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Apr 9 2022

CEO Devin Nunes Provides an Update on Truth Social Media Platform – Web Based Access Likely in Next Few Weeks


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on April 8, 2022

During an interview with One America News {SEE HERE}, and another with The Washington Times {SEE HERE}, CEO Devin Nunes discussed the future of the social media platform Truth Social.

According to Mr. Nunes’ interview with the Washington Times, “Bottom line is it’s the fastest-growing social media company in history,” he said.  Also telling OAN and the Washington Times that a web-based version of the platform is likely to launch in the next several weeks which will allow all users to join.

Currently, the platform is exclusive to Apple users via an app access to create accounts and engage with the platform.  An Android version of the same app is anticipated soon.  Using the mobile platforms for user engagement, the company does not currently need extensive proprietary server hosting capacity.  However, to build out the web-based platform the data demand will require a significant expansion of server capacity.

It appears, from the interviews, that launching a web-based version of Truth Social [TruthSocial.com] will be coming in the next several weeks. As noted by the Times, “Truth Social’s critical startup move is to insulate the platform from Big Tech by using friendly servers that will keep it online. That web access to sign up on TruthSocial.com should happen in weeks; “Because we’re building this from scratch without using any of the tech tyrants, anyone who can cancel us, we have to go methodically, step by step, to ensure both quality and reliability,” Mr. Nunes says.

Washington Times Interview Here

Once they launch the web-based version of the platform, they are quickly going to have to figure out how to generate revenue.   Data service capacity and performance are very expensive.  That’s the reason why Twitter never included an edit feature before.

Each individual user engagement generates what’s known as “an ajax call”- a request to the server base.  Hitting a like button is an ajax call.  The reason the features cost so much money is the exponential scale of users on the platform.   If 1 million users are on the service when you hit a “like” button, the call and return from the server bank does not only need to show you the result, it also needs to show every other user the result.  With 1 million users, that translates to 1 million ajax call returns.

Facebook likely has a warehouse sized server bank just to handle the “like feature” all by itself.  Now, imagine the scale of server expansion needed to deliver an edited comment response to all simultaneous users on Twitter.  That’s why social media platforms are not profitable, they are still exhaustively expensive for data processing (functions per millisecond) and data capacity (simultaneous registered users).

Trust me, CTH is very well aware of how much these things cost.  I can only imagine the burn rate of cash Truth Social will incur as soon as everyone can gain access.  Their server banks will need to expand in scale and speed, likely to end up filling buildings the size of airports with hardware.  That doesn’t count the back-up systems.

People who want alternative free speech platforms, and yet simultaneously criticize the time it takes to get these systems up and running, most certainly do not understand the scale of the technical challenges and issues.   I can foresee Truth Social needing their own independent advertising platform also, which will essentially be like adding a Madison avenue executive set of offices to the organization.

They are going to need revenue that is not subject to the whims of other third-party payment processors and develop advertising systems outside the behemoth overlords at Google.  These are not easy challenges to overcome.

Apr 9 2022

Republican Voter Registrations Surging in Pennsylvania Ahead of May 17 Primary


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on April 8, 2022 | Sundance

April 8, 2022 | Sundance | 209 Comments

Reuters has an interesting article about changes within the Pennsylvania electorate and a surge in Republican voter registration.   One of the key notes from their research is a large shift in Democrat registration voters switching to the Republican Party. “Republicans have converted four Democrats for every Republican who has switched to the Democratic Party, according to data published by Pennsylvania’s Department of State.”

In the Keystone State Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey is retiring this year, and Pennsylvanians will vote for governor following the exit of Democrat Tom Wolf.  Voter registration ends May 2nd, and the Pennsylvania primary is May 17th {link} [General election Nov 8].

The Pennsylvania voters, interviewed by Reuters, shared the issues they consider important to them including (1) crushing inflation, gas prices, (2) economy overall, (3) major rise in crime, (4) border security, and (5) cultural issues to include the leftist shift in education.

Even in strong Democrat districts like Philadelphia, the outcomes of Democrat local and national policies are turning voters toward the Republican Party.

The Reuters article frames the issue in terms of a warning to Democrats for the 2022 election, using example of voter registration shifts in key states.  However, as we have seen from the experience with the professionally Republican Party, if there’s one organization who can (intentionally) screw up an opportunity for push-back against advancing leftism, on either the state or especially the federal level, it’s the GOPe.

(Reuters) […] In addition to inflation and other economic issues, a growing number of Pennsylvania voters have become disillusioned with the Democratic Party over its perceived shift leftward on cultural matters, said Terry Madonna, a senior fellow in residence at Millersville University, a longtime political analyst in the state.

