UpRight: Recent Episodes
Kevin Arthur
Right-of-center political guy Kevin Arthur hosts interviews, deep dives, and other information that impacts the world, with a southwestern US focus.
Facebook - @KevinSanDiego619
MeWe - mewe.com/i/kevinsandiego
Parler and other platforms - @KevinSanDiego
At Christmastime I want hope. I want to know all is right with the world and that some Grinch isn't trying to ruin this Christmas and every Christmas to come. That's why looking at this election and not giving up on seeing it through is so important no matter who's side you are on. Because elections MATTER. Cheating and stealing elections MATTERS because if we don't do something now, the precedence it sets for all future elections should concern not only every American, but people all over the world who see America as that shining city on a hill where freedom and right give THEM hope.
So in this episode I boil down for you the details of the Trump case and explain why some things are the way they are and why it's not over yet.
Why do people keep saying that Trump has lost 50 or 60 court cases?
Have the courts really even looked at the evidence?
Were there really specific issues in vote counting centers?
Why do these state legislatures keep meeting in conference centers?
How does the Supreme Court not hearing the Texas case change the outcome?
What is the strategy now and how has it changed?
In today's episode, I talk to improv performer Charlie Alegria about how different actions are affecting the day to day lives of performers and theaters here in California. We actually recorded this before the election and so some of it might be a little out of date, but there's some great info throughout.
"I don't know if this platform will let me say it. I don't know if any platform will let me say it. But God help me, I'm gonna say it."
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I read through the two statements from the two Board of Canvassers Commissioners explaining how they were more or less railroaded into agreeing to certify the election results in their county in the Detroit area.
Do we live in some kangaroo court third world country now? This all flies in the face of democracy and fair elections. Listen to hear how and why.
SHOW NOTES
Statement 1: https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/20201118184530537.pdf
Statement 2: https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/img-201118215108%20%281%29.pdf
Mindy Robinson shares what it's like as as conservative in Hollywood, and some of the shenanigans she saw during her recent run for congress.
SHOW NOTES
#4 – Ruth Weiss Interview
Election Integrity Project CA, NV, AZ, ARhttp://www.eip-ca.com
Mock ballots sent out to test mail delivery of ballots (CBS News)
CA Secretary of State Spokesperson: Only active registered voters to receive a CA ballot
USPS whistleblowers report back dating ballots to election day - Project Veritas Channel
FACT CHECK – Wagon video was photographer and equipment (Washington Post)
Further Reading
https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/political-insider-explains-voter-fraud-with-mail-in-ballots/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/08/new-jersey-mail-carrier-charged-with-throwing-mail-in-ballots-away/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/04/21/15-election-results-that-were-thrown-out-because-of-fraudulent-mail-in-ballots/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/23/how-weaponizing-mail-in-ballots-could-create-constitutional-crisis/
SHOW NOTES
Episode 3 - California Governor Newsom in CourtFollow Brittany on Twitter: @BrutalBrittany2 & Parler: @BrutalBrittany
VotingCA Secretary of State website - voting resources, ballot tracking, polling place lookup, and dropbox locations
References & Further ReadingGov. Newsom sued by Legislators Gallagher and Kiley R-Rocklin (California Globe)
Judge allows suit against Gov. Newsom to proceed (SoCalRecord.com)
“Burn your masks” - Michigan Gov. Whitmer loses in MI Supreme Court (Western Journal)
Further Reading on Gov. Whitmer’s chain of rescinded and reissued executive orders
News story (9and10news.com)
MI Governor executive order index (Michigan.gov)
Facebook search “sutter county superior court” declared dangerous content due to allegations of conspiracy and violence – why? (Senator Shannon Grove facebook post with screenshot)
CLARIFICATION Gov. Newsom’s legal team petitioned to get a judge removed from the case due to bias (called a “preemptory challenge”), not “kicked off” the bench entirely (California Globe)
Spokesperson for CA Secretary of State “Only active registered voters will be mailed a ballot” (Capradio.org)
Election Integrity Project claims some CA residents received ballots for people who moved out of state over a decade ago (CBS Local Los Angeles)
California alone accounts for almost half of national polling location cuts (Vice.com)
Matt Walsh – The problem with alleging both hacking and misinformation claims (Dailywire.com)
Facebook to reduce censorship after the election
The Russian Internet Research Agency […] “appeared to be in the earliest stages of building an audience” (NY Times)
SHOW NOTES
Working on getting some artwork for the podcast. More uploads on the way.
