Mapped: Which Are the World’s Richest Countries?
Measuring GDP per capita is a common measure of the economic wealth on a per person basis. This article sorts countries according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections on GDP per capita for 2023.

Currently this metric is at $13,920 globally in 2023, up from $13,400 in 2022 and $11,160 in 2020, all nominal figures, not accounting for inflation.

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Country music icon Garth Brooks is opening a new bar in Nashville and he is “shameless” in his support of Bud-Light. Indeed, he says that Bud-Light boycotters are a**holes and that there are plenty of other bars for a**holes.

From Breitbart:

“Yes, we’re going to serve every brand of beer. We just are. It’s not our decision to make,” he reportedly said during a Q&A session for Billboard’s Country Live in Conversation.

“If you come into this house, love one another. If you’re an asshole, there are plenty of other places on lower Broadway.”

He continued: “In my existence, one asshole can turn the whole tide down there. My thing is, let’s create a place that you feel safe in.”

Judging from the reaction on Twitter, many of his FORMER fans … you know the ones that Garth considers a**holes … are going to take Garth’s suggestion and take their business elsewhere.

 

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By Audrey Champness EAGLE TIMES CORRESPONDENT –
Jun 12, 2023:

NEWPORT, NH June 12, 2023–Micah Studios, founded by Jessica Rothbart, Stacey Hammerlind, and Jody Underwood, is a private learning organization located at the Epiphany Stone Church in Newport. Aimed at students who don’t fit into traditional educational models and homeschoolers seeking a structured yet flexible approach to their studies, Micah Studios believes in empowering students to take charge of their learning. It promotes individualized learning experiences.

Described as a “one-room schoolhouse for the 21st century,” classrooms will consist of 20 students of mixed ages. Students will have the freedom to study individually or collaborate in groups, based on their skills and interests. To aid them on their educational journey, guides are available to provide personalized support and assistance.

According to Micah Studios’ philosophy, child-led education is the key to individualized education. Unlike the model prevalent in public schools, Micah Studios allows students to choose what they wish to study and which projects to take on. This approach enables students to pursue subjects that truly ignite their passion and curiosity, by allowing them to choose what they wish to study and helping them to become competent and independent.

Micah Studios’ goal is to operate under an approach that emphasizes teaching children to find answers, rather than providing them with ready-made solutions. “We want these children to be able to thrive in the real world, not just read textbooks,” said Rothbart. By teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the organization hopes to prepare children to face the challenges of an ever-evolving world with confidence and adaptability.

All students will be officially considered homeschoolers. Records and transcripts will be kept by using project-based learning. Throughout their studies, students will curate portfolios documenting their projects and showcasing their growth and achievements. These portfolios, according to the organizers, are widely accepted by colleges and institutions and will serve as progress records for students seeking further opportunities.

Micah Studios draws inspiration from Acton Academy, which has locations worldwide. At the core of Acton Academy’s philosophy is a dedication to nurturing children’s curiosity, fostering independence, and instilling a lifelong love for learning. Acton Academy values the principles of political, economic, and religious freedom. It also emphasizes uncovering each child’s unique talents and teaching them how to apply those gifts to solve complex challenges. With shared ideals and a common mission, Micah Studios aspires to join the Acton Academy’s affiliates in New Hampshire, which include academies in Laconia, Hillsboro, Bedford, and Dover.

Tuition will range from $8,000 to $10,000 per year, depending on the number of days a student attends. To enroll, interested students and their families must complete an application by July 1st. Micah Studios will then contact applicants to schedule an interview, which will be held by July 15th. The school year will begin on September 6th.

For more information about Micah Studios, including the application process and tuition details, please visit their website at micahstudios.org.

 

Cross-posted from the Eagle Times with permission. Rich Girard, Editor.

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Every summer, this thing called the sun points more directly at the top of the world. There’s a lot of ice up there, and some of it melts—every summer. When the sun is less direct, it freezes again. And just as the sun rises, the Climate Cult has returned to the ice-free arctic narrative again.

It always begins the same. Researchers say. You can read all the recycled hyperbolic nonsense here, but we can sum it up with these pull quotes.

Why it matters: The peer-reviewed findings on the effects of human-caused climate change in the region, published in Nature Communications, suggest the first ice-free summer could be in the 2030s. That’s a decade sooner than previously projected.

Threat level: “[W]e may experience an unprecedented ice-free Arctic climate in the next decade or two, irrespective of emission scenarios,” per the study.

Previously projected? There isn’t supposed to be any sea ice at the top of the world.

[Tony Heller has] a pile of news clippings declaring the Arctic will be ice-free by 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, along with “ice-free arctic warming warnings” from 1923, 1958, and 1972, all predicting the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice and if we don’t let the government regulate the crap out of us and spend all our money, right now, we’re all doomed. Doomed I tell you.

So, what exactly do they mean? In 2018 NASA published a piece on how sea ice had been thickening, contrary to the opinions of “researchers.” The year 2018 was another one of the more recent drop-dead prediction dates for an iceless arctic ocean, so the timing is curious. NASA announced that “This increase in growth rate might last for decades, a new study accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters found. This does not mean that the ice cover is recovering, though. Just delaying its demise.”

I had some thoughts.

 

Polar ice could thicken for decades. But that doesn’t mean it won’t melt again. Wow. Brilliant. Bravo. You’ve captured the very essence of the entire history of planet earth. Someone contact the Nobel Committee. Get The Academy of motion picture arts and sciences on the phone. If we can get a black lesbian transitioning to a gay Latino climate scientist bullied for their beliefs to say that I guarantee an Oscar.

 

The end is near, but melting sea ice has no impact on sea level at all, and past periods of ice-less arctic ocean allowed the greening of Greenland,  so it’s irrelevant. And second, the only impact rising CO2 has had is on rising government debt, soaring electric rates, increased human rights abuses in third-world nations, and the fattening of Chicken-Little Al Gore, his bank accounts, and those of his fellow travelers.

The only thing that should be on thin ice is the narrative.

 

 

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There is a story out there about the upcoming 2024 race for Governor of New Hampshire and the threat of a Kelly Ayotye candidacy if Chris Sununu opts not to run.

A major question for Ayotte is how the GOP’s pro-Trump base will respond to her candidacy. In their opinion, many Trump backers have less-than-fond memories of Ayotte’s 2016 campaign, when she mishandled the Trump issue. The divide was so great that 30,000 voters chose third-party candidates, most of whom would have otherwise been Republican voters. Can Ayotte repair that gap?

No, plain and simple, but for those of weak hearing and minds, let me repeat it again: NO!  Maybe if my toenails were pulled out one by one or if I was forced to read anything written by Woodrow Wilson. Being made to listen to AOC for four hours straight. Make sense of an Ibram X Kendi book. Or listening to Sununu on how conservative he is. I’d much rather have several rounds of root canals done.

Without Novocain.

No.

If was Kelly Ayotte whose slobbering bipartisanship with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, set the Federal Government to monkeying with the Private Sector and ever more “energy efficient.” appliances. How has that worked out for us? More expensive to buy, more expensive to run, and does cruddy jobs on our dishes and clothes.

It was to make our lives “better.” MUST I have to remind everyone that Government took this:

 

 

And made it “better”?

I’ll ask the pregnant question as well – whose sidecar will she be in next?

 

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To all those who are sending in memes, thank you!  Keep them coming please, as it helps me gather weaponry to fight the Left.  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 Memes and Meme Overflow.  Also don’t forget my Survival Sunday feature.

