking up than one writing and recording new music in their studio.

It wasn't long before the lawsuits to dissolve the partnership were flying, and the band members were releasing solo albums. Although Lennon had made a few solo projects before the breakup, and Harrison one, they did not receive widespread notice.

In 2006, Cirque du Soleil opened a Beatle-themed show in Las Vegas, the aptly titled ''Love''. The show has been an outstanding success, and so has the album put out of the same name, featuring new remixes of Beatles songs by Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles. The album also features previously unreleased versions of Beatles classics such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".

The Beatles were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1988. As solo artists, all but Ringo have been inducted (Lennon in 1994, McCartney in 1999 and Harrison in 2004).

In 2004 ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty]</ref>

Only two Beatles are currently alive - Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney, who both still continue their recording and performing careers. John Lennon was assassinated in 1980 and George Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001.

== Discography ==

*''[[Please Please Me]]'' (1963)
*''With the Beatles'' (1963)
*''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964)
*''Beatles for Sale'' (1964)
*''Help!'' (1965)
*''[[Rubber Soul]]'' (1965)
*''Revolver'' (1966)
*''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967)
*''Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967)
*[[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'' (White Album)]] (1968)
*''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968)
*''Abbey Road'' (1969)
*''Let it Be'' (1970)

=="Paul is dead" urban legend==

A myth, likely created by the Beatles in order to boost sales, circulated later in their career regarding a supposed death of Paul McCartney and substitution with an impostor. "Clues" were found in subliminal messages, [[backmasking]], and imagery in their albums and songs.

Some of the many examples include:

* When held up to a mirror, their album ''Magical Mystery Tour'' would supposedly reveal the telephone number of a funeral home.
* The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" contained Lennon saying the phrase "cranberry sauce" which was interpreted as "I Buried Paul."
* "Revolution #9", a collage of samples, featured the repeating phrase "Number 9, Number 9..." When played in reverse, "Turn me on, dead man..." is supposedly heard.

It should be noted that the Beatles and their fans were part of the 1960s hippie counterculture, and [[illegal drugs|drug use]] might have influenced these conclusions.

==Popularity today==
Americans say Paul (27%) is their favorite Beatle, with John taking a distant second at 16%, and far fewer choosing George Harrison (10%) or Ringo Starr (9%), according to a September 2009 Zogby Interactive poll. However, 22% of Americans do not like the Beatles, and 3% say they are not familiar enough to make a decision.

"Americans over 30 and those over 65 love Paul," said John Zogby. "It must be the crazy love songs and Yesterday." Born Again Christians are three times as likely to say Paul is their favorite Beatle (25%) than John (8%). Paul is also the favorite among Woodstockers (31%) and Nikes (27%), while First Globals (19%) prefer John.

Democrats (25%) are far more likely than Republicans (6%) and independents (15%) to say John is their favorite Beatle, while moderates (32%) are far more likely to prefer Paul. Liberals (14%) are more than twice as likely as moderates (7%) and conservatives (9%) to pick George as their favorite.

Conservatives (30%) are the most likely to say they don't like the Beatles, followed by moderates (19%) and liberals (9%).<ref>For details see [http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1744 Zogby poll]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.delta.ro/beatles/paudi.html Beatle songs and lyrics]
*[http://beatlesnumber9.com/biggerjesus.html Transcript of LES Lennon interview]
*[http://www.paulisdeadhoax.com Listing of "clues" behind the "Paul Is Dead" hoax]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pub56bQ5zU8 "Imagine" Celebrity Daily Caller Remix Music Video]
{{The Beatles}}

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[[Category:Rock Bands]]
[[Category:Beatles]]

The Beatles

2022-02-24T16:32:55Z

ConservativeStan: added examples of memorable lyrics

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'''The Beatles''' were a famous [[England|English]] rock band from [[Liverpool]], UK. They sold about a billion records worldwide of their soft style of [[rock and roll|rock music]], consisting mostly of depressed, [[atheist]]ic and druggie content. They were a key part of the 1960s [[hippie]] [[counterculture]]. Multiple Beatles songs were based on plagiarism of prior works by others,<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.beatles/5F7JWZTLwz4</ref> while other songs are knock-offs of popular hits (compare "[[Ukraine]] girls" to "California girls" by the [[Beach Boys]]). Like England itself, the Beatles' work was cynical about religion rather than [[faith]]-based as great music often is, and many Beatles' lyrics are idiotic ("I am the egg man, they are the egg men, I am the Walrus, goo goo g'joob" - ''I Am the Walrus''<ref>https://genius.com/The-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-lyrics</ref>). The [[liberal media]] hyped the Beatles, while [[Elvis Presley]] opposed their negative hippie-like influence on [[American]]s.<ref name="Guardian">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref>

The four Beatles were [[John Lennon]] (1940-1980), [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), [[Paul McCartney]] (1942- ), and [[Ringo Starr]] (1940- ). Most of the Beatles' songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, though George Harrison penned one of their most critically acclaimed lyrics, "[[Something]]", which is one of the few quality love songs by the group but even it has a cynical tone. In the latter half of the 1960s the majority of their songs were written individually, but retained the "Lennon/McCartney" (orig. "McCartney/Lennon") writing credit. Lennon's songwriting was harder in nature and often had a political bent, while McCartney primarily wrote lighter love songs. Harrison, who later converted to [[Hinduism]],<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21938027</ref> frequently utilized the sitar in his songs. Starr rarely wrote music, but would usually sing one song per album except ''A Hard Day`s Night'' and ''Let It Be''. His most famous song is ''Yellow Submarine'', sometimes sung in schools.

Having evolved from the high school band known as The Quarrymen, around 1962 the Beatles began playing in Hamburg, Germany, and became very popular there. A year later, thanks to underground radio, they were the biggest band in their native land of the UK. In 1964, the Beatles made their historic trip to the United States<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19782/m1/</ref> to perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. To date, this performance is one of the highest-rated television events in history.

The Lennon/McCartney ballads often displayed a personal vulnerability which was extraordinarily appealing to young teenage girls. For example, "Help" contrasts a man's younger macho attitude ("I never needed anybody's help in any way") with a more grown-up attitude ("I changed my mind, I'll open up the door. Help me if you can"). Some of the more memorable Beatles' lyrics include "All you need is love," or "Let it be," from their respective, titular songs.

As the years passed, the Beatles' sound grew. From an old-fashioned rock and roll sound similar to the Beach Boys and Carl Perkins, the band put out a much more mature sound on ''Revolver''. They even experimented with folk on ''[[Rubber Soul]]''.<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19794/m1/</ref> In 1967, the Beatles' album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''<ref>http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19810/m1/</ref> changed music as we know it forever. The psychedelic sound reflected what was going on in the world at that time and also displayed brilliant use of new technologies (such as stereo sound and multitrack recording).

With the [[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'']] (the "White Album"), the Beatles had evolved into hard rockers. The songs had become more personal, and the band was beginning to fall apart. Prior to Lennon hooking up with [[Yoko Ono]], the lads had agreed that only the four of them would be in the recording studio (no lady friends of any type).<ref>When John brought Yoko in to work on songs and insisted that she be treated as an equal, the others resisted the idea, and John and Yoko got the cold shoulder for the rest of the sessions. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbeatlesbreakup.html]</ref> Also, creative differences were creating tension among the Fab Four.
[[Image:Beatles j.jpg|left]]
Their next project, originally to be titled "Get Back" and intended to "get them back" to recording songs the way they had in the earlier years and also to become a filmed documentary, exposed all the personal chafing and difficulties they were having. The tapes were shelved since none of the band wanted to deal with them.

At this point, although the public did not know it, the band had virtually broken up. However, at McCartney's urging, they assembled in the studio one more time and gave their fans what was to be their swan song, the splendid ''Abbey Road''. The "Get Back" tapes and film were handed over to [[Phil Spector]] to do something with them, and he produced the album that was released as ''Let It Be'', in conjunction with the release of the film, which was more a documentary of a band breaking up than one writing and recording new music in their studio.

It wasn't long before the lawsuits to dissolve the partnership were flying, and the band members were releasing solo albums. Although Lennon had made a few solo projects before the breakup, and Harrison one, they did not receive widespread notice.

In 2006, Cirque du Soleil opened a Beatle-themed show in Las Vegas, the aptly titled ''Love''. The show has been an outstanding success, and so has the album put out of the same name, featuring new remixes of Beatles songs by Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles. The album also features previously unreleased versions of Beatles classics such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".

