Is leftism a gateway to retardation? In short, yes. There are several ways to understand how today’s leftists are veritable idiots, bereft of intelligence, and susceptible to the most death-defying levels of stupidity.

First, we should consider the long-time leftist. These folks have been leftists for decades, since Woodstock or even before. Back then, being a leftist was a counterculture. Leftists smoked pot, listened to rock and roll, and wanted to do anything to ‘stick it to the man’— meaning the government.

These folks, mostly boomers, are today’s diehard leftists who have been completely brainwashed. They suffer from late-stage Trump Derangement Syndrome, where anything Biden says is holy. They fail to see that Biden is a puppet for the deep state, or they don’t care. Their total brainless loyalty to the Democrat Party means that they will accept any narrative that emerges from corporate-globalist media. Anything else is far-right and extremist.

When we consider the term ‘idiot’, it can be taken as a short form of the word ‘ideologue’. In this sense, it pertains to someone who is so captured by an ideology that they do not accept any other views. They would sooner walk out of a room than bother to think or even talk to someone presenting alternative worldviews, interpretations, or actual fact-based reality.

Next up is the modern leftist gender specialist. These folks took too many courses in their liberal arts college on women’s and gender studies— meaning they took at least one such course. One being too many. These courses make idols out of feminist writers and pin all of society’s ills on the white patriarchy.

This group of people’s worldview represents the most xenophobic, racist, isolated, spoiled, and narrow-minded mindset in all of global society. These people do not understand that in some countries, whites are not welcomed and are also a small, economically challenged minority. They think whites rule the world, and in projecting this worldview, they simultaneously seek to destroy white civilizations.

Tragically, most of the folks in this category are white. They are cheered on by almost everyone because who outside of white civilization cares whether a specific racial group suffers? Well, that’d be only the most racist, xenophobic, envious, and spiteful folks out there. Somehow or another, they have managed to get these veritably retarded white morons to be the tip of their spear in eviscerating their own society.

Another group of leftists is those who classify as such for purely political reasons. These folks do not want anything to do with the political right. They have even taken political stances on issues simply because they are the opposite of what is right. In this way, they are necessarily amoral, often because folks on the political right want to do what is morally and ethically right and also what is reasonable and rational.

Such a political alignment against reason and rationality makes these leftists particularly stupid. They seem to confuse terminology between what is political and what is moral. This is the root of the amoral and unethical rot at the heart of the political left.

Finally, there is the Californian— the ultimate form of retarded leftist. Not only are these folks on the left coast so that they embrace being left, but they also live in a state that is so far gone towards socialism and the communist hell that they have lost all bearing on reality.

In California, people have the idea that reality is whatever a person wishes it to be. This is great for a variety of creative industries, but when the rubber meets the road, it encounters the hard truths of the real world.

Leftists in this sort of mindset live in such a sheltered little bubble that to a normal person who lives in the real world, they appear to be total morons. In the face of conversation about everyday necessities like food, water, shelter, and basic human needs, California leftists have zero capacity to understand or assist in any way.

Finally, we should clarify the idea of retardation. This is a state of mind or state of being where an individual or group is slower. This can be in relation to the larger majority, or it can be in relation to the fastest and brightest.

Here, we see that leftists, in their blind obedience to a set of values that is a twisted shadow of what is right, good, and true, are always left behind. Even if an idea has been disproven and shown to be useless or worthless, leftists will always cling to it. Be it the old-timer, the gender crazy, or the California-style. Leftists oppose what is right.

And so it is clear that while there are many ways one becomes a leftist, the end result is the same— total retardation.

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NH State Rep Leah Cushman put a Motion on the floor of NH Legislators yesterday proposing an investigation into the raging issue of the day that could potentially bankrupt NH, or at least reduce its credit rating. That black eye matter is the institutional abuse of children in its legal custody.

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The Sununu Youth Center scandal is just the tip of the ongoing Titanic collision path of a total unraveling of NH Corruption using Federal Funding. The Motion failed. The Cover-up continues. Officials who have been alleged to be complicit in the sex crimes have just signed up to run for NH Governor and a seat on the Executive Council: they are odds-on favorites to win.

NH cannot be allowed to be the final decision. This issue lies squarely in the jurisdiction of the US Congressional Oversight Committee. Accountability for NH’s evil acts against the most vulnerable of children and using the cover of the US Taxpayer should BEGIN NOW

With Respect,

 

From an email to a list of recipients (not included here)

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What is the point of communication? Well, either you use words to talk to get what you want (persuasion = good), or you use force to take it (coercion = bad). As a society, the government has compromised our ability to speak clearly to each other by changing the meaning of words online real-time.

This is what Orwell warned us about.

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Gov. Snoonoo signed just 52 Bills into law, and I’m not familiar with all of them, but some look unpleasant. One, HB1002, is well known to us and our audience. It permits towns to charge fees if a records request takes too much time—the Public Records Tax.

There are carveouts for the impoverished or indigent, and “Media requestors are organizations or individuals who publish information in accepted digital, print, or broadcast formats and to standards generally recognized by professional news organizations that do not serve primarily as a platform to promote the interest and/or opinions of a special interest group, government, individual or cause.”

The latter is a sop to the establishment press. Does anyone have any guesses as to who decides the “standards generally recognized by professional news organizations?” Here is a hint. It is the same lot that will decide is the platform serves “primarily” to “promote the interest and or opinion of a special interest group, government, individual, or cause.”

Two more quick points. First, watch for upcoming legislation that makes accountability and transparency even more difficult. Second, you can change your local town or city leadership by supporting candidates for office who will not charge for public records requests.

Enforcement is optional. That means voters must find candidates who will protect their right to know and get them elected.

In the meantime, perhaps you should get those records requests submitted before the first full week of August. After that, befriend a poor person who can submit them for you. And by all means, pay them; it will likely be cheaper than what, say – Nashua will charge.

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A recent article in the British newspaper the Telegraph exposes the ugly truth many have been sounding the alarm about regarding the COVID MRNA “vaccines” – they caused death despite being touted as life-saving.  Researchers from the Netherlands looked at 47 western country’s data finding at least 3,000,000 excess deaths since 2020.

Calling the numbers “unprecedented,” the team calls on governments everywhere to investigate the suspected causes related to the COVID vaccines.

The findings were published in the BMJ Public Health journal.  Authors from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, said: “Although COVID-19 vaccines were provided to guard civilians from suffering morbidity and mortality by the…virus, suspected adverse events have been documented as well.”

“Both medical professionals and citizens have reported serious injuries and deaths following vaccination to various official databases in the Western World.”

Adding: “During the pandemic, it was emphasized by politicians and the media on a daily basis that every COVID-19 death mattered and every life deserved protection through containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines.  In the aftermath of the pandemic, the same moral should apply.”

The numbers found are staggering.  Across Europe, the US, and Australia, there were more than one million excess deaths in 2020, 1.2 million in 2021, and another 800,000 in 2022.  Given the incompetence, shoddy handling of the numbers, and obvious lying by those who lead the rollouts, it’s anyone’s guess if they are accurate.  Many online speculate they are much higher than reported.  Former Chief Scientist for Pfizer was seen on X (Twitter) stating, “Anything with MRNA on it is designed to be harmful.  Don’t take any more vaccines.”

Here at the Chronicle we reported early on the highly suspicious nature of the disease given video we discovered from 2010 where Englishman Bill Ryan relays testimony from a high ranking military official stating a certain group of leaders intend to “spread a flu-like virus in China that will attack the west”, adding the men were laughing saying “China will catch a cold”.  (Watch the first 16 minutes of this video.)

Another eerie bit of predictive programming was found in the Rockefeller Foundation document titled “Lockstep” (p. 18), also from 2010, which describes a flu-like virus emanating from China that would spread to the West, leading to lockdowns.  The prescience of the document is less amazing when you find the Rockefellers were central to the 1918 Spanish Flu making the COVID fiasco feel like a 100 year anniversary of a trial run.

We also reported on famed vaccine developer Jonas Salk’s book “Survival of the Wisest” (pub. 1973) wherein he describes a New World Order and the need to use MRNA vaccines to achieve it.  So it would appear any attempts to pin this on China are disingenuous and perhaps a pretext for justifying raised tensions especially as China is rising in economic power and aggression toward Taiwan.

We also covered the rise of the Died Suddenly Facebook page, which was the fastest-growing Facebook page in history, only to be taken down.  It then became the second fastest growing after they created a new version of it.  Then again, the third fastest after Facebook took down the second.  From personal testimonies to video montages of people on camera appearing to stroke out, the alarm bells were being sounded well in advance of science doing their studies, making a mockery of the term “follow the science”.

