DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20250220 & Handling Gold


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which are few but important.


Header Image: 2024 Presidential Election Map by County

Do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore,
and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. — Galatians 5:1


We got our miracle.
America is back.

Let us dedicate ourselves to the cleansing, healing, and rebuilding of our beautiful nation.

God will guide us.
Prayers and thanks to God for President Donald J. Trump.


Handling Gold.

Well, not really gold. But a process that is even more critical than handling precious metals, but let’s start there. The other day Steve was explaining how registered mail is handled and why precious metals dealers used registered mail due to the strict processes that are followed. The USPS handbook DM-901 covers all the details. It’s a nice document. Covers all the procedures, chain of custody, proper storage, how to document if seals are broken, etc. It’s almost like they are serious about handling registered mail.


What is more important than gold?

How about true and accurate elections that put into power those who legislate whether you get to keep your gold or not? Seems important.

Chain of Custody.

A key feature of the process of handling things of great value is called the Chain of Custody. Whether it is registered mail, election materials (ballots, equipment), or even evidence to be used in prosecuting a criminal case, unimpeachable Chain of Custody is essential.

The National Voting Rights Task Force says:

According to experts, the only way to know if an electronic vote total has been hacked is for voters to have separately recorded their intended selections on paper and for jurisdictions to then use the paper in a manual audit or recount, the results of which can be compared to the electronic total.

But even manual audits or recounts can be “hacked” if the selections on the paper have been marked by a machine, rather than the voter’s own hand.  And no matter how that paper is marked, manual audits and recounts can be gamed if the chain of custody between election night and the audit or recount has been compromised.

There are many resources for elections. One resource, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent, bipartisan commission whose mission is to help election officials improve the administration of elections and help Americans participate in the voting process. Their guidance, “Best Practices: Chain of Custody,” gives recommendations to election officials. “The chain of custody of ballots, voting equipment, and associated data is essential to ensure the election system remains trustworthy. Documentation of the chain of custody also provides evidence that all voting procedures were followed. It is a best practice for chain of custody procedures to be clearly defined in advance of every election, well documented and followed consistently throughout the entire election lifecycle or process. The key to an effective chain of custody is to have a set of procedures which are followed in practice. The procedures should be in writing with all steps documented.”

It may be important to note that I have yet to find any federal laws with guidance on the specifics of election materials chain of custody. A search of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 for the term “custody” does not yield any results. An internet search of “election laws chain-of-custody” provides guidance from various organizations (a good example here) and some links to individual Secretary of State websites. If there are federal laws, they are not easily found. Time didn’t permit for me to survey each state for specific chain of custody laws related to elections. It appears that a good number of groups that have public-facing sites with material related to the need for and the development of good practices for managing chain-of-custody.

However, when you get into actual county-by-county execution of these procedures the failures are all to common and even shocking. When regular citizens, concerned about their own local county’s handling of election materials simply asked for a copy of the chain of custody procedures in use during a specific election, the response was far from uniform. As anyone in any type of mission-critical work effort would expect, there needs to a least be: (1) a dated, documented procedure that is signed off before it is to be followed for a specific election and (2) checklists with spaces for signing off for the handling of items requiring chain of custody.

Even when a county is required by their state government to provide these prior to an election, the local elections offices sometimes could not provide these procedures when asked. One particular county office provided a non dated, unsigned document and stated that they weren’t sure which election it was for. Either they didn’t know what they were doing, they didn’t have the right person fulfilling the request, or something else. It seems like this would be posted right on their county elections office website (along with all the other elections documents!). In a number of counties that I know of, the elections office claimed there were “no records responsive to the request.” In other words, they are saying that they didn’t have the state mandated chain of custody procedures. How did they get the election certified without it? How did their Secretary of State sign off on the election without it?

Asking for public records, usually referred to as a freedom of information act (FOIA) request can be done by anyone. More recently the number of people taking it upon themselves to get involved in “citizen oversight” has grown to the point that some public officials have started complaining that all these requests are a form of harassment. Really? Why not just publicly publish all of it?

In one state it seems that a number of counties have hired the same particular law firm as “County Counsel” to advise on the handling of election matters. Unfortunately that liberal law firm seems to have been assisting counties to stone-wall access to public records. And in some cases the guidance given to the county board of supervisors was in fact unlawful. I’m not giving examples to prove my point, I’m just offering information that might be helpful to know if someone reading here is considering looking into how their elections are being handled where they live and vote.

In 2016 Bev Harris explained at her site, BlackBoxVoting.org:

Elections chain of custody refers to physical and electronic evidence controls for:

– who can vote
– who did vote
– actual ballots as marked by each voter, and
– evidence transfer and storage

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Legitimate elections require public “right to know” (freedom of information) to allow the public and the media to authenticate truth of results. Proper chain of custody safeguards are part of the larger concept of political legitimacy.

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Incurable uncertainty

Handling election records and data must be scrupulously careful in order to demonstrate to the public that there has been no tampering or contamination.

In court cases, chain of custody violations can result in refusal to admit evidence or even throwing a case out. In elections, chain of custody violations can result in “incurable uncertainty” and court orders to redo elections.

Bev Harris discovered election theft in 2002, wrote a book on it (download it here), advocated for change, and now others have carried on her work. The problems are not new, and they have probably grown worse. But now is the time for us to make our own local governments-that oversee the execution of elections–take note that we are asking questions, seeing problems and expecting better oversight. And for those who have been running elections, just knowing that more people are looking into their work appears to have led to some unexpected early retirements. I can’t say that is an indication of guilt, but it does seem significant.

We can’t leave this to others. We can at least try and get informed on what has been found, what has been done, and what more needs to be done. What do you know about elections and chain of custody. Please post your thoughts in the comments. Thanks

We can make a difference.
And we must make a difference.

If not us, who? If not now, when?
There has never been a better time.


Twitterati.

General Mike Flynn (@GEnFlynn) has been talking about citizen oversight for as long as I’ve been paying attention.

Gail and PAVACA are going to love this one (link):


Prayer.

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Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.


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pgroup2

I like handling gold, especially if it’s mine.  😂 

pgroup2

Well .. I do have skills, even though I like gold.

 😂 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I like to think I’ve managed to do both. 😀

Aubergine

You did what I did. I don’t have money, but I can do a lot of useful things.

patfrederick

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TradeBait2

👍 😂

Cuppa Covfefe

Talk about gold-bricking 🙂

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Heft them Doge.

No way you can mistake a painted brick for gold, if you lift it.

Gail Combs

Tungsten…

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Yeah, but that wouldn’t be a fired clay brick.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

As far as how to tell them apart?

Throw the brick into a melting pot. If it melts, it was gold (and pour it into a new mold).

An assying cut will do it.

But honestly a good old fashioned acid test should do it.

Last edited 1 month ago by SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA
cthulhu

….while straining out the tungsten.

Gail Combs

  :wpds_cool: 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

If it’s a solid tungsten brick, nothing will melt, so I am not sure what you’re saying here.

I was assuming solid, because we’re talking about painting bricks gold here.

Last edited 1 month ago by SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA
cthulhu

My assumption would be that it would be chunks of tungsten wrapped with enough gold you could scratch into it — maybe 1/8″-1/4″. Maybe 20% of the bar.

If you melted it, you could pour it through a tungsten sieve to fish the tungsten chunks out.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Even steel would work. Gold is lower melting than steel.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

OBTW Uranium is almost a close a match for gold, density wise, as is tungsten.

pgroup2

That’s funny.  🙃 

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Thanks to Para for leaving a nice comment with Duchess’ poem on DePat’s guestbook page. Also PAVACA! Thank you both! 💖

https://www.luptonchapel.com/guestbook/9203905

In case you haven’t seen PAVACA’s gift in Susie’s memory…..

Trees – so perfect! 🎄

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patfrederick

beautiful.
thank you PAVACA

duchess01

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Valerie Curren

Amen!

Kea

How lovely

TheseTruths

Excellent, and concerning, points about elections chain of custody. I’m not surprised that there are no federal guidelines because elections are run by the states. But I think it all needs to have a spotlight shone on it and that a lot of things need to be clarified and put in order. Just as DOGE is finding fraud, waste, and incompetence, the same applies across the board, including with elections. Starting local is probably the best strategy.

TheseTruths

Better file, LOL!

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Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Good dream!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Or as an excuse to force people not to use cash.

Of course the drug laws are also used as such an excuse.

TheseTruths

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TheseTruths

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pgroup2

This brings tears. It is so sad that it came to this.

TheseTruths

Yes, it’s unbelievable. But we’re taking it back and restoring sanity and truth.

Aubergine

Humans have known this simple truth for millennia, but a relative handful of perverts caused society to forget it in ten years! What a lesson there is in that.

Gail Combs

Actually they Censored and Browbeat the sensible people into silence. Psy-Op — %th Generation warfare is the ONLY WAY the cabal has been able to retain control for centuries.

charlie

1990 Kindergarden Lesson

Aubergine

I love that movie.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Oddly enough I just watched it last weekend.

MarieUrsula

Along these lines, check out the third small video on Vigilant Fox’s report today:

https://vigilantfox.news/p/calley-means-stuns-cnn-viewers-with

At about :54, the esteemed s/ physician Paul Offit catches himself, first referring to pregnant “women” and then, errr, to “pregnant people.” Insanity.

MarieUrsula

Is it /s or s/? Sarcastic minds want to know.  🤔 

TheseTruths

I’m pretty sure the slash comes before the “s” but I’ve never known for sure (/sarc). 😅 I’ve wondered if the slash is supposed to be backwards, like this: “\sarc”

I’ve always seen it with “sarc” instead of just an “s”, but maybe others can enlighten me on the correct practice. 🙂

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MarieUrsula

Again,  🤔 .

cthulhu

It comes from HTML (HyperText Markup Language). When you start a “thing”, you do %b% (for bold, and the usual punctuation is angle brackets (AKA less than/greater than). Then, to turn the thing off, you do %/b%.

It may work here <b>BOLD</b>.

In HTML, s is for strikeout.

MarieUrsula

Okay, well that clarifies the matter!  😀  🤔 

cthulhu

[b]BOLD[/b]

cthulhu

IIRC, you can twiddle something below the edit box and get some to work.

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kalbokalbs

A twiddle.

It’s to early here. Coffee, stat.

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Valerie Curren

I can use ctrl b to get bold too…

scott467

That’s how we used to do it here in the beginning, if I remember correctly.

I remember having to do that for bold, italics and underline (and strikeout) 👍

scott467

I like to use the invisible symbol, ___ .

Sarcasm is much more effective when people figure it out on their own 😁

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para59r

If there are questions about Paul Offit being a physician or that he should be a physician it might make sense, but I’ve never seen it done that way before.

If the word modified is “esteemed” it is just wrong and allows it’s a typo.

scott467

Forgot to include “Trannys are mental patients running from a diagnosis” 👍

GA/FL

Those who choose to follow the LBGTXYZ lifestyles – are in rebellion against GOD.

