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ICE and South Carolina authorities arrested the plant manager and HR coordinator of Burnstein von Seelen Precision Castings in Abbeville after a massive immigration raid uncovered 48 illegal immigrants allegedly working at the facility. The two-year investigation, called “Operation Ghost Story,” also led to six indictments tied to fake Social Security cards, forged IDs, and identity theft used to obtain employment. Authorities say the managers knowingly hired illegal workers using fraudulent documents. Some of the detained migrants reportedly already had deportation orders or prior encounters with ICE.
https://nitter.poast.org/visegrad24/status/2067751714569261113#m
This is how it should be. The more it happens the more companies that will quit hiring illegals.-If the company knew or was in on it then they committed a felony by aiding and abetting an illegal. in this case many illegals.
Will defend the probably very few companies, if any that just might hired an illegal with paper work that indicated they were in America legally & could work in America legally. However, crazy as it sound most of the companies that have many illegals working for them have very little if any legal paper work for the people working for them especially the Illegals working for them.
Begs the question…Why won’t they enforce the Social Security check laws on the books. And attach punishment for the companies that hire illegals? PT what say you . You are responsible for enforcing the laws or did our wonderful reps do something where these companies do not have to do checks because of racist or something?
Once again I wrote but the page “reloaded” and deleted all before I could press the “post comment” button. In this country even federal laws on the books for lifetimes are ignored and even simple things like going to the bathroom or eating lunch regularly are denied employees even those working for local government! That’s why most of us know that the laws are merely ink on paper. They don’t exist in our lives. Even if by some miracle we could afford an attorney and that attorney wasn’t a sell-out we know that even if we won our reputation would be destroyed and no job would have us. So we live as slaves and then the talking heads fail to grasp our response or our refusal to even vote. Ditto we dare not complain about doctors if we are fortunate enough to have insurance. We fear that retaliation could harm family members. Then we retire and hear that our former employer can no longer afford pension obligations and we wonder if they will dispatch those obligations with skilled specialists that know how to stage accidents or set a house on fire or create an in hospital IV mistake without getting caught. And who would even know? One thing that all citizens know is that survival in this country means that you must belong to a special group. If you are special you can have benefits of our laws. These policies do not encourage assimilation, integration or even civility. We are legion. Your filthy grifting minds created us and our situation and we all want the SAVE AMERICA VOTER ID!
We want our laws to have teeth and be enforceable!
Just like we have a federal law that all voter rolls must be accurate otherwise the states electors will not be counted. Can force States to provide their voter rolls to prove accuracy ..but are we enforcing that?
CA last election results would have been different if clean voter rolls were enforced.
No, I don’t think so, but the real question is why aren’t these laws being enforced?
I think you mean “”enforced”.
If our immigration laws were enforced, pritzker and the rest of the illegal sanctuary cities would be serving prison time. In addition, kilmar Garcia, poster child for giving the middle finger to immigration laws, would no longer be enjoying life as a free man in Mary Land.
I know gulfaddict—I had to show my DL, and SS card (not just type in my number) for the last maybe 20 to 30 years at least I think. Even before I became a teacher, or worked in corrections, which could make sense.
One of the employees got tired of it….Why in the Sam Hill would it take 2 years?
It’s California. Nothing is beyond the pale.
President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Meloni are at odds with each other despite a friendly encounter at the G7 meeting. Things have turned for the worse.
Meloni is accusing Trump of making up stories.
As usual, keep the 🧂 handy. These news stories on Fridays are fodder for the weekend television show nags.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-899937
Don’t know what’s real on this story, but it’s reported that President Trump said that Meloni begged him for a photo together at the G7.
I know she was not at all supportive of the U.S. military engagement with Iran and openly said so.
Maybe this was President Trump’s payback if he did say that. Don’t think that it helps his image though.
She’s never liked Trump, so I believe her here.
To get elected she pretended to support Trumps policies. She pretended to be a Nationalist.
She’s a WINO (Italian woman RINO)…
Pretending in today’s lingo is a kind way of lying through your teeth!
This makes no sense.
I think it makes sense. He was angry at her for some reason — maybe because Italy didn’t help with the blockade. I don’t know why, but he chose to publicly show sustain for her by what he said.
He wouldn’t have said any of that “by mistake.” He purposefully wanted to hit back at her for something.
To do also with the Pope when he went after him. Meloni sided with the Pope.
clip of his statement to Italian media in phone interview.
clip of her response …..