The Beatles were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1988. As solo artists, all but Ringo have been inducted (Lennon in 1994, McCartney in 1999 and Harrison in 2004).

In 2004 ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty]</ref>

Only two Beatles are currently alive - Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney, who both still continue their recording and performing careers. John Lennon was assassinated in 1980 and George Harrison died from cancer in 2001.

== Discography ==

*''[[Please Please Me]]'' (1963)
*''With the Beatles'' (1963)
*''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964)
*''Beatles for Sale'' (1964)
*''Help!'' (1965)
*''[[Rubber Soul]]'' (1965)
*''Revolver'' (1966)
*''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967)
*''Magical Mystery Tour'' (1967)
*[[The Beatles (album)|''The Beatles'' (White Album)]] (1968)
*''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' (1968)
*''Abbey Road'' (1969)
*''Let it Be'' (1970)

=="Paul is dead" urban legend==

A myth, likely created by the Beatles in order to boost sales, circulated later in their career regarding a supposed death of Paul McCartney and substitution with an impostor. "Clues" were found in subliminal messages, [[backmasking]], and imagery in their albums and songs.

Some of the many examples include:

* When held up to a mirror, their album ''Magical Mystery Tour'' would supposedly reveal the telephone number of a funeral home.
* The song "Strawberry Fields Forever" contained Lennon saying the phrase "cranberry sauce" which was interpreted as "I Buried Paul."
* "Revolution #9", a collage of samples, featured the repeating phrase "Number 9, Number 9..." When played in reverse, "Turn me on, dead man..." is supposedly heard.

It should be noted that the Beatles and their fans were part of the 1960s hippie counterculture, and [[illegal drugs|drug use]] might have influenced these conclusions.

==Popularity today==
Americans say Paul (27%) is their favorite Beatle, with John taking a distant second at 16%, and far fewer choosing George Harrison (10%) or Ringo Starr (9%), according to a September 2009 Zogby Interactive poll. However, 22% of Americans do not like the Beatles, and 3% say they are not familiar enough to make a decision.

"Americans over 30 and those over 65 love Paul," said John Zogby. "It must be the crazy love songs and Yesterday." Born Again Christians are three times as likely to say Paul is their favorite Beatle (25%) than John (8%). Paul is also the favorite among Woodstockers (31%) and Nikes (27%), while First Globals (19%) prefer John.

Democrats (25%) are far more likely than Republicans (6%) and independents (15%) to say John is their favorite Beatle, while moderates (32%) are far more likely to prefer Paul. Liberals (14%) are more than twice as likely as moderates (7%) and conservatives (9%) to pick George as their favorite.

Conservatives (30%) are the most likely to say they don't like the Beatles, followed by moderates (19%) and liberals (9%).<ref>For details see [http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1744 Zogby poll]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.delta.ro/beatles/paudi.html Beatle songs and lyrics]
*[http://beatlesnumber9.com/biggerjesus.html Transcript of LES Lennon interview]
*[http://www.paulisdeadhoax.com Listing of "clues" behind the "Paul Is Dead" hoax]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pub56bQ5zU8 "Imagine" Celebrity Daily Caller Remix Music Video]
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The Addams Family (TV series)

2022-02-24T16:08:07Z

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[[Image:John Astin.jpg|250px|left|thumb|John Astin, who portrayed Gomez Addams]]
[[Image:Actress Carolyn Jones.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Carolyn Jones was cast as Morticia Addams from 1964 to 1966.]]

'''''The Addams Family''''' is a [[television]] series that ran on [[ABC]] from 1964 to 1966, based on characters created by the [[New York]] cartoonist Charles Addams.

The show was about a family who considers its macabre habits (such as cutting the roses and leaving the thorns in the vase, and crashing of model trains) to be normal. Despite not having any known source of income, Gomez (the family patriarch) was quite generous with his wealth. Though the family was strange and looked spooky, the show portrayed them as a loving, extended nuclear family.

It was produced by Filmways in black and white, and throughout the years, the show has become a classic, along with a similar [[CBS]] program, ''[[The Munsters]]'', which also ran from 1964 to 1966 and starred Fred Gwynne and Yvonne DeCarlo.

===Main cast===
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|[[John Astin]]
|Gomez Addams
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|Carolyn Jones
|Morticia Addams
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|Jackie Coogan
|Fester Addams
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|Ted Cassidy
|Lurch
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|Blossom Rock
|Grandmama Addams
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|Lisa Loring
|Wednesday Addams
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|Ken Weatherwax
|Pugsley Addams
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|Felix Silla
|Cousin Itt
|}

Cassidy would also play Thing, a disembodied hand which would appear in a box (each room had a separate box and somehow Thing would always appear when opened). In scenes where Thing and Lurch would appear together, assistant director Jack Voglin would usually portray Thing.

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Ron DeSantis

2022-02-24T15:57:28Z

ConservativeStan: provided source for education, not common knowledge

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'''Ronald Dion “Ron” DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978) is the current [[conservative]] Governor of [[Florida]], defeated rising [[Democrat]] star [[Andrew Gillum]] in the [[2018 midterms]] and serving since January 2019.<ref>''[http://archive.is/QfvFt If Democrats want to win, they need a black politician on the ticket]'', Theodore R. Johnson, ''The Washington Post'', March 13, 2020.</ref> He previously served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from January 2013 to September 2018. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]].

Amidst the [[CCP pandemic]], DeSantis has emphasized "freedom over '''[[Faucism]]'''."<ref>Stone, Tyler (June 4, 2021). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/06/04/desantis_florida_choose_freedom_over_faucism.html DeSantis: Florida Chooses Freedom Over Faucism]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved October 10, 2021.</ref>

==Personal life==
Ron DeSantis was born in Jacksonville, Florida.

He is married to the former Casey Black, with whom he has two daughters and one son. DeSantis is a [[Roman Catholic]]. DeSantis is a brilliant man, having graduated from both Harvard and Yale Universities.<ref>Observer Staff (August 1, 2012). [https://www.palmcoastobserver.com/article/candidate-qa-us-house-6-ron-desantis-r CANDIDATE Q&A: U.S. House 6, Ron DeSantis (R)]. ''PalmCoastObserver''. Retrieved February 24, 2022</ref>

==Florida Governor==
DeSantis moved quickly to implement conservative policies as Florida's governor.<ref>Campo-Flores, Arian (January 10, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-florida-governor-moves-quickly-with-supreme-court-pick-environmental-plan-11547154648 New Florida Governor Moves Quickly With Supreme Court Pick, Environmental Plan]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.<br>See also:
*Wilson, Reid (April 23, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/440037-new-governors-chart-ambitious-paths-in-first-100-days New governors chart ambitious paths in first 100 days]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 23, 2019.</ref> By the end of DeSantis's first month in office, he had already appointed three justices to the Florida Supreme Court, dramatically shifting it from a liberal to a conservative court.<ref>Varney, James (January 22, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/22/ron-desantis-florida-governor-completes-makeover-s/ DeSantis completes makeover of Florida Supreme Court]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> On January 31, 2019, DeSantis signed an executive order to end [[Common Core]].<ref>Multiple references:
*Berry, Susan (January 31, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/31/florida-gov-ron-desantis-issues-executive-order-to-eliminate-common-core/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order to Eliminate Common Core]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
*Patrick, Craig (January 31, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-gov-desantis-signs-executive-order-scrapping-common-core Florida Gov. DeSantis signs executive order scrapping Common Core]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
See also:
*Hillyer, Quin (February 1, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/florida-gov-desantis-puts-common-core-out-of-its-misery Florida Gov. DeSantis puts Common Core out of our misery]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 1, 2019.</ref> DeSantis removed many of former Governor [[Rick Scott]]'s political appointees, which the latter made without DeSantis's permission shortly before DeSantis took office.<ref>Berry, Susan (February 27, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/27/gov-ron-desantis-removes-rick-scotts-appointees-across-florida/ Gov. Ron DeSantis Removes Rick Scott’s Appointees Across Florida]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 28, 2019.</ref> In his first two months in office, DeSantis made many other conservative reforms, including deregulation, promoting lower taxes, posthumously pardoning wrongly convicted black people, and pushed back against the government-subsidized sugar industry.<ref name="Tireless">Multiple references:
*Murdock, Deroy (March 8, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/the-tireless-ron-desantis/ The Tireless Ron DeSantis]. ''National Review''. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
*Murdock, Deroy (March 10, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/florida-governor-ron-desantis-cleans-house-and-bucks-status-quo-to-make-state-great-again Unpredictable Florida governor Ron DeSantis cleans house and bucks status quo to make state great]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''National Review''). Retrieved March 11, 2019.
See also:
*Harper, Jennifer (March 19, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/19/inside-the-beltway-ron-desantis-shows-how-its-done/ Ron DeSantis shows how it's done]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 20, 2019.</ref> Early in his tenure, DeSantis oversaw a state "deregathon" which significantly reduced the state regulatory burden.<ref name="Tireless"/><ref>[https://www.flgov.com/2019/06/05/governor-ron-desantis-dbpr-announce-fee-reduction-for-licensed-real-estate-professionals/ Governor Ron DeSantis, DBPR Announce Fee Reduction for Licensed Real Estate Professionals]. ''FLgov.com''. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>

