77 Replies to “August 9, 2021: Reader Tips”

    2. Possible bleed through, one of the many things that a full audit will find. Machines are stupid, that’s why paper ballots should never go away. When a computer can’t figure it out, the on-board networking may be engaged to ask a trusted human “how should this vote be counted?” That’s why the Maricopa County routers are important, so show election eve communications and where they went for these computer based “I can’t figured out what this means, please tell me the answer trusted human!”.

      Do you understand the difference between a recount and an audit yet?

      1. I suspect Allan S missed my response to UnMe from yesterday when UnMe asked “what are you auditing for?”. My response was:
        Thank you for asking. Allan S still does not acknowledge that there is a difference between an audit and a recount         (aside – will you never address or admit this?).

        There are many types of fraud. One way an audit detects fraud is by following the process at each step along the way, and testing that the system is working as planned. For example, if 11,000 votes come in at a riding and only 10,000 have signatures (which can be checked) and are on the correct paper type for state printed ballots (which can be checked) and have the correct chain-of-custody documentation (which can be checked) and are still under seal (which can be checked) then the audit should find 11,000 ballots, of which 10,000 are legal and should be counted.

        If those 10,000 legal ballots are further divided into groups of 200 which are individually totaled and sealed then that too can be checked (whether the listed number and breakdown of ballots on the summary is correct). If the ballot counting machines are required to have an accuracy of 99.98% (meaning error rates must be lower than 2 votes in 10,000) and the 10,000 proper votes are fed into the counting machine and it reports that 60% of the ballots require human intervention (because of bleed-through or misalignment of the reference marks on the ballot with where the vote tabulation portion is) then that is another thing which can be checked. If images of those 60% are sent out-of-country for verification/decision, then there will be a record of that on the routers.
        If there is an illegal copy of database editing software on the computer, even if it is erased before the computer is handed over to the audit, then it will leave its own digital trail that can be found by a skilled auditor with that particular skillset. There are a number of other individual checks that can be done, but I think you get the point.

        Any one of the many means of fraud can slip through a partial recount. If it’s important that it be done properly then it must be done for everything. And that it be done under the public eye, because evil flourishes in the dark.

        Did I answer your question well enough that you understand why we are supporting audits now?

        1. Why are you assuming that election workers do not perform checks?

          Also way to quote the completely discredited Antrim report. The entire “60% error rate” narrative is bogus.
          That sums it up right there.

          1. The assumption is that when all scrutineers are dismissed, the results can be trusted. You’e implying that only when the scrutineers are dismissed can the count results be right. Why would the count be different when it’s not replicable? Or, in other words, why should votes should only be counted in secret?

            And was there a full audit on Antrim County, or do you still not understand the difference between a recount and an audit?

            At a higher level, what is wrong with you? Why do you fear the light?

    3. You are correct, Allan… much as it pains me to admit, in this ONE SINGLE BALLOT, I concede that the voter did intend to vote for Biden.

      However, that does not preclude the overwhelming evidence of fraud that had taken place in Fulten County. (You did read the whole article, didn’t you? Particularly the part where the voter obviously did not follow the instructions of what to do when a ballot is spoiled.)

  3. Ivermectin around since 1975 and got a Nobel prize.
    Cheaper and safer than mRNA Russian roulette Pfizer etc drugs.
    Turns out Ivermectin works like the mRNA drugs but with virtually no side effects and no collateral damage.
    To quote:

    “Furthermore, multiple coexisting or alternate mechanisms of action likely explain the clinical effects observed, such as the competitive binding of ivermectin with the host receptor-binding region of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, as proposed in 6 molecular modeling studies.21–26 In 4 of the studies, Ivermectin was identified as having the highest or among the highest of binding affinities to spike protein S1 binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 among hundreds of molecules collectively examined, with ivermectin not being the particular focus of study in 4 of these studies.27 This is the same mechanism by which viral antibodies, in particular, those generated by the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The high binding activity of ivermectin to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein could limit binding to either the ACE-2 receptor or sialic acid receptors, respectively, either preventing cellular entry of the virus or preventing hemagglutination, a recently proposed pathologic mechanism in COVID-19.21,22,26–28 Ivermectin has also been shown to bind to or interfere with multiple essential structural and nonstructural proteins required by the virus to replicate.26,29 Finally, ivermectin also binds to the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), thereby inhibiting viral replication.30