They have:
– rejected the patterns shown in nature
– refuse to worship GOD
– deny GOD’s sovereignty and rule over them
– refuse to submit, surrender to GOD
– reject their own identity, who GOD made them to be
– lust after those of their own sex
– seek and demand approval of others for their chosen lifestyle, false assumed identity

This is nothing new – it’s been going on since the Fall in the Garden of Eden.

These steps are detailed in Romans 1:18-32

3 times – because of their unrepentant rebellion – GOD turns them over to the consequences of their choices.

bakocarl

DemonRats and their ilk are truly unhinged, godless, corrupt traitors. My hope is that America can find a way to legally and constitutionally eliminate their influence in the future.

However, as we will most certainly and ultimately travel down the path to the oncoming Tribulation, I believe that their influence will become overwhelming (to their destruction) at some time in the future.

We have no hope other than in God’s mercy and grace.

TradeBait2

👍 AMEN!!!

Barb Meier

Can we start a new war based on the preference order of the alphabet people? Why do Ls get to go first??

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

See that would be interesting as a cage match: L (bull dykes) versus G (sissybois).

cthulhu

Ladies first?

kalbokalbs

Beautiful.

Common sense reigns at HHS.

Kenji over at SC needs to read RFK Jr statement of fact. Or, perhaps, someone needs to splain it to the dumb bunny.

Of course, Kenji already knows all this.

Kenji lied in her confirmation hearing. Libtard role playing.

TheseTruths

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We can’t “trust the science” when it has an agenda.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

OK – I dug out links for this – it’s BAD.

Here is the actual tweet……

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1892127733737717892

Here is a very relevant tweet which links to a “good paper about the bad paper”…..

https://twitter.com/xazalbert/status/1892148549518872929

Here is the “good paper about the bad paper” – basically an autopsy of it…..

https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/erroneous-assessment-of-the-effect-of-hospital-treatment-ndash-the-misleading-creation-of-17000-deaths-and-its-consequences-for-go.html

This is really an analysis of a scientific hit job. Stunning.

TheseTruths

Thanks for doing that research. Everywhere we look, there is corruption. Thank goodness it is being exposed, and I hope things will change, but it’s too late for people who might have been helped by HCQ.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Malone just published something about methylene blue!

https://www.malone.news/p/well-being-methylene-blue

It does have side effects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylene_blue#Side_effects

Personally, I cannot see MB as being in any way advantageous or even useful to make HCQ. The connectivity of the molecule is all wrong, IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine

I tend to avoid even these “popular” pharmaceuticals, if at all possible. Nutrients – great. Synthetics – I avoid.

Aubergine

“Nutrients – great. Synthetics – I avoid.”

AMEN, and AMEN again!

zopa

https://riordanclinic.org/2023/04/how-methylene-blues-antioxidants-can-slow-cognitive-decline/

Dr Levy also considers Methylene blue as perhaps on par or superior to Vitamin C….

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Very cool!

Linda

I love this statement in Dr. Malone’s article:

“The best doctor you will ever have is looking at you in the mirror.”

He’s absolutely right.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

AMEN!!!

Kea

The book The Real Anthony Fauci is a 2021 book by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had the study about HCQ and how they were giving massive amounts to people already sick or almost dead.
pits a good very detailed book fyi

MarieUrsula

It took me months to get through this book, a few pages at a time! It’s clearly written and referenced, but the subject matter is dense. Now, I’m especially thankful that I persisted!

Kea

Yes same I kept having to put it down. It’s just so massive.

Kea

I was maybe around the single digits in age when we went to visit Africa and guess what they gave me HCQ. No reaction or issue. As a child.

When we visited Panama years later because the rainforest again HCQ. But we had to visit a usa government clinic to get a prescription for it and prove we were going to travel there.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

It’s quite likely that there were 17,000 deaths from the wrong dose of HCQ.

Zero is a dosage.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

LMAO!

TradeBait2

👍 😂

Firefly

Glad I missed hearing about the original “study”  :cheers: 

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Love that meme for Gail!

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Alison

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/02/19/it-begins-president-trump-starts-peeling-back-the-zelenskyy-mask/

Following up on Pres. Trump’s tweet about Zelenskyy.

This is one of the greatest – and most dangerous – things President Trump is doing to save our Republic. We simply MUST uproot the IC factions that are behind so much of the endless global unrest.

Gail Combs

the IC factions = NATO Nazis and Operation Gladio

TheseTruths

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TheseTruths

Yes, I don’t think Musk is limiting it but is just highlighting one important aspect.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Full hangouts don’t teach and are often unbelievable. Limited hangouts are like teaching one theory that people need, and ignoring the next chapter (different theory) and the last chapter (general intro with all theories).

Is it true? Yes. Is it meant to hide more truth? If yes, bad limited hangout. Is it meant to educate where people are deficient? If yes, good limited hangout.

When I tell people people HCQ is safe and effective on COVID, it’s a limited hangout, because IVM is safer, and many believe as or more effective on COVID. But I may have good reasons not to give them the full story – even just “we’re talking about HCQ.”

If I tell them that MKULTRA was closed down in the 70s as a stupid and bizarre failure, testing drugs on CIA employees against their will, then that is a super evil limited hangout – yet ALL TRUE. Why? Because it’s meant to cover up what happened to MKULTRA.

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Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

I did a lot of thinking about what I learned from Jordan Sather about limited hangouts. Some have a strategy of fully informing, but not too fast, because too much too fast can create disbelief, and the long-term goal really is full disclosure.

Gail Combs

Feeding information to the public one digestible bit at a time.

pgroup2

One bite at a time.

That’s how we eat and it’s how we learn.

Brave and Free

PDJT has been giving us little bites at a time for years now. I can’t wait until the dessert is served.

Cuppa Covfefe

And that the crooks get their just deserts 🙂

TradeBait2

👍👍

pgroup2

The rabbi of Qtree speaks.

[rabbi = teacher]

Aubergine

You learn a lot about using “limited hangouts” raising kids.

Cuppa Covfefe

I have that problem when I eat too much… limiting the hangout 😀

Aubergine

Lol, that’s a good one!

GA/FL

The politicians are subsidizing their corporate donors’ cheap labor with taxpayer dollars in the form of food stamps, health care, welfare and social security checks…and other goodies.

Then the politicians get a kick back of various forms… big donations, overseas bank accounts…

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pgroup2

Yup.

patfrederick

i thought the hokey pokey is what it’s all about…

pgroup2

Throwing down hard. I love it.  😍 

TheseTruths

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Gail Combs

Then look at ALL the military Brass OH!Bummer promoted after the purge.
List Of Military Elite Purged And Fired Under Obama

TheseTruths

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TheseTruths

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1189%20edition:prelim)

8 USC 1189: Designation of foreign terrorist organizations

Designation of foreign terrorist organizations

(a) Designation

(1) In general

The Secretary is authorized to designate an organization as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with this subsection if the Secretary finds that-

(A) the organization is a foreign organization;

(B) the organization engages in terrorist activity (as defined in section 1182(a)(3)(B) of this title or terrorism (as defined in section 2656f(d)(2) of title 22), or retains the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism) 1; and

(C) the terrorist activity or terrorism of the organization threatens the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States.

As used in this section-

…(4) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General.

TheseTruths

YW!

TheseTruths

I’m no expert, and I don’t know what the entire statute says, but I don’t think it limits what the president can do. In other words, I imagine the president himself can declare terrorst organizations. This particular code merely applies to what happens if the secretary of state does it.

If there were no such codes, then in a rogue administration the president could instruct his secretary of state to declare any patriot, Christian, Republican, etc., organization to be terrorist. And they would do it, too.

Gail Combs

Now declare NATO/Operation Gladio a ‘foreign terrorist organization.’

TradeBait2

👍 The big dog terrorist org from which the most of the others get their marching orders.

Cuppa Covfefe

And the WEFfenSS and “Davosians”….

Gail Combs

YUP! Joined at the hip with the Clowns In America.

Brave and Free

PDJT has SOS Rubio on a short leash I’d assume. As we move further into PDJT’s term we’ll find out Rubio’s aspirations for his future.

kalbokalbs

No longer in the Senate, Rubio is more easily managed. Easily fired.

Will never win the WH. Guvner, if Gaetz doesn’t run for guvner.

Alison

I’d like to annihilate them by making them swallow the fentanyl.

TheseTruths

Ooh, that’s one I hadn’t heard before. 😳

scott467

Claudia Sheinbaum is gonna be so mad

Oh, Claudia!

scott467

Wow, a specific particular family was designated a terrorist organization.

That’s gonna a matter of pride at the next Cinco de Mayo.

The other families are gonna be so jealous😂

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Michoacan is actually one of the Mexican states.

cthulhu

Mexico has 31 states and a Districto Federale. Like the US’ DC, the DF is reclaimed swampland that never quite escaped the taint.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

One big difference is that swampland is thousands of feet above sea level.

cthulhu

Still full of monsters and slimy creatures….

Cuppa Covfefe

They’ll try to sinko deny-o…..

pgroup2

[loud groan]

cthulhu

It’s the one with the cornfield volcano, Parícutin.

TradeBait2

👍 😂

patfrederick

wait until the biden family is put on that list.

Firefly

😂 🤣 😅

Alison

Here’s the latest info on Patel’s confirmation vote tomorrow. Sen Mullin has been great about posting timelines & explaining the process for each Cabinet nomination. If Patel’s timeline changes, Mullin will update with a new tweet.

kalbokalbs

Swearing in at the WH ~4PM. Followed by FIB is gonna get fixed.

scott467

“Followed by FIB is gonna get fixed.”

__________

Or maybe whacked 😂

TradeBait2

This is a GREAT day.

patfrederick

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pgroup2

This may surprise some on here but I think this statute goes too far.

It needs some limits or some identifying descriptions. Similar to 8 USC 1189, which was posted further along by thesetruths.

TheseTruths

George:

Elon Musk just told the blunt truth.

“If the ship of America sinks, we’re all going down with it. This idea that people can escape to New Zealand or some other place is false. If the central pillar of Western civilization, that is, America, falls, the whole roof comes crashing down, and there is no escape.”

https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1892399534082576536

Gail Combs

Which is why I have said, if the Cabal wins we are looking at a thousand years (or more) of Darkness.

pgroup2

That’s when we take over a maximum security prison.

We’ll mount machine guns at the gates and dig a moat for lots of crocodiles.

It might be rough but …

Aubergine

“Escape From America?”

Somebody call Snake.

TheseTruths

This is 13 minutes long but I found it amusing and entertaining. There is a little discussion at the end about Trump and the Kennedy Center.

Glenn Beck:

.@seanspicer tells me the INCREDIBLE story of why President Trump can thank Joe Biden every time he fires someone:

“Stephen Miller and America First came to me and said, ‘we have an idea…Let’s go to court and make Joe Biden argue that he has the ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY to fire anybody.’

The idea that [Spicer v. Biden] has now become the basis for which President Trump can run around and say, ‘you’re fired,’ is amazing…It’s such sweet poetic justice.”

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

OMG, that is so fantastic! What a great story. What JUSTICE.

kalbokalbs

That was a fun listen.

Wondering.

