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the kid recovered from the measles and died of something else.
Measles Returns: A Texas Death and the Debate Over Medical Response
An investigative journalism report by Trial Site News
Robert W Malone MD, MS
Apr 10, 2025
https://www.malone.news/p/measles-returns-a-texas-death-and
https://x.com/drWilda/status/1910502772455395595
“Kory states that he was able to access the medical records of Daisy Hildebrand, who had previously been healthy until about a month before the initial hospitalization. According to Kory, she initially developed mononucleosis, followed by strep throat and then pneumonia. Her condition seemingly did not improve, and she remained ill with recurring fevers that would not subside. Upon her first hospital admission, she was diagnosed with secondary bacterial pneumonia. During this visit, thrush was observed in her, indicating immunosuppression likely due to high-dose steroids that she had been administered for her prior illnesses.
For the pneumonia, she received antibiotics (ceftriaxone and vancomycin) which deviated from the standard treatment for pneumonia. While this antibiotic regimen was not ideal, it yielded some improvement, and she showed signs of recovery. She was discharged after a few days, but the following day, her condition worsened, leading to a second hospitalization. Upon admission for the second time, she was in a much worse state, with both lungs affected and requiring significantly more oxygen.
While it is not 100% clear when she was first diagnosed with Measles, Kory states that she had a positive Measles test during her first hospital stay, but at the time of her discharge, the rash was clearing up and her overall condition had improved.
According to Kory, the healthcare team’s approach to her condition became particularly problematic during the second hospitalization. The hospital doctors assumed the pneumonia was a measles-related pneumonia and thus delayed proper treatment further. Dr. Kory criticizes this approach, pointing out that hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) should have been considered, especially given her recent ICU stay and immunosuppressive state. Instead, the doctors did not fully extend their coverage of antibiotics, which led to a slow decline. It was not until after days that a sputum culture was dispatched, showing an E. coli infection resistant to most antibiotics. Unfortunately, by that point, it was too late.
Tragic.
Hospitals all too often drop the ball early on, as they did during Covid-19, when HCQ and IVM, AZ, Zinc and vitamins would have been safe and effective *early* interventions. However, for more than a year, hospitals inexplicably sent patients home to wait for a viral surge without early interventions.
A teenage boy in my daughter’s class died of a strep infection, which is easily treated with antibiotics. But again, antibiotics are often withheld until it’s too late.
For this reason I keep antibiotics and all the aforementioned treatments in my medicine cabinet in case we need it. When push comes to shove managed care protocols are often lacking.
<Measles Returns…>
That’s quite a rash statement.
Leave it to old bob Malone to exploit the death of child to promote himself.
No where does old Bob mention that the RT-PCR test is used to diagnose whether or not a person has the “measles.”
No where does old bob mention that the RT-PCR test is a discredited test for diagnosing anything.
Want to guess why old bob doesn’t want to mention that? ANS: He knows that discrediting the RT_PCR test ends his feeding at the money trough – like so many other “scientists.”
Read his book. Maybe some of his papers. Not my take but understand why u have urs. I disagree on Kory because his take on George Floyd I take their option seriously, but do additional support research to come to my conclusions. Don’t agree with urs.
So the reason for vax is to cover the doctors malpractice?
Wonder what vaccines she had received in her too short life. This is beyond tragic anymore.
Most of our pharmaceuticals are made in China.
Remember this?
Zantac, a heartburn medication, was found to contain high levels of NDMA, a chemical linked to cancer, which raised concerns about its safety. Investigations suggested that the contamination may have originated during the manufacturing process in China.
You’re full of “may haves” about China. Have any facts?
“May have” is enough for sane people to avoid Chinese pharmaceuticals.
But if you wish to take things like Chinese manufactured Zantac containing NDMA…then PLEASE…go right ahead…be our guest!!!
Problem is: when you go to the Pharmacist you don’t know that the drug he is dispensing to you was made in China…
There was a rare, Worldwide recall of Lexapro, a common med for lowering Blood Pressure, because China supplied precursor was found to contain carcinogen.
Whats scary is, they recieve the shipment of precursors, draw off a sample and send it to the lab, and then go ahead and put the raw material into the production line.
By the time the lab report comes back, the product has already been distributed down to the retail level.
And the argument against buying “street drugs” is “you don’t know whats in it”!lol.
Lexapro is an SSRI-for mental issues
When questioned, proprietary ingredients like graphene oxide are labeled “contamination.” They already know what’s in the injections. They just don’t want to explain why it’s really in there.
I listened to Dr. Cory’s interview about her case. It was not about vaccines. It seems the hospital made a tragic mistake with the treatment they used when she was re-hospitalized.
“According to Kory, the healthcare team’s approach to her condition became particularly problematic during the second hospitalization. The hospital doctors assumed the pneumonia was a measles-related pneumonia and thus delayed proper treatment further. Dr. Kory criticizes this approach, pointing out that hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) should have been considered, especially given her recent ICU stay and immunosuppressive state. Instead, the doctors did not fully extend their coverage of antibiotics, which led to a slow decline. It was not until after days that a sputum culture was dispatched, showing an E. coli infection resistant to most antibiotics. Unfortunately, by that point, it was too late.“
A sad reminder that a physician “practices” medicine which is an “art” where science is applied…meaning that errors will be made and patients will at times suffer death.
Thus, credence is given to “always get a second opinion” as a wise direction for a patient who has been given a serious diagnosis!
My experience with the medical industry has always been that if there is ever any question about whether to treat something, unless there is a compelling, acute high risk of doing nothing, then doing nothing would be the best course of action. This is coming from someone who had both parents die of overzealous diagnosis, ill-advised treatment/operations and negligence.
Every pharmaceutical product you put in your body disrupts your metabolic equilibrium, and the cases where treatments lead to a slippery slope of secondary afflictions are too numerous to ignore.
I trust my God-given immune system, and diligent home health self-care over any doctor anywhere. There are tools available to monitor yourself and keep them out of your business.
EXACTLY!
Patient: “I have a problem.”
The pharmaceutical industry: “we have a pill for that”
Patient: “that pill gives me horrible side effect A.”
Pharmaceutical industry: “we have a pill A for that too”
Patient: “pill A gives me another horrible side effect B.”
Pharmaceutical industry: “we have a pill B for that too”
Patient: “pill B gives me another horrible side effect C.”
Pharmaceutical industry: “we have a pill C for that too”
Patient: “pill C gives me another horrible side effect D.”
And on…and on…the side effects often being worse that the symptom they are treating…resulting in either patient death or the patient being on a cocktail of 26 pills to manage the original issue.
The saddest part is the original issue can often be treated via diet and exercise.
“A patient cured is a customer lost.”
I have a friend who told me she takes 34 medicines or medications daily. Most are prescriptions, but there are also supplements that have been recommended by doctors, like vitamins, fish oil, etc. Some in the morning before breakfast, some with breakfast, some at lunch, and some before or during supper. She’s been taking them for years.
Mind boggling.
I take Vitamin B12, C, D, and zinc. Never got covid, obviously didn’t take the shot, and haven’t been sick in over 20 years. No flu shot ever. Eat fresh food, no preserved or boxed anything, strength training every 4 days, 1800 calorie diet, run the dogs around the yard every day. Works for me.
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Aren’t ‘medical mistakes’ the third leading cause of death in these United States?
I suspect “medical mistakes” are the leading cause of death in the US.
Iautogenic, at leasr in part.
There are over 100,000 Iautogenic deaths in hospitals, every year. This according to rigorously conducted studies of a sampling of the medical records from small, regional and large hospitals .
There has been no study of the Iautigenic deaths resulting from medical care outside of a hospital setting .
The ventilators used can never truly be made pathogen free between patients IMO.
As a retired nurse and respiratory therapist, I agree with you. Ventilators in my day were not made to be sterilized. They could not withstand the process necessary to kill all pathogens.
Any invasive equipment such as catheters and laparoscopes can introduce infections and other complications. I try to steer clear of them.
