Tuesday • November 26 • 2024
Vol.XVI • No.XLVIII
Manchester, N.H.
Parents in every School district are losing parental consent over their children. School Boards are revising changes to the EHAB and JLCF policies, which deal with DATA GOVERNANCE SECURITY and WELLNESS, respectively.
They are allowing parental consent per se, but personally identifiable information (PII) still could be captured by third-party vendors because the schools are leaving that fine print up to you to figure out. They are also adding wording to include Mental Health and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), where Wellness was once limited to Nutritional and Physical Health. Learn more on SEL at this link.
Some kids need help, but not all, yet they are applying this to all.
These changes seem harmless and wonderful on the surface, but the devil is in the details. PII includes many things i.e., phone number, address, age, sex, social security and license number, even parent’s information, and so on. If you don’t consent, your child loses out on education that could be beneficial.
Ask the district to protect your child’s PII in all cases, with no exceptions. Gaming companies are now gathering PII also. And if school district SAU4 Newfound can suffer a ransomware attack, then maybe your child’s data is not safe at all.
You heard the saying Cash is King. Well, Data is King in this new world, and it’s better than cash; it’s gold to them.
Adding Mental Health, SEL, and using Medicaid to pay for these services is usurping parental consent. The Wellness policy affects All children, including yours. School surveys and assessments on your child are infringing on their and your private personal information by the questions they ask.
Search Pros and Cons of SEL, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Schools now keep a database of information on your child, and some schools are sharing it with outside sources.
NH Constitution, Part 1, [Art.] 2-b. [Right of Privacy.] An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.
Protect your rights or lose them forever!
Representative John Sellers
Grafton District 18
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A group called Campus Voter Project is encouraging out-of-state college students to vote in the college town in which they happen to be on election day. Not by absentee or mail-in ballot where the tuition bill or their tax refund would go.
No, they want you voting in the town your college or university is in – (as if it needs more Democrat votes).
Register at School or HomeStudents have a decision about where to register to vote.
You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family’s home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.
You may only be registered and vote in one location.
Tuition Status
Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.
It fascinates me how a state (New Hampshire has been like this for nearly two decades) can allow universities to discriminate against students in this manner. They give them the right to decide ballot measures, how other people will be taxed (or how much freedom they’ll have – depending on who gets elected with those votes) but demand the student pay two to three times as much for the same education as resident students who pay in-state tuition.
It almost sounds like an education poll tax because we know from recent history that requiring them to get a state ID or driver’s license is an undue financial burden. That’s what the folks who want out-of-state students voting in local elections often claim.
What to do?
The New Hampshire legislature tried it at least once: pass a bill to grant any student who registers and votes in the state of NH in-state tuition rates. Vermont won’t even give such an idea the time of day, but the Granite State should consider it again. Call it the Economic Equity in Education bill. Suppose a student feels like they live in New Hampshire for voting purposes, regardless of their in-state-rate ineligibility on any other (typically dozen or so) criteria. In that case, they get a refund for the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and pay in-state rates as long as they remain registered and on the NH voter rolls.
An aging population that needs young blood would benefit from the increase in youth and inexperience that the more affordable education provides. We could lower the total student debt burden, which, in New Hampshire, is significant, saving taxpayers money when the folks who want non-residents voting here promise to bail them out.
Students from poorer states who might not otherwise seek to vote in a state where they don’t live might be able to afford higher learning right here, in New Hampshire (including students who were planning to attend a school in Vermont).
Call a representative wherever they may live (Democrats have elected non-resident students to the NH Legislature) and ask them to support an Economic Equity in Education Bill.
Stop overcharging non-resident voters for the same education.
Stop discriminating against “voters” whose only sin is living outside the state.
It’s the right thing to do!
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Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has decided to become a former Congressman To spend time with family? – No. He has said nothing specific about how he will fill his “free” time, but intends to work to get Republicans elected, especially in the seats of Republicans who voted to remove him as Speaker.
The Californian pledged to “serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started.”
“I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office,” he continued. “The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.”
The GOP is barely functional when they have a majority. His departure will start the new year by making what there is of the current majority even thinner. It begs the question: why get different Republicans elected if there’s no impetus to advance so-called Republican priorities now?
Were you as Speaker, the most important priority? Seems like it. We have to assume those are the sorts of Republicans you’d back. Does that mean they will also, like you, help Biden advance his agenda or sit on their hands instead of doing anything meaningful (political theater doesn’t count) to address corruption, budget process, or using that soapbox to excoriate Dems for defending the Biden Crime Family, going to war with parents, and building on already unsustainable generational debt?
Whatever McCarthy has planned, he knows what it is and is making himself available. Being in Congress was somehow an obstacle. By stepping aside, regardless of the lost vote or promises to replace himself with more later, he can do whatever that new thing is.
So, what is it?
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As promised in Monday Memes, I have an overflow. So many memes it’s not funny any more. And yes there will be a Friday edition too.
Let the mayhem, mockery, and ridicule resume:
*** Warning, a few possibly off-color ones, in case tender eyes are about ***
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I would always prefer to use a peaceful means to solve problems. To quote Mr. Miyagi: “Fighting not good… someone always get hurt”. But on the flip side of that is another sage piece of movie advice that applies to life: “Y’see, some men, you just can’t reach…” And cap that off with this quote from sci-fi literature:
Anyone who clings to the historically untrue-and thoroughly immoral-doctrine that, ‘violence never settles anything’ I would advise to conjure the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedom.
— Robert A. Heinlein
I wish I could have more. But not with my Jabbed wife, and I’m getting kind of long in the tooth to be a parent. Not that, if Hashem willed it, I wouldn’t try.
Which reminds me I need to get my kids back to the range.
Control the information flow, and control what people believe.
And probably have plugged a lot of the holes in the system too.
I’d buy that for a dollar.
What amazes me is how many people don’t see a problem with this.
IMHO there’s no fire in Hell hot enough…
All on the US taxpayer dime.
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PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA
This is an uncomfortable topic as a lead-in to a bigger one, but people who share pictures and videos online need to be made aware of this:
The unstoppable rise of deepfake PORN: Experts reveal explosion in AI sites and apps that stitch faces of ANYONE with photos online onto naked bodies, as victims tell of their horror after police say there is NOTHING they can do | Daily Mail Online
So. About two years ago, give or take, I clicked on a “clickbait” link and was taken to what – on the face of it – was an utterly convincing short clip of a mainstream actress that I like. This actress has, to my knowledge, never done such films. Topless, I believe (I’ll take the search engine’s word for it, I haven’t looked for it), but not in actual porn. But setting aside disbelief, it was a fairly convincing portrayal of her in a hard-core scene.
Now, the link above. This is a specific and very harmful example of deep fake / AI editing technology. We can literally not believe our eyes any more. We can’t even believe video any more. And in this specific instance the damage that can be done to someone online through such technology is unlimited. Often one doesn’t even know that one’s image has been so compromised until someone tells them. Incredibly insidious.
Now, the bigger picture. First, it was said that “Seeing is believing”. Then, as people became aware of how pictures and video clips can be selectively printed without context, or edited / trimmed, to distort the actual reality, the sage wisdom that you can’t believe half of what you see came forth. Nowadays, you can’t believe anything. Not anything. FedGov now has an exobyte computer and where there’s one that we know of, not only are there others, but what do we NOT know of? What kind of fakery could that create? What was an information-enabling technology – photos and even more, videos, has – through the ability to edit or outright forge or create through computing technology (another enabling technology) – become something that now shrinks our circle of trusted information to either what we see with our own eyes, or have reported to us through people we trust in person as we become aware of what’s possible.
And now that FedGov is hoovering up Trump’s likes, followers, etc., and doubtless I and other are “on lists”… and if you are reading this I suspect you are too… with all that computing power and fakery possible, imagine what they might do in a very individual-tailored fashion to shut you up, or shut you into a cell on – quite literally – AI-fabricated evidence.
