The Diversity Equity and Inclusion Movement rose from Marxist U, spread to public schools and corporations, and continues to poison state and local governments. Yes, poison because it has nothing to do with the D, E, or I.

DEI is code for many things, including an approved form of racism that, by definition, is about ideological homogeneity, inequality, and exclusion. White people who agree politically and culturally or carry their water are still second-class citizens. Any person of color who disagrees with the new anti-white racism is an Uncle Tom or a race traitor.

And DEI Directors who think diversity means “all races” are the enemy.

 

Dr. Tabia Lee, who is black, told The New York Post that faculty at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, labeled her a “white supremacist” after she pushed to “create safe spaces for everyone.” Lee said that during her review for tenure, she was denied and will be out of a job on June 15.

 

Lee says she is not a republican or a democrat, neither liberal nor conservative. “The DEI director also said she received flak from her co-workers after she declined an invitation to join a campus socialist network.”

 

On one occasion, Lee said she questioned why school communications capitalized “Black” but not “white.” She pointed to recommendations from the National Association of Black Journalists, which advises that all racial groups should be capitalized.

“For that, I was accused of being a white supremacist,” she said. “These constant accusations of calling people racist or calling them a white supremacists or saying that they’re aligned with right wingers — that’s such ridiculousness. It’s very damaging.”

If there’s no such thing as reverse racism, what do we call it when an accomplished black woman is driven from her job because of how she feels about race?

 

‘Apparently, I Am the Wrong Kind of Black’: California Equity Director Fired for Viewpoint Diversityhttps://t.co/Klt0qoEiGj

— ArizonaSunTimes (@ArizonaSunTimes) March 16, 2023

 

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As a 54-year member of the John Birch Society JBS, I do not intend to go down the unlimited “rabbit trails” that US Term Limits Lobbyist Ken Quinn presented in his attempt to persuade the readers with “what he calls truth” in his 3/16 article about how great a solution Article V Con-Con’s would be to to fix the Constitution.

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Blaming the Constitution for FedGov abuse of power and proposing single amendments as the solution is the strategy for both he and his former boss, co-founder of the Convention of States, Mark Meckler follow. However, during his speech at the HCR 1 Hearing, a Resolution for Fiscal Restraint, and his article March, 16th on Granite Grok on HCR 4 for “Term Limits,” he spent more time smearing the John Birch Society than he did promote these Article V Conventions.

Over five decades my personal experience hearing all the false charges aimed at the JBS, none of them have been true. Our operating procedure slogan, “Education is our total product, and truth is our only weapon,” still stands untarnished. We say the Constitution isn’t broken. It just needs to be obeyed. Friends in this war for liberty tell us that our magazine The New American.com is considered by many to be the intelligence digest of patriotic organizations. But the term “right-wing” is confusing.

Most folks accept the establishment’s deceptive recognition of the political spectrum that starts with both the Marxist wings on each end. But “Hitler’s Nazism – total right” and Communism are not total opposites. A true analysis identifies the Marxist as 100% leftwing total government: Nazism, Fascism, Socialism, and Communism, with Anarchy and zero government on the total right. This makes Constitutionalists like the JBS who believe that “human rights come from God” the true moderates, while this accepted lie of the establishment makes the Hitler and Stalin opposites. A complete analysis of this can be attained in the 29-minute video, Overview of America, at JBS.org.

Congratulations to the NH legislature for voting down Convention of States HCR 1 & US Term Limits HCR 4. But over and above this victory, there is one big claim by Ken, the Lobbyist, that I want to set right. His claim is that he has answered JBS speaker Robert Brown’s Ten-Thousand dollar challenge by proving Brown wrong. As a matter of fact, Ken says Brown owes him the ten-thousand dollars. These are just words that should be backed up by face-to-face debate. This is what Brown wants. Until then, do your research. Do not believe either side on this critical issue.

Go to JBS.ORG and compare it with our opponent’s sources of information. Take into consideration that Marxist follow the slogan: “The end justifies the means as their moral premise. In this case, beware, the good end result of what you want these two amendments to achieve is a dangerous “procedure or means” that threatens our Constitution’s integrity whether you believe in either Term Limits or Fiscal Restraint. The moral premise that John Birchers believe in is “means are as important as ends.”

In your investigation, I recommend you tap into one of America’s greatest men, Booker T. Washington’s moral wisdom:

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.” You are the jury of public opinion. The verdict is yours.

 

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Is it any wonder that enrollments are declining, and parents are looking for alternative schools for their children? Is it any wonder, that parents are removing their children from the public schools and looking for alternative schools focused on academics versus social engineering?

JBAB was the transgender policy put forward by The New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHBSB) many years ago. Since this policy is now being challenged in the courts, the NHSBA no longer recommends JBAB to New Hampshire Schools.
As you can see, some school districts continue to include JBAB in their list of school policies. You’d be wise to check your local district’s policies to see if JBAB is included.

Here is what SAU16′s JBAB policy says. Now ask yourself, is this a public school or a gender clinic? (Emphasis mine)

III. PROCEDURE
This procedure will be used to address needs raised by transgender students and/or
their parent(s)/guardian(s):
 A transgender student and/or their parent(s)/guardian(s) should contact the
student’s counselor or building administrator. In the case of a student who has not
yet enrolled in school, the appropriate building administrator should be contacted.
 A meeting should be scheduled to discuss the student’s particular circumstances
and needs. In addition to the student, parent(s)/guardian(s) and building
administrator, participants may include the school counselor, school nurse,

teachers and/or other school staff (including from the sending school), and
possibly outside providers who can assist in developing a plan for that student.
 A written plan will be developed by the school, in consultation with the student,
parent(s)/guardian(s) and others as appropriate, to address the student’s particular
needs. The school may request documentation from medical providers or other
service providers as necessary to assist staff in developing a plan appropriate for
the student.
 If the parties cannot reach an agreement about the elements to be included in the
plan, the building administrator and/or Superintendent shall be consulted as
appropriate.

What is the purpose?

