Friday • April 11 • 2025
Vol.XVII • No.XV
Manchester, N.H.
Democrats everywhere have a list of things. Once elected, appointed, or hired into the bureaucracy, the job is to check the boxes even if they make no sense or contradict the stated policy goal. And none of them make any sense, and all of them contradict the advertised outcome.
The actual objective is always the opposite of the stated objective.
One example we’ve visited on these pages from time to time is so-called single-use plastics. The Left’s political theater is great fun, but their science is all backward, and this has come to a head in Canada, where the nation banned single-use plastics (bags, straws, etc.) at the end of 2022. Cities like Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are constantly looking for a way to do this locally, so we’ve covered the subject at length.
Up there in the Great White North, environmentalists who likely lobbied for the Canadian law are sounding an alarm we’ve rung for years. You can’t just replace single-use plastics with single-use paper. Why? A bigger carbon footprint: and single-use paper is worse for the environment. But there’s nowhere else to go.
Issues we’ve noted on these pages in the past include,
And,
Making paper and cardboard is almost certainly the third-largest industrial use of energy on the planet. By contrast, plastic is light, durable and its manufacture is generally not particularly energy-intensive – at least by comparison to paper.
Recycling itself has been called a bad idea that contradicts the stated goals.
It’s been documented and reported for close to two decades. Look it up. The energy wasted to clean recyclables before you ‘recycle them?’ The energy needed to recycle into a reusable form for glass, cardboard, paper, and metal is carbon intensive. Trucks, facilities, power, people, and process all consume more energy than just burying the stuff in the ground. Which is where it came from, if not in that form.
All that plastic pouring into the oceans in Asia is a product of the movement (and offshoring recycling) itself, whose virtue signal has led activists and policymakers to reach back into the past for a more energy intense, environmentally unfriendly alternative. Paper. But paper isn’t better for the environment.
Banning single-use plastic is a stupid idea, but it is one of those checkboxes I mentioned. Environmental science doesn’t matter. Nor does the cost. A mad, broad move to paper will not just make the packaging cost more (and the stuff in it), it will impact the timber market and everything that relies on it, passed down to consumers. The economics will force you to have and do less, and that’s where Canada is headed.
We could thank them for the lesson, but Libs don’t learn lessons like that because the actual objective is always the opposite of the stated objective. If you need another example, take an honest look at wind, solar, EVs, and net zero.
Exit Question: Shouldn’t these new containers bear a warning label”? “This product created more CO2 to make than plastic, will require more CO2 to recycle than plastic, and will release significant amounts of methane if composted or placed in the waste stream.”
HT | CTV News
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On March 24, 1984, my Marine Corps infantry company took off on a night training mission in South Korea. Tragically, the CH-53 helicopter behind mine lost altitude and slammed into a mountaintop. Thirty-three Marines died. Memories endure of helping carry bodies down that mountain.
At a memorial service, our battalion commander spoke to the tragedy and said the many lost lives had special meaning. “They died for their country,” said LtCol Jack Kelly.
They also died for South Korea—casualties in a conflict first precipitated by North Korean Communist aggression in 1950. Thirty-six thousand Americans were killed there from 1950-53. In southeast Asia over 58,000 Americans died countering similar Communist aggression. Their names are engraved on a shiny black granite memorial in Washington D.C.
But the American death toll in these Asian conflicts pales next to the millions of civilian victims of Communism. We should never forget the Cambodian genocide or the Vietnamese boat people. Imagine facing a Communist regime so horrific that you’d take your chances on the high seas with storms, sharks, and pirates on flimsy crafts just to probably die and drown on your own terms.
And estimates of the number of victims of the Communist Chinese revolution range from 40-70 million souls—lost not only in battle but to starvation, persecution, prison labor, and mass execution. (All this before they gave us the COVID virus.)
According to researcher R.J. Rummel, an incomprehensible 62 million civilians were murdered by Communist authorities in the former Soviet Union between 1917 and 1987. Four million Ukrainians were purposely starved to death just from 1932-33.
Communism is a political and economic ideology that positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism. Atheist and ostensibly classless, it calls for state ownership of means of production and generally forbids ownership of private property.
Inspired by the writings of Karl Marx, Communism has long had an intellectual appeal to leftist statists, an attraction at odds with the reality that Communism doesn’t work (except for party leaders) and can’t be maintained without a vast police state with little individual freedom.
Although the Soviet empire finally imploded in 1991, proponents of its deadly Marxist dogma still survive on college campuses and in leftist enclaves like Concord. And ponder that current Russian dictator Vladimir Putin once headed the KGB—the Soviet secret police.
Communism is the mortal enemy of western liberal democracy, where freedom and wealth creation create such a stark contrast with Marxist failures. Consider Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, et al.
Indeed, Communist China today represents an existential threat to American interests, values, and way of life.
So why does Concord now have a new historical marker—a plaque—honoring the memory of a felonious local traitor?
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was an avowed Communist who spent time in prison after being convicted of advocating for the overthrow of our American government. She died in 1964, in Moscow, of all places, where she was given a state funeral in Red Square by sworn American enemies. “Progressives” who railed against statues of Robert E Lee—and even some of our founders—are in high dudgeon as they sing the praises of Flynn. Just let that sink in.
Pressed by these misguided leftist activists, local decision-makers are guilty of a colossal misjudgment vis-à-vis the marker. So now what?
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The contest was about to start, and the two coin bank prizes were on display. One coin bank was the coolest ever. It was a mechanical Rooster that when presented with a coin, would reach down with its beak, pick up the coin and deposit it into a nest-like bank.
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The other coin bank prize was an ugly pink ceramic piggy bank. Excitement was in the air. Which team would win the Rooster coin bank and use it for the whole school year?
The 1964 Long Island first-grade class was divided into boys and girls {back then, this was not an issue}, and each team chose a champion. The little boy won, and as his team cheered, he went to claim the prize. When the teacher offered the little boy the coveted rooster coin bank, he shook his head. As his team stared in disbelief, he chose the ugly pink piggy bank. It turns out the boys in the class just assumed their champion would represent them, and now they were stuck with the ugly pink piggybank booby prize.
In 2016 Chris Sununu, with the help of his family name and reputation, won a tight Republican primary and the governorship. With a Sununu in the corner office, New Hampshire Republicans breathed easier. After all, his brother and father had been solid Republicans. Pro-life, anti-tax, and always practiced Reagan’s first commandment of (say no ill about another Republican). The young Sununu seemed to be following suit. There was some background noise that he was pro-choice, but Sununu kept a low profile on the issue. In 2018 he won a close reelection contest, and without his vetoes over a majority NH Democrat House and Senate, New Hampshire would have become Massachusetts.
Then things changed, and an entitled arrogance emerged. Publicly Bad-mouthing other Republicans who disagreed with him. He even resorted to profanity, calling former President Trump F—ing crazy in front of a group of 100 progressive Washington DC Democrats {including Congressman Adam Schiff}. When redistricting came to New Hampshire, the Governor initially supported a map that tilted one district in favor of Republicans. Suddenly he did an about-face, describing the new districts as having a bad odor and killing the bill with a veto threat. Effectively throwing 200 Republican representatives and 12 NH State Senators under the bus.
In 2021 Governor Sununu signed a State Budget bill that had attached to it one of the most permissive abortion laws in the country. Only after 24 weeks was the procedure not allowed. Finally protecting viable intrauterine babies. From that moment on Sununu has tried to sabotage the bill. Recently supporting the removal of any penalties for performing the post-24-week baby-killing procedure. Knowing full well if a law has no teeth, there is no law.
