It has been nearly two weeks since the Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and set off a series of events that may plague this small town in northwest Ohio for generations.

I am amazed how few people I speak with have even heard of this tragedy, but when you see how little attention the mainstream media is giving, it becomes clear why that is. The unfortunate thing is how little attention the government is offering. This lack of action is becoming the trademark of this Administration. Just as they do with the Border Crisis, Fentanyl poisonings, infant formula shortages, or skyrocketing crime on our streets, they ignore the problem hoping it will fade away. For the poor souls of E. Palestine, the crash and subsequent plume of smoke from the chemical burn will haunt them forever.

We have so many agencies in this country. They all soak up our tax dollars, and usually, FEMA does an excellent job of lending a helping hand when a tragedy hits America. FEMA, like the EPA, CDC, DOT, and you can probably add some more acronyms, are AWOL in Ohio. Ignore them, and the problem will go away. The people of East Palestine, and the surrounding region, deserve better. A town hall meeting was held last night in E. Palestine to give the residents an opportunity to get their questions and concerns addressed. These people were snubbed, as nobody from the train company, DOT Secretary Buttigieg, or anyone of significance who could lend answers and comfort.

As if the accident and spill were not bad enough, in its haste to get the rail line back open, Norfolk Southern chose to consolidate all of the spilled toxic waste, place it in a pit, set it on fire, and then cover it with sand. This decision was made solely to get the trains moving with no consideration for the health of the people and region. A class suit has been filed against Norfolk Southern.

The complaint alleges that, rather than engaging in safer, more prudent and more costly efforts to properly contain and clean up the spill, Norfolk Southern chose a cheaper, less safe containment method — setting the spilled chemicals on fire, creating a 1-million-pound-plus chemical burn pit, and releasing Phosgene Gas into the atmosphere. Phosgene gas is a deadly chemical warfare agent banned under the Geneva Protocol.

“From chemicals that cause nausea and vomiting to a substance responsible for the majority of chemical warfare deaths during World War I, the people of East Palestine and the surrounding communities are facing an unprecedented array of threats to their health,” said Morgan & Morgan attorneys Frank Petosa and Rene Rocha.

People’s homes and property have no value as they sit on a toxic waste site. Animals and fish are dying. People are showing signs of respiratory distress. The air is toxic. The land is damaged, and people are scared. In their time of need, when their lives have been turned upside down, and the lives of every resident are in jeopardy, the government, Joe Biden and Company, has turned its back.

The Governors of Ohio and neighboring Pennsylvania have told the residents that they can safely return to their homes. They have no basis for giving that direction. They cannot assure the quality of the air, water, or land, nor how large an area is impacted. They are sending people home to a future of unknown health risks. It is a reckless and foolhardy act on the part of people that should be trusted. The government’s fundamental responsibility is the safety of its people. In this case, the people of East Palestine are being sacrificed in the name of expediency. The lawsuit should be expanded to include the government and every agency that failed to answer the call for help.

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And probably many of our readers as well. After all, these two have no idea what a landline is. 

This is rather amusing to watch as they try to figure it out. After all, they ARE the “Smartphone Only” Generation.

Teenagers try to operate a strange, ancient contraption pic.twitter.com/pLbGd297aP

— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) February 12, 2023

Wonder what they would have thought of a “Princess Phone” or an on-the-wall one?  And only the Good Lord above knows what they would have thought of the old-fashioned “have to crank it first” wood wall phones…

(HT: Linkiest – Feb 16))

And with this story…

It’s Getting Harder To Live Without A Smartphone, And That’s A Massive Problem

The infrastructure for living without a smartphone in the West is slowly disappearing. Thanks to societal changes made during the pandemic-induced lockdowns of 2020, many temporary adjustments — QR code menus, digital boarding passes — have become permanent. Nowadays it’s rare to go to a restaurant without grabbing your phone for access to a menu or for ordering takeout. Some concert venues actually require guests to show their tickets from their mobile devices. In my Washington, D.C. apartment building, tenants open door locks via Bluetooth technology through their phones. To travel internationally — especially during the height of Covid-19 travel restrictions — many were required to provide health attestation forms via QR code. But QR codes require a smartphone to download.

 “I’m suddenly surrounded by QR codes. There are now Airbnb doors I can’t open, cars I can’t start, menus I can’t read. Paper menus have vanished; ordering food has become an ordeal,” Jen Wasserstein, an immigration lawyer in Spain, writes for The Guardian. Her column describes the shame she endures as an iPhone-less individual for simply asking for directions or boarding a flight. She uses a flip phone to make important calls.

And yet, Wasserstein is choosing to live how most Americans lived just more than 10 years ago. Have iPhones clouded our memories so much that we can’t remember a time without them?

…I may go back to a mere phone-call-only flip-phone (I loved my Motorola Razor…).

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A reader sent me a clip from a John Stossel interview with Jordan Peterson. It’s a short clip, just over six minutes, but it covers two crucial points, one of which they thought might be useful to New Hampshire’s State Republican Party.

The headline is theirs. “Show This to the Stupid and Nutless NHGOP.”

So I will because both points greatly benefit the general masses.

The subjects are strength (the benefits of being a “dangerous” man constrained by morality) and compelled speech. The reader was referring to the former. Have a set or grow one. And make sure you listen to all of this because the clip is ripe for selective editing, which, absent the context, sends a different and incorrect message.

It’s strong stuff about mental strength (toughness), but Peterson is correct (as I reach for the virtual earplugs to mute the twisted misinterpretations of wailing progressive harpies ).

 

 



 

 

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In a companion article, “Call to Action-A Recent Example of Acceptance by Apathy“, my good friend, Aaron Pankacik (pictured below in the middle), brought to your attention the rather astounding story.

A 13-year-old girl reported seeing a biological boy urinating in a girl-designated room at a Milford school. Having been afflicted with lawyering in my 42-year career, I asked myself,” How can this be?”

Under RSA 654:1, New Hampshire law provides:

I. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR IF SUCH PERSON FORNICATES, EXPOSES HIS OR HER GENITALS, OR PERFORMS AN ACT OF GROSS LEWDNESS UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH HE OR SHE SHOULD KNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE AFFRONT OR HARM.

II. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A CLASS B FELONY IF:

(a)SUCH PERSON, UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY BE REASONABLY CONSTRUED AS BEING FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL GRATIFICATION OR AROUSAL, PURPOSELY…EXPOSES HIS OR HER GENITALS OR PERFORMS ANY OTHER ACT OF GROSS LEWDNESS KNOWING THAT A CHILD WHO IS LESS THAN 16 YEARS OF AGE IS PRESENT.

I ran this law by my chickens (who admittedly were not in their right minds having been assaulted by a bobcat who killed two of their numbers), and they unanimously affirm: The law is clear, applicable, and should be enforced.

“WERE THE POLICE CALLED? “They screamed (or should I say cackled?)

“DID THE MILFORD SCHOOL BOARD ENFORCE THE CLEAR MANDATE OF RSA 654:1?” Shouted two in the back who were cowering over some black oil sunflower seeds I had thrown out.

I checked and reported back to them: “Looks like, after careful deliberation, that the school board took extreme action that may be comparable to those famous shots heard around the world (you know, the ones in Concord and Lexington back when Massachusetts actually loved the USA) they put garbage bags over the boys’ urinals.”

“HUH?” the chickens respond. and then inquired:

“Where does it say, in the statute, VIOLATION OF THIS STATUTE-IN THE GIRLS RESTROOM- IS PUNISHABLE BY PLACEMENT OF GARBAGE BAGS ON THE BOYS’ URINALS?”

Confused by the failure of the Police or the School Board to enforce the law, my chickens convened another session of the CLUCKER COMMISSION to analyze the situation. They asked me to fully, fairly, and objectively present the facts for their consideration.

After listening to me, (and after a dinner of mealworms -made in China-can, you believe it? -, black oil sunflower seeds, and some NGO whole grains), they ruled:

“SOME PEOPLE FOLLOW AN AGENDA AND IGNORE THE LAW.”

As usual, the CLUCKER COMMISSION steered me in the right direction.

“Pray tell what agenda that might be?” I asked myself since the chickens had gone to bed and no one else would listen.

 

 

Right after getting into office, Joe Biden issued executive order 14021, which, amongst other things, ordered the Secretary of Education (you know his name, right? since you voted for him, right?) to come up with new rules that repealed all of Trumps ‘rules that said that boys were boys and girls were girls and each is entitled to privacy when dressing or urinating. New rules that protected the “right” of any boy to parade his wiener anywhere he pleased but especially in front of 13-year-old girls getting ready for gym class. (I have to be careful here as my chickens have been parading naked for thousands of years. Animals do that, you know.)

The Secretary of Education got together with his staff of unelected folks and talked to their unelected lawyers and came up with a d00zy: “LET’S REVIVE THAT OLD DEFENSE TO RAPE THAT SAYS ITS THE VICTUMS FAULT, AND SHE NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED.”

Then, the lawyers, like all good lawyers, turned to a Supreme Court case and perverted its decision to their advantage.

In BOSTOCK V CLAYTON, the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ruled that TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF, 1964-which barred discrimination based upon “sex,”- extended to protect the employment rights of gays, lesbians and transgenders. The exact wording of the statute is important, so here it is:

 

(a)Employer practices

It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer

(1) to fail or refuse to hire or discharge an individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

 

In BOSTOCK, the employer fired a transgender female because her claim to being female did not match her birth certificate, wherein she was identified as a boy.

The COURT ruled that this firing was based upon the factor of “sex” and therefore it violated the 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.

The COURT held that an employer simply cannot hire, fire or promote based on the factor of “sex” which included gender identity.

A person’s “sex”(including gender identity) simply cannot be considered by an employer for any purpose related to employment.

The COURT however specifically said that such a ruling was limited to the employment setting and that it had no application to the issue of boy/girl bathrooms or gym lockers. The COURT simply held that how a bathroom was designated was a completely different issue than firing someone who claims to be transgender.

The DOE missed that admonition and decided to adopt the “BOSTOCK” reasoning and determined that “SEX” cannot be used as basis for decision-making when it comes to bathrooms, locker rooms, or sports. They drafted their new rules under Title IX to provide that a school-whether elementary, high school or college- cannot allow any consideration of “sex” in any of its policies. 13-year-old girls cannot complain about naked boys. If they do, they are to be punished both civilly and criminally.

Boys’ bathrooms or locker rooms-Gone.

Girls’ bathrooms or locker rooms: Gone.

Boys’ sports? Girls’ sports? Gone

Woman’s rights- nope–they are gone.

Here’s how it works:

The new rules bar any form of harassment based upon “sex”. They outlaw…

“(ANY FORM OF HARRASSMENT BASED UPON SEX)”WHICH SUBJECTIVELY OR OBJECTIVELY CREATES A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT IMPAIRING THE VICTIM RIGHT TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY.”