In 2019, DeSantis encouraged Florida sheriffs to increase their cooperation with ICE, though he did nothing to push through a bill to establish E-Verify in Florida despite campaigning on it.<ref>Cadman, Dan (April 4, 2019). [https://cis.org/Cadman/Florida-Sheriffs-Encouraged-Cooperate-ICE Florida Sheriffs Encouraged to Cooperate with ICE]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved April 6, 2019.</ref> On June 14, 2019, DeSantis signed a bill banning [[Sanctuary City (Immigration)|"sanctuary" cities]] in Florida.<ref>Multiple references:
*Bleau, Hannah (June 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/14/florida-governor-ron-desantis-signs-sweeping-bill-banning-sanctuary-cities/ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Sweeping Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
*Campo-Flores, Arian (June 14, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-sanctuary-city-ban-11560536897 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Sanctuary-City Ban]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
*Campisi, Jessica (June 14, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/448662-desantis-signs-bill-banning-sanctuary-cities DeSantis signs bill banning sanctuary cities]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
*Nguyen Ly, Mimi (June 15, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-governor-ron-desantis-signs-bill-banning-sanctuary-cities_2964331.html Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
*Adelmann, Bob (June 17, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/32613-florida-governor-signs-ban-on-sanctuary-cities-president-trump-approves Florida Governor Signs Ban on Sanctuary Cities; President Trump Approves]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
*Cadman, Dan (June 18, 2019). [https://cis.org/Cadman/Florida-Enacts-AntiSanctuary-Law Florida Enacts an Anti-Sanctuary Law]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
See also:
*Folley, Aris (October 1, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/463904-florida-law-banning-sanctuary-cities-takes-full-effect Florida law banning sanctuary cities takes full effect]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
*Ozimek, Tom (October 2, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-law-banning-sanctuary-cities-enters-into-full-force_3103543.html Florida Law Banning Sanctuary Cities Enters Into Full Force]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
*Vadum, Matthew (October 11, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-judge-upholds-florida-law-that-prohibits-sanctuary-jurisdictions_3113175.html Federal Judge Upholds Florida Law That Prohibits Sanctuary Jurisdictions]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved October 11, 2019.</ref> As governor, DeSantis associated himself with Angel families while advocating for an E-Verify law.<ref>Binder, John (November 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/25/ron-desantis-joins-angel-families-to-demand-mandatory-e-verify-secure-rising-wages-for-florida-workers/ Ron DeSantis Joins Angel Families to Demand Mandatory E-Verify, Secure ‘Rising Wages’ for Florida Workers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 25, 2019.<br>See also:
*Calvan, Bobby Caina (November 25, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/25/florida-governor-ties-e-verify-to-public-safety/ Florida governor ties E-Verify to public safety]. ''The Washington Times'' (from the ''Associated Press''). Retrieved November 25, 2019.
*Madden, Nate (November 26, 2019). [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/congress-remains-gridlocked-immigration-crisis-floridas-republican-governor-forges-ahead-reforms/ While Congress remains gridlocked on the immigration crisis, Florida’s Republican governor forges ahead with reforms]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved November 26, 2019.</ref> He also ordered Florida prisons to begin identifying criminal illegal aliens in custody.<ref>Multiple references:
*Binder, John (November 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/26/florida-prisons-to-begin-identifying-criminal-illegal-aliens-in-custody/ Florida Prisons to Begin Identifying Criminal Illegal Aliens in Custody]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
*Allegri, Samuel (November 27, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-prison-guards-will-be-deputized-as-ice-officers_3159079.html New Agreement Will Give Some Florida Prison Guards Immigration-Related Authority]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved November 27, 2019.</ref>

On May 8, 2019, DeSantis signed a bill into law allowing local school districts to arm their teachers.<ref>Multiple references:
*Hawkins, Awr (May 8, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/08/florida-gov-signs-bill-allowing-armed-teachers-for-classroom-defense/ Florida Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Armed Teachers for Classroom Defense]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
*Chamberlain, Samuel (May 8, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-gov-desantis-signs-bill-letting-more-teachers-carry-guns-in-school Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill letting more teachers carry guns in school]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
*Axelrod, Tal (May 8, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/442827-florida-gov-signs-bill-to-arm-teachers Florida gov signs bill to arm teachers]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref> In July 2019, DeSantis signed a bill allowing medics to legally carry guns when in dangerous situations.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (July 7, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/07/new-law-allows-florida-medics-to-carry-firearms-for-self-defense/ New Law Allows Florida Medics to Carry Firearms for Self-Defense]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2019.</ref>

DeSantis strongly supported [[Israel]] and opposed the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] movement.<ref>Glick, Caroline (June 4, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/06/04/caroline-glick-ron-desantis-takes-on-the-bds-movement/ Caroline Glick: Ron DeSantis Takes on the BDS Movement]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 5, 2019.</ref>

In December 2019, DeSantis announced civics requirements in Florida public high schools.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/desantis-announces-civics-requirements-for-high-school-seniors DeSantis announces civics requirements for High School seniors]. ''Fox 4''. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
*Ciccotta, Tom (December 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/12/14/florida-will-require-all-high-school-students-to-take-civics-course/ Florida Will Require All High School Students to Take Civics Course]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
*Pan, Gq (December 16, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-high-school-civic-exam_3174091.html Florida Governor: High School Seniors Should Pass a Civics Exam Similar to Citizenship Test]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved December 16, 2019.</ref>

In addition to promoting conservative policies, DeSantis saw high approval ratings.<ref>Meads, Timothy (October 31, 2019). [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/10/31/maga-floridas-desantis-soars-in-polls-56-percent-of-democrats-82-percent-of-h-n2555664 Florida's DeSantis Soars in Popularity; 56 Percent of Democrats, 82 Percent of Hispanics Approve.] ''Townhall''. Retrieved October 31, 2019.</ref> The high ratings have caused speculation that he may seek to run for President in 2024 (or maybe 2028, after completing the maximum two terms he would be allowed as Florida Governor).

He has also been very active in keeping businesses open (or letting them re-open quickly) during the [[CCP flu pandemic]], even despite criticism that he was putting his state's large senior population at risk; notably he declared [[professional wrestling]] matches to be "essential businesses" ([[World Wrestling Entertainment]] operates a major training facility in the state, while All Elite Wrestling and [[Impact Wrestling]] — two other professional wrestling promotions — are based there).

On May 12, 2021, DeSantis announced that he would be granting pardons to anyone who had been unjustly charged and fined for refusing to wear face masks or social distance in areas of Florida that were imposing unconstitutional [[CCP flu]] edicts.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/florida-gov-desantis-pardon-covid-violations-video/ Florida Gov. DeSantis to Pardon COVID Violations] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

In 2021, DeSantis took decisive actions to counter the leftist Biden administration.<ref>Holt, Nanette (December 19, 2021). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/desantis-took-on-washington-in-2021_4138361.html DeSantis Took on Washington in 2021]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved January 1, 2022.</ref>

==Possible 2024 Presidential Campaign==
DeSantis is widely seen as a prospective candidate for the [https://www.conservapedia.com/United_States_presidential_election,_2024 2024 presidential election]. This has led to behind-the-scenes tensions between him and former President [[Donald_Trump|Donald Trump]], which soon may become more public.

