and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My best to you and yours, Lew

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich., on March 5, 2020. (David Eggert/AP Photo) Election Integrity

By Steven Kovac December 19, 2021 Updated: December 20, 2021 biggersmallerPrint

How many dead people should remain on Michigan voter rolls? The answer may be determined by a federal judge.

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) on Nov. 3 sued Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, for allegedly failing to remove from the state’s voter rolls the names of 26,000 registered voters who have either died or moved away.

According to PILF President J. Christian Adams, the failure to remove the names “creates an opportunity for fraud.”

The lawsuit also alleges that 334 people registered to vote after they died, with 15 of those registrations occurring in 2020.

Benson’s office told The Epoch Times that it doesn’t comment on pending litigation. However, Tracy Wimmer, a spokesperson for Benson, told Fox News: “Michigan maintains its voter registration list in accordance with all state and federal laws.

“As we’ve seen throughout the past year, meritless lawsuits serve as press releases for those seeking to further election misinformation and undermine American democracy.”

The office of the Michigan Attorney General filed a response to PILF’s complaint and a motion to dismiss the case on Dec. 13. In the reply, Benson denies any failures to perform list maintenance activities required by federal law.

Her lawyers point out that the National Voting Rights Act (NVRA) requires only that a state conduct a general program and make a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official voter registration list by notice of death, change of residence, or the voter’s request.

“The NVRA does not require a state to enact an exhaustive program to remove every voter who becomes ineligible,” Benson’s counsel wrote.

The complaint alleges that “when more than 25,000 deceased registrants are identified on the qualified voter list and not removed for an extended period of years, the list maintenance program is not only unreasonable, it is failing.”

“The NVRA does not simply require a percentage or portion of dead registrants to be removed, it requires a program that actually detects dead registrants and removes them.”

Among other requests, PILF is asking the court to require Benson to remove the names of deceased voters from the rolls and to order her to allow inspection of records pertaining to the implementation of programs and activities used in cleaning up the voter list.

Adams said the numbers speak for themselves and is confident the suit will survive the motion to dismiss.

Well, shall we try again? Tweaked the material a bit (in hopes it will pass the censors) but it’s difficult to convey the same feeling and expression when forced to use alternative words due to the sensitivity of other viewers, but I understand. Again, it is YouTube equipment and those who utilize it must conform to what the YouTube “community” determines to be appropriate and acceptable.

Those who have visited lakedonpedro.org through the years know very well I do not “two way communicate” (emails, chats, telephone, etc.) with viewers. Tried it in the beginning but it interrupted what I was trying to accomplish. The problem was primarily due to the “haters” who constantly attempted to destroy that which they did not understand or agree. You know, that’s probably the the biggest difference between the “LEFT” and “RIGHT” which has been made crystal clear with the outrageous corruption of our elections. A real nightmare yeah?

All the talk about democracy, freedom, justice, rule of law, etc. are just words without meaning when our Nation’s legitimate voting voice has been silenced as effectively as one of Fauci’s COVID-19 tortured laboratory Beagles! (Disgusting images)

Democrats talk and talk about how they work for the rights of “the people” yet when “the people” honestly don’t support the Democrat agenda (which is now quite clearly unAmerican) in favor of something else more conducive to their concept of a FREE AMERICA (for which their family members, friends and/or other citizens have paid the ultimate price or suffered injury), well, it’s open season for total corruption and betrayal! These leftist-Demo Rats/Rhinos, socialists, communists, anarchists, whatever…..etc…. actively and effectively suppress and prevent “the people” from choosing the learders and direction of their own……f rigg’n country!