I think there are only one or two pictures of me floating around – stills – not that I expect anyone to attempt to graft my mug onto someone else. And about one of the women in the article – imagine being on a job interview and someone, for some reason, not liking you or wanting you to be employed there. Such faked material would be a perfect way to say “Hey boss, I just found this video of the person you interviewed yesterday…” Or blackmail of a coworker.
But whether porn, or just deep fake videos or stills, or whatever… the open sharing of pictures and videos is becoming increasingly dangerous. If you can, time to start taking down what you can. And to be cognizant that even if there’s video… you can’t believe what you see. Whether about a person or anything else.
Time to dial the Skepticism knob to “11” on everything.
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I remember arguing once for the idea that to get benefits you need to have implanted birth control. And was called… of course… a raaaaaacist.
And 100 years from now The Narrative created by this fraudulent statue will be the Truth in the minds of most.
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Pick of the Post:
This simple fact about the nature of government cannot be grasped by too many people. And a tie:
It’s not cowardice. It’s wanting to suck the last morsel from the FedGov trough before it all crashes. Traitors, every last one of them.
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Palate cleansers:
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Come back on Friday for more memes. Same meme time. Same meme channel.
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I have several readers who send me news-related articles on a daily basis. Some of them funny, many of them concerning the shifting political winds and typically all of them bent toward conservatism.
WaPo Image of Trump-Caesar
Rarely am I sent something that is alarming, that is, until yesterday. An article from the Conservative Tree House referenced a Washington Post Op-Ed referenced on Twitter/X by Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz with the comment: “They’re obviously green-lighting assassination.”
One may recall Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Trump, where he casually suggested as much to the former president himself. Reasoning backward from the logical conclusion, Carlson recounted the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach the D.C. uni-party had attempted thus far to dismantle and destroy the former president. Here is a quick recap:
As anyone can tell the powers that be in D.C. appear to be willing to do just about anything to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. Even murder, though?
Enter “neo-con” Robert Kagan. Kagan is a foreign policy wonk from the Brookings Institution with the preferred deep state pedigree: Yale, Harvard, and American University degrees; lifetime political mouth-piece; aggressive foreign policy positions; spouse (Victoria Nuland) in the State Department; pro-military industrial complex personality disorder.
Kagan’s piece for the Post is a lengthy screed-like plea to anyone who will listen inside or outside the beltway. Donald Trump is an existential threat to our liberal democracy, and a second Trump presidency will be a dictatorship unlike anything we’ve seen since Stalin, Hitler…Napoleon… or even Julius Caesar.
WaPo image of Trump-NapoleonDespite being a historian who has spent his life in American politics, Kagan seems to think a dictatorship in the U.S. is feasible. He labors at length to make his case, claiming Trump’s ability to wield power over anyone he wishes once enthroned with executive privilege, seemingly unaware of the checks and balances in place to limit as much. The tone of panic is palpable, and the call to action to do “the unthinkable” even at “the cost of career and family” is explicit.
As a concerned citizen, everyone should read this if for no other reason than to see this is the thinking of the career political elite. Kagan’s ability to project onto Trump the very things being done to him – maniacal desire to control, weaponized DOJ, myriad abuses of power, targeting political enemies – indicate a type of fantastical tone-deafness from someone sitting squarely at the bottom of public trust and favorability. Americans trust establishment media and political pundits almost as little as they do terrorists and Marxist school administrators with pedophilic tendencies.
Looking at Kagan’s bio in Wikipedia for context, he also shirks his “neo-con” label, calling himself a “progressive in the most American sense”. Whatever he means by that it comes as no surprise this is how he views himself. He and his wife both favor America’s power to manipulate politics globally and the notion of regime change to that end. Military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine are all projects both have worked to endorse whatever the cost to human life. Should we expect anything different from them if they feel threatened at home? The answer clearly is – no, we should not.
Rather than try to understand how the American populace could elect Trump in the first place, Kagan spends his time adding layer after grotesque layer to the image of Trump the insiders need to fear. To them, Trump is an outsider who refuses to acquiesce to establishment ways of running the country. Kagan takes liberties psychoanalyzing Trump and his real motivations, which are always selfish and faux-patriotic. This is projection at its finest. One need only look at Kagan and his ilk’s track record and writings to see through the charade.
It can’t possibly be the American people have had enough of a recalcitrant and even hostile government that over-promises and under-
WaPo image of Gen. Mike Flynn a la Kathy Griffindelivers on the taxpayer’s dime. No. People like Kagan are too busy running from echo chamber to echo-chamber, acquiring confirmation bias for their real problem, which invariably is Trump and the apparent idiots and racists who support him. Never mind, the complaints are from both sides of the aisle at this point and aimed at a uni-party who have gotten us $33 trillion dollars in debt, degraded our education system, flooded our cities with illegal “citizens,” co-opted billions to fight in Ukraine, and gaslight us all the while they cover-up obvious crimes from the Esptein Island-prison suicide sham to the Hunter Biden media scandal and mysterious cocaine in the White House or the magical cleaning of the streets of San Francisco for communist dictator Xi Jiangping.
None of this requires racism to generate vitriol from the people, which is why Trump’s numbers are soaring among blacks, Hispanics, and Asians, let alone trad-white-conservatives. The irony is lost on people like Kagan who can’t fathom the American people are not as stupid as they need them to be, and our support for Donald Trump is not evidence of atavistic racism but adults who are tired of being toyed with by those we literally pay to serve us and our best interests, not theirs.
Kagan writes for a political class that uses its delusion to justify political hit jobs on a daily basis, only now they’re calling for a real hit. Sadly for them we have the internet and enough common sense to see behind the curtain that was the once and powerful Oz of D.C. We’ve had enough, as had Donald Trump, which is why he’s our guy.
To stop him from becoming our next president, you’ll have to kill him, apparently, which seems to be on the table for these swamp creatures. They say so themselves, pictures included.
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Most Americans are appalled – disgusted may be a better word – by the vile antisemitic demonstrations spreading across our country today. Ostensibly intended to show support for the besieged Palestinian people, they more closely resemble Germany’s ugly, antisemitic riots just prior to World War II. There is no effort to hide the utter hatred for Israel.
But this is America – not Nazi Germany, and the exponential rise in antisemitism in this country, that massive pro-Palestine demonstration in Washington, would have been unimaginable just a couple of months ago.
This new antisemitism makes no sense, especially considering that it all started after the Israeli people were again victimized – savagely attacked by Hamas on October 7th. It was on that date that the terrorist organization launched a sickening assault on the people of Israel. More than 1,200 innocent men, women, children, and even babies were slaughtered. Hundreds were taken captive in that unprovoked attack.
Israel, of course, responded accordingly. And that justified response somehow spawned the despicable antisemitic demonstrations we’re witnessing today here and around the world.
Americans have a long history of protests and demonstrations. We’ve sparred over civil rights, abortion, religion, parental rights, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. There have been more than enough domestic controversies to keep our country divided.
But now, a conflict that’s been raging in the Middle East for centuries has been brought to this country. What is particularly shocking, though, is that so many Americans have taken a stance against Israel, one of America’s staunchest allies.
In recent years, Israel has been an invaluable partner in the war on terror. Beyond that, America has always been a friend to Israel because we share the same values. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. We’ve supported that country because it is a peace-loving nation surrounded by belligerent and aggressive neighbors. And in the aftermath of the October 7th atrocities, America, and all people of goodwill, sided with Israel because that country was defending itself from a terrorist organization that can only be described as the essence of evil. The unspeakable atrocities committed by Hamas were not acts of war. They were acts of barbarism that can never be justified. Yet somehow, today, we’re witnessing this inexplicable rise in antisemitism.
Most of the people engaged in today’s riots seem to fall into one or two categories.
They’re young people, filled with passion but void of facts. They’re born followers who don’t know and don’t want to know that Hamas is a terrorist organization that instigated the current conflict. They don’t care to know that Hamas is dedicated to the complete annihilation of the Jewish people. They’re certainly not aware that the Hamas Covenant of 1988 begins with this quote from Imam Hassan al-Banna: “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it…” They probably don’t know that the Palestinian people elected that same hateful organization to lead their government in 2006. They’re likely unaware that Hamas deliberately targets innocent Israeli civilians and then cowers behind Palestinian schools and hospitals to deter retaliation.
