INSPIRATIONAL: Who is allowed to control when and how I end my suffering?

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

https://www.boredpanda.com/legalizing-euthanasia-holly-warland/

Social Issues
My Journey Of Fighting For The Right To Pass Away Voluntarily 
Holly Warland
Community member  

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My name is Holly Warland, I’m 30 years old, I have Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, and I have won the right to die. In 2021, my home state of
Queensland (Australia) legalized Voluntary Assisted Dying – a process formerly known as euthanasia – for people suffering from terminal
illnesses. I advocated and fought for this law so that I could control when and how I end my suffering.

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It’s a very sad story of what this woman is afflicted with.

I hope she finds peace.

With all the furor of Roe v Wade, this is a picture from the other end of life’s spectrum.

As a pro-life pro-choice little L libertarian, I think that the Gooferment, with it’s one size fits all diktats, is the worst way to “regulate” anything.  Life and death included.

With the proper safeguards, those in impossible situations should be allowed to “own their own body”.

Sadly, all I can do is empathize and send some good thoughts in her direction.

Dona Nobis Pacem

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VETERANS: Bet not a lot of vets would vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?

Monday, May 16, 2022

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/05/07/damn_lucky_831154.html

Damn Lucky
By John Waters
May 07, 2022

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What is the final lesson you can share?

That we will continue to sort of stumble through questions about war, but never learn anything. For 50 years, I never spoke about war, much
less myself or what I did. I had nightmares. I had my inner struggles and inner demons and I had to overcome them in time, but by the same
token war was not something I wanted to remember or document. It was not until I got invited to speak to others about my combat experience, to
speak to groups of young people, that I realized I had a duty and obligation to reflect my true feelings and beliefs about war. The people
were so young. I recognized a duty to remind young people about the sacrifices made by other Americans, up to and including death, to make
life possible for them and others not yet born. When called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice, some of us did, and they should be remembered.
Those of us who survived owe it to them, and to each other, to remember what they sacrificed.

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“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous

Remember Heinlein’s Starship Troopers’ universe? One does not merely have the right to be a citizen and vote by virtue of what Heinlein called the mere accident of birth; rather, one has to earn this right through Federal Service that tested one’s ability and willingness to sacrifice for the greater good of the polity. Bet not a lot of vets would vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?

That’s the book that made me an anti-war little L libertarian.  And, I can empathize with Lucky’s realizations.

In my era, you had only two options — serve or Canada.  There were no CO status being give out; akin to the “religious objector” status to Covid vaccination.  My best friend from high school went underground and I never saw him again.  My other friend went into the Army and I didn’t see him for decades.  It was a terrible time.

And for what.

Just like all the “wars” since then, based on lies or egos.  And, no one is held to account.

Argh!

All the politicians and bureaucrats, who advocate for going to war in the Ukraine, should be given a gun and plane ticket.

Argh!

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Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia | NutritionFacts.org

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds.

Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia | NutritionFacts.org

Now if there was just “Big Lettuce”, like “Big Pharma”, to publicize this win for “natural” or “alternative” medicine.

Anyone with insomnia should try this.

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FUN: USA – USSA 2032?

Sunday, May 15, 2022

https://thegoodcitizen.substack.com/p/children-of-the-free-states-2?s=r

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Let’s install “wrong way” prevention devices on major highways

Saturday, May 14, 2022

https://nypost.com/2022/05/07/north-carolina-trooper-cody-thao-uses-own-car-to-stop-suspected-drunk-driver-joshua-bibey/

North Carolina trooper uses his own car to stop suspected drunk driver
By Lorraine Taylor, Fox News

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A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper is being credited for saving lives by putting his own life on the line to stop a suspected drunk driver from entering an interstate going the wrong way.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Trooper Cody Thao used his own patrol car as a barrier to stop the driver who was speeding up an exit ramp the wrong way. The dramatic crash was caught on dashcam video.

Police said Trooper Thao was called in to help with a pursuit in the early morning hours of April 8. Just as the trooper arrived, the pursuit arrived onto the I-40 eastbound ramp to Rock Quarry Road in Wake County. The suspect started driving the wrong way on the ramp.