My friend recently underwent a laparoscopy (which uncovered no health issues) but now has a stent where the equipment punctured her esophagus. She’s lucky she’s not on a feeding tube!
Unless they had the Measle shot.
I looking up this term, it appears that the spelling is “iatrogenic”. Had never heard that before.
Yeah, I always have trouble with spelling that.
It tells you something that they actually came up with a special latin word for “Medical care caused”.
You know why Drs use latin? Same reason big brothers use it, so their little brothers won’t understand what they are saying.
Patient; Dr. I have a sore nose/throat.
Dr. Hmm, let me examine you and run some tests…
Later “Ah, the tests show you have Rhinitis.”
Whats ‘Rhinitis”? A sore/irritated/inflamed nose/throat.
Which the patient KNEW they had, when thry came in, and they told the Dr they had.
And now, after paying for office visit and tesrs that just confirm what the patient already knew, he waljs out with,….A DIAGNOSES.
He has Rhinitis.
What a scam…
At this point in time, the medical profession, doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, and the large insurance companies that protect the aforesaid medical personnel, are all a scam…
Hell, let’s include our “cdc” along with these scammers…
Methylene Blue would have helped /s
Doctoring
Biden Admin created a segregation like hatred for disobedient citizens
“Fancy book learnin’ doctorin’! Just like Saint Lou-ie!”
I will bet a flat of Honeybell citrus that ivermectin would have brought that poor patient around in no time.
the kid has to be legally murdered to help messaging against us
Eggs and omelets, unfortunately.
Children are a crop to these demonic monsters.
You mean like all those Covid-19 patients were murdered so they could roll out their emergency use injections?
A decent anti-biotic in the first place +intravenous high dose Vitamin C.
I know it would. My adult daughter has had asthma all her life.
When she caught covid she took ivermectin horse paste. Within 48 hours she was breathing normally.
Thank the Lord! I had told her not to go to the hospital under any circumstances.
Medical Professional committee.
Roberts who was warned about was nominated by son of definitely CIA daddy Bush and Barrett was nominated by Donald who was obviously fooled into nominating her because of the PC “need” for female reproductive plumbing who now votes with the other leftist females on the court.
The CIA plays the long game.
Two of the Deep State’s biggest players are now GUSHING over Amy Coney Barrett
April 11, 2025
https://revolver.news/2025/04/two-of-the-deep-states-biggest-players-are-now-gushing-over-amy/
Chief Justice John Roberts Worked With Norm Eisen (5:03)
Mike Benz
3 Apr 2025
Amy is an embarrasment to herself and the Court. She should go home and play “Mommy”!
…Saaadly…not one woman is worth to be in the SC…….WEF/EXTREME LIBERALS/EMOTIONAL WRECKS embarrassment not only here but for rest of world… …..
Carol Swain would be an excellent woman for the Supreme Court.
If there was one, Judge Judy would be her.
She belongs on “the View.”
Amy wants to give speeches for high minded elitists and write books that make the best seller list and knows she has to walk the progressive line to do so. And she wants the kids to go to the finest colleges and work for the finest firms without impediment- which they inevitably will. She will not show up on the court for anything really hard or consequential-playing the brainy academic until the end. That’s who she clearly is.
When I look at Amy, I see Blasey Ford
Donald was fooled into believing she was the best choice for getting Roe v. Wade overturned. The fact that she was Catholic and had seven children weighed in, and I guess you could say, since only women have babies, her being female was part of the reason for his choice, but that’s stretching things.
The real reason was because of a terrible ruling she made regarding forced vaccinations, just 20 days earlier.
Thanks for those details.
So, as a trade for a decision overruling a previous decision that should have been overruled LONG ago if only because the original one was based on a FRAUD, the deep state gets installed a supposedly religious, but now confirmed leftist justice just like the current Pope.
As I have always said, someone wearing a Cross doesn’t prove they’re not a SNAKE. As further evidence, the VP and AG from Trump term v1.0, both buddies in the WH Bible study group. And some of the most two-faced, self-righteous people I’ve ever met wore one, too.
“just like the current Pope.” I never thought of it that way, but you are exactly right.
I wear a cross but no one sees it because it is always under my shirt. It’s closer to my heart that way.
Wasn’t cocaine Mitch China’s biitch Amy’s sponsor? She snarled with a look of disgust on her face after Trump shook her hand after his SOTU speech.
The video is still out there.
The fact that CJ Roberts shacked up with Norm Eisen (on the taxpayer dime of course) and schemed up Lawfare is astounding. It should immediately disqualify Roberts from being CJ, and certainly from weighing in on decisions Eisen had a part of……which is all of them it looks like.
Spit.
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Space Force Base Commander Relieved of Duty for Comments on JD Vance
Liberalism/DEI is setting women back. IMO this kind of stuff is why I don’t think liberal women should be in charge of military units. They make decisions based on feelings and with those feeling they think can override the chain of command and their OATH. SECDEF needs to charge MILLY with treason or at least bust him down a rank for his actions and this kind of so-called leadership would stop from both Men and Women. Most likely they won’t/can’t because of our current and retired officers would side with Milly. DEI is exposing itself all over the place and has got to GO! It’s going to take years to weed this stuff out.
GOOD LUCK AMERICA!
Liberal Women should not be put in charge of anything IMO.
Women, liberal or not. Except maybe day-care centers. And I’m not even too sure about that.
Liberal running a day-care = communist inspired elementary children.
No war.
we’ll see about that…
Sorry, CTH didn’t mean to paste all the top BS only the part about the space force commander!
From middle class to bottom feeder: What the hell happened to American construction?
April 11, 2025
https://revolver.news/2025/04/from-middle-class-to-bottom-feeder-what-the-hell-happened-to-american-construction/
Excerpts:
So, when did the bottom start to fall out? It all started unraveling after the 2008 crash. A once booming and very competitive field turned into a chaotic scramble for survival, and that’s when some very cutthroat underbidding and exploitation kicked into high gear.
The New York Times Magazine:
Everyone he knew in the business was struggling to find work, and the bidding wars drove the profits to new lows. Sometimes, when he learned the winning bid, he was stunned — he would have lost money at that price… A job that he priced at $18,000 might be given to a company that charged only $10,000.
But make no mistake, this wasn’t just the market self-correcting—this was the start of contractors being priced out of their own trade by people who were breaking all the rules.
So how do these sketchy companies manage to make these extremely low bids and still stay in business? Well, it’s simple: they use illegal labor, skate past payroll taxes, and call full-time workers “independent contractors” to beat the system. The NYT Magazine piece goes on:
In 2021, the Center for American Progress estimated that 23 percent of construction workers — and 32 percent of roofers — [I’d say it’s MUCH more than that in the western US because of the greater proximity to the southern border – W] were undocumented… builders slashed costs by subcontracting out almost every facet of their projects… paying them off the books… dodging payroll taxes and workers’ comp insurance.
It’s a really easy recipe, folks. This is what happens when you mix cheap illegal labor with no enforcement and regulators who are on the take.
The result of this downward spiral is American workers who are pushed out of the industry, quality standards that plummet, and any contractors left who are actually trying to play by the rules are left in the dust.
Until we get really serious about shutting down illegal labor, punishing crooked contractors, and cutting the red tape that is strangling the life out of small businesses, this Olympic race to the bottom will keep going. And when it finally crashes – and it will – it won’t just be tradesmen left in the rubble—it’ll be the entire country.
And don’t think the entire world doesn’t see what’s happening:
I’ve previously posted several times IN DEPTH PROOF that totally legal methods to TOTALLY end the illegals problem nearly overnight EXIST, but only the absolutely least efficient methods are instead being used.
WHY?
Because a speedy removal would crash the US economy.
You have 8 USC 1324 and all of the sections that go with it. You could easily put most of the DHS upper management to include Mayorkas in prison with life sentences. The same for the UN staff who worked around the world to bring aliens here. We also cannot forget our “friends” at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society who set up shop in Panama to organize millions to be smuggled into America. Right down to the Border Patrol agents who cut fences, followed the illegal orders and facilitated illegal entry. They are all traitors. Those who issued the orders are guilty of conspiracy to do the same.