I personally know of at least two people in my area who were vaccine-injured.  Both have chronic joint pain associated with auto-immune disorder.  Another two clients of mine who were both vaccinated and boosted may be suffering as well, one with clotting in the legs and another experiencing ischemic stroke-like symptoms.  Among the side effects noted by recent studies are ischemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome and brain hemorrhage, cardiovascular diseases, coagulation, hemorrhages, gastrointestinal events, and blood clotting.

Still, other findings reveal the rise in menstrual issues and miscarriages among women post 2020.

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has stated publicly he is dealing with long COVID and, despite making fun of Joe Rogan and others for using Ivermectin, which they referred to pejoratively as “horse de-wormer,” he has had to eat his words after being prescribed Ivermectin by his doctor as part of the treatment for long COVID.

This may be the biggest story in human history; however, American political theater is centered around Donald Trump’s convictions, Joe Biden’s degradation, Hunter Biden’s felonious gun purchase, Israel’s war with Hamas, and the immigration disaster at our border.  Trump remains popular, however he has yet to admit the COVID rollout was fraught with corruption.  Only third-party candidate Bobby Kennedy is consistently banging the drum on this issue.

Please share this article far and wide with your fellow New Englanders, many of who followed the science and propaganda thinking they were doing the right thing by their fellow citizens but were instead being duped into participating in a likely known mass casualty event.

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We need to divert our attention from these frivolous trials and pay attention to the warning signs flashing red all over the country and world. The intelligence agencies are sounding alarms, and the White House, specifically Joe Biden, ignores the calls. The number one responsibility of the President is to keep Americans safe. Still, this President is either ignoring his purpose or is incapable of addressing the many ways we are threatened.

Some of these threats are old news. The border crisis continues to be a threat to national security, and Biden and his team have not even labeled it a problem until this month. Look past the smoke screen of Biden conflating illegal and legal immigration. The people crossing our border are unvetted, dangerous people, and the executive order signed by Biden will not solve this crisis. The EO does not shut down the border. We have identified 8 ISIS members who illegally crossed our border just this week. It is treasonous how Biden has created and then ignored our border crisis. By the way, it is not just the southern border, as we have had over 3,000 illegals come to New England from Canada. Our sovereignty has been destroyed.

Fentanyl continues to kill our young adults, and with over 300,000 poisoned by this drug, which originates in China, Biden’s inaction makes him complicit in these unfortunate deaths, and he has their blood on his hands. Maybe Biden sees it as a good trade-off, losing these Americans in their prime and replacing them with illegal migrants.

The most current threat is international and has an eerie Deja-vu feel to the Bay of Pigs threat over 60 years ago. A group of Russian nuclear submarines have been tracked within 30 miles of our border as they cruise to Cuba. These vessels may be going to Cuba for joint military exercises or delivering nuclear arms to Havana. Either way, there is no way these Russian military vessels should be allowed anywhere near our border. So far, we have heard only crickets from Biden, the White House, or the Pentagon.

Having the Russian Navy in our backyard should have our military on high alert. We should not be simply tracking these subs, like a Chinese spy balloon traversing our mainland, but we should be intercepting their path and pushing them deep into international waters.

This week, Biden is at the G7 in Italy and has made it clear his main objective is continued funding for Ukraine. He is trying to convince the other countries in attendance that they should be tapping into frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine preserve its sovereignty. I realize Biden has a more significant financial interest in money flowing to Ukraine with all of the rumors of kickbacks to the Biden Cartel. But he has a sworn obligation to protect us and our sovereignty, and after three years, he has failed miserably. The facts must be driven home to all Americans in the remaining five months until the election. Biden continues to blame Trump and MAGA Republicans for all of our woes, and we have to shunt this gaslighting and tell the true story of what the President has done to damage America.

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Sex-crazed Libs and Libertines say that “Abstinence doesn’t solve anything, and no one can do it anyways.”  Really? It would certainly stop these from spreading, right?

 Next epidemic to spill out of China could be SUPER GONORRHEA – where rate of antibiotic-resistant STIs are 40x higher than US and UK. “These findings underscore the urgent need for a comprehensive approach to address antibiotic-resistant N. gonorrhoeae in China, including identifying factors contributing to this high resistance rate.”

Go ahead, prove me wrong! If one doesn’t engage in sex, you are safe from STIs. If you are in a long-term relationship like marriage and don’t stray, you’re safe from STIs. It really isn’t that hard to understand. It is only spread by sexual contact – and thanks to the current “hook up” culture and other cultures where sex is seen as “anything goes at any time”,  it’s clear that there’s a whole lotta spreading going ’round.

But today’s society no longer responds well to “no, just stop it,” does it?  Is that a moral response or just a rebellious one to norms that used to work better than the current ones that are replacing them in supporting “fundamentally transforming America”?

 

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Once more, thanks to Steve for carrying Wednesdays.  Hopefully my crazy life settles down soon and I can get back to Wednesday as well.

Just so people know, if you didn’t already know, the job market sucks.  I’ve sent in, easily, over 200 applications and emailed countless resumes on top of that, and had one interview.  Everyone who looks at my resume says some form of “Damn, you’ve got some great experience and education…”  People with whom I speak comment that I am articulate and engaging.  Don’t let people fool you into thinking the economy is good, as if grocery prices and everything else didn’t already tell you that.

I know so many people, like me, either unemployed or underemployed.  From my Jarhead friend, relevant here:

For those looking for work, there is a reason you’re being “ghosted”.  Turns out almost half of the job postings on the web are fake, as the companies have no intention of hiring someone for that position:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-nearly-half-of-us-online-job-postings-are-fake-5661146

I view this as utterly despicable.  And as people figure it out, the torches and pitchforks are potentially coming out.  How can a person with even a shred of a scintilla of a conscience do this to people desperate to find a new job?

 

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To all those who are sending in memes, thank you!  Many, many good ones!  Please do share this post, and if you share an individual meme, consider mentioning you saw it on the Grok!

Speaking of, from this week, Monday Edition.  Also check out my latest Israel-focused meme & commentary post if this is a subject of interest to you.

 

*** Warning, a few possibly off-color ones, in case tender eyes are about ***

 

 

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Even as the whole Covid scamdemic started and I was hearing Fauci… Fauci… Fauci, I had no real idea of his background.  This guy is a monster.  Yes I have, but have not yet had time to read, the book about him.

 

 

 

What was it Orwell said about double-think?  The ability to hold two opposing thoughts at the same time, believing them both… something like that.

 

 

Nor Gaza when Egypt controlled it.

Funny, they only seem to want a state when it’s demanding one from Israel, not their fellow Muslims.  But then, the whole “Palestinian” identify was fabricated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In parallel, with more info, is this Crowder video:

The 2nd Amendment : For Muskets Only?! (youtube.com)

One of the best comebacks that I’ve occasionally used is something like “Oh, so the Bill of Rights didn’t have technological advances in mind”?  OK.  Please put your answer on hand-crafted parchment, with a quill pen, and have it delivered to be by a guy on a horse.  Goodbye.

 

 

 

 

Hashem, they’re ALL infected with the DS virus (or so it seems).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damned straight.

 

 

 

I like the flip in perspective.

 

 

 

 

Slowly, slowly, it’s getting out about the damages the Jab did – and is doing.  And I want to – sadly – observe something: TPTB in all governments CANNOT allow a breakthrough of awareness on this.  Thus:

 

Putin says freezing of Russian assets in West is ‘theft’

 

NATO says over 300,000 troops now on high readiness – Insider Paper

Ukraine confirms deep strikes into Russia with Western weapons — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

 

 

 

 

A penetrating question.

 

 

Except the character on the left actually was very clever.

 

 

 

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PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA

 

 

From my Jarhead friend:

For anyone who uses Adobe Photoshop, they recently changed their terms of service so Adobe now owns anything you make on Photoshop.  However, if you are interested in making art & other “Photoshop type stuff”, here is a freeware program with many of the same features, and you actually get to keep the rights to your work:

GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program

 

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For those of us “seasoned” persons, did you ever think this would be a thing?

 

 

 

Is this real?

 

 

 

 

 

As I understand it, these went up pretty damned quick after the verdict.  Suspiciously quick, from what little I know about organizing and designing and making such things.

 

 

 

The Gaza that could have been.

 

 

 

 

Lot of truth in that, I think.

 

 

 

 

 

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Link Section (all from my Jarhead friend):

 

This one goes in the “no sh!t, Sherlock” department:

Commentary: Vaccine Mandates Likely Exacerbated Healthcare Worker Shortage, New Research Shows – Tennessee Star

Maine lost 33% of their health care workers due to the mandate.  The government called them “ignorant and uninformed”, and many lost their medical licenses over this.  Really?  Who better to know about “vaccines” than Doctors, nurses, and other health care workers?

