GUNS: Society must defend itself from all threats especially when the Gooferment fails to do its job

Saturday, October 14, 2023

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/when_american_do_the_job_their_police_wont_do.html

When Americans Do the Job Their Police Won’t Do
By John Klar

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As former Northfield police chief John Helfant offered in a comment for this article:

If the law isn’t going to protect people then people are going to protect themselves. Criminals should promptly be held accountable by the system or the system is useless. Criminals need to know that there are swift consequences for their actions, like pretrial detention, enforceable curfew conditions, etc. The system worked in the past, and it can work again if the Legislature and the courts would tighten things up.

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Maybe “We, The Sheeple” are waking up to the chaos being caused in our society by the “liberal” elite.

As we learned from the recent Hamas terrorism, the Second Amendment has the purpose of allowing EACH individual to defend themselves, their families, and their communities.

We ignore this lesson at our own peril!

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INTERESTING: An alternative for Israel

Friday, October 13, 2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12620821/invasion-Gaza-Israel-better-way-Colonel-TIM-COLLINS.html

I fear a full-scale invasion of Gaza by Israel will end in a bloody quagmire. But there is another, better way… writes Colonel TIM COLLINS, drawing on the lessons of Iraq and Northern Ireland

By Colonel Tim Collins For The Daily Mail

Published: 17:23 EDT, 11 October 2023 | Updated: 01:56 EDT, 12 October 2023 

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The overthrow of Hamas by Fatah, backed by Israel, would be a step forward for democracy in Palestine – and would isolate the theocratic Iranian regime which has long bankrolled and armed Hamas.

Israel should not play into Iran’s hands. And as an Irishman, I know why.

In 1972, soon after the Troubles had been rekindled, support for the IRA soared after the Bloody Sunday massacre, when British paratroopers opened fire on a Catholic protest march through the city of Derry. Fourteen innocent people were killed and there was to be no peace in the province for another three decades.

The decision is Israel’s. Do they, in a spasm of vengeance, unleash a flood of Bloody Sundays in Gaza? Or could they, dare they, act with reason and mercy?

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While as satisfying as killing every Hamas in Gaza might feel, there has to be some wisdom in the long term effects.

The idea of targeted reprisals has the merit of not repeating the lessons of Ireland.

Plus, the Hamas leadership safely in sympathetic countries needs to be targeted.  As well as anyone who gives them aid and comfort.  Time for Israel to turn loose their Mossad with “license to kill”.  

Marque and Reprisal is a very underused tactic.

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RANT: The hostages are dead from a strategic perspective

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Israel-Gaza Conflict 

Israel announced a full siege of the Gaza Strip yesterday as the conflict between the two regions entered a third day, with Israel drafting 300,000 reservists and cutting off food, electricity, and fuel to the Gaza Strip, which was already under a 16-year blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt. Israel’s full blockade comes after Hamas, which runs Gaza internally, took at least 150 civilians and soldiers hostage following a wide-ranging surprise attack on Israel over the weekend (see previous write-up).  

Hamas has threatened to execute an Israeli hostage each time an airstrike hits civilian homes in Gaza without warning. The US and the EU designate Hamas as a terrorist group due to its history of armed opposition against Israel (see overview). At least 900 people have died so far in Israel, including at least 11 Americans, and at least 687 Palestinians have died in Gaza. More than 6,000 have been injured from both sides since Saturday. 

Israel also exchanged fire yesterday with neighboring Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah after Palestinian militants had infiltrated Israel’s northern border. The US is among governments designating Hezbollah as a terrorist group (see overview).  

See a visual timeline of the decadeslong Israel-Palestine conflict here. 

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How does Israel deal with terrorism and adversaries that want to literally destroy the State of Israel?

Hamas has clearly escalated the conflict.

From an Israel POV, I believe that the they mist regard the “hostages” as if they were dead strategically,  On a tactical basis, it MIGHT be possible to rescue some.  But, that’s a long shot.