CENSORING OF WORDS BECAUSE YOUTUBE UTILIZED TO CONVEY MESSAGE ON lakedonpedro.org

I do not “two way communicate” on YouTube either. A few times viewers were somehow able to get a message through (fortunately all positive) and I freaked out. How did this happen when closed to comments? Seriously, I don’t understand most of this technology stuff but realize there are exceptions to (and ways around) every rule. (I’m attempting one right now with “F cking”)

When uploading to YouTube I usually check the box indicating “not for kids” even if no “foul/vulgar” language has been used for effect because my website is intended for adult viewing and I would prefer children not be exposed to something their parents/guardians would likely object. (I would too actually)

None of my material “made for kids”
Website geared for adults
But that doesn’t mean kids are excluded
Should depend on the final result

I’ll bet money, marbles or chalk, most “kids” are far more familiar with such language than many adults believe. (I was shocked at some of the language overheard at a stoplight near an elementary school once when students were headed off campus walking and chatting. Such words coming out of such cute innocent looking little faces?)

Anyway, due to how I configured the objectionable words in this particular video, the YouTube check snagged the image as a thumbnail that I could not remove and was flagged thus not permitting the video to play on my website and requiring a check entry log on into YouTube for viewing. (sorry) I guess that’s the part that bothered me so much last night (lack of sleep didn’t help matters), but then I realized, how would YouTube know where that “objectionable video” via a YouTube link would be played and for what sort of audience? (I can hear the parents/guardians now……”That trash was on a YouTube video my children were watching! YouTube should not sponsor such filth for children to see!”)

Funny, I’ve been really trying to reduce expenses yet last night I was researching home website servers like I really need another expensive and difficult project right now! lol (Especially when tech challenged!) Sure sounded like it would be cool though. Maybe someday.

Again, I don’t use YouTube to “socialize with others” or argue back and forth, but rather as a convenient method to store huge audio/video files that my current configuration can’t handle. I present my “LAME material” as a “take it or leave it” proposition on my site. Don’t like my perspective? No problem, don’t view or listen. True, I miss out on meeting a lot of “good people” by using this DIM LAME echo chamber concept (Do It Myself Lew’s Almost Music Expression) “one way street” approach, but I also avoid the haters and as the 2020 election has revealed – they’re everywhere doing their evil little deeds. Life is too short to waste on such activity.

“F – ing” doesn’t rhyme with luck
“Screwing” not what I chose
Words convey specific meaning
Based on what people know

How did the word “discrimination”
Become immoral and wrong?
Take a deep breath and let me explain
In another little LAME song

The preceding word is the qualifier
In determining what discrimination means
We all discriminate every day
“Can you see the forest through the trees?”

What food to eat, words to speak
Whether to feed a park duck
Or how to publicly express a view?
Assuming we even …….

a) “give a coitus” (error signal)
b) “give a screwing” (error signal)
c) “give a frack” (error signal)
d) “give a care” (error signal)
e) “give a fuck” (ta da!—)

My F’n best to you and yours, Lew

28 days camping without television and all the distressing news regarding DEMO-RAT/RHINO BETRAYAL of America AND ALL HER LEGAL CITIZENS! Absolutely wonderful. Sure a few times I wondered what the latest appointed “commander and thief” gaff was or what Anti-American foolish legislation was being pushed in the House of Reprehensibles, but absent a broiling orange-red-yellow-brown and grey mushroom cloud over the Nevada desert…….didn’t really give a rat’s ass for what those traitors are doing. I already know their general game plan……destroy America by whatever means available. When you really stop and think about what is happening to OUR COUNTRY and who are the “movers and shakers” who have pushed this ANTI-FREEDOM MOVEMENT, the most dangerous criminals in this country hold public office and were not actually elected by legal voters. Rather like a long running “quiet war” yeah? My best to you and yours, Lew

Apparently because of using the word “FUCK” and “FUCKING” in this LAME PROJECT, YOUTUBE (in order to prevent a child from seeing or hearing such language) forces everyone else to “sign in” to view the material. OK. It’s their platform. Guess I’ll have to purchase my own home server (so Youtube is not involved) if I want to express myself in adult language on my own website with audio/video. After all, someone must protect the children if parents and legal guardians are incapable of the task – despite the fact our entire country has been hijacked and is needlessly suffering because of that fucking demented crooked politician appointed as president. This is insane but at least the little ones are safe from bad words. This may be my last project utilizing youtube, whether I use foul language or not.

