Polls are set to open in 48 hours across the US as the authoritarian regime of Donald Trump attempts to consolidate its hold over the troubled, oil-rich, nuclear-armed, north American nation. Analysts are sceptical the election will end months of political violence.

#BREAKING African envoys have called for Americans to maintain peace during the elections and to be prepared accept the outcome of the vote. In a joint statement , the diplomats condemned recent incidents of incitement, violence and intimidation directed at opposition supporters

Hunter Biden's laptop was given to the FBI in 2019 from a Delaware repair shop
On Friday it emerged that a second laptop was obtained by the US government
They seized the laptop in a February raid on the office of a Massachusetts doctor
It was unclear why Hunter Biden's laptop was in the office
Hunter's lawyer later managed to secure the return of the laptop to his client

If you work with your hands, you may have noticed that the fingerprint reader can be somewhat unreliable, requiring several jabs from the meat nugget to work. It only takes an additional second or so, but it's a speed bump when it comes to unlocking.

The problem is that fingerprints wear out and change as you work with your hands. It's not enough of a change to allow you to get away with crimes, but the wear and tear and scuffs and scars can be enough to fool the scanner. //

#1: Give Android the middle finger

Rather than using the tips of the fingers, use the sides, especially the thumb. Again, it's a spot that takes less damage.

Another trick I find works well is to enroll the same finger with the fingerprint reader several times over a period of time. This way, it learns to read your fingerprint through the random scuffs and scars over a period of time.

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The Democrat Party has abandoned the interests of farm states like Iowa — and nowhere is that more true than with the elevation of the Green New Deal.

Ethanol — made from corn grown in Iowa — is blended with gasoline, not solar energy or wind power.

When you want to “transition away from oil” and outlaw the internal combustion engine, you are proposing to destroy the economy of a farm state like Iowa. //

I don’t think Democrats will do what they promise because I think astute Democrat politicians realize most of their agenda is economic and political suicide. I have always believed their interest is simply in obtaining control of the levers of government — not to actually do what they talk about.

But Midwest voters aren’t taking chances.

They are going to vote for Donald Trump in even larger numbers than they did in 2016.