In 2022 Governor Sununu was the odds-on favorite to flip a NH US Senate seat to the Republicans but instead, he froze the field and when he finally decided against the run it was too late to recruit a competitive candidate. The vulnerable Democrat US Senator raised 40 million dollars and flooded NH with propaganda, defining all Republican candidates as extremists. Yet, despite the concerted opposition, 2 weeks before the 2022 election the polls showed the Republican candidates were doing well and Sununu publicly took credit, implying the candidates were on his coattails. When once again the tide shifted, Sununu turned on his fellow Republicans, labeling them as extremists, adding fuel to the Democrat propaganda narrative. When the election was over NH Republicans had lost all the Federal races, most of its NH House majority, and self-serving Governor Sununu won reelection.
America desperately needs a promise-keeping President who is not formed by or is motivated by the political process that perverts the will of the electorate. The country received a taste of this when Donald J Trump was President. His accomplishments dwarf all recent presidents except perhaps Ronald Reagan. Despite his well-documented personal flaws; the fundamental reason why he was successful was because he was a true outsider who could not be bought and tried to hold the corrupt swamp of Washington DC accountable.
There is one candidate who is a true outsider, not tainted by the political swamp, and his name is Vivek Ramaswamy.Ramaswamy is articulate with well-thought-out positions, which he does not hide. He may not win the nomination but his presence in any debate will force all the candidates to sharpen their message or go home. Perhaps one of the politicians {think Governors DeSantis and Haley} will rise above political rhetoric and speak to America’s real needs, and mean it. Or perhaps President Trump might re-invigorate his game by reacting to the real possibility of being upstaged by a young powerful version of himself.
In-depth vetting of the Republican Presidential candidates is imperative, and Vivek’s presence will ensure it happens. If not, America could end up like the 1st grade Long Island boys’ team. Wondering how their champion {think Chris Sununu} could turn his back on those who gave him the opportunity to lead. Saddling all of them with an ugly Pink Piggy Bank booby prize
Because in this case, it is not just an ugly pink piggy bank that is at stake. The next Presidential election is for the soul of America, and everything we hold dear is the prize.Please forward the newsletter to as many friends as possible, and post it on your Twitter, Facebook, or any other social media. The message is powerful, and the Newsletter is making a difference.
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A trip to the salon can be a luxurious and pampering experience, with a wide range of services available to help you look and feel your best. From haircuts and color treatments to facials and manicures, numerous salon services cater to a variety of beauty needs.
However, with so many options available, it can be overwhelming to navigate the world of salon services. That’s why this comprehensive guide will explore the different types of salon services, including hair, nail, and skincare treatments. We’ll also delve into some of the popular trends and techniques used in modern salons, as well as tips on how to choose the right salon and service for your needs. Whether you’re a seasoned salon-goer or a first-time visitor, this guide will help you better understand the world of salon services and how to make the most of your next visit.
How Do I Start A Small Salon Business
Careful planning and attention to detail are essential when starting a small salon business, but the rewards can be both exciting and fulfilling. By taking the time to develop a solid business plan, secure financing, choose the right location, and hire skilled staff, you can set your salon up for success and build a loyal client base. With the right approach and dedication to excellence, starting a salon business can be a lucrative and enjoyable career choice. Here are some key steps to consider when starting a small salon business:
Is Owning A Salon Profitable?
Owning a salon can be profitable, but it depends on several factors, including location, pricing, services offered, and marketing strategies. A successful salon owner must have a solid business plan, be able to manage finances effectively and provide high-quality services that attract and retain clients. In addition, a salon owner must stay up-to-date on industry trends, invest in quality equipment and products, and provide excellent customer service to build a loyal clientele.
How Do Salons Attract Clients?
Salons can attract clients through a variety of marketing strategies, including:
What Services Do Most Spas Offer?
Spas typically offer a wide range of services that cater to a variety of beauty and wellness needs. Some common services include:
A List of the Top Sought-After Spa Treatments?
The most in-demand spa treatments typically consist of:
Massages: Massages are a popular way to relax and relieve tension in the body. There are various types of massages available, including Swedish, deep tissue, and hot stone.
Facials: Facials are a popular way to improve the health and appearance of the skin. They typically involve cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing the skin, and can target specific concerns such as acne or aging.
Manicures and pedicures: Manicures and pedicures are popular nail services that help to keep hands and feet looking and feeling healthy. They typically involve trimming and shaping the nails, buffing the cuticles, and applying polish.
Is A Tanning Salon A Good Investment?
A tanning salon can be a good investment if it is located in a high-traffic area with a target market that is interested in tanning services. However, owning a tanning salon also requires a significant investment in equipment and maintenance, as well as a solid understanding of the industry and the risks involved. In addition, tanning salons must comply with strict regulations regarding the use of tanning beds and the risks of UV exposure.
How Much Money Does The Tanning Industry Make A Year?
The tanning industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, with the exact revenue varying depending on the region and market. According to IBISWorld, a market research firm, the tanning industry in the United States generated approximately $2.6 billion in revenue in 2021. However, it’s worth noting that the industry has faced some challenges in recent years due to health concerns related to UV exposure and the rise of sunless tanning alternatives. As a result, some tanning salons have shifted their focus to offering spray tans and other non-UV services to meet consumer demand and stay competitive. While the tanning industry continues to adapt to changing consumer preferences, entrepreneurs might consider exploring other opportunities in the personal services space, such as the personal security services sector, which offers a range of services to help individuals and businesses protect themselves and their assets.
Conclusion
The world of salon services is vast and diverse, with a wide range of treatments and techniques available to help clients look and feel their best. Whether you’re interested in hair styling, nail care, skin care, or makeup, there is a salon service that can meet your needs and preferences. By exploring the different types of salon services and finding the ones that resonate with you, you can elevate your style and boost your confidence. And for those interested in starting their own salon business, there are many opportunities to tap into this thriving industry and create a successful and fulfilling career. Ultimately, the key to success in the salon industry is providing high-quality services, building strong client relationships, and staying current with the latest trends and techniques.
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After Tuesday evening’s School Board meeting, I have been thinking about many of the issues discussed. I have been contacted by many concerned citizens in the city. Citizens are very concerned with the direction this district is heading and those that are at the helm.
I raised some of these concerns at Tuesday’s meeting and have also done so in the past. Back when Superintendent Tucker was under investigation, I felt that things were being swept under the table and that things have been done that were inappropriate; I voiced these concerns. We have a Chair that talks the talk but does not walk the walk. The Chair is to appoint a board member or members with board consensus to committees – this has been the standard practice for all the years I have been on the Board (6 years) and well before that also talking with past Board members.
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Let’s break this down so all can see it since none of you stood for what was right at the Board meeting. With the WHS Principal, we did not know about policy CFA and no Board member was part of the creation process. Then with the Elm St Principal committee, the Chair asked for volunteers. We had a Board discussion and then came to a consensus on who should be on that committee. The same process was also done for the PSS and LHS Principal committees.
For the Diversity Task Force, which is a Superintendent committee, this was discussed under the “Chair Report”. Anderson asked for volunteers, and Heather wanted to be on it, we had a Board discussion and then ended up with a consensus; the same process as the Principal committees. So 4 out of 5 committees had the same process EXCEPT for this last one of the LMS Principal committee (our 6th committee). There was NO final Board discussion or consensus around it. That was very HYPOCRITICAL of all you say we aren’t consistent.
Policy BBAB is very clear stating that committees must have consensus with all of the Board members on them and NOT simply Board level committees. The Superintendent is not in charge of the Board – the Chair is. What went down Tuesday night was a very clear disregard for policy and past practice. I’m really not sure what Chair Anderson’s motive is, but it goes against everything a School Board stands for and her submissive behavior is hurting the Board!!!
The Chair at Tuesday night’s meeting was arrogant and dismissive of the past practices, demonstrating a lack of honesty transparency, and disrespect to the board and its policies. I feel like the trust and integrity of what she said she wanted to bring back to this Board was just lip service. I have no faith or trust in her position as Chair to be honest, fair, and transparent to Board members or the citizens of Laconia.
