One of the odd things about the electoral college system is that it’s possible to produce an actual tie. Perhaps even odder than that, however, is that this year’s election is so tight (at least according to the polling data) that a tie is looking more possible by the day. So let’s go through the details of what a tie in the electoral college system would look like, what would happen afterward, and what Republicans, Democrats, and RFK Jr. are doing to hedge their bets. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

With less than two months to go until Election Day, there’s a threat worth discussing that cuts across party lines. Regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in charge, Americans face the real threat of a hostile foreign actor (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and so on) using what’s known as an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack to destroy our technological advantages. An EMP attack is one of the most deadly threats facing our country, and experts warn that it’s a lot worse than you likely even imagine. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers introduced a new piece of legislation to Congress that would make it illegal for Americans to form militias.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The bill was introduced to both the House and Senate, and it’s officially titled the “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024.” Its stated purpose is to outlaw the formation of citizen militias in the United States. However, the introduction of this bill raises a very obvious question: If this is something that lawmakers are trying to ban, then what is the legal status right now? Can ordinary American citizens form their own, local militias? To answer this question, let’s go through the legal framework surrounding militias, what this new bill is specifically trying to outlaw, and the central question of whether you—as an American citizen—can go ahead and form your own militia today. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

In a monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, local governments are now, once again, allowed to prosecute homeless people for sleeping on public property.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This ruling officially closed a major loophole that led to large enclaves of homeless encampments in American cities. However, in order to explain what this ruling says, as well as what it means for America moving forward, let’s rewind the clock to 2008 and go through the full backstory. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

In this week’s episode we dive into the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a doctrine known as Chevron deference. The ruling has far reaching implications on federal agencies’ power to interpret policy. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Join Roman on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

Fake, AI-generated people (that do not exist in the real world) are amassing huge social media followings, making millions of dollars in brand deals, appearing in TV commercials, starting their own product lines, getting jobs at TV stations, and even endorsing political candidates.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The wild part, however, is that some people are actually taking their “opinions” seriously. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

Tap water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. Typically, as long as you pay the bill, you turn the faucet, and the water flows. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Hackers in other countries that want to do harm to America see an opportunity. They see it as a perfect weapon—a weapon that can be used to kill, injure, or dehydrate a fairly large area.   And this is no longer science fiction or a threat that we might have to worry about in the next decade. Instead, physical infrastructure is now fair game for state-sponsored hackers who have the capabilities to, among other things, poison the water supply. With the stroke of a few keys on a computer, Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean hackers are able to taint the very water that comes out of our taps. In fact, the FBI director recently revealed how a Chinese Communist Party-linked hacker group has quietly infiltrated various critical infrastructure systems in the United States, and is now just waiting for orders to strike. This is all part of the new global battlefield, where world powers don’t compete against each other directly using kinetic weapons, but rather constantly trying to exploit each other’s weaknesses under the surface. And so today, we’ll peel back the veil a little bit and give you a glimpse into these water wars, as well as some advice that you might take to protect yourself and your family.   ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

Right now there is a debt bomb at the center of the U.S. economy, with commercial real estate in this country in total free fall. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Visit any mainstream commercial building here in New York: On the ground floor you have restaurants, Starbucks, boutique bakeries, and so on, and it looks nice. But go up the elevator, and you’ll find floor, after floor, after floor, after floor of emptied-out office space.

No companies. No employees. No workers. No nothing. Just a giant loan from the bank that no longer has any rental income to support it. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

In an unexpected development, companies are now developing something called bioplastic due to the skyrocketing amount of microplastics in both the environment, as well as within the human body itself. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1

These are plastic alternatives made from living organisms that are sometimes specifically meant to be eaten, which then (at least in theory) biodegrade within the human body.

However, in order to understand how we got to this point, let’s take a step back and go through the full backstory.

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Earlier this week, Louisiana's state Legislature passed a new bill that will approve surgical castration as a punishment option for those who are found guilty of sex crimes against children. This move by the Louisiana Legislature is part of a growing trend across the country of states looking to up the ante in terms of punishment for pedophiles—with some states going so far as to impose the death penalty.

However, whether or not this is constitutional is another question.

Let's go through the details together.

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