In November 2021, Trump confidante Roger Stone publicly accused DeSantis of political posturing to set up a possible run in 2024, and threatened to sabotage DeSantis' re-election campaign by running as a third-party candidate unless DeSantis changed his behavior and pledged not to run if Trump does.[https://www.businessinsider.com/roger-stone-run-governor-desantis-pledges-not-to-run-president-2021-11][https://t.me/RogerStoneJr/1470] DeSantis did not take this threat well, and responded by mocking Stone's status as a convicted felon despite evidence that Stone's prosecution was the result of a [[Deep_State|Deep State]] smear campaign and the fact that he had been pardoned by Trump. Those remarks were supposedly made behind closed doors, as DeSantis probably knew that making them public would potentially end his political career. Stone in turn responded by demanding that DeSantis apologize for those remarks.[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2021/11/10/stone-desantis-owes-me-an-apology-495042] As of January 2022, DeSantis had not issued such an apology. It should also be noted that Stone is against a DeSantis candidacy regardless of whether Trump runs; he has stated that [[Michael_T._Flynn|General Michael Flynn]] should be Trump's successor as leader of the MAGA movement should Trump sit out.[https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/2021/11/roger-stone-reveals-who-he-would-draft-to-run-for-president-if-donald-trump-doesnt-run-in-2024]

In January 2021, DeSantis appears to be on the edge of a public feud with Trump himself, after first Trump implicitly called DeSantis "gutless" for refusing to reveal whether or not he received a vaccine booster, and then DeSantis stated that one of his "biggest regrets" as governor was not speaking up more against Trump's early COVID policies, which were strongly influenced by the advice of people like Anthony Fauci.[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/desantis-viewed-as-target-of-trump-remark-about-gutless-politicians-not-admitting-to-receiving-booster-shots-01642031351][https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1481355199121960971][https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/01/14/desantis-says-he-regrets-not-opposing-trump-administrations-lockdown-calls-as-tensions-grow-with-ex-president/?sh=c8d7c2a46c20][https://ruthlesspodcast.com/episodes/ron-desantis-gets-ruthless]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000621 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''

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United States presidential election, 2020

2022-02-22T16:16:51Z

ConservativeStan: The source https://blog.libertasbella.com/united-states-national-election-fraud/ is no longer available

:''See also: [[United States Senate elections, 2020]], [[United States House of Representatives elections, 2020]]
[[File:Electoral Map 11-10-20.png|right|350px|thumb|Electoral Map as of November 10, 2020. Biden 227, Trump 231, 80 uncounted.<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/decision-desk-trump-won-the-state-of-north-carolina-20201110</ref>]]
The '''2020 United States presidential election''' was held on November 3, 2020, but [[Democrat]] political machines stuffed the ballot box with millions of mail-in ballots, many improperly or illegally cast. [[Donald Trump]], the incumbent, stood for re-election along with [[Vice President]] [[Mike Pence]], [[Donald Trump achievements|having accomplished much during their first term]]. '''''It is ranked among the most corrupt elections in U.S. history.'''''

Incumbent President Donald Trump was re-elected with approximately 53% of the popular vote before the infusion of more than 11 million manufactured illegal mail-in ballots by corrupt election officials across the nation,<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/12/20/simple-math-shows-biden-claims-13-million-more-votes-than-there-were-eligible-voters-who-voted-in-2020-election/</ref> particularly impacting key [[swing state]]s, stemming from six corrupt Democrat cities and counties and throwing the final results into an extended dispute. According to the Gateway Pundit, a newly-released detailed inventory of known vote and election fraud issues in this election, undertaken by journalist Delroy Murdock, revealed that Trump is, in fact, the actual winner of the election.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/new-detailed-inventory-election-fraud-2020-election-deroy-murdock-provides-strong-evidence-president-trumps-performance-swing-states-overall-race/ New Detailed Inventory on Election Fraud in the 2020 Election by Deroy Murdock Provides Strong Evidence on President Trump’s Performance in All the Swing States and Overall Race] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

A Pew Research Center study found that Americans consider [[mainstream media]] “[[fake news]] to be a major problem, and many of them see it as a bigger problem than racism, [[terrorism]] or [[climate change]]."<ref>Campisi, Jennifer (June 5, 2019). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/447058-more-people-identify-fake-news-as-a-bigger-problem-than-racism "More people identify fake news as a bigger problem than racism: survey".] ''The Hill''.</ref> Another survey found that more than 95% of American adults are troubled by the current state of media.<ref>Ellefson, Lindsey (September 11, 2019). [https://www.thewrap.com/fake-news-fears-95-of-americans-troubled-by-current-state-of-media-poll-finds/ "‘Fake News’ Fears: 95% of Americans ‘Troubled’ by Current State of Media, Poll Finds".] ''The Wrap''.</ref> In 2016 Russians paid the Biden family $3.5 million dollars<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/hunter-biden-received-3-5m-from-russian-billionaire-report/</ref> and [[collude]]d with the Hillary Clinton campaign to interfere in the [[2016 Presidential election]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/10/26/nolte-hillary-clinton-colluded-with-russians-to-rig-election-against-trump/</ref>

Democrats nominated [[segregation]]ist [[Joseph R. Biden]], commonly known as the "Architect of Mass Incarceration" of minorities.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-fires-back-after-booker-slams-him-as-an-architect-of-mass-incarceration/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/AeqEYMBSdp0</ref> His running mate, [[Kamala Harris]], hired corrupt Democrat election attorney [[Marc Elias]] to run her primary campaign.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kamala-harris-campaign-lawyer-hired-fusion-gps-for-hillary-clinton</ref> Marc Elias was the paymaster of [[Christopher Steele]] in what has been described as the biggest political scandal in modern American history.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fusion-gpss-ties-to-clinton-campaign-russia-investigation-what-to-know</ref> Both Biden and Harris are descendants of [[Slave Power|slave owners]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/07/10/kamala-harris-ancestors-owned-slaves-too/</ref> Harris has promised [[riot]]s will not stop before or after the election.<ref>https://twitter.com/chiIIum/status/1299077701916073984</ref>

Credible [[rape]] allegations, [[Biden-China collusion]], and failing cognitive skills of the Democrat nominee were largely ignored by the [[liberal bias]]ed [[mainstream media]].<ref name="lawandcrime.com">https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/new-evidence-appears-to-corroborate-t million manufactured [[illegal]] mai-in ballots by corrupt Democrat officials in ara-reades-sexual-assault-claim-against-joe-biden-video/</ref> Former Sanders co-chair Nina Turner said voting for Joe Biden is like "eating half a bowl of s***."<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/aOGJOlnli0c</ref> Biden additionally has been caught up in the [[Obamagate timeline 2017|Obamagate]] and [[Ukrainian collusion]] scandals.

The [[Democratic party]],<ref>https://spectator.us/top-democrats-contemplate-civil-war-biden-loses/</ref> its leadership and donors both foreign and domestic promised to challenge the election outcome if President Trump wins re-election,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/will-democrats-accept-election-loss-new-report-says-no</ref> and to "fumigate" him from office. Blue states with Democrat legislatures and election overseers began a process of printing millions of excess ballots and mailing multiple ballots to homes in heavily Democrat areas.<ref>https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-north-carolina-mail-ballots-20200904-jcbrskcorrg33clkkf7gxu4pzm-story.html</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/87cead18466e505e9976fe823fc18f49</ref><ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/millions-americans-receiving-absentee-ballot-applications-groups-heres/story?id=72821041</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/more-than-20-000-dead-registered-voters-could-receive-mail-in-ballots-in-california-court-brief</ref><ref>https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2020/09/wisconsin-clerks-rush-ballots-to-mail-after-delay/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/15/exclusive-california-state-election-official-confirms-double-voting-by-mail-in-super-tuesday-primary/</ref>
[[File:Support for Democratic Candidates, 2012-2020.PNG|right|350px|thumb|According to the Progressive election analyst group Catalist, Democrats are losing support among minorities.<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/5/10/22425178/catalist-report-2020-election-biden-trump-demographics</ref>]]

==Results==

:{{See also|United States presidential election campaign, 2020|Democrat election fraud|Blue Mirage}}
[[Fox News]] prematurely called Arizona for Biden, according to host Sean Hannity.<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/05/sean-hannity-fox-news-arizona-call-for-biden-was-premature/ Sean Hannity: Fox News’ Arizona Call For Biden Was ‘Premature’], The Federalist, retrieved November 8, 2020</ref>
[[File:2020-11-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
Following election night, counting stopped in five states (or parts of states): Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. All but one of these states had a Democrat governor at the time, and all of them were close or showing a Trump lead. Even though Biden claimed early November 4th that he was in the lead in the race to 270 electoral votes, the media insisted patience over the election week, with NPR writing that "The conclusion [to the election] will not be a swift one." NPR called Trump's claims of fraud "baseless" without evidence that election fraud was not occurring, and without sufficient time to properly fact-check and investigate his claim.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2020/11/03/931042936/biden-secures-early-electoral-vote-lead-but-swing-state-crown-jewels-still-in-pl</ref>

