Reinke Faces Life

Of course, all of these decadent European countries have gun control laws, but nevertheless, the recent invaders are armed. I have heard nothing from the gun control lobby about disarming them. Try to imagine what would happen to a Swede who stuck a gun’s barrel into the mouth of a privileged invader. No chance of that. The spirit of the Vikings is stone dead in Scandinavia. The cowards even look the other way when their women are gang raped.

Source: The Obituary for Western Civilization Can Now Be Written, by Paul Craig Roberts – The Unz Review

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What a tragic assessment of the current “refugee” problem.

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And because they are newer, the single-family homes in Ridgecrest lacked the vulnerability of many Southern California and Bay Area pre-1980 wood-frame houses built with a handful of steps above the ground. Sharp shaking can snap the wood supports connecting such homes to their foundations. A retrofit to brace and bolt the structure can cost several thousands of dollars — but repairing the problem after a quake can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Source: Ridgecrest earthquake mystery: Why so little destruction from huge temblors? – Los Angeles Times

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Now that’s an interesting factoid and something property owners would be well advised to remedy.  Wonder if their property insurance rates reflect this risk?  Be dumb if the insurance companies don’t action that item!

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The high-profile lawyer who defended Jeffrey Epstein in his 2008 sex abuse case in Florida and helped negotiate what many have criticized as a lenient plea deal says he had no idea about the extent of the allegations against Epstein when he defended him more than a decade ago but insists he would do it all over again.”I would try to get a better deal. The job of a criminal defense attorney is to try to get the best possible deal,” he said.

Source: Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer, claims plea deal was fair and would do it again – CBS News

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Absolutely correct.  If anyone is to be taken to task, then it’s the prosecutorial side.  Now could we have a list of EVERYONE of Epstein’s political “friends” who interceded on his behalf to get the deal?  That might make for interesting reading and an investigation of where “those bodies” are buried.  Any wagers on who Epstein will roll over on to get out of this jam?

(My money would be on WJC!)

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In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s weekend arrest, an observant Twitter user noticed that someone has edited the billionaire pedophile’s Wikipedia page to remove all mention of Democrats who have flown on the “Lolita Express” – the nickname given to his private Boeing 727 jet which was reportedly outfitted with a bed.

Source: Jeffrey Epstein’s Wikipedia Page Stealth-Edited To Remove Ties To Democrats

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Wikipedia is corrupt and liberally biased.  Hence, I stopped donating a while ago.

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US-based Instagram account Blossom, who boasts over 5 million followers, has gone viral after sharing a series of videos revealing how foods are enhanced for adverts.

Source: Footage of how food photographers get perfect shots goes viral | Daily Mail Online

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Can’t believe anything any more!

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It appears I have rattled some cages. I recently appeared on RT to talk about how the United States weaponizes the dollar and wields it like a billy club to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. I specifically mentioned how the U.S. can use the dollar-denominated SWIFT payment system as a tool and the threat that this kind of economic warfare poses to the U.S. domestic economy.

Source: Rattling Cages in the Propaganda War

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Not only that, debt monetization by the Federal Reserve makes American interventionist wars possible. U.S. wars since 2001 have cost each American taxpayer $23,000. if they had actually had to write a $1352.94 check to the Pentagon every year for the last 17 years, the foreign wars would have ended long ago. Thanks to the Fed, they don’t have to.

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Boy, is that the truth!!!

I think every tax should be paid as a monthly bill requiring folks to send a postal money order.  That should cause enough outrage to close the USPS, end the wars, and maybe change the system!

Argh!

Maybe just a bill that has to be paid monthly will be enough!!!

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The state DMV databases form the bedrock of an unprecedented surveillance infrastructure, allowing federal investigative and immigration agents to scan millions of Americans’ faces without their knowledge or consent.

Source: FBI, ICE find state driver’s license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches – The Washington Post

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A short, scary report to start your day: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are said to be using photos from state driver’s licenses to create surveillance infrastructure, according to a report in the Washington Post, later backed up by additional report in the New York Times.

What:

• Without consent from drivers, state Department of Motor Vehicle registries have been mined for facial data.
• This includes up to 641 million photos in 21 states,
• From a Government Accountability Office report: “Since 2011, the FBI has logged more than 390,000 facial-recognition searches of federal and local databases, including state DMV databases.”
• According to the reports, this has been done without Congress or state legislation okaying it.

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Well, they “OWN” us.  Argh!

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Despite these tremendous problems, Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow left-wing activists continue to send signals to desperate and ambitious people around the world that they can (and should) enter the United States illegally.

These signals are simply increasing the pressure on the border and overwhelming the Americans who are working to protect and control our national boundaries. We have immigration laws to protect Americans from people who may be criminals, carrying infectious disease, or are committed to changing America rather than becoming American.