The video shows Trooper Thao intentionally drive his own car into the path of the suspected drunk driver to stop him from entering the interstate going the wrong way. Amazingly, the trooper was not injured.

“I could not be prouder of Trp. Thao and his quick decision to stop the wrong way driver, his actions most undoubtedly saved lives,” Colonel Freddy L. Johnson, Jr., commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, said in a statement. “His willingness to put himself in harm’s way is representative of the lifesaving work our members do each day. Placing others before ourselves is not just a saying amongst the law enforcement profession, it’s a reality of what we do for the betterment of the communities we serve.”

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This inspires three points:

FIRST, kudos to the trooper who risked his life to save others.  No doubt not doing this pretty much would ensure a potential catastrophic accident.

SECOND, my continued harping on why we down engineer roads to prevent this from happening.  Parking lot owners have devices that will shred tires if you back up over them or exit the wrong way.  Why can’t we deploy these on interstates?

THIRD, DUIs that are not “Micky Mouse” — over a numerical limit at a checkpoint, please — but damage property, hurt some one, or (Heaven Forbid) kill some one need to be SEVERELY punished.  No “first time” discount for that type of DUI,

Argh!

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Philadelphia man Brandon Dixon fatally shot in gas station ambush

Friday, May 13, 2022

Philadelphia man Brandon Dixon fatally shot in gas station ambush

Philadelphia man Brandon Dixon fatally shot in gas station ambush

That is something I’d expect in a Mexican drug cartel attack.

Correct me if I am wrong but those appear to be automatic weapons.

So much for the Philly and PA “gun control”!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Dump the UN and all its corrupt politicians and bureaucrats

Friday, May 13, 2022

https://palexander.substack.com/p/dr-peter-breggin-md-and-ginger-ross?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MTQyNTAzMCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTM3NTI0MDcsIl8iOiJxcXFsMiIsImlhdCI6MTY1MTg2MDE3NiwiZXhwIjoxNjUxODYzNzc2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTc5MzU2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.B7kijfZgB7qXav44U6Ja5l_0fte42IqEE7oTlRlvrdQ&s=r

Dr. Peter Breggin MD and Ginger Ross Breggin’s paper: “Biden Handing Over U.S. Sovereignty to WHO”, very potent & showing us what we are up against; TRUMP must evict UN out of New York, get out of WHO

  • Either DeSantis or Trump, the United States must get out of WHO as soon as they can and make law in the congress, and evict UN, a fraud inept corrupted agency out of New York, FIRE WHO

Dr. Paul Alexander

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Biden et al. are selling us down the river and we have to act at the polls in November and in 2 years. We handle business at the polls and this time we do it properly. Complete.

The time has come to get out of World Health Organization fully and IMO the UN, end funding and stop all payments.

‘The proposed amendments to WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) give unlimited powers to Tedros to declare health
emergencies without the cooperation and against the will of the target nation, essentially overriding its sovereignty.  If the nation does not
cooperate in 48 hours, Tedros is then empowered to contact and unleash all relevant nations and agencies both at the UN and worldwide by
informing them of its finding.  This could lead to shaming and ostracizing the target nation, and subject it to potential political, economic, and financial sanctions from these groups.

The Director General can do this on the basis of mere suspicion of a “potential” public health emergency possibly affecting at least one other country, without consulting with the target nation and even in despite resistance from the nation, and without defining the nature or source of the
problem.’

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I have thought for a long time that the UN is corrupt and had demonstrable failed at its purpose.  Time for the USA to turn inward to solve our own problems without “entangling alliances” like the Dead Old White Guys wanted.  Be more like Switzerland in mining our own very strict national interests.  