    Arevalo et al investigated in a murine model infected with a type 2 family RNA coronavirus similar to SARS-CoV-2, (mouse hepatitis virus), the response to 500 μg/kg of ivermectin versus placebo.31 The study included 40 infected mice, with 20 treated with ivermectin, 20 with phosphate-buffered saline, and then 16 uninfected control mice that were also given phosphate-buffered saline. At day 5, all the mice were killed to obtain tissues for examination and viral load assessment. The 20 nonivermectin-treated infected mice all showed severe hepatocellular necrosis surrounded by a severe lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltration associated with a high hepatic viral load (52,158), whereas in the ivermectin-treated mice a much lower viral load was measured (23,192; P < 0.05), with only few livers in the ivermectin-treated mice showing histopathological damage such that the differences between the livers from the uninfected control mice were not statistically significant."

    Now why was this cheap miracle drug banned from being used and who got bags of money, trips or favors for banning it?
    There are a lot of politicians and lab coats that have a lot of blood on their hands along with Big Greedy Pharma.
    And wasted a lot of tax payer dollars when this drug could have and should have been part of the solution to Covid19.

    Full report at
    https://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088823/

    1. Too bad IVM isn’t available in Canada. I can’t even get my doctor to prescribe it — not even as a prophylactic, because if he did, he’d undoubtedly lose his license to practice.

      If IVM was available, and recognized as a valid treatment for Covid, then the vaccine rollout would be illegal — at least that’s the law of the land south of the border.

    1. The resident trolls on SDA now have something else to gloat about.

      1. I’m a miner. If a rock is in the way, we push it out of the way or blow it into small enough pieces to push it out of the way.

        And anyone who thinks UnMe or Allan S should be trusted with a D11 needs to have their heads examined.

    2. This is total BS! No where did these fools take into account that the boulder has occupied this space forever, or at least ,since the last ice age? What about (its) feelings? Did they even bother to learn the boulders pronouns before they ripped (it) away from (its) home and friends? Savages!!!
      In all seriousness, that money could have bought food for a hundred people for a year in a third world country.

      1. What are empty bellies when compared to the hurt feelings of thousands?

  6. Now this is the ideal communist govt that Justin Trudeau wants for Canada.

    https://www.rt.com/news/531485-wuhan-covid-testing-complete/

    How can they test 12 million people in 6 days?
    Well, as Mao famously said:

    “Political power grows out of the end of a gun.”

    And the Chinese know their history in that Mao did not shy away from killing between 30 to 60 million of his own citizens in the 1960s. So they got tested, instead of shot.
    No wonder Pierre Trudeau boasted that Mao was the ‘most impressive man he ever met.
    Once a commie, always a commie.
    Gee, I hope they call an election.

  7. “But Canada’s immigration system was not weighed in his favor. His age, lack of postsecondary education and average English-language skills meant that qualifying for permanent residency was a challenge, said his Toronto-based lawyer, Barbara Jo Caruso.
    Until now.”

    The Trudeau government’s ongoing plans to recruit Liberal voters, er.. economic immigrants, was severely hampered by the virus. The Liberal have found a new one. Give residency and citizenship to anyone and everyone already here…

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/07/canada-immigration-pandemic/

    1. Uh, how come naturalized citizens like me are considered “settlers” and “occupiers” of Turtle Island, while Prinz Dummkopf’s imported immigrants aren’t?

  8. Interesting video on 1950s Parisienne Haute Couture. Wonder if people had large closets in those days? Some people built cedar lined closets in those days and would constantly be moving clothes around as per the season. Some even stored stuff in smelly moth balls. Remember that?

    The concept of a “Capsule” wardrobe was still a long way off. That is something a lot of people swear by. It keeps ones’ closet from getting too over-crowded. To be successful at it, if one would add a new piece to their wardrobe, a different piece is removed.

    No thanks, I’ll keep my pret a porter until c’nest plus la mode!

    P.S.–This is one day late…
    Re: Yesterday’s topic du jour Rob linked a thingy about Florida. Here’s a lovely place I enjoyed back in the day. I only stayed there once out of three trips to Fla.
    https://www.sanibelisland.com/
    The video is great. The people were fantastic. I forgot an
    expensive borrowed camera at a beach hut rental, left it there under a table in its case and checked out. Honest innkeepers saved and returned the camera. Oh, and, this is the place for sea shell collecting. There are real beauties to be found there. Tra, la, la…merci Roobere, vous est tres fin.

    3. Worth, Patou, Lanvin, Dior, oh my! No wonder it’s known as The Golden Age of Haute Couture. I began sewing when I was a kid and have been fascinated by fashion ever since. Great video.