All of these Boards, such as Kennedy Center, Service Academies… Are they paid positions or reimbursed in any way? Whatever the money source, zero it out.

Gail Combs

What is very very interesting is the idea originated with STEVE MILLER, former Chief of Staff for Jeff Sessions.

Also did you catch where he says POTUS Trump can fire people and not just the boards?

American First Legal was part of the lawsuit:

Spicer v. BidenCase Number: 1:21-cv-2493 D.D.C

Problem:

In 2020, President Trump lawfully appointed Sean Spicer and Russ Vought to serve three year terms on the Board of Visitors for the Naval Academy. In an unprecedented move, the Biden Administration attempted to remove them and replace them with radical left-wing progressive ideologues.

Action:

AFL sued President Biden and his Administration to prevent the removal of Mr. Spicer and Mr. Vought from their respective positions.

Result:

The case was dismissed by the District Court. While on appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled, in a parallel case (Severino v. Biden, et al.), that a presidential appointee in a similar position was removable at will by the President. The parties to our case agreed to dismiss the appeal. In the end, the D.C. Circuit has now clarified the extent of the President’s removal authority for such positions, which will be helpful for all future administrations to understand.

The court opinion: Spicer v. Biden

scott467

“- $10M for “Mozambique voluntary medical male circumcision”

_____________

“The population of Mozambique in 2024 is estimated to be around 34.4 million people.” (search engine AI assist)

………………………….
“The cost comparison in Zimbabwe showed a unit cost per VMMC (voluntary medical male circumcision) of $45.50 for PrePex and $53.08 for surgery. The unit cost difference was based on higher personnel and consumable supplies costs for the surgical procedure, which used disposable instrument kits.

In Mozambique, the costing analysis estimated a higher unit cost for PrePex circumcision ($40.66) than for surgery ($20.85) because of higher consumable costs, particularly the PrePex device and lower consumable supplies costs for the surgical procedure using reusable instruments.”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4936422/
………………………….

.

So it costs $61.51 for a ‘voluntary medical male circumcision’ in Mozambique.

$10 million ÷ $61.51 = enough to pay for 162,575 circumcisions.

How many baby boys are born in Mozambique every year?

………………….
“The current birth rate for Mozambique in 2025 is 35.090 births per 1000 people, a 1.13% decline from 2024.”
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/MOZ/mozambique/birth-rate
………………….

So 34.4 million population ÷ 1000 = 34,400 x 35.09 births = 1,207,096 babies born in Mozambique, and if roughly half were male, that’s 603,548 baby boys.

Mozambique is receiving $10 million U.S. taxpayer dollars annually (in perpetuity, no doubt) which is enough to circumcise 162,575 baby boys per year.

But there are 603,548 baby boys born in Mozambique annually.

The numbers don’t add up.

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Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Excellent analysis!

scott467

Except my math was wrong, and I couldn’t finish correcting it before you posted 😂

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

OK, let me delete my comment!

Scratch that! If you need to fix it, just add a comment!

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scott467

Somehow, after your post, your post (and my reply to you) disappeared and I was able to correct it.

Then today, your old post was back, and my old reply to it was back.

Either way, I was able to correct it last night after your reply (and my response) disappeared, but the corrected math result was much less, uh… dramatic 😁

Originally, I thought there was over $8 million more dollars given than was needed for all of the baby boys born in Mozambique. So I expected the remaining $8 million was just going in a corrupt politician’s pocket (which I’m sure some is anyway).

After the math was corrected, the $10 million is only covering about 27% of the procedures.

MarieUrsula

Who funded the ancient Hebrews? Surely they couldn’t have followed the Mosaic Law without international funding.

scott467

You used the invisible sarcasm symbol!

It works! 👍 😁

pgroup2

Brilliant observation.  😂 

TheseTruths

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Cornyn needs to go. Maybe some dirt about him will be revealed.

scott467

Senator John Cornyn, Patron Saint of Gov’t Waste, Fraud & Abuse 😂

scott467

Someone should tag Cornyn with ‘Patron Saint of Gov’t Waste, Fraud & Abuse’ on tweeter.

It would go viral, make him the laughing stock of the District of Criminals overnight.

I would do it, but I’m banned!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Yeah Cornyn, just fuck off. Keep fucking off until you get to the gate that says “no fucking off past here” but go ahead be a “maverick GOP senator” just one more time and go through the gate and keep right on fucking off. In fact keep fucking off until you find the edge of the Earth, then fuck right off the edge.

TheseTruths

So now you’re a flerfer… 😂

pgroup2

That’s really really good. Kudos.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Hardly.

Just think how hard it would take for someone fucking off to reach the (non-existent) edge.

How long would it take for YOU to reach the edge if you started walking in a straight line?

I’m telling them to fuck off forever.

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TheseTruths

I knew it!

kalbokalbs

Paxton.

Yes, he is needed as TX AG.

Still, Paxton.

TradeBait2

Turtle and him are ancient relics of a soon to be extinct species of RINOS.

pgroup2

This jackass is supposed to be a Republican???

Pull my finger.

singingsoul1

Wonder how much kickback he gets. They are slowly exposing themselves and their greed on our expense.

PAVACA

IMO, Sen. Cornyn is one of the “ringleaders” of the RINO + DemCommunist Shadow Government that was set up between 5 November 2024 and 20 January 2025.

TheseTruths

Of course men make mistakes too, and young men have more car accidents than women because they take more risks, but…

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scott467

Well, the kids can wear their old clothes one more year if necessary.

But a boat… that could be a once in a lifetime opportunity… 😂

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Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

LOL!

Embezzlement is still a surprisingly female crime. Just sayin’.

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/tables/table-33

Firefly

😅 🤣 😂

4GodandCountry

There is a reason there is no female auto racing league. 🤷‍♂️

(ducks)

TheseTruths

George:

WHOAH!!! Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just dropped a BOMBSHELL.

“Donald Trump announces the External Revenue Service and his goal is very simple: To ABOLISH the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and let all the outsiders pay.”

If this happens, President Trump’s face will certainly end up on Mt. Rushmore, and I’ll even offer to pay for the orange paint.

https://twitter.com/BehizyTweets/status/1892385303522087238

He goes on to say that a goal is to “reduce” taxes and tax rates. It’s probably a multi-step process.

As for the mentioned “outsiders,” he talks about cruise ships and tankers that fly flags of other countries but not the American flag. None of them pay taxes. Nor is foreign alcohol taxed.

scott467

Go Howard! Go Howard! Go Howard! 👍👏🚀🚀🚀

TradeBait2

I have already finished sharpening my chiseling tools just waiting for the opportunity.

Reciprocal is now a thing.

We win when with reciprocal tariffs. The production of the American workers is the best in the world when unleashed.

Tariffs, low corporate income taxes, VAT as needed for revenues. Reduce government to enumerated powers, transparency with all government funding, neuter the Fed, retire the debt. No more market bubbles fueled by government spending while stopping all forever foreign wars. A warrior military with no rebuilding of those who would be stupid enough to take us on.

Need to make DOGE a permanent thing that works as they are now in technical support and upgrading government systems and methods.

pgroup2

VAT???

ARE YOU NUTS???  😢 

I love ya bro but …

Cuppa Covfefe

Yep. We have that over here, and there never is enough “value added” to justify the “tax”….. 19 percent for most goods, 7 percent for food… and some countries have a 25 percent VAT!!! The EU wants everyone to have that, so they can spend even more money sidling up to the trough and funding Ukraine 😡 😡 😡 😡

scott467

“neuter the Fed,”

___________

We could mutilate the Fed. The Left seems to be into mutilation quite a bit.

cthulhu

VAT can be as intrusive as income taxes.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

To businesses, yes.

To the end purchaser, though? I don’t think so but I could be wrong about this.

cthulhu

It defines anyone who “adds value” (as in “Value Added Tax”) as a business.

Gail Combs

I would think a straight sales tax would be better. If you had to add a tax.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

As I understand it, VAT is basically that…but charged at all levels of production. Then you get to deduct the VAT you paid on your costs. So you collect VAT (and send to the government) based on what you added to the price of the product.

Imagine a sales tax charged on wholesale as well as retail, but the retailer gets to deduct the tax he paid for the wholesale.

The end result to the consumer is he pays a percentage of the entire cost of the product. Which is exactly what a sales tax is.

cthulhu

It’s a bit more complicated than that, even on the producer level — but I doubt you want to dip into the glories of cost accounting.

kalbokalbs

As good as any place for this comment.

VAT – Value Added Tax.

Scanned the comments below.

Understand, VAT seems like it should be levied during production or the like.

Early 90s. Singapore. ~93, Singapore levied what they called a VAT on most good imported. Singapore imports most everything. Yes they make great electronics, but Singapore massively import stuff. It really is a small island. ~17 X ~31 miles.

  • Smells like a tariff, duty, whatever. Singapore calls it VAT.
  • Was 3%. Gradually increased to 9%, presently.
  • We, I lived there 92-95 simply called it a VAT a sales tax.
  • Prior to Singapore VAT, whatever tax was on goods, was included in the price. Didn’t matter what store or restaurant, the posted price was whet we paid.
  • Until VAT was levied. Then it became, posted price plus VAT.

I did not look. But I understand Singapore had tariffs / duty on nearly everything brought into Singapore, prior to VAT.

  • Previous tariffs / duty did NOT go away, with VAT levied.

Hope I did not muddy up the discussion much.

TheseTruths

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TheseTruths

Trump cancels State Department subscriptions to NY Times, AP, Reuters

The Trump administration has ordered the State Department to terminate all non-essential news subscriptions to outlets such as the New York Times, AP, Reuters and Bloomberg News.

The move, which was first reported by the Washington Post, comes amid a broader effort to slash government expenditures.

A memo issued Feb. 11 instructed US embassies and consulates across Europe to cancel subscriptions deemed non-essential, citing budgetary concerns, according to the Washington Post.

Bonus: This hurts the business of fake news.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

IMO the purpose is to pull the “reality filter” of the fake news out of the information stack, which is genius.

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

This is military efficiency, BTW. Just sayin’.

Gail Combs

Do not forget those subscriptions were NOT CHEAP.

A post on X, formerly Twitter, by Elon Musk, posted on February 5, 2025, viewed 14 million times, highlighted another post by conservative comentator Ian Miles Cheong, that said: “The US Government 👉gave👈🙄 the New York Times tens of millions of dollars over just the past 5 years despite paying relatively little money to the NYT in the years preceding 2021. For instance, in August 2024, the US government awarded $4.1 million to the NYT.

“The bulk of the funds came from the US Department of Health and Human Services at $26.90m, followed by the National Science Foundation at $19.15m.”

Musk replied: “NYT is government-funded media.”

The post included screengrabs from the government spending site USAspending that showed spending filtered by the keyword “New York Times.”

NEWSWEEK FACT CHECK CALLS THAT FALSE. 🤓

They correct it to:

USAspending.gov can correctly filter specific payments to The New York Times which shows that over the last five years, government agencies spent about $1.6 million, almost entirely on subscriptions. Other payments include ads, legal notices and delivery charges.

Over the past 17 years, the period Cheong searched under, total spending came to $3.1 million.