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More vaccinations are coming up short.  So it looks like future “vaccine” mandates should be ignored too:

https://ncrenegade.com/the-most-important-case-no-msm-reports-on/

More and more of the media are being “captured” by the green billionaires who want to push the “climate change” and “Net Zero” narratives:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/06/12/new-report-reveals-massive-scale-of-green-billionaire-funding-of-climate-emergency-reporting-in-mainstream-media

As 1984 author George Orwell once wrote: “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; anything else is public relations.”

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Dennis Prager on why Americans don’t trust our elections:

Why Americans Mistrust Election Results More Than the Citizens of Any Other Democracy – HotAir

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The head honcho of the DOJ, Merrick Garland, is bitching about all the people looking into how the DOJ has been weaponized, and claiming that the DOJ would have a much easier time if no-one was looking at it or holding it accountable:

Irons in the Fire: In today’s dose of “How dare you!”, (elmtreeforge.blogspot.com)

Related:

https://www.independentsentinel.com/ag-garland-is-above-the-law/

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The petro-dollar is officially gone, as the Biden administration did not work to renew the contract.  This means the dollar will not be the worlds reserve currency for long.  Prep accordingly:

https://www.independentsentinel.com/dems-did-it-they-destroyed-the-petrodollar-agreement/ — The war on farmers & food production continues.  Idaho is curtailing water to thousands of farms, and their crops will fail without water: https://www.independentsentinel.com/idaho-farmers-were-all-going-to-fail/

 

 

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Pick of the Post:

 

 

Masterclass-level ridicule.

 

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Palate Cleansers:

 

 

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I’ll show myself out.  TGIF!

 

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And don’t forget… come back Monday for another edition.  Same Meme Time.  Same Meme channel.

Please do consider buying me a coffee.

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I’m sure most, if all of our readers are familiar with the term “get it in writing,” but it’s a seemingly alien concept in city hall.

Please take 3 minutes to play this video of Laurie Ortolano during a recent public comment time.  You only need to watch the 3 minutes because Alderman Wilshire cuts people off, presumably with sadistic pleasure, when time is up.  I’m not going to rewrite her words as they’re already well said into the mic, but most readers already know that Laurie already has a full plate with her multiple pro se litigations against the City and her activism in addition to her service to others in the form of advising newly distressed taxpayers on the abatement process, so I’m here to take charge of this one.

When she asked me to “write a short article,” my first knee-jerk feeling was being back in middle school with writer’s block on the eve of a term paper due date, but I quickly snapped out of it when I thought of the RTK I sent early Friday morning to Risk Management and the mayor’s office.  I am still waiting for a response, even if just to acknowledge my request and it’s now Wednesday morning.

The City is a hot mess and a “dumpster fire,” to use the words that Chris Buda applied to just Ward 4 last year or even earlier than that.  This is the sum of multiple brush fires that have yet to be properly extinguished.  Between taxes, RTK and the flag pole, to name just a few ignition sources, wouldn’t it be nice to think about possible solutions in an election year(for state offices, not the City)?

While we’re all watching the activities of the Damn Emperor and wondering when and how he will respond to the RTK tax (HB 1002),

which is presently sitting on his desk, we should be asking candidates for both the House and the Senate about their interest in sponsoring a bill that demands policy in writing.  Yeah, I can close my eyes and already hear the critics saying, “Wah, wah, wah, local control,” but NH is not a home-rule state.

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Ah, summer—the season of sun-kissed fairways, gentle breezes, and long days on the golf course. While golfing in the summer can be a blissful experience, it also comes with its challenges, especially when the temperature starts to soar. But fear not! With the right strategies and mindset, you can beat the heat and make the most of your summer rounds. In this guide, we’ll explore some valuable tips for golfing in the summer, helping you stay cool, hydrated, and focused on your game.

Embracing Summer Golf with Golf Simulator Software

Before we dive into our summer golfing tips, let’s take a moment to appreciate the convenience and versatility of golf simulator software. Whether you’re looking to practice your swing, play virtual rounds with friends, or analyze your performance in detail, golf simulator software offers endless possibilities for improving your game. With realistic graphics, customizable settings, and immersive gameplay, it’s the perfect way to stay connected to the game during the summer months, even when you can’t make it to the course.

Dress for Success: Lightweight and Breathable

When it comes to golfing in the summer, choosing the right clothing is key to staying cool and comfortable on the course. Opt for lightweight and breathable fabrics that allow air to circulate freely, such as moisture-wicking polo shirts, breathable shorts or skirts, and UV-protective hats or visors. Avoid dark colors that absorb heat and opt for light-colored clothing that reflects sunlight instead.

Beat the Heat: Stay Hydrated and Cool Hydration is Key

One of the most important aspects of summer golf is staying hydrated. With the sun beating down and the temperature rising, it’s easy to become dehydrated on the course. Make sure to drink plenty of water before, during, and after your round to replenish fluids lost through sweat. Consider bringing a refillable water bottle with you and take sips regularly to stay hydrated throughout the day.

Cool Down with Accessories

In addition to staying hydrated, consider using accessories like cooling towels or neck wraps to help regulate your body temperature on the course. Simply wet the towel, wring out any excess water, and drape it around your neck or shoulders for instant relief from the heat. You can also invest in a portable fan or handheld mister to create a refreshing breeze whenever you need it.

Take Shelter: Seek Shade and Take Breaks Strategic Breaks

Finally, don’t forget to take breaks and seek shelter from the sun whenever possible. Look for shaded areas around the course, such as trees or covered pavilions, where you can take a break and cool off between holes. Use this time to rehydrate, reapply sunscreen, and catch your breath before tackling the next hole.

Conclusion: Enjoy Summer Golf to the Fullest

With these tips in mind, you’re well-equipped to tackle the challenges of golfing in the summer and make the most of your time on the course. So, grab your clubs, lather on some sunscreen, and embrace the joys of summer golf. With the right preparation and mindset, you can stay cool, hydrated, and focused on your game, ensuring a memorable and enjoyable experience on the fairways.

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The Assisted Suicide Bill in New Hampshire got benched for the time being, but not the topic. And we’re not saying you can’t choose to kill yourself. We’re saying the government will inevitably abuse it to the detriment of people and public health.

Related: Slippery Meet Slope: Medically Assisted Suicide Could Save Millions in Health Care Costs

Numerous examples have already crossed these pages, but someone sent us a new one. Canadian Allison Ducluzeau was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal carcinomatosis. She was told to get her arrangements in order and to consider medically assisted suicide. Allison chose to do some research instead. She spoke to specialists across the globe, got scans in California, and treatment in Baltimore.

Today, Allison is in remission. She lifts weights daily, and goes running and cycling. She recently married her partner on a beach in Hawaii in front of her children. But she remains infuriated that Canadian doctors offered to kill rather than treat her.

She had to fundraise money to pay for her treatment, but these days, she’s just offended at how Canada’s healthcare system responded to her condition.  “The way it was presented was shocking,” she told me. “I was disgusted to be offered MAID twice. Once, I was even on the phone when I was on my own, having just come back from Baltimore. It left me sobbing.”

Public Health across the globe is still reeling from how badly it handled the Wuhan Virus. Systems that were not socialized behaved like they were monolithic interventions that ruined or ended lives over what was dangerous to a small demographic of people. The freshly-minted fearmongering over bird flu appears to be headed once again in the wrong direction. Public Health cannot be trusted, and as systems get stressed – especially those that rely heavily on taxpayer-backed support – budgets get between doctors and patients.

In Oregon, nearly 80% of people who end up suicided are on government health care. States like Colorado and Hawaii have tried to shorten the wait time. Is it so patients can be convinced to take the death drugs rather than be a strain on resources in the hours and days after a terminal diagnosis? Perhaps not but given the trajectory of health care in the West and its increased alignment and dependence on government – or at least the bully pulpits of politicians and the massive grant funding they control – the issue is not if but when.

Canada has had socialized medicine for a long time and (IMO) not coincidentally is the poster child for fast tracking reasons to offer MAiD to just about anyone it thinks it could afford to do without. That sort of medical ethics is the slippery slope of which we speak. Like the Canadian woman who suffered almost immediate and debilitating side effects from a dose of Moderna mRNA COVID “vaccine.” Her medical issues became so complex that she was offered assisted suicide.

Assisted suicide has been suggested for vets with PTSD, the poor, the homeless, those with mental illness, and children with spectrum disorders. There seems to be no limit to what policymakers and doctors might consider a reason to recommend death to treatment or life.  Keeping in mind that these “authorities” are the same people who will decide what mental illness looks like.