If a biological boy decides to parade naked into the girl’s locker room or the girls’ gyms or decides he wants to be on a girls’ team, anyone who complains about his decision, or prevents him from taking the action he wants to take, is “harassing “him based upon his “sex.”

All the boy “victim” has to say is say that “I feel I am a girl” (even though he still has all the boy parts and has no intent of parting with them), and I want to use the girl’s bathroom or gym or play on the girl’s team, and since you barred me from doing what I want, I am upset, I cannot do my homework, or I cannot listen in class. This “complaint “invokes the full force and effect of the new law, and those who interfered or prevented the “victim” from his “into the girl” world adventure are to be punished-including any witnesses who did nothing (yea, the new rules punish bystanders who do not come to the aid of the boy who wants to parade naked in front of the 13-year-old girl.).

Let’s use the use MILFORD INCIDENT to explain the details of how these new rules will work once implemented in the next few weeks:

The young boy who chose to expose himself to the 13-year-old girl is the “victim” under the new rules. The “criminal” is the girl. (Gee, I wonder what happens if the boy-instead of just exposing himself- engages in sex with his friends in front of the 13-year-old girl?)

Not letting him use the girl’s bathroom-or locker room- or not allowing him to play on a girls’ team- is to make a decision to exclude him from something he wants to do based upon his profession of his “sex” and as a result, it is harassment” based upon a consideration of “sex.”

” Under BOSTOCK (according to the DOE), such action is illegal. Criminal. “You are going to jail” bad.

THE 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO COMPLAINED IS VIOLATING HIS RIGHTS UNDER TITLE IX OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

She is harassing him based upon his sexual preferences.

THE MOM WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BOY IS ALSO IN VIOLATION OF THE SAME LAW AND IS SUBECT TO THE SAME CRIMINAL AND CIVIL SANCTIONS.

She too is harassing the boy-based upon his sexual preferences.

MY CHICKENS ASK: Who the hell would enforce such a law against the 13-year-old girl and her mom?

Under the DOE rules, enforcement is taken out of the hands of the local authorities. A federal “cop” answerable only to the DOE is implanted in each school-elementary, middle, high and college. This federal “cop” is the investigator, the arresting officer, the judge and the jury in enforcing any perceived violations of the new rules.

Teachers, students, even janitors are duty bound to report any “suspicious” circumstances-whether on school grounds, during school events or even in non-school grounds, non-school events that might affect the “learning ” experience of the victim( thus, if a mom is in line at Market Basket and comments in the negative about the boy in the above scenario-and if that gets back to the students, that is a violation. And failure to report the events that are suspicious is itself a violation of the law and fully punishable.)

Here is a fun fact: THE YOUNG GIRL HAS NO RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY; NO RIGHT OF CROSS EXAMINATION. SHE IS NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO KNOW WHO ACCUSED HER. ANY APPEAL IS TO WASHINGTON DC.

 

FUNNY THOUGHT: (Again, coming from the CLUCKER COMMISSION who asks)

What if this incident in MILFORD was all a staged event (NOT THE 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND HER MOM PART) and all the protesters were organized as a staged event?

And how about the Police: were they all told to stand down and not enforce RSA 654:1 because this whole thing with the boy and the incident was pre-planned to advance the about-to-be-enacted new rules from the DOE?

HAS the MILFORD SCHOOL BOARD already openly welcomed the new rules with open arms with a fit of “GOD, I LOVE THESE NEW RULES?” (Did you know that there are 17 school districts in New Hampshire that I found that have already and voluntarily adopted the same rules that we are about to see from the DOE?)

FUNNY ANSWER: A big fight is coming- I hope. There are a whole lot of people who think this Title IX set of rules coming from the DOE and the “HAIR SNIFFER IN CHIEF” JOE BIDEN are just plain wrong. As best I can tell, there is a group of upstart dissidents who seemingly pose a real threat to these new rules. I cannot tell if they have as yet organized themselves, but they have at least gotten labeled by the “woke” crowd. They are called MOMS.

The people in Washington-the DOE and the Ruling class-are, as usual way ahead of the population as to the evil they want to dump on us.

But, in the video provided by my friend Aaron in his article, I saw what obviously has to be one of these dissidents. I saw a Mom who said “ENOUGH.”

Well said, MOM.

The DEPLORABLES ARE WITH YOU.

AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL ASLEEP, IF YOU NEED HELP WAKING UP, FOR THE MERE SUM OF 19.95$, I CAN SEND YOU A RECORDING OF MY CHICKENS SINGING “YANKEE DOODLE DANDEE.”

GOD BLESS!

 

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Most of the progressives fomenting the Marxist revolution in America, or anywhere for that matter, understand what it is they are doing. They just assume the new world order will grant them carte blanche or, at the very least, have a use for them. Not true.

The intellectuals and the rich will be some of the first ones up against the wall alongside the so-called “grassroots” mob groups. Even Bill Gates is on the hook, but does he know that? Despotic regimes don’t care how much you helped them, and the moment they decide you’re value is higher in a grave, that’s where you go.

Maybe not right away. They need resources and advocates with name recognition, so that pile of stuff the FBI pulled off of Epstein’s Island might come in handy as leverage. And yes, I expect it has all been digitized, and any physical material secured in a very deep hole somewhere for later.

As for Gates specifically, I’m picking on him as a poster child because he can be tied to obvious out-in-the-open fraud.

In early September 2019, his version of the Clinton Global Initiative, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, invested $55 million in an obscure pharmaceutical concern without out any drugs in the pipeline.

A few months later, COVID broke the world, and not long after that, BioNTech obtained a near-monopoly on a so-called vaccine hailed as the cure. We’ve all seen how that turned out, but the failure of the thing to deliver – or to cause more harm than good – is not Gates’ problem. The issue is the investment. The Gates Foundation is almost as good at predicting who will be tapped to produce a cure for alleged global pathogens as Hillary Clinton was with Cattle Futures.

For now, no one cares how bad that looks. One of the Richest men in the world, playing pandemic tabletop games, just happens to drop 55 million on a nobody drug maker right before its ship sails in. Nothing to see here until there is. And I’m not saying this is the only incident or that Bill is the only stooge. Remember, he’s my poster child for the failed thinking of would-be oligarchs.

Even if it was somehow legitimate, when despotism comes, global or national, it’s chits for cheats. The regime has Bill by his b*lls. They can do with him or two him whatever they please. And that’s the thing. Most of the people who ushered in the tyranny were willing to sacrifice everyone else’s rights and freedoms under the false assumption they’d get to keep theirs – maybe not all of them but some.

History tells of mass graves filled with the bodies of these useful idiots, and neither wealth nor education stands between them and that bloody pit. The so-called world elites are few, as are those at the national level. Everyone else is expendable, and you do not get to measure your usefulness to the regime.

And the regime will decide how you will be remembered, if at all.

 

HT | Igor Chudov

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The $1.9 Trillion Infrastructure Bill that Joe Biden and every Democrat brag about is a farce. There is no prioritizing of issues in this country. There is no list of priority situations.

These are just slush-fund projects that make Congresspeople and Senators look like they accomplished something for the people. It is a joke. Not a day goes by that our Reps are not taking to Social Media to announce some pet project born of the infrastructure bill. These announcements and projects are fluff. The train crash in Ohio is flashing a red light, and blaring sirens that our infrastructure is crumbling and trillions spent on a Climate Cause Bill will do nothing to solve our problems.

Two examples this week are Senator Hassan (D-NH) highlighting projects to install heated roads and sidewalks in Berlin, NH, and a revamped downtown Keene, NH, that the shop owners yesterday asked to be delayed. They cannot survive the years of upheaval after enduring two years of COVID. These projects are insignificant compared to rotting highways, crumbling bridges, dangerous rail networks, and overcrowded and aging air systems. Tackling these urgent issues would take courage and leadership, and there is neither in the Joe Biden Administration.

Hassan rails about her wonderful job, bringing tons of money into our communities. That is our money, taken from us by taxation to be redistributed by the likes of Senator Maggie Hassan. The government does not have money. They use ours. The government has a huge debt. They pass that on to us.

The crash in Ohio is one of 1,400 rail accidents that happen every year. We rarely hear of them, and this one was quiet for days. This train accident is now a toxic waste issue with unknown consequences. Officials are telling residents that all is well while animals are dying, fish are dying, and people have rashes and headaches. That is not what “all well” looks like. That is what a catastrophe looks like. The toxins being spread into the air and water could cause cancers and birth defects for years to come, but all is well.

Our Secretary of Transportation has been silent about this event in Palestine, Ohio. There is nothing new about silence and absence from this administration. Pete Buttigieg made a public appearance this week and did not mention the train accident but stressed the damage to our climate caused by the number of white male construction workers. He then scoffed about the situation, asking after Chinese balloons, what could be next. Well, Pete, this is why you are so unqualified for your job, and a bad joke to think of you as a Presidential candidate. There are people in Ohio burying their dead animals, watching their kids cough and scratch, bathe their children in bottled water. Their houses are now worthless, and they have no idea when the air will be safe to breathe or the water to drink. They know they cannot believe you, and you have the audacity to scoff. You need a gut check, Pete, and start the letter with, I immediately resign.

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The majority of people who belong to or support Convention of States and Term Limits USA are good and decent people who are rightfully concerned about the direction of our nation and earnestly believe that adding amendments to the U.S. Constitution will help solve our nation’s problems.

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Sadly, I cannot say the same about some of the leaders and their paid lobbyists. From Mark Meckler, founder of Convention of States, who authored an article ridiculing the late Phyllis Schlafly’s age, to Kenn Quinn, a former lobbyist for Convention of States lobbyist now working for Term Limits USA who childishly superimposed tin foil hats on pictures of opponents of an Article V Convention, to outright accusations of bribery by Convention of States’ New Hampshire group,  their leadership has a history of employing unsavory tactics to justify their agenda.

Back in 2016,  I wrote an article that was posted on the New Hampshire Tea Party Coalition’s website. It concerned a lie manufactured by the leadership of New Hampshire’s Convention of States, whose regional representative was Mr. Quinn.

Posted on Feb 5th, 2016  by Bill McNally
An organization founded by Mark Meckler called “Convention of States” has its lobbyists in state houses across the United States promoting an Article V Convention. Their paid lobbyists and supporters have every right to promote one but what they don’t have a right to do is to smear honorable people who oppose one, and that is what they recently did in New Hampshire.