 

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

 

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And this is why my wife calls me “socially awkward”…  

It’s actually more than that.  I see the world edging closer and closer to “Let’s play global thermonuclear war”, and a spiraling death toll from The Jab, and saving the world from climate change engineered starvations, and CBDC convenience and crime fighting slavery, and 15-minute ghettos cities, and on and on and on.  And no, there’s no protesting our way out of it, nor voting our way out of it.  I certainly admit that I don’t want to go kinetic but expect I may have to, as short as my life would become after that started.  But at the very least, understand what’s coming besides the next sports-ball game.  Perhaps even form a local-community group for support and defense, and start sharing ideas / tricks / tips / prepping knowledge.  But no – no no no no no.  Let’s talk about the bread and circuses, not the reality.

 

 

And a short rant, which I think I’ve posted before in some form.  Some years ago, because of the wife’s skepticism of my prepping, I had some survival food bars delivered to work.  That prompted a discussion of what I thought was going to happen, and so on – given that the box said SURVIVAL BARS.  When will it start, how bad will it get, and so on.  And virtually everyone I talked with about it had one of two reactions:

First: I guess I’ll just come to your house.

I’ve spent countless thousands of dollars on food, materials, guns & ammo, miscellany upon miscellany – anything that comes to mind, whether from inside my own thoughts or by reading, that I can afford to enhance my and my family’s chances of survival.  Hours and hours reading books on minimalist survival, foraging, etc., and even then I’m just a rank amateur.  The opportunity costs of that spending and invested time are real and noticeable.  And meanwhile they’re buying clothes or going on trips or whatever – classic Ant and Grasshopper situation.  But they seriously expect, if SHTF, to pile out of their car on my driveway and say TA DA, we’re here, feed us, house us, and protect us.  And have me do it.

How about you finally get an inkling of what’s potentially coming, start making decisions and prepping, even if only for an optimistic 2-4 week scenario?

Second: I’ll just die then.

How dare you?  HOW DARE YOU?

Most of these people are parents, of kids that could not survive without a parent or adult for any length of time.  How dare they have an I’ll give up attitude.  I’d walk into a blast furnace if it meant saving my kids.  I’d give my kids my last slice of bread… I’d go without food until I died if needed to give them whatever caloric intake they needed.  And they’ll just give up?

I honestly can’t think of a single normie who said, in the face of any discussion, “You know, you’re right – I should be preparing, at least a little bit.  Where can I start?”

Sheep.  Waiting for the shearing.

 

 

Or just outright slaughtering, upon whose corpses the Globalists plan to build Socialistopia.

 

 

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The WHO Is Staging A Global Power Grab & No One’s Doing Anything!

 

 

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I am no lawyer, but as I understand it there is a well known principle that Fraud vitiates all.  If it can be shown, with data that’s published or will be published / discovered, that pharma engaged in fraud, then – B”H – the floodgates open on lawsuits.  Their liability protection falls.  At least in theory.  Their untold billions – plus likely TRILLIONS that the Globalists hold – can buy an awful lot of judges and politicians.  Let alone problem solvers eliminators for troublesome people not willing to shut up or otherwise toe the line.

For example, I’ve read that the Pfizer doses in the clinical trials differed from what’s in the production vials.  If the EUA was obtained with one level of quality / purity, but the delivered-to-the-public doses were different (and apparently are), and the public was not informed of this… that’s fraud.  Never mind wanting to hide their trial data for 75 years (I can’t believe that peoples’ attention doesn’t get piqued when I mention this).  Never mind the fact that they never tested to see if it stopped transmission (ditto).  And we now know it wreaks havoc on the immune system and potentially is causing mass infertility (ditto again).

MHO, as voiced before, is that we’re within months of a mass “preference cascade” awakening on what these things have done to vast swaths of humanity.  And the Globalists cannot permit this.  Which is why they’re pushing for a global hot war through the Ukraine proxy.

 

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PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/finding-location-from-open-sources.mp4

 

This is – or should be – a cautionary tale about the danger of posting videos of yourself out and about (even if you, yourself, are not shown).  From what appears on a grainy video an internet sleuth (whose motivation is purely altruistic?) localizes the location of the video.  And pins down the driver’s location at a moment in time.  Presumably, some more work could find more from other videos the person posted, and a pattern of locations could be established.

I have never, ever posted a video, or even a photo of my house.  Or my kids.  I’ve shared, on occasion, with friends & family, so technically it could get “out there” but not likely.

Still, this is scary stuff.  People on fascist-book or other social media platforms share such levels of detail that you wonder if they even have a survival instinct.  And while there’s an adult word or two in the below video, I have to admit I am very jealous of this guy (parody / comedy):

 

Anti Social – A Modern Dating Horror Story | Comic Relief Originals

 

 

Incidentally, I once had an interview where the guy complained he couldn’t find me on LinkedIn or any other social media.  Despite having the skills and, until that point, good rapport in the interview, the fact that I choose to not be there (at least, obviously, not under my real name unlike my nom de guerre here) was a square peg in a round hole for his mind.  Didn’t compute.  So, no job.

This kind of thing, e.g., reverse image look-up, can also be used to dox people.  Even if you are anonymously protesting, merely holding a sign, if TPTB don’t like you, their brownshirts can get your picture and reverse-look you up.  And then find where you live.  Where you work.  And through databases that exist based on public records, your spouse, children, relatives, etc.  Remember what cancel culture is:

 

Cancel Culture is a Dress Rehearsal for Mass Murder | Stefan Molyneux

 

 

(Short story: early in my marriage my wife found one of these databases and looked me up.  Of course, the fact that I was previously married was no secret but she was taken aback at the fact that my ex’s name was still “attached” to me.  I had to explain that these are simply pulled from public records and that – alas – “Satan’s Favorite Daughter’s” name would ride with me for the rest of my life.  And past its end too.)

 

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One need not be pro-either-side to understand that something seems awry.  At least to me.  Of course, that doesn’t diminish the horrors that are happening, and the dead and injured and those effects on them and their loved ones.  But yes – IMHO something seems… off, here.

 

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Remember, this POS wrote a book entitled HOMO DEUS.  Man as G-d.  This is Tower of Babylon territory.

 

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Registration leads to confiscation.  Period.

 

 

And once guns are confiscated?  What happens?

 

 

So there’s only one question that truly applies:

 

 

 

Available as a bumper sticker!  (Note, you may need to change the content filter to view the purchase page.)

 

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One of my ancestors was there.  I have a copy of his service record.

 

 

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And an associated link:

Russia’s draft Agreement on Measures to Ensure the Security of the Russian Federation and NATO « Jim’s Blog (reaction.la)

The west has run out of shells, and is running out of artillery systems. The US Marines have no M777 howitzers, they have all been sent to Ukraine, where most of them have been destroyed. This means that if the Ukraine turtles up for a long, long war of attrition, a whole lot more shells are going to land on Ukrainian troops than American shells on Russian troops. But, more importantly, far more importantly, it also means the US has no capacity to threaten to destroy any other nation, the way it destroyed Libya. Russia can only intervene directly on its borders, but by winning the war of logistic attrition, it has indirectly intervened everywhere in the world. It might be a stalemate in the Ukraine, but in the world as a whole, an enormous victory. Which means that the Global American Empire is now slowly and quietly coming apart at the seams. If Israel, Thailand, and Hungary take care of their color revolutions, they need not fear any consequences for so doing.

RTWT.  The world, absent a strong America, will become incredibly dangerous – orders of magnitude more than it already is.  Speaking of:

 

“This crosses the line!” – Putin slams U.S. for sending depleted uranium to Ukraine

 

 

And:

 

NATO admits goal: “Kill as many Russians as possible” | Redacted News

 

 

The terrible WHAT-IFs are accumulating rapidly.  And now, this:

US government hit in global cyberattack | CNN Politics

Pinned on the Russians, of course.  (And I’m not saying it is not the Russians, or at least persons of Russian origin… but the timing seems awfully convenient.)