    4. Part I: Stories and other Tidbits:
      As a youngster I once went into a Millinery shop in Montreal with Mom and her Sister. There were ‘made-up’ hats everywhere, some ready for pick-up, some ready to buy. There were hats everywhere and the Milliner could design any hat of choice. Of course, one usually brought a swatch of fabric in order to make a proper match to complete an outfit.

      A comfortable seating area with mirrors and good lighting was where one could try on hats to suit one’s face and select from all sorts of textile frills, floral appliques, feathers, veils and even garnishes like velvet grapes.etc., what have you.

      Those shops are long gone as the fashion of wearing hats has changed to the many ready-to-wear ones, like we see nowadays. Hats off to all Western Cowboys, like Quick Dick, and a single reporter, David The Menzoid Menzies, and all you baseball cap wearers, berets and winter toque lovers, for, in this country, she’s cold!

      Of course, the British Millinery business is still thriving thanks to Her Majesty and events like Royal Ascot etc. See link to the best hats at Royal Ascot from pre-covid where people were maskless. You have to love these winners:
      https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/g28038454/royal-ascot-2019-best-hats/

      Small Fact:
      I know someone who knew someone who was a clothing consultant to a member of the British Royal Family. All names purposely witheld. They did not provide even one wee bit of gossip!

      1. Nancy, as a youngster, I passed a tiny Millinery shop many, many times in mid-town Toronto. It always had one bridal veil on display in the window and I always said to myself, one day, when I get married, they are going to make my veil. And they did. It was more of a garland but that little girl’s dream did come true.

        My husband’s family were from the U.K. and I remember my soon-to-be mother-in-law asking me if the ladies needed to bring hats for the wedding. She was relieved when I said “no,” as they didn’t want to pack hats for the trip. I thought it was rather sweet. My great-grandmother and grandmother had quite a collection of hat pins as well. Different times, for sure.

        1. You had a premonition! Great story. Yes those were different times.

          Hat pins? Forgot all about those. There are a lot of collections online. A lot of them are absolutely beautiful. When people stopped buying them the manufacturers made the “stick” pin to wear on ones lapel instead of a broach. Remember those? They put a little metal protection piece at the end of the stick. I still have one.

          P.S. Auntie ordered a fuschia plush hat that had many folds in it and a feather on the side! As young as I was I wanted to shout “Nooo– don’t,” but Mom said don’t touch or say anything so I listened to instructions. When Auntie later showed up to visit, she had ‘it’ on and fushia colored lipstick to match! I think of my dear Aunt when I see that color– she was a lovely, kind soul.

          1. Hat Pins. Very Lethal weapons. When I was about 6-7 went to visit my cousin during the summer. He lived in town, I was the country bumpkin.
            My Uncle of course was a wrestling fan, which of course meant we were too.
            The event that particular night had midget wrestlers, wimmin wrestlers, Whipper Billy Watson, and of course Yukon Eric and a bad guy, can’t mind his name.
            The Hat Pin changed the whole game.
            As Yukon Eric walked in through the aisle to get in the ring, some ferocious wrestling fanatic Granny got close enough and drove her hatpin in Yukon Eric’s ass cheek.
            Bedlam ensued. Why was the brute Eric chasing somebody’s Granny.
            Old Yukon was chasing her like a bull, bystanders flying everywhere.
            He did not catch her. But what a mess. So Beware of Hatpins some of them suckers were 4-6″ long ayeeeee.
            Never Trust A Granny with a hatpin at a wrestling match.

          2. Watcher@ 5:48
            Mean Ole granny! That’s a partially funny story but not for the wrestler who got the ‘jab.’ Did he wrestle afterwards or was he sent away for patching? Ha! Yes, those hat pins were dangerous, for sure. I never used them. Those things were before my time. I have a wide brimmed straw sun hat with a cord and fastener like a cowgirl uses. It is a good hat! A good gust of wind would be no big deal.

            BTW. Regarding your link about the best bull rider in the World aka J.B.Mauney, I got lost in several of the YouTubes about him, last night. Speaking about hats, how do these cowboys keep their hats on with all that bouncing around?

            Thanks for the video link, never heard of him before. He really is a determined young man and rides like he was born on a bull. What an impressive fellow!

            http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2021/08/08/so-how-was-your-day/#comment-1480360

          3. People take their wrestling seriously.

            The first time Stampede Wrestling came to Fort St. John, I saw something like that. In the aftermath of the final match, the baddie won and the crowd wasn’t pleased about it. Some people got so worked up that chairs were thrown and, from what I heard, the local Mounties were waiting outside in case things got further out of hand.