Aiding and Abetting illegal entry carries a five year possible sentence per count. We all know however that Pam Bondi will never pursue such charges.
Its not about METHODS, its about WILL.
America does not have the WILL to what is neccesary.
If it wasn’t for illegal immigrants houses wouldn’t be built, and crops wouldn’t be picked. Sad, but fact. Do they do a good job on the housing side? No. The finishes on new builds are appalling.
Americans don’t want the jobs because its HARD WORK for very little pay. Trump should address that and swing the salaries. If you sit in an AC office space perhaps your salary should be $10 an hour, and someone breaking the roads in a 100 degrees should get $50
You think the president should set the pay rates for private industry? Somehow that doesn’t seem right.
The materials I have seen used in some new contstruction will dissolve in a few years.
Houses are built without illegal labor every day.
It was happening before 08 in Florida. Being underbid by rednecks with Bush Cheney stickers on their jacked up diesels with crews of South of the Border types kicked into high gear around then.
The hard dope legal and illicit has erased an entire generation of Working Class Americans to Prison, the Graveyard or to Tent City.
I challenge you to find me a group of citizens who are willing to do the often dangerous work that these hard-working illegals do.
There are a bunch of roofing companies in our Southern neighborhood that are always busy. They have crews of 8-10 people climbing up onto homes like Spiderman and working on these dangerous slopes.
I cannot say with 100% certainty that these workers are here illegally, but I suspect they are.
Nobody else wants to do that work. And the work needs to get done.
Who put up the roof to begin with ?
BINGO!
Did nothing get built before illegals? Stephan is drinking the Kool-Aid.
Had that discussion with my mother some time ago…
…Who will pick the crops if they aren’t here?
How did we pick them before they came?
…1000 yard stare…
Except now we have loads of automation and ingenuity to spare
As recently as 45 years ago, the crops in my childhood area were picked by high school kids and teachers wanting extra cash during two weeks off of school at harvest time. Those of us who weren’t good at picking, babysat the children of the teacher-parents.
Apparently it is now illegal for kids to work in the crops, at least in the state in which I grew up.
I remember thinning apples in 1970s with white migrant families who “followed the crops.” Certainly not an ideal lifestyle by our current standards, but that’s how things were.
Most crops are harvested by machines today, anyway,
before the illegal invasion started, Santa Clause was in charge of residential roofing projects…
You mean that it’s voluntary? No one else wants to volunteer to do a chore?
You also mean that they want to scramble on roofs rather than watch a soccer game with friends or go fishing? They WANT to do that? No one but a hobbyist WANTS to do such a thing.
No, they trade their labor for dollars.
Get that fact straight, and then the rest of the economy is understood.
I have done the jobs alongside them for decades. Don’t try that here, vato. Are you the latest Attempted Intelligence Contrarian Interloper or are you for real?
Go get ’em, Jinxy!
yep. when do we get the benefit of the doubt. its like every possible thing to counter our real facts is automatically accepted as fact and set into antagnostic communication pipeline
What – don’t like the truth?
One of my 🧊🧊 ICE NEWS🧊🧊was on recent arrests
of people who employed illegals, the people who
try to divert the system…by paying illegals….
under the table.
No taxes,no workers compensation…..🤷♀️💁♀️
💥 💥 💥 Good news is that they are now charging
and arresting the people who are using illegal workers —
aka …The Cheaters.💥💥
These are just a couple of the stories.
Florida businessman sentenced for migrant labor employment scheme, payroll tax evasion, worker death | ICE
ICE arrests 4 during worksite enforcement action in Philadelphia | ICE
Vato!…. I love it! I’ve been the only gringo on a work crew (usually on a 12hr shift), and been called that many a time. I had some great responses back…. I have a feeling this is something Stephen has never experienced
they will soon FAFO … and YES there are Americans who will do that work!! Another lie belched up by the lying Dummycrats and folks like you. Did anyone even ASK about finding a bunch of WHITE people to do the work. NOPE they want a cheap roof and they’ll be replacing it within years, where as competent roofers the roof would be there for year and years. Homeowners FAFO and soon the illegals will FAFO. I hope ice makes a stop there very soon. What neighborhood are you in again? You’d rather pay for cheap roof vs paying an American to do the work…………..well alrighty then
NE TN. Most workers I’ve seen at construction sites, both private and public sector are latino. Shameful. The love of money is the root of all evil. Prosecute everyone facilitating, harboring, and employing illegals under USC 8 and the problem will go away.
The newer roofs in our Houston community all seem to be doing just fine, thank you very much. Despite the often-aggressive weather.
These are not cheap roofs by any stretch. High-quality work, high-quality shingles.
You are trying to push a narrative that fits your… outdated and suspect bias.
Is this Geraldo Rivera ?
Remember that time you started a fight with the skinhead and he was beating your ass until your heavys saved you ?
But then you tried to make it like he started the fight when it was you all along ?
“I challenge you to find me a group of citizens who are willing to do the often dangerous work that these hard-working illegals do.”
Pay more and you will.
“I cannot say with 100% certainty that these workers are here illegally, but I suspect they are.”
I’m in the west and I’ve heard nothing but Spanish from rooftops while they build massively overpriced cracker boxes on microscopic lots.
BTW, I hilariously note that I know of a USAF SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) where highly classified information is handled whose construction was halted when it was discovered that, cue Gomer Pyle, “surprise, surprise,” 50% of the contractor crew were illegals.
There’s a thread here. Kelloggs spent money on BLM after cutting employee benefits
People really need to stop eating factory produced ‘food’. The factories promoted the belief that a bowl of fortified sugary cereal is healthier than an egg and some fruit is what started our health decline.
Our own government claimed that it was so, as well.
BTW, the breakfasts served to schoolchildren offer doughnuts and muffins, and in some cases the taxpayer pays for it.
In all cases the taxpayers pay for it.
Another thing, they used to give the leftover s to missions and such.
Under biden they were forced to toss it all into the garbage.
Public service announcement
Don’t ever eat the Kellogg garbage.
The dyes are toxic and so is the rest of it.
tax cuts will buffer the pay more worries
The “often dangerous” is a clue.
I find, while not 100%, an awful lot of leftists have NEVER worked at a job with a sign showing the # of days since the last accident.
There is a segment of the population that never has, never would, and assumes anyone who does work thats dangerous, is too stupid to do anything else.
They have an over-inflated sense of their intelligence, and look down their nose at everyone else.
When I was sometimes interviewing candidates (desk job/suit and tie). I always looked at their hands. Did they ever hold a hammer. shovel, broom? Summers doing real work focuses your commitment.
Most have government jobs which is why they are so mad. Or their adult college indoctrinated children have brand new government jobs assesing climate problems.
I work for one of the world’s largest O&G companies, and your statement is factually incorrect. I have been here for 20+ years, and there are more Left-leaning field workers than ever before.
Working in the field is a requirement for those seeking corporate roles, so many new grads cut their teeth there. And with all the rules and regulations out there, the best field workers arem’t just good with their hands, they are book smart.
Sure, this isn’t always the case, but making a blanket statement like yours is rooted in false biases.
Ok well since we’re just making stuff up,
I invented air and the Chinese infringed on my patent.
Although I never put it into the public domain, everyone just keeps sucking up MY air and never once has anyone paid me.
Winston…..
The “heat” is on. ICE knows it is easy pickings to
go to job sites for busts.😁
😉 And the illegals know it too.
And the good news is that the people who are
paying them under the table…they are getting
arrested and charged too.
Many articles on ICE website…this is good example
because just the headline says it all…
What led to the fall of Al Capone….taxes🤣
One recent article was about a woman who set
up a shell company to lead people to believe the
illegals…were legal. 💥💥Busted💥💥
Florida businessman sentenced for migrant labor employment scheme, payroll tax evasion, worker death | ICE
Appears that the people who have been
hiring the illegals, and making big bucks
by doing so…..are probably the one screaming
the loudest 💁♀️🤷♀️
Labor Trafficking….perfect term.👏👏
ICE Atlanta unveils results of labor trafficking operation | ICE
She set up fake company..paid illegals under the table.