Young and idealistic, the passion of those protestors comes straight from the teachings of their radical college professors or from Chinese-controlled TikTok, another purveyor of antisemitism.
Other rioters are themselves Arabs or Muslims, many of whom harbor an intrinsic hatred of Israel. Either they brought that hatred with them when they came to this country, or they learned it here from their parents or grandparents. They care nothing about the creed that’s supposed to unite Americans, E pluribus unum. The once-renowned concept of a melting pot means nothing to them. They, like those six million unchecked migrants flooding across Joe Biden’s open borders, are major contributors to the Balkanization of America.
They denounce Israel for the innocent Palestinians killed in the aftermath of October 7th but won’t even acknowledge the Israeli women and children specifically targeted by Hamas. When clear-thinking, open-minded people consider the atrocities committed by Hamas, any criticism of Israel fades away. Allegations of injustice and oppression become mute, and objective people understand that before anything else, this scourge must be eliminated. That’s exactly what Israel is trying to do while trying to minimize casualties among the Palestinian people.
Nothing can be more tragic than the loss of innocent lives, but Israel was provoked into this war. And as in all wars, civilian casualties are inevitable.
On December 7th, 82 years ago, our country was ruthlessly attacked without warning. More than 2,000 Americans died, and we responded quickly and decisively. Our entry into the conflagration that had already been raging in Europe resulted in a costly and bloody world war that killed an estimated 15 million combatants and 38 million civilians. But it saved the world from tyranny and rescued the Jewish people from extinction.
Today, the Jewish people are again threatened by a malevolent force determined to wipe them off the face of the earth. This time, they responded decisively. They’ve set out to eliminate that threat to their very existence. They must not and will not allow public opinion, protests, or weak-willed politicians in Washington to deter them.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a Climate Change Indicators page that we expect will be getting a rehab any day now. When yo select change in hot temperatures it produces a map that contradicts the others on the page.
From the CO2 Coalition.
As reported by EPA, only 19% of all weather stations report an increase in the number of hot days since 1948!
Below is an important chart that somehow slipped by EPA’s “consensus” censorship squad. It is a map of all 1,066 weather stations across the United States. The change in the number of hot days for that station are ID’d as increasing (red), stayed the same (blank) or decreasing (blue).
A total of 863 stations, or 81%, reported either a decrease or no change in the number of hot days! Any guesses on how long this map will remain up on their site?
The significant number of stations compromised by encroaching heat islands makes me wonder two things. Are all 19% of the stations showing an increase so encumbered, and how many of the others are as well?
That doesn’t change the public relations hitch this puts in the Climate Cults Global Warming Step. It’s inconveninet, but not devastating. They’ve survived all the apocalyptic predictions that never came to be while predicting more, so this can’t be much of a concern. But I do expect the map to change or the data to be tweaked so it presents a result aligned with the current dogma.
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So, even the advocates’ number crunchers looking at the Global Warming Solutions Act’s Clean Heat Standard have to admit that the costs Vermonters will have to cover to meet greenhouse gas reduction mandates exceed any potential benefits — by a lot — even after those advocates apply two and a half billion dollars in totally made-up benefits to the ledger via the bogus “Social Cost of Carbon.”
(Side Note: If you want an excellent if highly technical explanation of exactly how and why the Social Cost of Carbon numbers are completely fabricated, Roger Pielkey just posted this article where he describes SCC calculations as “Sneaky. Uncool. Not science.”)
Asking a clarifying question during the November 30 meeting of the Climate Council Cross Sector Mitigation Committee, TJ Poor of the Agency of Natural Resources pressed presenter David Hall about the cost/benefit dynamic, “The takeaway here is that [these measures] are not cost-effective under the societal test…. These measures are not cost-effective, is that right?”
After a little hemming and hawing, Hill stated clearly that, yes, “The net present value of the cost is greater than the net present value of the avoided fuel costs and the avoided social and economic damages.”
The delta between the costs and benefits for the most likely policy scenario, according to the report, is negative $1.33 billion. But, if you remove the fake $2.5 billion in “benefits” attributed to the Social Cost of Carbon from the equation, that number jumps to nearly negative $4 billion.
Digging into the full report, there are other red flags Vermonters should be aware of.
Readers will recall that there was much rending of garments and gnashing of teeth when ANR Secretary Julie Moore estimated the impact of the Clean Heat Standard on heating fuel prices would be around 70 cents per gallon. Well, the Thermal Analysis Final Report shows that number rising as high as $1.41 per gallon, albeit this doesn’t happen under their scenario until 2045.
In the near term, they predict a 4 cent per gallon addition in 2024, rising quickly to 25 cents per gallon by 2030, then taking off after that to 63 cents per gallon by 2035, $1.13 by 2040, and $1.41 by 2045. But I would say these estimates are low. Way low. And falsely backloaded.
First, the study admits, “Unlike the program costs, state administrative costs are not anticipated to be recovered through fuel prices or rates, but to be embedded in the state’s departmental operating budgets. A cap-and-invest program would generate revenue through the sale of allowances that can be used to fund administrative and program costs. Our analysis does not include an estimate of the size or use of such revenues [emphasis added].” So, the numbers outlined above do not include the likelihood that the substantial costs to administer the Clean Heat Standard program by the state will also be covered by the sale of Clean Heat carbon credits. They almost assuredly will be, but if not, another tax will have to be raised or created to pay for this.
Also not included in this analysis is the cost of any equity program designed to help low-income Vermonters who, for whatever reason (upfront costs, lack of desire, lack of infrastructure, lack of access to labor, etc.), don’t or can’t transition away from fossil fuels. The law promises such assistance (Act 18, § 8129 (a)), and it will be expensive. Where will the money come from to subsidize low-income fossil fuel users? Again, I’m guessing from the sale of Clean Heat, carbon credits added to the cost of heating fuel – a big number not reflected in the numbers of this report.
As for my assumption that they are falsely backloading the impact on prices, the report acknowledges that without aid subsidies to lower-income Vermonters, the Clean Heat Standard is regressive. “On the other hand,” it says, “LMI households can be prioritized for access to and benefits from clean heat measures, thereby lowering energy cost burdens for those customers who participate in the program. Such participation may result in increasing overall program costs, however [emphasis added].” Yes, indeed, this will raise the costs!
The report notes that the preferred way to help low and middle-income households is to massively subsidize their transition away from fossil fuels. “Our analyses incorporate the assumption,” says the report (p.14), “that low-income households would need financial incentives equal to 100% of the costs for the new technologies or for weatherization and moderate-income households receive an incentive equal to 75% of costs [emphasis added].”
Fully funding weatherization projects, electric panel upgrades, and installing heat pumps and heat pump hot water heaters, etc. for a large segment of the population is an incredibly expensive proposition. Those costs have to be raised “up-front” if the goal is to move the people who can’t afford this stuff (ie. have no money) to the front of the line. And again, the cost of doing this is not accounted for in the report’s numbers.
The current 2 cent per gallon state surcharge on heating fuel raises about $5 million, so, roughly speaking, an additional 4 cents increase in 2024 would raise an estimated $10 million. This doesn’t even cover the report’s estimated administrative costs of the program between 2024 and 2030, which they say are “$11 million to $28 million above the BAU [Business as Usual] for 2024, from $31 to $53 million above BAU in 2030.” And FYI, they expect the cost of this bureaucracy to grow to be between $130 to $200 million per year by 2050, which our children and grandchildren will have to pay for. Fun!
And, last point, I mentioned in a previous article on the also admitted lack of cost-effectiveness in Vermont’s renewable energy policy that the Social Cost of Carbon is a “keleven” – “a fictitious number used by an incompetent or corrupt individual to balance accounting books.” As such, the keleven changes its value to fit the accounting needs of the corrupt and incompetent actor. So it should be of no surprise that the members of the Climate Council, upon hearing this report, immediately called for adopting a higher Social Cost of Carbon number to “balance” their books as a way to claim their whackadoo policy shouldn’t be scrapped. What a crock!