Did you see that report on OANN? Tossing those poor dogs around like they were sacks of garbage while torturing them in the name of science. Reprehensible conduct but what do we hear from all the animal rights activists sworn to the DEMO RAT PARTY? Crickets. FUCKING CRICKETS! Absolutely disgusting but par for Demo RATS! VOTE THEM ALL OUT TO SAVE YOUR COUNTRY! (And the lovable Beagle – used for this routine COVID-19 experimentation because they are easier to handle when tortured.)

A tall security fence surrounds the US Capitol ahead of US President Joe Bidens address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, on April 28, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) Thinking About China

Proposed protections in the House stalled by Democrats Anders Corr November 27, 2021 Updated: November 30, 2021 biggersmallerPrint

News Analysis

Members of Congress are finally pushing to remove the malign influence of foreign money from the U.S. political system.

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to require think tanks to disclose foreign money they’ve received, according to a statement by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who’s pushing for a Truth in Testimony resolution that requires congressional witnesses to divulge their sources of foreign funding.

Those funded by the adversaries of the United States—including China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba—would face extra scrutiny.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has proposed to prohibit lobbying by former members of Congress on the part of communist regimes. A group of House Republicans wants to strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Some Democrats support these measures, but have done so quietly thus far. Josh Rogin, a journalist for the Washington Post who often writes on foreign influence issues, wrote an opinion piece published on Nov. 23, demanding that Democrats use their majority to take action on this bipartisan issue.

“Dozens of D.C. think tanks and other policy organizations take money from foreign countries and corporations without ever disclosing the details,” Rogin wrote. “The staffers who have received this financing then write policy papers and testify before Congress, posing as objective, disinterested experts.”

Banks said the proposed rules “would allow Committees to know when individuals are being paid for consulting or advising services to Chinese companies with internal CCP [Chinese Communist Party] committees or companies such as Huawei and Tencent.”

“It would also encompass witnesses who perform consulting work for oligarchs in … adversarial nations, which is often not disclosed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act [LDA] or FARA,” he said.

The lack of transparency is even worse in the Senate, which doesn’t require witnesses to divulge foreign conflicts of interest—and apparently has no plans to do so.

Think tanks that refuse foreign funding, such as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the American Foreign Policy Council, support additional transparency on the Hill.

Banks is leading demands for the House reform effort.

“Witnesses appearing before committees are often able to skirt disclosure requirements. … This is problematic considering [the] Chinese Communist Party’s disinformation operations in the United States include funding Washington D.C. think tanks,” he said.

“The U.S. China Security and Economic Commission has noted that a number of Washington D.C. think tanks and universities have received funding from Tung Chee-hwa, a vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which is a group that directs the United Front Work Department.”

The rule changes would be a step in the right direction, but even they don’t go far enough.

U.S. Air Force Academy professor Jahara Matisek, whose forthcoming book, “Old and New Battlespaces,” addresses the issue of foreign influence in the United States, said, “From a national security perspective, all foreign money (and even big corporate money) should be kept out because it skews American democracy, not to mention skewing domestic and foreign policies that benefit other countries and elites at the expense of the average American.”

The most effective lobbyists for Beijing in Washington are U.S. corporations that export to China and want the U.S. government to look the other way on certain issues—the CCP’s multiple genocides, for example—so as to not derail the gravy train of $600 billion in annual U.S.–China trade and $2.3 trillion in U.S. institutional investments in China.

“U.S. national security is not taken that seriously by either political party in the US, precisely because the incentive structures are upside down,” Matisek wrote. “No politicians seem to be punished by their electorate for [bad] national security outcomes.”

So it would seem that even the Republican proposals don’t go far enough.