And appears she was raking in the bucks💸💵💵
Florida woman ordered to pay $3+ million for wire, tax fraud scheme | ICE
White millenial male here with a roofing and contracting (gutters,, windows,, siding, etc) business. I climb roofs 6 days a week, load and unload pallets of shingles bundles, move OSB, etc. I think if Americans knew how much a roof crew makes (about $90/sq). My crews are average 8 guys. They each make about $300/day. Or about $30‐$40/hr. Pretty sure white men that aren’t cucks would do that work if they knew they could make almost $100k a year working 50-60 hour weeks. Is it easy? No, but I’m also a welder and can tell you that is just as physical. Before expenses, a contract welder makes about $60/hour, or closer to $40 once all expenses are counted.
On a separate note – make staying home unattractive and more will go work.
This is all firsthand experience in Oklahoma
“On a separate note – make staying home unattractive and more will go work.”
^^^^^THIS^^^^^
I am old enough to remember when Bill Clinton oversaw “the end of welfare as we know it” by removing any healthy adult from the dole. But it didn’t take long for the requirements to work to be lessened and the rolls began to swell yet again.
This is the dirty secret of the Chamber of Commerce that Sundance has exposed many times. The Republicans are just as addicted to illegals as the Democrats are, just for different reasons. Cheap labor, often under the table, makes for higher profits, especially when the taxpayers are covering their health care, housing, EBT, etc. The Democrats just want to destabilize the country and swell the number of people to correlate with the number of ballots they need to produce.
The solutions are simple, but they will not be easy…
If you were to stop by a Social Security office, you would probably notce the number of people in very poor shape.
They switched the adult hard-core unemployables from welfare to SSI in many cases.
Last time I stopped into a Social Security office …..probably 20 years ago, it looked like the United Nations in there.
When I was a senior in high school and looking at life after school, many of my class mates were going into the construction trade. It did not take long and they would have a pickup truck and an apartment. Soon a wife and children. When the illegals started to flood the trade, the young men just out of high school got priced out of entering the trade, they got screwed over by the exploitation of illegal labor.
That is 100 percent true. And guys going to college could make good money in the summers. Then the wages dropped and the illegals filled the ranks. Unless you speak Spanish you can’t work with a crew now. All about greed.
My younger brother never went to college, and has done very well. His initial
training was in the construction trades, and he attended a vocational school that had
links to all the school systems in my county. I would like to see construction trades
offered in programs like vocational schools again.
Shop Class and Home Economics need a serious re-visiting..
Musings: I learned to fix things by hanging around my dad while he maintained our house and yard and I learned how to cook while observing and helping my mother in the kitchen, and at the supermarket. In school, we had shop and home economics, but, for me, most of that learning was superfluous. I learned it all at home.
Shop and Home Economics can be very helpful for kids, but, society has taken away the role models on which Shop and Home Economics are based.
They need to be offered again! Absolutely!
(As does Driver’s Ed)
So people adapt. There are a multitude of ways for college kids to make money these days. 2/3 of my kids caddy at a local country club. They make great money, get to be outdoors, and get a lot of free rounds in.
They have days where they are bringing home $300-$400 each.
Watched a Buddy buy and lose a fencing business in CA within 2 years.
He couldn’t be licensed, insured, and providing W-2s AND be competitive at the same time. He survived initially by hiring ‘day-laborers’ (a CA euphemism meaning illegal).
His final straw was losing a bid and driving by the property one Sunday morning to see his crew of illegals had underbid him.
This process is increasing in MA, in particular with landscaping. Business names that used to start with Mc, Mac, or end in a vowel are being replaced by unmarked pickups with illegal crews.
poncedefreon: I am in So. Cal. and the situation you describe is exactly how the lower-skilled trades (the outdoor jobs) operate. Not only do I see it and experience it, but, I get the inside scoop from my “old school” painter, who struggles to compete against illegal work crews.
That is absolutely NOT true that Americans won’t do the work. They WERE doing that work until contractors got greedy and wouldn’t pay the same wages because they could hire illegals to do it instead. This was big news when it started happening but nothing was done about it.
That happenened in the meat-packing industry as well.
they are doing construction. nothing new or more dangerous
Farming is the most dangerous job.
“Dangerous jobs”? When they have the training and expertise to be hanging off of the poles cable companies and communications companies maintain, then I will be impressed.
There has been a lot of negative attention given to the quality of workmanship coming out of a certain demographic and it is not positive.
Nobody wants to do that work LOL .
Stephen , you need to stop listening to mainstream media sources . There are countless roofing companies that have 100% American workers , only reason illegals are also doing that work is because they will do the work for less money undercutting American workers .
He’s not misinformed He’s trying to sell a narrative
The older white guy that fixed my roof was more than wiling to scramble up to the roof and do the work. For less than the illegals.
Nary a Hispanic in sight when I grew up in Nebraska. White teenagers (yah, even us girls) detasseled sweet corn as our summer job. Hauled us to the fields in the back of a truck; no porta-potties provided. White guys staffed the Hormel plant. I took German in high school as there was zero need to know Spanish. We all survived quite nicely without the influx.
OMG some of the work farm girls from Middle America used to do would put some of today’s men to shame.
Example..working in a tobacco field in eastern NC in the summer.
Janet: I mowed laws, shoveled snow, did odd jobs, and bucked hay (a brief stint of volunteer work in Idaho, when I was 16), although I was so extraordinarily allergic to hay that I would instantly become a sneezing, nose-dripping, skin-itching mess.
During the hay bucking, some gasoline managed to leak into our food stores, and I was belching gas vapor for a week.
A corn detassaler in PA as an early teenager
Before the illegals moved into “the trades” there were plenty of Americans willing to do the work; I was one, and I knew many others in roofing, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, concrete finishing.
Not everyone was meant to go to college, or can befefit frim education.
Some were high school dropouts, some graduated, and some went to college, and found it just wasn’t there cup of tea.
Now, the people who WOULD be doing these “dangerous jobs” are hooked on fentanyl, or video games…
Dutchman: “Not everyone was meant to go to college…” That’s how we got into this mess, with the gubmint-supported “education industry” pushing college as a universal right.
First job I had was a roofers helper in Clearwater FL. In the summer you couldn’t tell what race we were because we were all so tanned and dark. Hot hard work. By the way we were all white!
Oh bullshyte. I reroofed 13 houses in Lancaster CA in summer while in law school. It’s not fricken some super dangerous, imposs job. Yes, it’s not as comfortable as sitting in an AC’d office staring at a screen but so what. Geezus, it’s as if no one ever got their hands dirty.
TonyinLA: I am in favor of all law students doing roofing work during summers.
American of all ages and races used to do these often dangerous jobs. It was the “everyone needs go to college because Americans are too good for those jobs” mantra that created the flow of illegal immigration to purposely undercut the wages of the Americans who did those jobs. I remember well and I understood the future ramifications of demeaning and diminishing the people who prefer and have a work with your hands mindset.
Besides that they ARE doing some jobs that we don’t want to.
Like selling dope and people, voting for democrats.
Who is going to do those jobs now ?
I live in NE Ohio, 10 mi from a sanctuary city, and in a county considered a sanctuary county. I’m in a big 32-building apartment complex that hires grounds maintenance people to keep the grass mowed and trimmed and leaves cleaned. In recent years, I noticed that although the guy managing the crew (who maybe owned the company) was usually a white American guy, the men working for him were all Hispanic, and most spoke little English. That way, they can say they are an “American owned” company, even if they subcontract most of the work to illegals. (I noticed the same trend with neighborhood roofers.)