Rob Roper is a freelance writer with 20 years of experience in Vermont politics, including three years of service as chair of the Vermont Republican Party and nine years as President of the Ethan Allen Institute, Vermont’s free-market think tank. He is also a regular contributor to VermontGrok.
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America’s weakness is her public’s lack of attention and protection for all that she offers. As each generation passes on, so does the lessening of the overall splendor that our Forefathers sacrificed for and authored. As time goes on, this diversion of attention and respect becomes a weakening agent.
Current Americans who retain those basic qualities are concerned yet have anticipated this questioning of “just how did this happen? Well, the short answer is that we, in our ignorance and “know it all” thinking, chose to follow the easier path or at least to “not rock the boat” or offend.
However, in our haste not to offend, we began to identify separately from each other. Group identity sprung up, although its very nature suggests offending or holding jealousies against the other identities. Essentially, this separate group identity is a nonsensical system compared to when a proud America congenially gleamed and prospered with its single mongrel being.
This division eliminated time and effort, let alone the interest and respect for what those white-haired Founders had to say. That was then, and besides, they were slave owners! This often became the excuse. However, that smells of a criminal and premeditated agenda, which blocks one’s knowing of their unalienable rights, freedoms, and overall proud heritage.
Currently, no educational source will fill our younger citizens’ understanding gap, and the reason is perfectly clear: today’s ignorance was and continues to be its purpose! So, for those who have still retained their curious nature, the following should act as a stimulation and also a validation. For others with less curiosity, it may also spark an overdue questioning of their imposed state of darkness.
Thomas Jefferson stated, “If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.” This says it all, and with regard to our enemies, this advice also directs what their efforts have undertaken!
John Adams stated, “Liberty cannot be preserved without a central knowledge among the people.” Once again, our enemy is cunning in that they study what they are devoted to keep from you.
James Madison warned, “A Popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both.” The central theme of these quotes is to be informed, for it to be available, and for the necessity of public knowledge. This our enemy realizes, and is also why such info is no longer taught!
Alexander Hamilton stated, “If it be asked, what is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be an inviolable RESPECT FOR THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.” (his capitalizing) Our enemy is again served when even Law Schools avoid teaching or even opening up our Constitution for study and understanding.
And finally, Benjamin Franklin advised, “A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins.” A quick glance at today’s standards, knowledge, and faulty priorities will validate Dr. Franklin’s belief. Also relevant is his acknowledgment to God, our Creator, of which faith has been another successful enemy target!
Our Theological seminaries are the latest to fall in line with our Law School’s misdirection. However, when dealing with the faithful and their shepherds, it becomes necessary to rely upon the system of gradualism. Our Holy Bible cannot be scrapped as quickly as our assortment of Revolutionary and Civil War monuments.
In closing, the father of our great country said it best when addressing his troops on July 9, 1776. His General Orders, in part, “…The General hopes and trusts, that every officer and man, will endeavour so to live, and act, as becomes a Christian Soldier defending the dearest Rights and Liberties of his country.” (Washington’s capitalization)
Realizing that this was obviously in the past, yet it flies in the face of a certain modern but questionable President and his absurd comment that “America is not a Christian nation!”
These two diverse statements best portray the divide from our righteous founding versus today’s rudderless ship of State!
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Stumbling Joe is really knocking them out of the park if, by that, you mean setting some of the darkest records in the history of the Nation.
Illegal law breakers entering the Country has gotten so bad Democrat mayors and Governors are getting pissed off. Inflation has been with us for a while and recession – more or less, though not officially. Prices are up astronomical amounts in some cases. Living is difficult, not much is affordable, jobs are hit or miss, and we’re falling behind everyone, especially our self-professed enemies. Joe’s response is, more systemic failure. All in all, he’s easily surpassed Carter and Obama as a failure, but he’s not done yet.
More Americans committed suicide in 2022 than in any other year on record, according to data released by the CDC on Wednesday.
The National Center for Health Statistics recorded nearly 50,000 suicides last year, up 2.6 percent increase from the prior year. The 2022 suicide rate of 14.3 per 100,000 Americans is the highest since 1941.
The increase in suicides was largely driven by older Americans taking their own lives. Suicide rates for young people returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2022 after soaring in 2021 amid the social isolation and financial stress caused by the pandemic and resulting lockdowns. Suicide rates for children aged 10-14 declined by 18 percent in 2022, and rates for young people aged 15-24 declined by 9 percent.
People are so excited about Joe Biden’s America that they are killing themselves in record numbers, and Democrats have to be excited about that. They are the party of death and assisted suicide. Fewer older people take a sliver of the strain off their bloated dependency budgets, so more of them add up to huge savings they can spend elsewhere to buy votes of favors, not that ate couldn’t just print some money for that – which they do.
But assisted suicide without the assist must also have them at cross purposes. They love it when people die – good for the planet, they say. But they are obsessed with micromanaging everything. You can still die, but they’d like to kill you if that’s okay. It allows them to expand the constituency of government workers (therapists, doctors, grief counselors) who, by their employment, become dependents of the state who will vote for (assuming that is still allowed) or at lease advocate for their existence, even if it kills you.
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Pramila Jayapal is a Member of Congress from the State of Washington and is known for comments that should roll the eyes of even the most Radical of the Left Wing of the Democrat Party.
Every time she speaks, she curdles the coffee of every member of the Republican Party, and I might say, any person with morals higher than a member of Hamas. That is the lowest of the bars. The latest bizarre comments from Jayapal came on Sunday morning when she appeared on CNN’s State of the Union. Jayapal got heated when Host, Dana Bash, pushed back on a response to a question about the rape of Israeli women and children by the savages of Hamas on October 7.
From the Jewish News Syndicate:
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) twice hedged her condemnations of Hamas terrorists raping Israeli women during an interview on Sunday with Dana Bash of the CNN program State of the Union.
“The rape, of course, but I think we have to remember that Israel is a democracy. That is why they are a strong ally of ours, and if they do not comply with international humanitarian law, they are bringing themselves to a place that makes it much more difficult strategically for them to be able to build the kinds of allies to keep public opinion with them,” Jayapal said.
When Bash noted that Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, answered a question about the rape of Israeli women by condemning Israel broadly, the congresswoman said, “I already answered your question, Dana.”
Instead of deploying the conjunction “but” as she had previously, Jayapal used the conjunctive adverb “however” this time.
“I said it’s horrific, and I think that rape is horrific. Sexual assault is horrific. I think that it happens in war situations. Terrorist organizations like Hamas obviously are using these as tools, however I think we have to be balanced about bringing in the outrages against Palestinians,” she said.
Jayapal—who called Israel a “racist state” in July and then seemed to apologize before doubling down a few days later—told Bash that Israeli forces have killed 15,000 Palestinians, “three quarters of whom are women.”
Bash called that “horrible” without questioning the source of the numbers. But the CNN host told Jayapal that Israeli soldiers don’t rape Palestinian women.
“I don’t want this to be the hierarchy of oppression,” Jayapal said.
Bash noted that “It’s kind of remarkable that this issue hasn’t gotten enough attention globally—widespread use of rape, brutal rape, sexual violence against Israeli women by Hamas.”
“I’ve seen a lot of progressive women, generally speaking—they’re quick to defend women’s rights and speak out against using rape as a weapon of war, but downright silent on what we saw on October 7,” she added, “and what might be happening inside Gaza right now to these hostages.”
In response to Bash’s comment that the Israel Defense Forces doesn’t rape Palestinian women, Jayapal said, “Frankly, morally, I think we cannot say that one war crime deserves another. That is not what international humanitarian law says,” the congresswoman said. “We have been allowing Israel to literally indiscriminately bomb hospitals, violate international humanitarian law.”
Even when pressed, Jayapal could not bring herself to condemn outright the rape of Israeli women and children by Hamas terrorists. She finds it horrific but equates it to Israel killing civilians in Gaza. She says we have to look at these rapes “in the balance” of war. She claims to be concerned with women’s rights and conditions, but she is not even concerned with the rape of Palestinian women by the Hamas goons.