 

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Pick of the Post:

 

 

Whether intentional or not… this is a peg-out on the mockery-o-meter!  I love it.

 

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THIS MADE ME SO MAD! Facts about Slavery never mentioned in school by Thomas Sowell | Reaction

 

 

Other reaction videos along this line (links only):

THEY LIED. I’M PISSED! What People WON’T TELL YOU About Black History ( Larry Elder) – YouTube

WOW! THOMAS SOWELL – FACTS ABOUT SLAVERY THEY DIDN’T TEACH IN SCHOOL! – YouTube

MY MOM IS PISSED!! My Mom Reacts To Thomas Sowell – Facts About Slavery Never Mention In School – YouTube

**HOLY HELL!! NOW IM REALLY PISSED!! Candace Owens – Black America Owes Me An Apology | REACTION – YouTube

The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party (REACTION!) – YouTube

**OH HELL NO!! THIS CAN’T BE TRUE!! The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party | REACTION – YouTube

What I like about this kind of video is that these are real black people, often learning something that overrides a lifetime of their beliefs.  And the shock-and-awe effect on their minds because of it is evident.

As I noted in many prior posts, emotional conclusions cannot be overridden by facts and logic.  Only when an emotional reaction – e.g., discovering you’ve been deeply misled on something – disrupts the mind and creates emotional turmoil & cognitive confusion, then that mind can be receptive to information that could not have penetrated the mind before.

More:

WHY SCHOOLS DIDN’T TEACH THIS?! TRUTH about the White Slave Trade | REACTION – YouTube

Related to the above link, check out the book:

White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam’s One Million White Slaves

 

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Palate Cleansers:

 

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This video, somehow, keeps kicking up a lot of dust in my home office.

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/big-sister.mp4

 

I look at my daughter (older) and how she often views her younger sibling as her “baby bother”… but there have been times when he’s had issues at school and she’s said Tell me who it is and I will end them.

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The Islamic Republic President, Ebrahim Raisi, and the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, are known supporters of worldwide terrorism. Not only do they remain a clear and viable threat to the existence of Israel with their nonstop call for the nuclear annihilation of that sovereign nation, but their brutal regime has thoroughly dehumanized the Iranian people, who, for many years now, have yearned to be liberated from these tyrannical and bloodthirsty Islamists who rule over their lives.

Iranians will never forget a massive anti-regime movement in 2009 by millions after the fraudulent re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and your administration’s reaction. The regime’s response to those protesting was a set of dastardly measures typical of dictatorships. People were severely beaten, huge numbers were arrested, and herded like cattle into makeshift prisons. Some were shot in the streets as they marched; others were raped and killed in Iran’s prisons. And the world watched.

The Obama Administration failed to voice its support for the brave people of Iran, and he also implied that what was happening in Iran was a kind of family squabble best left to be settled by Iranians themselves. A family feud indeed. One side of the “family” with legions of savages armed to the teeth, the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and their hired thugs, and the other side of the “family” defenseless civilians using their voices to plead their case. The Islamic rulers spared no heinous means in mercilessly silencing the voices of the people.

Former US President Obama has recently admitted that he made “a mistake” by not supporting the Iranian people’s 2009 Green Movement against the Islamic Republic. On July 14, 2015, during the Obama presidency, Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) signed a disastrous agreement: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as ‘Iran Nuclear Deal’ to marginalize Iran’s nuclear program and monitor it in exchange for relief from nuclear sanctions.

This deal benefited the Islamic Republic and left the door open for the regime to continue with its nuclear ambitions secretly. In other words, it was a terrible deal.

Compounding by complacency and denial, rationalization can be deadly, particularly when adversaries have different realities. The world leaders must realize that the delusional Mullahs are in this deadly game to the very end. They believe they can win by either bringing the non-Islamic world to its knees and ruling the world or setting up the conflagration that supposedly will prompt their hidden Imam to appear and establish his kingdom. Not even the all-out nuclear exchange can be ruled out. Islam is a religion centered on death, with the eyes of the faithful fixed on the afterlife and its promised eternal pleasures.

In 2022, the Iranian people once again protested against the murderous regime of the ayatollahs. Iranian Women were leading this Revolution. The bravery of these young girls captured the hearts and souls of all people worldwide. Yet, as usual, the Western world leaders’ reactions were indifferent. Regretfully, just like the Obama administration, your administration is repeating the same insanity by engaging with the conniving Mullahs and making another failed deal instead of helping the Iranian people.

For years, I have warned the world that sitting and watching this eventual catastrophic event is a fatal miscalculation. It is little more than an exercise in denial to believe that nothing wrong will happen and that the inept Mullahs will likely shoot themselves in the foot instead of wreaking havoc on the world’s free world leaders.

Sadly, no nation provided moral support for the Iranian people, while the savage mullahs and their thugs consolidated their rule of terror with impunity. The same scenario is recurring, and the world’s silence is deafening while they are engaged in the frivolous Ukraine conflict.

The civilized world must accept that brave Iranian women and men are not stopping. They are taking to the streets to cut their hair and burn their hijabs, indicating to the Islamic government that they will no longer stand for this totalitarian regime. Iranian people don’t want help from the outside world. All they are asking is to stop making deals with their killers.

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The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) sounds like a completely harmless organization. It may, in fact, be assisting your local public library with your children’s or grandchildren’s summer activities by offering information, guidance, and materials, but don’t be deceived.

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CSLP is as corrupt as the Marxist-led American Library Association (whose president has made no secret about her espoused political ideology).  On the group’s home page, its obsession with Marxist DEI talking points is clear:

“We stand in solidarity with those advocating justice and equal opportunity for everyone. We support those protesting against systemic racism and government corruption.”

Its mission statement further emphasizes its commitment:

“to empower libraries to foster community free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, or any other status.”

The guiding principle of the organization’s strategic plan is “Inclusion for All.”  In following this mandate, “CSLP is committed to providing resources, materials, and opportunities that reflect the diversity of our communities, including all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, and all other identities.”  The need to over-emphasize this DEI agenda reveals the organization’s egregious hypocritical ideology, but where CSLP really shows its true colors is buried in the newsletter archives that are publicly accessible on its website.

The April 2023 CSLP newsletter reports on the SEL (“Social Emotional Learning”) efforts of its Child & Community Well-Being Committee, which “has been collecting examples of library programming that promotes social and emotional health.”  One of the highlighted programs is “Queer Reads,” described as “an LGBTQ-friendly book club for kids 12-18” and “a safe place to share thoughts.”  Another recommended program for 3rd-5th graders includes a discussion on what seems like an age-inappropriate topic—neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to retrain itself to replace negative thoughts and patterns with positive ones.  Hmmm…neuroplasticity sounds a lot like the ability of the brain to be brainwashing itself.  You have to wonder what this program is really about.

Meanwhile, on November 22, 2022, the CSLP Inclusion Committee hosted a virtual training led by Amanda Erickson from the Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus, Ohio which expresses its purpose on its website: “Queer youth…we’re here for you” and further asserts, “Our diverse, experienced staff work alongside queer youth to create free programming, housing, and support services.”