I. PURPOSE
District policy requires that all programs, activities, and employment practices be free from discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. This policy is
designed in keeping with these mandates to create a safe learning environment for all
students and to ensure that every student has equal access to all school programs and
activities.
This policy sets out guidelines for schools and district staff to address the needs of
transgender and gender nonconforming students and clarifies how state law should be
implemented in situations where questions may arise about how to protect the legal rights
or safety of such students. This policy does not anticipate every situation that might
occur with respect to transgender or gender nonconforming students, and the needs of
each transgender or gender nonconforming student must be assessed on a case-by-case
basis. In all cases, the goal is to ensure the safety, comfort, and healthy development of
the transgender or gender nonconforming student while maximizing the student’s social
integration and minimizing stigmatization of the student.

That’s interesting because religious students are also supposed to be “free from discrimination” too. Right now there is a legal case pending in SAU16 because one student says that he was disciplined for refusing to use gender pronouns. There were also parents who spoke before the school board a few years ago describing the anti-religious sentiment their children have had to endure from some of the teachers. It doesn’t sound very inclusive in SAU16 despite their claims of appreciating diversity. Maybe some students are more equal than others?

JBAB also requires school staff to lie to parents:

A. Privacy
The Board recognizes a student’s right to keep private one’s transgender status or
gender nonconforming presentation at school. Information about a student’s
transgender status, legal name, or gender assigned at birth also may constitute
confidential information. School personnel should not disclose information that may
reveal a student’s transgender status or gender nonconforming presentation to others,
including parents and other school personnel, unless legally required to do so or
unless the student has authorized such disclosure.

What about bathrooms? Where are the special policies to make sure that religious students are offered the same consideration?  Another case of some students being more equal than others?

E. Restroom Accessibility
Students shall have access to the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity
consistently asserted at school. Any student who has a need or desire for increased
privacy, regardless of the underlying reason, should be provided access to a single
stall restroom, but no student shall be required to use such a restroom.

That doesn’t sound respectful of religious students who do not feel comfortable sharing the restroom with those of the opposite biological sex.

Here biological males will play on the girls teams which will eliminate all those years of fighting for equal access to sports under Title IX.

G. Physical Education Classes and Intramural Sports
Transgender and gender nonconforming students shall be permitted to participate in
physical education classes and intramural sports in a manner consistent with their
gender identity.

One has to ask themselves:
Is this really an inclusive environment? And based on their own policy, it sounds like they are running a gender clinic instead of a school system.

Why is it, no policies were put in place for Muslim, Jewish or Christian students?

There is a Human Rights Commission in New Hampshire to address the civil rights that have been denied. Families need to start filing complaints with the Human Rights Commission based on religious discrimination when they see it.  Document the discriminatory policies, and how they’ve been implemented in your school district.

There is also legal assistance that can be provided to parents, if there is a clear case of discrimination.  The court case in Manchester involves a parent who was unable to get information on her child’s name change at school.

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For the record, I rarely do any comment moderation. We got a guy, and Skip also likes to roam that wilderness and has the final say on moderation (if needed), and not everyone will love our choices.

To that point, the other morning, I woke up to accusations of censorship. Not the left-wing public school porn books any progressive could buy for home sort. This is the “you keep blocking or deleting my comments” variety. The allegation is that we’ve moderated eye-opening, world-changing thoughts and, as such, committed some sin against free speech and the American Republic.

 

——- Original Message ——-
On Monday, March 20th, 2023 at 4:37 AM, mustangmanfivoh

The way you censor and ban people for telling the truth in your comment section disgusts me.
Too bad you hate America and white Christians.
One can only hope you face eternal judgement for keeping the identities of all that are anti-Christ hidden from view.

 

We will all face eternal judgment but thanks for that. As for the “we hate America and white Christians,” what about black Christians? Why just white ones, hmmm?

And I’m an American white Christian, and I don’t hate myself or anyone else (for that matter), but we hardly know each other, by which I mean I have no idea who this is or what they mean.

 

 

From: NHSteve
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: mustangmanfivoh

What is your Disqus Handle so I can share your complaint and your allegedly censored comments with our readers?

Steve

 

Reply?

 

 

From: mustangmanfivoh
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: NHSteve

I’ll give you something to share with your readers.

Attachment: So far, I have an email address I cannot attach to a Disqus account, so I ask. But our accuser will not give up their Disqus handle so I can research the claim. I searched banned users and deleted comments in the moderation panel and could not find anything similar to what they claim is being censored or an email that matches the one used. And let’s be honest. This is weird stuff with shadows of who cares. Jews created communism? To do what, end Judaism? Communism brooks no god or anything greater than the government and the men who run it. There were a few Jews involved in the Bolshevik revolution. Karl Marx’s father abandoned his Judaism. To borrow from Clinton Family Crime Boss, Hillary Clinton, at this point, what difference does it make? From: mustangmanfivoh
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: NHSteve That’s what I thought.

 

Feel free to be confused. Apparently, my having to leave my laptop to get ready and drive to work took too long. Roughly two hours away from a keyboard. And this means what?

Don’t know, but we stepped in it already, so let’s play along anyway.

 

From: NHSteve
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: mustangmanfivoh

What did you think? That because I didn’t respond to your email immediately that I was ignoring or censoring you. If you’d like some consideration, get out of your own head for five minutes. I was getting ready and driving to work. I am now at work. GraniteGrok is not my job. But fear not. I have every intention of sharing what you’ve sent me. All of it, uncensored. Happy?

I should never have used the word happy.

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 8:22 AM, mustangmanfivoh wrote:

Marginally. What would make me even happier?
1: Don’t block anyone. For any reason. People can say whatever they want. It’s not up to some moderator with delusions of omnipotence or, heaven forbid, simple ignorance, to decide what people say. It’s up to people to LISTEN or NOT.
2: Maybe tell the truth about communism being a wholly Jewish construct YOURSELVES for once. Everyone that studies communism knows it. So why struggle so hard to hide what is provable truth?

I still don’t know why that even matters. Yes, there are a lot of Jews in office in the US who are far-left progressives, but there are plenty of so-called Christians and Catholics (white and black) who are just as much or perhaps better Marxists and antisemitic – and they don’t seem to care if the Jews created it or not.