Concerns were raised by conservatives that counting had stopped in urban centers [[Philadelphia]], [[Detroit]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Atlanta]] and others in order to give the cities time to create sufficient fraudulent votes for Biden in order to win the cities' respective states.<ref>https://theredelephants.com/there-is-undeniable-mathematical-evidence-the-election-is-being-stolen/</ref> [[Facebook]] shut down the #StopTheSteal hashtag group to illegally cover for the fraudsters and stop the whistleblowers from exposing the fraud.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/breaking-facebook-bans-pro-trump-stop-steal-page-gained-350000-followers-since-announced-wednesday/</ref><ref>https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/11/misinformation-2020-what-data-tells-us-about-election-related-falsehoods/169820/</ref> When counting resumed in the dead of night, hundreds of thousands of ballots magically appeared. GOP observers were illegally barred from observing the ballot count in Pennsylvania and Michigan. GOP observers were again illegally barred from observing the Georgia recount.

An open letter published by The Democracy Institute entitled ''Reasons Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Deeply Puzzling'' begins by noting the fact:
{{quotebox-float|“Something very strange happened in America’s [[democracy]] in the early hours of Wednesday November 4 [2020] and the days that followed...Trump earned the highest share of all minority votes for a Republican since 1960…Trump grew his support among black voters by 50 percent over 2016…Nationally, Joe Biden’s black support fell well below 90 percent, the level below which Democratic presidential candidates usually lose...We are told that Biden won more votes nationally than any presidential candidate in history...But he won a record low of 17 percent of counties; he only won 524 counties, as opposed to the 873 counties Obama won in 2008...Yet, Biden somehow outdid Obama in total votes...Victorious presidential candidates, especially challengers, usually have down-ballot coattails; Biden did not...The Republicans held the Senate and enjoyed a ‘red wave’ in the House, where they gained a large number of seats while winning all 27 toss-up contests...Trump’s party did not lose a single state legislature and actually made gains at the state level”.<ref>https://spectator.us/reasons-why-the-2020-presidential-election-is-deeply-puzzling/</ref>}}

From 1984 through 2016, spanning presidential elections, seventeen US counties in several states had voted for the winning presidential candidate in an astounding 148 of 153 times including 100% five times for five different presidents: In 2020, amid widespread accusations of Democrat cheating, these bellwethers were not even close — checking in at 6%. Only 1 of 17 bellwether counties went for Biden.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/proof-fraud-16-17-bellwether-counties-went-trump-never-happened-36-years/</ref>

In the days following, the [[mainstream fake news media]] portrayed Biden as a larper in the role of "president-elect". Biden promised, "I’ll develop some disease and say I have to resign.”<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/joe-biden-tells-cnn-that-he-may-develop-some-disease-and-say-i-have-to-resign-to-give-presidency-to-kamala-harris/</ref> With a record number of [[Latino]]s voting for President Trump, Biden's former boss, Barack Obama, launched a vile and racist attack on people of [[Hispanic]] heritage.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/barack-obama-blasts-hispanics-who-voted-for-trump-they-ignored-the-presidents-racism-because-they-oppose-gay-marriage/</ref>

===Voter fraud===
[[File:Dominion logo.png|right|350px|thumb|Dominion Voting Systems logo: Red ballots in, Blue ballots out.]]
:{{See also|2020 Democrat election fraud}}
[[Dominion Voting Systems]], a foreign corporation, was formed originally to aid the election prospects of [[Marxist]] dictator [[Hugo Chavez]] in [[Venezuela]]. It is now a global organization based in [[Canada]] which operates voting machines and tabulators in the [[United States]] in 30 states. While electronic voting systems are supposed to be closed systems within a precinct, the machines are designed with a backdoor for remote [[wifi]] internet access. Electronic voting machines are only used for the convenience of vote counters, and not voters. Some of the hardware and component parts is manufactured in the [[People's Republic of China]]. The software the machines use is designed to switch votes from one candidate to another. The technology has been used throughout the world to rig elections.

Dominion Vice President for Strategy and Security, [[Antifa]] member and "unhinged [[sociopath]]" [[Eric Coomer]] told fellow Antifa [[terrorist]] organization members on a Zoom chat,
[[File:Dominion-states-522x600.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Dominion election equipment with Chinese components used in 28 states.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/huge-corrupted-software-used-michigan-county-stole-6000-votes-trump-also-used-swing-states-uses-chinese-computer-parts-machines/</ref>]]
{{quotebox-float|“Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f**king sure of that!”<ref>https://en-volve.com/2020/11/16/anti-trump-engineer-of-dominion-voting-systems-said-i-made-sure-trumps-not-gonna-win-in-secret-call-with-antifa-claims-man-who-infiltrated-group/</ref>}}
An independent forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems machines used in Michigan concluded:
{{quotebox-float|"The Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results. The system intentionally generates an enormously high number of ballot errors. The electronic ballots are then transferred for adjudication. The intentional errors lead to bulk adjudication of ballots with no oversight, no transparency, and no audit trail.... The allowable election error rate established by the [[Federal Election Commission]] guidelines is of 1 in 250,000 ballots (.0008%). We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity....These are not human errors; this is definitively related to the software and software configurations resulting in error rates far beyond the thresholds listed in the guidelines....It is critical to understand that the Dominion system classifies ballots into two categories, 1) normal ballots and 2) adjudicated ballots. Ballots sent to adjudication can be altered by administrators, and adjudication files can be moved between different Results Tally and Reporting (RTR) terminals with no audit trail of which administrator actually adjudicates (i.e. votes) the ballot batch. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity because it provides no meaningful observation of the adjudication process or audit trail of which administrator actually adjudicated the ballots.<ref>https://www.depernolaw.com/uploads/2/7/0/2/27029178/antrim_michigan_forensics_report_[121320]_v2_[redacted].pdf</ref>}}
After allegations emerged that called into question the integrity of voting machines produced by Dominion Voting Systems, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—part of the [[Department of Homeland Security]]—issued a statement on November 12, 2020 disputing the allegations, saying “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.” What the agency failed to disclose, however, is that Dominion Voting Systems is a member of CISA’s Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council, one of two entities that authored the statement put out by CISA.<ref>https://www.trevorloudon.com/2020/11/dominion-smartmatic-it-is-a-mess-here-are-some-top-details/</ref> CNN fact-checkers connected Dominion to the Clintons, [[George Soros]], and Venezuela.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2020/11/21/cnn-fact-check-on-dominion-voting-systems-connects-them-to-clintons-soros-and-venezuela/</ref> As suspicions arose Dominion shuttered their [[Toronto]] and [[Denver]] offices, refused to testify before a Pennsylvania House committee,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/dominion-cancels-planned-appearance-before-pennsylvania-lawmakers_3587425.html</ref> and at least 100 Dominion employees deleted their LinkedIn profiles.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/since-election-day-100-243-dominion-employees-linkedin-deleted-profiles/</ref>
[[File:Biden-Xi toast.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden toasts [[CCP]] [[dictator]] [[Xi Jinping]]. According to the ''Black Book of Communism'', the leftist regime of Beijing has murdered more than 60 million of its own people over its 70 years of existence in its lust to remain in power. Xi Jinping [[Chinese epidemic coverup|covered up the coronavirus pandemic]] from at least January 7, 2020 onward. Contrary to American intelligence assessments, Biden claims the CCP is not a threat. Biden's son was awarded a $1.5 Billion (billion with a "B") contract with the Chinese military 10 days after visiting China with his father in 2013.]]
One method to track fraudulent votes is to look closely at how many of the votes did little or no down-ticket voting. When manufacturing votes, it is too time consuming to vote for other officeholders. Statistical analysis showed large numbers of people who voted only for Joe Biden and didn’t vote further down the ticket:<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref>
*Pennsylvania — 98,000
*Georgia — 80-90,000
*Arizona — 42,000
*Michigan — 69-115,000
*Wisconsin — 62,836
A standard [[voter fraud]] method, [[Benford's Law]], flags these votes as suspect.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/pennsylvania-vote-anomalies/</ref>

===Foreign collusion===
Ten days before election day Biden boasted,
{{quotebox-float|"We're in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for President Obama's administration before this, we have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics."<ref> https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/biden-we-have-the-most-extensive-and-inclusive-voter-fraud-organization/</ref>}}
Di Dongsheng, a vice-dean at the School of International Relations at Renmin University in Beijing, made public statements before a large audience on November 28, 2020:
[[File:Nov. 3-4 2020 Chinese cyberattack.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Real time capture of Communist Chinese cyberattack on selected U.S. counties.]]
{{Quotebox-float|"We know that the Trump administration is in a trade war with us, so why can’t we fix the Trump administration? Why did China and the US used to be able to settle all kinds of issues between 1992 and 2016?" he asked. "I’m going to throw out something maybe a little bit explosive here. It’s just because we have people at the top. We have our old friends who are at the top of America’s core inner circle of power and influence."