The New York Times’ managing director of external communications, Charlie Stadtlander, told Newsweek“It was surprising to see social media attention on the fact that a small number of government offices, libraries and courts purchase subscriptions to The New York Times and other media outlets.

“These officials and other public servants are simply seeking to better understand the world through our independent journalism, like millions of other Americans. 😆😆🙃

“It’s worth noting that we offer these government subscriptions at a heavily discounted rate. For example, one arrangement provides more than 1 million active-duty and retired military members and their families access to The Times to understand what’s happening in the world.” 🤮🤮🤮

TheseTruths

PDJT continues to take down the media.

Barb Meier

I have not been in an airport since before 9/11. However, I wonder if this also will lead to airports turning off CNN?

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I was actually thinking of rare coins (the distinction being that they have value over and above their precious metal content; in fact many rare coins have no precious metals at all in them. “Numismatic” value (as they call it) is the value it gains to a collector for being rare and sought after by other collectors.

However, places like APMEX that deal in precious metals as such do also use registered mail.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I remember him being nicknamed “Hannitus Interruptus”

pgroup2

He can’t hold a candle to the king of stepping on the guests – Steve Bannon.

The only guy that causes me to yell at the radio.

GA/FL

Both Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson are far better interviewers than Hannity – they do not interrupt or foist their own opinions and frame their own desired narratives over their guest’s words.

TheseTruths

Chief Nerd:

TRUMP: “We’re going to go into Fort Knox to make sure the gold is there … If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset!”

https://twitter.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1892421435508851149

Seriously, what happens if the gold isn’t there?

Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy

Very upset might create entertaining outcomes!

scott467

“Seriously, what happens if the gold isn’t there?”

_____________

I would guess that markets around the world would crash, along with the U.S. dollar, and the value of gold, as measured in dollars, would go to infinity.

And then DJT would announce some sort of emergency measure, pledging U.S. real estate as collateral or something, as the U.S. military tracks down and recovers our gold.

This would cause the markets, which would have just crashed, to swing wildly in the opposite direction. Not so much because faith of any kind was restored, but because of all the gamblers and opportunists in the market, along with short-sellers caught in the biggest short squeeze since markets were invented 😁

So I’m guessing it would be a high volatility event…

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TradeBait2

There is not enough popcorn in the world currently to handle all that is coming…

🍿 🇺🇸

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Which is why you should be looking for bacon.

para59r

Elon Musk calls out Zelensky for killing Gonzalo Lira in prison. Bonus, its up front in Alex Jones’s show.

pgroup2

Z-man is going to be an expert on the underside of buses.

GA/FL

Thank you, Gudthots!

Last week, I read a claim that the new ‘Bird Flu’ came out of the Department of Agriculture labs at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, my Alma Mater.

PAVACA

GA/FL
Correct. The peer-reviewed and published paper on this is linked below.

Yours Truly blows the lid off several aspects of the “current threat of Avian Influenza”, along with other items, in tomorrow’s Health Friday post.

The paper:
https://www.longdom.org/open-access/proximal-origin-of-epidemic-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-h5n1-clade-2344b-and-spread-by-migratory-1099735.html
Nicolas Hulscher, John Leake, Peter A McCullough
4 November 2024

Gail Combs

Maxine Waters the gift that keeps on giving.

Flashback: Maxine Waters: “Obama Has Put In Place” Secret Database With “Everything On Everyone” (Video)

[QUOTE]
Waters: “Obama has put in place the kind of database… will have everything on every individual.”Before It’s News has the transcript:

“The President has put in place an organization with the kind of database that no one has ever seen before in life,” Representative Maxine Waters told Roland Martin on Monday.

“That’s going to be very, very powerful,” Waters said. “That database will have information about everything on every individual on ways that it’s never been done before and whoever runs for President on the Democratic ticket has to deal with that. They’re going to go down with that database and the concerns of those people because they can’t get around it. And he’s [President Obama] been very smart. It’s very powerful what he’s leaving in place.”

[UNQUOTE]

…..

H/T 4G&C

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scott467

This is why she’s the one who TCTB trust, with all their secrets… 😂

bakocarl

Scott, I would imagine that many of us saw through the fog and got the real picture from yesterday.

Thank you for your many great inputs (facts and questions), on the variety of topics you choose to address.

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Cuppa Covfefe

Isn’t that a yogurt place??? 😆

pgroup2

This is not news; she said this years ago.

Gail Combs

“The gift that keeps on giving….”

She told us in Jan of 2019 that OH!Bummer was spying on all Americans and now, 6 years later, she tells us Congress critters are criminals. She is too darn stupid to keep her big yap shut.

patfrederick

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Gail Combs

“The chief problem of American political life for a long time has been how to make the two congressional parties more national and international. The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to the doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead the two parties should be almost identical, so the that American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy.”

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Banks/Tragedy_Hope_excerpt.html

Quote from Tragedy and Hope, 1966 by Carroll Quigley, member of Council on Foreign Relations, mentor to Bill Clinton.

DARN As usual that paragraph has been scrubbed even in the archived versions so here is another link.

https://newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh228.htm

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

RINOs.

singingsoul1

Even worse do we know they know how to drive ? They are dangerous on our streets and Highways. Cars can be a weapon.

pgroup2

Cars can be have been used as a weapon.

Fixed it.  😍 

patfrederick

Alex1689
February 20, 2025 1:41 am

NO cash or non cash benefits for illegal aliens.
https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/us-news/trump-signs-executive-order-cutting-all-taxpayer-funded-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants/
This may well mean a halt to federal funds going to any state educational system that has free or lowered tuition for illegal aliens – and there are several blue states that have adopted those programs.
It may also mean the federal government forces all public schools participating in the free and reduced federal lunch program to verify citizenship status of any student to whom FARMS is being offered – thereby requiring a first ever true census of the numbers of illegal aliens receiving free schooling at American taxpayer expense.
Expect wails.

Gail Combs

How about all that FREE K – 12 education?

We PAY for MORE BUILDINGS and MORE TEACHERS and MORE EQUIPMENT so it is NOT FREE!

Many of these numbers are GROSSLY under the real total
2015: 30 Million Illegal Immigrants in US, Says Mexico’s Former Ambassador
Now add in the flood from 4 years of Biden.

pewresearch.org›short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-…

About 4.4 million U.S.-born children under 18 live with an unauthorized immigrant parent.

Pew numbers are extremely low!
AS OF 2015
61 Million Immigrants and Their Young Children Now Live in the United States
[QUOTE]Three-fourths are legal immigrants and their children
A new analysis of government data from December 2015

  • 👉Almost one in five U.S. residents is now an immigrant or minor child of an immigrant parent.
  • The numbers represent a complete break with the recent history of the United States. As recently as 1970, there were only 13.5 million immigrants and their young children in the country, accounting for one in 15 U.S. residents.
  • Just since 2000, the number of immigrants and their children has increased by 18.4 million.
  • The number of immigrants and their young children grew six times faster than the nation’s total population from 1970 to 2015 — 353 percent vs. 59 percent.
  • In many states the increase in the number of immigrants and their minor children from 1970 to 2015 has been nothing short of astonishing:

…..

  • In Georgia, this population grew 3,058 percent (from 55,000 to 1.75 million), 25 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Nevada, this population grew 3,002 percent (from 26,000 to 821,000), six times faster than the overall state population.
  • In North Carolina, this population grew 2,937 percent (from 47,000 to 1.43 million), 30 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Arkansas, this population grew 1,831 percent (from 12,000 to 228,000), 34 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Tennessee, this population grew 1,823 percent (from 28,000 to 537,000), 27 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Virginia, this population grew 1,150 percent (from 114,000 to 1.42 million), 15 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Oklahoma, this population grew 1,139 percent (from 37,000 to 458,000), 22 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Texas, this population grew 1,084 percent (from 582,000 to 6.89 million), 7 times faster than the overall state population.
  • In Arizona, this population grew 1,019 percent (from 131,000 to 1.46 million), four times faster than the overall state population.

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Birthright Citizenship and Illegal Immigration

….As David North of CIS points out, many illegal aliens believe that having a U.S.-born child can help them in some way. Moreover, as one illegal alien woman interviewed in 2008 revealed to CBS News, when asked if many women cross the border to give birth: “Yes. I know people who have done that. Things are much better here in the U.S. because they help children so much more.” She also admitted that her goal was to anchor her entire family in the U.S. According to FAIR’s 2019 calculations, the United States already has a large illegal alien population of 14.3 million. Why not reduce the number of pull factors encouraging illegal migration and presence?

There are also costs associated with giving birth. In the above-mentioned CBS report, the CEO of the McAllen Texas Medical Center – where about 40 percent of births were to illegal alien mothers – stated that “mothers about to give birth (…) walk up to the hospital still wet from swimming across the river in actual labor.” Once they deliver, their child is a U.S. citizen. The costs of the labor, as well as any medical treatment along the border, are picked up by the American taxpayer. study by CIS found births to illegal alien mothers constitute 11 percent of all publicly funded births in the U.S. and cost taxpayers $2.4 billion annually.

As FAIR has pointed out, illegal aliens can receive benefits on behalf of their U.S.-born children. According to our report on the fiscal costs of illegal immigration, American taxpayers pay $6.7 billion annually in Medicaid spending on the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens. All of this is part of the total cost of illegal migration, which we estimate at $132 billion a year, and which may rise to $200 billion by 2025.

In addition, birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens has the potential to create a growing constituency of U.S. citizens, many of whom presumably have an emotional and vested interest in supporting policies that undermine our immigration laws. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2016 there were 5 million U.S.-born children under 18 living with at least one illegal alien parent, and almost another million individuals over 18 living with at least one unlawfully present parent.

Furthermore, it is unfair to legal immigrants who must endure a long and painstaking process to become naturalized U.S. citizens, including being a permanent resident for at least five years, submitting to a ten-step naturalization process and numerous requirements, and paying a steep fee ($640-$725).

pgroup2

There is no dirt citizenship. That was why we broke away from Britain. It had the class system and every birth within the territory of Britain meant the newborn was a new subject [citizen] of the king forever.

Note the bolded section of the closing paragraph of the Declaration:

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Yet some people want to believe that we reinstated dirt citizenship in 1868.

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Gail Combs

We also should go back and totally dissolve ALL ties to the UK. The SOBs have been using us as cannon fodder and a piggy bank since 1913.

cthulhu

Isn’t that off by about three hundred years?

Gail Combs

Well the Brits have certainly been trying to get their colony back for that long!

mollypitcher5

Isn’t that one of the hard rock solid foundations of their rabid abortion views? According to their frantic bafflegab …these poor mothers who have no means to take care of a child from birth onward should by all means be advised and encouraged to do “what’s best for the baby”..isn’t that what they say?
The story is very different for illegals. They see no problem with anchor babies who become part of entire families being financially supported. Sure we’ve all known of welfare babies and they mamas and not to be found baby daddies….but some SNAP and EBT is very different than free housing, medical, food, cars, job placement, and refillable govt credit cards like illegals receive

TheseTruths

Expect wails.