As for not blocking anyone…

 

From: NHSteve
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: mustangmanfivoh

Completely Unmoderated content means allowing threats of death or harm, sexually explicit remarks or innuendos, acts of violence, pornography, or anything the human mind can think to write.

I’m not comparing whatever you wrote to that – I’ve not seen it, and you won’t give me your Disqus handle so I can find it and read it – but you would let all of that fly?

So do that.

Instead of accusing us of censorship, if it is as compelling as you say, stop fooling around in the comments section of other people’s blogs, and start your own. Share all that stand-up-in-court court-quality evidence you’ve got with the world.

This, I am told, is a dodge.

 

From: mustangmanfivoh
Date: On Monday, March 20th, 2023, at 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Censorship
To: NHSteve

And for the record…it’s nice to hide behind “Completely Unmoderated content means allowing threats of death or harm, sexually explicit remarks or innuendos, acts of violence, pornography, or anything the human mind can think to write.” while using that mentality to restrict people from speaking against their Jewish masters.

And as soon as you are done dodging the request for your Disqus handle, we can explore it, but I’m not sure what there is to discuss. During COVID-19, the cabal of global masters looking to control us stepped out into the light and bragged about their plans. It’s not some secret society, and we’ve talked about it here without getting hung up on race, color, sex, age, creed, or any of that because none of it has any bearing.

Both liberty and tyranny exist with or without any other human characteristic, and ascribing them only distracts from the actual threat. Your obsession with Judaism’s role in advance of communism makes you look like an anti-Semitic nutjob, and if we did “censor” your comments, it was probably the right thing to do.

But the internet is a big place, so feel free to deposit your knowledge someplace else.

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San Francisco is the first major American city to consider a plan to pay reparations to black descendants of slaves. Per the WOKE, I cannot use the term “slave” as that is considered dehumanizing.

The WOKE insists I use “Enslaved Person” instead. You can throw the WOKE dictionary and handbook into the ocean. I listened to a debate today on the subject. I got frustrated because the discussion was not on the value of reparations but on whether we could afford the incredible amount of money this plan would require. We are debating the wrong question. Don’t be concerned with how, but why reparations should be paid. You know how I feel about this idea by this point in my article. NO reparations, end of the story, drop the mic.

San Francisco could become the first major US city to fund reparations under a plan to award $5m to each eligible black resident.
A city-appointed panel also suggests guaranteed annual incomes of $97,000 for qualifying recipients and homes in San Francisco for $1 a family. The city’s Board of Supervisors has begun considering the recommendations.

Supporters say it would be just compensation to black Americans for the legacy of slavery and racism. Opponents say the price tag is too high.

San Francisco created a Reparations Committee that developed more than one hundred ideas to put into a final plan. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the reparations committee chairman Eric McDonnell said: “When you consider all of the ways in which the systems and practices have been managed to exclude and steal, if you will, the opportunities for financial mobility – families are hurting and have been for decades, if not longer. Financial repair is time sensitive. That is not one that can or should wait.”

Nearly two million people in California would qualify for reparations under the committee’s guidelines.

Slavery was abolished, under Republican guidance, over two hundred and fifty years ago. What connection does any black person living today have with slaves living over two hundred years ago? California has been found to have treated Asian immigrants far worse than the black slaves of our past. Does that make Asian Americans the next group to receive a tax-payer handout?

This committee has devised one hundred ways to pay reparations, but none that justify the reparations being considered. I will not argue that slaves were mistreated, as have every group that has suffered enslavement going back to medieval times. America lost over 600,000 men in the Civil War to end slavery. And I think that is apology enough.

I feel no need for a personal apology, nor do I believe a single tax dollar should go to these WOKE ideas that are clearly meant to buy back the Black vote that has been slipping away from the Democrats. Maybe these Democrats should develop policies to clean up crime in America and encourage businesses to grow and create opportunities for Blacks, Browns, Reds, and Whites. Stop isolating groups, and you may see a decrease in racist ideas as we all grow together. Stop looking for ways to use money and property to make yourself feel better that you righted a wrong. You did not do any such thing, and you will not use my money to satisfy your guilt.

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The RSA 91:A demand for the legislative emails for all members of Belknap County went out Sunday (two days ago), and I got the notification of their receipt from James Cianci, the NH House Legal Counsel, yesterday.

—— Original Message ——
From “James Cianci” <James.Cianci@leg.state.nh.us>
To “Skip@granitegrok.com” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
Date 3/20/2023 1:57:54 PM
Subject RE: Right To Know Demand for the Legislative emails of the NH House Representatives from Belknap County

Skip Murphy:

Your email has been forwarded for a response.  Please consider this email an acknowledgement of the receipt of the request.  Given the nature and scope of the request, it is estimated that it will take up to 30 days to evaluate the request and determine whether any records are responsive to the request.  Should a response be available before the end of the 30-day period, it will be made accordingly.

Sincerely,

James Cianci
___________________________

James S. Cianci, Esq.
House Legal Counsel
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Legislative Office Building Room 400
33 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3683

The information contained in this electronic message and any attachment to this message may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Please notify the sender immediately at (603) 271-3683 or reply to this email if you are not the intended recipient and destroy all copies of this electronic message and any attachments.

Sidenote: That last bit starting with “The information contained..”?  Has anyone that you know every done the requested phone call or email if they received an email “improperly”?

I wasn’t surprised that it came from him as it seems that all of my Right To Know demands lately are being handed off to lawyers.  And yes, I would have been a bit surprised if I had heard back from either Sherm Packard or Jason Osborne themselves. As in “what’s cooking there in Belknap?” – after all, it’s about their members and not Counselor Cianci’s. Not that I’d actually tell either of them yet, but I’m betting that you, dear readers, may have some good guesses.

And it may be starting to bubble up.

They’re busy people, and I’m probably FAR from being their Number One problem – yet. Belknap County may well be in the process of becoming a thorn in their sides, however (heh!).

Anyways, I have the receipt in accordance with the Law – and that’s all I can ask for at this point.  I let him know that:

—— Original Message ——
From “Skip” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
To “James Cianci” <James.Cianci@leg.state.nh.us>
Date 3/20/2023 2:34:19 PM
Subject Re[2]: Right To Know Demand for the Legislative emails of the NH House Representatives from Belknap County

James,

Thanks for the notification of receipt and an estimated time period for delivery.  Again, if partial results become available, I’d be happy to accept them instead of waiting for all of them at once (especially if that is easier for the email system managers).