The penalty for lying on disclosure forms that they’ve proposed is only a ban on speaking before the same committee for three years. Perjury is a more serious offense, especially on matters of national security. Anyone who purposefully lies to Congress should spend time in prison.

Professors at U.S. universities, which receive extensive funding from China through individual student tuition that the CCP can turn on or off, would likely be exempt under the new rules.

Politically influential professors, who can make millions of dollars in outside contracts with foreign governments, should have to report this publicly. Professors at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government aren’t required to publicly disclose foreign funding, even as they often appear as media and congressional experts on national security matters.

Greater transparency about foreign revenues should also apply to corporate experts. Everyone who’s politically influential in the United States, if they receive any foreign money, should have to disclose that funding. At risk is the future of freedom.

Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

Only saw one vehicle/individual twice in 28 days while camping this time – obviously not counting a few necessary trips into town for food and supplies after deciding to extend the previously planned week of activities. (Just can’t work like I used to when younger and being stuck in the mud on a county road for a couple of days cut into the planned work schedule.) Undoubtedly another successful (though very challenging) desert retreat. Still evaluating what I learned from this most recent experience. There were challenging obstacles, frightening failures, and a host of disappointments that were ultimately and successfully negotiated under a simple one word suggestion of action (by a recently acquired and very good friend already): IMPROVISE.

Various carefully constructed plans unequivocally failed (primarily due to environmental elements such as rain, snow, ice and of course extremely strong rotating winds) with potential danger lurking at each subsequent step, so any approach to this situation had to be flexible in order to meander through the developing and quickly changing maze of difficulties. Prior plans were immediately abandoned to make room for the new approach. Yup, the answer was simple, logical and effective: TRASH PRIOR PLANS and IMPROVISE! Strange how in that deep pit of physical and emotional exhaustion, the angst and feelings of helplessness almost magically disappeared with just hearing that familiar word spoken by another. Especially when the activity is something I have always enjoyed, yet for whatever reasons, that simple solution had completely bypassed my cognitive awareness in that pit of despair. The feeling of growing helplessness gradually vanished with hearing that one word. IMPROVISE was a shinning beacon through the fog of doubt and apprehension and put everything into a crystal clear perspective for not only basic survival, but the continuation of a journey planned for months. [Wonder if “BIG D” truly appreciates how important and meaningful his one word suggestion was? Guess I’ll just have to keep thanking him until joining the blowing dust of this planet myself?]

FEELS GOOD WHEN YOU STOP BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL

So many things have become as clear as the stars in the Nevada desert sky. I’m through with wasting precious time and effort on matters without a chance of correction due to decades of systemic fraud, corruption and betrayal of MR WECs (Merced River Water Entitled Customers) of the Lake Don Pedro residential subdivision. Haven’t changed my opinion on this STATE SUPPORTED CRIMINAL CORRUPTION OF A PUBLIC AGENCY one bit, but rather, only how much more time I am willing to sacrifice in the failed attempt to educate/motivate other victims of this subsidized special benefit groundwater substitution program created to circumvent clear PLACE OF USE restrictions contained in water license 11395 which regulates use and consumption of Merced River water. (Mouthful yeah? lol) When the holders of such a precious license actually cooperate with intentional violators – well, that’s a big clue as to what is actually happening behind the scenes and the probability for corrective action under the current DEMO RAT political environment is minimal. Such obstructionism to the RULE OF LAW goes all the way to the STATE WATER BOARD where employees in particular divisions of expertise/authority can quite effectively prevent and/or sabotage legitimate investigations and corrective actions with impunity to the benefit of their third party special interests. All the while taxpayers pay for the grand deception of honesty in government and rule of law as they are routinely cheated and lied to on a daily basis. The Demo Rat method of operation.