Fast forward to last week, as spring is finally arriving, and I saw our first grounds crew of the season with leaf blowers and lawn mowers out. Except I was surprised to see that they were all white American-looking guys of varying ages. I would be willing to bet it’s the Trump Effect — but it made me happy to see jobs going to our own guys.
Trump Drops the Hammer on Big Pharma — MASSIVE Tariffs Incoming!
9 Apr 2025
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/trump-drops-hammer-big-pharma-massive-tariffs-incoming/
“We’re going to do something that we have to do: we’re going to tariff our pharmaceuticals. And once we do that, they’re going to come rushing back into our country, because we’re the big market. The advantage we have over everybody is that we’re the big market.
So, we’re going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals. And when they hear that, they will leave China. They will leave other places, because they have to sell — most of their product is sold here — and they’re going to be opening up their plants all over the place in our country.
We’re going to be announcing that. So, that’s breaking news.
That’s what’s going to happen. What other presidents allowed China to get away with is absolutely criminal. But I’m not like the other presidents — and it’s not going to happen under President Trump. It’s just not going to happen.”
PDT is like a flying unicorn to the gangsters of the Han Supremacist Military Dictatorship known as Chy-Na, INC.
They’ve never seen a politician* stand up to them before and they can’t quite believe their eyes.
“Unbereivable!”
My beloved Grandma always used to tell me…:there is a first time for everything”. Not only can they not believe their eyes, they don’t know quite what to do, LOL.
Pharmaceuticals need to be manufactured here regardless.
With American sourced product by American only workers. National Security.
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Also, MAHA needs to be involved wrt just whether any pharmaceutical that producers want to produce here, has been thoroughly vetted as essential, IMHO.
The opportunity is that Medicare will want more to cover the higher prices.
Medicare or Pharma?
He also has a $1.5 million docking fee for ships made in Chyna
Their sales capsized
Still waiting for details on whatever Donald hinted about that will be putting a lot of people in jail. Could be anything. Maybe this?
DOGE reveals over $380 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims (2:24)
The National Desk
10 Apr 2025
A yugenumber of false claims were made under covid, where nothing was actually paid out.
Clarion: During Covid, for months on end, I received notice of paid Medicare claims that had been submitted by fraudulent testing labs that were mailing un-requested Covid test kits to my elderly mother, in assisted living. I bet there were hundreds of millions of test kits that were shipped fraudulently (if at all) and paid for by Medicare (i.e., taxpayers). Each test kit mailing was billed out at more than $100.
I submitted multiple fraud reports to Medicare and have no idea if anyting happened.
Was with some women this past week and the conversation was about these “kits” and services from Medicare. One got $3000 worth of physical therapy-type b that was never requested… my husband just looked at his recent Medicare statement and there was a $250 “ alcohol test” as part of his routine office visit (he doesn’t drink,), and there was not one part of his brief visit regarding alcohol.
I was hoping it was revealing child abuse and human trafficking and exposing any politicians who use gubbmint $ to enable it. I would suppose that is coming at some point since during the Trump 45 term, he would mention he knows about this.
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/trump-administration-committed-combating-human-trafficking-protecting-innocent/ SNIP: In January 2020, President Trump recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and signed an Executive Order on Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States.
Elon himself uses child labor to work in the African cobalt mines needed for Tesla batteries, maybe it’s where a lot of missing children are. Wonder how many Tesla owners would care if they knew what went into making them? The batteries alone are a hazard.
Maybe it’s time Elon steps away, he is getting at least 17K death threats a day. It appears that the much appreciated exposure is not going to result in any arrests so why should he put himself out there.
Don’t like it when he teases that. Remember Hillary.
No wonder I always got denied for everything I’ve ever rightfully tried to claim from these sonsab!tches! No more taxation without representation! Selective Benefit Disbursement is theft from the American Worker.
That’s the government way. They crack down on everybody rather than catch and punish those causing the real problems.
We’re still doing it. Witness RealID.
I’m not getting the real ID. I can travel with my passport instead. Although I was told not to smile for the passport picture so it’s probably the same thing. (Facial recognition technology apparently has trouble recognizing smiling faces.)
response to traiffs are taxes on us.
pass the increase to consumers and the consumer wont buy it and wont be taxed
stop buying from Temu … period. The sugar high will stop suddenly but in the end, the shoppers will go to Vintage flea markets, etc and get their high. Temu is an addiction …….
Nice, I have never bought from Temu.
We know folks that do, and a few weeks after their boasting about the “ great deals” they got they invariably gripe about the quality.
For many years now we enjoy a weekly visit to one of several “high end” charity shops in our community.
The one for a Hospice charity is truly exceptional.
Cheers!
The few items I’ve seen that friends have got from Temu were laughably horrible quality. Like “don’t wash that or it will fall apart” quality.
yep .. I buy NOTHING from TEMU or Shein or those other china rip offs….junk stuff from what I see on their website
Only purpose that junk serves is to fill the landfills.
Retired Magistrate here: Yes, it is hard to beat the prices and quality for the items available at church rummage sales, charity shops, moving sales and at times what people put out for the trash!
On line auctions are also a great source of quality items –it’s very easy to do now with the process being on line.
thefederalist has posted Crossfire Hurricane docs.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1910515016408723805.html
Why thefederalist and not DOJ?
Also there are redactions which do not cite the reason, why is that? For example, a redaction due to grand jury information is usually marked “(b)(3)-1” but in these documents many redactions are not labeled.
They are available other sources. Just the News, Paul Sperry via Scribd are just two.
But not the DOJ. Why? So they can be disavowed?
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/04/10/colorado-passes-and-gov-jared-polis-signs-monumentally-unconstitutional-gun-control-law-n2187732
FTA “On Thursday, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law that bans the production and most sales of semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines. That means the gun control measure not only covers semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 (which would be bad enough on its own) but also makes essentially all modern-day handguns illegal as well. To say this is blatantly unconstitutional is an understatement. The Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia vs. Heller that firearms in common use are protected under the Second Amendment for “traditionally lawful purposes.” That includes self-defense. Semi-automatic handguns and rifles with detachable magazines are the most commonly used guns in the United States. It’s not even a question that this gun control law runs afoul of Supreme Court precedent. That means that Polis signed something that he has to know is illegal, making this move all the more insidious.
It is astonishing how far Colorado has fallen. What was once a purple state has been inundated with left-wing transplants, and in just a decade, they’ve turned it into a left-wing bastion. Polis champions himself as a “libertarian” Democrat, but he is nothing of the sort. Signing this bill proves he’s nothing but yet another left-wing, big government hack who will set fire to the U.S. Constitution to soothe his political wants. He and this law need to be slapped down hard.”
With Roberts and ACB on the Supreme Corrupt Court there is no guarantee it will be “slapped down hard”!!!
” Shall not be infringed” …. How can 4 words be so misunderstood?
Deplorable Grunt: The words are not misunderstood. The anti-gunners know exactly what the words mean, which is why the want to eliminate the words.
I have lived in CO for 45 years and it was red in the 1980’s and mostly red in the 90’s. Many people from Chicago in the 80’s got the Communist ball going. The called it ‘Socialism’ then.
Bubby: Thanks for bringing this news to our attention.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/president-trump-orders-doj-investigation-law-firm-representing/
FTA “President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping executive order launching a federal investigation and crackdown on the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP, the legal powerhouse behind Dominion Voting Systems’ highly publicized 2020 election defamation lawsuits—including its $787.5 million settlement from Fox News. The firm is also pursuing defamation cases against other Trump allies, including Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell. The new directive orders the Department of Justice, the Office of Management and Budget, and intelligence agencies to immediately initiate a full-scale investigation into Susman Godfrey, citing a pattern of “egregious conduct, racial discrimination, and weaponization of the legal system” against political opponents and the American public.”
President Trump’s public signing of EOs is real transparency compared to demented, pedo Joe Biden’s autopen EOs!!! JMO
And, by doing all of his signings in public, on video, with his staff briefly summarising what it is he is signing, he is making it impossible to make the case that he didn’t kniw what he was signing.