I now question the search committees. Many of these committee members are newer staff members. Why is this the case? Why are not more seasoned/tenured staff members being asked to sit on these committees? If I am mistaken on this issue, please supply me with the list of each staff member on these committees and their date of hire. I am also concerned that we have a consultant – not even a staff member on one or two of these committees. How and why are these people on these committees? I don’t believe that is the role of a consultant and this was not what was portrayed to the Board when these consultants were hired, something I did not agree with.
I have heard through the community that the three administration positions have already been pre-determined as being Mr. Tucker’s choices. They are as follows:
The fact that community members are concerned with the idea that this may be the case and that the committees are just formalities really concerns me and the citizens of Laconia; it should concern every other Board member. We as a Board speak of honesty, transparency, and fair processes and I believe this may not be the case. When Mr. Tucker asked that we extend the LHS interim principal for one more year, I called Mr. Tucker and Mr. Hayward out that this is the plan so that Mr. Hayward could complete his School Board seat and then become the next Principal of the High school.
We had a great process and experience in choosing our new Principal for LHS and Mr. Hayward was a candidate but was not chosen for several reasons. I again voice my concerns that Mr. Hayward is in the running for an administrator position. Is this Mr. Tucker’s way of paying him back for helping cover up issues from his investigation? Is this the quid-pro-quo that I mentioned in a Letter to the Editor of the Laconia Daily Sun a few months back?
I also am concerned that grants are not in place and that many of you approved a budget without necessary corrections being done (without solid answers on grant expiration dates). Corrections and information should have been given before the budget was approved.
We have a student population that cannot read, write, do math or science. The school district is 70% DEFICIENT in all areas (this is the average) – some areas are much worse! We are Administrative top heavy. Superintendent Tucker says we are improving – how can anyone say that with a 70% DEFICIENT in reading, math, and science be a good school district? How is a top-heavy Administrative District helping our children? We need more hands-on staff not more hands-off staff!
Let’s not forget the ALL STAFF training Mr. Tucker did just before CRT teachings were banned in the schools. I have attached the slide shows for a reminder. He believes that telling kids to lie to their parents is good. He believes in sexualizing our children with Gender Bread figures. Don’t forget the issues with bullying in the district. There are many complaints as I hear from parents all the time – the children are the ones suffering. Parents get nowhere and either give up with no idea where to go or pull their children from the District as the District isn’t listening.
Now let’s talk about the timeline for the Department of labor appeal. On the invoice dated 2/14/23, on January 5, 2023, the law firm McLane Middleton reviewed the decision from the Dept. of Labor. We had our Board meeting on January 10, 2023. We had twenty days to file an appeal with the courts – Mr. Tucker and the Chair should have informed the Board at that meeting of what was going on as ULTIMATELY, THE BOARD HAS AUTHORITY – not Superintendent Tucker. How come he or the Chair did not do this? And how come we were never informed of the Department of Labor hearing, to begin with? Why was that not told to us? At that point and time, we were no longer involved and we as the Board should have known what was happening.
All these issues on their own are easy to ignore, push aside, overlook, or chalk up to a mistake. Now look at all of these events in toto, issues that have happened over the last two or so years: This district is a mess. We are losing good staff.
I ask you to think of what the common denominator is – it is Superintendent Tucker. We as a Board need to be taking a very close look at all of these events and issues as a whole. Can we really trust Superintendent Tucker to do what is right for the District? Have we seen an improvement in the efficiency of our children’s education? I say no.
As a Board, we should be at the helm of this District and we are not. We are being deceived and manipulated by Superintendent Tucker and allowing him to do what he wants and by his agenda. This agenda is not what is best for our community, our district, or the children.
I love this community. I love this State and the people who live here. I believe in God, Country, and Family. I believe in honesty, integrity, and calling a spade a spade. I have voiced all of these concerns and many others over the last couple of years. We need to hold a higher standard for those that are overseeing children’s education.
If I am wrong on the issue with the chosen three administrators, then great, but I don’t believe I am. Now that it has been called out – will one or all of the chosen candidates be changed to prove me wrong Will one or two be changed to prove me wrong, maybe?
The words of citizens of Laconia are saying they are not happy. They see what is happening behind the scenes and they know what happened at the Middle School when Superintendent Tucker quickly ended the meeting because he did not like being called out. This is a fact I have heard from citizens in the same depiction of the event. My biggest concern is that Mr. Hayward will get a position in this District. This will be the reward for helping Superintendent Tucker out of his self-made difficulties. Mr. Hayward is not a good choice for any position we may have in our District. He is rude, disrespectful, and degrading to women – see past Coard meetings for verification.
You may not agree with me on any one of these concerns or all that is fine. These concerns need to be looked at – they need to be considered. Our #1 job is giving our city’s children the best education possible and we are not and that starts at the top – not at the bottom.
Dawn Johnson
Laconia School Board, Ward 4
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The Biden-regime has been relentlessly imprisoning its political opponents … supposedly for the “J6 insurrection” (hoax) … but in reality to intimidate its political opponents from engaging in free speech AND to set the stage for indicting and imprisoning (pretrial detention) Trump. It’s happening AND it will be tacitly supported by many of the supposed “conservatives” who have been incessantly telling us that we have to “move on” (notable that these “conservatives” use the same language as the Left) from Trump … yeah, eyes on you, Sun-King Sununu … in order to “save” the GOP.
The Seditious Conspiracy case against the Proud Boys was crucial to the Gov’s pursuit of Donald Trump.
With the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys behind them, there is only one target left. Donald Trump and everyone around him.
It’s going to get really ugly folks.
Pray for America. pic.twitter.com/3Ces3sQMVj— Joseph D. McBride, Esq. (@McBrideLawNYC) May 5, 2023
They’re going to charge Donald Trump with seditious conspiracy too. That’s why the Democrats aren’t worried about Biden running again. Their plot is in motion. Too many on the right are in denial about this. https://t.co/NVWpjjWP7k
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) May 5, 2023
As bad as you think a Trump indictment, arrest will be, I told Jesse today how it can be much worse.
And I’m so grateful for his coverage when so many on the “Right” are ignoring this travesty https://t.co/BuQHNYtQpy
— Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) May 4, 2023
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Joe Sweeney is supposedly one of the NHGOP’s “leaders,” “young-guns,” “the future of the Party” etc., etc., etc., … he’s much, much, much smarter than those boomer-GOP’rs … he knows how to win in New Hampshire … OR so he would like you to believe. Actually, Joe is simply regurgitating the failed, losing mantra of the Establishment GOP … stay away from the “social issues”; focus on the fiscal issues, blah, blah, blah.
Joe thinks he’s anti-communist. He does NOT want to honor dead Communists. But Joe is apparently unaware that his “good friend” Rosemarie Rung … Cackling-Rosie … is a Communist:
Cackling-Rosie wants to disarm law-abiding Americans. That’s what Communists do, Joe, they disarm the opposition:
Cackling Rosie thinks children should be raised by the State, not their parents. That’s what Communists believe ,Joe. For example, Lenin said something along the lines of … give me four years to teach your children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
Needless to say, Cackling-Rosie’s stance on guns and parental rights is just the tip of the Communist-iceberg. And she’s also just a really, really horrible person. For example, she has implied that Melissa Blasek is a biological male:
And, OF COURSE, she retweets the obligatory “Republicans are Nazis”:
Considering Cackling-Commie-Rosie your “good friend,” Joe, makes you a DISGRACE.
And if the future of the NHGOP is people like Low-T Joe Sweeney and Ross Berry and D.J. Bettencourt … then the NHGOP has NO FUTURE.
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“Spank’em when they’re wrong but thank’em when they do right.” So yes, I have to be nice to NH Governor Chris Sununu (on a preliminary basis – the NH House hasn’t voted on SB272 yet but has passed the Senate) on this news:
Gov. Chris Sununu this week came closer to embracing controversial parental rights legislation, saying he’s “generally in favor” of a bill that faces a showdown vote soon in the House of Representatives.