"During the US-China trade war, [[Wall Street]] tried to help, and I know that my friends on the US side told me that they tried to help, but they couldn’t do much. But now we’re seeing Biden was elected, the traditional elite, the political elite, the establishment, they’re very close to Wall Street, so you see that, right?"

"Trump has been saying that Biden’s son has some sort of global foundation. Have you noticed that? Who helped [Hunter] build the foundations? Got it? There are a lot of deals inside all these."<ref>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/08/top_chinese_intellectual_boasts_about_old_friends_who_are_at_the_top_of_americas_core_inner_circle_of_power_and_influence.html#!</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/lyQUtPEBBSA</ref><ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-exposes-how-media-democrats-have-been-working-on-behalf-of-china/</ref>}}
Dominion voting system is a [[Canadian]] owned company with global subsidiaries. It is owned by Staple Street Capital which is in turn owned by [[UBS|UBS Securities LLC]], of which 3 out of their 7 board members are [[Chinese]] nationals. The Dominion software is licensed from [[Smartmatic]] which is a [[Venezuela]]n owned and controlled company. Dominion Server locations have been determined to be in [[Serbia]], Canada, the US, [[Spain]] and [[Germany]].

===Pakistani ISI Involvement===
:{{main article|Inter-Services Intelligence activities in the United States}}

===Definitive accounts===
Several contemporaneous accounts were written, most notably by Peter Navarro and [[Patrick Byrne]]. One of the junta's first actions was to execute a [[warrant]] on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Guiliani]] who led challenges to the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref>

====Peter Navarro====
*[https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/be36dc6d-0df4-4c20-addf-fca72be46150/The%20Immaculate%20Deception%2012.15.20.pdf Vol. I The Immaculate Deception: Six Dimensions of Election Irregularities]
*[https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/be36dc6d-0df4-4c20-addf-fca72be46150/The%20Art%20of%20the%20Steal%201.5.21%20FINAL.pdf Vol. II The Art of the Steal]
*[https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/be36dc6d-0df4-4c20-addf-fca72be46150/The%20Navarro%20Report%20Volume%20III%20Final%201.13.21-0001.pdf Vol. III Yes, President Trump Won: The Case, Evidence, and Statistical Reciepts]

====Patrick Bryne====
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/draft-1-0-the-inside-story-of-the-steal/ How Donald J. Trump Lost the White House, Preface (1.1)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-introduction-why-i-was-involved-before-november-3-and-what-i-learned-by-doing-so/ How DJT Lost the White House, Introduction: Why I Was Involved Before November 3 & What I Learned Because I Was (1.3)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/november-3-december-23-all-the-presidents-teams/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 1: All the President’s Teams (11/3 – 12/23)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-chapter-2-was-there-foreign-interference-in-this-election-you-make-the-call/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 2: Was there Foreign Interference in this Election? You Make the Call.]
*[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/02/02/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-chapter-3-crashing-the-white-house-december-18-22/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 3: Crashing The White House (December 18-22)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/02/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-chapter-4-the-christmas-doldrums-december-23-noon-january-6/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 4: The Christmas Doldrums (December 23- noon January 6)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/02/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-chapter-5-the-chaos-january-6-20/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 5: Agitation & Chaos (January 6 – 20)]
*[https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/02/how-djt-lost-the-white-house-chapter-6-the-aftermath/ How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 6: The Aftermath (v. 1.2)]

====Mike Lindell====
*[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/07/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-1/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 1]
*[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/10/llindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-2/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 2]
*[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/15/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-3/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 3]
*[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/17/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-4/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 4]
*[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/05/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibit-12-forensics/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibit 12 Forensics]

====Matt Braynard====
*[https://lookaheadamerica.org/laas-voter-integrity-project-releases-the-georgia-report/ Georgia Report], Voter Integrity Project and [[Look Ahead America]].
*[https://lookaheadamerica.org/wisconsinreport/ Wisconsin Report], [[Look Ahead America]].

===Evidence===
*[https://www.scribd.com/document/512147073/Sos-7-Hill-Strategy-Fulton-County-Notes#from_embed Unabridged Notes Detailing Everything Witnessed Nov 2-Nov 7, 2020]
*Amistad report: [https://trumpwon.biz/The-Legitimacy-and-Effect-of-Private-Funding-in-Federal-and-State-Electorial-Processes-1.pdf The Legitimacy and Effect of Private Funding in Federal and State Electoral Processes], December 14, 2020.
*[https://electionevidence.com/#evidence 2020 Election Evidence Project]
*[https://election-integrity.info/ Promoting American Election Integrity]

===Biden Junta===
[[File:Antifa flyer.PNG|right|350px|thumb|]]
:{{See also|Biden Junta|Sedition}}
As of Novemeber 2020 [[Peter Neffenger]] was chairman of the [[corrupt]] [[voter fraud|ballot-stuffing]] and [[election fraud|election-rigging]] [[SmartMatic]] corporation.<ref>https://www.smartmatic.com/us/about/board-of-directors/detail/peter-neffenger/</ref> Neffenger was appointed to Biden's [[junta]] organizational team.<ref>https://www.air.tv/watch?v=ir00pXx9QsKbvSdjsCy3nQ</ref>

Dr. Navid Keshavarz-Nia, with 35 years experience performing technical assessment, mathematical modeling, cyber-attack pattern analysis, and
security [[counterintelligence]] linked to foreign intelligence service operators, including [[China]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[Russia]] and who has worked as a consultant and subject-matter expert supporting the [[Department of Defense]], [[FBI]] and US [[Intelligence Community]] (USIC) agencies such as the [[DIA]], [[CIA]], [[NSA]], NGA [National Geospatial Agency], and the [[DHS]] I&A [Office of Intelligence and Analysis] supporting counterintelligence, and [[law enforcement]] investigations and whom the ''[[New York Times]]'' describes as the "always the smartest person in the room,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/sunday/garrison-courtney-spies-contracts.html</ref> testified under oath Smartmatic and its role in the [[2020 Presidential election]] thusly:
{{quotebox-float|"In my expert opinion, the DVS [ [[Dominion Voting Systems]] ] Democracy Suite, [[Scytl]]/SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic have not produced auditable results in the 2020 election. It is evident that ballots were not properly validated, system records were not kept, and the system experience considerable instability even several days prior to November 4, 2020 that require DVS to implement software changes at the last minute. In addition, the disparity in data distribution after 4:30 AM on November 4, 2020 indicates significant systemic anomalies that were widespread among all battleground states. The evidence is both extensive and persuasive and indicates large-scale [[fraud]] by remote operators.

"I conclude that a combination of lost cryptographic key contained on stolen USB memory cards, serious exploitable system and [[software]] vulnerabilities and operating system backdoor in DVS, Scytl, SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic created the perfect environment to commit widespread fraud in all states where these systems are installed. My analysis of the 2020 Election from ''NY Times'' data shows statistical anomalies across the battleground state votes. These failures are widespread and systemic - and sufficient to invalidate the [[vote]] counts.