I don’t know if there are grounds for them, but I expect lawsuits.

Rhetorical question: Why are illegals getting perks that Americans don’t get?

pgroup2

They’re spe-shul.

You ain’t.

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patfrederick

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Aubergine

FACT.

patfrederick

this woman argues the suspension undermines due process…due process of what exactly? (PDJT suspended legal representation for illegal alien children.)

“The administration’s decision to suspend this program undermines due process, disproportionately impacts vulnerable children, and puts children who have already experienced severe trauma at risk for further harm or exploitation,” Aber wrote.
“We stand ready to work with the Department of Health and Human Services to review and rapidly restore these essential services so that Acacia and our partners can continue supporting vulnerable children,” she continued.

https://thehill.com/latino/5154471-trump-immigration-crackdown-legal-representation/amp/

Gail Combs

“….puts children who have already experienced severe trauma at risk for further harm or exploitation,” Aber wrote…”

….

OH you mean the kids that were sex trafficked but the Biden Admin?

mollypitcher5

Exactly.
What are they doing with these traumatized kids? “Placing” them with total strangers?
The barely teen boys being placed with gang members? The teen girls being placed in neighborhood brothel houses?
What the hell kind of incentive did the NGOs give to parents in 3rd world countries to send their toddlers and young children ALONE to a place thousands of miles away?

Gail Combs

A lot of those kids are sold by the parents.

patfrederick

Stacey Abrams again…the “green energy” company made $100 in total revenue the year before they received a $2 Billion grant.
FTA
DOGE discovered $2 billion in taxpayer funds set aside for a fledgling nonprofit linked to perennial Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams.
The Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration awarded Power Forward Communities the grant in April 2024 as part of the agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Power Forward Communities received the green energy grant despite the fact that it was founded months earlier in late 2023 and never managed anywhere near the grant’s dollar figure—it reported just $100 in total revenue during its first three months in operation, according to its latest tax filings.
Power Forward Communities’ grant was one of just eight Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants that the EPA doled out in April 2024 and that, altogether, totaled $20 billion. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Feb. 13 that his staff and Department of Government Efficiency officials discovered that the Biden administration parked that same $20 billion at an outside financial institution before leaving office, limiting the federal government’s oversight of the program.
The revelation that Power Forward Communities is among the beneficiaries of the funds Zeldin’s team located raises ethics questions about how the Biden administration selected recipients of such massive grants and whether it played favorites when doling those grants out. Abrams was a vocal proponent of the Biden administration’s green energy agenda and campaigned for former vice president Kamala Harris.
It also appears to validate concerns expressed for years by Republicans that Biden administration allies would prop up organizations that were specifically designed to receive federal funding under programs like the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which was created to operate as a “green bank” by Democrats’ behemoth Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
“I made a commitment to members of Congress and to the American people to be a good steward of tax dollars and I’ve wasted no time in keeping my word,” Zeldin told the Washington Free Beacon. “When we learned about the Biden Administration’s scheme to quickly park $20 billion outside the agency, we suspected that some organizations were created out of thin air just to take advantage of this.”
“As we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been,” the EPA administrator continued. “It’s extremely concerning that an organization that reported just $100 in revenue in 2023 was chosen to receive $2 billion. That’s 20 million times the organization’s reported revenue.”
Power Forward Communities and Abrams did not respond to requests for comment.
Lee Zeldin finds $2 billion in EPA funds designated for climate group tied to Stacey Abrams.

kalbokalbs

Prosecute everyone that played a role in trying to steal $20 billion.

There must be consequences for defrauding USG – taxpayer dollars.

Perhaps there will be accountability in a month or so. Right now, the daily tidal wave of fraud being unveiled is stunning. .

patfrederick

i wonder if there’s enough decent folks to prosecute this stuff??? there seems to be an overwhelming list of bastards to go after.

kalbokalbs

money sure cure for a lawyer shortage. Bonus, with every conviction.

Then we move on to judge availability. Guess the same.

Enough court rooms? Most any bar will work. Secure, stop alcohol sales / consumption, during court.

  • Then celebrate every conviction.

How to pay for it all? Stripping the wealth of the guilty bastards.

Where to stash those not sentenced to hang, shot, juiced with drugs or electricity? Tent city in Mojave Desert. Pink pajamas. PBJs… No AC or lights. Hell, no electricity.

Prolly missed something. But that is a starter way ahead.

Always have an opinion AND willing to help.   :cheers: 

TradeBait2

Love the way you think on this subject. Ditto.

Cuppa Covfefe

From passing the bar to being passed out at the bar…

pgroup2

I resemble that remark …

para59r

Another outrage. This organization didn’t exist at the start of 2023 and does not have the expertise or knowledge base to spend 2 Billion dollars and we can bet the other 18 billion was sent to similar outfits.

https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/billions-doge-found-parked-at-bank-earmarked-for-stacey-abrams-backed-green-group/

…Power Forward Communities was established in October 2023 as a coalition of groups led by Rewiring America, a left-wing group that advocates for electrification policies and a transition away from fossil fuel dependence. Abrams, who serves as Rewiring America’s senior counsel, said at the time that she was “thrilled” to be part of the Power Forward Communities coalition. “This is how we expand access to clean energy—by prioritizing housing, equity and resilience,” she wrote in an X post.

According to its website, Power Forward Communities is the first nationwide program to finance home energy efficiency upgrades at scale. The group states that its mission is to assist homeowners, developers, and renters with home upgrades replacing gas-powered appliances like a traditional stovetop with electric appliances like an induction stovetop.

In its only press release to date, Power Forward Communities said that, in addition to induction stoves, it would use the $2 billion received from the EPA to help install heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, solar panels, home battery systems, EV chargers, and weatherization upgrades…

Shortly before leaving office, Biden’s EPA parked the $20 billion located by Zeldin’s team and DOGE officials in an account at Citibank. While the eight recipients of the funding—which, in addition to Power Forward Communities, includes groups like Climate United Fund, the Coalition for Green Capital, Inclusiv, and Justice Climate Fund—have only tapped into a small slice of the funding so far, the arrangement restricts the Trump administration’s ability to claw the funds back, though Zeldin has made retrieving the funds a priority.

Everyone of these organizations need to gather their so called experts and present themselves to hearings so America can see the full extent of their treachery and incompetence before they are frog marched to prison.

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Gail Combs

I want to know what their SALARIES ARE!

patfrederick

and what campaigns they contributed to

singingsoul1

Congress had a role they approved all of Biden’s budges without accountability. This was republicans and democrats alike. I remember the uproar about Mike Johnson not holding the line on spending.

patfrederick

OurLastStand
February 20, 2025 7:34 am

File this in the More Government Corruption Folder:
To Elon Musk and the DOGE team looking at Medicare:
Pharmacist says
– This medication is Pirfenidone
– Medicare filled it 85,000 times in 2022 at an average cost of $8,000 per prescription
– Normal cost without insurance ONLY $200 TO FILL
– They spent $680 million on that one drug in just one year
“However, at my pharmacy, which is a cost plus pharmacy, meaning we don’t take insurance, that same prescription would only cost $200”
“If we filled all 85,000 prescriptions, it would cost $17 million total. That means Medicare is overpaying by $663 million every year.”

WOW 🚨 To Elon Musk and the DOGE team looking at Medicare:

Pharmacist says

– This medication is Pirfenidone

– Medicare filled it 85,000 times in 2022 at an average cost of $8,000 per prescription

– Normal cost without insurance ONLY $200 TO FILL

– They spent $680 million on… pic.twitter.com/oMYsseUN9a

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 20, 2025

kalbokalbs

Medicare overpaying $663 million every year.

That is only one drug.

Big Stoopid Corrupt Goverment.

patfrederick

yup!
insurance fraud???

kalbokalbs

Certainly fraud.

Then I was noodling about the obscene costs hospitals and quacks charge Medicare for every line item.

The entire structure and process needs to be torn apart. Line item by line item.

To think, we are only one month, into four years.

Winning, never felt so good.

Brave and Free

I had a blood draw one day and the following day had an appointment with the Hematologist. Simple check up about my blood work results, wait in office two minutes. Another five minutes talking about my results with the Doctor, and out the door in under 15 minutes.

Two weeks later I receive the EOB, total cost over $900, insurance discount $400, my co-pay $15. Looks like an opportunity for some shenanigans to happen.

TradeBait2

Big Pharm then buys the politicians and swamp critters with part of the proceeds and uses Dancing Doofuses in their advertisements to entice stoopid people into taking those same drugs to circumvent simply living well and healthy. Meanwhile WS investors are aware of the daisy chain and make fortunes off the investments into Big Pharm and then short it all when it is uncovered or determined to being killing people so they can make another tidy sum.

Ain’t America great?

patfrederick

not yet, but PDJT is working on it!

barkerjim

Thank you, Gudthots!!! Well said!

TradeBait2

Great opener, Gudthots! Food for thought for all of us.

Cut to the chase – get involved personally in your local elections. Pressure local, state and federal officials to do things the right way transparently or suffer the consequences.

phoenixrising37
patfrederick

hey there! hope you are well!

kalbokalbs

PR, Thanks for brining this and visiting.

That degenerate, Zelensky’s day, accountability is closing in.

PAVACA

Good to see you here! Hope you and yours are well. Sending Good Energy!

MarieUrsula

I watched this last night. Bob Amsterdam sheds light on how unpopular the little dictator is and why.

Gail Combs

I am at around 24 minutes. He is talking about how sophisticated the Ukraine disinfo campaign is.

That is NOT Ukrainian in origin! The whole darn thing STINKS of the CIA/NATO/Cabal/WEF Please note he keeps saying the Nazis are ‘right wing’ He really needs to get his head on straight about that.

Gail Combs

Good Idea.

Kea

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

patfrederick

p-squared
February 20, 2025 9:07 am

Sen Josh Hawley has called for an independent IG to investigate every penny of money that went to Ukraine. This will ensure the DOGE effort becomes nontransparent because of “national security” and “ongoing investigation.” Eventually the final IG report will be inconclusive and redacted when it is released in 2028.
Methinks the senator is starting to sweat since Zelenskyy sad he only got half of the loot. Perhaps some of the other half found it’s way into a certain senator’s pockets?

kalbokalbs

No redactions and 2028 is unacceptable. Truly cannot be that hard to audit money sent to Ukraine.

Same this with weapons and ordnance “shipped” to Ukraine. Complete accountability.

patfrederick

exactly–he wants to give the guilty time to flee congress with their ill gotten gains.

bakocarl

Their ill botten gooty?

patfrederick

besides you…who said that? LOL

bakocarl

Someone . . . I have no idea . . . neither does Grok 3.

patfrederick

i was trying to remember–I think it was Hawkeye in MASH…lol

Hawkeye:
A most perplexing riddle, calling for the most ingenious of solutions. Thus I made it publicly known that there were fingerprints to be found on the stolen articles, thereby tempting the criminal to repeat his crime, and retrieve his ill-gotten booty – or his ill-booten gotty. Which he has done! However, in so doing, he has exposed himself.

bakocarl

Or maybe they said “ill gooten botty”?