The inclusion committee chose to offer this training “at a time when the LGBTQIA+ community has especially been a target of violence, and books with representative characters and stories are being challenged.”  It further asserts that it “is vital for all youth to find representation in books, and to feel safe in welcoming, inclusive spaces.”  Among the LGBTQIA+ topics covered at the training were “inclusive best practices using pronouns” and, far more alarmingly, “the process of becoming a disruptor.” Disruptors were described as individuals who “support diversity in the community and the coming out process, calling out negative behavior toward LGBTQIA+ youth to create a safe space.” It was not explained in the newsletter exactly how these individuals should be disruptive, but a sense of ideological activism is conveyed by the word “disruptor,” which is unsettling in the context of summer library reading programs.  Not surprisingly, a “safe space” was available for attendees after the presentation so that they could ask questions.

Where the motives of this insidious organization become abundantly clear is in its programming manual.  Tween/Teen activity suggestions include a program, “TikTok Dance Class,” that promotes the use of a social media platform that has already proven itself harmful to youth. Another program, “Spread the Love,” encourages adolescents to leave “positive, uplifting messages to place in their favorite books” so that other readers can find them.  While this may initially sound like a nice thing to do, an accompanying page of Pride Icons that can be copied and used as part of the activity reflect the designer’s questionable motives.

The graphics provided by CSLP, which can be used to promote summer reading programs and activities, subtly reinforce the woke agenda with the use of rainbow colors in its logo featuring hands of different sizes reaching towards each other.  The theme this year is “All Together Now,” a vague theme that conveys the idea of community building.  This may all sound fine to the unsuspecting parent, but given what has been revealed in recent times about how hypocritical this focus on diversity, inclusion, and community-building has proven to be, the Marxist DEI woke agenda in public library summer reading programs must be challenged.

The Collaborative Summer Reading Program should be boycotted.

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If you do not know where I stand on chemical and surgical gender transition, it’s easy to summarize. Adults are free to do what they think is best for them (as long as I’m not paying for it). Leave the kids alone.

Transitioning kids is, to my mind, child abuse, no matter who encourages it or does it. You are taking a gullible and impressionable person, sterilizing and mutilating them. Quite often, killing them.

Transition does not reduce the risk of suicide. It raises it exponentially. Gender transition drugs can kill a kid. None of this is new. We’ve been reporting it for years. Parents and kids are being lied to as medical professionals profit, public schools pander, and the progressive culture sacrifices generations of young Americans on a political alter from which there is no return.

No Way Back: The Reality of Gender Affirming Care, is a documentary produced by a core group of self-identified “life-long, west coast, liberal Democrats,” dismantles the lockstep trans narrative marching through the institutions. …

The film takes on the sacred cows of transgender ideology and pulls no punches. Its no fluff, no frills approach lets the truth speak for itself—no glitz, no glam, thank you very much. I found this tact fitting for the gravitas of the topic. I’d say the same regarding the film’s artwork, which is disturbingly powerful—eerie, yet beautiful.

 

 

 

The film not only lets detransitioners tell their stories, it deconstructs the ideas and practices at work behind the scenes. Dr. Julia Mason explains that teens can walk into Planned Parenthood facilities and seamlessly begin treatment because of the “informed consent model, [which] allows clients to access hormone treatments and surgical interventions without a mental health evaluation or referral from a mental health specialist.”

The left will want to dismiss it, but Liberals made it. There is no conservative involvement, nor a religious bias.

 

No Way Back will have a one-day theatrical premier on June 21 at 4:30 and 7:30 PM in AMC Theatres in thirty states across the country (check online for tickets and locations). Then on July 2nd, the film will become available online and via DVD worldwide. For more information, including resources for schools, parents, and religious leaders, visit https://nowaybackfilm.com/.

If you have the time or can make the time, this looks like something we need to watch and promote. Literally, for the children.

 

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We learned that it was the start of horse-trading… I mean… Committee of Conference season. The House voted on about 27 House bills that were amended by the Senate to determine whether we’d Concur or not, or Non-Concur and Create a Committee of Conference to hash out differences. About 17 bills were concurred on a voice vote. Others had more lively debates and House votes.

We learned that HB315, prohibiting provocation based on the defendant’s religion, race, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, political beliefs, or affiliation, sex, or gender identity… also known as “gay panic defense” bill, had some other legal unintended consequence to it, as pointed out by Rep. Bob Lynn (R-Windham). The House voted to send the bill to a Committee of Conference (CoC) with a vote of 199Y-175N.

We learned that HB275, relative to schools approved for a school tuition program by a school board, was voted 363Y-12N to go to a Committee of Conference because the difference between the House and Senate version needs to be worked out. The bill is all about modifying school tuition programs by allowing students to transfer to an approved recipient school, despite the tuition rate exceeding what the sending district is able to accommodate. It sets up the ability for a parent to cover the cost differential. This is another school choice bill.

We learned that HB308, relative to a quorum for meetings open to the public to include remote participation was voted Concur by a vote of 270Y-98N. This bill was for meetings of State Boards only. The text of the bill states “shall apply only to boards, committees, councils, advisory committees and like bodies of state government, not including the general court or either house thereof or any committee of either house, nor the governor and council, the composition of which is permitted by law or regulation to be drawn from individuals who may reside throughout the state of New Hampshire. This paragraph does not apply to boards, committees, councils, advisory committees, or any other components or instrumentalities of county or municipal government.” It remains to be seen if this will boost public participation in State Board activities.

We learned that one contentious vote today was over HB75. First of all, the original underlying House bill (submitted by me, by the way) was completely erased in the Senate and they placed entirely new language in there. The original language of HB75 ended up in HB83 (another one of my sponsored bills), and was voted Concur 301Y-69N. Now, HB75, would make Strafford county create county commissioner districts, just like the other 9 counties have. Strafford county now elects their county commissioners as “at large”, which some claim can be a problem with getting equity in representation, especially for small towns. The first vote to Concur with the Senate language ended in a NO vote 185Y-188N. The next motion was to Non-Concur with the Senate language… and that vote also ended up in a No vote 185Y-188N. So here the House didn’t want to Concur and then they didn’t want to Non Concur! So what came next was a Table motion. That failed too with 186Y-188N. We were now fast running out of motions! We then had a motion to Non Concur and go to a Committee of Conference. That ended up 188Y- 186N. So off it goes to be furthered argued next week.

We learned HB251 relative to cost of compliance with disclosure of electric renewable portfolio standards, died at the hands of House Democrats who held up red cards. This bill would have made your electric supplier put on your statement how much it costs to comply with RPS. It was a transparency bill. The vote to Concur died 185Y-189N and then a motion to Non-Concur passed 189Y-186N. Lights out on that one!

We learned that another energy bill, HB281 which had many amendments (i.e. language from other bills that died or were retained) tacked onto it by the Senate ended up going to CoC. The first vote to Concur died 176Y-180N and then the motion to Non-Concur and go to CoC passed 179Y-178N. Well, at least it will be worked on, and we’ll just have to see what parts of it survive the CoC gauntlet.

We learned that HB610, which has a huge long descriptive name because several other bills were tacked onto the underlying bill by the Senate, ended up Non-Concur and go to CoC with a vote of 194Y-175N. The underlying bill would expand the definition of medical providers who can certify patients for therapeutic cannabis. The underlying original bill is a good bill really… but the Senate loaded up so much other “stuff” here such as bail reform, product labeling, and sale of hemp products, that objections were raised. Rep. David Meuse (D – Portsmouth) declared it a “Christmas Tree Dumpster Fire”. 194 House members apparently agreed with him.