Canadian Truckers, Dutch Farmers, Marie Le Pen’s political supporters in France, and deplorables who oppose open borders. The list knows no end, and there lies the problem. Arguing to allow the government to define the conditions for assisted suicide is a lot like letting it decide what is information and disinformation. You can’t trust it to do either.

 

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In the blogging business, if someone is complaining, there’s a good chance you’re doing something worthwhile, especially when the unhappy people are in government. Reporting roll call vote attendance has had its fair share of negative responses, suggesting we must keep doing them.

I think we will publish the entire list for the entire House next week so you can examine both sides and make your own conclusions.

This week, the final day of the regular session, Republicans listed a few good bills because of attendance, so without further exposition from me, here we go.

Note from the data guy: “Lots of Republicans missing, very few roll call votes. More than a few were lopsided for or against and were not affected by missing Reps. Lots of division votes, but can’t tell how many might have been lost due to missing Reps.”

 

6/13		YTD
8	Sanborn, Laurie (R, Bedford)	259
8	O’Hara, Travis (R, Belmont)	208
8	Trottier, Douglas (R, Belmont)	157
8	Summers, James (R, Newton)	72
8	Mason, James (R, Franklin)	59
8	True, Chris (R, Sandown)	43
8	Santonastaso, Matthew (R, Rindge)	38
8	Durkin, Sean (R, Northumberland)	37
8	Cordelli, Glenn (R, Tuftonboro)	10
8	Comtois, Barbara (R, Center Barnstead)	10
8	Healey, Robert (R, Merrimack)	8
8	Lynn, Bob (R, Windham)	8
8	Creighton, Jim (R, Antrim)	8
5	Varney, Peter (R, Alton)	118
5	Dolan, Tom (R, Londonderry)	24
5	Katsakiores, Phyllis (R, Derry)	8
5	Tripp, Richard (R, Derry)	6
4	Testerman, Dave (R, Franklin)	55
4	Murphy, Michael (R, Gorham)	55
4	Tenczar, Jeffrey (R, Pelham)	45
4	McCarter, Nikki (R, Belmont)	29
2	Phinney, Brandon (R, Rochester)	47
2	Ploszaj, Tom (R, Center Harbor)	3
1	Lundgren, David (R, Londonderry)	54
1	Cole, Brian (R, Manchester)	52
1	Panek, Sandra (R, Pelham)	52
1	Bordes, Mike (R, Laconia)	43
1	Vandecasteele, Susan (R, Salem)	29
1	Hunt, John (R, Rindge)	23
1	Hoell, J.R. (R, Dunbarton)	16
1	Reid, Karen (R, Deering)	16
1	Layon, Erica (R, Derry)	6
1	Janvrin, Jason (R, Seabrook)	5
1	Harb, Robert (R, Plaistow)	4
1	Granger, Michael (R, Milton)	2
1	Wallace, Scott (R, Danville)	1
1	Stapleton, Walter (R, Claremont)	1
1	Pratt, Kevin (R, Raymond)	1

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Today, we learned that this was the last day of the House Session until the Fall when we come back for “Veto Day.” Today’s program included three memorials by colleagues who remembered past House Members who passed away this year.

The Hon. David Babson (Ossipee), the Hon. Timothy O’Connell (Milford), and most recently, the Hon. Russ Ober (Hudson). They all contributed so much to the NH House in service to their constituents, and they will be missed by many.

Today, we also learned that our House Speaker temporarily passed his gavel to Speaker Emeritus, Rep. Steve Shurtleff (D-Penacook), and Minority Leader, Rep. Matthew Wilhelm (D-Manchester). Rep. Shurtleff will not be seeking re-election and his contributions to the NH House were lauded. We wish him well in his future endeavors. It is customary for the Speaker to allow the Minority Leader to have some time as acting Speaker as well. My thought was although Rep. Wilhelm presided well enough, he should not get used to it.

We learned that at the beginning of the day, we had 186 Republicans voting and 182 Democrats voting. By the end of the day, the numbers dwindled to 175 Republicans and 178 Democrats. Unfortunately, we lost some important bills because of that.

We learned that most of the Committee of Conference (CoC) Reports were passed via voice vote. Starting the day, there were five Senate bills on the Consent Calendar and eight Senate bills on the Regular Calendar. All of those CoC Reports passed on a voice vote, except one that had a division vote and passed 188Y-179N. That was SB340 CoC Report. The bill included an amendment that addresses issues found in the recent LBA Performance Audit on Special Education Due Processes. It contained measures that will assist the Department of Education in monitoring and tracking the status and resolution of issues between districts and parents regarding services to their children. It will also give the Office of Special Education Advocate the tools to perform their statutory functions. This is a win for parents.

We learned that there were 5 House CoC Reports on the Consent Calendar. We then tackled 33 additional House CoC Reports on the regular calendar, which took us until 4:30 pm to finish. Of the 33 House bills, 20 of those CoC Reports passed on a voice vote; the rest were debated.

We also learned that HB1018 CoC Report passed 190Y-176N and it allowed land owners of land in current use to get an extra discount as long as they allow recreational use of their posted land. The bill also reduces the restrictions relative to the laws on-premise and off-premise liquor licenses. But please, don’t drink and bird watch!

We learned that HB1091, relative to financing political campaigns, passed 190Y-181N. This bill mandates that if someone makes small donations and over time passes the $50 mark, then the contributor’s information (name, address, phone, etc) must be reported. This means every time a small contribution is made (even passing the hat or in a raffle), you still have to collect information in order to aggregate the amount for that person. This is an awful Democrat-sponsored bill, and I hope the Governor vetoes it. It will be a record-keeping nightmare for campaign treasurers.

We also learned that HB1127 CoC Report passed on a voice vote. The original bill ends the physical return of a suspended license allowing its use for ID and closed a loophole where a person with a surrendered suspended license could avoid a search of their driving record in NH if they move out of state. It also included the “Right to Mow”, which rightfully corrects our statute to prohibit operation of a motor vehicle “on a way in the state” instead of “in the state” with a suspended license. This impacts farmers, landscapers, and individuals. It does not permit a person to take a riding mower on the road with a suspended license. So, individuals with suspended licenses can mow lawns without penalty, they just can’t drive the mower on a road. As they say, “Grass doesn’t grow on a busy street”… or something like that.

We learned that HB1215 CoC Report died with a roll call vote of 102Y-261N. After a lengthy debate, the House decided not to give the selectboard of Hampton special dispensation to decide on closing “D Street” and leasing it for 99 years to a developer. Normally, if a town wants to do something like this, they draw up a warrant article and hold a special town meeting for the voters to decide on what to do with, or how to dispose of, a town road. Supporters claimed that current RSA’s only allow for a 5 year lease, but the statute is very clear, and it looks to me (and many others) that the town can vote to lease for 99 years (RSA41:11-a II).”The authority under paragraph I shall include the power to rent or lease such property during periods not needed for public use, provided, however, that any rental or lease agreement for a period of more than one year shall not be valid unless ratified by vote of the town.” According to paragraph III the selectboard can lease up to 5 years WITHOUT ratification from the town. Passing this CoC Report would have set a nasty precedent for selectboards to make decisions that the taxpayers should be making.

We learned that before we headed out the door to enjoy the Speaker’s ice cream social (which was wonderful!) some pink haired lunatic started throwing some leaflets down to the State House floor from the gallery.  The Speaker started yelling for the person to stop and apparently security was not quick enough to subdue such activity before the person dumped a load of paper over the gallery rail and fled out the gallery door.  I did not happen to read what was written on the papers, but I heard it had something to do with trans rights.

We learned that HB1265 CoC Report passed with a roll called vote 183Y-172N. It was clear that House Democrats did not want transparency with regard to how schools spend our money. This legislation requires school districts to post mandatory reports of school expenses, including average cost per pupil, average teacher salaries, and top administrator salaries. It also creates a civil remedy for the enforcement of this requirement. For consistency and accuracy of data in the district reports, the department provided information identifying the expenses to be included.