Sheryl Sandburg said it best when addressing the United Nations on Monday, “There are no circumstances that justify rape. And that is why the silence on Hamas’ war crimes against Israeli women and children is so dangerous.” She is absolutely correct. This should be the easiest decision one could make to condemn Hamas outright. There is no balance or equivocation necessary.
But the Radical Left cannot find it in themselves to say the words. Antisemitism is at the core of this group of Democrats, and if their fellow constituents cannot quickly condemn it, then we have no choice but to hold them complicit. Let’s see who stands up and says no to Jayapal and who stands behind her in silent support.
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Anyone paying any attention to the news knows Mr. Biden has seen better days. Now, it’s not just gaffes anymore. We progressed to hot mic moments. Now it’s just plain sad. The man can barely walk without falling down or tripping. He confuses people and places all of the time. He even has trouble working from a teleprompter.
One GOP Congressman, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX),thinks Mr. Biden is living in the equivalent of an assisted living facility.
Jackson is a retired US Navy rear admiral and worked as a physician in the White House under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. He expressed his alarm to Sean Hannity, calling the president’s cognitive impairment “an embarrassment,” “scary,” and “dangerous.” In the Hannity interview, Congressman Jackson says the President’s “cognitive decline” is no longer a mystery.
“It’s no longer breaking news when I tell the American people that there is something wrong with Joe Biden. Everyone can see that now. It’s not in question anymore. It’s what are the Democrats going to do about it?”
“The natural course of any of these illnesses, I don’t know if it’s Alzheimer’s, dementia, or multi-infarct dementia. I’m not making a diagnosis, but I’m saying he has a cognitive issue related to his age. The natural course of all these illnesses is that they get worse with time. They don’t get better.”
“The White House is nothing more than an assisted living facility right now…”
“We have big issues right now that this country needs to be dealing with, and we need a commander in chief, and we need a head of state that’s cognitively and physically fit to do the job, and this man is absolutely not…”
“The Democrats are in damage control right now. They are frantic. They realize that they have made this mistake. They put this man in office and expected him to be our president for four years, and he’s not going to make it four years, I don’t think…”
We have a solution for an incapacitated president. It is the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If the people in the cabinet cannot see what is going on, what does that say about their judgment?
If they lack the fortitude to act responsibly, what does it say about their integrity? Will it affect the way you vote? Are you part of the problem or part of the solution? Should the White House be an assisted living facility?
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I just happened to stumble upon this video on Twitter, and it’s not your typical cat meme.
Wonder why the J6 Committee never showed this video?
Watch as police throw 3 concussion grenades into a peaceful crowd
The man at the end says everything was peaceful until police did this
I’ve never seen cops throw flashbangs into peaceful crowds pic.twitter.com/VB1Zos1dVN
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) November 30, 2023
The video captures the unsettling scene of police hurling not one, not two, but three concussion grenades into an apparently peaceful crowd at the Capitol on January 6.
In this eye-opening footage, the peaceful atmosphere is shattered by the deafening blasts of concussion grenades.
It made me wonder, “Why hasn’t this been shown?”
It’s the kind of reality check that sends shivers down your spine. But here’s the kicker: the January 6 Committee, the supposed guardians of truth in the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection, has kept this video, and probably, many others, under wraps.
The Jan. 6, 2021, narrative was that the Capitol had seemingly turned into a battlefield, and the January 6 Committee was assigned to untangle the mess left after the insurrection.
How are we to make any sense of it all, with this video, a piece of the puzzle, showing police tossing concussion grenades into what looks like a peaceful crowd? But why did the January 6 Committee keep this nugget from us?
Lack of evidence – is that we are to understand? Because that’s the committee’s first line of defense. They’re on a mission to decipher what happened that fateful day, not a sideshow of unrelated incidents.
Fair enough, but how about this video and probably several others we haven’t seen to provide a sneak peek into the broader story? Did they leave stones unturned?
We can understand if the committee has to walk a tightrope, juggling legal standards and ethical norms. But this isn’t just any video – it clearly shows the police force, and this video, by itself, is the smoking gun, showing a pattern of aggressive tactics that fueled the chaos. Shouldn’t ethical concerns push them to expose potential misconduct?
Or maybe the committee wants the cold, hard facts. That is understandable, considering the gravity of the situation. But what if this video is a fact, a stark reality of how force was used that day? Does it not deserve a seat at the truth-telling table?
The committee might argue about the availability of other evidence or maybe just that other videos are more relevant and reliable. But what if this one is unique, capturing a moment of truth that others missed? Shouldn’t they explore every avenue to present a complete picture?
The January 6 Committee delved deep into emails, text messages, internal communications, depositions, and what-not. They claim they turned over every stone in their quest for truth.
But what about the video that could speak volumes without a single word?
As we navigate this maze of investigations, it’s not just about the committee. It’s about those who swore an oath to protect and serve, resorting to force against peaceful crowds. What consequences should they face?
If the use of force was unreasonable, criminal charges are on the table. But what if these charges are the exception, not the rule? Do we need a systemic shift in how we evaluate the use of force?
Officers can be held accountable for damages by way of civil lawsuits. But accountability isn’t just about compensating victims – it’s about redefining the relationship between the police and the people they serve.
Citing internal investigations, departments can have their internal checks. But these investigations might resemble something of a fox guarding the henhouse. Should external scrutiny be the norm?
True, videos can shape public perception. And we can’t just brush them aside, saying that such snippets lack context. And it is prerogative that we look to the complaints from other officers – fellow officers, as the whistle-blowers, overcoming the code of silence that might prevail. Shouldn’t we foster an environment where speaking up is the rule, not the exception?
We should – with “professional consequences,” which are violators losing benefits or even getting terminated. But what if the consequences aren’t consistent across the board? Shouldn’t justice be impartial to the badge?
As we grapple with these questions, no doubt, the January 6 Committee stands as a symbol of our collective pursuit of truth. But in their quest, let’s not forget the videos like this that might hold the missing pieces. It’s not just about the events of January 6; it’s about the lessons we learn and the changes we demand. Ultimately, it’s about reclaiming a sense of justice that extends beyond the hallowed halls of the Capitol.
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We’ve tried to warn women, minorities, the LGBTQ folks, and, in fact, everyone the Democrats claim to support. You are being used and discarded. Women are already living that. Minorities, especially in cities, are worse off thanks to Dems and BLM, so can the LGBT folks be convinced before it is too late?
The politics of Democrat Socialism, which is a code word for Marxism, have no interest at all in your rights. They are using you to gain power until they no longer need you. You can see it at work with women and inner city minorities. Both continue to be pandered to, but neither is better off or looking at a shiny rights-based future, and you might be next.
Gay men and lesbians who oppose the transgender agenda have already gotten a taste, but Russia just showed you something, and you’d best all pay attention. Socialist/communist/Marxist regimes have been consistent in their opposition to your movement.
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday in an official ruling designated what it called the “international LGBT public movement” as a banned “extremist” organization. The new ban is expected to take full effect by early next year – but some reports have said it is effective immediately – and while specifics haven’t been forthcoming, the label would clearly give state authorities much broader powers to go after activist groups.
China doesn’t allow it, either. They even banned girly-man boy-band-like content from Japan.
That’s not to say no LGBT types are lurking in communist countries. We know they are in hiding in Muslim countries. And I’m not advocating for their right to speak or protest to be suppressed—quite the contrary. I’m saying that the political party you are supporting is very likely going to treat you the same way when they no longer need to pander to your sexual preferences.
One-party regimes are always police states, and if you think the persecution or censorship stops with Republicans, you are a special sort of useful idiot. If you applauded Facebook and Pre-Musk Twitter (Google or Amazon or Your Government) colluding to censor words and ideas you found inconvenient or hurtful, get ready for some serious discomfort and pain.
That government will shut you up and shut you down just as fast the moment you speak or set out of line.
It is an idea we can all agree we need to protect. A tribe that includes everyone, regardless of their sexual or demographic positioning, under attack, not just from China, Russia, or Islam, but the globalists, the UN, WEF, and WHO.