We learned that only one bill for the day was a roll-called vote. That was for HB467 – relative to playground accessibility. This bill mandates to municipalities that any playground they build must have paved, composite pathways (ie. flat rubber material used to pave the way to and from the playground) so that it can be made accessible. It goes far and above what ADA federal requirements call for and is an unfunded mandate to our municipalities. There were about an hour’s worth of speeches made both for and against the measure. Folks supporting this from both sides of the aisle said how this is needed to help make playgrounds more accessible, because wood chips or gravel or other materials are just too hard to navigate for people who use canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc. The opposing side said that this bill will cost municipalities huge money in installing these playgrounds, such that they may decide not to build them at all. Plus the fact that these petroleum based composite walkways may not be good for the environment and may deteriorate more easily and cost much more to maintain. It’s not like municipalities can’t already choose to use these materials, but now they will be mandated to do so with this bill. The roll called vote was to Non Concur and go to CoC. That failed 161Y-199N and then a motion to Concur passed on a voice vote. It’ll be interesting to see what the Governor does with this. Will he opt for inclusion over expensive unfunded municipal mandates from the State, that actually violate our State Constitution?

We learned that 11 Senate bills that had House amendments tacked onto them were voted to go to CoC after the Senate sent them back with said request. One additional bill, SB203, will not be going to CoC, and will die, because the Senate and House positions are so opposed that they will not be able to come to a workable decision. So, on the advice of Rep. Carol McGuire (R-Epsom) the House said no deal to a CoC requested by the Senate.

Finally, next week will be a Committees of Conference extravaganza as all bills going to CoC will have their pow wows. We’ll see how it turns out on June 29 as the House meets for the last time to vote on everything that remains standing. Then, we get to see what the Governor does with all of it.  Stay tuned!

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This is an urgent call to all free people to rise and defeat the Islamic Jihadists marching under the Qur’an’s banner to subdue all non-Muslims. Civilized people’s values and way of life must be protected against the assault of Jihadists’ savagery born from the primitive culture of long-ago Arabia.

There is nothing to negotiate here. Nothing to compromise, for the Jihadists, are on a non-negotiable campaign of Allah. The goal of this mission from Allah is eradicating just about everything that falls under the rubric of human rights.

It takes every free human to do their share in defeating Jihadism. Below is a partial list of what can be done.

* You don’t have to take up arms and go around killing the Jihadists. That’s the Jihadists’ way of dealing with us and anyone they disapprove of. Decent humans value life, even the life of a Jihadist. By contrast, the Jihadists have no compunctions about amputating limbs, stoning, beheading, and hanging people, even en mass. The brutal mullahs ruling the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomed the new year by hanging thirteen people, one of them the mother of two young children. We need to dry up their sources of support and beat them in the battle of ideas. We need to show them the fallacy and danger of their pathological belief.

* Fight to end the deadly practice of political correctness. Truth, only naked truth, can set us free. And freedom is our greatest gift in life. Life without freedom is death disguised as life. Remember Patrick Henry’s cry: Give me liberty or give me death. We must fight for life, liberty, and freedom.

* Demand that politicians, Islamic apologists, and paid-for media do not abuse freedom by lying about Islam. When these people portray Islam as a peaceful religion, they lie through their teeth. Just look at Islam’s history and what is happening today in the Islamic lands. Islam is not a religion of peace, and it has never been. Islam is violent, oppressive, racist, and irrational at its very core. It is treachery for people to present it as otherwise, either out of ignorance or because of their own personal reasons.

* Challenge your leftist professors whom Islamic front organizations may retain to trumpet Islam’s virtues. Demand transparency from hired lobbyists and the liberal mainstream media. Sadly, a percentage of people in Western Democracies are born alienated. These people seem to have congenital hatred of their own societies; they ally themselves with any and all people and forces that aim to destroy our cherished way of life, and they live by the motto: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. They eagerly join forces with the Saddam Husseins and Hugo Chavezes of the world.

* Demand that Islamic literature, including the hate and violence manual called the Qur’an, be purged of all violence and hate spewed toward non-Muslims. Is it too much to ask that non-Muslims not be targeted for hate by the so-called sacred religious text? What kind of religion is this? Religion is supposed to bring people together and not put them at each other’s throats. The Muslims must understand that and must reciprocate the tolerance the non-Muslims voluntarily afford them.

* Do not allow any special privileges whatsoever to be granted to Muslims. Demand that all Muslims have their first and foremost loyalty to the United States and its Constitution, not to the Islamic Ummah, the Qur’an, and the Shariah law. Europe is rapidly buckling under the pressure of Islamism. Just a couple of examples: Germany has legalized polygamy to placate Muslim men, Italy is forced to plan separate beaches for Muslim women

* Demand that none of the barbaric provisions of Islamic Sharia be practiced. Just because a woman is born into a Muslim family shouldn’t force her to lead a subservient life to a man, for example. Without exceptions, all family matters and disputes must be adjudicated according to the country’s civil laws.

* A Muslim is, first and foremost, an Ummahist, a citizen of international Islam. So, when a Muslim takes the United States Pledge of Allegiance, he is either ignorant of his pledge’s implications or lying willfully. Sadly enough, taqiyah (lying or dissimulation) is not only condoned but it is also recommended to Muslims in their scripture. Hence, a Muslim can and would lie without compunction whenever it is expedient.

* Require many recent arrival Muslims to be carefully vetted for their terrorism and Jihadist backgrounds and beliefs. Recent arrivals from places such as Somalia, Iraq, and Pakistan come as refugees and bring their pathological anti-American system of thought. It is criminal to admit these refugees without demanding that they renounce their allegiance to the hate dogma of Islam entirely. Those diehard devotees of Islam should make any of the eighteen or so Islamic countries home rather than invade the secular societies and aim to subvert them.

* Demand that Muslims, without the slightest reservation, adhere to human rights provisions. By belief and practice, Muslims are the most blatant human rights violators. We hardly need to detail Muslims’ systemic cruel treatment of unbelievers, women of all persuasions, and any and all minorities across the board. To Muslims, human rights have a different meaning, and its protective provisions are reserved strictly, primarily for Muslim men.

* Go and talk to Muslims, particularly the young and the better educated, about the horror and the fallacy of a primitive belief handed down to them through an accident of birth. Show them the magnificence of freedom in all forms, the indispensability of tolerance for all, and the futility of clinging to an obsolete hodgepodge of delusional ideology. The onus is clearly on the Muslims to prove the validity, utility, and sanctity of the belief they intend to impose on all of us.

* As for democracy, our cherished way of life, Muslims have no use for it at all. Muslims believe Allah’s rule must govern the world as a Caliphate: a theocracy. Making a mockery of democracy, subverting its working, and ignoring its provisions is a Muslim’s way of falsifying what he already believes to be a sinful and false system of governance invented by the infidels. Reason, if you can, with the Muslims that their belief is an outright rejection of the greatest gift of life: Freedom.

* Support financially and in every other legal way those individuals and organizations fighting the Jihadists’ relentless encroachment. Many European countries are already on the verge of capitulation to the Islamists. The Supreme Guide of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, confidently proclaimed that Europe would be Islamic in a dozen years. He has good reason to say that. Muslims are forming states within states in much of European towns and cities. In Britain, for instance, non-Muslims are in grave danger of entering Muslim neighborhoods.

In conclusion: Folks, get off your duff. Stop saying, “Let the FBI do it.” Neither the FBI, the agency, nor the “NSA, DHS” can do it alone. This is a battle for survival that we can help wage. Let’s get on with it before; if not you, then your children and grandchildren end up under the barbaric rule of the Jihadists.

Originally publised in 2007

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Question #1:

Why did you sign into law, on May 3, 2021, a new law in Florida, identified as Florida Chapter Law 2021-8, that provides as follows:

Amends Section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, to read as follows, in pertinent part-

“2- (d) The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:

4. Ordering an individual to be examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined for communicable diseases that have significant morbidity or mortality and present a severe danger to public health. Individuals who are unable or unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or treated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be subjected to isolation or quarantine.

a. Examination, testing, vaccination, or treatment may be performed by any qualified person authorized by the State Health Officer.

b. If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual.

c. Any order of the State Health Officer given to effectuate this paragraph is immediately enforceable by a law enforcement officer under s. 381.0012.”