We learned that HB1292 CoC Report regarding sanctuary cities in NH was Tabled 192Y-165N. The CoC language removed the overly broad requirement for law enforcement to assist with Federal immigration law and only required law enforcement to honor criminal detainers that are discovered subsequent to someone being arrested for a violation of New Hampshire law. Furthermore, the language specifically prohibits law enforcement from questioning people about their immigration status. The bill did not prohibit any town from adopting an ordinance or resolution welcoming immigrants to their community. As stated, the bill only prohibits towns from ordering their law enforcement to ignore requests from immigration to either notify or temporarily hold someone already in custody who is wanted by immigration for either being a deportable person, which means they have already met the threshold requirements and orders exist to deport them; or they are wanted on a criminal detainer for being suspected of, or charged with committing another crime in the United States in a different jurisdiction. United States Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has specifically asked under the current Administration, that localities refrain from adopting any laws or ordinances that would prohibit cooperation with ICE. They say that doing so not only interferes with their ability to carry out immigration law, but also puts citizens and other immigrants in danger by allowing known criminals and dangerous offenders to remain in our communities. Suffice it to say, we already know that Lebanon, Harrisville, and Hanover have “welcoming policies” in place for immigrants.. whether legal or not. It’s too bad this bill was tabled, but it could have been a stronger bill to begin with. House Democrats were very happy with this CoC Report being Tabled.

We also learned that HB1370 CoC Report was Tabled 223Y-141N. This bill would have eliminated voter identification exceptions. It removed any exceptions for proving voter identification and removed the voter affidavits as proof of identification. It also repealed the procedures for affidavit ballots and creates a judicial review or data verification process for persons aggrieved by the decision of an election official which denies that person the opportunity to vote. The amended version of the bill provided that once the voter has called the hotline, they must be taken care of within 20 minutes, or they may vote anyway. Opponents of the bill said this was an unwieldy process and probably would not be able to be put into place by November’s elections. The affidavit process will still be in play in this upcoming election, but at least a ballot won’t be included in the count unless they provide their information within a certain timeframe.

We further learned that HB1633 CoC Report, the legalization of cannabis, was Tabled 178Y-173N. Any hopes of legalizing weed in NH this year went up in smoke, even as the Senate passed it. It’s just as well…the bill was a hot mess anyway. Later, a motion to remove it from the Table failed 162Y-189N.

We then learned that HB1665 CoC Report, which would have raised eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts died on a Roll called vote of 168Y-185N… with ALL 178 House Democrats and 7 House Republicans voting against it. Losing this bill was a heartbreak as this bill could have easily passed earlier in the day. I’m sure this will be back next year.

Finally, we learned that all of the CoC reports that passed will go to the Governor for signature if the Senate approves them as well. We now wait to see what will get signed into law, vetoed, or passed without signature. Then, we’ll return in the fall to deal with Vetoed bills. House members will be off for July and August, with some working on legislation for next year and/or interim study bills. About 1/3 will not be seeking re-election, and the remaining 2/3 who have filed to run again will be busy campaigning. Have a great summer, and support our candidates! Let’s elect a much bigger majority of great Republicans next time around because “this slim margin” thing was really for the birds! Cheers, and thanks for reading!

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When you’re getting big bucks to hold a public meeting and nobody from the public shows up, what do you do? Get one of your employees to play the role of “good citizen.” This is what happened at the first legally mandated public outreach forum that was supposed to inform the public about the Clean Heat Standard and get feedback from us folks who are about to get roadkilled by this “Mack Truck” piece of legislation, to use the description coined by Department of Public Services commissioner June Tierney.

As BTL reported earlier, only two members of the general public combined have attended the April and May public outreach meetings. (See: The Clean Heat Standard Public Engagement Fiasco.) And, as BTL also reported earlier, neither one of them had anything to say. So, to fill that awkward silence, moderator Curtiss Reed asked his colleague and Special Projects Assistant at The Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, Gemma Seymour, to vamp a little and share her own story about home heating. She did! Oh boy, did she!

Seymour must not have received the memo that her firm’s mission was to explain to the public, with a special focus on traditionally marginalized and vulnerable populations, how the Clean Heat Standard is supposed to work, because she embarked on a ten-minute excoriation of the program, illustrating in stark terms how it is too expensive, too impractical, and cannot work in the real world. Especially for those vulnerable populations the politicians promised (fingers tightly crossed) to protect.

Seymour explained that she rents an apartment in a four-unit complex in Brattleboro. She is responsible for her own heating and electric bills. Her first concern: if her landlord is forced or incentivized to spend the money to swap out the existing oil system for cold climate heat pumps or advanced wood pellets, he will certainly use it as “an excuse to raise my rent. And I don’t want my rent to go up.” Yeah, who does?

Then she makes a very good and perhaps overlooked point: “In order for the heating system in this [apartment] unit to be replaced, the unit would have to be vacated. I’d have to move someplace else for, you know, probably at least a month in order for that to be done. And in today’s housing market, how does that even happen? I mean, even if the money were available for me to just pick up and move to another place, there’s no place to move to.”  True that!

She further notes that sixty-five percent of the people in her neighborhood are renters, and likely in the same boat. This is what “social justice” and “a just transition” look like under a Clean Heat Standard mandate. Nice words smashed like bugs on the windshield of reality.

Next Seymour takes a nice meaty bite out of the hand that’s feeding her to host this event, calling out the legislators who passed Act 18 for gross incompetence. “If you look at the operable part of the legislation, the obligated parties in Act 18 are the fuel dealers, and that’s it. Fuel dealers are obligated to obtain Clean Heat Credits, and the Public Utilities Commission is charged with creating a system by which this is going to happen. There’s no hard targets put into place as to how much reduction has to take place. There’s no incentives for homeowners to actually upgrade systems, or landlords to upgrade systems. It’s an expense for them that they are going to recoup in rental costs. And that’s a big red flag for everybody who rents in Vermont.” Tell it, sister!

She goes on, “In order for the oil system to be replaced in this building, somebody would have to pay thousands of dollars to have all of that ripped out. And, oh by the way, that oil tank is hazardous waste now, so that has to be handled in a certain manner. I’d have to vacate the building. Find a new place to live. And somebody’s got to foot the bill. All of which is ultimately going to make my rent go up.” Yup!

She did the math. “If I divide my $800 [annual heating bill] by nine months of the heating season, that means my electric bill [plus any rent increase] could go up ninety dollars a month before I was paying more money than I was before. Now I’m willing to pay a little bit more if it means a cleaner environment. But the reality is I don’t want to pay THAT much more.” Says the professional climate activist. How do you think everyone else feels?

But this is a sentiment that jibes with the polling done last December by Campaign for Vermont that showed while a majority people like the idea of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in theory, they have almost zero interest in paying anything extra in order to do so. And the Clean Heat Standard is going to cost LOTS extra.

So, if this is what you’re paid DEI spokesperson has to say about your signature program, I mean, good luck selling it to the general public. Which may be the strategy behind holding meeting ostensibly for the public that nobody from the public attends.

In closing, I’ll just remind Gemma, if she’s reading, not to be too shocked and surprised that she, a lower income person from a traditionally marginalized background, is getting the doo-doo end of the Clean Heat Standard stick. Senator Mark MacDonald did warn us all as he and his colleagues passed this law, “We don’t do things based on helping poor people. We’re doing things based on saving the world.” You’re just being asked to do and pay your fair share.

 

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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Steve had this post, “Night Cap: Did The EU Just Make the Net-Zero Transition Illegal” in which the CURRENT EU head honchos passed this resolution:

The European Union’s (EU) cabal of meddling ministers has passed a resolution “requiring firms and their upstream and downstream partners, including supply, production and distribution, to prevent, end or mitigate their adverse impact on human rights and the environment.”

In this case, they are going all-in on renewables. Not so fast, mi amigo!  After all, the EU countries just held their national elections over the weekend and the EU Parliament is about to get buffeted as a result. The MSM is all aghast that “the continent” may be drifting to the Right.

Marie Le Pen’s Party is about to take over France and will govern conservatively. Gert Wilders, a politician that the Netherlands would just go away, is riding on the “Farmers Party” (started at regular folk farmers who decided to politically whack the Greens, literally pushing to put them out of business because of “sustainability”) and is forming a conservative government. Germany is headed rightward as well, and the new AfD party has won bigely locally and in the national elections. Nigel Farage just decided to run for office again via the new Reform Party, and it looks like that is going to upset both the Tories and Labour in Britain. The socialist government in Belgium just fell as well.

In each of all the countries, the Green Parties took a shellacking – people are standing up to these enviro bullies and demanding:

“When I turn on that light switch, dang it, that light had better go on!”

Sweden has already announced that it is going all-in for Nukes. France is getting ready to build more Nukes. Germany has had to relight shuttered coal plants to keep up with power demands. One by one, the Socialists (or as we call them here in ‘Merica – Progressives) countries are realizing that citizens aren’t on board with lower standards of living because of an ideologically based secular religion. Given that they are still nominally democracies (even as the bureaucrats wish otherwise), they are all standing up and screaming “ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE”.

Add three more (but wait!  I have many more for later!) – the first is “Where would the Paris Agreement (on curtailing emissions to zero) without Paris?”. And this is a direct result of the EU elections:

• Is Paris About to Leave the Paris Agreement?