This form of governance will be a top-down form of fascism whose “representatives” will be even further from reach than the ones you have now.
Like women and gay men and increasingly minorities, you will be left shouting in the darkness. The only thing you have that they want is your vote and your activism until they have so much power they no longer need that. Forget gay rights; you’ll have few, if any, human rights.
You’ve been warned again!
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This is an attempt to “break out” memes, links, and my commentary about the situation in Israel / the Middle East so as to not overload the standard meme posts that I do. My last “normal” meme post. In these Israel-related posts I don’t just have memes such, but lots of informative links as well as hopefully-insightful commentary.
Note that this is not meant to be a day-by-day update about what’s going on. Rather, to highlight uncomfortable truths about the actual nature of the conflict, deep-history background, and so on, as well as to show the at-present immutable nature of Islamic Jew hate and why that matters to today’s events.
Note that these posts do not repeat information – so there is a lot of stuff in prior posts. Please do check them out too if this is a topic of interest to you:
Israel: Ongoing Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Ongoing Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Ongoing Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Still More Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Ongoing Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Ongoing Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Even More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Memes and Commentary – Granite Grok
Israel: Memes and Commentary – Granite Grok
With some Israel-related materials here:
Meme Overflow – Granite Grok
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NOTICE: I have been having tremendous trouble lately with uploading videos. So I have just started a Rumble channel. Videos will now be posted by both link to the Rumble video as well as – if I can figure it out – embedding the video frame as well.
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TOP OF THE FOLD
What is the “Status Quo” on the Temple Mount? (bolding in the original; underlining in the second paragraph added):
The Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site. It is the biblical Mount Moriah where Abraham was to sacrifice his son Isaac. It is the site at which King Solomon built the first Jewish Temple, destroyed in 586 BCE. It is the site at which the Jews, 70 years later, built the second Temple. As a pamphlet for tourists published in 1924 by the Supreme Muslim Council openly declares: “This site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest (perhaps from pre-historic) times. Its identity with the site of Solomon’s Temple is beyond dispute.”
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In the 1990’s the Waqf excavated the area known as “Solomon’s Stables”, turning it into a new mosque referred to as the El-Marwani Mosque. It is located 12 meters below the current courtyard, and the Supreme Muslim Council pamphlet notes that the area of the Stables “dates probably as far back as the construction of Solomon’s Temple. According to Josephus, it was in existence and was used as a place of refuge by the Jews at the time of the conquest of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70 A.D.” It was Titus who destroyed the second temple.
Which brings this meme to mind:
Also, this is a rich post with a lot of info on the history of the land – to really appreciate this post will take time:
Glazov Gang: The Land that Israel Never Stole | Jamie Glazov Productions
And about the 2005 pullout from Gaza and aftermath:
Video: Gaza before and after Israel’s disengagement plan that saw the 2005 forced removal of thousands of Jews (jihadwatch.org)
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WATCH: Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony 2023 in Gaza – Geller Report
Charming. Just like my kindergarten. Not.
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WAR & WHEN WILL IT END?
Manipulating with Lies and Manufactured Sob Stories – American Thinker
— PA will pay 9 released terrorists 19,500 shekels a month for lifeIt’s time to wipe Hamas out, and follow the suggestion of Egypt’s president. These people can neither govern nor comply with the basic requirements of decency and international law, and they never will be able to.
You get what you reward. In this case, being a terrorist can pay very well – either for you, or death benefits for your family.
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Hamas attacks IDF troops in Gaza, breaking ceasefire – JNS.org
Breaks a ceasefire? Who would have thought… well, besides anyone paying attention to both Hamas’ history as well as Islamic history.
Remember, this dates back to the very time of Mohammed:
Is Islam Religion of Peace? A Brief History by Brigitte Gabriel (heb sub)
Get and read her book – this is a woman who grew up in Lebanon as the Palestinian “refugees” were taking over.
Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
Here she is talking about her experience:
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Brigitte-gabriel.mp4
More:
Trust Hamas? | Frontpage Mag
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. When a people are used as mere human instruments for firing cannon or thrusting bayonets, in the service and for the selfish purposes of a master, such war degrades a people. A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; a war to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, and which is their own war, carried on for an honest purpose by their free choice, — is often the means of their regeneration. A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever-renewing fight for ascendancy in the affairs of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle for the one against the other.”
What Does Not Work in Gaza | Frontpage Mag
Israel needs to win this war, and the West should realize that victory will help weaken the Islamist push to take over the world. Israel needs to fight aggressively and mercilessly and avoid the mistakes of the past that have cost so dearly in lives lost. The US should not pressure Israel to make those mistakes again.
For Israel, Failures Never Learned and Lessons for Today – American Thinker
Those civilians hate the Jews so much that they produce children specifically to blow themselves up to kill Jewish children.
We should have no qualms about “innocent” Palestinian women and children dancing in the streets celebrating killing the Jews being collateral damage in the eradication of Hamas. The law of superior force shall prevail, and the threat from Hamas eliminated once and for all.
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Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts (sikhnet.com)
This is in reply to someone on one of the Telegram chats I’m on; they claimed the Islamic conquest of India was “peaceful”.
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Jews Under Mid-19th Century Palestinian Sharia, Versus American Freedom | Frontpage Mag
Look up the Pact of Umar.
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“Parchment Barriers” Won’t Keep Israel Safe | Frontpage Mag
Reminds me of this quote:Such “parchment barriers” like the “rules-based international order” will not keep Israel or any nation safe. The only thing that can is a willingness to use mind-concentrating force––with all the risks and tragic, unforeseen consequences that always accompanies such violence.
“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms” — Robert A. Heinlein
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EXCLUSIVE | Gad Saad On Israel-Hamas War And Growing Anti-Semitism On US Campuses
Excellent interview! Note that he, also, supports what I’ve said about the Koran-based mandate that all lands, not just Israel, that were once held by Islam must be retaken.
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ISLAM: PRACTICES, HISTORY, AND MENTALITY
‘CALIPHORNIA’ imam calls for every last Israeli to be “hanged from a rope like the dogs they are” (barenakedislam.com)
Religion of peace. And remember – he’s here in the US.
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Women held hostage by Hamas in Gaza kept in cages – report – The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)
They’re kaffir women. They’re lucky if they weren’t raped. Terror & psychological damage:
Hamas forced 12-year-old hostage to watch Oct. 7 attack videos – JNS.org
“INHUMANE:” Reports of Palestinians Torturing Israeli Mothers and Children Emerge – Geller Report
WATCH: Israel Spokesperson Speaks to the Brutal Conditions of Hostages | United with Israel
Hamas captivity horror stories are ‘sickening to read’. ‘They are clearly inhuman’ – Whatfinger News’ Choice Clips
ATROCITIES
‘Worse Than a Hollywood Horror Movie’: Hamas War Crimes Being Documented for Possible Trials | The Gateway Pundit | by Guest Contributor
One of the new horrors during Hamas’ terror is that terrorists were using rape as a weapon of war.
Multiple testimonies have been documented of the terrorists mutilating and raping women before – or even after – they were murdered.
One witness told CNN, “She was alive, she stood on her feet and she was bleeding from her back. I saw that he was pulling her hair. She had long brown hair. I saw him chop off her breast and then he was throwing it toward the road, tossed it to someone else and they started playing with it. I remember seeing another person raping her.”
During the rape, the terrorist shot the victim in the head, the witness said.
Multiple videos show women with their hands zip-tied while being assaulted.
The report said Shari, a volunteer military morgue worker, confirmed the violence.
“We saw many women with bloody underwear, with broken bones, broken legs, broken pelvises,” she told The Washington Post.
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ON INTERSECTIONALITY / LEFTIST SUPPORT
Charlie Kirk Triggers Anti-Israel Student With Facts About Hamas
Look how desperately, IMHO of course, they attempt to evade – if not outright ignore – the facts presented. Because, like most SJWs, they’re not interested in facts… they’re interested in feeling good about themselves. They’re interested in their social cred with other SJWs.
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While We Lived Our Lives, They Organized | Frontpage Mag
Remember, to these people this is their religion.