          4. B A @ 12:12
            As a preschooler I remember waking up from a deep sleep wondering what the noise was in the living room. It was Dad with a friend watching wrestling on TV. They were “oh jeezing” every move!

      2. Well, I must shift the discussion to gloves– fancy gives. My mom worked in a department store in Cleveland. She sold gloves. So every Christmas, Valentine’s, birthday, and every other occasion, I was given gloves– beautiful gloves of leather, lace, cotton in pastel colours. At point I had about 35 pairs of leather gloves. Your outfit was not complete without a hat and gloves. I can still picture the counter where my mom worked. On one side there were gloves on display, with different sizes and styles in drawers behind the sales clerks. You always needed a clerk for service. At busy times there might be as many as 5 women all selling gloves from behind one long counter. The department store where my mom worked was downtown and had 12 floors. They sold everything, and even offered music lessons. I miss the hey day of those great department stores.

        1. You were so lucky to be given gloves! Love gloves! We were given only white ones. Of course, they’ll always be in style for practical purposes. I have a pair of leather ones that were well made. I’m afraid to lose them or even one of them. They’re no longer made to last anymore. I shudder to think what the new type are made of. Certain countries that are untrustworthy have ruined their own reputation for quality. They shall remain nameless.

          As a child I loved black patent leather shoes. They were for weddings and going out for special occasions. Can’t forget those. They were a big deal. To this day I have way too many shoes, boots, sandals and slippers! I have a matchy-matchy affliction!

          Shoes are drugs. We must delve into the history of shoes sometimes. I understand that high heels were invented for one of the (Louis) French Kings who was height challenged. Poor Louis!

    5. Part II:
      Artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) held a fascination for the Millinery Shop and likely the Milliner. He featured beautiful hats in many of his paintings. Here’s a link to one of his most famous, for its size, but despite that, one can barely notice the pins in the designer’s mouth:
      https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14572/the-millinery-shop

      Here’s a link to the great artists like Renoir, Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Klimt, van Gogh and many others who featured hats in their works of art. Of course the fabulous ArtDeco Era is represented as well. For guys, if you’re still reading this, there are a couple for you, if you know what is implied:
      https://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/women+in+hats

        1. You’re welcome. And a big thank you to Robert!

          Those are beautilul works of art, I too, am always thrilled to look at them.

          We all need a little diversion from the sadness that is going on in the World. May it change for the better.

    6. As I’ve mentioned on occasion, my mother was a journeyman fashion designer by trade. After finishing her apprenticeship, she worked for a shop or company of some sort in post-war Berlin.

      She mentioned that she dealt with well-known clientele, including German movie actresses and, apparently, a former Empress of Iran (“former”, as in divorced from the Shah).

      1. Paris didn’t seem to take too long to recover from “war-weary shabiness,” although the colours are still muted. One doesn’t usually think of Berlin as a fashion capital either, but that has changed since the war.

      2. They don’t have very many of those dressmaker or tailor shops around anymore. At a strip mall near here is a shop in which a lady does alterations. I think she is from Europe and offers made to measure services as well. Of course, the best craftspeople are from Europe. I have a sewing machine so I do my own alterations but haven’t made anything to actually wear since my teen years.

        Growing up I had a friend whose Dad was a tailor. He too came from Europe. After the war he came to Canada and a major Department store hired to make quality suits. He later went out on his own. Sadly, his business dwindled as the off-the-rack suits became more affordable and men started to wear more casual clothing. He closed his shop. So did the department sore he used to work at.

        P.S. Was one of the actresses Marlene Dietrich?

        1. My mother didn’t say. I believe that MD had moved to the U. S. well before she finished her apprenticeship.

        2. There are very few dressmakers and/or tailors in my neck of the woods. Sadly, there are “For Lease” signs in the windows of what were once alterations businesses. Thank you, China Plague.

          BTW, I think Marlene was in America by the time of the war and her dresser was Travis Banton at Paramount.

          LindaL, Toronto also had one of those great department stores, T. Eaton & Co., aka Eaton’s. They, too, sold everything and had a wonderful catalogue as well. I remember going shopping with my Granny and looking at all the beautiful gloves and scarves in display cases. Customer service was top notch and every purchase was wrapped and boxed. Eaton’s stood behind its “Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded” promise. Unfortunately, Timothy Eaton’s heirs managed to destroy a once great name in Canadian retail.