Recently, Hal Shurtleff, New England Coordinator for The John Birch Society, was contacted by a friend who shared the following E-mail sent out by the New Hampshire Convention of States:

Good Morning Supporters,

One of the members of the NH State Senate Committee Kevin Avard is now opposing SCR4 due to a donation he recently received for his campaign by the John Birch Society who is against us.  Senator Avard is from District 12 which includes Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Mason, New Ipswich, Rindge, & Wards 1, 2, & 5 in the City of Nashua.  Make a call and leave a voice message to Senator Avard today at 603-271-4151 and tell him to support SCR4!  Don’t forget to leave your name and the town you are calling from.
Priscilla Mills
Grassroots Coordinator
Convention of States Project

‘Senator Kevin Avard was informed off this outrageous slander and accusation of bribery and contacted Ms. Mills by email only to receive an arrogant reply to the effect that if he doesn’t like it, he shouldn’t be in politics. Senator Avard then contacted the New Hampshire director of Convention of States, and he went into damage control mode and issued this weak apology:

On behalf of Convention of States Action New Hampshire, I would like to publicly apologize to Senator Avard for the email message that was sent yesterday by our former volunteer Grassroots Coordinator, Priscilla Mills.  The information in the message was inaccurate and I am truly sorry that it was sent. Please disregard it in its entirety. I believe that Senator Avard continues to seriously consider both sides of SCR4, and I hope that this recent error in judgment by one of our former volunteers will not prevent him from focusing his attention on the critical substance of this issue for our nation.

For the foreseeable future, I will be the only volunteer sending out communications on behalf of COS Action New Hampshire, and I will ensure that no further incorrect information is disseminated.
I sincerely hope that Senator Avard will forgive us and will not hold this error in judgment (made by one volunteer) against our entire statewide or national movement.
Sincerely,
John Therriault
New Hampshire State Director

Mr. Therriault called Ms. Mills’ smear “inaccurate information” and her deed simply “an error of judgment.” Hal Shurtleff didn’t agree… “It was not inaccurate information. It was a bald-faced lie,” Shurtleff said, “An error of judgment?” No, it was a hateful attempt to destroy the reputation of an honorable elected official and the good men and women who make up The John Birch Society.”

Readers should note that no apology was forthcoming to members of The John Birch Society. Mr. Shurtleff wanted to make it clear that the sponsor of the resolution calling for an Article V Convention, Senator Gary Daniels of Milford, NH, is “an honorable man who has nothing to do with this ugly tactic.”

Please note that if wasn’t for Mr. Shurtleff’s friend, this lie would not have been uncovered. It begs the question: How many E-mails of this nature went out to Convention of States supporters that were not detected?

Convention of States has enjoyed the support of many good, decent Americans who are well-meaning. Let us hope that they will do a little research into this group that is only a few years old. May I suggest a visit to this website for starters?

Our nation has never held an Article V Convention for good reason. Since 2013, the New Hampshire legislature has wisely rejected all new applications for an Article V Convention.  Let’s hope that they will continue to reject an Article V Convention.

Yours For America’s Future,
William McNally
Windham, NH 03087

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Forewarned is forearmed.  Thus, this is intended to be a compilation of articles, with my commentary, to try and get like-minded people to grasp what’s coming.  Even merely being aware of events in the world will make you better prepared than the hordes of sheeple.  Note that these compilations are catch-as-catch can, and presented as is.  I make no guarantee of accuracy or complete coverage of the world.

This got quite long.  There’s a lot happening…

Please follow both me, Nitzakhon, on Gab… as well as my blog host Granite Grok and also on Telegram Tommy Robinson Official plus his Urban Scoop site.  And don’t forget posts sometimes get cloned on American Reveille as well, which is a good site to check out in general.

For prep materials, please see:

Survival Sunday – PREP Edition – Granite Grok

 

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It Just Escalated! How You Can Prepare…

 

 

Mentality and adaptability will be key.  Like keep saying.  But watch it all.

 

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Top of the fold:

Something Wicked This Way Comes? – by Quoth the Raven (substack.com)

Economy, militarily, the grid.  One of my best friends and I discussed a number of warning signs tonight.

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Natural exposure immunity evidence existed even historically from the Athenian plague of 430 BC whereby historical documents showed that recovered persons were protected when re-exposed to infection (substack.com)

Pretty smart people, those Greeks.

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Sil Caggiano, a hazardous materials specialist, discusses more chemicals found on East Palestine, Ohio train derailment (wane.com)

Worser and worser.

‘Bomb Train’ in Ohio Sickens Residents After Railroad Cutbacks, Corporate Greed Led to Toxic Disaster • Children’s Health Defense (childrenshealthdefense.org)

More:

 

What the Media Isn’t Telling You About the Ohio Train Derailment

 

 

 

 

And more worser and worser:

Ohio train that derailed and leaked toxic chemicals broke down just days earlier | Daily Mail Online

Isn’t this odd?

 

 

Though a somewhat different perspective on things here:

Vinyl Chloride and East Palestine in [Market-Ticker]

 

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Needs More Grease

 

 

“I can’t wait not to see this…”!  Priceless!  And yes, there is nothing that the Left will not seek to twist and break:

“Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made”

― JRR Tolkien

 

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Deep State / Coming Tyranny / WEF / Globalists (broad):

WEF Insider Reveals ‘Bug-Eating Agenda’ Is About Destroying the Human Soul – News Punch

List of harms bugs in your diet can do.

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Yeonmi Park: North Korea | Lex Fridman Podcast #196

 

 

LONG.  But… learn the lessons from a survivor.

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Vaxx Update: Are the “un-Vaxxed” about to be made into ‘targets’ of Federal oppression? It would appear so… Big Brother is actively tracking C-19 “vaccination” status. WHY? What’s coming?? (substack.com)

According to bombshell federal government records, people who refuse Covid-19 vaccinations are put on a list and tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

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Protecting Children:

Doctors disregarded parents’ rights, pushed kids into sex changes (wnd.com)

Not. Children.

Adults can do what they want.

Not.  Children.

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Idaho parents fill up Drag Queen event in local library (massresistance.org)

The way to do it.

 

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National Security (specifically):

South Africa Turned Down Invitation for Join Naval Exercises With U.S., Choosing Russia and China Instead – The China Global South Project

That’s big; being turned down.

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https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/soldiers-will-not-reenlist.mp4

 

What is it I keep saying?  Rome fell when the “average Roman” refused to fight for it.

 

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On The Jab (and Covid)

Social Credit Brazilian Style: All UBI Recipients Must Be Vaxxed | ZeroHedge

Coming soon to schools in the US; coming to the welfare rolls.  Want your EBT cards, get your Jab.  Related:

BUSTED!!! US DoD & World Govts Conspired with Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, & Janssen to Defraud the World into Taking the Covid Vaccine (odysee.com)

They want a needle in every single arm.

 

 

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Sasha Latypova: Evidence of the Intent to Harm | StarCrestSoloist (gab.com)

25 minute video.  Related:

What funeral directors know that you don’t (substack.com)

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The CDC Lied: The mRNA Wasn’t Meant to “Stay in the Arm” ⋆ Brownstone Institute

We know it distributes.  Now we have evidence this was intended.  Related:

EXCLUSIVE: Pfizer Lot and Dose Data Release – ICAN – Informed Consent Action Network (icandecide.org)

Like the above, this has to be intentional.  Fraud vitiates everything:

BOMBSHELL: Startling Evidence Suggests BioNTech and Pfizer Falsified Key Data (rumble.com)

Ten minute video.

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How Much Money Do Pediatricians Really Make From Vaccines? – WELLNESS AND EQUALITY

How much?  A lot.  With quotas too.  No wonder they push-push-push them.

 

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Inflation:

Brandon Admin Cracks Down On Evil Washers And Fridges

Everybody hold on… here it comes.  Again.  Related:

Unidentified Flying Inflation | ZeroHedge

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BIDEN ECONOMY: Inflation Up 6.4% – Higher than Expected – “Household Budgets…Stressed, Strained and Broken” (thegatewaypundit.com)

“Unexpected”.

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Joe Biden Falsely Claims Food Prices Are ‘Continuing to Come Down’ (breitbart.com)

The man lies with every breath.

 

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https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/irish-woman-castigates-the-left.mp4

 

Look at the expressions of the people listening.  The contempt they have for her is plain.

 

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Enemedia:

How AI is engineering collective consciousness (martingeddes.com)

Like the enemedia of decades past, only more insidious and subtle.

 

 

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US State Department Funding Secret ‘Disinformation’ Crusade To Blacklist Conservative Media | ZeroHedge

Government is against your making informed decisions.

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UPDATE: MSU Mass Shooter a Black Male – 3 Killed and 5 Injured – Suspect Shot Himself in Head as Police Were Approaching (thegatewaypundit.com)

I can only say this (not sure why it’s not embedding – short video):

 

mass shooter magic trick

 

Speaking of mass shooters.  IMHO of course, a pity he didn’t.  I’d have voted to give him a medal:

CNN main anchor: ‘I was going to kill everybody, including myself’ (wnd.com)

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MSNBC Guest Suggests FOX News Viewers Are In A Cult And Need Deprogramming (VIDEO) (thegatewaypundit.com)

Setting the stage, as predicted by myself and others, that anyone to the Right of Stalin is mentally ill.  And we know what Leftists do to mentally ill people.

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Pro-life:

Feminists Hate Ultrasound Photos Because They Confirm Unborn Babies are Human Beings – LifeNews.com

I remember seeing that first grainy image of my first child.  The tech managed to position the image section right over the heart; I could see it pulsing in time with the sound from the speakers.

 

 

I broke down and wept.  Understand, I’m not a weepy guy.  I sobbed then, openly, tears running down my face at the first sight of this child for whom I would be responsible.  For her, for her baby bother brother… my two kids for whom I’d walk into a blast furnace if that’s what it took to protect them.

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Modern Child Sacrifice (jewishprolifefoundation.org)

First, note the source.  Second, never forget what abortion truly is:

 

 

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Safe Haven “Baby Box” Saves Newborn Baby From Infanticide – LifeNews.com

Great news!

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Democrat Leader: Kill Disabled Babies in Abortions Because They’re a Drain on School Funding – LifeNews.com

Wasn’t there a movement in the 20th century that wanted to kill the disabled because they were “life not worthy of life”?

 

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Know your Leftist / Globalist & Islamic enemy:

HAVE YOUR SAY Expropriation Bill 2023 – Dear South Africa

Land & property grab in South Africa.  Coming soon to all nations.

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Moonbattery Curing the Blind as Thoughtcrime – Moonbattery

Try and wrap your mind around the mentality that would not offer a cure for blindness to protect the “disability culture”.

 

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Immigration / Migration:

Bayou Renaissance Man: Responding to the illegal alien invasion and the crime wave it’s fueling (bolding added):

There’s no doubt whatsoever that cities are faced with a crescendo of crime, made worse by millions of illegal aliens who can’t (or won’t) find work.  It’s getting worse just about everywhere.  Ignore the “official” statistics that try to claim this, or that, or the other crime is actually decreasing.  Remember, city authorities have a vested interest in trying to make their towns appear to be low-crime areas, because that attracts business, residents and visitors.  As a result, many law enforcement agencies are under orders not to record all crimes in specific categories, or to ignore them when they’re encountered.  How many police departments have announced that they will no longer respond as an emergency to reports of burglary, car theft, and so on?  They don’t have the time, the money or the personnel to cope, so they’re copping out – you should pardon the expression.