[emphasis added]

–>So, does this mean that anyone who refuses a vaccine can be interred in some type of concentration camp like was done to Japanese American citizens during World War II?

Sidenote: As the presidential race heats up, there appears to be a push by some in Florida to try to hold a special session of the legislature to remove from this terrible law the most offense portions. But it almost certainly has nothing to do with the presidential race and the FITN primary in NH, right!?

Question #2:

While it appears you claim to support Second Amendment rights, and you brag about having adopted what you call “Constitutional Carry” in Florida, why does Florida still have a long list of places at which concealed carry, licensed or not, is prohibited, and why is open carry still prohibited in Florida?

Contrast this with New Hampshire’s real, genuine Constitutional Carry legislation adopted in 2017.

Further on this issue:

Why was it that when you appeared for a speech in Laconia recently you insisted on having metal detectors at the doors, consistent with the claim by some that you will only appear at events in so-called “gun-free zones?”

Sidenote: This author has not endorsed anyone in the Republican primary in New Hampshire.

                     Yet.

 

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Are the Democrats so absorbed in Pride Month that all they can see are rainbows? From disgusting topless trans-dancers mocking our White House to Democrats accusing Republicans of chasing rainbows, there is no pride in the Left celebrating the LGBTQIA+ world they envision in their fantasy. How else but fantasy can you explain the Democrats’ and media’s utter denial of the mounting evidence against President Joe Biden and the Biden Cartel? That cartel includes the Justice Department, FBI, and CIA, which are complicit in this scheme that has been dividing our country for nearly eight years. Since Trump took that ride down the golden escalator and to the Oval Office, it has been the singular mission of the Left to not only beat him but destroy him. He ruined their master plan and had to pay.

The Left had the future planned in 2007. Obama was the head of the assault. The mystery man with no birth certificate but a grip on the Party would lay the foundation. Hillary was to break the glass ceiling and hold the door open for Newsom, and finally, Cortez (I refuse to call her AOC) would be the first President of the new Socialist America. They could not be denied, but Donald Trump, the Evil Orange Man, disrupted it all. He ruined their plan and had to pay, and for eight years, they have thrown everything they had at him and his family. But the big man with the bright red hat refuses to fall. On Tuesday, Trump was indicted for the second time this year, and at least two more cases are pending. With each booking, his ratings go up as Biden’s falls. The Left has underestimated their foe, and their battle plan is definitely failing. The only thing working is the smokescreen to cover Joe, Hunter, and the Biden Crime Family. Smoke does not last forever, and the case is coming together. Biden may take another fall, but it will not be over a sandbag this time. It will be over the voluminous evidence the House is gathering to take him down.

Sadly, this is what American politics has come to. It is equally sad that we must think about this daily. When we should be thinking about the good fortune we had to be born in the greatest country on earth, we are watching the Washington insiders, the Swamp, destroy it. The Swamp is what Trump has vowed to drain, which is why he is Public Enemy #1 for the Left.

The Democrats grabbed the microphone on Monday and declared the Right’s case against Biden as chasing Rainbows. They see no problem with our President taking $10 Million from foreign entities for political favors. They call it old news. We call it a corrupt President with a history of selling his name for favors. The $10M may be just the tip of the iceberg, but more importantly, he has compromised our country for his family’s monetary gain. To us, that is not chasing rainbows. That is a thunderhead, and lightning will soon strike down “Honest Joe.”

The case has to be solid, and we need to be patient. Our target is not just the Bidens but the Justice Department, FBI, CIA, and the media. The Bidens have built a life of luxury and power at the expense of America, and their fall will be hard. The pile of accomplices will be enormous. When they fall, we can get to work rebuilding this incredible country. The United States has survived many foreign attacks, and we will survive this assault from within.

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Fifty years ago, embroiled in the Watergate scandal, President Nixon famously announced: “I’m not a crook.” Shortly after that, he resigned his presidency, rather than face impeachment.

Joe Biden hasn’t yet faced the threat of impeachment, and many of his frustrated critics want to know why. After all, he’s at the center of at least three major scandals, each of which is grounds for impeachment.

First, there is his deliberate defiance of America’s immigration laws, which has effectively eliminated our national sovereignty, and created the only nation in the world without borders. Under his dictatorial decrees, anyone can now illegally take up residence in our country without conditions and enjoy the finite benefits intended for American citizens. Millions of unscreened illegal aliens already have. It’s becoming clear that will not change as long as Biden remains in office.

Potentially much worse than that are the credible allegations and clear indications of bribery – political favors in exchange for cash. Bribery is specifically identified in the Constitution as a just cause for impeachment. The allegations by witnesses and whistleblowers have been corroborated by Hunter Biden’s emails and by James Comer’s investigation. Comer, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman, has already documented more than 10 million dollars paid to the Biden family from foreign companies and routed through various shell companies. The monies came from Romania, Ukraine, and even America’s adversaries, like China.

Establishing a direct quid pro quo is the next phase of the investigation. We’ve already seen highly questionable, often irrational policies coming from Biden’s administration following payments made to his family members. For example, there’s Biden’s cancellation of the China Initiative, and the Chinese surveillance balloon that he allowed to cross the country unimpeded. Other events strongly suggest that Biden is kowtowing to the Chinese government. Maybe it has nothing to do with those payoffs. Maybe the kowtowing comes free of charge. But all Americans should demand to know if their president is exchanging political favors for cash, if he’s selling out our country.

There’s also Biden’s unauthorized possession of classified documents – the same issue for which his Justice Department is doggedly prosecuting President Trump. The documents found scattered around Biden’s home and other areas under his control were generated during his vice-presidency and his tenure as a U.S. Senator. At no time did he have legal authority to possess them. He may be exempt from prosecution under the Hillary Clinton clause, also known as the “no reasonable prosecutor” exception. But there’s nothing standing in the way of Biden’s impeachment.

There’s also this to consider. When Democrat lawmakers frivolously impeached the former president twice, they lowered the bar for what was once a rare and solemn undertaking.

But will Joe Biden ever be held accountable by Congress? Even his harshest critics would acknowledge that there are arguments to be made against his impeachment.

1. It’s doubtful the process would remove Biden from office. Senate Democrats would certainly block that effort. Though Democrats would prefer another presidential candidate in 2024, in troubling times, they know how to circle the wagons, and put party above everything else.

On the other hand, others would counter, Biden’s impeachment by the House would at least get his attention. The threat of an indelible stain on his legacy might even convince him to take Nixon’s route.

2. Those opposing impeachment would certainly raise the frying pan/fire argument. Even if Biden could be removed, America would be saddled with President Kamala Harris.

That’s a pretty sobering thought, but there’s also this to consider. The next election is just over a year away, and no one believes Biden is making any of the decisions coming out of the White House. The puppeteers pulling his strings would likely have the same arrangement with Kamala. In other words, things would probably be not much different with her as the new figurehead for a few months.

3. There’s one other argument against impeaching Biden right now. It would likely be seen as an act of retribution. Some Republican lawmakers, no doubt, fear a resulting political backlash.

This is the weakest of all arguments. It suggests that they’re thinking more like Democrats, putting politics over principle. Republicans should make their case, then do what must be done to save our republic.

Watergate was about the burglary of a political campaign office. Back then, it sent shockwaves across the nation. Relative to today, it seems like a time of innocence.

