INSPIRATIONAL: One man competes with sex traffickers

Sunday, January 10, 2021

https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/01/09/ex-monk-takes-on-the-thai-sex-mafia/

JANUARY 9, 2021 | EDWARD GIRARDET
EX-MONK TAKES ON THE THAI SEX MAFIA

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We have selected Hartanto Gunawan as one of our Global Genevans. These are inspired individuals whose work or legacies represent key issues ranging from human rights and humanitarian concern to health and climate change as embodied by the worldwide “international Geneva” community. Photo credit: Global Geneva

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Hartanto now lives and works out of Wat Arun, or Temple of Dawn, an early 19th century Buddhist enclave from the reign of Rama II, which is located in the Thong Buri district of Bangkok. Overlooking the Chao Phraya River, this is where in 2007 Hartanto established the Wat Arun Rajvararam Community Learning Centre (CLC) to train teenage high school graduates as nurse assistants. The one-year course is aimed at susceptible girls from poor families, but also orphans, who are the ones most likely to be taken by the traffickers.

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Hope he becomes even more successful in his mission.

Wish there was a way to contribute to his efforts.

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LIBERTARIAN: For those looking for a new political party to call home … …

Saturday, January 9, 2021

https://my.lp.org/contribute/join/

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As Libertarians, we often talk about the need to break up the system and fix what is broken in government, but never would we say the way to do that is to support a bombastic megalomaniac who refuses to accept that he lost an election. What good are principles of peace, self-government, non-aggression, and mutual respect if we attempt to institute them through anger, violence, and an authoritarian autocrat? 

We are against the initiation of force to achieve political or social goals, which is what Trump incited that mob to try to do Wednesday. There are real grievances out there to engage, that Trump and others have obviously exploited for their own benefit.

Libertarians know better than most how pervasive corruption is in the system. Of course our elections are a sham — the intensely polarized ruling class our forefathers warned us about has created a corrupt establishment that keeps all but the most connected, most wealthy, and generally the most extreme candidates from gaining traction. However, none of those extremist Trump supporters, fueled by his dangerous rhetoric over the last four years, are up in arms that the Libertarian presidential nominee was forbidden from the debate stage (despite winning ballot access in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam). They are mad instead that their candidate lost — and they sought to use destruction of property and violence to get their way.

Members of the Libertarian Party sign an oath not to initiate the use of violence or force to enact our political or social will on others. We understand that we must fight the system strategically and not brutally. Just as we opposed the destruction caused by rioters around the country last summer in the name of virtuous causes, we adamantly oppose this use of force to usurp an election of the people, by the people, and for the people. 

Over the last few days, many members of the Republican Party have reached out to inquire about a new political home — their numbers will no doubt continue to grow in the coming days and weeks.

The Libertarian Party is here.

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Welcome to all who want peace.

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Twelve Benefits to New Hampshire Independence

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Originally published on The Liberty Block , the following is a guest post by Alu Axleman, which represents the personal opinions of the author, and not necessarily that of the Foundation. If New Hampshire were to leave the union and no longer be one of the ‘ Divided States ‘ of America, would our state be better off?

Source: Twelve Benefits to New Hampshire Independence

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This is a nice list of the benefits of secession!

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ADHOC: Alex’s last show … so sad … end of an era!

Friday, January 8, 2021

So long Alex.  I’ll miss you.

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TINFOILHAT: Voter irregularities, mathematical improbabilities, questionable extensions of ballot deadlines and unsolicited ballots needs to be addressed

Friday, January 8, 2021

https://buff.ly/39dkNdd

Right-Wing Conspiracy ‘Insane’ — Left-Wing Conspiracy Theories, Not So Much

“So many Americans know nothing about the legal challenges that raise questions about voter irregularities, mathematical improbabilities, questionable extensions of ballot deadlines and unsolicited ballots apparently illegally sent in Michigan, among other factual and legal issues raised.” — Larry Elder

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One can only hope, that like the JFK/Nixon steal, eventually the truth will come out.

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‘It’s Easy Money’: Nigerian Scammer Laughs about Huge Sums Stolen from COVID Welfare Programs in Bombshell Interview – Foundation for Economic Education

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Government bureaucrats were caught flat-footed, and the flood of money being rushed out the door in the name of emergency meant more vulnerabilities than ever. It took many states more than six months to add verification requirements and partially stem the flow. Just to use one state as an example, Washington state usually identifies a few dozen fraudsters in a year—now, it has identified more than 122,000 since March.

‘It’s Easy Money’: Nigerian Scammer Laughs about Huge Sums Stolen from COVID Welfare Programs in Bombshell Interview – Foundation for Economic Education

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So besides it being a “bad” policy (i.e., sets up a counter productive incentive), it was “wasteful” (i.e., more went to fraud then went to real people).

Gooferment is immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.

So this result shouldn’t surprise anyone.

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POLITICAL: Here’s the opening of the floodgates!

Thursday, January 7, 2021

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pelosi-house-rules-republicans/2021/01/06/id/1004462/

Pelosi Changes House Rules to Squelch Republicans

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
By Brian Freeman    |   Wednesday, 06 January 2021 09:38 AM

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That change was not the only damage done by the Democrats, according to the Review-Journal, as Democrats also essentially eliminated a requirement that legislation which boosts the deficit be offset with cuts elsewhere.

Although the previous rule was clearly not working, since the deficit was booming regardless of which party was in control of the House, “the symbolism here is obvious and will allow Democrats to offer budget-busting legislation on a wide array of dangerous progressive priorities without concern for the long-term fiscal ramifications,” the editorial stated.

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INNOVATION: Negative Leap Seconds?

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

https://nypost.com/2021/01/05/atomic-clock-scientists-suggest-subtracting-a-second-from-minute/

Atomic clock scientists suggest shortening minute to 59 seconds
By Hannah Sparks
January 5, 2021

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Nevertheless, Earth slows down for no one. In fact, according to global time officials, it’s speeding up, prompting suggestions to shorten the minute by a second, the Telegraph reported.

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Who would think that “time” is not a physical constant like Ππ Pi, ΕεEpsilon, or any of the many other ‘constants’?

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Peter Navarro Releases “Art of the Steal” Report | Dan Bongino

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Titled “The Art of the Steal,” the report is the sequel to a prior report of Navarro’s on election irregularities that alleged outright voter fraud, ballot mishandling, contestable process fouls, equal protection clause violations, voting machine irregularities, and significant statistical anomalies.

Peter Navarro Releases “Art of the Steal” Report | Dan Bongino

Guess this is like the autopsy of the American Republic. I doubt we will ever have a “fair” election ever again. If we have ever had one? Why won’t politicians and bureaucrats cheat anyway they can now since there is no penalty.

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POLITICAL: It’s official; the USA is an oligarchy

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-threat-of-authoritarianism-in

The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump
The COVID-driven centralization of economic power and information control in the hands of a few corporate monopolies poses enduring threats to political freedom.

Glenn Greenwald
Dec 28, 2020

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Whether the U.S. was a democracy in any meaningful sense prior to Trump had been the subject of substantial scholarly debate. A much-discussed 2014 study concluded that economic power has become so concentrated in the hands of such a small number of U.S. corporate giants and mega-billionaires, and that this concentration in economic power has ushered in virtually unchallengeable political power in their hands and virtually none in anyone else’s, that the U.S. more resembles oligarchy than anything else:

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We’ve already seen the difference in justice for the elite and the poor slubs.

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