-Skip

And so the next new clock starts ticking!

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Hanover, NH – On April 26, 2023, Concerned Alumni of Dartmouth College will host a roundtable discussion on college Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

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The discussion will take place at Dartmouth’s Hanover Inn from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm and will be followed by a dinner featuring keynote speaker Aaron Siri, Esq. The dinner benefits React19, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Covid-19 vaccine-injured community.

The roundtable discussion will feature a panel of thought-leaders in epidemiology, medicine, civil liberties, and clinical data acquisition and analysis, including Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Dr. Aseem Malhotra (joining us remotely), Dr. Joel Wallskog, Jenin Younes, Esq., Todd Zywicki, J.D., and Brook Jackson. The panelists will discuss scientific, ethical, and legal considerations of college Covid-19 vaccine mandates, with a focus on the impact of mandates on personal health, public health, and individual liberties. The roundtable event is free and open to Dartmouth students, faculty, and administration, and to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance registration is required. Those unable to attend in person can access a livestream and recording of the event.

Dartmouth College has been invited to participate by sending representatives to be part of the discussion. At the time of this release, they have not agreed to attend.

“As alumni, we felt it was incumbent upon us to help bring this conversation to the College,” said Michael Koss, Dartmouth ’00. “The entire community deserves a publicly available uncensored assessment of the ethical, legal, and medical support, or lack thereof, for college Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Informed consent is a basic human right, but it remains compromised on many college campuses today.”

“This discussion is long overdue,” said Christopher Dreisbach, Dartmouth ’00. “Without question, the risk/reward profile of these vaccines for college-aged individuals is a topic deserving of a robust, nuanced discussion. Not only is exposure to such challenging intellectual discourse an important part of the academic experience – it is crucial when pertaining directly to the health and safety of Dartmouth’s most valuable asset – its students.”

To reserve or purchase tickets, please visit React19.org/DartC19/ or email info@openlettertodartmouth.com.

For media inquiries or further information, please contact Christopher Dreisbach (Dartmouth ‘00) at Christopher.Dreisbach@react19.org.

 

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If you’d like to applaud the imposition of medical mandates or their proxy (scaring the crap out of people for no reason to get them to line up for a treatment), you’ve got a lot of blood on your hands. And it’s not just adults.

Reformatted.

Researchers are raising the alarm after a bombshell new study revealed that American teens and young children are dying at the highest levels seen in decades. The study’s findings were published this week in the world-renowned Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers found that the mortality rate for minors aged 1 through 19 soared by almost 20% between 2020 and 2022.

That’s sobering, and so is this. American life expectancy has declined since the Public Health Industrial Complex had its way with us during that pandemic thingy.

From the research:

 

A close examination of mortality data for 1999-2020 and provisional data for 2021 spells out the problem.2,3 Between 2019 and 2020, the all-cause mortality rate for ages 1 to 19 years increased by 10.7%, and it increased by an additional 8.3% between 2020 and 2021 (Figure, A).2,3 These increases, the largest in decades, followed a period of great progress in reducing pediatric mortality rates. Although most of the upsurge in pediatric mortality was attributable to deaths among older children (ages 10-19), all-cause mortality in younger children (ages 1-9) also increased in 2021 (by 8.4%).3 Infants (<1 year) were the only age group that experienced no significant increase in mortality.

 

Infants were the only age group that Jabasaurus couldn’t get their hands on fast enough, but that only refers to babies born. The COVID injections have been linked to an exponential increase in miscarriages which seems to me to be a significant increase in mortality for mothers who expected to give birth to infants.

Postpartum depression, and they lost a baby. I hope someone is checking on these women often.

But back to the children. The experts went after them with particular cruelty—lockdowns, quarantines, Jabs, remote “not” learning isolation. Add a massive influx of illegal drugs (still ongoing). We know overdose and suicidal ideation are at record highs. That’s all on the lockdowns and distancers, and jabbers and markers. Kids had nothing to fear from COVID-19, demonstrated by how more kids have died in NH from the cure than the virus.

We also have record adult sudden death and all-cause mortality.

Famous people are getting diagnosed with cancers, dying from cancers (some sudden and undetected), and dying in their sleep – as are exponentially more non-celebrities, and it’s all just some coincidence. But it’s not.

In November 2021, as sudden-athlete deaths were on the rise, I asked, who has to die before you believe?

 

What will it take?

If I had to guess, a healthy child of yours dropping dead. I wish it didn’t have to come to that. Healthy kids have nothing to fear from COVID19 and should have a palpable fear of politicians, pharmaceutical companies (teachers unions, the medical-industrial complex), their narratives, and The Jab.

 

We’ve long since landed, and those 2021-2022 numbers, if we ever get them, won’t be better news. But is it enough? If you didn’t lose a kid or don’t know someone who did, it might not move the needle, but it should.

 

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I support science. I support clinical human trials for innovation. I have participated in several clinical trials since being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2001. I know the importance and time involved in obtaining real informed consent. This legislation is not “anti-vaccine.”

I am not an “anti-vaxxer.” I just completed a 5-year clinical trial at MGH that tested a vaccine as a therapeutic to reverse/improve the management of Type 1 Diabetes. They began enrolling patients years before I joined, but due to my plan to expand my family, I chose to delay my participation until 2017. I was given an 18-page document explaining the risks, benefits, and expectations of a participant and what responsibility/liability the researchers had by conducting the trial.

All participants and the lead researcher signed these informed consent agreements. In my personal research into this, I read the data from trials conducted on mice, and the previous 100-year human use of this vaccine, before making my decision to move forward. I volunteered for an experiment, knowing my risks and reward potential. I have done it many times before because I believe in science. I know data must be collected to improve innovation and advancements in medical treatments.

HB575 would prohibit the State of NH from purchasing, promoting, or distributing vaccine or pharmaceutical products that have not completed human clinical trials. The Bivalent Boosters were heavily promoted, advertised, and purchased after only being tested on mice. That is all the testing done before being approved under EUA and being made available for distribution.