This is actually one reason why the UK – based my years-ago researching – has a lower murder rate: the reporting.  If, in NYC, five bodies are found will bullet holes, that’s five homicides.  Unsolved.  Again from memory, if the same were found in a back alley in London, it’s one homicide incident, and it’s not official until it’s been cleared (solved?).

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Cuomo: southern states were right about immigration – HotAir

Don’t believe a word of it.  My guess?  The Left thinks they’ve gotten enough in to permanently shift things demographically.

How the Left Wins Elections by Transforming Nations – Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish articles

Though more is better:

Biden Admin Says It Will Terminate Trump-Era Immigration Restrictions (freebeacon.com)

Top Biden Spox: America’s Borders Are “Secure”…

485K Migrants Apprehended this Year in Texas-Based Border Sectors (breitbart.com)

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Protesters Clash With Police Outside Asylum Seeker Hotel In Merseyside With Missiles Thrown At Officers And ‘Police Van Set On Fire’ As Three Arrested

Through multiple sources, some in the UK, I’m hearing things are getting very… heated in Ireland especially.

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Border Patrol apprehensions of Chinese nationals at southern border up more than 700% from last year | Just The News

The US-Mexico border is a long, long way from China.  How the living F are they getting there?

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Durbin, Graham Propose ‘DREAM Act’ Amnesty for Nearly 2M Illegal Aliens (breitbart.com)

FFS Graham.  You gave me such hope at the Kavanaugh hearings…

 

 

 

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Economy at large:

So Much For Billionaires: Joe Biden’s IRS Is Now Coming For Waiters And Waitresses’ Tips | ZeroHedge

They will pursue your income from the first dime to the last dollar.  They’re determined to suck you dry.

 

 

Buy the shirt!

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Global Debt and Death Spiral – John Rubino

Video, 52 minutes.

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After The Worst January Job Cuts ‘Since The Great Recession’, Here Are 12 Major Layoffs That Have Already Been Announced In February (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)

Gonna be a long, long fall.

 

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Political War

Fierce Backlash As Project Veritas Sidelines James O’Keefe After Pfizer Bombshells | ZeroHedge

I suspect, given the absolute embarrassment Pfizer just had, that these men who know dirty tricks people had those people have discussions with PV board members.  We’re talking billions… plus, of course, the depopulation project.  Threats?  All in a day’s work for this class of people.

Though from here:

Qui Custodiet Custodiens: What’s Happening at Veritas? – Granite Grok

Both text and especially comments, apparently O’Keefe is hell to work for.  A 200%+ turnover rate?  Yikes!  But then, from personal experience, smaller companies with the founder still at the head tend to be bad from that standpoint.  One place I worked the founder was still the owner cult leader; I worked 50 hours a week and I was considered a slacker.  *cough DEKA cough*

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Terrified Republican Power Brokers Are Reportedly Plotting to Stop Trump’s 2024 Run: ‘It Is a Five-Alarm Fire’ (thefederalistpapers.org)

They hate you.  The GOP hates their base.  And increasingly, the feeling is mutual.

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Is Airbnb’s Ban on Activist’s Parents Preview of Social Credit System? (dailysignal.com)

I had this in the last edition.  But…

 

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US Stability (broad catch-all):

Fauci: now he tells us – HotAir

Vaccine mandates were predicated on a lie–and a lie that Fauci and others KNEW was a lie. It’s not like they didn’t know the science. They simply lied about it. They censored people who told the truth. They forced millions to take an experimental drug with no studies on long-term medical complications. They got people fired, canceled, and destroyed based upon a claim that was false.

Trust is gone.  This.  Watergate being a CIA op.  The military purportedly not telling Trump about Chinese balloon overflights.

I am having Betrayal Trauma.  I, and a lot of others, are starting to question the entire scope of our belief and faith in America.  No, not the theory and principles of America, but the America in which we’ve lived in actuality.

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43% Of Rural Hospitals Are In The Red: 6 Things To Know | ZeroHedge

When I lived in a small town in Vermont, I was told that unless I’d ripped my arm off, or was in the throws of a heart attack, don’t go to the town hospital.  Now… there might not even be a hospital to go to.

More rural people will die, and that doubtless suits the suits.

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Baltimore: not one student at these 23 schools can do math at grade level – HotAir

Useful pawns foot soldiers don’t need education.

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https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/127/328/614/playable/0af21ddbd69e1479.mp4

 

¼ million ballots rejected.  Anyone who still has confidence that elections are fair is a fool IMHO.  And anyone who thinks that we’ll get them in 2024 is naive beyond redemption.  TINVOWOOT, alas.

 

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World Stability (broad catch-all):

Ukraine will use the weapons to attack Moscow – they lied – NaturalNews.com (bolding in the original):

Kiev’s forces will not hold back when it comes to hitting locations inside Russia, according to Fyodor Venislavsky, a member of the Ukrainian parliament’s National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Committee. Speaking to Germany’s Bild tabloid on Saturday, he also described Moscow as a “legitimate military target.” The West is arming Ukraine for long-range missile attacks on Moscow. Putin and the hardliner will now have NO CHOICE and will be fully justified in nuking Ukraine to end the war the same way the United States nuked Japan.

More:

EXCLUSIVE: Is Ukraine Using Chemical Weapons? Disturbing VIDEO Indicates There Is Sufficient Circumstantial Evidence to Investigate (Warning on Content) (thegatewaypundit.com) and EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine and Russia Are Violating Ban on Chemical Weapon Use in War – Is It Accelerating? (thegatewaypundit.com)

If this is true, in either direction, that’s a can of worms no sane person wants opened.  Same for the below:

Ukraine Prepared To Strike Crimea With British Missiles | ZeroHedge

The Minsk Agreements Tried to Create Peace Between Ukraine and Russia. Zelensky Said He Never Planned to Honor Them. (substack.com) (link in the original, bolding added):

The site was built in 2015, the year after a color revolution fomented regime change in the country, triggering clashes between government forces and separatists in the Donbas who declared independence from Kiev. It was the proxy war before the proxy war, with U.S.-backed troops battling Russian-backed forces. Fighting there had already killed at least 14,000 people before President Vladimir Putin took Russia across the Rubicon last February.

There were efforts to establish a ceasefire and, ultimately, peace in 2014 and 2015. These were the Minsk agreements, mediated with help from Germany and France. But in an interview with Der Spiegel published on Feb. 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he never planned to honor the accords, although he was elected president on the promise of ending the Donbas War.

More on the area:

Our World Is about to Change

The clock is ticking down to WWIII by February 21st (or sooner). The West is backed into a corner where there are no options left. Our divisions in this country were effectively manufactured to destroy the people and the Republic. These divisions will soon be rendered moot as reality and the horrors of a world war are unleashed.

I don’t know about February 21, but… you have to remember the extremely-fatalistic Russian mindset.  The vast majority of Russians have to know by now that the US – via the Nordstrom attack – has declared war on the motherland.

Russia’s New Red Lines – Vox Popoli (voxday.net)

Persistent Delusion Among the American and NATO Defense Establishment – A Son of the New American Revolution (sonar21.com)

These people want WWIII.  And things look like they’re getting worse.

US Tells Any Remaining Americans To Get Out Of Russia Or Face Possible Conscription | ZeroHedge

 

BREAKING! US is sending depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine | Redacted with Clayton Morris

 

 

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ALERT: Nuke Warships Deploy, Moldova CLOSES Airspace, NORAD/ Alaska / Washington DEFCON

 

 

Related:

Putin deploys two supersonic ‘Blackjack’ nuclear bombers near UK in warning to West just hours after buzzing US | The Sun

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Turks Suspect US Geoweapon

My expectation is that the next fatal earthquakes will be in Japan, which is resisting US demands that it change its constitution and transform its Self Defense Forces into a military capable of attacking China and/or Russia. Crimea is a possibility, as is western China, but I don’t think Clown World’s strategists are willing to take the risk of directly striking Russian or Chinese territory for fear of direct retaliation in kind.

Bookmark this prediction.

 

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What is the real reason for it?

 

 

But… but… but the Great Replacement is a myth.  Our intellectual and moral superiors have assured us so.

 

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Specific to energy:

2035: the end of civilisation | James McSweeney | The Critic Magazine

Together, these factors create an ecosystem in which people with no understanding of energy policy are encouraged to overhaul the foundations of our society on the advice of liars.

How do we break the death spiral?

UK death spiral.  Doubtless this will be echoed here in the US.

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EMP Threat is real and growing…Prepare NOW.

 

 

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Moonbattery South Africa Declares National State of Emergency – Moonbattery

A formerly prosperous country circles the drain.  Remember, all that you see in the First World can be undone far more easily than it was done.

 

 

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Look before you sit!

 

 

Are you freakin’ kidding me????  And another screaming willies pic:

 

 

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Big Tech in general:

A wi-fi sensing system that creates 3D human meshes (techxplore.com)

The engineer in me says NEAT.  The freedom-lover in me shakes to my soul.  Speaking of freedom, this looks interesting if I can figure it out…

How NOSTR Will Change the World of Privacy – Activist Post

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Scientists Made a Mind-Bending Discovery About How AI Actually Works | NC Renegades

I have been telling people that AI systems will soon be able to write their own code and implement it. I was wrong. Their systems are ALREADY doing this, and embedding the code in their programming (I am not going to speculate on “intention” at this moment). Essentially these systems are creating their own computer-within-a-computer, and the scientists who created them didn’t even know. Huh.

Why does “SkyNet became self aware at 2:14 AM…” come to mind?

 

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Catch-all miscellaneous:

Yale Professor Sparks Outrage by Proposing Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan (cf.org)

There was an episode in Star Trek: The Next Generation in which an alien race had a tradition of “the resolution” – specifically, committing suicide before becoming a burden on society.

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Batya Ungar-Sargon: How Elites EXPLOITED Covid To Pull Off One Of The Biggest Wealth Transfers EVER

 

 

Nice rant.  The “Laptop Class” concept alone is worth the price of admission.  And I applaud her open Judaism and NOT being of the Plopping Jew / tikkun olam fetish set.  And she gets interviewed:

The left has given up on ordinary Americans – spiked (spiked-online.com)

 

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Concluding thoughts if I’m moved to comment:

I am seeing an ongoing collapse of society.  Morality is gone.  Respect for the law is gone.  And the spiral of sexual degeneracy going down into the abyss?  Possibly the entire Mississippi river will soon be toxic.  And what if it gets into the Gulf of Mexico?

The last days of Rome comes to mind.