“I give the (state) Senate a lot of credit, they listened, they heard a lot of the advocacy, there were concerns, they have made sure their bill addresses a lot of that. I am generally in favor of it in its current form,” Sununu said on Monday.
However, while he may be indicating that he’s willing to pick up his pen and put his John Hancock on SB272, what about the House Republicans that have consistently voted against such bills but have made it clear during election seasons that they are BIG coattail riders of his?
“This is a better bill; it has legal standing and is on firmer ground,” said Sununu, who is considering a presidential run in 2024.
“I strongly believe conceptually in a parental bill of rights.”
And why the switch in his stance? I think the reason why is obvious, given his running around the nation to get his face in front of every network camera he can in advance of a possible 2024 Presidential run:
While some confirmed and potential GOP White House rivals cite parental rights as a pivotal national issue, Sununu said he is looking at it solely through the lens of whether the change is right for New Hampshire.
I’m not convinced about that last bit. First, all this is doing is consolidating into one place the Rights that the Supreme Court has already confirmed. I think it is finally registering that, along with all of the other Left-leaning actions he’s done here in NH (the “smack’em” bit), those aren’t helping him. Pivoting from last year’s stance is part of an effort for him to gain the traction that, thus far, he’s failed to get.
I know he and his cohort are looking at the polls going “what else do I have to do to start getting some recognition???”. He’s not learning the very public lesson that Vivek Ramaswamy is demonstrating as Vivek is doing the same running around – and running circles around Sununu in campaigning around NH like a speed demon where Sununu is Governor. While Sununu is still talking both sides of the mouth, Vivek is saying the the stuff about the critical Culture War that IS the battlefield of the upcoming election and it now beating him in the polls at 5% to 1%. Both Youngkin (who won his Governorship on the Culture War but not running for Prez) and DeSantis (who got a larger margin of victory by fighting Wokeness but odds are his IS running for Prez) are other examples that are already showing Sununu he’s loosing out.
Back to “His Ardent State Rep Supports Do That Keep Voting Against Parental Rights?” bit in the title. Sununu’s pivot is going to put them into a bit of a bind (IF the behind the scenes arm twisting by Sununu is absent this time around) – vote like they have in the past? Will the latter continue to put Government over Parents, contra the NH GOP Platform?
We believe that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, healthcare, education, and wellbeing of their children is a fundamental right. Decisions in regards to the upbringing, healthcare, education, and wellbeing of children should be the free choice of parents, acting on the children’s behalf, unimpeded by intrusive government regulation and control.
We do have history to the contrary. Last Year, Steve did a deep dive on those Republicans that either voted against HB1431 or “took a walk” (meaning the voted against it by not voting at all. The “took a walk” means that they either weren’t present or were outside the Hall of Reps when the vote was taken).
This Year on HB10 (the House version of Parental Rights), the following Republicans voted against it. The first two (from Belknap County) each gathered thousands of Union based PAC money via Brodie DeShaies:
Add to those two, other Parent haters:
The current Republican majority is only 4 seats. You can do the math to figure out how just 1,2, or 3 votes will do to Parents – and continue to put Government/Teachers unions over Parents?
The dilemma for them, especially in the case of Bordes who has made it VERY clear that he’s buddy-buddy with Sununu. Will these folks, especially Bordes and O’Hara pivot their votes to Yay to stay in Sununu’s good graces? Or are they will be part of a continuing subterfuge to torpedo Parents again?
(H/T: Union Leader)
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First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.
Second, I fear spicy time is very close, but even a month of food, water, etc., puts you well ahead of most of the sheeple. IMHO, set your minimum sights on a three-month period.
Third, two things will be critical for having the best chance of making it through:
And 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.
FYI, here’s a link to the last Survival Sunday SITREP (from a week ago; missed this Thursday from having no time).
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The US is collapsing…More evidence our government does not care about American citizens.
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Top of the fold:
All these illegals coming in.
Shared post – Incoming Disease — Serious Diseases… (locals.com)
Gonna be bad.
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Oddments – random thoughts on prepping:
None this week. Got to buy more seeds and more fertilizer. Not for this year, but in anticipation of a scorched-earth situation next year.
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Prepper Site URLS:
Most have daily articles; revisit daily. Please recommend others in the comments.
Ask a Prepper, how to prepare, survive and thrive, latest news
Mother Earth News
The Organic Prepper Home – The Organic Prepper
SurvivalBlog.com – The Daily Web Log for Prepared Individuals Living in Uncertain Times.
SHTF Blog – Modern Survival
Survival World – Everything You Need To Know to Survive
Homestead Survival Site – How to Live Off The Grid in Comfort and Style
Urban Survival Site | How to Survive a Disaster in the City
Mind4Survival – Survival and Preparedness
Gray Wolf survival
Sustainable Living (sustainablelivingideas.com)
The Classic Survivalist – Surviving in a Modern World
Primal Survivor – Practical and sensible prepping advice
Em Off-grid – We & Our Off The Grid Life – Em OffGrid
Resource for Practical, Daily Prepping Skills for SHTF & Survival (geekprepper.com)
And three aggregate sites listing their top favorite sites & links too:
TOP 50 SURVIVAL & PREPPER BLOGS
The 50 Best Survival Blogs
Prepper Website – Preparedness • Survival • Alternative News
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Specific, one-up articles:
Throw It Out! – Ask a Prepper
I found a few cans of fruit salad that were actually bulging. Then again, I don’t like the stuff, and neither does anyone else. So why did I buy it??
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Related to Spicy Time:
Learn 10 Advanced Bushcraft & Survival Skills!
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How to Find Water in the Wilderness | The Art of Manliness
Critical! Related:
How Long Can You Store Water Before It Becomes Unsafe To Drink? – Ask a Prepper
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10 Military Stealth Survival Skills!
Other escape / evade videos (links only):
How to escape from pursuers in the woods (an evasion skill-building game) – YouTube
Which Materials can hide you from THERMAL DEVICES? – YouTube
Thermal Camouflage Part 1: Setting the Stage – YouTube
Avoiding detection from your enemies. Mountain Recce (visible, IR, Thermal) – YouTube
INFANTRYMAN’S GUIDE: Individual camouflage techniques & field discipline – YouTube
How Army Snipers Create Camouflage Ghillie Suits For Combat | Boot Camp | Insider Business – YouTube
Camo Face Paint – How to Apply Correctly – YouTube
I’m strictly amateur hour, but I’ve taught my kids that the human eye looks for OUTLINE, CONTRAST, and MOVEMENT.
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20 Wilderness Survival Tips!
More videos (links only).
20 Bushcraft Tips: Heavy Rain & Wet Weather Conditions – YouTube
10 Bushcraft Axe Skills in 10 Minutes – YouTube
Learn 10 Beginner Bushcraft & Survival Skills! – YouTube
Learn 10 Advanced Bushcraft & Survival Skills! – YouTube
Make Fire Even in the Wettest Weather WITHOUT a Match! Friction FIRE! – YouTube
10 More Military Wilderness Survival Skills in 10 Minutes! Vol. 3 – YouTube
How to Make A Survival Bow | 1 Hour Build – YouTube
Question: Is it worth creating a separate Bushcraft section?
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Short of years and untold wealth, you cannot possibly be fully prepared for everything (I have to keep reminding myself of that). But even some preparations, ideally at least 90 days of food, water / water purification, etc., puts you head and shoulders in front of the vast majority of the sheeple who will be in jaw-gaping astonishment when the SHTF. The only relevant questions are:
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I have a FORAGING group on Gab. I will check 2-3 times a week to see if people have asked to join.
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Foraging: One-up articles
4 Ways to Eat Maple Seeds – wikiHow
Young maple leaves are also edible from what I read.
