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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2018/08/walter-e-block/the-hypocrisy-of-the-heritage-foundation/

The Hypocrisy of the Heritage Foundation

The U.S. is fighting separate wars, whatever the government chooses to call them, in some half dozen nations all at the same time: some hot, some cold, some lukewarm. We have roughly 800 foreign military bases in over 100 different countries. Since World War II our country has bombed the following nations: China 1945-46, Korea 1950-53, China 1950-53, Guatemala 1954, Indonesia 1958, Cuba 1959-60, Guatemala 1960, Belgian Congo 1964, Guatemala 1964, Dominican Republic 1965-66, Peru 1965, Laos 1964-73, Vietnam 1961-73, Cambodia 1969-70, Guatemala 1967-69, Lebanon 1982-84, Grenada 1983-84, Libya 1986, El Salvador 1981-92, Nicaragua 1981-90, Iran 1987-88, Libya 1989, Panama 1989-90, Iraq 1991, Kuwait 1991, Somalia 1992-94, Bosnia 1995, Iran 1998, Sudan 1998, Afghanistan 1998, Yugoslavia – Serbia 1999, Afghanistan 2001, Libya 2011.This is not a national defense, it is a national offense.

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Source: Free-Market Hypocrisy – LewRockwell

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Sigh, when will we EVER be at peace?  Let’s convert the Pentagon back to the old Department of Defense from what it has become.

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Based on the principle of compound growth, the T.R.U.S.T. Fund for America calls for the government to set aside a one-time amount of $7,000 for each child born in the United States, and to repeat this annually for the next 35 years. The money would be placed in an investment portfolio determined by an expert panel appointed by the president and Congress. After 35 years, the government would receive back its initial outlay, plus inflation, and use the proceeds to fund the program for children born during the next 35-year cycle.

Source: Personal Finance Expert Ric Edelman Reveals Solution to the Social Security Crisis

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It’s at least a start.  Most realistic idea that I’ve heard yet.

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Previously, Girard Mayor James Melfi said the city wasn’t aware of the speed limit change until Jan. 7.

Source: Conspiracy alleged in Girard speed camera case filing | News, Sports, Jobs – Tribune Chronicle

How convenient?

7,000 tickets!

Wow!!!

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Industry Groups Want to Control Access to Legal Rules and Regulations San Francisco – A federal appeals court today ruled that industry groups cannot control publication of binding laws and standards. This decision protects the work of Public.Resource.org (PRO), a nonprofit organization that works to improve access to government documents.

Source: Win for Public Right to Know: Court Vacates Injunction Against Publishing the Law

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That would be “funny” peculiar if you could know the standard a law was passed to enforce.  Anyone see where this trend takes us?  Secret laws to go along with secret (FISA) courts!

Argh!

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New Jersey now has a law on the books that allows the government to confiscate guns from anyone considered a threat without anything approaching due process. There’s a slightly more complicated process, but in its essence, that’s pretty much exactly what is at play.

Source: NJ Veteran Claims Police Tried To Take His Guns Without Due Process

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Big Brother testing what they can get away with?

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Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media

Source: The Economics of Subsidizing Sports Stadiums – The Big Picture

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Why should the Taxpayers subsidize Big Sports?

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What is it about family that makes it so you can be absolutely convinced that despite them engaging in a criminal act, they’re still somehow angels? I ask because it seems that no matter what the circumstances, when someone gets shot, the family will invariably step up and pontificate on just why that person shouldn’t have been killed.

Source: Man Shoots Burglar, Family Predictably Cries Foul

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My sympathies go to the shooter who will have to live with it for the rest of his life.

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This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of one of the United States Marine Corps’ (USMC)’s bloodiest battles of the Great War: the forgotten assault on Blanc Mont. | Big Government

Source: O’Donnell: The USMC’s Forgotten Epic Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge

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Sadly, a waste of many good men in “Mister Wilson’s War”!

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The digital dollar can serve as a powerful tool for enforcing “good” behavior. That is one more reason to lower your dependence on it.

Source: War on Cash | The Deviant Investor

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Time to fight for the right to use cash.

Use it or lose it!

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242 years ago American colonists declared independence from England, in the name of personal liberty. What would it take for Americans to once again declare independence from an oppressive government? For the colonists, it was excessive taxation without representation.

Source: Kidnappers: The Tyranny of Child Protective Services

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No warrant needed to take a child from a parent!

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Having some familiarity personally with “the system”, judges need to be held to the highest standards of fairness and impartiality.  It’s a hard thing to separate a child from the parents.  BUT sometimes it is for safety and in the child’s best interest.  We ALL are responsible for the choices we make.  Parents, especially those who are drug addicts, need to be made aware that society will not allow children to be harmed.

Now I have a tough time squaring that with “abortion rights”, but that’s a discussion for another day.

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European allies fear President Donald Trump may begin to bring American troops home from the continent as part of his “America First” agenda. They are lobbying him to boost the number of troops to combat an increasingly aggressive Russia.
— Read on www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article214324579.html

That would be great!