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This video outlines the reality for kaffir women. You can be a literal slave, and cannot – CANNOT – refuse s*x with your master. How – HOW – does a woman support Islam when Islam says female kaffirs can be raped?
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/is-consent-needed-for-female-slaves.mp4
PALLYWOOD & MEDIA IN GENERAL
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Michael_Weingardt_Pallywood_A_new_video_from_Hamas_Pictures_shows.mp4
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/same-doll.mp4
Openly using dolls as baby stand-ins. And the useful idiots eat it up.
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MEDIA BLACKOUT on civility vs barbarism in Gaza (barenakedislam.com)
Video.
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Don’t let the smiling faces and waving hands of the Israeli hostages directed at Hamas fool you (barenakedislam.com)
Video.
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Manipulating with Lies and Manufactured Sob Stories – American Thinker
Control the information flow, control what people believe. For example:
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Arab Muslim Speaks About Her Life in Israel
No doubt her actual life experience will be dismissed by the SJW blue-check set.
TERROR COMING HERE?
Pro-Palestinian protestors announce plan to target Rockefeller Christmas tree in NYC | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
They’re already here. This is them acting to show their dominance. Like this woman screeches:
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sallam-in-dc.mp4
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Jew-Haters Loathe All Of Western Civilization, Not Just Israel (thefederalist.com)
Remember that Islam and the Left are allies against Western Civilization. Each has their own plans on how to rebuild after razing what exists now.
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Palestinians: Conquer Israel… and then the world (rumble.com)
Their goals, in their own words. More:
Experts Warn: Hamas in a Holy War Against All Western Civilization | United with Israel
“The transnational ideology with which Hamas is associated poses a serious threat to the security and safety of all citizens in every free society. Israel must win or else jihadis will be emboldened to use similar methods against other members of the free world,” he warns.
And it continues about the Arab states:
If we succeed to eliminate Hamas, we could revive normalization negotiations with Saudi Arabia. If we don’t succeed, Hamas will try to take over Judea and Samaria, and that will endanger stability in Jordan and beyond,” he says.
Concerning moderate Arab countries, “There is a huge difference between strategic interests and constraints,” says Har-Zvi. “They are under pressure from the public to support Hamas and criticize Israel but they understand we must win this war.”Gulf countries know, Rynhold says, that “whoever has their hands on the oil spigot has huge geostrategic power.”
They need Israel to help them avoid losing that power if Iran and its proxies were to join Hamas in a regional war.
And more on them:
Why the Arabs ‘Betrayed’ the Palestinians :: Gatestone Institute
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Rampant Antisemitism Forces French Jews into Hiding | United with Israel
RTWT. And this is happening all over, not just France.
Campus Antisemitism Affects Nearly Three in Four Jewish Students, New Study Says | United with Israel
TREADING ON THE POLITICAL
White House: IDF op in southern Gaza must be ‘different’ than in north – JNS.org
Typical. This is a consequence of Israel being dependent on America… having to dance to DC’s tune. Related:
Biden Administration Throws Israel Under the Bus in Private Meeting, Netanyahu Responds With Fire – RedState
Biden Wants Hamas To Win – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
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‘Put an end to this nonsense’ in Israel, says presidential candidate (wnd.com)
Democrats want Islamic votes, and they’ll get them – purchased by Israeli blood and lives.
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Will the Left Stop With Pogroms, or Will They Go All the Way to a Final Solution? – Liberty’s Torch (libertystorch.info)
The resistance to acknowledging the Left‘s hatred is one of those things that makes me doubt the fabled high intelligence of the Jewish people. I mean, you would pretty much have to be low IQ to still support the Left, given the speed with which they are throwing the Jews under the bus.
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American Jews Never Learned to Fight Leftist Jew-Hatred | Frontpage Mag
Instead of talking about what the hatred of Jews looked like today, American Jewish liberals insisted on dwelling on what it had looked like decades earlier in America and in Europe. Like the generals who are always refighting yesterday’s war, they were not dealing with the present.
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The pact between Islam and the Left manifested once again in the response to the Oct 7 atrocities should be met the same way. The Left should be rejected the same way the Communists were. The ‘Communazis’ have been replaced by ‘Commuhamasniks’, but that is the only thing that has changed. American Jews must relearn how to fight this enemy.
After three generations of failing to confront the leftist hatred of Jews, it’s time to fight.
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Nate Jackson: Democrats Have a Real Problem With Israel | The Patriot Post
Chuck Schumer was right to denounce the anti-Semitic Left. But just as important is the fact that Joe Biden is hardly a friend of Israel because he’s beholden to the radical extremists who hold sway in the Democrat Party.
MISCELLANEOUS
Did Any Palestinian Try to Save a Jew on October 7? (jihadwatch.org)
Short answer: no. They overwhelmingly support the attacks and killing Jews. At some point, Churchill’s wisdom applies:
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Leftist Jews need to start appreciating Christians – Bookworm Room
Truth. There are untold millions of Christians that support Israel and Jews. And what do some of us do? Spit on them, push them away, and tell them that G-d says it’d be OK to kill them. Those actions shame us all, and cut into the support and love so many Christians have for us. The same for the promigration Jews:
An Open Letter to Pro-Migration / SJW Jews – Urban Scoop
Meanwhile, despite the open-secret of Muslims in the West beating, robbing, raping, and killing, what do 1200 Rabbis do?
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1200-rabbis.mp4
This is Jewicidal Yidiocy.
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In their own words. Hamas (and their peas-in-a-pod brother & sisters Fatah) say their goal:
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In. Their. Own. Words. DEATH TO JEWS.
I have the moral courage to take them at their declared word. How is this so unclear? But in this I see echoes of Yuri Bezmenov. You can show people all the proof that’s possible to show them, and they won’t see it.
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A new anti-gun bill is about to be introduced in Congress. The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act is the work of Senator Angus King of Maine and Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.
You can see a breakdown of the provisions of the bill here.
The bill effectively outlaws all semi-automatic rifles on the basis of how they function (rather than in the usual way, by listing particular firearms by name). It also lays the groundwork for easily extending that ban to handguns as well.
On the one hand, I suppose it’s encouraging that progressives have admitted that they should at least try to understand a technology that they want to ban.
On the other hand, it’s discouraging that they remain unable to process even the simplest logical arguments, like:
Why do the police have these weapons? To protect themselves and others from people who are doing bad things. That’s why citizens need to have them, too. Except in the latter case, ‘people who are doing bad things’ may include the government.
When you hear someone like Senator King or Senator Heinrich saying in public that the police (including federal agencies, like the FBI) don’t need to be armed — because it should be sufficient for them to simply tell bad guys to stop what they’re doing — then you’ll know that they believe their own arguments, which won’t make them any less insane. Just more logically consistent.
Anyway, it’s time to point out once again that the way to react to this kind of thing is not to just engage in politics as usual, kill the bill, and hope that it won’t come back.
We know from experience that it will come back, year after year, and just the fact that it will keep being discussed will start to lend legitimacy to the lunatic idea that a person’s employees can have more rights than the person himself.
If proponents of civilian disarmament keep tossing mud at the wall, eventually, some of it will stick. Because that’s how mud works — on the basis of repetition, not reason.
So even if you don’t want more freedom and just want the same amount we have now, you have to demand more than you want.
According to one of Zeno’s paradoxes of motion, you can’t ever get anywhere because first, you have to travel half the distance to your goal; then you have to travel half the remaining distance, and again and again, always going halfway from where you are to where you want to be.
There are ways of resolving the paradox mathematically by using the concept of limits, but there’s a simpler way to deal with it, which is just this: To get to where you actually want to be, make your first step an attempt to go twice as far. Then, going half of that distance takes you all the way to your goal.
I think one of the reasons that progressives continue to make progress while conservatives continue to lose ground is that progressives are always asking for twice what they want, while conservatives normally ask for what they think they can get — which, as often as not, is nothing at all.
In the case of gun control, progressives will ask for anything they can dream up — bans, taxes, capacity limits, registration, storage requirements, universal background checks, mandatory liability insurance, and so on. What’s halfway to that? Something like a Red Flag Law.