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10 Types Of Seaweed And How To Eat Them (tastingtable.com)
I like sea lettuce. And kelp’s also good as an addition to compost for the iodine. More:
Edible Seaweed: 8 Edible Seaweeds to Cook With (finedininglovers.com)
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Foraging (permanent feature):
Foraging (practicalselfreliance.com)
Wild Harvests (arcadianabe.blogspot.com)
Southern Appalachian Herbs
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Books (permanent feature):
Feasting Free on Wild Edibles (old but good)
The Lost Ways (much more than just foraging)
The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS FOR BEGINNERS
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Shortages (broadly):
Inflation causes deflation. Wait – what?
I’ve seen things. Deflated things. And sometimes it’s really subtle in terms of the decrease – but it’s there.
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Biden’s America: Guy Who Works 30 Hours A Week Sees Big Shortage Of Penicillin
Wait until the power goes out at the hospital.
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Gardening, Food Storage, Animals, Food Preservation, Health, and Related:
How to Plant Date Seeds (with Pictures) – wikiHow
If you live in a climate that works.
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15+ Wild Edibles You Should Can This Spring – Ask a Prepper
Combines with foraging (see above).
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Rapid-fire on having multiple different kinds of animals – chickens and more:
Raising Farm Animals Together: What Works And What Doesn’t! – Family Farm Livestock
Interactions with other animals | Chicken Wiki | Fandom
Keeping Chickens & Ducks Together (chickenkeepingsecrets.com)
Compatible Livestock: Which Animals Go Together? (backyardhomesteadhq.com)
What Are the Best Animals to Keep With Chickens? – Know Your Chickens
Farming Other Animals with Free-Range Chickens – dummies
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Links on old-time food storage (permanent feature):
Thanks to the Canning and Preserving group on Gab, I now have these links:
Preserving foods by drying | How to dry foods safely (uada.edu)
USDA-Complete-Guide-to-Home-Canning-2015-revision.pdf (healthycanning.com)
Canning | SDSU Extension (sdstate.edu)
Food Preservation– Canning | Consumer Food Safety | Washington State University (wsu.edu)
Canning Timer & Checklist App | OSU Extension Catalog | Oregon State University
National Center for Home Food Preservation (uga.edu)
Canning Recipes | Ball® Mason Jars (ballmasonjars.com)
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Topical Books (also permanent):
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking & Curing
Salumi: The Craft of Italian Dry Curing
A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game
The Prepper’s Canning Guide
Pickled Pantry
Fermented Vegetables
Hydroponics and Greenhouse Gardening: 3-in-1 Gardening Book to Grow Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit All-Year-Round
Hydroponics for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Gardening, Designing and Building Inexpensive DIY Hydroponic Systems…
The Aquaponics Guidebook: Combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics Combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics
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Self-defense (broad)
Kent Hovind – Gun Control Genocide (Mirrored)
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Doubling Your Pistol’s Effective Range – Mason Dixon Survivalist Association (wordpress.com)
On braces.
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ATF At Your Door? NEVER Do This Or You’ll Regret It…
And two related videos, links only:
The BIGGEST Legal Trap For Gun Owners EVER?! – YouTube
Carry Concealed? Know THIS Rule (The 21-Foot Rule/Reactionary Gap) – YouTube
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Hunting & Fishing:
The Best Place to Set Up For Turkey Hunting | Pyramyd Air Blog
I had a friend who was an enormous turkey hunter. Said the birds were enormously shrewd.
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Do you know when you have a “BITE”? (Fishing Tips for Beginners)
Also:
How To “Feel” Fish When They Strike – YouTube
This is always my problem. I take my kids deep-sea fishing and, routinely, think I feel nibbling, try to set, nothing gets hooked… but my bait is gone.
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HOW TO BUILD NATURAL GROUND BLINDS FOR HUNTING!
Also:
Why You Should Hunt From a Ground Blind – Deer Hunting – YouTube
Bushcraft Deer Hunting Blind (Quick And Simple) – YouTube
And I remember reading that you hit the jackpot with a deer, but lots of people will be going for deer. So:
5 Survival Traps and Snares that WORK! – Primitive Traps
Also (link only):
BEST Primitive Meat Gathering Trap – YouTube
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Concluding thoughts if I’m moved to comment:
From the host of my former blog home prior to here, Liberty’s Torch, comes this proposal.
A Proposed Federal Law: “Any sitting legislator, whether at the federal, state, or local level, who is found by a jury of private citizens to have voted for an infringement or abridgement of a Constitutionally guaranteed right shall be hanged by the neck until dead.”
I’m in!
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Things They Want To Learn
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Palate cleansers:
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There’s good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.
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Please check out my MEMES collections; last one here. Mockery, ridicule, and the wrapping of uncomfortable truths inside humor can penetrate the cognitive shields of normies far more effectively – IMHO – than dry facts and figures.
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Do you believe that masturbation should be taught to students in public schools? Please see below- May is masturbation month, according to Planned Parenthood. They’d like schools to teach your kids to masturbate so they can “relieve stress.”
Here is a reminder from The Rainbow Room that May is masturbation month.
The Rainbow Room is a Planned Parenthood LGBTW+ youth club for kids and adults ages 12-21.
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Some call Joe Biden weak, particularly in terms of his foreign policy. He has been as vacillating and indecisive a person who always opts to run away from problems and questions rather than take a stand and solve them. Many believe Joe Biden’s cognitive decline damages America.
Please note that there is a good measure or parody in this piece – enjoy
Now, these are all perceptions. In the interest of fairness, we should go with facts. A good case that clearly refutes these allegations about Biden is the way he is handling the Ukraine crisis.
President Trump calls Joe Biden “Sleepy Joe.” There is a good reason for that. Joe always seems to be asleep, whether in his office, during a meeting, or just in his basement.
A little background of Putin’s aggression. Putin, a murderer, and former KGB colonel, rose through the ranks of that dreaded organization and got away with his stunts and his suddenly newfound role that abides by the United Nations Security Council guidelines for settling disputes.
This duplicitous lowlife is the same person who presided over the killing of tens of thousands in Chechnya. Then, he sent his army into the independent nation of Georgia, occupying and basically annexing two provinces of that nation. What happened, Colonel Putin? Now, with America at its weakest point, he intends to swallow Ukraine, and before Biden leaves office, the Old Soviet Union is back.
Then we have China which may well devour the rest of the Far East, including Taiwan. This could very well be a plan by globalists. Do you really think an Alzheimer’s patient at the helm can stop either the KGB thug or President XI of China? Not to mention, the Chinese own him and his son, along with dozens of current US governors and politicians.
The minute Biden was informed of the Russians’ invasion of Ukraine, he came up from his basement and yelled, “That damned Putin. I’ll learn him a lesson.” His entourage became really alarmed. Even the tough Secret Service guys looked at each other with visible apprehension.
“Yeah, I’ll learn that son-of-o-bitch a lesson he won’t ever forget,” he then screamed, “Ouch. That god damned wheel. I think it broke my toe.”
Two Secret Service guys rushed forward, and each grabbed the fuming and cursing man’s arms and gently put him on his lazy chair.
“Where’s Kamala? Where’s my Vice President? Where is she when I need her? I bet someplace giving a speech, with that hyena laugh and getting her damned foot in her mouth and saddling me with the chore of taking it out for her.
Damned, do I need a helper like her? Like I need this darned broken toe, I do.”
“Mr. President, here is the Vice President,” a Secret Service man hands Biden a phone. He was a bit groggy and sounded very agitated when he was awakened. He yelled at our man, “Don’t you know this is my nap time? Couldn’t you have the decency of waiting until I woke up? Just another lousy hour?”
“Hey Kamala, get your ass over here, on the double. Hear me? On the double,” screams the still highly agitated Chief Executive as he throws the handphone in the sand trap next to the putter.