Chaos is coming.  Though there are glimmers of hope, here and there:

Surfer Bethany Hamilton Says She Won’t Compete Against Biological Men (dailysignal.com)

 

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‘Surrendering to the mob’: Mark Steyn ‘driven out’ of GB News

 

 

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Palate cleansers:

 

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Please check out my MEME collection.  Here’s the last one.

 

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The government wants us to bow down to its dictates. It wants us to buy into the fantasy that we are living the dream, when in fact, we are trapped in an endless nightmare of servitude and oppression.

Indeed, with every passing day, life in the American Police State increasingly resembles life in the dystopian television series The Prisoner.

First broadcast 55 years ago in the U.S., The Prisoner—described as “James Bond meets George Orwell filtered through Franz Kafka”—confronted societal themes that are still relevant today: the rise of a police state, the loss of freedom, round-the-clock surveillance, the corruption of government, totalitarianism, weaponization, group think, mass marketing, and the tendency of human beings to meekly accept their lot in life as prisoners in a prison of their own making.

Perhaps the best visual debate ever on individuality and freedom, The Prisoner centers around a British secret agent who abruptly resigns only to find himself imprisoned in a virtual prison disguised as a seaside paradise with parks and green fields, recreational activities and even a butler.

While luxurious, the Village’s inhabitants have no true freedom. They cannot leave the Village. They are under constant surveillance, all of their movements tracked by militarized drones, and stripped of their individuality so that they are identified only by numbers.

“I am not a number. I am a free man,” is the mantra chanted in each episode of The Prisoner, which was largely written and directed by Patrick McGoohan, who also played the title role of Number Six, the imprisoned government agent.

Throughout the series, Number Six is subjected to interrogation tactics, torture, hallucinogenic drugs, identity theft, mind control, dream manipulation, and various forms of social indoctrination and physical coercion in order to “persuade” him to comply, give up, give in and subjugate himself to the will of the powers-that-be.

Number Six refuses to comply.

In every episode, Number Six resists the Village’s indoctrination methods, struggles to maintain his own identity, and attempts to escape his captors. “I will not make any deals with you,” he pointedly remarks to Number Two, the Village administrator, a.k.a. prison warden. “I’ve resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.”

Yet no matter how far Number Six manages to get in his efforts to escape, it’s never far enough.

Watched by surveillance cameras and other devices, Number Six’s attempts to escape are continuously thwarted by ominous white balloon-like spheres known as “rovers.”

Still, he refuses to give up.

“Unlike me,” he says to his fellow prisoners, “many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages.”

Number Six’s escapes become a surreal exercise in futility, each episode an unfunny, unsettling Groundhog’s Day that builds to the same frustrating denouement: there is no escape.

As journalist Scott Thill concludes for Wired, “Rebellion always comes at a price. During the acclaimed run of The Prisoner, Number Six is tortured, battered, and even body-snatched: In the episode ‘Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling,’ his mind is transplanted to another man’s body. Number Six repeatedly escapes The Village only to be returned to it in the end, trapped like an animal, overcome by a restless energy he cannot expend, and betrayed by nearly everyone around him.”

The series is a chilling lesson about how difficult it is to gain one’s freedom in a society in which prison walls are disguised within the seemingly benevolent trappings of technological and scientific progress, national security and the need to guard against terrorists, pandemics, civil unrest, etc.

As Thill noted, “The Prisoner was an allegory of the individual, aiming to find peace and freedom in a dystopia masquerading as a utopia.”

The Prisoner’s Village is also an apt allegory for the American Police State, which is rapidly transitioning into a full-fledged Surveillance State: it gives the illusion of freedom while functioning all the while like a prison: controlled, watchful, inflexible, punitive, deadly and inescapable.

The American Surveillance State, much like The Prisoner’s Village, is a metaphorical panopticon, a circular prison in which the inmates are monitored by a single watchman situated in a central tower. Because the inmates cannot see the watchman, they are unable to tell whether or not they are being watched at any given time and must proceed under the assumption that they are always being watched.

Eighteenth century social theorist Jeremy Bentham envisioned the panopticon prison to be a cheaper and more effective means of “obtaining power of mind over mind, in a quantity hitherto without example.”

Bentham’s panopticon, in which the prisoners are used as a source of cheap, menial labor, has become a model for the modern surveillance state in which the populace is constantly being watched, controlled, and managed by the powers that be while funding its existence.

Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide: this is the mantra of the architects of the Surveillance State and their corporate collaborators.

Government eyes are watching you.

They see your every move: what you read, how much you spend, where you go, with whom you interact, when you wake up in the morning, what you’re watching on television and reading on the internet.

Every move you make is being monitored, mined for data, crunched, and tabulated in order to amass a profile of who you are, what makes you tick, and how best to control you when and if it becomes necessary to bring you in line.

When the government sees all and knows all and has an abundance of laws to render even the most seemingly upstanding citizen a criminal and lawbreaker, then the old adage that you’ve got nothing to worry about if you’ve got nothing to hide no longer applies.

Apart from the obvious dangers posed by a government that feels justified and empowered to spy on its people and use its ever-expanding arsenal of weapons and technology to monitor and control them, we’re approaching a time in which we will be forced to choose between bowing down in obedience to the dictates of the government—i.e., the law, or whatever a government official deems the law to be—and maintaining our individuality, integrity and independence.

When people talk about privacy, they mistakenly assume it protects only that which is hidden behind a wall or under one’s clothing. The courts have fostered this misunderstanding with their constantly shifting delineation of what constitutes an “expectation of privacy.” And technology has furthered muddied the waters.

However, privacy is so much more than what you do or say behind locked doors. It is a way of living one’s life firm in the belief that you are the master of your life, and barring any immediate danger to another person (which is far different from the carefully crafted threats to national security the government uses to justify its actions), it’s no one’s business what you read, what you say, where you go, whom you spend your time with, and how you spend your money.

Unfortunately, George Orwell’s 1984—where “you had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized”—has now become our reality.

We now find ourselves in the unenviable position of being monitored, managed, corralled and controlled by technologies that answer to government and corporate rulers.

Consider that on any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears.

A byproduct of this new age in which we live, whether you’re walking through a store, driving your car, checking email, or talking to friends and family on the phone, you can be sure that some government agency is listening in and tracking your behavior.

This doesn’t even begin to touch on the corporate trackers that monitor your purchases, web browsing, Facebook posts and other activities taking place in the cyber sphere.

Stingray devices mounted on police cars to warrantlessly track cell phones, Doppler radar devices that can detect human breathing and movement within in a home, license plate readers that can record up to 1800 license plates per minute, sidewalk and “public space” cameras coupled with facial recognition and behavior-sensing technology that lay the groundwork for police “pre-crime” programs, police body cameras that turn police officers into roving surveillance cameras, the internet of things: all of these technologies (and more) add up to a society in which there’s little room for indiscretions, imperfections, or acts of independence—especially not when the government can listen in on your phone calls, read your emails, monitor your driving habits, track your movements, scrutinize your purchases and peer through the walls of your home.

As French philosopher Michel Foucault concluded in his 1975 book Discipline and Punish, “Visibility is a trap.”

This is the electronic concentration camp—the panopticon prison—the Village—in which we are now caged.

It is a prison from which there will be no escape. Certainly not if the government and its corporate allies have anything to say about it.

As Glenn Greenwald notes:

“The way things are supposed to work is that we’re supposed to know virtually everything about what [government officials] do: that’s why they’re called public servants. They’re supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that’s why we’re called private individuals. This dynamic – the hallmark of a healthy and free society – has been radically reversed. Now, they know everything about what we do, and are constantly building systems to know more. Meanwhile, we know less and less about what they do, as they build walls of secrecy behind which they function. That’s the imbalance that needs to come to an end. No democracy can be healthy and functional if the most consequential acts of those who wield political power are completely unknown to those to whom they are supposed to be accountable.”

None of this will change, no matter which party controls Congress or the White House, because despite all of the work being done to help us buy into the fantasy that things will change if we just elect the right candidate, we’ll still be prisoners of the Village.

So how do you escape? For starters, resist the urge to conform to a group mind and the tyranny of mob-think as controlled by the Deep State.

Think for yourself. Be an individual.

As McGoohan commented in 1968, “At this moment individuals are being drained of their personalities and being brainwashed into slaves… As long as people feel something, that’s the great thing. It’s when they are walking around not thinking and not feeling, that’s tough. When you get a mob like that, you can turn them into the sort of gang that Hitler had.”

You want to be free? Remove the blindfold that blinds you to the Deep State’s con game, stop doping yourself with government propaganda, and break free of the political chokehold that has got you marching in lockstep with tyrants and dictators.

As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and in its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, until you come to terms with the fact that the government is the problem (no matter which party dominates), you’ll never stop being prisoners.

 

 

 

John Whitehead | The Tenth Amendment Center

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One of the features of authoritarian countries and authoritarians is generating false history … to make the authoritarians look good and/or make the enemies of the authoritarians look bad. Recall the famous “we have always been at war with Eastasia” from Orwell’s 1984. Well … true to his authoritarian nature … Sun-King Sununu … is brazenly lying about his “handling” of COVID.

Lockdowns? … What lockdowns? … I NEVER locked anyone or anything down. This is such a brazen lie that even Sun-King’s publicist Mikey Graham finds it unpalatable:

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The gatekeepers have created an ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for the unvaccinated. It’s Z28.310. You’ve probably heard. It is making the rounds on all the center-right media while we’ve already owned it and launched GrokGear.

You may have seen it pop up on the site over the last day or so. We believe you should be proud to be pro-choice when it comes to experimental pharmaceutical products.

So wear it!

Z28.310 -that’s right, my blood is not tainted with that junk. Not that most folks will know what it means, and yes if you wear it someone will ask. But that’s not the whole story.

There is also an ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for anyone who is under-vaccinated. They call it partially vaccinated. You got one jab or perhaps two, maybe even one booster, but you’ve been denying the efficacy or need for boosters since. You did not get them all. That makes you a vaccine denier, too, and they want to track that as well. Your code is Z28.311.

I don’t have any gear for Z28.311 yet, but if you are interested, I can make that available. It’ll take me about five minutes to make it happen. We can also add Z28.310 to other items and different colored hats or shirts if it appeals to your sense of snark and your wallet.

[For the record, I think the black on white or white on black makes the best statement.]

If some prog stooge asks, tell them it’s a Bible verse or a line of code you learned after Biden told you to learn to code. Or, tell them the truth. It’s “unvaccinated” pride. Maybe we’ll get a month. Maybe we should just pick one.

Yes, I’ve received all sorts of vaccines, but I didn’t need this one. Howz’ the myocardia, by the way? Can I get you anything? A cardiologist?  A lawyer? The contact info for the nearest Democrat member of congress?

Get a hat, shirt, or mug because it is good to have options, like the one where you felt like you didn’t need the emergency use pharmaceutical, which – as it turns out, you didn’t need, doesn’t work, and is proven dangerous.