And, he has instituted tgat policy from day one, well before the auto-pen story broke,…its almost as if he already knew, lol.
The most transparent POTUS ever, yet not appreciated. Left think “well he must be hiding something.” Doesn’t matter, they’ll make something up.
With the Supreme Corrupt Court ruling for Kilmar Abrego Garcia does that mean that all 30+ million illegals must have a court date before being deported??? That would basically stop deportations wouldn’t it??? So the illegal Biden Administration can fly them in or let them walk in but once here they must be given a court hearing before being deported??? Our leftist Federal Judicial system is working hand in hand with the Democrats to keep illegals here in perpetuity eventually becoming voting Democrats if not already!!! Have we MAGA been outplayed by the Democrats?? Just wondering? Hope and pray not??
This is why the illegals were coached to seek asylum. The left will claim they have ‘due process rights’.
And while waiting for the hearing in 2027, 2028, etc., many illegals will drop anchor babies that can’t leave because they ‘only know
America’.
Also, I hope someone is looking at how many illegals were assigned social security numbers and when they will be rescinded
Being done:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-dead-immigrants-temporary-legal-status/
It is just a matter of time until the administration fully debanks all illegal aliens. There are additional measures available. I suspect they will be escalated slowly, with increasing degrees of harshness, to try to facilitate an orderly exit.
Think about how easily Bank of America turned over all its records in everyone in DC on J6 – without even a subpoena!
Do you think Brian Moynahan, CEO of Bank of America – who was called out and publicly embarrassed by POTUS at Davos this year – is going to do anything other than kneel when the government says ” turn over all records associated with every Obamaphone that was handed out at the border”?
Big banks will fight back at the risk of daily fines and prosecutions on charges of assisting and harboring illegal aliens?
I think not.
Debanking. It’s coming.
For some, it’s here.
Cutting off all of the benefits will compel millions of these illegals to VOLUNTARILY leave the USA.
4 million fake SS numbers will bankrupt more than just Social Security.
The infrastructure to make children’s products left the US before this man was born, it did not come back, and it cannot be on a small businesses to set up a 250m dollar operation to make these products. Who are the majority of people buying materials from China these days (Disney, Walmart etc moved to Vietnam and Cambodia where China still owns the factories I might add just less US admin eyeballs)
This whole situation benefits Amazon, Walmart, etc Small businesses who can’t own their own factory are going to be the ones to suffer and they’re gonna enter the job market. The little guys have been the ones TRYING To get setup here since 2016/2017. Nothing was offered, only punishment if they can’t do something that cannot currently be done. Banks were not giving out 250m dollar loans to tiny companies to not make a profit for 20 years. Are 100m jobs moving here from China? Nope.
Acting like this is just “a wittle itty bitty bit smaller pwofit morwgin :(((( do better signed a christian dad” is evil as hell. The US government has done everything possible to make it impossible to setup and run here and then is like “WOW clean up ur act buddy LOL”
This is a 30 year project, 5 to get started and by then a new admin will be in and it’s a coin toss who it will be at this point. Expecting people to bet billions on zero promises from congress and acting like it’s just so easy.
Unless you’ve successfully gotten capital from a bank or VC to start a factory here, please pop a ball in your mouth and shush (and have some empathy holy shit)
The only toy factories that exist are proprietary and are usually middle men or “finished in America”
In LA , SoCal, there was Mattel’s factory.
I remember touring it as a Girl Scout.
Another product….the M-16 of the early 70’s. In weapons training, we were told in JrROTC, that it had a Mattel logo on the stock….sure enough as we all had to look, it did, (kind of like touching the ‘wet paint’ under the cautionary sign)….Product diversification at its best.
I recall seeing it on the way to LAX as a kid in the mid ’60s. It was thrilling for me to see where Barbie and Co. were made.
I can’t find the age of the Tim Cook she’s referring to, searches bring up that other Tim Cook.
This is the post they are commenting on:
https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/sensory-exploration/N/2044237538/
a lot of Kenner was made in OH back in the day.
https://www.activistpost.com/dear-us-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention/
Post about conflicting data from our “experts” in Government on the threat from influenza
A note regarding the China Inc. Bonds being floated in an attempt to counter the US, while fighting the Tariff War:
Just like US Debt, that the US Fed spreads around to to US Financial Institutions to float the US Government … the same is true for China Inc.
Note: US Financial Institutions hold by far, the lions share of US debt, distributed to them by the Fed. on behalf of the US Treasury.
Using the special financial rules, still in place if transactions are made via Hong Kong connections … US Financial Institutions will be HELPING China Inc. via these bonds.
President Trump needs to end US involvement with the Hong Kong agreements and take action to greatly restrict, if not rescind, ALL Off-Shore Banking permits held by US International Banks for anything that even hints of China Inc.’s odor.
Kevin O’Leary aka Mr. Wonderful
@kevinolearytv
At yesterday’s Senate hearing, I shared a story that every American entrepreneur already knows too well.
You build something great. You invest your own money, blood, sweat, and tears. You prove it in the U.S. market. Then, BOOM — one day you wake up and see your product, your innovation, being sold on Alibaba. Knocked off. Branded like yours, but you’re not getting a single dollar.
This is the reality for thousands of American small businesses. And it’s been happening for decades.
I’m done watching American entrepreneurs get steamrolled. If Chinese companies want access to our legal system, then it’s time we get access to theirs. Until then? 400% tariffs.
Video linked…
I guess patent searches, product searches, patent licensing etc is way too costly for the average person then throw in the ‘international business law’, and Americans screwed again.
China doesn’t have to follow any laws.
Our government steals from individuals/ companies when they go through the patent process if it is something they can use. Just ask Michael McKibbon, Leader Technologies.
So, they decided to make there stuff in China. Hmmmm.
The first time I see that happening, I stop all production and get my molds back. Start making in US. Yes, a downtime and fit out a factory, but maybe an idle one somewhere.
Problem is, they have already copied your molds.
The Chinese have been ripping off American and European makers, software manufacturers and designers for decades. They are not concerned about stealing at all if it benefits the CCP and their corrupt leaders.
Exactly. I’ve been screaming this here for weeks. Sometimes you can’t even get your molds back at all, but if you do, they’ve already been copied.
Ask the Danbury Mint how that worked out for them.
They lost everything- molds, machines, factory.
I really can’t stand this loud mouthed twit who constantly posts false, clickbait claims.
In the included video from the recent cabinet meeting, Tulsi didn’t claim that voting machines compromised the 2020 election, she said what has been known forever and is even touted by the left when they lose an election – electronic voting machine are highly vulnerable to hacking. HE then goes on to show long known instances where the machines were switching votes and were caught.
Director of National Intelligence Reveals EVIDENCE of Rigged 2020 Election, Machines Switching Votes
Benny Johnson
10 Apr 2025
About a year and a half ago, Maquis was busy running off one, who came back in another name…and ran him off too.
There was all sorts of concrete evidence of the stolen election that was ignored and denied…kind of like our health insurance claims.
Winston is calling Benny Johnson’s video “clickbait”. Which, I don’t think it is…. 😉
It took me a bit to realize that…my bad…(Gibbs rule #18 please and thank you)…
I am well aware of many voting machine anomalies, including, especially this:
My point is THERE IS NOTHING NEW IN HIS VIDEO and the title and title screen are NOT supported by the content. I will ignore any future garbage he shouts for his personal financial (click) gains. The twit wastes my time.
In the Viva Frei interview, it turns out that the expert recommended to her to do the data capture was an FBI informant. The interviewer catches the significance of this and drills down. “SOS” is the CO Secretary of State.
Live with Lawyer David Clements: Tina Peters CONVICTED! Justice or Corruption?
Viva Frei
30 Jan 2024
https://www.youtube.com/live/jWIZaYSqAQs?si=-X5ToSQ124Ug4J8g&t=547
His headline is misleading. The podcast seemed to be factual.
Either way I couldn’t watch Johnson on a regular basis.
Still a cabinet level “vulnerable to hacking” and going after the law firm in an EO that sued anyone daring to question the “D…….n” company product is promising.