In a shock move, President Emmanuel Macron called a parliamentary election, describing it as ‘an act of confidence’

In a shock move, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has called a snap parliamentary election that will be held within the next 30 days. What happened exactly, why – and what might come next?…After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally (RN) in the European parliamentary elections, the French president on Sunday evening unexpectedly announced a snap general election.

According to usually accurate projections, Macron’s centrist list, headed by MEP Valérie Hayer, scored between 14.8% and 15.2% in the European poll, less than half the 32%-33% tally booked by RN, whose lead candidate was the party’s president, Jordan Bardella, 28.

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But she has promised to cancel wind and solar subsidies and instead concentrate on nuclear power, and she has also indicates she wants to protect French manufacturing – she regards driving manufacturing offshore with harsh climate rules but still using the manufactured products, importing the products instead of manufacturing them in France, as “climate hypocrisy”.

• Did the Aussie Opposition Leader Just Call for Cancelling the Paris Agreement?  (Emphasis mine)

Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has signalled he will scrap the nation’s legally binding 2030 climate target and risk Australia’s membership of the Paris Agreement on climate change, following his vow to deploy nuclear energy to reach net zero by 2050. Dutton declared on Saturday that a Coalition government would not pursue Australia’s legally binding climate target to cut emissions by 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030 – a significant escalation of Australia’s long-running climate policy war ahead of the next federal election due by May next year.

Dutton told The Australian on Saturday that the government’s renewable goal was unattainable and:

“there’s no sense in signing up to targets you don’t have any prospect of achieving”.

The opposition has said if it forms government it would build up to seven emissions-free nuclear power plants to replace the energy supply from Australia’s dirty coal plants, which have begun to shut down across the country. He would also pause the rollout of wind and solar farms.

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“You can’t have the prime minister saying we aren’t going to have coal, we aren’t going to have gas and we’re not going to have ­nuclear power and we are going to keep the lights on – that’s just fantasy. We now have a debate about energy which I think we can win,” he told The Australian.

And again from the Land from DownUnder and from across the pond from us (a mashup of NZ and UK):

• New Zealand to revoke oil drilling ban amid fears of blackouts

New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as Labour (UK) plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea. The country’s coalition government is preparing to invite energy companies to resume exploration in the three major offshore fields that supply most of its gas. It comes after National Grid operator Transpower was last month forced to warn families to limit their electricity usage to avoid a shutdown during a cold snap.

The decision to reverse the ban, made by resources minister Shane Jones, will be a setback for green activists and likely to be regarded as a blow for Labour after Ed Miliband has repeatedly pledged to halt new drilling for oil and gas in UK waters.

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However, New Zealand’s change of course has been cheered by industry leaders. John Carnegie, chief executive of trade body Energy Resources Aotearoa, said: “We welcome a return to sensible, pragmatic policy settings that fairly manage the upstream oil and gas sector to the benefit of all New Zealanders.
“New Zealand faces an energy shortage which threatens our electricity system…

Heck, even Lloyd Alter (formerly of TreeHugger and now over at Substack as “Carbon Upfront!”) is getting on board with nukes – reality is slowly sinking into his “sustainability brain”.

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Someone turned me on to this series, so I thought I’d take the opportunity of a missing podcaster slot to use it as filler.

There is no New England Take this week, so we’re grabbing some filler. This is the first of five parts.

In February 2021, millions of Texans lost power, and the state’s grid came within four or five minutes of a total failure that would have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths. It’s hard to overstate the importance –– and complexity –– of our electric grid. But how did our most important energy network get weakened? And what can we do to fix it?

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As a tax payer and parent of a graduating senior at the Hartford Area Career and Technology Center I was sent a questionnaire last week with the following email announcement of Hartford’s newly adopted “inclusivity” policy:

Dear Members of the Hartford School District,

 

At the end of 2023, you received an email sharing our approach to health education, which reiterated the Hartford School District’s mission to provide a caring and dynamic learning community that is welcoming and ensures that everyone is seen for who they are. In line

with this mission, we are pleased to share that earlier this year we passed a new policy, the Gender Inclusivity Policy, that compliments the 2018 Race and Equity Policy (  EL 10 ) and strengthens our commitments to our District members. The Gender Inclusivity Policy can be found in the Policy section of our District website  here . The Hartford School District Statement regarding this policy, which can be found on the  Equity and Inclusion page states:

 

“The Hartford School District is committed to providing a safe, orderly, civil, and positive learning

 environment for all students and staff, regardless of perceived or actual gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, and/or sexual orientation. It is the position of the Hartford School District that transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals deserve the same inclusion and acknowledgement that cisgender individuals receive.”

 

We are writing today to share this policy with you-and we also want to hear from you! We invite you to fill in  this brief survey to help us gauge our district member’s alignment with this policy. The survey is also an opportunity to ask questions and/or suggest further opportunities for engagement and learning that you think would be helpful to you/our community. Our goal is to contribute to a community in which people of any gender identity or expression are equally included and respected; we ask that input be provided with this in mind (e.g., this is not the place for hate speech denying the existence and/or rights of

 transgender and nonbinary people). 

 

Who should fill out this survey? All parents, caregivers, guardians of students in the Hartford School District, AND all teachers and staff of the district.

 

See below for a summary of what we mean by “gender inclusivity” and the two main human rights the policy is based around:

 

What is “gender inclusivity”?

Gender Inclusivity is the equitable and fair treatment of children and adults of all gender identities and expressions.

 

This policy upholds the right to:

Privacy and confidentiality. This means that every person has the right to choose when, with whom, and how much information about their gender identity and/or gender status is shared with others. This right to privacy i

s recognized within the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. 

 

The right to be known and seen as who one knows oneself to be. This means that every student and staff person in our district should be able to feel comfortable, safe, and included when they self-present in their own gender identity and when they dress or present in a gender expression they prefer. Sex-based discrimination in the form of harassment, mockery, exclusion, or any other form of differential treatment of transgender and non-binary people is prohibited.

 

Again, you can fill in the survey  here . We always welcome respectful conversations about how our equity and inclusion practices play out in different grades. Thank you for trusting our professional staff with providing thoughtful, caring, respectful, and age-appropriate learning experiences for your children.

 

Tom DeBalsi

Superintendent of Schools

 

You’ll notice the tone of the letter is typical Marxist language appearing to be the kind and considerate thought leaders while pushing mystical pseudo-science that has been routinely exposed as quackery generated from fake academic journals citing other fake academic journals offering fake legitimacy.  The reality is transgender and gender affirming care are being exposed as massive failures as clinics are shutting down due to horrible outcomes such as increased rates of suicide and de-transition regret post transition.  Were the staff at Hartford to come outside of their ideological silos and echo chambers they would know this but they remain a town behind the times trying desperately to appear cutting edge and relevant.

Rather than genuinely be about the health and well-being of the children this masquerade is about the adults, many of who are functional groomers either deliberately pushing sex identitarianism or have simply been co-opted due to institutional capture thanks to the handful of activists who are on  mission to push the agenda, be they at the federal, state or local level.

Note in the letter the outgoing superintendent Tom Debalsi asks for feedback, questions and concerns “We are writing today to share this policy with you-and we also want to hear from you! We invite you to fill in  this brief survey to help us gauge our district member’s alignment with this policy.” while limiting the parameters to acceptable speech stating “this is not the place for hate speech denying the existence and/or rights of transgender and non-binary people.”  Essentially, they only want to hear from you if you agree with the agenda, which is confirmation bias and intentionally insulates them from disapproval by any members of the community who disagree – thus inclusion doesn’t extend to dissent.  This flies in the face of both science and our fundamental rights as citizens given the school is a government institution upheld by the will of the people.  Activists adopting a policy is not democratic and the questionnaire is a thin illusion pretending to represent democratic input.

 

Having worked in market research where I conducted similar surveys the obvious leading questions and bias aimed at confirming what they want is yet more pseudo-science designed to appear authoritative with one of the very first questions:

 

“Please share the gender identity you most closely identify with” (sic – note the ironically poor sentence structure ending the phrase with a preposition): cisgender woman, cisgender man, transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid, agender, I’m on a gender journey and I’m not sure at this time, prefer not to answer, other.

 

This biases the survey by adopting the controversial policy’s language.  Which is the game of Marxism in a nutshell – change the language.  Words are the root of society’s communication infrastructure and Marxists know that if they can alter the lexicon they can control the speech which is precisely the goal of this agenda.  It’s not about inclusivity or kindness or journeys but reframing the very way we see the world through language.  Marx referred to this as “mystification”, which is a type of Gnostic wizardry.  This is the stuff of secret societies and cults where words have double-meanings, one for those inside the cult and another for the uninitiated.