Joe Biden was recently asked about yet another allegation against him – that he’s using the DOJ to target his political opponent. He angrily denied any role in that prosecution, adding, “I’m honest.” His family members and his delusional supporters may agree that he’s as honest as the day is long. For everyone else, though, his announcement is reminiscent of President Nixon’s parting words.

Jim Comer’s investigation is pressing forward, and the recent revelation of 17 incriminating audio tapes potentially offers even more conclusive evidence of Biden’s corruption.

Eventually, it may become too hard for his supporters to continue ignoring the obvious. At some point, even Democrat lawmakers may decide that the country is more important than the party.

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Governor Sununu had some things to say about the Republican primary candidates challenging Donald Trump for the nomination. Specifically, their response to indictments regarding “classified documents.” Is Sununu stupid, ignorant, or just lying?

(Reformatted – may be paywalled)

During the 2016 campaign, Trump alluded to the controversy over classified emails on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s home email server. “He said anybody who would do that should be disqualified from running in 2016,” Sununu said. “There is just a large amount of hypocrisy.”

Sununu said he agreed with those who say the Justice Department under Democratic presidents has gone after Republicans more than vice versa. But he said Trump’s transgressions, including refusing repeated requests to turn over classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort, are not forgivable.

“It is what you do with them, it is your inability to return them when you were invited repeatedly to do so,” Sununu began.

“That is just reckless when it comes to handling sensitive information that can put America’s security at risk.”

We should feel some comfort knowing this man is not running for president, but if he did, and he won, he would earn the right to declassify any damn documents he pleases. He could then take them with him for his personal use or a presidential library and US law protects that right.

Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. She was also the First Lady. Neither of those roles permits her to declassify documents. Any mishandling is a violation of the law.

Joe Biden was the vice president when he wandered off with thousands of classified documents. Vice Presidents cannot declassify documents. Any mishandling is a violation of the law.

Donald Trump followed the law. Hillary Clinton broke the law. Joe Biden broke the law.

One more point. The documents Mr. Trump legally declassified before removing them to his home in Mar a Lago are alleged to be the unredacted reports on the illegal wiretapping and investigation into him in response to the lies peddled as opposition research formally known as the Steele Dossier.

Almost everyone involved is guilty of campaign targeting, election meddling, fraud, defamation, and perhaps even treason. Nothing they did was legal, and almost everything they tried to do was illegal, including raiding his home to get the unredacted evidence against them back.

They were no longer classified, they had no right to ask for them back, and Trump was wise not to do so. The raid on his house was illegal, confiscating the unclassified documents was unlawful, and the indictments based on them were reckless and absurd.

As for the Republican Primary candidate’s response to it all, Chris isn’t happy. “It almost looks like they are defending him,” Sununu said.

I don’t see that, but if you are going to be upset with the Republican field for president, Governor Sununu, it should be that not one of them understands the law, or if they do, they are lying like Democrats for political advantage.

The only unanswered question is whether that is what you are doing or, perhaps, you’re an idiot.

You do a lot of stupid things, but I don’t think you are an idiot.

 

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Paul Ryan is NOT a conservative. He is a Koch-bot, corporatist grifter who believes in Forever-Wars, thinks freedom is measured by corporate-profits and is maniacally obsessed with cutting Social Security. Except for the GOP “donor class,” Ryan and his ilk represent nobody, have no constituency.

Here is Ryan telling CBS that the Left’s Woke-War on us is really no big deal … that the debt is the real big deal, which is code for cutting Social Security. Ryan and his ilk would do to America what Ryan has done for Fox News’ ratings … ruin it for his own self-serving purposes.

Paul Ryan denounces GOP efforts to protect kids from racially divisive & sexual material, telling CBS he's "not a culture war guy" & those issues are "polarizing." Instead, he's focused on China & the debt.

I grew up idolizing him as many 30something conservatives. So lame. pic.twitter.com/OBmC8ieTDC

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 13, 2023

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There is a very real disconnect in the green’s “electrify everything” movement, and it is wrapped up in this one simple question:  “Why is it that greens want everyone to drive electric cars but don’t want people to have electricity?”

It’s just like everything else that the Left does to the rest of us – they set up the Anvil and then swing their Deep State Hammer down, and we’re the ones crushed in the middle. And it is on purpose, by design. These perverted ideologues believe that they have the God[less] right to make us miserable and make themselves smile over it.

The Hammers.

Lightbulbs – you can only use the kind we tell you to do. Dishwashers – this next “standards” iteration will use much less water (to clean the dishes) and less electricity in doing so (making the machines run twice as long and us washing them twice) and be more expensive. Screwing around with our air conditioners, so they don’t cool as well and are more expensive to purchase.

They are throttling the kinds of cars we can have by manipulating both the MPG ratings and the fuel types (gas or electricity). Their unspoken goal is to eliminate gas cars and force us into electrics (that caught fire in your garages if the manufacturers’ notices are to be believed). However, these cars are going to get even more expensive (a “normal” car is already over $48,000) and beyond many folks’ financial reach. And I haven’t begun to talk about the supply chain of expensive minerals and metals necessary for the batteries – and that China controls them.

 The Anvil

And the Greens are removing the sources of current electricity generators because “emissions.”

Greens want electric cars — but not the things required to run them

Why is it that greens want everyone to drive electric cars but don’t want people to have electricity? Or, it seems the cars.

I noted last week in these pages how the people who want everyone to have an electric car in the garage have also been pursuing policies that, per the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s latest report, are likely to result in rolling blackouts this summer.

Fossil and nuclear plants are being taken offline (bye, Indian Point!) while their replacement with “renewables” like wind and solar lags and often fails to produce power when it’s most needed.

Nothing has improved on that front. But the thing about electric cars is that they don’t just need electricity, they also need batteries to store it in. And electric motors.

That’s awkward because those cars and batteries require lots of copper and other metals, plus the extraction of “rare earth” minerals that come mostly from China and Africa, where they’re often produced by child or slave labor. (We used to mine rare earths in America, but the enviros basically got that shut down. It’s easier for companies to get the stuff out of the ground in places where there aren’t sandal-wearing scolds everywhere.)

…It sometimes seems as if the last invention these people approved of was the wet blanket.

Notice your electrical bill lately? Already forcing 50% – 125% increases because of their Green ideology religion of GAIA worship. We’ll look back at today with fondness when we get them in a year or so – IF there is any electricity running through the lines.

And while the Blogline is about electricity, they are doing the same to NatGas and propane. They are going after our gas stoves such that 94% of the market offerings will be illegal, the remainder will be more expensive, and they won’t be able to cook at a high enough heat (in some cases) to get the job done. They’ll be doing the same to gas clothes dryers soon – most likely right after they finish with the new gas furnace rules that will only allow THEIR “allowed” models onto the market, making them more expensive and unable to refit some older homes.

And they are putting more regulations into place to make getting that gas more difficult and MUCH more expensive.

I’m just waiting for the day that I’m told I can’t use my wood to keep warm during the bitter cold of a northern NH winter.  And having had my propane furnace shut down and my gas stove taken away, being told that my wood campfire is verboten as well.

It’s like they just want to kill us all off.

Oh wait, that’s already been said.

 

 

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Here’s something fun to chew on at lunchtime. It’s lunchtime here; feel free to chew on it wherever you are. A Democrat member of the Maine House of Representatives tried to explain why they needed extra security at the State House.

The gun-free zone sticker on the door to the building didn’t do its job.

 

In the protracted debate that ensued, one Maine Democrat stood up to explain why extra security is so desperately needed at the State House.

In so doing, Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-South Berwick) brilliantly explained why so-called “Gun Free Zones” — a gun control policy commonly pushed by anti-gun liberals — are, at best, silly.