By this time, a couple of medical people, headed by a doctor, arrived and got busy taking his shoe off to immediately minister to the victimized toe.
“Ouch, damn it. Easy taking the sock off,” the injured president yells at the nurse, who was a bit rough in doing his job.
“Yes, sir. Sorry sir,” sheepishly apologizes the offending nurse, holding his breath as he keeps on trying to remove the sweaty sock that seemed determined to continue cradling the Chief’s foot. The clinging sock reminded the nurse of some of the Leader’s adoring public who love him so much that they never want to be separated from him.
“Sir, it’s your pinkie.”
“What?” Yells the chief.
“Your small toe, sir. Not broken. It is a bit swollen. Do you want me to give it a shot of painkiller, sir?
“No. Save that damned shot, triple the dose, and give it to Kamala if she ever shows up. He is the big pain I need to get rid of, understand?”
“Yes sir,” replies the doctor grinning.
Suddenly two helicopters materialize overhead. One was a medivac, just in case the Chief needed hospital care. The other copter disgorged the still groggy Vice President.
“Where the hell are you, Kamala, when I need you?”
“You know darned well where I am at this time of the day, just as I know where you are. To each his own. Me, giving speeches, you are taking a nap.”
“Crap, Kamala, get serious. We are in deep doo-doo again.”
“What do you mean, ‘again,’ never knew we were out?”
“Get serious, Kamala, I said. This is serious. That damned Vladimir is at it again.”
“Who’s Vladimir, BB (Big Boss)?”
“How many damned Vladimirs do you know?”
“Come to think of it, none.”
“Well think. Think hard.”
“Okay, Joe, but give me time. To think, I need time.”
“Yeah, you always say give me time to think. Is that why they call you ‘crazy Kamala’?”
“Well, people call you all kinds of names too, Joe. “Let’s go Brandon” cracks me up. But, I admit it. I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer and I am not all that dumb either. But, help me out. Give me a hint. Who is this damned Vladimir who has gotten you so agitated?”
“Putin. Putin, that’s who.”
“Well, why didn’t you say so? You mean the Russkie guy? Is his first name Vladimir? What is he up to now?”
“He has sent Russian forces into the Ukraine this time.”
“Did you say the Arabian Peninsula? No, no, we can’t have that. You want me to call Admiral Johnson, at Okinawa, next door to the Arabian Peninsula, to take on the damned Russkies and expel them?”
“Kam, Kam. Don’t want you do any damned thing. Just stick around and give the impression, public consumption you know, that we are right on the job together dealing with this crisis. The press is already here. Just look pensive and grit your teeth from time to time. But, Kam; be careful. Don’t overdo it gritting your teeth. You might drop your dentures. Just do what I told you, I’ll do the rest. Okay?”
“Yes, Joe. Whatever you say.”
“Get that damned Putin on the phone,” yells the President at one of his dozens of hangers-on.
A half dozen suits scurry like rats that have seen a big cat to do what the Boss wanted done.
“Here you are, Mr. President,” a beefy guy hands him a secure phone line saying, “President Putin is on the line.”
“Hello, Vladimir, this is Joe.”
“Da” a belligerent-sounding voice assaults the President’s ear.
“I mean, this is President Biden calling.”
“Da?”
“No, it is not dad, it is Joe Biden.”
“Da?”
“God damn it, it is not dad, it is President of the United States of America. Your dad wouldn’t be calling you on this secured line, would he? So, stop fooling around and talk sense.”
The President hears some loud chuckles and a bunch of garbled talks that he surmised to be Russian, then “Yes, President Putin hears you. He wants to know what you want. He is in the midst of stalking a tiger that he wishes to trap personally. He is not in the mood for any lengthy conversation. Can you call tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow? Okay, tell him to pull his goons out of Ukraine by the time I call back tomorrow, Okay?”
Big laughter hits the President’s ear, so harshly that he forgets the pain of his little pinkie.
Foaming profusely at the mouth, he suffered one of his dementia attacks and seemed to be debating about something. Should he slam the phone on Kamala’s head standing next to him? That’s what he really seemed he wanted to do-just by the way he was looking at Kamala’s head. But the television cameras were already rolling and the nation was glued to radios and televisions to see what the Commander in Chief was going to do about this naked aggression of the Russians.
So, he reached a compromise and flung the phone into a puddle ten yards to his left.
Tomorrow came none too soon for the President with Putin luxuriating in his tiger-hunting lodge on the phone.
“Hello, Vladimir. I hope I am not messing up your tiger hunting. Hope you did get the cat, the way you wanted it. But, I want you to do what I want also.”
“Da?”
“Get your military out of Ukraine. You and I are buddies. We work together trying to keep the big bosses happy. You know what I mean? So, why start something like this? I mean, why in the hell you want to take over the darned place? It’s a basket case and you know it. Why, why, why?”
The Chief was stuttering again.
“See, I charitable. Vee like help basket case. We helped Georgia not long ago, nyet? Vee try help Afghanistan. No goodofsky people. No vant our help. Vee leave. You also trying help them, they kick your behind for thank you, da?
“Hey Vladimir, don’t shit me, da? Get the hell out of Ukraine or else…”
“You make me do things in my pants, fearing,” followed by roaring laughter that sounded like the bark of a Husky with a bad case of laryngitis.
“Hey, not funny. I mean it. Get the hell out or costs to pay.”
“Vaat costs? Vanting to know. Vaat costs? Give me indication. I may change my mind if costs heavy.” Again, a big laugh.
“Okay, no, no violence. I am a man of peace. I am not going to order our military to shove your boys into the isthmus. Sanctions. Sanctions are my trump cards. I will use them against you. I have already started them…”
“Da, tell me vaatyou already doing. How you like my English? Ha? You speak no Russian. I speak English, ha ha ha.”
“No, I don’t speak Russian and I don’t intend to learn it. But, I want to learn you a lesson. I have already started the sanctions.”
“Vaat?”
“I have issued an executive order limiting the White House staff from eating Russian Caviar and Vodka with their daily dinner to only four days a week. If that doesn’t persuade you, I will completely ban the Caviar from the White House.”
“Nyet. That is no big. Vee sell Caviar to others. Vaat other sanctions you thinking, big-sanction President?”
“Well, there are a number of Russian restaurants in Washington. I personally patronize them from time to time. I will talk with the mayor and see if we can close three of them for failing to comply with our required sanitary standards.”
“You close three Russian restaurants, da?” You must convince mayor to so doing? No problem. Vee close all McDonald grease spoons in all of Russia. I no have talk to any mayor doing this.” A huge roar of laughter.
“I told you Vladimir. These are for starters. I have ordered my staff to draw a list of other sanctions. They already have. We are going to sanction your cronies. The speaker of your parliament, your vice prime minister, and four others. Their assets will be frozen and they will not be permitted to travel to this country.”
“No problem Presidente! For every person you make black list, vee do two or maybe more. Ukraine is Russia. Vee stay. Da? God judge the Bolsheviks. Giving Ukraine back to Mother Russia.”
“Listen Vladimir. Don’t give me historical justifications for your adventurism. I am not interested in the past. Let’s deal with the present. I am also getting our NATO allies to impose sanctions. How’s that?”
“First. No call me Vladimir. I am Mr. Putin and Mr. President. Your NATO allies live on my energy giving them. They sanction Russia, they freeze and the factory stops. Da? Goodbye. Have more important work. Must go hunt tigers.”
“The goddamn sonofabith.” Joe fumes.
“Who?” asks Kamala.
“My uncle Fudge, Kamala. That’s who.”
Postscript.
The Russians indeed started their tit-for-tat game of sanctions. For one, they blacklisted Senator Linsey Graham. When the Senator was informed of it, he mused, I guess that ruins my spring vacation in Siberia.
When Ronald Reagan, the no-nonsense candidate, replaced the indecisive illusionary Carter, the mullahs released the Americans.