Source: Newt Gingrich: Ocasio-Cortez is vicious, cruel and dishonest – And determined to destroy the America we know | Fox News

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At some point in time, “We, The Sheeple” have to say “enough”!

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There is simply no excuse today for not enforcing occupancy-based performance measures for all transportation modes, including AV deployments. A vehicle with zero occupants should not be treated the same as a vehicle with one occupant, or two occupants, regardless of its level of automation. The existence of reliable consumer technology for verifying occupancy means that there is no longer any excuse for federally sponsored AV deployments to be exempt from reporting on occupancy. Such a course correction will result in new opportunities for local and state agencies to safeguard and improve the performance of their road networks, and for auto companies to fully participate in solving the problem of traffic congestion.

Source: What is our plan for zero-occupancy vehicles?

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No plan.

No plan is needed because the marketplace will figure it out.

Certainly any Gooferment plan is doomed to fail if for no other reason that Crony Capitalism!

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Who is Dr. Joseph Mercola? Well, he’s a well-known doctor who left the mainstream medical industry and has changed the lives of many through various avenues, and one of those avenues is through spreading information and awareness. Mercola.com is one of the most popular sites that has been providing information that the powerful elite, mainstream media, and big pharma definitely don’t want you to know about.

Source: Google Shuts Down Traffic To Mercola.com – LewRockwell

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Time to apply some market discipline to the Big Techs.  And what about reviewing their reliance on the common carrier exception on content?  If they are exercising editorial control on ANY content, then they are responsible for ALL content!  Try that on for size, Big Boys.

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Like the Matrix, you cannot be told about a 3-hour conversation with Donnie Gebert; you must hear it for yourself. But here’s the blurb from his book: “All members of a direct republic sign…the constitution/social contract. This contract states you will not engage in murder, rape, theft, and basic crimes against humanity. Once signed, the individual becomes their own representative and places social contributions directly into the funding pools for the social projects they approve of.”

Source: Ep. 42 Former Military Intelligence Sergeant Donnie Gebert Explains That a Direct Republic Is Now Possible – Bob Murphy Show

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Great concepts expressed!

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Let me get the straight: The Chinese Communists, with all their resources, still haven’t compiled and translated a basic biography of Donald Trump? He knew the Post Foundation considered the Mar-A Lago estate in South Florida a white elephant that they couldn’t afford to properly maintain, at the cost of several million greenbacks per year. (The U.S. government turned it down as a tax-funded “Winter White House”; even the Smithsonian turned it down.) So when Marjorie Merriweather Post’s descendants put the property on the market at $25 million, Trump offered . . . 15.

They snorted at this upstart. The nerve! And he was even proposing to let Jews and blacks play golf there! (Play back that part where they claim Trump, a former New York Democrat whose grandchildren are Jewish, is a “racist,” will you?)

But when they couldn’t find anyone else to meet even THAT price, they grudgingly went back to Trump . . . who proceeded to tell them “You had a chance at 15 but you turned it down. My offer is now $12 million.”

Outraged at such tactics, the Posts turned him down AGAIN, . . . and paid the price again, eventually selling to Trump for . . . $8 million.

Source: Vin Suprynowicz » Blog Archive » I’m sure it says in the Constitution ‘The President’s motives must be Politically Correct.’ Keep looking, it has to be in there somewhere . . .

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Love the story about DJT45!

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Why is liberalism failing? Several causes, said Putin. Among them, its failure to deal with the crisis of the age: mass and unchecked illegal migration. Putin praised Trump’s efforts to secure the U.S. border:

“This liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population. … This liberal idea presupposes that … migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants have to be protected.”

Source: Is Putin Right? Has Liberalism Lost the World?, by Pat Buchanan – The Unz Review

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I like Pat on a “common sense” foreign and domestic policy.

I wonder if the “culture war” is lost?

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Socialism is profoundly at odds with the American experience, and always has been. The Mayflower passengers who settled in Plymouth sought to build a socialist society avant la lettre, one in which, as Governor William Bradford later recounted, there would be no private ownership of property and “all profits and benefits” were to be part of “the common stock.” The settlers wanted a system in which everyone would work for the common good, and there would be no inequality of wealth. What they got was a painful lesson in socialism’s failures, with rising levels of hunger, corruption, and persecution. Only after the colony reversed course in 1623 and established private property rights did its fortunes change for the better.

Source: Democrats are having a socialist moment, but it won’t last :: Jeff Jacoby

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Every time “socialism” comes up, think “Mayflower Compact”!

Every time Communist Bernie Sanders or the other “Socialists” promise free stuff, think “North / South Korea”, “East / West Berlin”, “Venezuela”, or genocide!

Argh!

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So, you’ve finally had enough of Facebook – privacy issues, time drains, relationship-straining political debates, and all the rest. Still, social media is a valuable tool, so what are your other options?