Nope. Haven’t changed my political opinion at all, and not surrendering, rather just focusing on what I believe to be the best course of action for me personally at this juncture in my life as I certainly am not getting younger. (Although the desert in some ways does simulate such feelings as being young again – possibly due to all the new things being learned?) Life is too precious to waste on state protected cheats, liars and bureaucratic criminals. I’m tired of the ANTI-AMERICAN DEMO RAT DRAMA (impossible without a corrupted Main Stream Media – finally unmasked as the crucial co-conspirator it is) they talk and talk and talk about American values and the good things they do while waving the red, white and blue and screwing the American Citizen and Patriot at every imaginable opportunity.

Yes indeed, multiply my previous comments and opinions a 100 times or so as these DEMO RAT TRAITORS AND SUBTLE TERRORISTS MUST BE REMOVED FROM ANY POSITION OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY ASAP IF WE ARE TO SAVE THIS GREAT NATION from its obvious direction towards destruction. THEY (DEMS) ARE WOLVES IN SHEEP CLOTHING WHO CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO DESTROY OUR AMERICA (emphasis on the all inclusive “OUR”) in any way they believe might be effective which necessarily operates through disinformation and surreptitious betrayal of legal American citizens at every level of government. And what have public schools been teaching impressionable students for many years? Effective correction takes time.

DEMO RATS will continue to fail miserably and will eventually exhaust the supply of traditional American compassion, sensitivity and understanding for activities now clearly identified and recognized as Anti-American, unconstitutional and an assault on our system of justice and Rule of Law. Freedom of Speech and the speaking of truth has been suppressed long enough by these tyrants and the time for public accountability is rapidly approaching. Stay informed and do what you can to save YOUR AMERICA……. but enjoy life and appreciate the blessings we all will continue to receive as American Citizens and Patriots of this indeed exceptional and God Blessed Nation.

My best to you and yours, Lew

Yup, well worth the time it takes to enlarge each image and read the narrative. Frankly, this material has confirmed a number of things I have believed about this COVID-19 nightmare since the beginning and how it fits quite well with everything else these TRAITORS HAVE DONE, AND ARE CONTINUING TO DO to OUR COUNTRY. What do you think about such documented betrayal of the AMERICAN TAXPAYING CITIZEN by their own government and officials? – (Not to mention the threat to life on this planet with such “Gain A Function” research.) And not just that one treacherous politician either – don’t forget the commissioned and appointed vast armies of private consultants, corporations, companies, , blah blah blah….. all blurring the lines of responsibility and accountability for that coveted sanctuary of plausible deniability when the shroud of conspiracy is lifted. What about the Leftist brainwashing of our children in public school? (Referencing those schools not carefully monitored by TRUE EDUCATORS, parents, guardians, etc. Although this Anti-American process had certainly been slumbering in our public schools for decades despite clear warnings, only recently has “the country” as a whole observed and truly appreciated the resulting societal harm triggering yet another positive GREAT AWAKENING with proposed corrective action. )

The Rule of Law has been transformed into non regulated/enforced suggestions for the elite special interests while taxpayers are compelled to increasingly fund organizations and activities that are clearly in opposition to their own CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS? Have you considered all the rigged elections at every level of government in every State in OUR UNION? The outrageous and politically LEFT MOTIVATED Presidential impeachment frauds utilizing carefully constructed fabrications of truth mixed with the traditional propaganda of foreign governments? AND THEN THE EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DISINFORMATION ACROSS AMERICA by a corrupted Main Stream Media? (Well, perhaps once “main stream” but increasingly less so with each passing day.) Open borders which only fuel a host of other very serious economic and social problems for OUR COUNTRY and OUR LEGAL CITIZENS? Law enforcement and intelligence entities intended to DEFEND OUR COUNTRY reconfigured to target political opponents while true American patriots are fed a consistent barrage of disinformation from the current ANTI-AMERICAN appointed administration that is destroying OUR COUNTRY with DECISIONS AND ACTIVITIES that defy any basic concept of COMMON SENSE?

Sorry, bad day for self expression. I need to do something else. Later.

My best to you and yours, Lew

Right click the below image, open in new tab/window, then you can enlarge each image and read the narrative. Such utter betrayal!