His headline is misleading. The podcast seemed to be factual.
The podcast contents don’t support the headline. That’s my point. I don’t have the time to watch someone shouting repackaged old news for their own financial gain when there is so much other NEW information to absorb daily.
And, BTW, I AM NOT saying that 2020 wasn’t stolen. Sources other than that twit who have ACTUALLY substantial documentation like the “2000 Mules” folks and the Omega4America Fractal database scanner team have convinced me that it was via MANY means.
Omega4America
https://omega4america.substack.com/
Videos:
https://rumble.com/user/Omega4America
Wasn’t disagreeing Winston………
Not about the podcast but
Gabbard as DNI saying that voting machines are vulnerable and going so far as to say it supports President Trump’s view that paper ballots would be a good thing is news. We’ll see on her “investigations” and what they turn up…..we’ll see.
It seems to me that every day the Demcommie Lawfare group find a new way to stymie President Trump on actions that he has the power to take. If President Trump does not find someone to run the DoJ who will remove all of these people from their jobs, we will never see any changes required to fix our Republic. Pam Bondi is clearly another political tightrope walker who is trying to play on both sides at the same time. She needs to be replaced today. We can’t kill the 4th Branch with a bunch of prevaricating.
WLS/cbs news blurb is pushing the narrative of Trump not having the ability to counter the tariffs and an impending recession is coming, quoting bond markets etc.
Obviously, they are ignoring all the deals being made…plus…we are still waiting on the energy boom, which is soon to come.
I imagine the ‘energy’ EO’s will be his crowning glory.
I am pleasantly surprised with what I am seeing from Marco Rubio. He is demonstrating a masterful understanding of economics and trade that I did not know he possessed prior to his position of Secretary of State.
It’s plain to see he is managing his duties from an America First position. Very Impressive.
I agree, however, it could just be a ploy for a presidential run against JD.
M R interfacing (actions) with the graham amnesty, gang of 8, is also on the M R resume – and he knows it.
Eventually, years, someones got the message – to follow through on prior immigration reform written promises,
‘before’ starting another reform.
i.e. secure the border first… (instead of using perpetual empty promises of law enforcement)
a 3 ft tall fence – with gaps – does not equal border security.
People have seen plenty of wolves in sheeps clothing.
[ yet, some people never notice ]
Can someone make a mistake?
Yes.
What is contrition?
Lent is here….
imho
Well,until then let’s give him kudos…and a break from all the negative comments.
Panda big mad!
Raises tariffs to 125% on US imports to China.
ttps://www.theepochtimes.com/china/china-raises-tariffs-on-us-imports-to-125-percent-5840271?ea_src=frontpage&ea_cnt=a&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0
Look at Greenland and Panama all red no wonder President Trump is worried about the ChiCom’s influence!!!
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We knew this five years ago.
The question is what is she, others, and Congress, going to DO about it.
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I know you all know this, but paper ballots are fed through electronic counting machines. The problem isn’t simply the voting machines. It’s the tabulators and aggregators.
Team Trump needs to advance a law creating a National Election Day Federal Holiday.
– same day voting
– ID/citizenship proof
– elimination of early and mail-in voting. That’s where most of the fraud takes place
– same day counting required
Give people a day off, and the ones who aren’t criminals will be fine with it. It’s a good trade.
In parallel, you reinforce the systems used to count said votes. Even human counters make “mistakes”, so paper ballots by themselves won’t solve the problem.
Federalism is a good concept, but the country has grown to the point that the government needs to end the state and county level corruption tools.
Colorado was a red state when I moved here. We haven’t elected a statewide Republican in a decade (10 years since one term Senator Gardner)…which coincides with widespread adoption of mail in ballots. These were introduced after Bush beat Kerry here in 2004. After that, Democrats with the help of RINOs installed mail in voting, and the state has sunk into a tar pit of liberal insanity.
They’re giving themselves the right to confiscate children if parents “misgender” the child.
These people have lost their effing minds.
We used to do one-day elections. It isn’t hard.
Floridians: *waving*
Cory Gardner was a waste of space as a Republican but truly the state has gone to hell in the last ten years. They got the right to abort a child up to birth as a State Constitutional right and are making abortion available in what used to be a Dr.’s office.
👏👏👏👏👏
US Attorney Lina Habba:
“I’ve instructed my office today to open an investigation into NJ Gov Murphy and AG Matt Platkin.”
For instructing the state police to not assist federal agencies in removing illegal aliens.
“Anybody who does get in the way of what we are doing.. will be charged for obstruction, concealment, and I will come after them HARD!”
Who would like to see Gov Murphy in handcuffs?
THROW THEIR AS*SES IN JAIL!
https://rumble.com/v6rykf7-the-fbi-has-declassified-the-crossfire-hurricane-files.html
https://t.me/candlesinthenight/81921
Alina is a tiger and if Blondie doesn’t do her job she’s our next AG.
That is surprising.
Virginia Beach School Boad suspends DEI initiatives
“Virginia Beach public schools falling into line with POTUS’ mandate on DEI.”
“Last week, public schools nationwide received a notice to adjust policies or face a loss of federal funding.”
🇺🇸Join👉 @SGTnewsNetwork
Video:
https://t.me/SGTnewsNetwork/89938
I am suspicious.
The Measles Death Story is Fake – How Did This Happen?
https://www.europereloaded.com/the-measles-death-story-is-fake-how-did-this-happen/
I hope RFK Jr. isn’t feeling compelled to overpromise on this.
Maybe it’s for this reason that Robert asked for the person he did to lead the CDC.
I know there have been many good people working hard to uncover the reasons for the increase in autism, going on decades now.
Perhaps Dr. Susan Monarez will be able to connect all that research, using new technology.
This could be yuge.
I was going to post an article from Newsweek on this announcement, but they were attempting to screen PDJT and Secretary Kennedy’s statements for evidence of anti-vaxxism or something, and brought up claims that there is no such epidemic.
Even if there is no autism epidemic, will still need to know the cause of autism, don’t we?
MASSIVE. HHS Secretary Bobby Kennedy says we will have an answer by September as to what is causing the childhood autism epidemic.
RFK: “We’ve launched a massive testing and research effort that’s going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world. By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures.”
I know several autistic people personally. It’s definitely an epidemic.
Both of my grandsons (brothers) are autistic.
RFK, Jr is doing what he has to do to get his people confirmed. He is being very careful and shrewd.
https://www.malone.news/p/yes-bobby-kennedy-is-crazy-but-not
NEW – CIA files reveal search for Hitler in South America 10 years after his suicide as Argentina prepares to release classified documents.
https://www.disclose.tv/id/l13v4ne4q2/
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What the hell happened to our Ivy League universities?
They’ve become magnets for terrorist supporters
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Article linked:
Palestinian-American billionaire quits Harvard post after lawsuit claims he helped build Hamas terror tunnels, rocket launch sites
https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/palestinian-american-billionaire-quits-harvard-post-after-lawsuit-claims-he-helped-build-hamas-terror-tunnels-rocket-launch-sites
“What the hell happened to our Ivy League universities?”
They transgender-ed to poison ivy.
Ivy League is just different words for DEI centers.
How “elite” can their students be if the Ivy League colleges are offering HS remedial math!?!
The “Best of the Best” indeed!
And, such a bargain , as well! No way in this universe would I send my child to any of these Universities at this point.
Ivy League hasn’t been Ivy League for a long, long time. Before transgender, DEI, foreign students, whatever. 🙄
Just one facet of the matrix of rackets in Higher Ed:
UCLA has a 9% acceptance rate. If you’re a white native-born male who isn’t a superstar athlete or undocumented, it’s much lower.
Incredibly corrupt gaming of the system for a relatively inexpensive American education by shitheel foreign families robbing Americans of the state-run institutions originally built *for them*.
And the state is fully complicit in the robbery.