It’s killed more kids in New Hampshire than COVID, and that’s a fact.

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Who were Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s clients? That’s what everyone wants to know. Soon the whole list will be revealed, but the internet is buzzing about it already.

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While the list hasn’t been revealed, flight records from Epstein’s plane, the Lolita Express, and photo evidence point to some names:

1. Prince Andrew
2. Bill Clinton
3. Chris Tucker
4. Kevin Spacey
5. Bill Gates
6. Alan Dershowitz

The internet also links Donald Trump because he attended a party with Epstein and was photographed. In my opinion, if one rich guy takes a photo with another rich guy, that doesn’t mean that there is any wrongdoing.

Yet, flight records to a private island would indicate a problem.

Gislaine Maxwell also has a link to New Hampshire. From grazingthesurface.com, you will find that Bill Shaheen was her lawyer.

Why was Jeanne Shaheen’s husband defending a notorious sex offender, and why was Gislaine Maxwell discovered hiding in New Hampshire?

 

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If you are looking for a comprehensive list of slurs for white people, Auburn University just did you a solid. “…[S]tudents recently circulated a seven-page document that compiled a list of over 250 racial slurs toward White people.”

 

The document was sent in a GroupMe chat called “AU Student Connect,” used by students at Auburn University.   

Screenshots of the group chat obtained by Campus Reform showed students using the document, titled “Creaker Names,” to ridicule and mock White people by highlighting insults from the list.

“Milk Monkies gone always make me laugh,” a student said.

“My favorite is the vanilla villager,” said another.

One student suggested using the names “on command” if provoked.

 

The list was not circulated by the AU Black Student Union, by the way, so if you see that out there in the wide webby world, it’s not correct (and probably racist). As for the content, I’m not sure which ones I like best. Bleach Demons sounds like an alternative rock band. Cheese skins could be Packers fans. I like no-purpose flour and mayosapiens (who doesn’t like mayonnaise?). Palm-coloured Patricks has a nice cadence, but rice rascals? That sounds anti-Asian, not anti-caucasian.

Anyway, I’m not the least bit offended or triggered or any of that. In fact, for the good of human history, and in case someone gets #woke and has the list pulled down, I have copied it below. Free speech and all that.

Let us know if you identify with any of these terms [language warning] or have any favorites and a reminder. I suppose you could let us know if you are offended, but no racial slurs, please, with the understanding that nothing on this list offends me. More than a few don’t even make sense. There are also words in these “phrases” that will get auto-flagged for moderation, and the comment will not publish.

Maybe stay away from those, too.

 

Mermaids maniacs
Plantation barbies
vanilla vulture
rice rascals
milk cricket
People of colonial complexion
cheese skins
bleach demons
flour monster
discharge doggie
saltine cracker
sour cream salamanders
cave dweller
cracker
mutations
yeast maggots
snow pigs
milky munchers
yeast yeti
no purpose flour
iphone on light mode
iron golem
plaster people
dandruff flake
salt shaker
chalk child
toilet paper roll
sour milk
snow possum
palm coloured ones
sour milk
blue cheese demon
lice lieutenant
coke rabbits
dust mites
snow roaches
Christopher Columbus stans (idk if this was added)
plaster demons
oreo filling
chalk dust
unedited google document
unseasoned chicken
colonizer
pale lice
cotton ball
unedited google doc
albino ape
unseasoned urchins
flour bags
pasty parrots
failed abortions
semen skinned
mayosapiens
dandruff dalmations
Powder patch kids
Mayo militia
Styrofoam
Vanilla Gorilla
Spiceless girls(LMAOOO)
string cheese
ranch raccoon
Mayo Mutations
the uncolored
Gmo people
Aliens
the bright people
pale sailors
clear folk
snow geckos
dandruff dalmations
Soggy Toilet paper sheets
Cocaine Chameleons
rice krispies
Mayo monkeys
Plain paper
The Cold Ones
porridge
Cumstains
Sour Cream Citizen
light mode leeches
Klu Klux Karen
Green gremlins
Bleach demons
Snow blenders
Walking corpse
mayo packets
Yeast infection
Sugar sardines
Dandruff demons
Nut keepers
elbow crust
dried cum
white blood cell
Mashed potatoes
Marshmallow minions
Yeast demons
dandruff paper
cracka jacks
neanderthal monkey
Copy and paste
Skin stealers
Unoriginal
mockery of humanity
what happened to the original plot of the movie people
lacking of melanin
non pigment
pigment losing creatures
diseased neanderthals
unclothed beasts
white enough to sunburn
wispy clouds
deformed dna
mistakes
mutated beings
lice crawlers
chalk(I love this)
walking ranch
shaved monkeys
default color (omg)
pale faced
drywall
plaster people
walking napkins
mutated vermin
translucent people
shaved rats
mole rats
albino pigs
albino monkey
albino rats
diseased albino monster
not meant to exist
white “people” was just god experimenting
rally of unshaved beasts
decomposing form of humanity
manifest destiny
delusional lice
bobble head white
ashy but you can’t see it
don’t know how to bathe properly
stinky smelly white roaches
cracker monster
ghost walker
monstrous like beings
walking snowflakes
ice walkers
colonizing vultures
white meat
years worth of dirt caked up that you can’t see
untamed beasts
blank paper
invasive species
weeds
air
thin lipped monkeys
saggy white beasts
don’t bathe with a rag
dirty ears
lice invaders
dandruff shakers
sun like monsters
pale freaks
book walking monsters
white blood suckers
albino mosquito
errors
bald by the age of 25
colonizer genes
cop supporters
unreadable chromosomes
producs of incest
Mayor monkeys
all purpose granulated sugar Pillsbury doughboy
salt shaker
papier-mâché people
white paper towels
ice
Betty Crocker
winter wallabies e
freezer burn
blizzard
paper straws
powdered sugar
crest 3-D whitening strips
pillow people
parchment paper
wax figures
popcorn ceiling
micro organism
polar bears l
cream filling
reverse steve
cousin lovers
Mayor monkeys
all purpose granulated sugar Pillsbury doughboy
salt shaker
papier-mâché people
white paper towels
ice
Betty Crocker
winter wallabies
freezer burn
blizzard
paper straws
powdered sugar
crest 3-D whitening strips
pillow people
parchment paper
wax figures
popcorn ceiling
micro organism
polar bears l
cream filling
reverse steve
Culture vultures
Crack substances
Contaminated paper
Corn starch
Go Snow blasted
Ghost Thugs
Cotton I wouldn’t pick
Racist rascals
anthropomorphic hairless cats
Elon Musty
99p vanilla soft serve
ranch raccoons
marshmallow minions
2 week old greek yogurt
goat milk
unwhipped cream
vanilla villains
uncleaned chalkboards
q-tip
grandma’s pubes
fresh tampon
skeletor
frosty the snowman
Glue bottles
Lightbulbs
People of no colour
Cornstarch Corinthians
Bleach flamingos
Ranch rangersCotton pads
Sundown sister
Sun Screen Lotion
Pink Africans
Milk crickets
Elbow Ash
Christopher Columbus stans
Pink African
IPhone light mode
Unflavored Monkey
Vanilla Beast
Coconut Comrade
Frosted Fairies
Home Depot white paint
Albino Lizard
Styrofoam cup
Unedited google doc
Chalk rangers
Cum cookie
Transparent PNG file
Night Lights
Milk cricket
Whitening Toothpaste
Powdered Donut(s)
White Cheddar Popcorn
Lice Leader(s)
Cum Crystal(s)
Chalk Crab(s)
Columbus cadet
Magic Mayo ppl
ready salted crisps without the mf salt
Cream Cheese Confederates
Bleach Foaming spray
Mystery Airhead
Conquistador
Pasta parasites
Bleach bandit
teabag trespassers
Clammy Klanny
Palm-coloured Patricks
Vanilla Villians

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The Biden Administration is using the power of the mainstream media to hoodwink the unknowing public. Some people get their news only from MSM, just as some who only watch or listen to FOX. The MSM crowd is getting precisely what the President and staff want them to hear.

This is extremely dangerous when an administration is challenged to speak the truth. Whether it is the specifics about the recent balloons blown out of the air by our Air Force jets or the parameters, we look at today. Let’s dig into the numbers.

Gas Prices. Biden inherited a healthy and thriving energy situation in 2021. We were no longer buying petroleum products from some of our most radical countries. For the first time in our history, we were a net exporter of energy products. That status was short-lived, for on day one of Joe Biden’s term, he declared war on petroleum. He killed the keystone pipeline and reversed any pro-petroleum action put in place by Donald Trump. Gas and home heating products skyrocketed in cost, and we returned to the days of dealing with OPEC, negotiating with rogue countries like Iran and Venezuela, and putting Europe into the horrific situation of buying liquid natural gas from Russia when they could no longer buy it from America.

In 2020, gas was $2.26 a gallon and quickly shot to $5.00 in less than one year under Biden’s policies. Now that they have fallen to $3.30, Biden claims he is saving Americans hundreds of dollars yearly. No, Joe, you are still costing us hundreds more than the value cost under Trump. Surprise, Biden caught in a lie.

Inflation. This parameter is similar to petroleum. Biden claims he is saving Americans money because inflation is down to 6% when it was as high as 9%. He claims he inherited an economy in shambles which is, hold it, another lie. He claims he has created 13,000,000 jobs. In 2021, we were recovering from the malaise of the COVID Pandemic, people were returning to work, and inflation was at a paltry 2.4% and the thirteen million Americans who lost their jobs during COVID were back to work. You will not hear this side of the story on CNN or MSNBC. 

The Consumer Price Index for January was announced today and rose .5% to 6.4%. This report puts a hole in Biden’s claim that the economy is healthy and heading in the right direction. We may still be heading toward a recession. Surprise, Biden caught in a lie.

The Border is Secure. Last month, Biden announced a new plan to control illegal immigration by limiting illegals seeking asylum from certain Latin American countries. Since the number of people from these countries has dropped significantly, Biden is touting the success of his new plan. Joe, the number of illegal crossings at our Southern Border continues to set new monthly records. And now the Northern Border is hemorrhaging because any available agents have been sent to the Southern Border, not to guard it but to process illegals into the country.

The problems continue to grow, and as Biden’s credibility races to zero, we are left in the dark. Thanks, Joe. You have redefined transparent.

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We old folks must remember the wonderful children’s show known as the Howdy Doody Show (HDS). It was classical comedic children’s entertainment.  I had not thought about it for years until State of the Union 2 the other night. Here’s why!

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The arrival of the Peanut Gallery is always delightfully amusing. The elected Senators and Representatives behave like spoiled children. They jockey for position as though that proves how powerful they are rather than how juvenile. They quarrel with each other. I thought Romney’s assault on Santos was a classic example of “the pot calling the kettle black.”