Madonna pointed to Republican Glenn Youngkin, who won the governorship of Virginia last year after campaigning on a promise to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools, as an indicator of what will resonate with Pennsylvania voters.

“It’s not just inflation,” Madonna said, noting that Republicans scored a series of victories in municipal elections in the Philadelphia suburbs last year. “I think it’s a combination of things.” (read more)

Apr 8 2022

Nunes: Building Truth Social piece-by-piece to prevent Big Tech cancellation


Posted original on Rumble by Devin Nunes  Published originally on April 7, 2022 

Trump Media & Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes joins One America News’ Dan Ball to discuss the latest news regardless Truth Social and Special Counsel John Durham on April 7, 2022.

Apr 8 2022

German Parliament Rejects Vaccine Mandate


Posted originally on the conservative tree hose on April 7, 2022 | Sundance 

Despite western media presentations of vaccine outlooks in what they frame as progressive Germany, the country actually has one of the lower vaccination rates in Europe. About 76% of Germans have one dose of vaccine compared to an average of 80% in France, Italy and Spain.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated earlier in the year, the only way forward through the COVID-19 pandemic was a national vaccine mandate.

Anticipating limited support for the measure, Scholz’s tenuous coalition government constructed a law they thought would have widespread support.  Those over 60-years of age would have a mandatory vaccination, and those 18 to 59 would have a mandatory conversation with their doctors about the vaccination.

The members of parliament were told to follow their conscience as Scholz’s law was brought to the floor for a vote.  The vaccine law failed to pass parliament as 378 members voted against it, 296 voted in favor.  The legislative defeat has stunned the ruling German coalition.

BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) – Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday voted against a bill requiring anyone aged 60 and over to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a defeat for Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

[…] In an attempt to avoid another wave of the virus in the autumn, the cross-party proposal required citizens aged 60 and over to be vaccinated from Oct. 15.  […]  Of the 683 parliamentarians who voted, 378 voted against the bill and 296 in favour, triggering cheers from far-right AfD lawmakers. It was a free vote, with lawmakers not told to follow party lines.

However, the defeat is a setback for Scholz who had even summoned his foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, to leave a NATO meeting in Brussels to return for the vote.

Scholz had last week been forced to drop plans for mandatory vaccinations for over 18s as he could not muster a parliamentary majority.

Dirk Wiese, a lawmaker involved in initiating the bill, blamed opposition conservatives, saying they blocked the bill to hurt the government.

“The CDU/CSU (conservatives) have unscrupulously answered a question of conscience,” Wiese said in a statement.

The bill’s failure reflects the challenging policy-making dynamics of the ruling coalition, comprising Scholz’s Social Democrats, the Greens and liberal Free Democrats who disagree on many issues. (read more)

Apparently, the viewpoint of medical autonomy, freedom and individual liberty is still alive in Germany.  If the reports of vaccine rates are accurate, 24% of German have rejected the vaccine completely, and now 55% of MP’s have rejected the government demand to make the vaccine mandatory.

Apr 7 2022

Unvaccinated New York State Judges and Court Employees Face Punishment


Posted originally on TrialSite New by StaffApril 6, 2022

Unvaccinated New York State Judges and Court Employees Face Punishment

Vaccine mandates in New York City and New York State have been challenged and protested. Municipal workers in New York City have been terminated for not being vaccinated along with police officers. Now, it appears, court workers in New York State who haven’t complied with the state’s vaccine mandate are beginning to receive letters terminating their employment. This even after it’s clear from the science that the COVID-19 vaccines don’t stop community transmission with highly transmissible sub-variant mutants such as Omicron or BA.2.

Lawsuits to Follow

Like other government workers, the New York court employees will be filing a lawsuit against the New York State Unified Court System (NYS UCS). Administrators for the New York court system announced 103 employees have been fired and another 12 have retired or resigned for not complying with the state’s vaccine mandate. Four unvaccinated judges face misconduct charges, including a justice who sits on the state’s high court.

Judges Cannot Be Fired

On March 21st, the New York state court system informed 150 employees they would be terminated by April 4th if they didn’t get the covid shot. This included the four unvaccinated judges. According to New York State Law, judges cannot be fired by The Office of Court Administration, but judges can be barred from conducting arraignments, forced to work from home, and can be referred to the Commission for Judicial Conduct. Because the judges can’t be terminated, the unions for the court workers are claiming there’s a “double standard.” The unvaccinated court employees have been barred from courthouses until they can show proof of vaccination.