The bivalent boosters were expedited through FDA to meet a delivery date of Labor Day to target BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants as well as the original strain of COVID. I believe citizens have unknowingly been enrolled in a clinical trial, to which they have not been able to give informed consent.

According to openvaers.com, the underreporting of adverse reactions is significant, but the submissions for COVID-19 injection in NH are over 4,450 as of data through 2/3/2023. This includes 91 deaths and 113 permanently disabled individuals. Although VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem, it is useful for recognizing patterns of adverse events that may indicate a possible safety problem.

I would not suggest we limit a private pharmacy, hospital, or provider from choosing to distribute any products for a clinical trial and this legislation does not limit their ability to do that. According to my inquiries with DHHS, Pharmacies participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership (FRPP) program place orders through a supply chain management system independent of the state. They also receive direct shipments from the manufacturers without passing through the state. This legislation would not affect seasonal flu vaccine distribution, as the original flu vaccine was tested through human clinical trials.

HB575 would stop the spending of taxpayer funds on advertising, dispensing, and purchasing of products or vaccines that have not been tested through human clinical trials. The pharmaceutical industry would remain responsible for promoting its own products.

The people of NH deserve the opportunity to give informed consent. Let’s prevent Granite Staters from becoming part of future experiments. Please contact your State Representative and encourage them to vote OTP (“Ought To Pass”) on HB575 on Wednesday! It was voted 11-9 out of committee, with one Republican joining Democrats to ITL (Inexpedient to Legislate – do not pass).

Emily Phillips
NH State Representative
Fremont, NH | Rockingham District 7
www.EmilyPhillips4NH.net

 

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Three letters strike fear in the hearts of teachers’ unions and public schools in our state—three letters that arouse hatred and animosity in our teachers: EFA. Educational Freedom Accounts.

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EFAs are designed to give parents options in the education of their child. But in the face of those options, teachers’ unions spew hatred, claiming that the parents using these accounts are stealing from the students in their public schools. The unions insist that the funds being used for EFAs are necessary to provide a better education for the students in their institutions but don’t seem interested in the welfare of the students left behind. Imagine: accusing kids seeking better educational alternatives for themselves of theft! Isn’t the purpose of education funding the very thing their parents are seeking?

For many decades unions have insisted that more funding is necessary to improve the outcomes in our schools. And while funding has increased for decades, test scores and other indicators of the well-being of the children in these institutions have steadily declined. Yet we are to believe, with the contrary evidence notwithstanding, that we should continue to throw more money at a system that is consistently failing our children, and we should prevent parents who would seek better options for their children from being able to carry those dollars to institutions that are consistently proven to provide better results.

So we seem left with a truth: the issue that these unions decried isn’t the welfare of students but the welfare of the teachers. But these cries of need from educators willing to sacrifice the best interests of the students they serve are increasingly falling on deaf ears. More and more parents seek to move their students to private institutions or charter schools that provide consistently higher test scores and better learning opportunities. But these heralds of public failure would deny more students the opportunity to have options for their success.

As parents of children, which of you would choose not to offer an option to a student who is consistently bullied in his assigned public school with no relief? What about the students that need special tutoring that the public schools are ill-equipped to offer? Should they have no education? The student that is consistently bored in class and is therefore acting out? Should that student be given no options that might be a better fit for them to succeed academically? We have been told for many years that diversity is a good thing. In this regard, however, it seems as though there is a one-size-fits-all solution. No quarter is offered to anyone who falls out of line and needs to be educated in a different way, that is until the EFAs came onto the scene.

I, along with many of you, herald our public school teachers. My mother was a public school teacher, and I know how difficult a task is set before them. Has anyone considered that giving these options to students who aren’t succeeding in public schools may ease the demands on teachers, thereby making their jobs less arduous, leading them to have more success? I am not in any way opposed to public education, but I do support parents having the freedom to give their child the best option available.

In the past, parents of these children have needed to double-dip into their own resources to offer these options to their children. If the parents had limited income, their children would be sentenced to unsuccessful outcomes. Now, as interest rates rise, making a good living for a family becomes more difficult. Paying for the education of other children through taxes and trying to provide alternatives for their own borders on unattainable. Isn’t it reasonable for these parents to have options for the success of their child?

With EFAs, many parents in our state have found an option for successful outcomes for their children.

While teachers’ unions beat their drums and declare war on the parents of these students, aren’t they betraying their own intentions? Shouting that it is not the children they exist to protect?

If it is true that we want diversity and inclusion, should we not let some students be free to choose something diverse for the sake of their own success? Isn’t the point of all of this funding that a better-educated populace provides a better society for all? I would hope that, in support of these students, the reader would choose to support EFAs, to support those children who need different options to be successful.

Sometimes the best path forward to success is change.

 

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From the too funny not to report files. A CNN Crew was at City Hall in San Francisco working on a story about voter discontent over rising street crime. While doing their report, someone did a smash-and-grab on their rental car.

Related: Liberal San Francisco Successfully Recalls Soft on Crime (Soros?) DA Chesa Boudin

At least they took it well.

[CNN correspondent Kyung] Lah acknowledged the irony of the situation, saying that she and her co-worker were in “San Francisco doing a story about voter discontent bc of rampant street crime.”

 

Got robbed. Again. @jasonkCNN & I were at city hall in San Francisco to do an interview for @CNN. We had security to watch our rental car + crew car. Thieves did this in under 4 seconds. Security stopped the jerks from stealing other bags. But seriously- this is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/3zcCzckavW

— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) March 17, 2023

Not sure how CNN reported the root of the problem, but not long ago, the voters recalled City DA Chesa Boudin. The Soros-backed crime boss had allowed an already out-of-control city off the leash. It got so bad that chain stores started closing locations and pulling out of the area. Wal-Mart recently announced it was leaving Portland, Oregon, ‘cuz crime.

Amazon is closing retail stores for the same reason.

The Democrat reason.

The biggest cure for crime in America, from street crime to violent crime to gun crime, is to stop electing Democrats. So, all that progressive chatter about change? Some of these places haven’t elected a Republican in close to a century. How about you try some? Change.  Not just a taste, because that won’t work. You need systemic change. All offices, everywhere for at least the next several elections.