While as a little L libertarian, I believe in the Non-Aggression Principle.  I can’t sort out fact from fiction, right from wrong, or what is true.  Acknowledging that, my position is that killing innocent civilians is just wrong.  And, the USA should use all means to end the killing.  At the very least, there should be a strict neutrality observed.

I mourn that after lesson after lesson, humans still haven’t learned to live in peace with each other.

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POLITICAL: Hillary Clinton sounds like a ’29 Hitler

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/10/hillary-clinton-trump-supporters-need-formal-deprogramming/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hillary-clinton-trump-supporters-need-formal-deprogramming

Hillary Clinton: Trump Supporters Need “Formal Deprogramming”

  • “At some point maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members.”

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It’s really quite alarming how open Democrats are about their fear and loathing of the American people. From Biden’s blood red speech declaring that Trump supporters are destroying the soul of the nation to the DOJ’s targeting of Trump supporters, those related to J6 and otherwise, they have all but declared war on half the country.

One of Hillary Clinton’s more horrifying flaws, of which there are many, is her complete and utter disdain for at least half the nation. We all remember her declaring Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Well, she’s at it again.

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Time for her to returned to whatever part of Hell she came from.

This type of rhetoric really exposes her core.

Argh!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: We’re fromt he Gooferment and we’re here to help!

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/if_we_the_people_were_actually_in_charge.html

If We the People Were Actually in Charge
By J.B. Shurk

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Perhaps no greater delusion stubbornly persists from one generation to the next than the idea that governments can be trusted. Sure, they conduct their affairs in secret, spy on their own people, and arm themselves to the teeth — but, by all means, trust them as you would a dear relative. Sure, they steal from productive citizens, manipulate markets, and swell their bureaucratic armies with ever-growing taxes — but, by all means, trust them as you would a close business associate. Sure, they impose their beliefs on our culture, ban the public expression of unfavored religions, and interpose their agents between parents and children — but, by all means, trust them as you might a pastor, rabbi, or priest.

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Ronald Regan’s words rang true.  The Gooferment is not only NOT your friend.  It’s your enemy.  And, should be treated as such.

IMHO

Argh!

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TECHNOLOGY: Paper in=person voting with thumb ink is still the best imho

Monday, October 9, 2023

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2023/10/06/switzerlands-e-voting-system-has-predictable-implementation-blunder/

Switzerland’s e-voting system has predictable implementation blunder
October 6, 2023 by Andrew Appel 

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Last year, I published a 5-part series about Switzerland’s e-voting system. Like any internet voting system, it has inherent security vulnerabilities: if there are malicious insiders, they can corrupt the vote count; and if thousands of voters’ computers are hacked by malware, the malware can change votes as they are transmitted. Switzerland “solves” the problem of malicious insiders in their printing office by officially declaring that they won’t consider that threat model in their cybersecurity assessment.

But the Swiss Post e-voting system (that Switzerland uses) addresses the malware-in-voter-computer problem in an interesting way that’s worth taking seriously. Each voter is sent a piece of paper with some special “return codes” that are never seen by the voter’s computer, so any potential malware can’t learn them. And each voter is instructed to follow a certain protocol, checking the return codes shown on their screen against the return codes on the paper.

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This demonstrates that Gooferment can’t run “voting”.  

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: National Emergency Alert Test is flawed frome the start

Sunday, October 8, 2023

National Emergency Alert Test

Simultaneous tests of the nation’s wireless and broadcast alert systems will ping cellphones, TVs, and radios across the US today at 2:20 pm ET, the first such nationwide test since August 2021. 

The less-than-one-minute alert—which can be deployed by only the US president or the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—is designed to evaluate the network’s effectiveness in communicating national alerts within 10 minutes. The system has its roots in the Cold War when officials sought a quick way to warn Americans of a possible attack from the Soviet Union. State and local governments frequently deploy similar systems for weather alerts.

The cellphone notification will consist of a two-second tone followed by two one-second tones, a cycle which will be repeated twice, similar to Amber Alerts (listen here). Phones that are powered off, in airplane mode, or connected to the internet only through Wi-Fi will not receive the alert. 