"I conclude with high confidence that the election 2020 data were altered in all [[swing states|battleground states]] resulting in a hundreds of thousands of votes that were cast for [[President Trump]] to be transferred to [[Vice President Biden]]. These alterations were the result of systemic and widespread exploitable vulnerabilities in DVS, Scytl/SOE Software and Smartmatic systems that enabled operators to achieve
the desired results. In my view, the evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible."<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mied.350905/gov.uscourts.mied.350905.1.19.pdf</ref>}}

===Electoral College certification===
[[File:John Sullivan.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Leftist rioters pre-planed the January 6, 2021 attack on the [[U.S. Capitol]] building.]]
On an evening just prior to the Electoral College certification of the 2020 stolen presidential election, [[Antifa]] thugs terrorized the home of [[Sen. Josh Hawley]], where Sen. Hawley's wife and newborn infant were home alone.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/josh-hawley-slams-antifa-scumbags-who-attacked-his-home-with-wife-and-newborn-inside/</ref> Sen. Hawley had pledged to contest the results of the stolen election.

During the January 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress to certify the Electoral College ballots, while tens of thousands peaceful protesters rallied in support of President Trump outside the capitol, chartered vans of Antifa were escorted by state police in black, unmarked SUVs into the midst of the crowd.<ref>https://twitter.com/RockNPolitics/status/1346897013607174148</ref><ref>https://archive.is/IiHln</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/L0xyqVMUh_E</ref> [[Capitol Police]] then removed barriers and waved the crowd in to the Capitol steps.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-police-chief-to-resign-next-week-reports</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/cevansavenger/status/1346920924310867968</ref> Antifa rioters proceeded to break windows on the [[U.S. Capitol]] building and storm the premises.<ref>https://twitter.com/emmbeliever/status/1347032914182217728</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1347040212602466304</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1346908554804953088</ref> Facial recognition [[technology]] identified Antifa members,<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/6/xrvision-firm-claims-antifa-infiltrated-protesters/</ref> who had used disguises to infiltrate a pro-Trump protest group, as storming the building.<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/01/photos-reports-show-antifa-infiltrators-stormed-the-capitol-building.html/</ref> Twitter, in a flimsy attempt to cover for the Antifa punks, falsely claimed that a side-by-side photo comparison of one of the infiltrators (showing him at the Capitol in one photo, and at a BLM rally in June 2019 in the other photo, both of which show him with the same visually distinct tattoos) was "manipulated media" but gave no reason for their false claim.<ref>[https://twitter.com/KelemenCari/status/1346929418455842816 Cari Kelemen: "AZ BLM rally in June, DC Capital in January] at Twitter</ref>

The proceedings inside the House and Senate chambers were halted, and a Trump supporter who followed the crowd into the Capitol building was summarily executed by Capitol Police.<ref>https://twitter.com/dancohen3000/status/1347076676342185984</ref>

Following the violence, several Senators withdrew their support of objections to fraudulent electors. One protester posted in [[social media]] a statement that he had been paid to disrupt the Trump rally and Congressional proceedings.<ref>https://twitter.com/ariellanewland/status/1347133853169803265</ref>

At the close of the day's events and Joint Session, the House Chaplain offered a prayer to "bless Antifa".<ref>https://youtu.be/wYfizn8T9Qk?t=23031</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/Yg_wtp6XhPA</ref>

==The largest voter fraud organization in history==
:{{See also|Cloward-Piven strategy|Voter fraud|Ballot harvesting|2020 Voter fraud timeline}}
[[File:2020 Turnout.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Dozens of documented examples of election shenanigans.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/dozens-of-documented-examples-of-election-shenanigans/</ref>]]
The probability of mail-in voter fraud creating chaos after Election Day, November 3, 2020, is very real. Some states may force residents to use mail-in ballots during the current health emergency. Voting by mail makes it easier to commit [[fraud]], intimidate voters, and destroy the protections of the secret ballot. Without the oversight of election and polling officials, mail-in ballots are the ballots most vulnerable to being altered, stolen, or forged. Fraud by duplicate voting can occur, once by absentee or mail-in ballot, and then again in person. Employees of private companies hired to contact and register voters have been known to change party affiliations of voters and forge signatures on voter registration forms, among other things.

Ten days before the election Biden went back into hiding and boasted of having assembled "the most extensive and inclusive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported,
{{quotebox|[[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states....

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say.

“We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...]

Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short.

While Democratic campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democratic election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules.

This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million.
[[File:Ballots in dumpster.png|left|350px|thumb|Mail-in ballots were found inside of a dumpster and a Postal worker arrested; [[mainstream fake news media]] repeatedly claimed mail-in voting was secure.<ref>https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-repeated-false-attacks-on-mail-in-ballots/</ref>]]
“One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.”

Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support.

The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].”

“One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.)

Several Democratic-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...]

Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...]

Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}}
The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections.

One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref>

[[Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney]] warned that the Democrats and the CIA have put in place a mechanism which can alter the voting results of electronic voting machines in key swing states (like Pennsylvania) that will determine the outcome of the election.<ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-cia-ability-to-hack-the-vote/</ref> This covert technology is called Operation Scorecard, and it was built by the [[CIA]] to surreptitiously steal elections in targeted countries. Now, that technology is being turned against the [[United States of America]] and will be activated on Election Day to steal the election for Biden.

After the closing of polls in Pennsylvania and other swing states, the voting machines will be intercepted and then altered using complex [[algorithm]]s to alter the votes in a way that evades detection, handing a victory to the pre-designated “winner” (Joe Biden). A covert app called “Scorecard” steals votes by making sure Democrats always stay about 3% ahead of their Republican rivals. “Scorecard steals the elections by tampering with the computers at the transfer points,” McInerney said.<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/11/red-alert-dems-collude-with-cia-to-launch-intelligence-operation-that-alters-voting-machine-results-in-pennsylvania-and-other-swing-states/</ref>

This explains why Joe Biden recently said, with great clarity, “We have put together I think the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics.” And why Biden told voters at a small rally that he didn’t “need their vote” to become President, and why [[Nancy Pelosi]] said Biden will win no matter what the votes say on November 3rd.

This was confirmed by the documents released by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html</ref>

===Geolocation data and ballot mules===
About 2,000 ballot mules were paid by dark money interests that included the DNC and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the seven targeted voter regions where ballot issues and statistical impossibilities have been identified nationwide: Fulton County, Georgia; Wayne County, Michigan; Maricopa County, Arizona; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Clark County, Nevada; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Madison, Wisconsin. Very specific data-maps in key precincts were cross referenced with public audits. The cell phone travel of these organized ballot mules creates a map of their activity. Using geo-tracking devices, [[True the Vote]] was able to take footage from drop boxes across America in these key states to track over 2,000 mules wearing gloves and disguises to stuff ballot boxes.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/breaking-bomshell-dinesh-dsouza-releases-movie-trailer-2000-mules-exposing-ballot-traffickers-stole-2020-election/</ref>Additionally, many of ballot collection sites have Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) systems; some CCTV operations were actually mandated by legislation that authorized the collection drop-off locations. It is not coincidental that public records requests for those CCTV recordings were met with hostile denials and efforts to stall production.

===Neustar===

On September 29, 2020 the Biden campaign paid Neustar, the cyber firm that hacked the Trump White House, $18,819, [[FEC]] records show.<ref>https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202010219326734372</ref> Neustar is at the center of Special Counsel [[John Durham]]’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. According to Durham, Neustar’s chief technology officer, Rodney Joffe, accessed sensitive web traffic data that the company maintained on behalf of the White House executive office in order to collect "derogatory" information about Donald Trump.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-had-firm-at-center-of-trump-hacking-scandal-on-campaign-payroll/</ref>

==Official Results==
[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|300px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]]
Official results will be determined if each state can certify the popular vote under established state laws. Each state will try to submit a slate of electors to go to each State Capitol by December 14, 2020 to cast that state's vote in the Electoral College. Those votes are transmitted to the federal government and the newly-elected House and Senate will meet to accept those results and resolve any challenges. If no candidate reaches a majority for President, the matter is referred to the House of Representatives, which each state having one vote. If no candidate reaches a majority for Vice President, the matter is referred to the United States Senate to decide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-12/|title=Twelfth Amendment
|accessdate=Nov/ 21, 2020}}</ref> Results will be posted here at each step, as they become official.