The Ivy League Universities is where the CIA and FBI heavily recruit!!! Wonder why? That’s rhetorical! Anti American indoctrination is what those agencies are looking for in their recruits!!! JMO
The Ivy Leagues are taking gobs of money from anyone no questions asked. The Government gives them money too. Our Government is giving them money to indoctrinate students to believe DEI is extremely important for the future of the USA.
ICE and sanctuary cities…
The WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030)
https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-the-plan-who-plans-to-have-10-years-of-pandemics-2020-2030-proof-that-the-pandemic-was-planned-with-a-purpose/5782105
Cleanup efforts underway after Keystone Pipeline spills estimated 3,500 barrels of crude oil
April 10, 2025
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keystone-oil-pipeline-shut-down-spill-cleanup-crude-oil/
The Keystone Pipeline has had at least 3 significant spills in the last 5 years. Here’s what to know.
December 12, 2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/keystone-pipeline-significant-spills-heres-what-to-know/
The Keystone Pipeline has had nearly two dozen accidents since it went into service in 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a history similar to other oil pipelines. There are dozens of “significant” oil pipeline incidents every year in the U.S., according to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, costing more than $3 billion and leading to the deaths of six people since 2002. More than 719,000 barrels of crude oil have been lost in that time, with each barrel being about 42 gallons.
It’s not uncommon for smaller-scale oil pipeline breaches to occur in the U.S. But what makes the Keystone Pipeline different, the GAO said, is that its incidents have only gotten worse.
Question to DDG AI Assist: “Was the pipe for the Keystone Pipeline purchased from China?”
Answer: There is no definitive information indicating that the pipe for the Keystone Pipeline was purchased from China. The project has faced scrutiny regarding materials and sourcing, but specific details about the origin of the pipes are not clearly documented.
If the source of the pipes was mentioned anywhere, it could have given an answer.
Likely poor quality imported steel, but I wouldn’t put it past some of the climate cultists for a subtle bit of industrial sabotage either.
Not like leftists didn’t do tree spiking causing injuries to loggers and sawmill operators in their efforts to “preserve” the forests. Ditto vandalizing heavy equipment used for mining and construction.
Male fencer no longer on women’s team at Wagner College.
Smells like witness protection
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/justice-department-drops-charges-man-called-top-ms-13-gang-leader-rcna200788
Immediate deport to El Salvadore
Newly declassified documents show DIA identified Sars-cov2 as having been genetically engineered at WIV, and that seven American athletes were infected at the October Wuhan Military World Games:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bombshell-dod-dia-reports-suggest-biden-pentagon-suppressed-covid-19-origins
#ButNothingIsHappening
Now look up Event 201…and see how the timing corresponds…as well as Biden’s famous tweet about President Trump facing a pandemic the US is not ready for.
Jeff Sessions was a Trump back stabber?
McCabe refused to recuse from Russiagate…
Where is that little turd Rosenstein these days?
And who was running him, because I doubt he was running himself.
Dual loyalties??
No one is curious about exactly what Jared Kushner, Gen. Flynn, and Kislyak discussed at their meeting in Trump Tower in November or December of 2020 – a meeting newly revealed in the FBI Flynn interview that was just declassified?
No one?
Beuhler?
There aren’t going to be any arrests, of significance.
There aren’t going to be any names, of significance, named.
There aren’t going to be any hearings, of significance, heard.
There isn’t going to be any justice meted-out, of significance, justly.
It’s far too late in the game. While we were all fat and happy and going about our lives, others, with different ideas about certain things, were going about accomplishing their goals and ambitions and created a system which permanently and effectively isolates them from seeing what they were working towards being dismantled or ever being held to account. They were taking a long-view of affairs while we were thinking day to day.
What they created will never be brought down in this lifetime by human powers. The creators thought generationally.
Thanks Bob , I always turn to you when I’m looking for optimism .
I can appreciate where you’re coming from, and I get it. It is disheartening to consider, isn’t it?
Am I incorrect, though? I try not to be thoughtless.
I believe you’re correct , that’s why it’s depressing .
I appreciate your honesty.
I know you didn’t ask, but try and see something truly good and fulfilling in your life today.
I always try Bob but Murphy’s Law just won’t allow it .
Now you’re the one being pessimistic.lol
Confronting reality and trying to come to terms with understanding the nature of power and existential questions isn’t pessimism. These are two very different things. Being human and being alive are not negatives. You’re confused.
Well I’m a naturally pessimistic person so ……..
You are definitely a consistent despair sowing bot.
If not you need to get a hobby, you can’t live like that everyday.
Live your best life, not doom and despair all day everyday.
Was my comment thoughtless, though?
You see, your comment is actually thoughtless. You’ve merely couched it in terms that make you feel better psychologically, which I get.
My life isn’t full of doom and gloom, btw. I’m actually very blessed. Always have been my entire life.
You remind me of Richard.
“Richard” of the last few days has morphed into “Robert” today who used to be “Lightbringer” of a few weeks ago.
His comments remind me of how the computer talked on 2001: a space odyssey. “No, Dave, you don’t understand.”
negative vibes
Would you rather be lied to so you feel better?
No I meant negative vibes about a pattern of behavior of a brand new poster child. One who posts mostly negative opinions and “it can’t be solved by voting but only by violence”.
I checked back through almost all your posts the last couple days.
No links, no analysis, no reasoned arguments just negatives and argumentativeness and opines.
Is this what you mean to communicate? The image you wish to present? Everyone opines here at times bit most also provide information, links and reasoned arguments some are good and some are not but its informative. Negative Emotive statements inform no one of anything except one person’s opinion.
Sorry that you asked?
This is why he asked “what is a troll” yesterday…. because he knows exactly what the definition is.
So what are you doing to help fix things besides doom posting on a private message board?
Thought so.
Seems POTUS is on board with keeping Daylight Savings time
according to his Truth post. He says keeping more daylight in the
evening is better and what more people want.. Right now
congress is DISCUSSING this matter…no more changing the
clocks.. We will see if anything comes of this.
Pick a time and stick with it.
Outstanding, even taking China’s current Xi vs PLA conflict into account.
Inflation Goes Down Amid Trade War; Trump Fires Back at CCP (1:17:03)
Crossroads with Joshua Philipp
11 Apr 2025
He covers this excellent article.
Exclusive: Chinese sellers on Amazon to hike prices or exit US as tariffs soar
9 Apr 2025
https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-sellers-amazon-hike-prices-or-exit-us-tariffs-soar-association-says-2025-04-10/
Excerpt:
China is home to around half of Amazon’s sellers, with over 100,000 Amazon businesses registered in the southern city of Shenzhen alone, generating annual revenues of $35.3 billion, according to e-commerce services provider SmartScout.
China also hosts the manufacturing bases of other major e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu. Imports and exports involving cross-border e-commerce were worth 2.63 trillion yuan ($358 billion) last year, according to China’s State Council.
No other country comes even close to U.S. consumption power, significantly limiting the production the rest of the world can absorb and raising the risk of intensifying price wars among Chinese exporters squeezing profitability.
Of the five sellers who spoke to Reuters, three said they would look to raise prices for their exports to the U.S., while two planned to leave the market entirely.
“If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was looking for the easy political victories that once gushed from US President Donald Trump, he left the Oval Office empty-handed.”
~CNN
Seems Trump has finally caught on to Bibi’s grift like the rest of us. Trump reminded him he gets $4Billion a year from the US.
He betrayed Trump by being the first foreign leader to call Biden after the 2020 election was stolen, but I’m sure there’s more to the epiphany our President has had.
Good work by USGA for inking its first consolidated deal following the President’s Executive Order: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement.
With this deal, GSA effectively used government-wide buying leverage to secure a 71% price reduction for Workspace, which will be available to all federal agencies. This will be the first of many bulk discounts as a result of centralized procurement.
There is a meeting occurring today between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. It is a “closed meeting”, according to Peskov, the press secretary for President Putin.
I pray for peace in the world.
The meeting has concluded after more than 4 hours.
This would suggest that the American side was loaded for bear at that Oval Office meeting.