# – # – # – # – # 

SO THE TEST DEMONSTRATES THE FLAW IN THEIR THINKING. Or lack there of.

It can’t possible “alert everyone” so the fundamental assumption is wrong.  But let’s go ahead anyway. (Remember the sirens in Hawaii?). 

AND, at the cost of (1) annoying the <synonym for excrement> out of everyone; AND (2) potentially exposing every domestic violence victim who has an emergency burner phone hidden away.

Great idea.

Politicians and bureaucrats are just font of waste effort and useless NPCs.

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INTERESTING: But what alternatives did its economics crowd out; remember seen and unseen?

Saturday, October 7, 2023

https://electrek.co/2023/10/03/worlds-first-artificial-energy-island/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

The world’s first artificial energy island just got the go-ahead
Michelle Lewis | Oct 3 2023 – 7:58 am PT 

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The world’s first artificial energy island has secured its environmental permit, so it’s now all systems go in Belgium.

Princess Elisabeth Island is a pioneering electricity grid at sea that’s going to connect offshore wind farms to the Belgian mainland and also serve as a hub for future interconnectors with the UK and Denmark.

Belgian electricity transmission system operator Elia is the project’s developer, and obtaining the permit, which Elia applied for in January 2023, is a key milestone. Construction will take over two years, from March 2024 to August 2026. 

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But what alternatives did its economics crowd out; remember seen and unseen? There are no “shareholders” looking for a profit. Just nameless faceless politicians and bureaucrats with endless supplies of Taxpayer “wealth” to amuse themselves “saving the planet”.  

Seriously, how do “we” know that was the best use of resources?

“That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen” Frédéric Bastiat http://bastiat.org/

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GUNS: Use the DMV for other permits?

Friday, October 6, 2023

https://bearingarms.com/ranjit-singh/2023/09/28/five-simple-policy-suggestions-for-lawmakers-in-second-amendment-friendly-states-n75437

Five simple policy suggestions for lawmakers in Second Amendment friendly states
By Ranjit Singh | 5:31 PM on September 28, 2023

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2) Integrate carry permit applications and issuance at the DMV

(Full disclosure: I am repeating an idea I heard from Attorney Mark Smith at the Four Boxes Diner YouTube channel.) Local DMV offices are well-positioned to process carry permit applications. They have cameras, computers, desks, paper forms, pens, etc., and employees who know how to process driver’s license applications. Processing carry permit applications is well within DMV employees’ abilities. States with pro-Second Amendment majorities should add carry permit applications to the portfolio of services offered by their DMV offices, and advertise the new service loudly and proudly.

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I think this is a great idea.  Let’s turn the “DMV” into a people-centric resource for deal with the Gooferment!

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INSPIRATIONAL: ₿itcoin podcast slips in a good episode about make bettwe, possibly, Libertarian children

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Kids Don’t Need School with Jonathan Prescott 
Stephan Livera
September 20, 2023

https://overcast.fm/ OBZnLSjGc

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Podcast
Stephan Livera Podcast
http://www.stephanlivera.com

Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. This is one of the leading podcasts in the space, and listening to this show is one of the fastest ways to learn and get up to speed on Bitcoin. 

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This “snuck” in on my favorite ₿itcoin podcast.  I’m sympathetic to home schooling.  Even if I have to children to torture my craziness with. 

This is that “home school” podcast that I thought had some great ideas to try with an ADHD child my fiancé has custody of.  Not to “home school” but to steal some of the strategies and tactics that might help us deal with him. 

It may offer some great ideas.

I was particularly struck by how Gooferment Skrules make the children unable to make even simple decisions by themselves.  I am well aware of the “Prussian School Model” with bells and yak in the box.  It was designed to replace the Family with the State and make cannon fodder for the Army, willing morons for the factories, and useful idiots to vote for and be led by the elite.

FWIW YMMV

I found it inspiration for liberty.

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