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We will speak with independent journalist allan nairn and unit organizer Jane Mcalevey got how to stop and electoral coup and what went wrong in the 2000 flood recount. Then georgia flips blue for now, as joe biden pulls ahead of trump for the first time in extraordinarily tight race for the states 16 elecral votes. Ware patitly watchg as demoacy is mos definitely at stake in to see whether or no georgia will fp for thecratic candidate for First Time Since 1992. Amy will in the u. S. , millions of people are mesmerized by the president ial race, ipuerto ric the isld is dealg with its own race that produced very different results, including the election of afro puerto rican human rights feminist and l lgbtq activist ana irma rivera lassen. Is i am anmeans bt and others the black woman. The discrimination some of us may face. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. Democric president ial nominee joe biden has taken a roughly 900vote lead in georgia as mailin ballots continue to be counted in key battleground states. According to the Associated Press, biden has secured 264 electoral votes and needs to win just one of the undecided battleground states to top the needed 270. Biden is also expanding his leading in nevada and gaining ground in pennsylvania, where trumps lead is down to 18,000 votes with over 160,000 absentee ballots still uncounted. Bidens lead in the popular vote is now approaching 4 million and is expected to keep growing significantly. On thursday, joe biden called for all votes to be counted. Mr. Biden in america, the vote is sacred. It is how people in this nation express their wealth. It is the will of the voters, no one, not anything else, that chooses the president of the United States of america. Must be counted and that is what were going to see going through now and that is how it should be. Amy President Trump addressed the nation early thursday evening and falsely claimed victory and accused democrats of trying to steal the election. He offered no evidence to back up his claims. Pres. Trump we think there is going to be a lot of litigation as we have so much evidence, so much proof, and it is going to end up perhaps at the highest court in the land. We will see. But we think there will be a lot of litigation because we cant have an election stolen like this. Amy abc, cbs, nbc, and msnbc all stopped airing trumps speech live because it was filled with lies about the election and the vote counting process. On thursday, the Trump Campaign faced multiple setbacks in the courtroom. In georgia, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming without evidence that some 53 absentee ballots arrived too late to be counted. In michigan a judge rejected the campaigns request to stop the counting of absentee ballots. In pennsylvania a federal judge dismissed a republican request to halt vote counting in philadelphia. The Trump Campaign had initially claimed its observers had been barred from monitoring the count , but in the courtroom, a lawyer for the campaign admitted that the trump team did in fact have observers inside. The judge, who was appointed by george w. Bush, said im sorry, then whats your problem . Meanwhile, in nevada, the Trump Campaign announced plans to ask a federal court to stop the counting of improper votes. Nevada Election Officials say there is no evidence of improper ballots being counted. The Trump Campaign did succeed in pennsylvania on one minor legal fight as a state judge ruled Trump Campaign workers can get closer to the ballot counting in philadelphia. From Something Like 20 feet to six feet. Meanwhile, Trump Campaign Legal Adviser Harmeet Dylan told fox business the campaign is hoping new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney barrett will help trump win the presidency if a case does make its way to the Supreme Court. Were waiting for the United States freeport, which the president has nominated three justices, to step in and do something. Hopefully, Amy Coney Barrett will come through. Amy meanwhile, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham has publicly agreed that republican state legislators in pennsylvania and other states should consider invalidating the will of the voters and appoint republican electors to the Electoral College regardless of the vote outcome. Republicans control the legislatures in wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan, north carolina, georgia, and arizona. Senator graham was asked about this by sean hannity on fox news. Should these republican lawmakers in pennsylvania and elsewhere, if there is corruption they dont abide by the law and dont allow observers in as the law calls for, should they did invalidate this . I think every thing should be on the table, so there is the process of observing an election that is being violated philadelphia elections are cricket as a snake. Amy concern is growing that supporters of trump may begin using violence to disrupt the electoral process. On thursday, the president s son donald trump jr. Called for total war over this election. This comes as police in philadelphia have arrested two men after receiving a tip that men armed with ar15s were driving a hummer up from virginia to attack the Pennsylvania Convention center where votes are still being counted. Police stopped the vehicle just north of the convention center. The hummer had several stickers connected to the protrump qanon conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, Election Officials are openly saying they are worried about the safety of their staff due to a spike in threats. Joe gloria is the registrar in clark county, nevada, where votes are still being counted. I can tell you my wife and my mother are very concerned for me, but we have security here. We have Law Enforcement who are protecting us. I am concerned for the safety of my staff. We are putting measures into place to make sure we have the security that is necessary. Amy meanwhile, the secret service is reportedly sending reinforcements to wilmington, delaware, to protect joe biden, who could gi a victory speech as early as today. Meanwhile, twitter has permanently banned President Trumps former Campaign Manager steve bannon from the platform after he called for the beheading of the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, and fbi director christopher wray. Bannon made the comment on his podcast war room pandemic. I would like to go back to the whole times of tutor, england. I would put the heads on pikes. I would put them at the two corners of the white house. As a warning to federal bureaucrats. Either get with the program, or you are gone. Amy here in new york, Police Arrested 18 demonstrators during a nighttime protest against President Trumps attempt to steal the election. Meanwhile, in phoenix, arizona, supporters of trump briefly scuffled with supporters of biden outside and maricopa unty elections department. In other election news, georgia may now be facing two Runoff Senate elections in january and the ouome could decide which Party Controls the senate. Georgia republican senator david perdue has fallen below the needed 50 to beat democrat jon ossoff outright. At the time of this broadcast, perdue was at 49. 