Conservatives, on the other hand, will ask for things to remain as they are. But in politics, as in Wonderland, you have to run as fast as you can just to stay in the same place. So, halfway to where you are is somewhere behind you. And what’s there? Something like a Red Flag Law.
What conservatives should be asking for are things like the repeal of NFA34, the repeal of GCA68, the elimination of ATF, and a lot more, including:
And conservatives should be asking for those things even though they don’t expect to get them and even if they don’t really want them. Because what’s halfway to an agenda like that? A much freer country.
More to the point, what’s halfway between what these things and what progressives are asking for? A somewhat freer country.
Just as the Democrats have piles of anti-gun bills sitting around waiting to be dusted off when an opportunity appears, Republicans ought to have piles of pro-gun bills sitting around waiting to be used to counter-balance these anti-gun bills. You want A, B, and C? Well, we want P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V.
These bills would, of course, all need to have names centered on increasing public safety: The Keep Children Safe Act, the Emergency Preparedness Act, the Responsible Citizens in Positions of Responsibility Act, and so on.
It’s important to note that I’m not saying that bills like this would pass into law or even that they should pass into law.
What I am saying is that it would be productive to force supporters of gun control to spend their limited time, energy, and money fighting against such bills and instructive to observe and collect their arguments as to why it would be wrong to take their money and restrict their liberty to promote ends that they abhor — so that they can, in effect, be forced to testify against their own bills.
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“Bellows Falls Union High School Principal Kelly O’Ryan told the school’s budget committee this week that seven freshmen out of a classroom of 14 students were reading at a first-grade or elementary school level.”
It’s not that only half of the high school students can read to grade level. It’s that half of them can only read to a first-grade level.
Also please note that this academic warning was raised by the school principal at a BFUHS ‘budget’ meeting. In other words, it’s a precursor to justify Gov. Scott’s recent warning that the State education budget, which is already at a $23,856 per student cost, will increase 18.5% for next year and equal $28,270 per student.
“BFUHS Director Deborah Wright of Rockingham said the news from O’Ryan about the reading levels was “very upsetting” and the first time the school board had heard about lagging reading scores.”
Either school board member Wright can’t read either, or she’s lying.
“Apparently, there’s a lot we don’t know,” said Wright.
She said she had questions on whether those seven freshmen with the low reading abilities came from the local schools or somewhere else.
Wright and Terry said the low reading scores come at a pivotal time in negotiations, as the unionized teachers have asked for what was termed “a substantial increase.”
If this dystopia isn’t halted now, the only remedy will be a major socio-economic disaster… sooner rather than later.
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This is submitted without comment for your consideration, observation, and discussion. A rare thing. A young traditional woman in a non-traditional age. Is this an outlier or a sign of a revival?
Language warning (she drops one f-bomb),
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/qNDvmuhLBh
— Travis (@Travis_in_Flint) December 3, 2023
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Joe Manchin has represented West Virginia in the U.S. Senate since 2010, but he will not be seeking another term. Before going to Washington, Manchin served the Mountain State as Governor and Secretary of State. Manchin has been the lone Democrat at the state or federal level in West Virginia, and he sees the future fading for his home state as the Biden Administration works feverishly to shut down the number two industry in his state. He is stepping down from Congress but may challenge President Biden in 2024 as a third-party candidate. He has not announced yet, but all indicators point to him running for the White House.
Coal Mining is the number two West Virginia industry, generating over $7 Billion annually, and second only to the Healthcare industry, which generates $11 Billion. Joe Biden is hell-bent on eliminating coal mining and coal-generated electric plants. Biden’s climate czar, John Kerry, announced this week that the United States is committed to ceasing to build coal electric plants and closing all coal mines by 2035. Nearly one in ten people in West Virginia now or have worked in the coal industry.
John Kerry was in Dubai when he made this dire announcement for the coal industry. Kerry was in Dubai attending a meeting of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which is a collection of 57 committed to destroying fossil fuels to be replaced by solar panels and windmills. John Kerry has no official position in the Government but yields tremendous power in the Biden Administration’s effort to destroy America. China, a favorite country of Biden and Kerry, is not a member of this Alliance, and they are going in the other direction with Coal. China is mining and buying Coal for their coal-powered electric plants, and they put a new coal plant online every two weeks. We can be confident this topic was not discussed at the recent Summit in San Francisco with Xi Jinping. Kerry sat at that Summit table, but for what purpose?
Manchin has been at odds with Biden since Joe was sworn in as Manchin saw what Biden intended for West Virginia. Biden deceived Manchin when the President made concessions regarding Coal in exchange for Manchin’s support for the Inflation Reduction Act. Manchin knew quickly after he voted in favor of the bill that Biden had, for sake of a better word, screwed him. Manchin has been able to keep his seat in a very Red state, and Trump won in 2020 by 40 plus points. He knows that the people of West Virginia will never vote for his re-election, and it is time to end his twenty-five-year career representing the Mountaineers.
West Virginia is not alone in watching Biden harm their economy and future. Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Kentucky are also heavily invested in Coal. Biden loves to tout his record of job creation, which we all know is exaggerated by the epidemic years, but what he is doing to kill jobs in coal mining, oil drilling, petroleum, auto manufacturing, and auto sales/service will be his legacy. Manchin is not going to go down with the ship. He is not a young man at 76 but still sees a future in Washington and knows that a third-party run will spell doom to a Biden re-election. I think he sees that as sweet revenge.
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We’re on a rollercoaster when it comes to the global brand doing business as Victoria’s Secret. First, they got caught up trying to appease the #woke folk, lost a fortune, and reversed course. But now they’ve apologized to a man who wanted to try on a bra at one of their stores.
The crime? They made him wait until all the women were out of the dressing room before letting him in, and it got his panties in a twist.
All hell broke loose this week when a biological male who goes by @Microdragons1 claimed on social media that Victoria’s Secret better change its dressing room rules — or else!
“I went through a thoroughly dehumanizing experience at Victoria’s Secret today due to my status as a trans woman,” @Microdragons1 wrote on Twitter.
“I was trying to find a cute bra at Victoria’s Secret, and they made me wait until every cis woman left the dressing rooms before I could go into just one of them. They even made other cis women wait until I’d had my turn so no cis women would be in any of the 5 other rooms.”
Vic tried to apologize and even asked for a little one-on-one chat, but that social share appears to have outraged more than a few people.
Hey, VS. If you cave to this man who wants to be around women while they’re trying on lingerie, you’d better be prepared to lose the customers who are the main source of your revenue. Women. Women who don’t want men around while they’re in a state of undress. #BigMistake
— Mrs.Doctor Bee KPSS (@MrsDrBee) November 29, 2023
The issue continues to be one this site embraced more than a decade ago with someone nicknamed Bob “Bathroom Bill” Perry. Early efforts to pass bathroom bills that would allow either sex to use either restroom with either sex present (based on how they felt about their sexuality at that moment) were met with the appropriate amount of derision and outrage. For what it’s worth, almost everything Bob ran on has come to pass without him. Republican Governor Chris Sununu even signed his bathroom bill wishes into law a few years later.
So, we’ve come a long way, baby. From a Democrat party that trumpeted women’s privacy rights to one that can’t wait to violate them!
Corporations are downright bipolar about it all – Over the summer (missed this one), Vic Secrets had hired Megan Rapinoe to help them take the brand in a new direction, which might have been what inspired @Microdragons1 to try a cute bra on in one of their stores, presumably not one already on a woman in the dressing room.
Can they not see that he’s a weirdo? pic.twitter.com/B70aX3Hwy2
— Binky (@TheOnlyGuru) November 29, 2023
It is a world where creeps, voyeurs, and sexual predators have been given a golden ticket to get their freak on. When a business tries to protect its customers, someone at corporate feels the need to reach out and touch them ever so gently to prevent the Social Justice Gaystapo from crapping all over their brand.
Then, the normal people take them to the woodshed.
To whom should they listen?
The 1.6 Billion in sales declines after they went from runway angels to hefty chicks and travesties might provide a clue.
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