Exposing Mail-In Ballot Vulnerabilities and China’s Solar Dominance

On August 27, 2024, Tom McCracken, Kenneth Rapoza, and Jay Valentine joined the show. Former educator and real estate professional running for Chaffey County Commissioner discusses how state-mandated land use codes have tripled regulations, driving builders from mountain communities facing workforce housing shortages Industry analyst explains how Chinese solar companies benefit from double subsidies through both Chinese government support and American Inflation Reduction Act.

Fractal Technology Exposes Undeliverable Ballot Addresses

Start listening at 72:22 – Hour 2

Jay Valentine exposes the mechanics of mail-in ballot fraud, revealing that hundreds of thousands of ballots in swing states go to addresses where no one can legally reside. Valentine explains that his team has identified 143,000 Colorado addresses where the zip code does not match the city, meaning the postal service cannot guarantee ballot delivery. His organization uses what he calls “reconciliation,” comparing voter rolls against postal service data, property tax records, and DMV files to identify phantom voters registered at Walmarts, gas stations, and homeless shelters.

Valentine argues that poll watchers are insufficient because the fraud occurs before election day through mail-in ballots sent to ineligible addresses. His technology can flag these ballots in real-time as they enter the cast ballot roll, allowing challenges before counting. He emphasizes that Colorado pioneered universal mail-in voting, making it the “petri dish” for techniques now spreading to swing states.

“Well, you’re the petri dish, but you’re the petri dish because you’re the first state that mandated everybody gets a mail-in ballot.”

Jay Valentine, Omega for America

China Becomes the Solar OPEC

Start listening at 32:24 – Hour 1

Kenneth Rapoza warns that Chinese solar companies receive a “double subsidy,” benefiting from both Chinese government support and American Inflation Reduction Act incentives. Eight of the top ten solar multinationals are Chinese, and at least five are building manufacturing facilities in the United States to capture IRA tax benefits. Rapoza compares America’s position to entering a bodybuilding contest against a competitor on steroids.

The Coalition for a Prosperous America analyst explains that energy costs directly impact American manufacturing competitiveness. When electricity costs ten cents per kilowatt-hour in one location versus twenty-five cents elsewhere, businesses relocate. Blue states mandating renewable energy portfolios are driving up electricity bills, with some California residents paying over $1,000 monthly for small homes. Rapoza notes that while Americans demolish coal plants, China builds nuclear reactors and continues burning coal to power their manufacturing advantage.

“And it’s like entering a bodybuilding contest, and we’re 180-pound natural bodybuilders versus a 250-pound guy who’s juiced up on steroids.”

Kenneth Rapoza, Coalition for a Prosperous America

Housing Regulations Strangle Mountain Communities

Start listening at 18:21 – Hour 1

Tom McCracken, candidate for Chaffey County Commissioner, describes how new state-mandated land use codes have tripled regulations from 8,000 to 26,000 words, driving builders out of mountain communities. The former educator and real estate professional explains that requiring 400-amp electrical panels for EV charging adds costs that make construction economically unviable in areas already facing workforce housing shortages.

McCracken traces his civic awakening to teaching high school students about the Patriot Act after September 11, recognizing that surveillance powers would eventually target ordinary Americans exercising their beliefs. He now sees similar overreach in parents being labeled threats for attending school board meetings. His platform centers on reopening Chaffey County for business by reducing regulatory barriers.

“Our current land use code, which sort of mandates or dictates what a property is going to look like and how you develop that property, had 8,000 words in it. But the new one that came down from the state has 26,000 words in it, which is three times as many regulations, which is three times as many boxes for a builder to check, which is three times as many pages.”

Tom McCracken, Chaffey County Commissioner Candidate