          1. Yes, right, correct, Marlene moved to the U.S. before the War ended. I stand corrected.

            I too miss Eaton’s and Simpson’s since the only things I order online are groceries through Instacart, these days.

          2. BTW, I think Marlene was in America by the time of the war and her dresser was Travis Banton at Paramount.

            His name’s familiar. I’m sure I heard about that courtesy of Turner Classic Movies on one of its 5-minute mini-documentaries.

  9. 18 Senate Republicans Put So-Called Infrastructure Bill on Glide Path to Passing

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5iZOpqbbQY

    Sorry, but I found the above headline so utterly depressing that I decided to sub in a different link.
    For those here who love to express how much they hate Canada, get ready to hate America, because it’s apathetic citizens are about to blow by us in the fast lane on the highway to serfdom.

      1. Buddy..

        Pure KARMA. Horse shoulda kicked a lot harder…IMO.
        No lack of utter imbeciles in this country whatsoever.

  12. The ‘Doomsday Variant’ and how this ‘Vaccination’ is creating many more disabled.
    https://www.howestreet.com/2021/08/covid-consumer-headache/

    Don’t kid yourself in thinking our politicians will allow us to ever get back to normal.
    https://www.howestreet.com/2021/08/covid-pandemic-can-never-end-because-50-of-people-have-been-vaccinated/

    When Australia called in their military to control their citizens, that usually is the end of the citizens control or the government control.

    2. Love your approach – reverse rhetoric; or throwing the shit back at them I call it.

  14. Major anti-lockdown vax protests in Europe this past weekend. Huge crowds! Once again not a peep in the Canadian media. I wonder why not. Even WaPo covered the protests in France and Germany. Canadian media is useless.

    1. Canadian media is useless.

      No, it isn’t. How else are we going to hear pure and unbiased accounts of Dear Leader’s latest triumphs and his golden wisdom?

    1. I don’t know what the origin of the name RedBlacks is, but I have come to like it. It’s catchy.

  16. The Ottawa Citizen has a report on the latest chapter of a home-grown Islamic terrorist. It will probably not show up anywhere else in the mainstream media.

    “Carlos Larmond, the Ottawa terror twin jailed in 2015 for trying to leave the country to fight for ISIS, has been released from a Calgary halfway house and is starting over as a newly married man with his sights on entrepreneurship.”

    https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-terrorist-released-from-halfway-house-starts-new-life

  18. At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a husband and wife were staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted three black men totally naked, sitting on a bench.

    Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink penis. The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble interpreting the painting and offered his personal assessment.

    He went on for over half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation of African Americans in a predominately white patriarchal society . “In fact”, he pointed out, “some serious critics believe that the pink penis also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced by gay men in contemporary society”.

    After the curator left, an Irishman approached the couple and said, “Would you like to know what the painting is really about?”

    “Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the gallery”, asked the couple?

    “Because I am the artist, who painted the picture”, he replied, “In fact, there are no African Americans depicted at all.

    They’re just three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch” …

  19. Speaking with a friend of a friend apparently pilots have walked out to protest mandatory vaccination.

  21. Over on BCF a text apparently from Scott Gilmore was posted. He is the husband of Climate Barbie.

    If the text is to be believed, Gilmore calls out the Bong on climate change feminism etc. Suggests the Bong mouths the praise but doesn’t believe in any of it. Ends up with caveat emptor.

    The Bong is passionate about everything queer. Can’t think of anything else that turns his crank. Oh and he hates Jason Kenney.

    1. He should’ve stuck to trying to act in movies. He’d have all the sexcitement he’d want and maybe we wouldn’t have been ruined as a Country.

    1. If it happens, and I hope it does, its gonna be epic. Globalists are hassling a large percentage of the global population, takin’ their shit and pushing them around…all over the world.

  23. EEVblog 1407 – Right to Repair with iFixit Founder Kyle Wiens

    Freedom of speech, private property. These guys are down in the trenches fighting for both, where it matters! In engineered goods. Coming up with an idea does not entail some corporate aholes to profit from it indefinitely. Star Trek fan films are illegal, FFS! If youtube were in the least bit ethical, they’d have helped fight CBS.
    Can’t wait till some activist judge, somewhere, decides to copyright Shakespear.

    27 minutes of articulate tradesmen, airing their beef against the censorious and litigious “man.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FcbnVQp8sI

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