Source: Fed Up with Facebook? Here are 6 Alternatives – Make Tech Easier

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Best way to get the big techs under control!

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Taylor Swift has described herself as “sad and grossed out” by Scooter Braun’s acquisition of Big Machine Records, which holds the rights to her entire catalog up through 2017’s “Reputation,” calling the deal “my worst case scenario.” Swift said she was shocked to first learn of the transfer of her work through news accounts Sunday morning. Braun declined Variety‘s requests for comment.

Swift posted her impassioned reaction in a Tumblr post, which reads:“For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.

Source: Taylor Swift ‘Sad and Grossed Out’ by Big Machine Acquisition – Variety

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Sounds like Scott Borchetta as evil as any record executive industry could be?

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“No, not at all,” Trump shot back. “I don’t really care about offending people. I sort of thought you’d know that.”

Source: Acosta Tries to Embarrass Trump, but the President Had the Perfect Retort

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Pretty funny zinger.

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Basically, it will be a felony for any Congressional candidate (for example) to accept campaign contributions money from outside his or her Congressional district. Similarly Senatorial candidates may not accept money from outside their state. And, possibly most important, Presidential candidates may not accept money from outside the United States.

Source: A Not-So-Modest Proposal, by L. Neil Smith

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I like this idea!!!

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Food freedom flourishes in states where government regulators simply get out of the way. The proof is in the pudding – the and cakes and the bread and the raw milk.

According to a recent Forbes article, hundreds of local business have sprouted up across three states that have passed food freedom laws in recent years without a single report of foodborne illness.

Food freedom laws exempt small food producing businesses from onerous regulations and licensing requirements. These businesses can sell directly to the consumer from a home, farm or ranch, as well as at farmers’ markets and roadside stands.

Wyoming enacted the first such law in 2015. The expansive law even allows poultry farmers with fewer than 1,000 birds to sell chicken and turkey, along with products made from their birds. It also authorizes the sale of raw milk, rabbit meat and most farm-raised fish.

Source: Report: Food Freedom Flourishes in Three States with Government Regulators Out of the Way | | Tenth Amendment Center

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Let’s get the Gooferment out of the way and we’ll all be better off!

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Black vultures are multiplying in Kentucky, and their greater numbers have made them more desperate for food – even if it’s alive

Source: Kentucky black vulture damage: Protected birds are terrorizing farms

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More Gooferment stupidity!

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When President Trump proposed a barrier along the southern border with Mexico, a Tohono O’odham elder famously declared that the tribe did not understand the concept, having no word for “wall” in their native language.

Source: How a Native American reservation got ensnared in border crisis

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Sorry, I feel bad what happened to your people, but you lost. Yes the “great white father lied”; but he’s lied to us “white folk” too. Reference social security . Unfortunately “might makes right”.

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

The issue us settled. Sad as it is, it’s over.

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Despite his nonchalance immediately after the fact, Simmons admitted that ‘I do feel like a hero’ and said he’s ‘still kind of shocked right now myself that all this has happened.’

Source: Teen leaps out Chick-fil-A drive-thru window to save boy who is choking on a seat belt inside a car | Daily Mail Online

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Chick-fil-A stories always disprove the narrative that these are hate-filled people.

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Nonprofit hospitals pay virtually no local, state or federal income tax. In return, they provide community benefits, including charity care to low-income patients. In Memphis, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has brought 8,300 lawsuits for unpaid medical bills in just five years.

Source: The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor — ProPublica

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There should be no such thing as a “non-profit”.  Profits are the “traffic signals” of the “invisible hand” of a truly free market.

NO MARGIN = NO MISSION.

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Right to Choose Communications Services Provider” ordinance (also known as Article 52) that hinders a payola scheme cooked up between big cable companies like Comcast and landlords. In just a few short years since its enactment, a great number of apartments in San Francisco have at least four options for broadband service, including affordable gigabit fiber service. Fearing that other cities would follow suit, a whole range of associations and corporations that represent landlords and the cable industry pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hard to block these local efforts. For a federal agency tasked with promoting competition, it shouldn’t be a close call to simply ignore these groups. But that is not what the FCC plans to do next month.

Source: The FCC Is Siding With Landlords and Comcast Over Tenants Who Want Broadband Choices | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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“Regulatory capture”.

The FCC should be abolished. Along with all the other unconstitutional parts of the “regulatory deep state”.

Argh!

If the Pepuls Republik of Kaliforkneeah was serious about states rights, then CAL-EXIT would be done by know.

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Here we go again: Another scandal involving a state-funded entity hoarding a secret stockpile of money. This time, an investigation by California State Auditor Elaine Howle discovered $1.5 billion in surplus funds hidden in outside accounts controlled by the California State University system.

Source: CSU’s secret surplus: Time for accountability | The Sacramento Bee

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More evidence that the Gooferment is immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.

Why do we have Gooferment Skrules at ANY level?

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