The goal of this survey is similar.  The ostensible purpose is to appear democratic and inclusive while the hidden goal is to announce this is the new order – your school has been captured by cultural Marxists.

Never mind the science of gametes are fundamentally binary which trump’s gender expression and feelings.  Or that babies are born expressing only those two, even the intersex, which proves the binary.  No.  These social quacks believe, thanks to Marxist theorists, that gender is a social construct not a biological fact and we need to let children, yes children, decide what they are.  Of course they will be guided (re: groomed) by the activists, through the power of suggestion, they can identify however they want, including as an animal (which they call furries).  At no point in time has a person thinking they are an animal not been a sign of full blown mental illness.  A school in Utah just had a mass of students walkout in protest of “furries” who were being allowed to bite and scratch them with impunity as teachers allowed them to express their identity.  Yes, this just happened.

Hartford is in the grip of woke insanity and it’s leveled at the children who are being groomed into breaking from reality ultimately aimed at being useful for one thing, cultural revolution.  We saw it with the BLM/George Floyd riots and again with the Israel protests and of course the pride parades.  This is nothing new, it was tried and failed in 1920s Hungary, however it was also the pretext to the rise of Nazi Germany where Hitler’s brown shirts first order of business was to burn books on transgenderism and shut down a transgender clinic following years of economic failure where young people couldn’t afford housing.  Sound familiar?  Probably not to people in Hartford where faculty no longer teach sound history instead promoting the unsoundness of one’s mental faculties.

Herbert Marcuse, the Marxist philosopher of the 1960s, stated clearly the goal of Marxists is to used easily manipulated youth, queer and ghetto black populations as revolutionaries to overthrow western culture:

“Very different from the revolution at previous stages of history, this opposition is directed against theh totatliy of well-functioning, prosperous society – a protest against its Form…This new consciousness and the instinctual rebellion isolate such opposition form the masses and from the majority of organized labor, the integrated majority, and make for the concentration of radical politics in active minorities, mainly among the young middle-class intelligentsia and among the ghetto populations (re: LGBTQ+ black, etc.). Here, prior to all political strategy and organization, liberation becomes a vital, “biological” need.” 

In other words, Marcuse and the Marxists have purposefully targeted youth and “ghetto” populations to manipulate for their revolution.  The town of Hartford and its children has become their playground.

Here is the link to take the survey and let the town know what you think of their Marxist agenda for children.

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I must confess that I was fuming as I watched The Five on Monday, and these were the featured stories. If you want to understand what motivates Liberals, these stories will sum it up for you.

A violent “peaceful protest” where an unarmed park ranger was assaulted and two stories where we are bending over to accommodate illegal migrants while ignoring homeless veterans and impoverished Americans were the topics for debate. Let’s break them down.

Lafayette Park is directly across the street from the White House and is known as a campground for protesters who show their disdain for the sitting President daily. This weekend, it was a mass of Pro-Palestine protesters who worked very hard to destroy the statue of Comte de Rochambeau, who came to America to help George Washington defeat the British troops. They covered the statues with anti-Israel and anti-Biden slogans. When an unarmed Park Ranger stood alone protecting the statue, he was pelted with signs, bottles, and verbal degrading. There were no police coming to his aid. This protest continued for hours, including a red ribbon surrounding the White House. No arrests were made for the destruction of property or the assault of the ranger. These protesters are a disgrace and hell-bent on destroying our history and country.

In Los Angeles, a highrise apartment complex is under construction. The 278-unit, 19-story tower will open in a matter of weeks and is meant to be a “self-contained environment that will insulate its formerly homeless residents from the squalor and hopelessness around them,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Los Angeles, like all of the large cities in California, has been overrun by the homeless for years with no resolution. This project comes with a price tag of $165 million in a state that is not only broke but also billions in debt. This highrise will have a gym and cafe, and once the migrants find their way in, why should they ever leave? This program is a slap in the face to everyone in LA who is living on the streets or check to check under pressure from Bidenomics and lousy liberal California policies.

The initiative in San Francisco is even more radical if you can believe it. San Francisco opened a city market Sunday where qualifying residents could receive their groceries for “free,” a program costing city taxpayers $5.5 million. The Food Empowerment Market aims to ease burdens for food stamp holders who may run out of resources toward the end of each month. Geoffrea Morris, who pushed the legislation through city government in 2021, argued that the market is “supplemental” and not meant to be the sole method of feeding people. The people who dream up these programs are not wired correctly. Prequalified individuals can come to the market, fill their cart, proceed to the checkout, and then take their groceries home free of charge.

That is free to the customer, but somebody has to absorb the cost. In this case, the people of San Francisco have absorbed the foolish decisions of the local government. That has become the biggest fault of the government; they spend money like it is their money. The government at all levels has lost the fact that their constituents and businesses fund every initiative, and no funds should be spent without consent. This country is broke, and cities, towns, states, and the federal government all operate on credit. That philosophy doesn’t work for households and is unsustainable for the government. The day of reckoning will come soon, and this country is not ready for the pain that day will bring.

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It is with great sadness that I write this open letter. As a life-long Republican, I can’t tell you how disgusted I am with NHGOP leadership, which has allowed this corrupt voting practices to continue in this state.

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I can tell you that we the people are sick and tired of being lied to and gaslighted. It’s time to expose the rats. Chris Sununu, the Governor has a Constitutional and fiduciary duty; Part II, article 41:

“The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws. He may, by appropriate court action or proceeding brought in the name of the state, enforce compliance with any constitutional or legislative mandate, or restrain violation of any constitutional or legislative power, duty, or right, by any officer, department or agency of the state.” 

John Formella, the Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire, is also a constitutional officer, and his duties are defined by RSA 21-M:5 Duties of the Attorney General:

“In addition to the powers, duties and functions otherwise vested by law, including RSA 7, in the attorney general, he shall:
I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the department of justice and be responsible to the governor, the general court, and the public for such administration.”

David Scanlon the Secretary of State of New Hampshire, is also a Constitutional Officer, Part II, article 67, and his duties are defined by the state legislature.

Sununu, Formella, and Scanlan, have violated their oaths of office and chosen to act in a wanton and reckless manner by knowingly defending unconstitutional acts of the legislature and installing unconstitutional unsafe voting practices across the state, rather than upholding the laws of land to which they have sworn an oath to faithfully defend and preserve the Constitution of New Hampshire and the United States Constitution.

The Attorney General’s Office is not a private law firm to defend the unauthorized actions of public officials. A.G. Formella has chosen to defend defective changes to our election laws, which he and his team of Attorneys knew or should have known were unconstitutional. By all accounts A.G. Formella is a smart Attorney, therefore he can-not claim ignorance of the law, as we all know is know excuse. Under NH RSA 99-D: In order to use tax-payer dollars to defend the unauthorized actions by state actors, the A.G. must examine the complaint and determine whether the allegation against a state actor was wanton or reckless.

Taxpayer dollars cannot be used if the A.G. finds that the state actor acted outside his authority,

Therefore, the person accused would have to obtain their legal counsel at their own expense. If the A.G. is named in the complaint, he has to recuse himself, and the Executive Council must decide whether to authorize the use of tax-payer dollars for legal defense.

Why did A.G. Formella not recuse himself? And why did the executive council not do its job? That has not happened in my election law challenge (NH Supreme Court case #2023-0097). How much of your tax dollars have they spent defending bad statutes that they know to be unconstitutional?

Asst. Attorney General Matthew Conley recently quoted by the NH Journal, “that ignorance of the law is no excuse”.

Well, let’s look at what the same Asst. A.G. had to say when he tried to mislead the NH Supreme Court on his brief in my case on pages 23, 24, 25, 26, where he cited The Opinion of the Justices, 44 N.H. 663 (1863) and the Opinion of Justices, 80 N.H. 595 (1921). Absentee voting was declared un-constitutional because their constitution of N.H. at that time required you vote in-person.

Absentee voting was ultimately established for only two reasons (absence from your voting district or because of physical disability.) So, in 1942, during WWII, absentee voting was established for the general elections, and it was amended again in 1956 to include primaries. The point is, the legislature under our State Constitution, the legislature can only propose amendments to the Constitution of N.H., and it CANNOT make changes to the State Constitution by legislative fiat.

So, in 2020 and now, the legislature and these state officers must follow the law. They are acting illegally and beyond the scope of their authority. Without rule of law, our country is anarchy! Our state leaders are acting like imperialists – ignoring the constitution and assuming personal power to make new unconstitutional voting practices to suit themselves. They forget we have rights.