America needs Trump back now. We don’t have any leaders to challenge these mass murderers. Two more years of Biden will result in an Armageddon.
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As promised, here is the second tranche of videos from the NH Executive Council that will vote to accept or deny NH Governor Chris Sununu’s nominee for a Superior Court Judgeship, Anne Edwards who has spent decade-plus working in the NH Attorney General’s office in the Elections Division. So here are a few more. Again, thanks to Chau Kelley for providing them to GraniteGrok!:
Linda Brown:
Julie Smith:
Heather Mullins:
NH State Rep Kelly Potenza:
And then supporters:
Dick Tracy
NH Attorney General John Formella:
Supporter #3:
There will be a third tranche posted soon…
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Those unreliable COVID-19 home test kits have been available for a while, and I know people who swear by them, but most folks swear at them or have sworn never to use one. That last bit might not be a bad idea. The FDA just issued a recall on over a half million of the things.
More than a half million home COVID-19 tests from Roche and SD Biosensor should be thrown out immediately, the Food and Drug Administration is warning, citing “significant concerns” over bacteria that could infect users of the tests.
The FDA says the recalled “Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Tests” can be identified by lot numbers listed on this page. 500,000 were distributed to CVS and 16,000 to Amazon. …
“SD Biosensor Inc., the manufacturer of the Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test, informed Roche that this issue was identified during routine quality assurance testing. Potentially harmful bacteria were found in the liquid buffer solution,” Roche said in a statement.
What bacteria? According to CBS News, “Enterococcus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and Serratia, which can lead to potentially dangerous infections, especially in people with compromised immune systems.”
I did a bit of searching for buffer solutions. There are more than a few stories instructing people not to drink them or put them in their eyes, but I can’t recall hearing about those before today. We heard about the guy from Arizona (March 2020) who died after taking fish tank cleaner (it had chloroquine in it), though not so much how he and his wife (she had some, too) were both Democrats that voted for Hillary.
Remember horse paste? That was huge, and not just because the FDA lied about it on Twitter. And we heard a lot about Misoprostol, a common veterinary ulcer medication that could induce an abortion if your state decided to prohibit them. But the FDA never found time to tell us that (ironically) it was also horse medicine with a people dose, just like Ivermectin.
COVID-19 antigen test buffer solution consumption seems not to have risen to that level. Stories did not go wide because they might have scared people away from the system-crashing, panic-inducing tests. So, is this one of those turning-over-a-leaf moments? CBS News has a story about a COVID-19 test recall. Did they have to ask permission before they ran it?
And if it matters, or the news can be trusted, no illnesses have yet been attributed to the recalled tests. These are, of course, the same people who still insist the COVID-19 injections are safe and effective, even though Pfizer and the FDA knew that was a lie before they rolled them out.
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His Excellency just signed into law a bill that requires public schools to ‘provide instruction in cursive writing’ and ‘provide instruction of the multiplication tables’ by the end of fifth grade.
Let’s ignore for the moment the size of the loopholes in this bill. For example, a school that sets aside ten minutes per year for instruction in each of these subjects has met its legal obligation. And even if a school just ignores the RSA, there are no penalties for non-compliance.
What I find really interesting is that those same schools are already required to provide instruction in reading and math, starting much earlier. Yet, fewer than half the kids in the schools are learning those things.
How will this be any different?
Think about how things would change if schools were required not to teach various subjects but to make sure that kids learn them.
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We are approaching the deadline for our debt ceiling. This deadline is a moving date. Janet Yellen estimates the checkbook balance will be red on or about June 1. Experts and Yellen is not in that group, think June 8 is more realistic.
When that happens, certain parts of the government, like defense, Medicare, and Social Security, will be funded, but non-essentials and our debt payments will stop. The United States Government will be broke and in default.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has the checkbook on his desk. He has leverage at this point over Biden and the Democrats, and he has to hold onto that leverage and not bend a knee to the Left. It is our only Ace in the stacked deck that is the Washington Swamp. We have to get spending concessions from the Democrats as a part of the process, or we never will. If we fold and extend the Debt Ceiling, the Democrats will never negotiate on spending limits.
Joe Biden met with Kevin McCarthy months ago and said he would negotiate with Republicans on a realistic budget. He lied. What a surprise. Not only has he not negotiated, but he has refused to speak with McCarthy, and Biden has used the media to do his speaking. Every opportunity he gets, Biden claims the MAGA Republicans are holding the country hostage. Even his mouthpiece, Karine Jean-Pierre, uses the MAGA catchphrase whenever possible, though she includes all House Republicans under the MAGA umbrella. It gets old for us, but it plays well with liberals watching CNN or MSNBC.
It is against their DNA for Democrats to discuss spending cuts, but any sane person knows we cannot stay on this spending trajectory. Joe Biden erroneously said today there is no connection between the budget and the debt ceiling. That comment shows how little Biden knows of economics. There is a direct correlation. If you keep spending and do not grow the economy, the national debt increases and we are back to square one. How could the President say something so bizarre? He then announced a press conference this afternoon, which his staff had to pull back immediately. It was a bad day for Joe, but aren’t they all?
Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans passed a budget resolution through the House capping future spending increases at 1%. It is a plan that funds existing commitments but limits runaway spending. It is a smart approach, but Chuck Schumer says the Bill will never see the Senate floor. That is how the Democrats negotiate. It is a sad abuse of power. Biden wants the debt ceiling covered, and then he will talk about spending. Sorry, Joe. You have burned your credibility. If you get your debt ceiling, you will never sit and negotiate.
McCarthy has to hold his cards, even if it pushes us over the edge when the debt ceiling expires. My money is on Red. I believe that Blue will blink, and we will extend our ceiling, but with constraints. Constraints are something this government needs like a toddler needs training wheels.
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The Newmarket School District, along with School Board Chairman Gary Swanson and School District Superintendent Todd Allen, are all currently being sued in Rockingham Superior Court for alleged violations of Right-to-Know Laws.
We want to thank Jeff Clay for this Op-Ed. Please submit yours to Editor@GraniteGrok.com.
According to School Board Chairman Gary Swanson, he never discussed these legal claims with anyone, and the School Board never discussed or took any votes regarding these legal claims.
Swanson also denied he was ever advised, cautioned, or warned, nor was it ever suggested, nor did he participate in any conversation or meeting in which it was discussed that providing any of the public documents or admitting truthful facts complained of in the lawsuit against the district could / would place the Newmarket School District in legal jeopardy.
Making Mr. Swanson’s sworn testimony less likely is the fact the School District, Superintendent Allen, and Gary Swanson collectively filed a 65-page Counterclaim in Court, all, according to Swanson, without School Board approval.
Newmarket School Superintendent Todd Allen likewise stated under oath that he never discussed or made any decisions regarding any of the allegations against him, Swanson, or the District with anyone except conversations he had with legal counsel and that all recommendations regarding the allegations came from legal counsel.
Allen also stated, under oath, that he was never advised, cautioned, or warned, and that it was never suggested, and he did not participate in any communication, conversation, or meeting in which it was discussed that providing any of the documents complained of in the lawsuit could / would place the Newmarket School District in legal jeopardy.
Somehow (I can find no record), the school district hired the law firm of Shaheen and Gordon to supplement the law firm of Soule, Leslie, Kidder, and Loughman in defending the lawsuit against the district and to file their Counterclaim. These law firms are undoubtedly costing Newmarket taxpayers vast sums of taxpayers ‘funds, all while the School Board is left in the dark.
Of course, the School Board was never really left in the dark; the good people of Newmarket, those paying the bills, these are the ones who have been left in the dark. Swanson, Allen, and the rest have all acted unethically, immorally, and criminally in their ongoing attempt to cover up violations of Right-to-Know Laws by the district and all of the crimes committed in this pursuit and all at taxpayer expense.