Watch.

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HT | The Maine Wire

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The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton has ignited a discussion surrounding the principles of fairness, justice, and Due Process. It is imperative to approach these proceedings with an open mind, allowing for a fair evaluation of the allegations against Paxton, adhering to due process, and ensuring equal justice under the law. Engaging with State Senators and promoting rational discourse is crucial to achieving a just outcome in this trial.

The Report on the Impeachment

Let me reiterate, Attorney General Ken Paxton is a fearless leader of our Constitutional rights and the rule of law. The fact that they went after Ken Paxton is a shot across the bow and a hint at what’s to come in 2024. The allegations against him are untrue. They are false. The impeachment process has been marred by biased actions, lack of impartiality, and disregard for due process, undermining the entire proceedings’ legitimacy. It is a sham impeachment by the UniParty.

The impeachment process has not been conducted impartially. The House has displayed clear partisanship against Ken Paxton, resulting in a predetermined outcome that does not reflect fairness or justice.

The allegations presented against Ken Paxton are not valid. They have been manufactured to tarnish his reputation and politically demolish his character.

The Proceedings

The Texas House, in a hasty manner, rushed the article of impeachment proceedings to the Senate. This hurried approach reflects a lack of seriousness and undermines the integrity of the entire process.

Shameful conduct by the House was disgraceful. It disregarded its rules and abandoned fair and proper procedures, leading to a compromised and unfair investigation. The House attempted to pass 20 articles of impeachment against Ken Paxton in less than 72 hours. Such an accelerated timeline undercuts the thoroughness and legitimacy of the proceedings, leaving no room for proper examination of the evidence or due process.

The allegations against Ken Paxton are baseless. He should never be convicted. The lack of substantial evidence and the politically motivated nature of the accusations only weaken the credibility of the entire process.

Process matters: The legitimacy of any legal proceedings rests on adherence to a proper process. In the case of Ken Paxton’s impeachment, the process has been compromised, thereby diminishing the overall legitimacy of the impeachment proceedings.

Documental evidence: Both sides must present documental evidence to support their claims. However, in the case of Ken Paxton, the presentation of such evidence needs to be improved, raising concerns about the process’s validity and credibility.

The actions taken by the House during the impeachment proceedings do not reflect the conduct expected from a legislative body. The abandonment of proper procedure and the reliance on hearsay evidence cast doubt on the integrity and justice of the process.

Evaluation of Allegations

In any impeachment trial, it is essential to carefully evaluate the allegations against the accused, separating facts from speculation or political posturing. While holding public officials accountable for their actions is crucial, ensuring that the accusations are based on concrete evidence and verifiable facts is equally essential. The Senate can establish a fair and just foundation for the trial by thoroughly examining the allegations.

Due Process and Presumption of Innocence

One of the cornerstones of the justice system is the presumption of innocence. Like any other individual, Ken Paxton should be afforded a fair opportunity to present his defense and confront the evidence against him. There are a few genuine problems with the way the House conducted this. First of all, Attorney General Paxton had absolutely no due process whatsoever. That’s a big problem. That’s something that will matter in the Senate. Second, a statute in state law says that anything that happened in the previous election cycle cannot be considered for impeachment in the current process.

Upholding due process is a legal obligation and a moral imperative. It is through fair procedures and a balanced presentation of evidence that the truth can be discerned and justice can be served.

Ken Paxton’s Resistance Against the Political Establishment:

For the past ten years, the Deep State went against General Paxton as they went against President Trump. Their phony indictment was nothing more than a witch hunt. And so is the impeachment of Ken Paxton. Paxton’s courageous stance for Texas is commendable. His dedication to our State while holding the best interests of the United States is extraordinary. His support for our military, the Texas National Guard, Border Patrol, and veterans is praiseworthy. His love for our country, America, is unparalleled.

Paxton’s nearly flawless and proven record of standing for conservative principles has earned him tremendous support among Texas conservative leaders.

“Attorney General Ken Paxton has been bravely on the front line in the fight for Texas, and America, against the vicious and very dangerous Radical Left Democrats, and the foolish and unsuspecting RINOs that are destroying our Country,” Trump said in an email.
Why did they impeach General Paxton?

Impeachment proceedings have often been marred by partisan divisions, with politicians focusing on their political affiliations rather than the case’s merits. The Texas Senate should uphold non-partisan, rational, and constructive discourse that would transcend one-sided boundaries. Senators can foster an environment where the truth can emerge, enabling them to make informed decisions based on the evidence presented.

One month ago, as reported by Miranda Devine in the NY Post, Paxton announced his new investigation into whether Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson misled Texans on the efficacy and safety of their vaccines.

Look at the pattern; Paxton wanted to go after election fraud, and it was REPUBLICANS that blocked him and are now removing him.

Maintaining Fairness

In the impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, upholding the principles of fairness, justice, and due process is of utmost importance. Senators can ensure a fair and just outcome by approaching the proceedings with an open mind, thoroughly evaluating the allegations, and adhering to procedural processes. By upholding these principles, the impeachment trial can serve the best interests of Texas, ensuring fairness and justice will prevail.

Therefore, in light of the above few observations, it can be understood that the impeachment proceedings against Ken Paxton can only be described as an ugly smear campaign aimed at politically assassinating his character. The lack of substantial evidence, the abandonment of due process, and the discriminatory conduct of the House demonstrate a corrupt and compromised process.

The people of Texas will see through this charade and recognize the evil nature of these proceedings, leading to their ultimate failure. The allegations against Ken Paxton are hearsay, double hearsay, and even triple hearsay, which would not hold in any court of law. The denial of the defendant’s right to speak and the rejection of a representative’s evidence further undermine the entire process’s fairness and legitimacy. Furthermore, a formal report detailing the evidence against Ken Paxton needs to be revised to ensure the validity of the allegations.

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I do love these kinds of stories when those that decide they are entitled to other peoples’ stuff end up learning a lesson. The hard way.

Emphasis mine, reformatted:

An armed citizen targeted by carjackers at a Dallas gas station on Wednesday was able to draw his gun and defend himself, killing one of his assailants and wounding another before they fled the scene.

Authorities say three suspects were involved in the carjacking attempt, with one individual apparently remaining behind the wheel of the car they arrived in while the other two went after what they thought was an easy target. Instead, they ran into someone who refused to be a victim.

“I’d seen a youngster grab another youngster and put him in the car. But his feet was still hanging out. They drove off and tried to make a turn but the door was still open,” said William Hughes, who was standing nearby when the shooting happened.

The suspects sped from the scene. The group drove to Methodist Charlton Hospital, where investigators said one of the suspects died from his injuries. Police said the other suspects sustained non-life threatening injuries and are currently in custody.

Some people who live in the area said neither the attempted carjacking nor the shooting is surprising.

“Oh man, there’s always problems in this area,” Anthony Walker said. “I mean, the violence is always. Just last night, you had the helicopters flying around looking for people, you know.”

Which may be a big reason why the armed citizen had their gun on them Wednesday.

Unfortunately, the electorate in many places keep putting in elected “leaders” that both condone the crime and put policies into place that encourage and reward such behaviors.  Then they decry “gun violence crime” as if the inanimate objects actually motivate themselves to wound or kill others, assigning blame to innocent gun owners for the stupidity of the guilty.

As the Government can no longer keep people safe, the people will make themselves safe. Those same leaders then decry “Vigilantism!” even as they know they are the cause. Isn’t that the case they they have fostered Tyranny-by-other-means?  No, not just the jack-booted picture we have in our heads but isn’t fostering Anarchy a form of tyranny?

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