The political pendulum is in motion

And will correct recent BAD HISTORY

And while traitors scoff at “a little red wave”

They’ll be hit with an ALL AMERICAN TSUNAMI!

Certainly there are always exceptions to any rule (or suggestion). There are a number of DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS whose courageous stand against their own misdirected Democrat party speaks volumes as to their overriding honorable character and duty to America and her LEGAL CITIZENS. NEVER-the-LESS, ANYONE supporting this Anti-American policy of the DEMOCRATS should be removed from office as soon as possible in an attempt to limit the INTENTIONAL DAMAGE to OUR COUNTRY and LEGAL CITIZENS – along with the massive global distrust being generated due to this CRIMINALLY APPOINTED FAILURE of a treacherous president. This blanket statement certainly also applies to all the RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) who have also betrayed this country as posers of true American conservative values when they swim in the same SWAMP. Just wanted to clarify that there are always exceptions to every rule ….. or in this case, suggestion. Essentially, what I am advocating is dumping EVERY SINGLE ANTI-AMERICAN POLITICIAN REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION. (Assuming of course this country will have open and honest elections again.)

My best to you and yours, Lew

Strange times, yeah?

My best to you and yours, Lew

President Joe Biden delivers remarks in Washington on Sept. 3, 2021. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Executive Branch

By Jack Phillips September 19, 2021 Updated: September 19, 2021 biggersmallerPrint

The Biden administration has issued a warning that the pending federal debt crisis might trigger an economic recession that would affect economic growth and trigger job losses across the United States.

“Hitting the debt ceiling could cause a recession. Economic growth would falter, unemployment would rise, and the labor market could lose millions of jobs,” the White House said in a letter (pdf) to state and local governments that was released Sept. 17.

Arguing that Congress needs to raise or suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, the administration said the debt crisis may affect the country’s recovery after the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. In July, Congress missed its deadline to suspend or raise the debt limit, prompting several recent warnings from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that her agency will exhaust its cash reserves.

“The U.S. economy has just begun to recover from the pandemic and a manufactured debt ceiling crisis would threaten the gains we’ve made and the future recovery,” the White House said.

If the United States defaults for the first time in its history should Congress not act, a number of federally funded programs could be stopped, the White House letter continued to say. That includes Medicaid, infrastructure funding, and disaster relief efforts.

“If the U.S. defaults on its obligations, the ripple effects will hurt cities and states across the country,” the letter added, further saying that the S&P 500 could plunge due to a prolonged standoff.

The warning comes after Congress approved trillions of dollars in spending and relief packages in recent months, while Democrats are currently pushing a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill designed to provide funding for a variety of new programs targeting social welfare, the climate, and some infrastructure projects. Because trillions of dollars have been injected into the economy, some have expressed concern that the measures are triggering a rise in inflation, which has rattled markets in recent weeks, although the Federal Reserve has said it believes the inflation spike is transitory.

Yellen recently spoke with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to try to get Republican senators on board with the debt limit increase. The GOP leader told media outlets, however, that he doesn’t believe any Republicans would vote to raise the debt limit.

“I can’t imagine a single Republican in this environment that we’re in now—this free-for-all for taxes and spending—to vote to raise the debt limit,” McConnell told Punchbowl News.

But some Biden administration officials have said they’re optimistic that Congress will take action in the coming weeks to avoid a crisis.

“We have seen this done in a bipartisan way consistently and the best way to do this is without a lot of drama, without a lot of self-inflicted harm to the economy and to our country, and that’s what we’re going to do,” National Economic Council Director Brian Deese was quoted by Bloomberg News as saying. “Now there’s a lot of posturing on this issue, but we’re confident at the end of the day we’ll get this done.”

The current national debt total is about $28.7 trillion. In July 2019, Congress suspended the debt ceiling, which prevents the federal government from taking on a certain amount of national debt for two years.