8 . A runoff is already set for republican georgia senator Kelly Loeffler and reverend Raphael Warnock for the states other senate seat. Meanwhile in michigan, Republican Senate candidate challenger john james is refusing to concede to democratic senator gary peters. James has asked for an investigation into the vote but has presented no evidence of wrongdoing. International election observers who monitored tuesdays vote say they found no evidence to support President Trumps claim of voter fraud. The organization for security and cooperation in europe delegation was headed by german lawmaker Michael Georg link who said baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, notably by the incumbent president , including on Election Night, harm public trust in democratic institutions. The United States recorded more than 120,000 new coronavirus cases, the highest one day total of any country since the pandemic began. The u. S. Recorded more cases on thursday alone than either china or japan have reported in total since the pandemic began. Cases have hit record highs in 20 states with the largest increases in colorado, maine, minnesota, and iowa. Meanwhile, the state of new jersey released more than 2000 prisoners on thursday in an attempt to reduce the spread of covid19 inside the states prison system. In international news, britain began a fourweek lockdown on thursday. Greece has announced a threeweek shutdown starting on sunday. In economic news, another 751,000 people filed for unemployment last week in the United States. Over 30 million have sought unemployment aid since the pandemic began. This comes as feeding america warns the number of people facing Food Insecurity in the u. S. Could rise to over 50 millioth year, iluding 1 milln childr, due tohe pandemic. 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Freedom friday was inspired by 40 cameroonian hunger strikers who protested ,ntiblackness, antiafricaness and racismnder louisiana. Today, some of those hunger stkers are set f deportation on tuesday. Please join us in calling the congressional black caus to theseor theelease of cameroonianfor tps, a to lift black imgrants within the detention and outside of detention. Amy in ntral america, hurricane eta has killed at least 57 people as the storm caused heavy rains and flooding. Most of the deaths have been in guatemala, where the Associated Press reports at least 42 were killed due to mud slides. Massive floods were also reported across the Atlantic Coast of honduras, including in San Pedro Sula where hundreds of people were evacuated. Yesterday afternoon, videos of a completely flooded San Pedro Sula International Airport emerged on social media. At least 13 people have died in honduras. Israeli authorities have demolished the palestinian bedouin village of Khirbet Humsah in the occupied west bank, leaving 73 people homeless, including 41 minors. These really military me with jeeps and bulldozer they ordered us to mtr homes. The only get is 10 minutes. At is not enough time to emp even a sgle tent. We did not have time to remove everything. They demolished it all with our ings insid amy accordi to the iseli Human Rights Group btselem, israel leveled 18 tents and sheds that housed 11 families as well as the villages kitchens, toets, livesck pens, wer ntainers, d two solar panels. The demolition occurred on esday. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh accused israel of timing the demolition to take place when much of the world was focused on the u. S. Election accordg to the uted nations israel has destroyed nearly 700 structures in the west bank this year, displacing about 870 palestinians. In brazil, the eldest son of rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with embezzlement and money laundering. The charges stem from flavio bolsonaros time as a congressman prior to his fathers election. Flavio is now a senator in brazil. The imprisoned saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has begun her 12th day on a hunger strike. On thursday, a u. N. Committee expressed alarm over her physical and Mental Health and wellbeing and called on the saudi king to release her. Alhathloul was arrested in may 2018 after leading a movement to lift a ban on women drivers and to overhaul the male guardianship system in saudi arabia. The state department has informed congress of plans to sell 18 armed drones to the united arab emirates. The Trump Administration recently eased restrictions on exporting armed drones to ales. This comes despite a warning earlier this year from the United Nations that the world is entering a dangerous second drone age as more nations obtain armed drones that can be used for targeted killings outside of war zones. And in labor news, dairy workers in Washington State won a major victory thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled they are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. For decades farmworkers have been exempted from state and federal overtime laws. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman in new york with Juan Gonzalez in new brunswick, new jersey. Hi, juan. Juan hi, amy. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. Amy we are starting with our top news as President Trump doubles down on unsubstantiated claims of election rigging, concern is growing that supporters of trump may begin using violence to disrupt the ectoral process. Trump addressed the nation thursday night from the white house, falsely claiming victory and accusing democrats of trying to steal the election. He offered no evidence to back up his claims. Pres. Trump we think there going to be a lot of litigation because we have so much evidence, so much proof, and it is going to end up perhaps at the highest court in the land. We will see. But we think there will be a lot of ligation because we cant have an election stolen like this. Abc, cbs, nbc, and msnbc all stopped airing trumps speech live because it was filled with lies about the election and the vote counting process. On thursday, the president s son donald trump, jr. Called for total war over this election. Trumps supporters have protested at ballotcounting locations in phoenix, las vegas, atlanta, detroit, and philadelphia where police have arrested two men after receiving a tip that men armed with ar15s were driving a hummer up from virginia to attack the Pennsylvania Convention center where votes are being counted. Police stopped the vehicle just north of the convention center. The hummer had several stickers connected to the protrump qanon conspiracy theory. Election Officials Say they are worried about the safety of their staff due to a spike in threats. This is joe gloria, the registrar in clark county, nevada, where votes are still being counted. I can tell you my wife and my mother are very concerned for me, but we have security here. We have Law Enforcement who are protecting us. I am concerned for the safety of my staff. Were putting measures into place to make sure we have the security that is necessary. Amy this comes as former trump advisor Sebastian Gorka used his show on Salem Radio Networks to network to protest how votes are being counted. Gorka left the white house in 2017 after reports emerged of his ties to a naziallied group and racist paramilitary militia while he served as a hungarian politician. This is what he said thursday. We need them to enforce the rule of law. And if the local bureaucrats prevent us from seeing the evidence, from seeing the legitimate vote, we need the u. S. Marshals to deploy and they need to break down the doors of those polling stations and stop the crimes being committed. It is that simple. Amy also on thursday, twitter moved to permanently ban President Trumps now indicted former Campaign Manager