Protests Are Scheduled

More than a dozen unions representing court employees across New York will appear before the Public Employment Relations Board after the deadline, to argue the vaccine mandate violates labor laws. “We’ve got 22 people who’ve been served with this notice, and I believe that they’re going to stand by their convictions and that they are willing to lose their job over this,” said Pat Cullen, president of the Supreme Court Officers union. These are not the first protests in The Empire State over the vaccine requirement. The mandate was put into effect in September.

Apr 7 2022

COVID Outbreak on 100% Vaccinated Cruise Ship


Armstrong Economics Blog/Vaccine Re-Posted Apr 7, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

Princess Cruises requires all passengers and crew members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Yet, a ship of only vaccinated individuals recently docked in San Francisco after experiencing a COVID outbreak. “Guests and crew vaccination rates were at 100 percent,” the company confirmed after saying it has been operating under CDC guidelines for the entire pandemic.

Around 70% of cruise liners reported layoffs and furloughs due to the pandemic. The industry lost at least $63 billion between 2020 and 2021 when cruise ships were either prohibited from operating or experienced a decline in travelers due to fear. There are numerous examples of cruise ships experiencing COVID outbreaks despite vaccination mandates to board.

The CDC recently lowered cruise ship risks to “moderate; level 2” after deeming them “highest-risk- level 4” after the initial omicron outbreak. They never prohibited cruises during flu season or nearly dismantled an entire industry for a virus with a negligible death rate. The vaccine does not prevent infection. The vaccine does not prevent transmission. This is yet another unintentional case study proving that this was never “a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

Apr 4 2022

WHO: COVID Vaccine Can Cause Hearing Loss


Armstrong Economics Blog/Tyranny Re-Posted Apr 4, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

The skeptics were concerned about the long-term effects of the mRNA vaccines. “Safe and effective” was the slogan promoted to the masses as the major pharmaceutical companies refused to reveal their initial studies. We know that the vaccine can cause heart inflammation (myocarditis), menstrual changes, anaphylaxis, thrombosis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and even death.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting on a new side effect: hearing loss. The WHO has recorded 367 cases of tinnitus and 164 cases of hearing loss. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine specifically was responsible for around 80% of reported cases, according to the WHO. Hearing loss is not currently listed as a side effect of the vaccine, and only the Janssen product has been flagged for causing tinnitus (primarily in women).

Yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still asks people as young as five to take the “safe and effective” vaccine. I fear that additional ailments will present themselves as time goes on. Bottom line: these vaccines are not safe. Governments can no longer ignore this fact, and yet, they are continually forcing the masses to take countless doses of this poison.

“Trust the science!” Oh, sorry, what was that? I did not hear you.

Apr 4 2022

President Trump Endorses Sarah Palin for Congress


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on April 3, 2022 | Sundance |

Today, President Donald Trump gives his complete and total endorsement to Sarah Palin:

Visit Sarah For Alaska HERE

Sarah Palin enters a crowded field of nearly 40 candidates to fill the seat held by Don Young, who died last month.  Alaska’s special election’s primary is scheduled for June 11th. The top four candidates will advance to the general election on Aug. 16th.

Apr 1 2022

Dr. Oz: Concerning Schools Forcing Kids To Get Boosted


Posted originally on Newsmax TV  on March 31, 2022 on Rumble

Dr. Mehmet Oz joins us to discuss Biden’s Covid policies and why they are failing to make Americans safer.

Mar 30 2022

Nigel Farage: Trump Was Right Again


Armstrong Economics Blog/Energy Re-Posted Mar 30, 2022 by Martin Armstrong

German delegates openly laughed at former President Donald Trump for demanding energy independence and warning that their nation would become completely reliant on Russian energy. “Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation,” Trump stated clearly. Now, Germany is issuing warnings that an energy crisis is on the horizon.

As Nigel stated, those who accused Trump of doing Putin’s bidding have made themselves completely dependent upon Russia. I do agree that Trump’s “New York-style” did not suit everyone, as Nigel politely stated, but as a result, America has a brittle old man in power who is too timid to speak clearly or accurately. The media painted Trump as Putin’s pawn. Yet, the Steele Dossier proved to be fake. Russian collusion proved to be fake. Most media outlets have failed to redact their false reports, and the public at large still believes that Trump was sacrificing domestic policy in favor of Russia. The clear ties between the Biden family and Ukraine have been ignored. The decision-makers ignored all the facts that were staring them in the face years ago and are responsible for the energy crisis.