Joe Biden earlier informed us that he had “the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics”. His followers didn’t anticipate his slip of the tongue.

But what Biden himself didn’t count on is that a bunch of nerds had developed an algorithm that tracked the behavior of voting software used in swing states, and these nerds would watch in real time as hundreds of thousands of votes were flipped to favor Joe Biden, or were altogether dropped.

The following image shows an example of the code that showed a flip in action:

This is one example of many instances of code showing how votes were flipped.

What the code shows us is that if the election were conducted without cheating, Donald Trump would have 307 electoral votes, securing him a second term by a considerable margin.

Biden has already declared himself President-Elect, and numerous media outlets have presumptuously declared him the same, even though he was not yet certified, and Trump has already filed lawsuits challenging the results.

A handful of states may be headed for recount after a “glitch” was already discovered that flipped thousands of votes in one county from Trump to Biden.

Legacy media is squeamish about reporting on these stories, because they had a horse in the race, and therefore cannot be counted on to speak objectively. Their pretext is that they don’t want to cover stories that would “undermine faith in the integrity of the election process”, unlike their obsessive years-long propagation of the Russian collusion conspiracy theory, which turned out to be an absolute hoax.

You know what else would undermine faith in the integrity of the electoral process? Cheating.

If corporate media isn’t going to cover the real story when it happens, but instead tell fairy tales, then people will figure out how useless they are, with the smarter among us being the first to do so.

In the mid-2000’s, I found a humor site called The Best Page in the Universe, written by a man with the pen-name Maddox. The site was filled with pages of caustic satire, written in the tone of an irate college student.

What I found was so hilarious that I decided to read through the archives, and checked back frequently for updates, which at the time were weekly.

The Best Page in the Universe had spawned many imitators, and it’s plain to see why: the site’s popularity had shown that it was possible for an ordinary guy to share his opinion on the internet, and gain a bigger following than Pepsi.

Maddox grew his own popularity by making fun of mimes, vegans, and feminists, ridiculing hate mail that he received, and criticizing children’s artwork. He satisfied a desire for web satire in a way few other sites could. What’s more, Maddox made a point of not running ads on his site. Because of this, he was mainly dependent on donations and his online store to gain income from the site.

Over time, updates on the site began to slow. There were a couple reasons for this. For one thing, Maddox began to emphasize quality over quantity for his site. Updates became more infrequent, but were usually longer reads. While this may have been the kind of content Maddox wanted to produce, it was a step away from the kind of content that initially facilitated his popularity. What’s more, the infrequency of his updates resulted in a gradual dropoff in visits.

As most online content creators can tell you, the key to maintaining a following is to adopt a consistent update schedule.

Another reason for the slowing of content on his page was because Maddox was writing his first book, The Alphabet of Manliness. This book, released in June of 2006, allowed Maddox to more directly profit off his writings.

While many webpage authors would have simply printed their web writings, Maddox’s book was packed with new content. It was received so well, that it reached number 2 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

But as for the website, things were slowing down. After a while, we found out that it was due to another project: The Best Show in the Universe. Maddox is getting his own TV show? Not quite, it’s a series of shorts on YouTube. The tone was similar to his website, but in the form of spoken rants with accompanying visuals. It was as funny as you might expect, but overall, a simple affair considering the patience that was required of Maddox’s fans.

But it seemed like Maddox was getting into a consistent schedule, with the Best Show in the Universe having periodic updates… for a while. After just a few installments, updates became scarce to the point that one would legitimately wonder whether Maddox was abandoning the project, or wasn’t really serious about it at all.

Maddox eventually wrote two more books, one continuing his popular joke of criticizing children’s artwork, and the other filled with short essays reminiscent of his older pages.

In addition to this, Maddox got accounts on Facebook and Twitter, and he also uploads podcasts to YouTube. While social media is excellent for promoting your content, it seems like social media has become the main place to keep up with Maddox, as he seldom posts to his old website. The original rebel of the internet has become increasingly dependent on mainstream platforms, and people are hardly noticing him anymore.

Nowadays, if you don’t like the update that Maddox posted to his website this year, maybe he’ll make another next year.

A retrospective of Maddox hardly seems complete without bringing up the “LOLsuit”, a bit of drama where Maddox sued Dick Masterson after they ended a podcast called, The Biggest Problem in the Universe. The suit seemed to have been brought about because of hurt feelings, but Maddox eventually dropped the suit. Interestingly, Masterson benefitted greatly from the publicity. But as for Maddox, not so much.

Since his site became popular, Maddox moved from Utah to California. While the move likely provided Maddox with a more vibrant environment compared to his old Utah life, it seems as though California culture has had an influence on him, as evidenced by his more recent political ramblings.

At this point, the finest service we can render to Maddox is to remember him for the badass he once was, rather than what he had eventually become.

As he is now, Maddox is an interesting case study in how a person can become outrageously popular, but have little apparent idea what made him popular, then proceed to squander his publicity. Having said that, there’s no denying his presence in the early days of the internet, and his influence which led to many imitators.