I doubt CNN reported that.

 

HT | Townhall

 

Correction: The last paragraph of the original at publication read, ” Some of these places haven’t elected a Democrat in close to a century.” It should read, “haven’t elected a Republican…” and has been corrected

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Update: another little birdie has said “Harry didn’t write that email – he doesn’t write that well. Somebody ghostwrote it for him” and has suspicions.”. Either way, the above title still stands as his signature is on it. And he was just a bad boy in another way, too!

Guess that Chair “Cuttin’ Corners” is trying to do more of that – and it shows that he’s having trouble dealing with his incoming flack! Thanks to all of you who have contacted Chair Harry Bean and letting him know of your dissatisfaction – it’s having an effect.  Why am I saying this?

Little birdies, my friends, little birdies, that’s why.  A screenshot of the email body sent from the Chair (attachments are coming) tells me that he can’t defend this budget or his process in attaining it. Everything is going to be very tightly controlled and NOTHING will be allowed except what has been tightly proscribed. Not even other Representatives, so it seems, are going to be allowed to talk out of turn or ask questions based on submitted requests beforehand.

Tight ship – or stranglehold?

And no, we the public, will have had no input into this process (illegal Budget Review meetings).  I just looked – neither the Commissioners’ budget (the foundation for the Delegation’s) nor any working copies/drafts have been post over the last couple of months. Thus, we have NO idea of what is happening to us going forward.  Bean has made the decision that he is the Master and we have to suck it up.

No, Harry Bean, you don’t “owe the public a productive and efficient meeting.”. You’ve already shown your mismanagement style in wasting 3 months of idleness and illegal meetings that cut the public out of the loop.  You deliberately have kept the public out of the process by staging those “improperly noticed” meetings and now a Potempkin style meeting where we cannot add to or object to anything.

You wear that Stetson hat with pride, Harry. You’ve shown us the antithesis of what you learned, budget process-wise, during your years on the Gilford Budget Committee that openness, transparency, and including public Q&A at every meeting.

But you don’t care – you finally got your FRM money, didn’t you

Here’s his Agenda for the 3/29 meeting:

Belknap County Delegation Meeting Agenda

March 29, 2023 at 6:30pm

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Attendance Roll Call
• Approve Delegation minutes of March, 6, 2023
• Approve Budget Review Committee Minutes of March 13, 2023
• Presentation of Review Committee’s Recommendation – Rep. Bogert
• Discussion & Vote of 2023 Budget
  • Total Expenditures
  • Total Revenue
  • Total to be raised by taxes
• Consideration of Cost Items – Sheriff’s Unit CBA
• Public Input
• Other Business
• Adjournment

But Skip!  You said the Public would have no say in this – there’s a Public Input? Yep, I did.

But consider this: how can you have a say on the budget when Harry Bean hasn’t made a copy available to we the Public to study?  How can we have input into the process AND THE VOTE when the Public Input section is AFTER the vote?

Well, here’s the budget – courtesy of the birdies. It is an excel spreadsheet but it linked back other files so when it asks to update the links (twice), say no.  This may not be the most current but such is government work.

2023 Belknap County Budget Worksheet

So, let’s see what’s going to happen. While I only took a quick glance through, there’s a few line items that screamed out at me to take a second look.

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Tomorrow or Thursday, the NH House of Representatives plans to vote on two bills that would essentially repeal the Fetal Life Protection Act (FLPA), NH’s very modest but important protection for preborn children after six months in the womb:

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• HB271 would repeal the FLPA outright
• HB224 would repeal the FLPA by getting rid of its penalties

Either of these would move us to the extreme position of allowing abortion until birth. Over 70% of NH residents agree with abortion restrictions, 43 states have protections at 6 months or earlier, and only 7 countries (including North Korea and China) allow for such abortion extremism.

How you can help:
1) Pray & Fast. NHRTL will post updates via our Facebook Page and email.

2) Contact your representative, whichever party they are in. Let them know that you want to protect ALL human rights in the state, including those of viable preborn children.

Don’t forget to follow our Current Legislation page for more updates on these bills and many more!

For Life,
Jason Hennessey
President, NH Right to Life

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It has been a weekend of strange developments that is emblematic of the twisted direction of our society. As usual, our President and Vice President are nowhere to be found from Friday afternoon until late Monday morning.

God forbid we are not attacked by one of our strengthening adversaries on the weekend, for we will have to get back to them with an official response. This is what you get when you elect an aged President and his inept sidekick. You get a part-time and totally ineffective Administration. It is impossible to think of Joe and Kamala ever being considered for the ticket in 2024. The question is how the Democrats will get them to step aside and who they will pull out of the weeds to replace them.

There was plenty of talk over the weekend of former President Trump’s imminent arrest on Tuesday and the potential standoff between the New York District Attorney and the Secret Service. I don’t think that Alvin Bragg has thought this one through, but should that surprise us? Bragg is a fool who is complicit in the demise of a great city. He has destroyed the soul of the greatest city on earth and made it unsafe for human habitation, but arresting Donald Trump is the prize he desires. What a fool.

Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Ukraine this week and though Biden is doing his best to funnel billions to Kyiv, with the hope some will bounce back into his personal accounts, Poland has upstaged us by pledging jets to Ukraine. When did you ever dream of the United States being supplanted by Poland? Only during a Biden presidency could that happen. Putin is in Ukraine, while Biden is clocked-out in Delaware. That says it all about how far we have fallen. Russia disrespects us as Poland leads us. Nice job, Joe. You can read about it when you get back to work on Monday.

Hunter has countersued the computer shop owner in Delaware where he left his laptops for repair. He is suing for the release of personal information. How does that square when you denied the existence of the laptops for two years, and you sucked the mainstream media in to back your story. Now that the proverbial crap has hit the fan, you sue rather than admit the story’s validity. Do you really think we are that stupid or so indoctrinated? Apparently so. Somehow. I do not see a defense of ignorance that will let you skate this time.