TheseTruths

No redactions and 2028 is unacceptable.

This. The autists and DOGE people could get it done much faster than that.

singingsoul1

Has not Howley begun to work against the President? Oh that was Cotton. These guys need to be primaries.

Gail Combs

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/wealth/josh-hawley-wealth/

Can not copy & paste so here are highlights.

Started with inheritance of $60,000

Hawley has a net worth of $21 million and it has grown significantly in the past 4 years. Major bucks shorting stock like Silicon Bank
Real Estate = $10 million In 2023 bought 170 ac ranch in MI dirt cheap.

mollypitcher5

That seems unbelievable. If that’s the case why stay in govt service?

Gail Combs

Because you are OWNED. Hawley is bought and paid for and he will stay in politics til he dies like Piglosi, Mitch the Bitch, Feinstein, Shiffty Schiff, Chuck the schmuck….

The ‘Masters’ are not interested in grooming new people all the time when all they have to do is cheat in elections and blackmail their puppets.

kalbokalbs

Purely a coincidence.

Surely Hawley is a savvy investor – with Senate insider information.

Gail Combs

“…. Real Estate = $10 million. [AND] In 2023 bought 170 ac ranch in MI dirt cheap….”

….

That is what caught my eye. Remember the cartels use real estate to launder money and pay off government officials.

Kea

He was just re-elected

bakocarl

I’m suffering from a memory hole problem here . . . one of millions, by the way.

Way back in the almost prehistoric days of yore, the days when the Apple computer and GUI interfaces were just starting to appear, many people continued to use a certain computer language to interface and configure their computers as word processors. This is not the name of an early word processor system like WordStar, but the name of a language used to enable word processing.

A name starting with “D” seems to be flying around my head, just out of reach. Will someone please break this loose for me? Thanks.

bakocarl

I’m not thinking of machine code or assembly language . . . it had a name. Working with machine code was brutal, by the way.

kalbokalbs

Furthest person from computer literate.

Wiki shows. D, Data Base, DarkBasic and DJTILLU.

Mouse over and settled on DJ TILLU may be the answer.

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages

https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DJ_TILLU&action=edit&redlink=1

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bakocarl

I don’t think so . . . no bells ringing on those. But, thanks.

PAVACA

bakocarl
DOS? (The original one — not the “Denial of Service” acronym.)

bakocarl

Ding! Ding! Ding!
Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
MSDOS
Thank you!!!

barkerjim

And it was PC-DOS before microsoft took it.

Cuppa Covfefe

Not forgetting Gary Kildall and CP/M…

Barb Meier

I miss PIP.

litenmaus

DoS….(?)

para59r

This happened yesterday. Mississippi Lt Gov collapses on senate floor (video). He collapsed in the middle of addressing state law makers. Looks like a Sudden Death kind of thing, but just before this hit the head lines at CFP there was this very short video on rumble explaining about how CIA heart attack guns work. (dart to the neck and shell fish toxin introduced to the blood stream resulting in something that resembles a heart attack with in a minute or so of being hit by the dart. 🤔

https://rumble.com/v6mmd6u-the-cias-heart-attack-gun.html?e9s=src_v1_upp

Seems he’s fine now… claims dehydration and gives praise to medical staff that helped him recover. Still strange. Tin foil hat too tight. Making me think maybe they keep anti toxins handy at the state level now. Who knows…

https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-lieutenant-governor-hosemann-collapse-11ed78a29f3a8a394baa0e65767026c7

PAVACA

If this man had taken even one injection of a COVID-19 “vaccine”, the ingredients and mechanisms of the “vaccine” must be included in the analysis/investigation of what happened to him.

para59r

What used to happen in Seattle seems to be spreading. ANTIFA getting a public beat down.

para59r

Longer vid, an extra minute or so, but it seems to be from ANTIFA itself so the unmasking thing is very limited.

kalbokalbs

Always good to see Antifa get their asses whupped.

That stuff looks to be several years ago.

Gail Combs
kalbokalbs

Above would not work for my laptop.

Used this one.

https://twitter.com/TomasMorales_iv/status/1892399559881740522

OLD STUFF ~four years old.

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para59r

2 twitter posts. 1st is alert by Musk. Seems dems are trying to pass a bill that will stop DOGE from looking into the IRS and only need to co-opt 3 lawmakers. Second is the hypocrisy surrounding that. In case the squisher has finished his coffee break I’ll post the meme.

https://twitter.com/Turtlenumber13/status/1892360206144729378

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duchess01

EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE

Verse of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025

“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.” 

Proverbs 10:8 (KJV)

“Through the whole of the Proverbs, we are to look for somewhat beyond the first sense the passage may imply, and this we shall find to be Christ. He is the Wisdom so often spoken of in this book.
…”A good man discourses wisely for the benefit of others. But it is the sin, and will be the ruin of a wicked man, that he speaks what is displeasing to God, and provoking to those he converses with. The righteous is kept by the power of God; and nothing shall be able to separate him from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.”

Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.

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duchess01

WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL

PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD

Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.

I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.

I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.

I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.

I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.

I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.

Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.

May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.

With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.

Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me. 

Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.

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duchess01

PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN

BE MY VOICE

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JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN

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CHILD NOT CHOICE

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duchess01

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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

duchess01

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duchess01

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duchess01

PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN

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duchess01

TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD

SHALL WE 

When life is fraught with turmoil and sorrow
What shall we do to change up the morrow
Shall we kick up our heels and happy dance 
Would you like to oblige by happenstance

Shall we fly through the air without a plane
Shall we just be silly and go insane
Shall we walk up the path in the bright sun
What else can we drum up to have some fun

Take out your sketchpad and draw me a pic
A serene water scene and boat right quick
I will pen you a poem if you would like
Until it’s lunchtime for this little tyke 

Almost forgot a fresh flower bouquet 
If okay with you please choose the array
What is a meal without a centerpiece
And a hot looking chef who can appease

Shall we walk to the lake and row a boat
Shall we jump in the water try to float
If the fishes are swimming skip that part
Don’t want them nipping my toes a la carte

If we play hide and seek might be unfair
Cause I could get lost just about anywhere
Maybe we could try a quick game of pool
But sorry to say I’d just play the fool

I am out of ideas lest you have some
So far my suggestions they just seem dumb
I know what deep down I would like to do
Be on the deck and just cuddle with you

D01: 08/01/2023

para59r
duchess01

Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing 

#psalm91 #psalms #prayer

Pray Everyday

https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html

Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.

#faith #god #psalms

prayeveryday777

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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!!  ❤️❤️❤️



patfrederick

Bessie2003
February 20, 2025 10:02 am

on X, “Ukrainian President Zelensky blocks Trump’s Truth Social platform in Ukraine”

JUST IN: 🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Zelensky blocks Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/uun9rwSWPK

— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) February 20, 2025

kalbokalbs

Zelensky, resisting his 15 minutes of fame, expired.

singingsoul1

He proves that he is a dictator case closed.

para59r

https://twitter.com/AwkwardMamaNews/status/1892358610107453715
at about the 1:30 mark Hawley says he’ll scour the budget for Ukraine and that it should not have any support for Ukraine. Well, did it myself assuming I found the right document. Seems Hawley has an awakening about to happen.

The Lindsey Grahm bill as it is going forward. Had a difficult time finding this. Added search criteria “Ukraine”. Should show up in link. or you might have to strip everything off after ? and then add “Ukraine in the search bar on the site for the bill and search it up your self. Then scroll down and see where Ukraine shows up.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2583/text?s=3&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22S.Hrg.+118-257+Ukraine%22%7D

First time it shows up is here. Then continues… 🤔 I haven’t gone beyond this point yet but Ukraine begins to appear in more spots below this.

(2)  U KRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $448,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for  Ukraine .

para59r

Also suggests that USAID be searched as well. On my way to finding this Senate resolution it appeared that USAID was getting full funding but reading these things requires a better effort than I’m giving it.

The Ukraine section.

The Ukraine Section
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $448,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Ukraine.

(b) Limitation.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 7037(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national security interest of the United States.

(c) Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to—
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);

(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity;

(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);

(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or

(6) humanitarian assistance.

(d) Turkey.—None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that members of the TPPD that are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds made available by this Act for border security purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and facilities in Turkey.

countering russian influence and aggression

Sec. 7037. (a) Limitation.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Annexation of Crimea.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or

(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled financial entities.

(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.

(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limitations of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed separatists.

That given, it appears other sections of the Bill totally ignore and thus fund many things that DOGE has determined to be very problematic such as the UN/USAID/WHO etc… and will likely tie the Presidents hands.

para59r

Just in case clean link to text of the bill
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2583/text

As I tried to put other search terms in it kept taking me elsewhere. Lucky I found highlights to Ukraine at all.

patfrederick

well you’re NOT supposed to find any

bakocarl

I manually highlighted all of the bill, copied and pasted it into MS Word. The search functions of MS Word work just fine in it.

singingsoul1

POTUS does not have to sign the bill?

kalbokalbs

Rob building up his credibility with America First – MAGA. Eyeing WH run.

DeSantis signs immigration enforcement agreements with federal agencies
Agreements allow state law enforcement to perform immigration officer functions, including removing incarcerated criminal foreign nationals.

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/desantis-signs-immigration-enforcement-agreements-federal-agencies

kalbokalbs

Good one.

Rob is doing a great job supporting America First – MAGA. Trump will not derail this.

Casey has not announced yet. Best I know, Donalds has not announced.

While Rob grovels, Trump will use happy words, but remain neutral for now.

Donalds will receive Trump’s endorsement later. If this happens, Trump will campaign for Donalds.

Rob will pursue the WH, regardless of who runs for FL guvner. Rob will fail.

Barb Meier

Rob is too short.

kalbokalbs

But, but Rob has lifts in his cowboy boots. 😂

Barb Meier

  :wpds_lol: 

TheseTruths

Our fourth president, James Madison, stood at 5’4″. 😅
The tallest, Abraham Lincoln, was 6’4″ tall.

These days one needs to be camera-ready and present an almost movie star-like appearance.

kalbokalbs

Good thing Maggot was installed.

That dufus was never camera ready, not almost movie star-like appearance.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I recall something written by someone who had his picture taken with Reagan.

He described it as some awkward looking guy (himself) standing next to someone who had trained “presence.”

mollypitcher5

LOL…now that he’s joined a talent/PR agency he’ll be shiny and new 😋 

kalbokalbs

Presumptuous of Cocaine Mitch to think he’ll have the opportunity. 😂

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year:

https://twitter.com/rantinglydotcom/status/1892610110532255758

gil00

Scum needs to quit but doesnt want beshear to appoint a dimm.

kalbokalbs

IIRC. Beshear can’t name his replacement. KY requires special election to fill vacant Senate seats..

patfrederick

of course not…he’ll be in jail by then.

kalbokalbs

JD X

This is moralistic garbage, which is unfortunately the rhetorical currency of the globalists because they have nothing else to say.

For three years, President Trump and I have made two simple arguments: first, the war wouldn’t have started if President Trump was in office; second, that neither Europe, nor the Biden administration, nor the Ukrainians had any pathway to victory. This was true three years ago, it was true two years ago, it was true last year, and it is true today.

