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Trump’s Fraud Claims Died in Court, but the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On – The New York Times

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Trump’s Fraud Claims Died in Court, but the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On – The New York Times

After bringing some 60 lawsuits, and even offering financial incentive for information about fraud, Mr. Trump and his allies have failed to prove definitively any case of illegal voting on behalf of their opponent in court — not a single case of an undocumented immigrant casting a ballot, a citizen double voting, nor any credible evidence that legions of the voting dead gave Mr. Biden a victory that wasn’t his.

The stupidity of labeling Trump’s tweets

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The stupidity of labeling Trump’s tweets

  1. The President tweets something stupid about the election being stolen and people are being lied to by the “lamestream media”.
  2. Twitter suffixes the tweet with the claim that the “facts of the tweet are disputed”
  3. And links to a series of “mainstream media” articles that show why the tweet is wrong

Does this offer anything beyond what one could get by Googling the tweet? It seems like it’s just reinforcing the message of the troll, as anybody who believes what the President says about the election, is certainly not going to believe the fact checks of the media.

William Magee, who served in NY Assembly for 28 years, dies on Christmas Eve – syracuse.com

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William Magee, who served in NY Assembly for 28 years, dies on Christmas Eve – syracuse.com

Former state Assemblyman William “Bill Magee, who served in the New York State Assembly for nearly three decades, died on Christmas Eve, his niece confirmed today. He was 81.

rom 1990 to 2018, Magee represented a district that included Madison, Otsego and Oneida counties. He also was an auctioneer, running Magee Auction Service for decades.

“My uncle truly, truly, truly cared about his constituents, Robin Blazer Commins said this morning. “Especially the farmers. He truly knew what the farmers needed.

 

Federal Fisheries

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Why is the president complaining about the federal fisheries program that has existed since 1871? It’s almost entirely funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, it’s only in the budget bill because it has to be lined out