Hunter is getting closer to an indictment as Congress is aggressively following the money trail from Ukraine and China back to the Bidens cashing the checks. The only thing in question now is whether the unaccounted funds went to Hailey, the widow and bed partner of Hunter, or to Jill, the senior abuser who let her husband, suffering from dementia, run for president or consider a re-election bid. Jill Biden is a wicked woman who cares more about an N-Scale Train layout and the future usage of the Portsmouth to Boston run.

We are getting closer to returning to Bear Pond. We have 12 weeks left until summer. The Cs are faltering while the Bs are cruising. I can hear the duck boats warming up. Come May,we may need to make way for the duck boats. Nothing may draw people together like a major sports championship. It would be great to take our minds off politics, even for a day. Normalcy is a state that escapes us, but we need to show patience as we regain stability in our society.

 

 

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For the longest time, I found it difficult even to fathom the idea that our society would allow children without the capacity to fully contemplate the consequences of their own actions to be physically mutilated by surgeons or hormonally altered into grotesque and artificial shadows of the beautiful people they were created to be.

“This couldn’t possibly become a thing,” I remember telling myself. I stayed silent, thinking that it would only take one or two voices to out the perverts responsible for pushing this fad on our youth. When I was growing up, I remember hearing news stories about people who sexually molested or damaged children; they had to be offered special protection in prison because the moment the convicted thieves and murderers got them alone, their lives were abruptly ended by whatever means available.

Today, there is a parental civil rights bill pending in the Legislature (HB 10) that would recognize the fundamental right of parents to raise their own children according to their own values. The bill would importantly require school officials to disclose information about children’s sexuality and any medical or surgical choices they were contemplating, and it would prohibit government employees such as teachers or guidance counselors from keeping this information from parents, as they are now doing in the Manchester School District, for instance.

What amazes me is that there is any controversy about this bill at all. It’s simply common sense. When I was growing up, a teacher or administrator who taught or covered up this kind of information wouldn’t just risk losing their job, they might even have to run for their lives. The only issue I see with the bill is that it might protect some parents who are evil enough to allow their own children to mutilate their own genitals or chemically alter who God created them to be. In a perfect world, these are the parents who would lose custody of their children so they could be raised by parents who understand that a sound moral foundation is the basis for any functioning society, and history, reading, writing and arithmetic are the subjects that ought to be taught in school—that is, if they are so unfortunate to have to send the children to a government-run school.

It turns out, to my great pleasure, that my thinking might be rather popular, despite the completely corrupt and sexually deviant leaders who are pushing a different idea on all of us through the media and entertainment industry and in our halls of government. According to a NH Journal/Coefficient Poll released on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, 59 percent of Granite State voters believe parents should have the final say on what gets taught to their children in the classroom, including 89 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of unaffiliated voters. More to the point, the poll also found that 80 percent of all voters believe that parents—not school officials—should make the final call on children’s health decisions. In one more specific data point, 78 percent of voters supported a parent’s right to know about their children’s activity surrounding sex or gender.

Again, this is empirically common sense, but we have allowed those with loud voices, microphones and publishing companies, and even some within institutions we used to believe were safe like our schools and even our churches, to tell us that evil is good, and good is evil. It’s time to call them out, and the tide is turning against them. The truth is, gender mutilation, whether chemical or surgical, is evil, and the people who do these things to themselves later regret it, and many seek to end their lives on account of the horrible mistakes they have made. Allow me to be clear: there is hope and there is help available for those who have made the wrong choices, and I can personally lead people to those resources, but today’s top story needs to be how we stop children and young adults from going down this warped path from this point forward. The first step is to stop sick and twisted school officials from teaching our children that transgenderism is normal and sex changes are just another medical procedure, or worse, encouraging them to go through with these things because “so many others are doing it.” And the very first step to accomplishing this goal is to pass the pending parental civil rights legislation and legally guarantee parents know about and can control their children’s decisions until they are old enough to make them for themselves. By that time, God willing, they will be raised up the way they should go.

 

Andrew Manuse is a pastor of First Fruits Ministries in Manchester and serves as chairman of RebuildNH.

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Dr. Simrun Bal of Dartmouth Health testified at a public hearing at the New Hampshire State House that she doesn’t know whether puberty blockers are completely reversible, even though these chemicals are known to cause sterility and sexual dysfunction for children who take them through puberty.

Related: I Am A Former Trans Kid …

NH House Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee member Rep. James Murphy (D)  asked Bal, “You mentioned that these medications are reversible. Is there a time beyond which they are not reversible once they have started?”

“That’s a good question,” Bal responded. “I don’t believe so, but I can look into it more definitively and get back to you.” 

Bal, representing the New Hampshire Medical Society and the NH chapter of the American College of Physicians, was testifying against HB 619, which would ban the medical transition of minors with gender dysphoria.

In her address to the committee, Bal said that physicians carefully applied evidence-based protocols to use chemicals to put a “temporary pause” on puberty while clinicians worked with parents to determine whether a medical transition is necessary. The bill was retained by the committee.

Bal appeared to be unaware that children who start puberty blockers before the age of 12 and take them through adolescence will never have any sexual function, according to Dr. Marci Bowers, president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, a child-transing advocacy group that sets medical standards of care. 

These children will also be sterile, according to Dr. Jeremi Carswell, director of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Service. Years of missed growth are irreversible, so a boy who begins puberty blockers at 10 will have a micropenis for the rest of his life.

Bal also didn’t seem to know that 95% of children who are administered puberty blockers will move on to cross-sex hormones, so they can’t be considered as a stand-alone treatment.

Dr. John Turco, director of Dartmouth Health’s Pediatric and Adolescent Gender Health Program said physicians at Dartmouth Health administer puberty blockers to 10-year-olds for gender dysphoria.

In spite of her own ignorance, Bal believes she knows more than moms and dads. She said that if “parental role models,” aren’t supportive of medically transitioning their daughters and sons, we need laws that allow those children to turn to “teachers, peers, and others in the community who are leaders.”

Watch her testimony here.

 

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Divorces can be complicated and emotionally taxing for anyone, but high net worth divorces can add an extra layer of complexity. 

These divorces require careful planning and consideration as there is often significant wealth, property, and assets involved. 