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So PresidentTrump recently released a list of 51 NHGOP State Reps who have endorsed him. In response, Governor DeSantis’ campaign arranged for Majority Leader Jason “Legalize It” Osborne to release an endorsement of DeSantis. 51 to one, you say? Not so fast. Per the NHGOP Establishment, Osborne’s endorsement “matters,” which obviously implies that the endorsements of the Trump-51 do NOT:
… And, notes New Hampshire political veteran Greg Moore, he is one of the few Republicans in the state whose endorsement is likely to make an impact.
“As the leader of the largest state legislative body in the nation, Osborne’s endorsement matters. This is definitely a coup for DeSantis, assuming he decides to run,” said Moore, head of Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire. …
And here is Majority Leader Osborne … ANY RESEMBLANCE AT ALL TO PETER TOSH IS TOTALLY IN YOUR IMAGINATION, AND IT’S SEXIST TO SAY I AM TRYING TO PASS OFF TOSH AS OSBORNE … with the DeSantis endorsement:
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I must admit that I am fed up and tired of reading about how these schools continue to disrespect students and parents. Also, to the same extent, how women and girls are bullied and abused in competitive athletics. Where are the women who burned their bras in the sixties?
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Did you not teach your children how to resist bullying?
I have a simple and effective solution: Parents, keep your student home!
No students, no money. You should know that October 1st, at least in New Hampshire, is the day state and federal aid is set based on attendance on that day. If you don’t get what you want from your district, simply tell them no students in school on October 1st. This will impact everything at the school district. Give them a test run on a specific day. See what response you get. The second and third time it’s done, the school will get the message.
As far as women’s sports, same thing. There is no competition or abuse of women and girls if they don’t compete. I suggest the female athletes appear at the event, take their starting position and then sit down, or better yet, take a knee!
Let the event coordinators and commentators try and figure out what do and what to say. Let them explain at a nationally sponsored event what is going on. Let them explain to the sponsors why there is no competition and no audience!
Both of these things are driven by money.
Eliminate the participants (students in one case and athletes in the other), and it all comes crashing down.
If participants simply say they are not going to participate, the abuse ends.
I’m sure the organizations impacted would declare themselves victims, but everybody else would know their abuse has just ended.
It’s time to bring this abuse to a screeching halt.
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So … a historical marker was erected in Concord to commemorate a long-dead Communist and the NHGOP is outraged … OUTRAGED. Here is one of the NHGOP leaders bravely, courageously, defiantly taking a stand against the dead Commie:
I am so, so, so glad that we don’t honor dead Communists in New Hampshire. But why do we countenance living Communists? As I have posted many, many times the Democrat Party’s agenda is Mao’s cultural Revolution come to America. For example:
Every NHGOP State Rep and State Senator should be forced to read and re-read and re-read … as many times as it takes for it to sink in … Lilly Tang Williams’ tweet below that demonstrates how today’s DEI … Diversity-Equity-Inclusion … is simply Mao’s Cultural Revolution by another name. The top legislative priority of the NHGOP should be fighting DEI … that the NHGOP’s “leaders” instead ignore DEI and in some cases … like Sun-King Sununu … actually embrace it shows that they are either ignorant or cowards … or worse.
And this:
Your “Democrat friends” overwhelmingly support DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and CRT (Critical Race Theory). DEI and CRT are simply euphemisms for anti-White racism. DEI involves discriminating against White males. It is an ideology that maintains one’s race, or “identity” is defining and determinative. That is, DEI sees people not as individuals, but merely as part of a tribe, or group, or identity. CRT is the dishonest rewrite of history intended to justify DEI … America was founded by White males in order to exploit everyone else and benefit White males, so DEI is simply redressing centuries of systemic discrimination and exploitation by White males. Those who support DEI and CRT are not “good people.” They are the real racists, the real bigots.
Your “Democrat friends” overwhelmingly support abortion up to birth. At some point well before birth, the fetus has developed sufficiently that it is absurdly dishonest and indeed depraved to deny its humanity. Yet your “Democrat friends” do exactly that … they deny that seven, eight and nine month old unborn babies are human. Those who support late-term abortions are not “good people.” They are evil.
Your “Democrat friends” overwhelmingly support “gender affirming care” for children. “Gender affirming care” is another lovely Communist euphemism … to camouflage the sterilizing and removing of body-parts of children. Those who support sterilizing and removing the body-parts of children are not “good people.” They are monsters.
There is much, much more I could add … grooming, censorship, biological males taking over female sports, etc. etc. etc. Suffice it to say … the NH-Democrats’ agenda is Mao’s Cultural Revolution come to America. And they are winning because the GOP refuses to see them for what they are.
Has Ross Berry, or any of his fellow “leaders,” “young-guns,” blah, blah, blah, ever called out any of the Communists in the New Hampshire legislature? Sorry all you Red-teamers … the NHGOP … especially House “leadership” is a JOKE.
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The Left invented the term fake news to target alternative media, and then Donald Trump stole it and beat them with it mercilessly. Next up was deep fakes, “news” like video or similar that was so fake you needed corporate media or Big Tech to find the truth.
No, not like Anderson Cooper in Waders in a Ditch or the entire Steele Dossier, or the Covington Kid smear, not light-skinned Latinos, Hands up don’t shoot, the heap of lies about COVID, those mostly peaceful protests, or mass shootings by a Muslim in a gay nightclub. I’m referring to the CDC’s recent news about teens and gender.
“According to the CDC’s latest data, roughly one out of every four high school students in America now identifies as LGBTQ, …”
Identifies?
In 2021, 75.5 percent of high school students identified as heterosexual, the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) found.
Among high school students, 12.2 percent identified as bisexual, 5.2 percent as questioning, 3.9 percent as other, 3.2 percent as gay or lesbian and 1.8 percent said they didn’t understand the question.
In other words, they are saying you are gay or queer, or Bi, but are they, or is this like that buddy who insisted he had a girlfriend in Canada?
One clue about what’s going on here is provided by the fact that a lot of today’s “queer youth” don’t seem to be very gay in practice. As noted above, only 3.2 percent of today’s young people say they are primarily same-sex attracted — a figure very much on par with many recorded in the past. That group is outnumbered about four to one by the self-declared bisexuals. For that matter, a surprisingly large chunk of today’s heavily female cohort of “bisexuals” seems to be spaghetti-straight in practice. According to data from the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 55 percent of self-declared bisexual women under age 30 have had only heterosexual sex (if sometimes quite a lot of it) in the recent past. …
Further complicating this picture is the fact that sexually active people of any kind are rapidly becoming a minority among the young. According to the 2021 YRBSS report, the percentage of American high-school students who have ever had sex fell from almost 60 percent in 1991 to 30 percent in 2021.
Saying you identify as this or that is more self-marketing than the reality. A sop to peer pressure. An affectation to avoid looking like a cisgender stooge pandering to the sexual mores of the patriarchy (see also biology and human nature).
The media went wide with the CDC’s report. Look how gay everyone is, but like their other “sciences,” this is also political. It is a partisan perception. Many of these kids are just saying what they must to “fit in.” That’s not a crime, kids and teens and adults – hell, everyone who isn’t secure in their own skin has been doing that forever. And no one denies that gender dysphoria is a thing, but not all of these kids are confused about their gender. Many of them are pretending for attention-seeking sympathy by claiming fellowship with a victim class. Or they’ve been herded by rainbow warriors whose growth plan requires aggressive recruitment into their cult, and this inculcation has created the dysphoria that, in the absence of pressure, would either not exist or resolve itself.
And there’s nothing wrong with being something other than heterosexual. Consenting adults have been engaging in all sorts of activities in pursuit of sexual pleasure for millennia and should be free to do their thing. But most kids who claim to be on the LGBT** have never had sex or even intimate contact. Like with that girlfriend your buddy has in Canada.
HT | NR
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