1/ Another 24 hours of WTF...

Trump administration made available their 234 pages of sworn affidavits, which appear to be 234 pages of nothing burgers.

2/ In Pennsylvania, the nature of these lawsuits which are, at present, all being lost, are becoming clear.

3/ Of the 12 lawsuits filed alleging ballot fraud, all 12 have been rejected.

4/ Washington Post publishes an article claiming Project Veritas star witness admitted fabricating ballot tampering allegation.

5/ @Project_Veritas responds with a video interview with Richard Hopkins claiming he did not recant.

6/ GoErie reports that Hopkins allegations were falling apart before news broke by the WP. Hopkins claims are regarding a maximum of two ballots.

Also claims that Hopkins has been recently disciplined multiple times.

eu.goerie.com/story/news/pol…
7/ GoFundMe has closed Hopkins funding account.

8/ Note that Project Veritas has never lost a lawsuit, but:
- ACORN: O'Keefe paid $100,000 to a former employee
- Senator Landrieu: O'Keefe sentenced to 3 years probation, 100 hours of community service and a $1,500 fine
- Boudreau: PV paid Izzy Santa a five-figure settlement
9/ Also, note with Project Veritas:
- NPR: PV selective and deceptive editing
- Attempt to solicit voter fraud in 2014
- Received $10k donation from Trump foundation
- Attempted bribe to incite a riot at Trump's inauguration
10/ In 24 hours Trump has been stuffing loyalists in the most senior roles at DOD, including Kash Patel who was accused of being Trump's back channel to Ukraine.

11/ Mitch Mcconnell held meetings with both AG Barr and CIA Director Gina Haspel. Is she next in the firing line for Trump? Rumours too that FBI director Christopher Wray could also be fired.

foxnews.com/politics/cia-d…
12/ Mike Pompeo says on video that there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration. Nice words from a man who pushes for democracy across the world.

13/ The State Department invited the OAS to send in its team in October, and observers remained in place from Oct. 23 to Nov. 7.

wsj.com/livecoverage/t…
14/ “Baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, notably by the incumbent president, including on election night, harm public trust in democratic institutions,” Michael Georg Link, leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission, said last week.
15/ "The White House has removed the head of the program that produces the federal government's most definitive scientific report on climate change."

politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
16/ The Trump administration continues its legal and constitutional right to challenge the results of the election.

Nothing else to see here.
For those accusing me of bias attention-seeking, I am centre-right, conservative voting and not a fan of Biden. I have lost 500 followers this week and received one death threat including a picture of a mutilated dog.

Big love, Peter

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More from @PeterMcCormack

10 Nov
1/ Some things to keep an eye on with the Trump administration.

I think it is widely agreed that Trump should proceed with his lawsuits so Biden can legitimately be confirmed as the winner.
2/ If you want to see a breakdown of the lawsuits you can do so here. Though note this is a moving beast and some may now be out of date.

3/ Trump has fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper.

bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
Read 17 tweets
8 Nov
Thread looking at the current lawsuits from @realDonaldTrump 👇👇👇

*Pennsylvania

1/ PA supreme court decision to allow mail-in ballots 3 days after election day i.e. mail-in ballots received by Friday 6th Nov can be counted. Trump campaign asking US Supreme Court to intervene.
2/ The Supreme Court twice declined to overrule deadline, but several conservative justices indicated that they might be willing to revisit the case.

Late mail-in ballots are currently being segregated from other ballots pending the legal challenge.
3/ However, a number of conservative surrogates are questioning if this is happening.

PA secretary of state stated on Nov 4th Wednesday that there are only “hundreds” of such votes.

spotlightpa.org/news/2020/11/p…
Read 48 tweets
6 Nov
The fall in the quality of real investigative journalism has been harmed by the economics of production + the competition being rewarded for low-quality partisan baiting.

We're in a post-truth era.

Cont...
There is a high reward for spreading conspiracy on Twitter, particularly with right-wing voters.

There is a low time investment to credibility reward for fact-checking accusations:
- Facts spun
- Sources not trusted
- Ability to keep up with the speed of information
Trust has been eroded with right-wing voters due to the left bias of MSM and board control of social media giants.

Trump has perpetuated the problem with his FakeNews campaign which is baked in both truths and falsities. Confusion reigns and voters retreat to echo chambers.
Read 4 tweets
31 May
Analysis of the US riots requires nuance:
- How another police murder sparked this
- Peaceful v violent protests
- Why violence happens
- Police engagement v batons/rubber bullets
- How MSM stoking flames
- Infiltration by groups such as Antifa

A big job for anyone who tries.
Looting is a great example, it is rightfully being condemned, but it is important to understand why it happens.

It happened in Hong Kong despite the world widely supporting those protests.

Why is the scale of looting in US riots so much higher?

asiatimes.com/2019/10/more-l…
While violence, riots, vehicle destruction and burning down of properties is awful. Again, violent uprisings have happened throughout history.

It is naive to ignore that change has come with violent uprisings, whatever you feel about them.

time.com/3951282/riot-v…
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30 Apr
For those interested in Bitcoin, I have produced a 17 part Beginners Guide. <Thread>

Part 1 - Why We Need Bitcoin with @aantonop
whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-be…
Part 3 - Bitcoin's Pre-History and the Cypherpunks with @AaronvanW

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19 Apr
1/ While the lens has been on the Chinese coverup re: coronavirus, I have been researching a similar coverup and misinformation from Iran.

Big thanks to @AlinejadMasih's for her excellent presentation for the @hrf's Covidcon.

This probably should go in a wiki, will need help.
2/ Former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi posted on Instagram on March 22nd that he had warned the Iranian Health Ministry of the dangers of novel coronavirus in late December.

The post has now been removed.
en.radiofarda.com/a/former-iran-…
3/ 31st January, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that all flights from China to Iran had been banned due to Coronavirus.

reuters.com/article/china-…
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