With the right information, however, it is possible to navigate these complex situations with ease. 

Here are some tips for those facing a high net-worth divorce.

1. Get Professional Assistance

The best thing you can do when facing a high-net-worth divorce is to seek professional legal advice from an experienced high-net-worth divorce attorney who specializes in this area of law. 

They will have the knowledge and expertise necessary to help you through the process and ensure that your rights are protected throughout.

2. Have Clear Financial Goals

Both parties should agree on what their financial goals are prior to filing for divorce so that they can work together to reach an equitable agreement that meets both parties’ needs. 

This will help reduce conflict and make the divorce process smoother overall.

3. Gather Documents

It is important to gather all relevant documents related to your assets before filing for divorce so that they can be accurately divided between both parties during negotiations or mediation sessions. 

This includes bank statements, tax returns, investment accounts, real estate deeds, loan documents, retirement accounts, etc.

4. Understand Tax Implications

High net worth divorces often involve substantial tax implications due to the complexity of the assets being divided between parties. 

It is important to understand how taxes may be affected by certain agreements in order to maximize benefits while minimizing costs associated with taxation on certain investments or assets transferred during the divorce proceedings.

5. Consider Mediation

Mediation is a great way for couples with high net worth to come up with mutually beneficial agreements without having to go through lengthy court proceedings or expensive litigation processes, which could further deplete valuable resources and savings accounts involved in the divorce process. 

This can also provide both sides with much-needed closure as well as minimize conflict between them by allowing them both a chance at negotiation without feeling pressured or intimidated by either side’s lawyers.

6. Protect Retirement Accounts

Retirement accounts such as 401 (k)s, IRAs, etc., should be handled carefully during a high net worth divorce since they are often some of the largest financial investments among couples. 

To avoid costly penalties, it’s important that couples understand any potential tax implications associated with transferring funds from one partner’s retirement account into another partner’s account during a high-net-worth divorce.

7. Create a Post-Divorce Financial Plan

Once an agreement has been reached in a high net worth divorce, it’s important that each party creates a post-divorce financial plan that outlines monthly expenses, income sources, debt repayment plans, etc. 

This ensures that each party has enough money available after the settlement has been finalized so they can continue living comfortably without having to worry about unexpected costs coming up later on down the road.

8. Don’t Forget About Insurance

During a high net worth divorce, many people forget about insurance policies such as life insurance policies or long-term care insurance policies which could potentially provide financial protection if something were ever to happen unexpectedly happen in either of their lives after their marriage ends. 

It’s important for couples going through this kind of settlement process to remember about any such policies so they don’t miss out on any potential benefits these may offer them later down the line once everything else has been settled between them and their former partner.

9.Monitor Your Credit Score

Since most divorces involve dividing up debts along with other assets, it’s important for each person going through this process to keep track of their individual credit score throughout it all, so they know exactly where they stand financially if anything were ever to determine later on down the line when making decisions about future purchases such as homes or cars. 

This is especially if one party had taken out any loans before entering into this agreement which wasn’t paid off during its duration time period.

10. Seek Emotional Support

Going through any kind of separation from someone you’ve shared your life with isn’t easy, especially when there are large amounts of money, assets, or property involved too.

While it’s always recommended to seek out professional help from a high net-worth divorce attorney like Napa Family Law Office (https://napadivorce.com) when dealing with such settlements. 

It’s also extremely beneficial to get emotional support from friends or family members who understand exactly what you’re going through so you don’t feel alone during this difficult time period.

Conclusion

High net-worth divorces can be complex due to all of the various elements involved, including finances, taxes, retirement accounts, insurance policies, etc. 

But by taking steps like seeking professional legal advice from a high-net-worth divorce attorney, individuals going through this kind of settlement process should have no trouble navigating these waters successfully.

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Once again Nowruz–the ancient Persian Festival of the New Year–is here. Nowruz is the celebration of renewal and regeneration of life. Nowruz is the bearer of glad tidings for a better year ahead for all of mankind.

It is in the spirit of Nowruz that Persians, as well as many other ethnic co-celebrators, greet one another with good wishes and extend a hand of friendship to all. It is in the spirit of Nowruz that I offer my sincere best wishes to everyone, with particular humility to those magnificent prisoners of conscience who are languishing in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic of Iran instead of celebrating the occasion in the bosom of their families and loved ones.

On the occasion of Nowruz, we need to be reminded that millions in Iran, a hugely important force in sustaining and fanning the Islamic fire, have already turned and are turning against Islam. They and the rest of the world need to hear the voices of decent people who adhere to individual liberty and freedom. I am sure you will want to play your part in this honorable endeavor and lend your help to put Islam, the very spawning swamp of the deadly virus that makes for “jihadists,” out of business.

May the Persian New Year be a year of freedom, justice, and well-being for all. May every day of the Persian New Year glow with good words, shine with good thoughts, and be filled with good deeds.
Happy Nowruz,
Amil Imani

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And the wheels are still in “starting to move” mode this second week.  I lost a little bit less than last week and Tom lost a bit more (The Good Lord Above help me if he really starts to get a streak going!).

Last Week:

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Check out the video below of Russia devastating Ukraine … except it is the United States devastating Iraq based on the LIE that Iraq had “weapons of mass destruction.” And explain to me, bitter-clingers, why Putin who invaded Ukraine to protect Russian national security by preventing Ukraine from becoming a NATO client state and to protect ethnic Russians in the Donbas who were being “ukraine-ized” by the kleptocrat Zelensky is a war criminal, but George W. Bush is a “good man.” I’m waiting.

I can’t believe Russia is doing this to Ukraine. All the leaders who did this should be in jail pic.twitter.com/XdaBaeIoZJ

— No Bailouts Poso (@JackPosobiec) March 20, 2023

And in case you’ve forgotten about Bush’s and the neocons war of choice in Iraq and its consequences, here’s a thread to remind you.

20 years on, this is the only way I can describe the Iraq War:

A monstrous crime perpetrated first and foremost against the Iraqi people and then Americans who volunteered to fight in the war as a result of their patriotic desire to serve after 9/11 being cynically exploited.

— Dan Caldwell (@dandcaldwell) March 19, 2023

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