Paul’s Recommendations, My TL;DR Summary
Prop 14 - This is a big fat NO. This one is so wasteful it’s gross. Why hand $5.5 BILLION to some group for their pet building project when we can fund research directly? Government waste at its absolute worst.
Prop 15 - Absolutely No. “The problem isn’t funding for schools. The problem is allocating for schools.”
Prop 16 - No
Prop 17 - No. Criminals already get voting restored after three years if they do not return to crime.
Prop 18 - No
Prop 19 - No
Prop 20 - Yes. Violent crimes and felonies need to be defined as such.
Prop 21 - No
Prop 22 - We did not agree on this one. Paul recommended a NO so that big businesses remain on the hook to repeal AB5 entirely. I feel that this approach is futile considering the egos and agendas in Sacramento and recommend a YES vote to send a message to legislators that voters are disgusted with AB5 and get them to relent on the out-of-control governmental overreach we have been seeing lately.
Prop 23 - No. Dialysis is an extremely routine medical procedure. This is just not necessary.
Prop 24 - No. The potential for misuse and abuse of this far reaching law (DNA? Seriously??) is chilling.
Prop 25 - Just No. The algorithm is a secret, and prone to errors and political manipulation. Another chilling one.
References and Further ReadingCA Secretary of State propositions page - You can select the propositions and then select “Text of Proposed Law (PDF)” in the dropdown menu on the right column to view the full proposition text.
2020 Family Voter Guide
VotersEdge.orgThe Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act - wikipedia pageExposing Slate Mailers YouTube Video with Craig HueyCraig Huey's Comprehensive CA Voter GuideNever Bored Balloons YouTube Channel
Tim Pool Video on Machine Learning and Input Biashttps://youtu.be/xbdumWl5sdQ?t=350
https://youtu.be/xbdumWl5sdQ?t=622
CA AB 5 Clean Up Bill AB 2257 ArticlesNational Law Review
TheHill - OpEd
JD Supra
Episode 1 - Brittany Sheehan “Year in the Life” - UP AND COMER interviewOn today’s FIRST EVER show I interview up and comer “Brutal” Brittany Sheehan about her involvement in campaigns and efforts around the United States. Just this year, she’s done everything from organizing one of the first caravan protests of 2020 to helping record a country music video in Miami.
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SHOW NOTES
Follow Brittany SheehanTwitter: @BrutalBrittany2
Parler: @BrutalBrittany
3:13 - Supreme Court Decision: Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada, et al.
FACT CHECK: The dissent was written by Justice Alito, not Justice Kavanaugh.
SCOTUS Blog
Full text of the dissent
7:00 - Mindy Robinsonhttps://www.mindyrobinsonforcongress.com/
Twitter: @iheartmindy
MAGA video
8:00 - In-person polling locations reduced in some states, signing ballot envelopesNevada Current - what-you-need-to-know-about-nevadas-vote-by-mail-primary-election
LA Times - signature-verification-rules-lawsuits
Capradio.org - making sure your vote gets counted
More on ballot requirements in your stateBallot verification: National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) - how states verify ballots
Signature discrepancies: NCSL - states-that-permit-voters-to-correct-signature-discrepancies
11:00 - All-mail election ballots going to all registered voters, some not active votersNBCbayarea.com - california-sending-ballots-to-all-voters
LA cbslocal.com - nearly-400000-california-ballots-sent-to-people-who-moved-out-of-state-or-died
16:40 - Examples of CA Legislature bending procedural rules – I will try to get interviews with some legislators for upcoming podcasts to discuss this in more detail
Press Democrat - gut-and-amend
Politico.com - california-legislative-session-ends-in-chaos
24:37 - CA Assemblyman Phil Ting affair with domestic worker Carmel Foster and connection to AB5Calmatters.org - metoo-democratic-lawmaker-investigation-phil-ting/
Californiaglobe.com - ca-assembly-dem-budget-chair-phil-ting-outed-for-extramarital-affair/
Kevin and Brittany discuss California's AB5, how it got started, what the "ABC Test" is, and the evidence of some unusual influence of labor organizations on the lawmaking process.
Kevin and Brittany discuss California's AB5 and its impact on not only independent contractors and rideshare drivers, but also employers and workers in hundreds of industries.