And for three years, the concerns of people who were obviously right were ignored. What is Niall’s actual plan for Ukraine? Another aid package? Is he aware of the reality on the ground, of the numerical advantage of the Russians, of the depleted stock of the Europeans or their even more depleted industrial base?

Instead, he quotes from a book about George HW Bush from a different historical period and a different conflict. That’s another currency of these people: reliance on irrelevant history.

President Trump is dealing with reality, which means dealing with facts. And here are some facts:

Number one, while our Western European allies’ security has benefitted greatly from the generosity of the United States, they pursue domestic policies (on migration and censorship) that offend the sensibilities of most Americans and defense policies that assume continued over-reliance.

Number two, Russians have a massive numerical advantage in manpower and weapons in Ukraine, and that advantage will persist regardless of further Western aid packages. Again, the aid is *currently* flowing.

Number three, the United States retains substantial leverage over both parties to the conflict.

Number four, ending the conflict requires talking to the people involved in starting it and maintaining it.

Number five, the conflict has placed–and continues to place–stress on tools of American statecraft, from military stockpiles to sanctions (and so much else). We believe the continued conflict is bad for Russia, bad for Ukraine, and bad for Europe. But most importantly, it is bad for the United States.

Given the above facts, we must pursue peace, and we must pursue it now. President Trump ran on this, he won on this, and he is right about this. It is lazy, ahistorical nonsense to attack as “appeasement” every acknowledgment that America’s interest must account for the realities of the conflict.

That interest–not moralisms or historical illiteracy–will guide President Trump’s policy in the weeks to come.

And thank God for that.

https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1892569791140946073

Aubergine

We couldn’t have asked for a better VP. I don’t care who. J.D. is FANTASTIC.

Gail Combs

He truly is an amazing VP.

patfrederick

HOW does he KNOW?
Martin
February 20, 2025 11:16 am
February 20 205
bloomberg

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, “all the gold is there,” as he has no plans to visit Fort Knox or to revalue gold reserves in a sovereign wealth fund https://t.co/jjpfgt8acn pic.twitter.com/cmgYtVoPr6

— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) February 20, 2025

patfrederick

the gold is gone and everyone who knows this has to hide it from the American people because we don’t bring knives to a gun fight?

singingsoul1

This is not a new theory I read that many years ago.

singingsoul1

People are corruptible 🙄

charlie

Don’t trust any one with a Soros connection.
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American investor and hedge fund manager who has served since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. He was a partner at Soros Fund Management and the founder of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm

singingsoul1

Basset caved quick wonder who got to him or what they have on him? 🤔

patfrederick

you’d think that’d be the first thing he’d do. you always do an audit before you “accept” that everything’s there.

TheseTruths

PDJT himself said the gold will be viewed. As he spoke, I thought that he probably knows the true status (though of course I’m not sure). If Trump wants Fort Knox examined, it will be. Bessent can’t make this kind of a decision outside of Trump’s approval, IMO.

I hope it’s not the case that no one really knows the status, including Trump, and the consequences of an empty building would literally rock the world, as previously discussed here. I don’t know why the president wouldn’t have a means of checking without anyone knowing. Who possesses that kind of power, that they can tell the POTUS “you can’t come in here or know the status of the gold”? The answer to that should be no one.

kalbokalbs

Stuff similar to this posted in yesterday’s daily.

Trump Announces He Is Considering Giving 20% of DOGE Savings to Taxpaying Americans – And Slash National Debt
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/trump-announces-he-is-considering-giving-20-doge/

kalbokalbs

Almost as if, the entire tax refund was a preplanned, planted question a few days back.

Alison

Patel confirmation vote still scheduled for 1:45 pm today EST.

looks like Vance will have to break tie as Susan Collins just announced she’s a ‘no’ along with Murkowski & Mc Connell. She’s got standards, don’tcha know 🙄🙄🤬

para59r

Fun thing about Kash is he is without a doubt one of the most qualified picks Trump has chosen so far and comes with zero ethical concerns. That said, they have been keeping him to last because they fear him the most. If he doesn’t pass the first time he should be resubmitted again and again.

kalbokalbs

Hope JD is there for the vote. Read elsewhere, JD is in FL. Short flight

Trump will makes calls and get him confirmed. Even if JD breaks a tie.

Cuppa Covfefe

Indeed Collins has standards… very, Very, VERY LOW standards….

Although some might say (as they do on WUWT), if she didn’t have double standards, she wouldn’t have any at all…

PAVACA

Methinks perhaps Wall Street is a bit ** nervous ** about Kash Patel becoming FBI Director? The Dow Jones is down by almost 500 points.

Kea

Something with Walmarts prediction…

duchess01

2.20.25: A DEEP DARK WORLD is being exposed, UKRAINE, DOGE, Russia, How do you catch a fish? PRAY!

And We Know

https://rumble.com/v6n5cw6-2.20.25-a-deep-dark-world-is-being-exposed-ukraine-doge-russia-how-do-you-c.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

kalbokalbs

Kash confirmation vote…

mollypitcher5

He’s in!

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Excellent.

Let the cleanup begin!!

kalbokalbs

FIBers need to start wearing body cams when interviewing, kicking in doors, arresting people. Same as regular cops.

cthulhu

No more 302’s!!!! Recorded interviews only!

Brave and Free

^^^This^^^

Aubergine

^^^THIS^^^ infinity%.

kalbokalbs

Kash is in. 51-49.

mollypitcher5

Long wait but worth it

kalbokalbs

McConnell was the 51st vote – yes. Pleasant surprise, given cocaine Mitch is a POS.

Alison

Yeah. I am shocked … but prepared for McConnell backstabbing We the People elsewhere …

para59r

Yep. JD didn’t have to vote. Collins was the no.

para59r

Murkowski was the other no.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The same two shits.

para59r

Oh.. breaking news thing. Found it on the iternets and it sounds credible. Apparently Mitch says he thought they were asking if he wanted mash potatoes, so there’s that. Anyway, doesn’t matter now and if anyone is in DC, could you find some mashed potatoes for Mitch. 😁

patfrederick

check under his hat

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The goop under his hat is a lot darker and smellier than mashed potatoes.

patfrederick

shudder…probably right

Brave and Free

Check his shorts…..

Cuppa Covfefe

Or there was some cash to be had 🙂

patfrederick

YAY!

para59r

The semi official victory lap thing for Kash

https://twitter.com/BBHeisenbergX/status/1892656877021843865

patfrederick

this is dated today…hmmmmm

Trump confirms Fort Knox audit.

kalbokalbs

With all of the fraud being revealed, Fort Knox being audited is a MUST To Do.

patfrederick

I agree. not sure what Bessent was thinking.

patfrederick

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SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Yes, you finally know how to introduce yourselves.

But help is on the way.

patfrederick

lol

Aubergine

That’s a “pronoun” I can get behind!

bakocarl

Bondi & Kash are seen just about to enter FBI Headquarters . . .

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para59r

It’s Official Official

He’s in.

TheseTruths

Full text:

I am honored to be confirmed as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Thank you to President Trump and Attorney General Bondi for your unwavering confidence and support.

The FBI has a storied legacy—from the “G-Men” to safeguarding our nation in the wake of 9/11. The American people deserve an FBI that is transparent, accountable, and committed to justice. The politicalization of our justice system has eroded public trust—but that ends today.

My mission as Director is clear: let good cops be cops—and rebuild trust in the FBI.

Working alongside the dedicated men and women of the Bureau and our partners, we will rebuild an FBI the American people can be proud of.

And to those who seek to harm Americans—consider this your warning. We will hunt you down in every corner of this planet.

Mission First. America Always. Let’s get to work.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

…so long as the first corners he checks are at FBI HQ.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

We need Kash in a picture with Kari (Lake).

Kash and Kari.

pgroup2

You’re channeling cuppa.

pgroup2

Bad girl. No trigger finger discipline.

MarieUrsula

The Chosen’s Season 5 official trailer dropped today:

Johnny Cash’s background music is a nice touch.

I can’t help but think of what’s happening in DC these days.

 🙏 

Aubergine

There were two scenes (one just a glimpse) that really got me in the trailer.

The first was when Judas said he “hadn’t seen enough.” I got chills all over. That was rough.

The other was just the flash on Jesus breaking the bread at the Last Supper. My eyes filled with tears.

I really love The Chosen.

duchess01

Evening Prayer For Forgiveness

Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing me through this day and Lord, forgive me for the times when I have wandered outside Your best will for me, instead of trusting You implicitly.
 
Thank You, that You are such a gracious Shepherd to me and that You come and rescue me even when I lose my way and stray from the path that You have laid out for me.
 
As I look back over today, I know Lord that there were things that I should have said and done differently, and times when I reacted in a manner that was not honouring Your holy name. Forgive me I pray, but thank You, Father, that You always faithfully prepared to gently bring me back to Yourself.
 
Give me a good night’s sleep I pray, knowing that there is no condemnation because I am in Christ, and may I wake up in the morning refreshed and ready to do Your will. In Jesus’ name I pray,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers
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Evening Prayer For Future Guidance

Heavenly Father, as I lie down to sleep tonight, I pray that You would guard my sleeping and protect my mind from wandering thoughts and unnecessary planning. Teach me to wait for Your perfect timing and not to try to plan my future in my own strength.
 
Lord, I know that You have scheduled every day of my life. Help me to trust You in all things and rely on You to lead me along the straight path and guide me in the direction that You would have me to go.
 
Give me patience to wait for Your perfect timing, and may I not trust in my own abilities and scheming, but rather rest in Your love and trust my future into Your hands.
 
And so now Lord, I commit this night to you, asking that I would rest soundly and wake refreshed and strong to do Your bidding. This I ask in Jesus’ precious name,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers
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Prayer Of Thanksgiving In The Evening

Praise Your holy name Heavenly Father, for granting yet another day in my life and for being with me every step of the way. Thank You for the many blessings that You have provided and the love and fellowship that I have with the friends and family that in Your grace You have placed in my life.
 
My heart is so thankful for all the many blessings that I enjoy day by day, and today I am once again reminded that Your mercies are new every morning and Your faithfulness endures from generation to generation.
 
Thank You, that I have been brought into Your family and have been made a child of God and a citizen of heaven. Words cannot express my love and devotion to You Lord
 
I pray that You would watch over me as I rest tonight, and that You would give me a restful nights sleep so that I may wake up in the morning refreshed in body and spirit and ready to do Your will. Guard all those that I love and may we all grow in grace and in a knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ in the days that lie ahead. This I ask in His precious name,
 
Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/Evening-Prayers

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TheseTruths

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Brave and Free

Hey what’s happened to the Patriot Front? Will Kash find the organizers of this group?

patfrederick

h/t Filly
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TheseTruths

Clever 😅

patfrederick

she finds some good ones!

patfrederick

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We’ll see if this is real. Also if they actually do it. Looks like tough talk with no plan of action.

Gail Combs

TRAP???

We know the FIB loves to lay this type of trap.

TheseTruths

But for leftists?