Then Buffalo Bob announces the star of the show: Ladies and Gentlemen: Phineas T. Bluster, aka Beijing Joe Biden.   BLUSTER BIDEN proceeds down the aisle, greeting the squealing juvenile Peanut Gallery, and ascends to the podium to be greeted by Clarabell Kamala. Remember, these are puppets and clowns, and someone is pulling their strings: Soros, Obama, and Rice. Even Howdy Dowdy appears.   His name is John Kirby, another White House apologist.

Bluster Biden proceeds right to his work. Putting a finger aside of his nose, Bluster mumbles and flub-a-dubs into the lies that must be told:

 

1. The Chinese brazenly fly spy balloons across the US and over military installations.
2. 5,000,000 illegal aliens have invaded the US since Mr. Bluster, and his puppet masters were inaugurated.
3. Fentanyl, made in China and shipped across Mexico, has murdered thousands of our children and young adults.
4. Inflation skyrocketed.  Think about the price of eggs and gas.
5. Bluster weaponized the Taliban and gave China Bagram AFB intact.

 

I yearn for ‘times of yore” when HDS was fun entertainment for “us kids” rather than a parody of delusional politicians that have brought us to the Eve of Destruction.

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The left likes to milk tragedy because they can use it to advance their agenda, even when the crime results from their agenda. Take Anthony McRae. He killed three and wounded five others on the Michigan State University Campus before killing himself.

Like most universities in the United States, MSU is run by hoplophobes. It is a gun-free zone—a soft target. No one is supposed to be armed on campus except criminals. And so it goes. Anthony McRae (no middle name?) shot a total of eight students in two separate buildings on campus, killing three (with the others in critical condition). The local police have no motive, but they have a history with McRae.

 

Anthony McRae was arrested in Lansing and charged in June 2019 with carrying a concealed pistol without a concealed carry permit, according to Ingham County court records obtained Tuesday by The Detroit News. The initial charge was a felony that carried a potential penalty of five years in prison, according to the records.

At about 3 a.m. June 7, 2019, an officer encountered Anthony McRae in Lansing where the officer asked him if he had any weapons on him. McRae acknowledged he had a gun but he didn’t have a concealed weapons permit, according to court records. McRae also had a magazine in his right breast pocket, according to the court records.

 

Legal Insurrection reports that a soft-on-crime Soros-backed District Attorney named Carol Siemon’s office, “In October 2019, … added a second charge against McRae: possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, a misdemeanor.”

McRae pleaded guilty to the lesser charge and was released, but According to Fox3 News, when McRae was arrested in 2019, he wasn’t in a vehicle.

 

In June 2019, Anthony McRae was stopped by Lansing police while smoking on the back steps of a building. During the encounter, officers found a Ruger LCP .380 semi-automatic pistol in his pants pocket, and he was subsequently charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a loaded firearm.

 

It looks like the District Attorney added a misdemeanor charge for McRae to plead guilty so he would not have to go to court on the felony or risk time in prison. Three and half years later, the same guy shoots up a college campus before killing himself.

I will say that the concealed carry law under which he was arrested is a problem, but here’s the thing about the law. It’s the law, and Carol Siemon’s office didn’t come up with a misdemeanor charge of which he could not possibly be found guilty had he not pleaded guilty because they were protecting McRae’s natural right to self-defense.

They wanted him to walk, which hasn’t turned out well for them, and while there is mention of a previous gun-related arrest in the reporting, there is very little focus on that aspect of the history. A faked charge by a Liberal DA allowed the shooter to avoid jail time.

The other issue appears to be that McRae fell apart after his mom passed away in 2020, in the middle of COVID and lockdowns. She died from a stroke (pre-vaccine, so that wasn’t it), but was there a funeral, and was he allowed to attend? Unknown. But it wrecked him.

 

[Michael McRae, Anthony’s father] explained that Anthony McRae’s behavior changed dramatically after his mother’s passing, and he no longer cared about anything. Michael, who had been married to Linda for 45 years, attempted to encourage his son to seek counseling, apply for jobs, and attend church with him.

He offered to help him if he needed it, but Anthony refused his father’s assistance and assured him that he was fine.

 

Neighbors also reported that he would fire his gun out the backdoor of his home. So, neither Anthony nor his issues were unknown to the police, and now, many people know his name because his victims were not just prevented from protecting themselves. They were probably brainwashed into thinking being helpless was safer.

 

 

 

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There’s an old Yiddish proverb that my late mother would cite on occasion:

Don’t Open Your Mouth to the Devil.

Whether you call it jinxing yourself, or tempting fate, or whatever, the message is clear – to not boast or brag overly.  So, in a movie line, character Ian Malcolm (actor: Jeff Goldblum) is famous for this line, among others of course, and it’s a short clip which I’ve incorporated into several essays:

 

Jurassic Park – Boy, do I hate being right all the time.

 

 

From January 2022:

The Next Pandemic – Granite Grok

 

AND NOW?

Am I opening my mouth to the Devil by claiming to be right… again?

 

Let’s hope it doesn’t come here

 

 

We have a Marburg outbreak that is causing people all sorts of concern.  Not a crisis, but… fits rather well with my predictive observations & data collection from just over a year ago.

 

 

IMHO we got lucky in 2021.  And lookie here.  A vaccine for Marburg undergoing trials with some successes:

 

 

More on that:

They’re Readying a Vaccine for a Marburg Virus Pandemic (independentsentinel.com)

And doubtless, if it breaks out, to be released globally under an Emergency Use Authorization.  Doubtless also an mRNA thing.  The crisis being discussed here:

WHO to hold emergency meeting on E.Guinea Marburg outbreak – Insider Paper

They’ll push mRNA into you.  One way or another.  The fear porn campaign is doubtless being planned.  And I very much believe it’s going to come down to return shots.

 

 

I fear I’m right on the avalanche-in-general starting for real as well.

The Avalanche Has Already Started… – Granite Grok

Understand – I want to be wrong on this.  I really do.  But we’re seeing converging downturns.  And things will fall apart.

Things Fall Apart… With A New Cartoon “Getting Ready for the Spicy” – Granite Grok

Things Fall Apart 2 – Granite Grok

 

I WANT TO BE WRONG

There’s a scene in the book Red Storm Rising when one of the main characters is on the deck of an aircraft carrier, staring at the stars as WWIII is about to kick off, and an enlisted sailor asks “When’s it gonna start, sir”?  The one word answer?  “Soon”.

I want to be wrong here.  I desperately want to be wrong here.  But I look at my track record, I look at things happening around the world all leading to chaos, starvation, and mass death, and think…

Soon.

Hashem, let me wrong on this.

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In February 2020, NIH director Anthony Fauci was privately asked in an email by former Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell what he advised regarding mask use.

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He replied, “Masks are really for infected people to prevent them from spreading the infection to people who are not infected rather than protecting uninfected people from acquiring infection. The typical mask you buy in the drugstore is not really effective in keeping out viruses, which are small enough to pass through the material. It might, however, provide some slight benefit in keeping out gross droplets if someone coughs or sneezes on you. I do not recommend that you wear a mask….”

A month later, he went on 60 minutes and repeated the same advice stating, “there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask,” noting they should be used only for sick people as source control.

“When you’re in the middle of an outbreak, wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better, and it might even block a droplet, but it’s not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is,” said Fauci.

Of course, we all know his position on universal masking did a complete 180 just weeks later. By late May-June of 2020, mask mandates were sweeping the nation.   My first reaction was to be highly skeptical. It was clear from the outset that liberals constituted most of the public outcry for universal masking. So, I spent hours finding and reading as many relevant studies as I could put my hands on. There were quite a few spanning decades from around the world that had looked at various types of masks as an intervention versus other respiratory viruses, mainly the seasonal flu. None of them made a solid case for masks. Then came a trove of hastily constructed studies in the summer of 2020. Follow the science! The activists cried, pointing at these biased excuses for research. And they came just in time to ensure our kids would be masked in the fall.

What came out on January 30th should settle the debate. The Cochrane Library from the U.K. has been called the “gold standard” in data-driven medical research. They published an update to a meta-study that encompassed 78 relevant studies from around the world concluding that masks, including N95s, made no difference in COVID transmission rates for the wearer or those in proximity. “The pooled results of RCTs did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks. There were no clear differences between the use of medical/surgical masks compared with N95/P2 respirators in healthcare workers when used in routine care.”

Where this gets really interesting is when you look at what the lead author had to say in an interview that came out a few days later. Maryanne Demasi conducted the interview with Tom Jefferson of Oxford University and published it on Substack. Demasi made it clear that the research and conclusions that were just released were essentially available in the summer of 2020 “when all the craziness began when academics and politicians started jumping up and down about masks.” He went on to say, “We call them “strident campaigners.” They are activists, not scientists.” referring to the wide array of self-proclaimed experts that couldn’t live with personal choice and insisted on mandates.

When asked about Fauci’s rapid change of position, Jefferson said, “Governments had bad advisors from the very beginning…  They were convinced by non-randomized studies, flawed observational studies. A lot of it had to do with appearing as if they were “doing something.”

In early 2020, when the pandemic was ramping up, we had just updated our Cochrane review ready to publish…but Cochrane held it up for 7 months before it was finally published in November 2020.

Those 7 months were crucial. During that time, it was when policy about masks was being formed. Our review was important, and it should have been out there.”

He added that “Cochrane decided it needed an “extra” peer-review. And then they forced us to insert unnecessary text phrases in the review like “this review doesn’t contain any covid-19 trials,” when it was obvious to anyone reading the study that the cut-off date was January 2020.

Demasi asked, “Do you think Cochrane intentionally delayed that 2020 review?” and Jefferson replied, “During those 7 months, other researchers at Cochrane produced some unacceptable pieces of work, using unacceptable studies, that gave the ‘right answer.'”

And so, “the science” was delayed and then diluted to avoid conflicting with the mask narrative and ensuing mandates. What came out just recently wasn’t just the truth about masks. It was the information we needed in the summer of 2020 to prevent two years of mask wars in public places. It was the truth we needed to prevent the social and emotional damage to children that happened in our schools.

So, the debate is finally over. Masks don’t work to prevent the spread of Covid. Not for the wearer and not for those in proximity. The would-be altruists have been exposed as unscientific bullies.

The sad thing is that it’s not clear they will ever face the truth because this story has been ignored by most of the mainstream media. Shocking.

 

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Like most drivers, you probably only think about vehicle maintenance when something goes wrong. That’s a mistake. 

By implementing a monthly routine for preventive maintenance, you can avoid costly repairs and keep your car running smoothly all year long. Things like changing your antifreeze or checking your brake pads can go a long way.

So, what exactly is preventive maintenance? Preventive maintenance is simply a set of regular tasks to prevent potential problems. 

For example, changing your oil regularly is a form of preventive maintenance because it helps to prevent engine damage. Similarly, checking your tire pressure and tread regularly can help to prevent flats and blowouts.

