#BREAKING The Sidney Powell 'Kraken' lawsuit in Georgia is DISMISSED after one hour hearing this morning in Atlanta. Powell and her plaintiffs sought to overturn the presidential election.
The Georgia dismissal follows a similar loss in the Michigan 'Kraken' case.
"This suit could have been filed months ago at the time the machines were adopted. Instead, the plaintiffs waited until over three weeks after the election." - Judge Timothy Batten, appointed by George W. Bush.
"They ask the court to order the Secretary of State to de-certify the election results, as if such a mechanism exists, and I find that it does not."
"Plaintiffs essentially ask the court for perhaps the most extraordinary relief ever sought in any federal court in connection with an election: they want this court to substitute its judgement for that of 2.5 Million Georgia voters who voted for Joe Biden..."
"...and this I am not willing to do. The TRO that was entered on Nov. 29 is dissolved, the motions to dismiss are granted." - Judge Timothy Batten, appointed by George W. Bush.
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A few thoughts about the State Farm Arena surveillance video from election night: (thread)
We need a lot more information. In my corruption investigations, I always keep in mind my own confirmation bias. "When all you've got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
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The other viral video of a Dominion worker moving a USB stick from one computer to a laptop earlier this week led to a death threat against him. Why? The poll watchers' narration made the video look nefarious. It wasn't 'treason.' It was a normal process in open view.
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Trump campaign reps similarly narrate the State Farm Arena video, seeing what they were looking for. "There could be 6,000 votes in that suitcase! They were counting votes without no one watching!" It turns out the guy in the blue shirt was a monitor from the Sec of State.
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"It. Has. All. Gone. Too. Far," says @GabrielSterling with Georgia Sec of State after a Dominion tech's life was threatened with a noose. "Mr. President, you have not condemned these actions or this language....all of you who have not said a damn word are complicit in this."
Trump Legal Team responds: "With all due respect to the Attorney General, there hasn’t been any semblance of a Department of Justice investigation. We have gathered ample evidence of illegal voting in at least six states, which they have not examined..."
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"... We have many witnesses swearing under oath they saw crimes being committed in connection with voter fraud. As far as we know, not a single one has been interviewed by the DOJ..."
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"The Justice Department also hasn’t audited any voting machines or used their subpoena powers to determine the truth. Nonetheless, we will continue our pursuit of the truth through the judicial system and state legislatures, and continue toward the Constitution’s mandate.."
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Here's one of the 'Kraken' affidavits in Georgia, from an unnamed foreigner "of sound mine" who quotes another unnamed foreigner. I don't have a JD, but even in journalism this would be called unattributed hearsay.
The rest of the affidavit goes on to describe in exquisite detail how a company called Smartmatic helped Hugo Chavez steal elections. What is missing from it is any connection to Dominion. The two companies were competitors for the Georgia contract.
Georgia recount update:
Secretary of State says nearly 50 counties are complete. Largest county outstanding is Fulton where they’re still having problems.
Fulton is running only 8 of 17 high-speed scanners because of staffing issues. Secretary of State says “we’re tired of waiting on Fulton and their dysfunction.”
.@GabrielSterling says paper based voting system — new for Georgia — proves the election was secure. He said “they keep moving the goal posts.,” adding “to continually have it questioned in ways that are not specific...we don’t like the outcome, therefore you should investigate.”
Fulton County statement:
"Fulton County is continuing the recount of the Nov. 3 Presidential Election and will complete the recount by the deadline provided by the Secretary of State’s Office..."
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"...Over the weekend work was delayed due to the crash of a Dominion server that was certified by the Secretary of State’s office. The server was set up by Dominion and operated in accordance with the Secretary of State’s published guidelines (Step 11)..."
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"...A Dominion representative was onsite during the entire recount process and an additional specialist has been dispatched to resolve the issue. Recount teams will leave at 5 p.m..."
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