The idea that one guy can become as influential as Maddox was just by posting random ramblings is inspiring in its own way.

Ah, the shenanigans that occur when the corporate media is allowed to call elections.

Who remembers the following classic?

L. O. effing L.

Going further back, there’s this gem:

Some states are still counting votes, recounts are expected in at least two states, and there may even be lawsuits coming. Considering this, it might be interesting to see what develops in the coming days, and what of it passes through the filter of legacy media.

The Associated Press has just called the Presidential election for Joe Biden. While legal challenges are now underway, it appears as though it may be Biden’s victory. The cheap seats are cheering and high-fiving each other. However, seasoned Democrats don’t seem so cheerful.

One needs only see what’s happening in the Senate, House, and Governor’s races to see why. Depending on how a Georgia runoff election goes on January 5, Republicans may end up with one more seat in the Senate, securing their existing majority. Republicans have so far gained 8 House seats, while Democrats have only gained 3. Of the 11 elections for state governor, 8 of the winners were Republican, with Republicans gaining a state, which a Democrat lost.

While Democrats envisioned an undeniable slam-dunk victory, the opposite happened, with Republicans making gains. This puts a bit of a shadow over the post-Trump celebrations, as does Trump’s judicial legacy of three successful Supreme Court appointments.

However, there’s another reason why the partying should be slightly reserved, and Newt Gingrich put it nicely:

It would be hilarious if, after all the spitball flinging and elbow-bumping, it turns out Trump won, anyway. Not that I’m counting on it, but it would be a hoot, wouldn’t it?

In any case, a Biden presidency would be tolerable if he could be prevented from putting his worse policies into effect. Which would include, by the way, mandating facemasks for everyone leaving their home, and threatening fracking which would increase America’s dependence on foreign energy (but hey, Biden has been profiting off foreign energy, so at least he gets off well).

It’s tempting to end with the quip “You get what you vote for”, but we probably actually didn’t. We all know they had no intention of letting us have it our way. While that’s not anything new, what’s worse is the potential precedent this sets: the new approach where you call someone racist until you win.

It’s the 5th of November again (at least, it still is where I am). It’s a day that’s significant for certain web communities, which has to do with how much they like the movie V for Vendetta, which features a mysterious character in a Guy Fawkes mask. The character’s mysterious appeal has endeared him to the web group, Anonymous, who has used him as a sort of mascot character.

While the character from the movie might be interesting, the historical figure of Guy Fawkes is one whose ideals would easily conflict with those of Anonymous. If they were to learn about him, they may even wish to seek out a different spokesman.

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic terrorist who wanted to blow up the British parliament building so that he could help usher in a Catholic theocracy in the UK. His plot was thwarted, and Guy Fawkes was sentenced to be executed, though he would attempt to commit suicide in an effort to escape that outcome.

It’s for this reason the British recognize the 5th of November as the day Guy Fawkes was defeated, and they even developed a nursery rhyme to commemorate the occasion:

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot

That’s the basic form. There are more lyrics, some of which are quite scathing. One would get the idea that the British didn’t view him as a hero, at all.

One could ask Anonymous to pick a new spokesman. But if they did, they’d probably manage to scrape up one that’s somehow even worse.

But there are some winners among the possibilities.

Gap posted a tweet calling for unity amidst a divisive election. As part of this statement, Gap posted an image of a red and blue sweatshirt.

But then, under pressure from the Twitter mob, Gap took down the tweet. It seems like the Twitterati weren’t as interested in unity as Gap might have hoped.

You might notice something about the tweets that responded:

“I don’t think a zipped hoodie is going to cut it when everyone is this tired, broke, and scared,”

patient9five7 on Twitter

While there are broke people everywhere, leftists tend to be more outspoken about it.

“Sorry I’m not zipping myself to people who don’t believe I’m deserving of basic human rights,”

Allie_F on Twitter

Another common left-wing sentiment is that the right doesn’t believe certain people deserving of basic human rights, though this sentiment is born out of a mischaracterization of right-wing ideals.

Interestingly, the Twitter users who were the most outspoken about inequality between races and classes are the ones that seem the least interested in a message about unity.

Having spent plenty of time among right-wingers, I consider it safe to say that they’re not racist or classist, and what’s more, they are not characterized by divisiveness regarding race or class.

In fact, based on my observations, the right can largely be characterized by a desire to hold an open dialogue in a free-speech environment.

Rather than fighting, the right would prefer to take it easy. They’d be the ones who want to hang out, drink beer, and talk about things. You know, like normal people. But that’s hard to do when the other side is plugging up their ears and hurling the nastiest insults that someone else can imagine for them.

The right wants dialogue, and the left wants to shut down any discussion that isn’t their talking points. When the left shot down Gap’s call for unity, that really illustrated it well.

When only one side listens, only one side learns.