Getting Started With Your Monthly Maintenance Checklist

Maintenance checks aren’t just for when you purchase a used car — regular maintenance checks are vital for your vehicle’s health. Of course, not all forms of preventive maintenance are so obvious.

That’s why it’s important to consult your owner’s manual for specific recommendations from the manufacturer. In general, however, there are some basic things you should do each month to keep your car running smoothly. Here’s a checklist:

#1 – Check Your Engine Oil Level and Quality

One of the most important maintenance tasks you can do for your car is to regularly check the engine oil level and quality. Engine oil helps to lubricate and cool the engine, and over time it can break down and become only partially effective.

Checking the oil level ensures enough oil in the system, while checking the quality helps identify any contaminants or degradation. To check the oil level, simply remove the dipstick and wipe it clean. Then reinsert the dipstick and pull it out again to check the level.

The oil should be between the minimum and maximum markings on the dipstick. To check the quality, simply inspect the dipstick (towards the end) with a light source behind it. Any contaminants will be visible as dark particles in the oil.

#2 – Check Your Coolant and Antifreeze Levels and Condition

It is important to keep an eye on your car’s coolant and antifreeze levels and condition. These fluids play a vital role in keeping your engine from overheating, and they need to be at the correct level to work properly.

You can check the level of your fluids by looking at the overflow tank under the hood of your car. If the level is low, add more fluid until it reaches the “full” line. You should also check the condition of your fluids regularly. 

If they look dirty or rusty, it’s time to flush them out and replace them with new fluid.

Keeping an eye on your coolant and antifreeze levels is a simple way to help keep your engine running smoothly. Check your owner’s manual for more information on checking their levels and condition.

#3 – Check Your Tires (Pressure, Tread Depth, and Overall Condition)

Checking your tires is an important part of routine car maintenance. You should check the pressure of all four tires at least once a month and more often if you notice that they are losing air. 

You can find the recommended tire pressure for your car in the owner’s manual or on a sticker inside the driver’s door. Use a tire gauge to check the pressure, and inflate or deflate the tires.

In addition to maintaining the correct pressure, you should also check the tread depth of your tires. Tires with shallow treads are more likely to lose traction on wet roads, so it’s important to replace them before they are worn down. 

Finally, take a close look at your tires for any signs of damage, such as cracks or bulges.

Remember, car insurance usually won’t cover a tire blowout if it’s caused by improper tire pressure, damage, or wear.

#4 – Inspect Your Brakes (Pads, Rotors, and Fluid Level)

Your brakes are one of your car’s most important safety features, so keeping them in good working order is important. The best way to do this is to inspect them regularly.

1. Start by checking the pads for wear. They’re probably still good if they’re more than 1/4 inch thick. If they’re thinner than that, they need to be replaced.
2. Check the rotors for cracks or uneven wear. If they’re damaged, they need to be replaced.
3. Check the fluid level and add more if necessary.

If you are inexperienced with a vehicle’s braking system, you can always bring your vehicle to an auto shop. 

Whichever route you choose to take in brake inspection, it is crucial to keep your brakes in good working order as it will help to ensure your safety on the road.

 

 

#5 – Check Your Battery (Electrolyte Level and Terminals)

You should be checking your battery at least once a year and more often if you live in an area with extreme temperatures. The electrolyte level in your battery should be checked to ensure that it is topped off.

The terminals should also be checked for corrosion. If any is present, it can be cleaned with a wire brush. Checking your battery regularly will help to extend its life and prevent problems down the road.

#6 – Inspect Your Belts and Hoses

Periodically, examine your belts and hoses. The belts in your engine are responsible for driving various components, and over time, they can become loose or even break. This can cause serious damage to your engine.

Similarly, the hoses in your vehicle carry vital fluids such as coolant and oil. These, too, can become worn or disconnected over time, resulting in leaks that can cause damage to your engine. 

By regularly inspecting your belts and hoses, you can catch any potential problems early on and avoid expensive repairs.

#7 – Clean and Lube Your Door and Trunk Hinges

Over time, door and trunk hinges can become dirty and covered in grime, making them more difficult to open and close. In addition, the metal hinges can become corroded, which can eventually cause them to break.

To keep your hinges in good working condition, it’s important to clean and lubricate them regularly. 

You can use a simple household cleaner to remove dirt and grime and then lubricate the hinges with WD-40 or another type of lubricant. By taking these simple steps, you can help to ensure that your door and trunk hinges stay in good shape for years to come.

A Professional Set of Eyes

Many people opt to have a professional change their oil or perform regular maintenance. 

Vehicle check-ups or an inspection by a trusted specialist can be important because they can help prevent larger, more costly problems down the road and are likely to provide a more in-depth vehicle analysis.

While the usefulness of mandated vehicle inspections is in question, a trained specialist will know what to look for and can provide you with peace of mind that your vehicle is in good condition.

Each visit should touch on most of the checklist above, including checking fluid levels, inspecting the brakes, and rotating the tires.

By following this simple monthly checklist, you can avoid costly repairs and keep your car running like new. So don’t wait until something goes wrong — start preventive maintenance today.

 

Luke Williams writes and researches for the auto insurance comparison site, 4AutoInsuranceQuote.com. His passions include best practices for insurance and helping everyday drivers take care of their vehicles.

 

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As promised in the last Monday Memes, I have an overflow. My meme cup runneth over.  Fairly certain about a Friday Overflow-Overflow.

Also, for those prepper-minded, my last two Survival Sundays:

Survival Sunday – PREP Edition – Granite Grok

Survival Sunday – SITREP Edition – Granite Grok

Now, let the mayhem, mockery, and ridicule resume:

 

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

 

A hat trick of past essays:

Reading the Tells & Survival (Part 1 of 2) – Liberty’s Torch (libertystorch.info)

Reading the Tells and Survival (Part 2 of 2) – Liberty’s Torch (libertystorch.info)

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Potassium Metathorinate – Granite Grok

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Ukraine-Russia: Look… SQUIRREL! – Granite Grok

 

Building off the meme seen at the top of Monday’s post:

 

 

And very much related:

 

 

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(Link to AZQUOTES per their policy.)

 

I am truly torn on the idea of mandatory service, whether military or otherwise.  For years I’ve been against it, because the heart of a volunteer is far, far stronger IMHO.  But at the same time, I can see the unifying effect of universal military service – or at least service of some kind.  E.g., Israel is famous for both men and women serving in the IDF, but there are national service alternatives too.  Together, these build a national sense of identity.

With the proviso that there be alternatives to pure military service, I think there is a compelling case for some kind of mandatory service.  The concept of Civilians vs. Citizens, a la Heinlein.

 

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Not a good sign.  When the rich, powerful, and connected go to ground – in this case, literally – you know “something’s” likely.

 

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More on this here:

The Empire Strikes…Back? – Liberty’s Torch (libertystorch.info) (italics replaced by underlining):

Viktor Orban is more concerned with the well-being of Hungary and Hungarians than he is with the Zelensky-led kleptocracy over Ukraine. He’s also fiercely protective of Hungary’s national culture and resolute in opposing its dilution through uncontrolled immigration. Great God in heaven, a national chief executive who puts his nation first! What has the world come to?

Will the Usurper / globalist alliance succeed in toppling Orban? That remains to be seen. Also, keep an eye on Italy. Giorgia Meloni is no favorite of the globalists either.

Orban, putting Hungary First, is a thorn in their side.  Just like Italy’s Meloni will be.  Just like Trump was.  Just like Putin is.

And a follow-up thought.  In this excellent, indeed seminal, essay in understanding the Left, comedian Evan Sayet captures the thinking of the Left very well (italics replaced by underlining):

What I discovered is that the Modern Liberal looks back on 50,000 years, 100,000 years of human civilization, and knows only one thing for sure: that none of the ideas that mankind has come up with–none of the religions, none of the philos­ophies, none of the ideologies, none of the forms of government–have succeeded in creating a world devoid of war, poverty, crime, and injustice. So they’re convinced that since all of these ideas of man have proved to be wrong, the real cause of war, pov­erty, crime, and injustice must be found–can only be found–in the attempt to be right.

If nobody ever thought they were right, what would we disagree about? If we didn’t disagree, surely we wouldn’t fight. If we didn’t fight, of course we wouldn’t go to war. Without war, there would be no poverty; without poverty, there would be no crime; without crime, there would be no injustice. It’s a utopian vision, and all that’s required to usher in this utopia is the rejection of all fact, reason, evi­dence, logic, truth, morality, and decency–all the tools that you and I use in our attempts to be better people, to make the world more right by trying to be right, by siding with right, by recognizing what is right and moving toward it.

So now, looking at what the Left is doing to nations, and implicitly to races, I can only infer they’ve taken this one step further: that they labor under the belief that the key to eliminating all strife is to eliminate the idea of being right… therefore, “logically”, the way to eliminate wars is to eliminate nations, and the key to eliminating racism is to eliminate races.

This is the utopian fantasist enemy we face.  But it goes deeper.  There’s a famous Stalin quote:

Death is the solution to all problems. No man – no problem.

No correctness, no problems.  No nations, no wars.  No races, no racism.  Funny – but also very frightening if you think about it – how they view all the world’s problems with solutions of outright elimination.  Now, of course, comes (cue ominous reverb) man-made climate change… so what’s their solution?

 

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Peyton Parrish – Draugr (Viking Old Norse) (Rise of Vikingr Album)

 

 

If you aren’t moved in your soul listening to this… the beat resonates in mine.

 

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The details of what all these shots are is not important (a little blurry here, actually).  But look at the numbers… frightening, and especially with influenza vaccines – never mind the Covid Jab – apparently being problematic per Saint Fausti himself.  (I’m amazed, searching for a link, at the cover that’s being given him.)

 

 

Now to be fair, we also have better diagnostics.  Still, concerning.

 

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Pick of the post:

 

 

I’ve related the below before.  I was convinced that after this open-mike slip:

 

Barack Obama in open microphone gaffe with Dmitry Medvedev

 

 

that Barackus was done.  DONE!  Stick a fork in him DONE!  I could not fathom how this would not arouse the ire of enough people that Barackus would be out in short order.  Yet, he won.  This was when I realized America, as I knew it, was over.  Yet, thanks to the over-the-top fraud in 2020, I actually take comfort – because now I know the extent to which the Left will use vote fraud.  Absent that fraud machine, I now believe Barackus did lose.  Which infers there are a lot more on our side than I’d thought then – and even then, that majority was overridden by the “most extensive voter fraud machine in history”.

Same in 2022.  IMHO the House should be at far more R than it is; I cannot fathom how the Senate didn’t flip as well… at least, not without massive cheating.  Even more massive considering the damage The Potato is doing.

But don’t worry!  We’ll get them in 2024, right?

 

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60,000 excess deaths, is that normal?

 

 

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Palate cleansers:

 

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Hey, I found my reserved spot!  And related:

 

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