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Hollywood celebrities are furious over Trump’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families, but their outrage is selective and often self-serving. In recent weeks, border separation has been the top story. Media coverage has included horrific pictures and videos of young immigrant children in anguish at being taken from their families.

Source: If Self-Serving Celebs Want to Help Vulnerable Kids, They Should Look at US Militarism & Foster Care

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Another problem with the spate of Tinseltown voices demanding action to stop Trump’s brutal family-separation policy is that these stars didn’t get up in arms when President Obama had a similarly callous policy towards illegal immigrant families.

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While the policy stinks  — there are reports of traffickers faking it  — it’s another “political” astro-turf like the “anti-war” protests.

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The April 2017 meeting between AP reporters and officials from the Justice Department and the FBI has been the subject of inquiries from congressional Republicans.

Source: Associated Press may have led FBI to Manafort storage locker – POLITICO

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So the AP acted as agents of the FBI?

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https://www.stripes.com/news/navy/officers-censured-for-bringing-embarrassment-on-navy-in-fat-leonard-scandal-1.533910

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My tech adoption generally consists of long periods of inertia punctuated with the occasional frenzy of replacement. But I’m very glad to see USB C catch on, even if it means one of those frenzies. While none of our household’s phones are yet equipped with USB C, my Asus Chromebook is, as is my GoPro camera — and I know it’s the wave of the (near-term) future.

Source: USB-C to USB-A Adapter

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“My tech adoption generally consists of long periods of inertia punctuated with the occasional frenzy of replacement.”

Since I’ve been “retired”, I’ve moved from “bleeding edge” to “being dragged along kicking and screaming”.

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New Jersey, not exactly known for giving the people living within its borders freedom, has just passed a law that declares all guns which hold more than ten rounds of ammunition “illegal.” The state is ordering people to surrender their guns or become criminals.

Source: New Jersey: ‘Surrender Your Guns Or Become A Criminal!’

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

Like the gun owners in the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerk, hopefully everyone will just ignore it.

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Source: Bearing Arms

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Isn’t this “backdoor gun confiscation”?

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As former top FBI official Peter Strzok faces congressional requests to testify, it’s worth examining his record.

Source: What did Peter Strzok do? | TheHill

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Sounds like this mess will continue on for a long time.

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SHED NO TEARS for the “millionaires tax” ballot initiative, which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down on Monday. From the outset, the initiative was a cynical ploy to get voters to do something they have repeatedly rejected — replacing

Source: The cynical ‘millionaires tax’ didn’t fool the SJC :: Jeff Jacoby

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Clearly, the politicians and bureaucrats can’t be trusted with the “power” to do anything.

Argh!

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In this video, 70 people from 70 different countries from all over the world show how they count money in their respective countries. Fascinating and more than a little mesmerizing after a while. I wonder why these different techniques developed the way that they did… (via digg ) Tags: video

Source: How people from different countries count money

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Pretty funny.  Wonder how it all developed.

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It happened again: Cops say a drug-addicted mother already on the city’s radar murdered her 5-month-old baby.On Tuesday, Joann McLeod allegedly threw her young son, Raymond Porfil Jr., against the

Source: Another dead child the city might’ve saved

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The Gooferment can’t protect the defenseless; what hope does anyone have for their “protection”?

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Over the last 12 months, the purchasing power of your dollar has dropped at the fastest rate since 2011. According to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 2.8% year-over-year in May .

Source: Your Incredible Shrinking Dollar

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Gee, what a surprise. The Gooferment “cooks the books” and its numbers were “spun”.  Argh!

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Childbirth is the greatest miracle of life , a truly magical moment to both, the expecting parents and the newly-born baby. However, as beautiful as the experience is, it’s also very stressful for every party involved, from the mother to the medical professionals.

Source: Woman Asks For Help When Husband Invites His Parents To The Childbirth, And The Internet Delivers The Best Solutions Ever

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I think the response about having the “football team” in was hysterical!

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“I don’t want to get beaten to death, stabbed and burnt alive,” a slight woman with long blond hair and a checked shirt says. “I want a gun to feel equal.”She is a member of one of the

Source: Gay Americans are arming themselves to stay alive

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Everyone has a basic God-given human right to defend themselves as they see fit.

Go Pink Pistols!

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I swear, if I hear one more major-network American TV debater (they pretend to be “interviewers,” but they’re not interested in helping facilitate any Trump administration “…

Source: Vin Suprynowicz » Blog Archive » Where does the ‘Canadian steel’ come from?

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I didn’t know that “Canadian” steel is from China?

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Editor’s Note: Following the publication of this article, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold the voter removal process described below. The decision deals a blow to election integrity not just in Ohio but throughout the country.

Source: Supreme Court Hands Vote Suppressors Another Tool

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If you need a photo id for the plane, then why is it “suppression” to require it to vote?

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