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Mom praises good Samaritan drivers who saved her life after she passed out at busy intersection | Daily Mail Online

Thursday, May 12, 2022

‘I wish I was a millionaire, so I could buy y’all a boat’: Mom thanks Good Samaritans who saved her life and stopped her runaway car after she PASSED OUT at the wheel Laurie Rabyor, 63, passed out at junction of Woolbright Rd and Congress Ave An heroic team of motorists worked together to bring the car under control ‘I wish I was a millionaire, so I could buy y’all a boat,’ Laurie said of her heroes Boynton Beach Police Department plan to honor the good Samaritans Are you one of the Good Samaritans? Contact: newsUS@dailymail.com By Walter Finch For Mailonline.Co.UkPublished: 05:39 EDT, 12 May 2022 | Updated: 08:23 EDT, 12 May 2022

Mom praises good Samaritan drivers who saved her life after she passed out at busy intersection | Daily Mail Online

NEWJERSEY: WARNDEP, the secret police app to inform on your neighbors

Thursday, May 12, 2022

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/05/04/new-jersey-dept-of-environmental-police-set-up-snitch-line-to-report-contraband-plastic-and-styrofoam-users/

New Jersey Dept of Environmental Police, Set up Snitch Line to Report Contraband Plastic and Styrofoam Users
May 4, 2022 | Sundance | 278 Comments

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Perhaps in the grand scheme of all things facing us, this action by New Jersey may seem a little silly; however, it’s still nuts.

Comrades, starting today it is illegal in New Jersey to have plastic or paper bags in stores for shoppers.  Additionally, restaurants,
cafeterias and food trucks are forbidden to serve take-out food in Styrofoam-like products. Also, all retailers must stop selling
polystyrene foam products like plates and cups.  Drinking straws require a permit for restricted distribution as monitored by the Department of
Health.

To ensure legal compliance within the Garden State, officials in New Jersey have established a snitch hotline for citizens to call the Dept
of Environmental Police (DEP) and report dissident violators, while the state ministry of citizen compliance have created a “WARN DEP” app to
facilitate easier snitching on your neighbors if you spot them using contraband containers.

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Keystonekon
May 5, 2022 10:20 am
 
This is easy! We have the phone number, so everyone, from every State, overwhelm the lines with calls. Report whatever State agency in
NJ you hate. Begin with any one of the programs that give money away, and include every department within the hierarchy, the Secretary of
State (saw an employee carrying a doggie box, Justice pouring coffee into styrofoam cups in secret meetings.

It doesn’t have to be true! Swamp ‘em. Push back the Alinsky rules right back in their faces. Total derision. We can play this game. It’s a
civic duty. 877 WARN-DEP. 877 927-6337

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whoopie
May 5, 2022 1:33 pm
 
I’m old enough to remember when plastic bags were touted as a way to “save a tree.”

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Legislature OKs bill closing plastic bag ban loophole

Excerpt:

A 2019 law, that went into effect Jan. 1, prohibited large stores and chain retailers from providing “any single-use plastic carryout bag” to consumers at the point of sale.

Rather than offer reusable fabric bags or paper, however, many stores in the First State took advantage of an exemption in the 2019 bill that allowed for thicker plastic bags, reasoning that those plastic bags would be reusable, rather than single use. The reality after their use began, however, was that most consumers weren’t reusing the thicker bags as recommended.

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The only people I’d report are politicians and bureaucrats.

I can get behind any effort to muck up the system.

Know any good “black hat hackers” for a good DDOS?

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MONEY: “Blue Light Special” announcement — fiat currencies like the U$D are being stolen by “inflation”

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The 5 Stages Of Getting Orange-Pilled
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/5-stages-getting-orange-pilled

 — via my feedly newsfeed

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​I’m at “acceptance and hope” stage​.  Back when the employment model switched from “lifetime employment” to “job hopping/consulting”, I told my turkeys that there was now “Blue Light Special” announcement like at the now defunct Kmart to tell them that “the game” had changed.  So to, now, imho, the “financial game” has changed and no announcement is being made.  Bitcoin, alternative forms of money, and other commodities are replacing fiat currencies like the U$D, Euro, and others.  Only the Russian Rouble has made the shift.  All other forms of fiat are subject to “inflation” aka Gooferment Theft. 

Unfortunately, not many have gotten the “non-announcement” and so will pay the tax and take the losses.  Heaven help the bond holders who will get triple screwed (i.e., inflation, loss of income, and loss of capital value) when the 1/7 seesaw rocks against them (i.e., 1% rise in interest rate yields a 7% decrease in the dollar value a bond).

FWIW YMMV and TANSTAAFL (“There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch” From Robert Heinlein’s classic) 

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