In [[Maricopa County, Arizona]], the Election Management System (EMS) main database was illegally deleted.<ref>https://cdn.donaldjtrump.com/djtweb/general/5-12-21_Letter_to_Maricopa_County_Board.pdf</ref>

[[Pulitzer Prize]] winning [[leftist]] columnist Jerry Saltz, declared: “Republicanism is no longer a political problem; Republicanism is a social problem…It must be treated in the same way coronavirus is treated: it has to be isolated and snuffed-out by repressing it in about 70% of the general population."<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/507445-republicans-coronavirus-colomnist-repressed/</ref>

Biden received 66 million votes nationwide; however, Democrat election officials manufactured an additional 13 million fraudulent ballots.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/breaking-huge-simple-math-shows-biden-claims-13-million-votes-eligible-voters-voted-2020-election/</ref> Trump gained among women, black voters and voters with postgraduate degrees. Trump gained nearly 200,000 votes from [[New York City]] residents in 2020 compared to 2016: a 4.6% boost. Democrats lost 3% of voters for Biden compared to Clinton’s count in 2016. The biggest shifts came from the [[Bronx]], [[Queens]] and [[Brooklyn]], which were the hardest hit by [[COVID]].<ref>https://theblacksphere.net/2021/07/poll-democrats-dumping-their-party/</ref>

===Alleged turnout===
[[File:Decreases in Latino Democratic Vote Support, 2016 - 2020.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Decreases in Latino Democratic Vote Support, 2016 - 2020.<ref>https://catalist.us/wh-national/#pp-toc-608eee40d2225-anchor-5</ref>]]
Turnout went from 139 million votes in 2016, to a reported record high of 160 million votes in 2020, a 12% increase overall. 2020 saw millions of alleged first-time voters, even though campaigns and civic engagement organizations were not able to run traditional registration, canvassing or get-out-the-vote operations due to the pandemic. Nationally, 14% of voters were allegedly first-time voters, who never voted in a previous even-year general election. 29% of alleged voters were new presidential voters in their state in 2020. Some of these voters registered and voted for the first time in 2018, others were brand-new in 2020 or moved from out of state. Turnover was especially large in Sunbelt battleground states.

Democratic support from Blacks dropped in 2020.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54972389</ref> According to [[NBC News]],
{{quotebox-float|"Over half of Black men (52 percent) who identified as ideologically conservative cast their vote for the president, and 1 in 3 Black men living in the Midwest also voted for him....About 26 percent of Black men who had a high school diploma or less supported Trump. But 22 percent of Black men with bachelor’s degrees and 20 percent of Black men with advanced degrees also supported him.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-men-drifted-democrats-toward-trump-record-numbers-polls-show-n1246447</ref>}}
[[File:Fuzzy_Match_2016.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Fuzzy matching accounts for 1.8 million increase in turnout.]]
Democratic support in the densest urban areas peaked in 2016 and 2018 at 75%, and fell to 72% in 2020.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/12/2020-election-analysis-democrats-future-david-shor-interview-436334</ref> <ref>https://archive.is/x2jsh</ref> An analysis of the 2020 election by Richard Florida and Patrick Adler of the University of Toronto showed that Republicans continued to capture many more metropolitan areas, while the Democratic vote is concentrated in a smaller number of denser, coastal metros and college towns. Overall, Biden won considerably fewer metros than Trump, taking 41% of metropolitan areas, to 59% for Trump.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-04/how-metro-areas-voted-in-the-2020-election</ref>

Latino voting levels allegedly rose dramatically in 2020, with the number of Latino votes rising by more than 30% compared to 2016. Leftist election analysts found an 8 point drop in overall partisan support levels, going from 71% Democratic support in 2016, to 63% in 2020. The biggest drop in support for Democrats came in [[Cuba]]n areas (13 points). [[Mexican]]s are the largest Latino subgroup in most states across the country, and highly Mexican areas also showed a drop (6 points), albeit smaller than Cuban areas. [[Puerto Rican]], [[Dominican Republic]], and areas with other dominant groups were in the middle (8-9 point drop), close to the national average.

Overall, 22% of Latino voters were allegedly first-time voters according to leftist election analysts. By contrast, just 14% of the national electorate was entirely new. A full 40% of Latino voters were allegedly new presidential voters, while the national number is 29% of the overall electorate.

Overall, Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters comprised 4% of the electorate, but the number of votes from this group allegedly increased a staggering 39% from 2016. AAPI voters delivered 67% of their vote share to the Biden-Harris ticket.

According to leftist demographic experts, [[Gen Z]] increased their alleged turnout from 2016 by nearly 300%, since many were under 18 and therefore ineligible in 2016.<ref>https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/millennials-gen-z-voters-helped-get-joe-biden-to-the-white-house-analysis-shows/</ref> These figures are derived using "[[fuzzy matching]]".<ref>https://medium.com/data-science-in-your-pocket/fuzzy-matching-algorithms-explained-e0ff30cc00ca</ref> The [[Progressive]] demographic experts a Catalist write,
{{quotebox-float|"In both Nevada and Arizona, about 20% of voters were true first-time voters, compared to 14% nationally. If we look at the overall turnover from the last presidential election to now, over 35% of the voting electorate is different in these two states, i.e., new presidential voters. Texas, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina all have new voter rates that are at or above the national average, too. Michigan’s rates are near the national average, but there appears to be less turnover in the other Midwest battleground states and New Hampshire.

The fact that new voting rates are higher in the South and West is fairly unsurprising, considering those states’ migration rates and demographics. But the magnitude of these changes is poorly understood: we don’t think many people realize that state-level turnover from one Presidential election to the next can be as high as 35% or more.1We think this has important and wide-ranging implications to election analysis, and deserves a great deal of further scrutiny and analysis. To give three prominent examples:
#Why are elections so stable from one Presidential election to the next? Battleground states are defined with a lot of emphasis on the last election result, and county-level election results are quite stable from one year to the next. How does this happen with this high level of turnover from one year to the next?
#How should this affect poll weighting, which is largely based on the composition of the electorate from four years prior? To be clear, it does not appear as though polling errors were larger in states with more turnover, and in our view this was not the main source of polling error in 2020.
#How does this affect strategic and tactical considerations for political campaigns and civic engagement organizations? Many practitioners and analysts think of election changes as occurring within a largely similar group of people from one election to the next. People understand that changes occur, with young voters coming into the mix, voter persuasion, differential turnout rates, and so on. But this standard mental model usually breaks out voters into separate categories: brand-new registrants, reactivating inactive voters, voters who first voted in the last midterm, and movers, for example. The implications of the total amount of election turnover are more rarely considered.

One important question that immediately follows this line of thinking is, how Democratic or Republican-leaning are these new voters, compared to returning voters? We have suggestive data to try to answer this question, but we want to strongly caution readers that we consider these results highly tentative.

According to our tentative estimates, new presidential voters supported Biden at substantially higher rates overall (56%) than 2016 voters who returned in 2020 (51%). This appears to be driven primarily by their demographic distribution. Consider the age breakdown shown above: there are few differences between 2016 voters and new presidential voters within each age group, but new voters skew much younger and more Democratic. On top of this, new voters were more racially diverse than returning 2016 voters, with 40% of Latino voters, and 42% of Asian voters being new presidential voters.<ref> https://catalist.us/wh-national/#pp-toc-608eee40d2225-anchor-5</ref>}}

===Audits===
Results from geo-location of cell phone data surrounding “drop boxes” used to collect voter ballots was cross referenced in key precincts and analyzed. A mapping of specific cell phones identified their group association and outlined their activity in multiple states. The data cannot be refuted.

==See also==
*[[Conservapedia:Unofficial 2020 presidential election predictions]]
*[[Ukrainian collusion timeline]]
*[[Blue state Civil War]]
*[[Gender confusion]]
*[[Green New Deal 02/07/19]]
*[[War on Freedom]]
*[[Muellergate]]
*[[Democrat voting fraud]]
*[[CrowdStrike]]
*[[Why Trump supporters don't trust anything]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.us-bookies.com/election/ 2020 Presidential Election], www.us-bookies.com
*[https://thefederalist.com/2019/06/26/7-delusional-fantasies-democratic-presidential-candidates-trying-sell-america/ 7 Delusional Fantasies Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Trying To Sell America].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL_eM-pGsKI The 2020 Dems’ CRINGEWORTHY Campaigns: Most Awkward Moments], Jon Miller, June 25, 2019.
*[https://babylonbee.com/news/all-democrats-drop-out-of-presidential-race-since-climate-change-is-ending-the-world-so-theres-no-point-anyway All Democrats Drop Out Of Presidential Race Since The World Is Ending From Climate Change And There's No Point], ''Babylon Bee''.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz1AT7wSXiw Tucker: Not everyone in 2020 Democratic field is a lunatic]
*[https://www.2020democrats.info/ 2020 Democrats on National Security]
*[https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/ The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election]
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