Gail Combs

Trump has been in office for a month and he had several of the AIC fired at regional offices. Hopefully some of the good guys got put in place.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

So suddenly we have a right to bear arms against a tyrannical government? Wow!

pgroup2

D.C. has laws prohibiting carrying firearms. Should be interesting.

kalbokalbs

IIRC, can’t carry a live round. Nor an expended cartridge. Lunacy.

Aubergine

Well, if they break so much as a jay-walking law, Kash Patel should have them arrested.

Also, terroristic threats ARE criminal acts.

TheseTruths

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Brave and Free

So true! To bad the left can’t comprehend this truth.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Oh, they understand it, but we’re just hosts for them to parasitize, so they consider it a feature.

Brave and Free

True, the leaders of the left know it. I’m thinking the Ken’s and Karen’s on the left don’t realize it.

patfrederick

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Gail Combs

I still can not stand Bill Mitchell. He is a sleazy traitor trying to worm his way back into MAGA.

pgroup2

Do you have any links explaining his sleaziness, as you describe it?

para59r

I think you’d have to follow his work and the comments made about them, but it’s pretty much understood you pour salt on Mitchell. It’s fine to listen but be weary.

This story pretty much documents some of his problems even though the meat has all dried up it actually makes it easier to see what was going on with him.

https://redwhiteandfyou.com/2019/08/25/bill-mitchell-the-grift-the-scam-the-legend-in-his-own-head/

From memory, though foggy, Mitchell has been accused of tossing other conservatives over the bridge when his reporting was actually at fault.
To be involved with Mitchell some get tainted by the interaction especially when they try to defend him. Mitchell represents the lower bench of the red wing and fighting over stories and scraps sometimes gets nasty especially when they don’t pan.

Gail Combs

He told his fans he needed money to move to Washington DC. Then he took the money raised and moved to Miami instead.

August 1, 2023 — Comedian Roseanne Barr Destroys Trump Hater Bill Mitchell

Roseanne Barr destroyed no-name Bill Mitchell in a simple tweet after Mitchell attacked President Trump for the violence created by the Feds on Jan 6.

https://x.com/mitchellvii/status/1685043311768182784

Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii

It took Trump HOURS after violence had begun to call for his supporters to leave the Capitol and go home.

There is NO excuse for that.

….

https://x.com/therealroseanne/status/1685053356614516736

Roseanne Barr @therealroseanne

It took months of cities burning and democrats bailing out rioters while people were shot on the street and dems kneeled in solidarity. What’s the excuse for that shitrocksforbrains?

Next big boy Bill Mitchell called for a debate with Roseanne. This went even worse. Roseanne pointed out that Mitchell was a nobody.

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Bill Mitchell

·
Jul 31, 2023
@mitchellvii
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Follow

No response from @therealroseanne yet? She thinks she can attack me from behind her keyboard? Fine. Debate me on a Space. DeSantis supporter vs. Trump supporter. Let’s go Roseanne.

….
Bill Mitchell

@mitchellvii
I challenge @therealroseanne to a
👉DeSantis👈
vs.
Trump supporter
Space debate.
Does she have the guts to face me?

Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr@therealroseanne

Why would I debate a no name? That only helps you. If there was someone as or more famous than me I’d gladly do it, slumming for your view count is beneath me. Also, I don’t care who you vote for- I had no idea what your stance even was. All I know is your takes are horrible and we all make fun of you. Stop trying to gain relevance off me, take your whooping like a big boy and hush.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So he is a DeSantis supporter. There was other stuff before that but I do not remember it off hand.

Gail Combs

He is a very good choice.

kalbokalbs

Laughing here.

Casey is gonna be Big mad.

Rob big case of sadz.
Somewhere today, read Rob was planning to visit WH.   :wpds_razz: 

Brave and Free

Four years of PDJT, eight years of JD, and then eight years of Bryon after his eight years of governor………
If they could carry the MAGA Train forward.

Gail Combs

Sounds absolutely fantastic!

kalbokalbs

Grow the bench.

Byron is really, really good.

Needs executive experience. FL guvner works. Then VP. Perhaps with JD leading ticket.

Gail Combs

Note how POTUS Trump is pushing JD into the spotlight… AND HE SHINES!

duchess01

Operation Whirlwind,Red Cross On Deck,Kash Is Going To Drop The Hammer,Setting The Stage – Ep. 3577
 February 20, 2025  x22report

https://x22report.com/operation-whirlwindred-cross-on-deckkash-is-going-to-drop-the-hammersetting-the-stage-ep-3577/

The congestion tax is backfiring on Hochul, Trump removed the tax and she wants it back, Dem Gov thanks Trump for removing the tax. Fed in their notes said Trump tariffs are going to be a problem and rates aren’t coming down. Trump is ready to give back to the people in the amount of $5000. Lutnick confirms, abolish the IRS, which will lead to the abolishment of the Fed. The [DS] is in a state of panic, their entire system is being revealed to the public, it’s just a matter of time until the people see the real criminals. Operation Whirlwind has begun. Red Cross on deck. Kash is now confirmed as the FBI director, he is ready to drop the hammer, setting the stage.

Ep 3577a – Howard Lutnick Confirms, Abolish IRS, Which Leads To Abolish The Fed, Tick Tock
https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-3577a-howard-lutnick-confirms-abolish-irs-which-leads-to-abolish-the-fed-tick-tock/

Ep 3577b – Operation Whirlwind,Red Cross On Deck,Kash Is Going To Drop The Hammer,Setting The Stage
https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-3577b-operation-whirlwindred-cross-on-deckkash-is-going-to-drop-the-hammersetting-the-stage/

kalbokalbs

Open up Red cross books, and all NGOs.

Gail Combs

From X22

Plane Accident per month Chart years 2007 to 2025

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US appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency bid to curtail birthright citizenship

  •   A US appeals court on Wednesday let stand an order blocking President Donald Trump from curtailing automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of the Republican’s hardline crackdown on immigration and illegal border crossings.
  • The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request for an emergency order, putting on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Seattle blocking the president’s executive order.
  • It was the first time an appellate court had weighed in on Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, whose fate may ultimately be decided by the US Supreme Court.

Not a surprise. I hope the Supreme court rules correctly.

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

The Ninth Circus…surprise, surprise!

Gail Combs

Yup, that is what I was thinking. Of course we can go Judge shopping to when going after FauXI et al.

kalbokalbs
Brave and Free
TheseTruths

George:

BREAKING: Pete Hegseth just announced that DOGE is now embedded at the Pentagon, and they will “have broad access.”

“They care just like we do to find the redundancies and identify the last vestiges of Biden priorities, the DEI, the climate change BS that’s not core to our mission, and we’re going to get rid of it all. With DOGE, we’re focusing as much as we can on headquarters and fat and redundancies and top-line stuff that allows us to reinvest elsewhere. We welcome DOGE, and finding those efficiencies is how we save taxpayer dollars. That is a good thing that, of course, is being distorted through the media, their hyperventilation.”

MarieUrsula

I wonder if the sofa beds preceded the DOGE Musketeers.  😀 

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

I hear all the time that colonels at the pentagon end up making coffee.

That’s an egregious waste of a competent colonel (assuming he IS competent, of course; Biden legacies likely aren’t).

kalbokalbs

O-6s make coffee, at the Pentagon. Sucking up to Generals and Admirals. Prolly includes SES shitbags.

Also heard, one of the tickets to get punched for promotion, was a DC HQ tour.

  • Followed by, punch the HQ ticket and get out of DC.
  • Be operational to get promoted, or get left behind.
TheseTruths

Eric Daugherty:

BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson just announced the House plans to codify much of Trump’s 300 executive orders into law.

“The president has over 300 executive actions already, and we’re going to codify so much of what he’s doing so that the next team can’t unwind it.”

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1892684954842091625

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TheseTruths

“Jack”:

BREAKING: Javier Milei just gifted Elon Musk a DOGE chainsaw.

This is so badass

https://twitter.com/jackunheard/status/1892696189029470584

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

YES!!! I was thinking he should bring it to the inauguration!

duchess01

How the fashion industry is adapting to Trump 2.0

Much has changed since 2017, when fashion labels and publishers boycotted the new administration 

Monday, February 17, 2025

https://archive.is/9EhFQ

On the night of the inauguration, as revelers filed into the Commander-in-Chief Ball to await the arrival of the new president of the United States, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was buzzing.

Donning a ballgown and speaking on air with Sean Hannity, she marveled at the elegance of Melania Trump.

“She is an icon. And it’s about time America — you know the magazines, the designers — recognize she is one of the most magnificent first ladies,” Pirro said.

“She’s so far past Jackie O at this point. We’ve got four years of spectacular elegance, class and a real love for fashion.”

MORE…

duchess01

DELTA BUSTED! Paid Doctor To LIE To FIRE Most 

Experienced Pilot For Speaking Up About Safety! 

kalbokalbs

What a surprise.

Wish they included the safety concerns, which likely have not been addressed. Of course if the safety concerns were mentioned, Delta would ground, fire or whatever to silence this pilot.

Would bet this pilot is NOT jabbed. Too damn smart AND savvy.

Gail Combs

Earlier patfrederick mentioned

….DOGE discovered $2 billion in taxpayer funds set aside for a fledgling nonprofit linked to perennial Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams…..

Badlands substack had this interesting bit to add to the story.

Our Take: Power Forward Communities is a vast network of governments (state / local / tribal / federal), nonprofits, corporate partners, and other entities. And apparently, they were expecting TWO BILLION DOLLARS from the EPA.

Stacey Abrams is all about elections, so you can be certain that some of that money was going to her nonprofit ecosystem. She is connected to many

NGOs and $2B is a lot of money. Worse, Abrams’ NGOs were just fined in January:

“The Georgia Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to fine two nonprofit organizations founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams after they admitted to violating state law by campaigning for her 2018 gubernatorial campaign.”

Just last month, Abrams was punished for misusing nonprofits for elections. Seems like a relevant fact for the people that were about to give her ecosystem another $2B. One more reminder: Stacey Abrams attended Bilderberg in 2019.

The $2B was discovered by DOGE…

Making sense? – Ashe in America

cthulhu

From Insty —

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ATF’s Chief Counsel Pamela Hicks has been fired and escorted out of the Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Hicks oversaw the enforcement of every Biden infringement of the Second Amendment since taking the position in 2021. pic.twitter.com/Cvg8HN2gvP

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) February 20, 2025

SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

Good. How many people work at the ATF’s firearms division?

Call that number N

1 down, N-1 to go.

para59r
SteveInCO · Thermonuclear MAGA

US Attorney To Elon Musk: “…we will chase them to the end of the Earth…”
Um…this is not a chase we want to last forever (unlike telling Cornyn to fuck off), so in this case I have to point out the Earth has no end.

para59r

I believe the last one to be putting their hat in the ring was Mrs Desantis. This will put an end to that.

Pres. Trump Endorses Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida in 2026Jim Hᴏft Feb. 20, 2025 9:20 pm 74 Comments

kalbokalbs

MeThinks, Casey has her eye on the WH.

cthulhu

If so, she’s delusional.

cthulhu

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