The following are quotes are from the A.G. Supreme Court brief in my case. The case quotes make it plain to see that the State Actors, in my case, knew better, knew what they were doing was wrong, and what is worse, they conspired to deprive the people of this state of free, fair, and equal election process and that they plan on doing it again in the next election. It is time stand up and demand accountability. These are bad-faith actions by bad state actors.

(1). Copp v. Henniker, Mar 1, 1875:

Since 1863 it has been understood (as said by Ladd, J., in Copp v. Henniker, 55 N.H. 179, 193) “that the right of suffrage, established by the constitution, could not be exercised by proxy.” We are not able to answer the considerations by which the conclusions of the justices were supported in 1863. Counsel who have appeared before us in behalf of the proponents of the bill concede that it is beyond legislative power as to state officers. We, therefore, are constrained to advise the House of Representatives that the right of suffrage given by the Constitution cannot be exercised by proxy, i.e., by electors not present at the meeting. The occasion for legislation of this character in 1863 was the absence of many voters in the service of the army or navy of the United States during the Civil War. The difficulty was met in some states by constitutional amendment. Similar amendments have since been adopted in other states. Bulletin Mass. Const. Convention, Vol. 2, pp. 213, 214, 219-223.

(2). Opinion of the Justices (1921), cited 12 times most recently in McLinko v. Commonwealth Aug 2, 2022.

Decided March 29, 1921.

The legislature has no power to authorize the exercise of the right of suffrage, at the biennial elections of state officers, by electors who are not present at the polls either because of absence from the municipality in which the election is held or because of physical disability. The foregoing limitation has no application to legislation providing for the election of presidential electors. The duty of the supreme court to furnish advisory opinions is not limited to questions which may be adjudicated by the courts of the state. The validity of an election of a senator or a representative in congress which depends upon votes given by proxy is so doubtful that the court is unable to advise that legislation so providing would be valid.

The inquiry submitted is whether in the absence of power expressly given by constitutional amendment the legislature has power to provide as proposed. That such power does not exist was settled nearly fifty years ago not only in this state but in others with similar constitutional provisions as to all offices created by the several state constitutions.

My pending supreme court case question is—the courts have determined over a dozen times in earlier cases that legislature cannot alter or amend the mandatory election law provisions of the Constitution of N.H.

[this includes by expanding absentee voting, use of unreliable voting machines, 2024 purchase of non-secured electronic voting machines, doing away with voter-official inspections of absentee envelopes, and student and non-inhabitant inclusion with or without proper identification, AND whatever hanky-panky these career politicians can think up along with their Dominion, Accu-Vote and other corporate affiliates) …

These practices and patterns to improperly alter fair and equal voter rights – all require Constitutional amendment.  So, does the legislature now have the power to alter state voting law by legislation? They claim before the NH Supreme Court that they may exercise “permissible legislative judgment.” Quoting Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald:

“I don’t understand what that term means. How is a permissible legislative judgement permissible if it exceeds the authority of the Constitution?

(See oral arguments starting at the 17min. mark): https://livestream.com/nhjb/events/10715419/videos/238780602

I submit the legislature has no such authority or power. This question has long been settled in various ways that the legislature and the state politicians may not ‘work around’ the mandatory constitutional requirement. Their power does not exist, and this question was settled more than one hundred fifty years ago — not only in this state but in others with similar constitutional provisions as to all offices created by the several state constitutions.

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Allyson Renneau has 11 biological children, let’s just get that out of the way.  How do I know?  From her website to every article written about her it’s spoken of like it’s her last name: Allyson Renneau-eleven-biological-children.  When Mrs. Superwomb isn’t parenting the next cast of cheerleading hopefuls her hobbies include going to Harvard, joining NASA, saving the Afghan girls rocket team from the Taliban and bringing porn to the Amazon.  I know, the last one is a bit odd for someone who “starts her day with an energy drink and reading Joel Osteen”, but we can’t all live our best life all the time. Sorry Joel.

Now of course her stated goal was not to bring porn to the Amazon but this thirteen time world champion baton twirler has obviously never done an internet search for “baton twirling” with the safe search feature off.  Otherwise she would have known the internet is made for two things: propaganda and porn.

Hi on energy drinks, ambition and the need to save people from seclusion the princess of fertility kindly donated multiple Starlink setups to the indigenous people of the Marubo tribe known mostly for living off the land and minding their own business.  However, despite their ability to leap into water and spear a fish with ambidexterity they had yet to make the leap to full connectivity, that is until Allyson found out about them and decided they needed her help.  Armed with an Ivy League education and a savior complex the size of a space station she brought the first world to the third world and, well, all hell broke loose.

Tribe elder Enoque said “It’s already saved lives” by allowing locals to reach out for emergency services, like the time one of the tribesman had a heart attack from walking in on one of his kids looking at BDSM videos.  “When it arrived everyone was happy” explained 73 year old Tsainama Marubo “but now things have gotten worse.”  By worse he means the tribe’s youth have gotten sexually aggressive spending much of their time online rather than hunting, farming and working in order to survive. “Young people have gotten lazy because of the internet” Tsainama said.  “They don’t spend time with family.  They’d rather be on their phones. They’re learning the ways of the white people.”  Just what white people need, another tribe of colored people hating them for trying to help.  Way to go Allyson.

Bananas Media sent staff to survey the development of the tribe and are sad to say the whiteness appears to be metastasizing.  The village’s first Karen seems to be in the making.  Karen has already instituted am and pm internet hours and was seen chewing out one fellow tribesman for leaving his ass too close to the designated yoga area.  First world problems in the third world – who’s ready for the apocalypse!

However none of that was going to stop Mrs. Renneau from single-handedly saving the Afghan girls rocket team from certain beheading by repeatedly posting on Instagram her communication with the girls to get to somewhere safe – anywhere other than Afghanistan that is.  Believing her heroic online messaging was the catalyst that brought the girls to freedom she was sorely rebuked by their legal representatives with a “cease and desist” letter chastising her for her litany of posts which only enlarged the target on the girls backs as they made their way to safety.  This stinging “get away from us we never knew you” was only a minor setback for Allyson who is so high on Red Bull and Osteen-isms she’s like the Amy Winehouse of missionaries.  Did we mention she has eleven biological children she can parent whenever she tires of playing super nanny to the world’s needy?  She does.  Eleven. Every one of them biological.

Another prodigious breeder with a penchant for porn is world’s wealthiest bachelor Elon Musk who’s social media company X decided to upgrade to XXX enacting a policy for the “marginalized” who are not able to “express their sexuality on other forms of media”.  Really Elon?  Aside from social media sites porn sites are the next largest category of the top 50 most used sites in the world.  Those are some pretty big margins exxxpressing themselves sir.

Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communications at Cornell University says “X is unapologetically provocative and has sought to distinguish itself from ‘brand safe’ competitors”.  Kind of like Cornell has from the rest of the Ivy League when you look out your windows eh Brooke?  You’ve got more tents full of co-eds on your campus than Elon has Russian bots on his platform.

Of course since Christians and sexularists are making porn great again it wouldn’t be right unless a rabbi threw his tiny hat into the ring.  Rabbi Solomon Friedman, like Allyson, is on a mission.  To what you ask?  To save Pornhub, the 17th most visited site in the world with the help of his pals at Ethical Capital Partners (sic).  Like Elon and Allyson the good rabbi has a heart for the little guys and gals who are being exploited by the oppressive world of online porn and need someone to champion them for equity’s sake.  Friedman wants to “give the performers a voice” by helping them join the conversation circle centering their unmet needs as sex pots.  One can only imagine the scene where a banquet hall full of porn stars, directors and producers discuss the finer points of making porn a respectable industry with paid time off, a health plan, and a 401k for that day when the back can’t take it anymore and it’s time to move on.

Jenn Clamen, national co-ordinator of the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, said the past problems at Pornhub have been used to malign the industry as a whole, causing one to wonder when was the industry not maligned as a hole?

“What we can only hope is that [Ethical Capital Partners] have a respect for working conditions,” Clamen told CBC. Freidman vows to offer memberships to Planet Fitness, Planned Parenthood and install cameras on site for safety.  L’chaim!

Maggie MacDonald, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s faculty of information who studies porn platforms, was asked to join the firm’s advisory board a few months back. Upon learning such a job exists every single internet hiring site crashed the next morning and continues to be down at of the time of publishing.

She said it’s the first time a private sector pitch convinced her, as Ethical Capital Partners impressed upon her that they have the interests of pornography workers at heart.  Of course they do honey britches.

Rabbi Freidman has stated he will also be working on a new line of Kosher porn products with fellow rabbi Schmuley Boteach, both of whom are particularly jazzed about yarmulkondoms.

 

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