🤷♀️ Basically she says that She and Italy do not beg.
The story is viral…🌍
DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics): ” 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 Trump Humiliates Meloni in Phone Call — Rome Cancels US Trip Trump told Italian TV that Meloni “begged” him for a photo at the G7 in Évian and that he “felt sorry for her” — ad
UK
Zookeeper who saved boy, three, as he was ‘attacked by crocodile’ after being ‘thrown into pit by mentally disabled man’ – as suspect ‘not fit for interview’ is bailed
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15913557/Boy-3-attacked-one-crocodile-thrown-zoo-pit-man-learning-difficulties-broke-away-carers-suspect-not-fit-interview-bailed.html
One of the inbreds?
BREAKING: Man who threw 3 year old into crocodile enclosure has been BAILED. Still no description, we all know why.
https://nitter.poast.org/BasilTheGreat/status/2067898487723659533#m
At a minimum we know he wasn’t a straight white male or they would have immediately informed us
Sadly your are probably right Dodgson.
Hopefully he’ll be sleeping with the crocs soon…
He is without a doubt black, Muslim or both.
Like the brute who threw a five year old over the balcony at the Mall of America a few years ago.
We always knew they weren’t sending their best … unless that IS their best?
so how is having learning disabilities make you mental to the point of hurting child? Learning disabilities is having trouble learning not murderous.
Most Muslims are inbreds and is the reason for a large % of babies born with deformities and illness.
Turns out it was the Iranians who postponed the Vance peace talks in Switzerland because Israel was bombing the crap out of Lebanon. They want President Trump to bring Bibi to heel on a ceasefire. We can’t let Israel scuttle our peace in Iran. Period.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r2eme2n5do
Israel is not a signatory to the MOU.
So how can they scuttle it?
grasshoper….they participate in the war on…02/28… so they must obey Memorandum…
Uh…no.
ah ..yes grasshopper…. they must obey MEMORANDUM…
You are seriously mistaken.
Agree!
I believe Joe Kent sums it up pretty well!
👏 👍
Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19): “For the MOU to hold and result in a lasting peace, we must restrict aid to Israel immediately & make it clear that we will not defend them should Iran opt to strike in response to Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. Israel has not responded to our verbal & written demands—that is not going to change, unless we change it by taking action. Israel claims sovereignty & continues to threaten our peace deal, yet they rely on us to bail them out. This is calculated. We have to respond accordingly and stop this cycle once and for all. Lead with action: remove their leverage, otherwise they will not take us seriously. An open SOH & peace in the region have to be our focus. Israel is playing spoiler—we must limit their ability to do so.” | XCancel
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 America First 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Translation: Allow us to attack Israel, Lebanon and other places, promise not to shoot back, and try to pressure Israel not to defend herself. Good luck with that.
CALM DOWN MIKE……BOTH SIDES ..MUST OBEY MEMORANDUM…….
And “both sides” consist of the US and the iranian regime.
Israel is not a signatory. Period.
they participate in the attack on 02/28… so they must/will obey…
Precisely.
This is total. bullshit.
Thanks gypsy.
More respect for this guy every day! 👏👍
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 America First 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19): “We pay for Israel’s military. As long as that’s the case, we should call the shots. Israel is trying to do a land grab while we are busy trying to open the SOH. The SOH is more essential to our economy & our interests than Israel’ s desire to steal land from it’s neighbors.
It is that simple.
For shame.
Not true.
yes is it..Ma..
This is one of Irans stipulations for a peace deal. Iran too in the meantime is provoking attacks by Israel…Are they trying to sabotage their own peace deal or is this a way to put a wedge between the President and BiBi? Who the heck knows these idiots motives….What has become plainer than day, these wars are between the powerful who have no concern for their people….exception PT but I sure wish he would realize the bad info he got from the IC and start seeking other council. Tulsi tried to warn PT to not go to war .IC can not be trusted on anything. They are useless and destructive.
..Not only our heroine Tulsi.. generals too….
Hezbollah attacked first.
There IS NO “peace in Iran,” and everybody knows this. Including PDJT. Israel is not going to allow itself to be attacked without responding. Nor would you.
Israel lives every day as the object of attacks. They have become very good at responding. They’re “eyes wide open,” and they won’t let anybody talk them out of doing what needs doing when it needs to be done. Nor would you.
President Trump at G7 said repeatedly that Bibi doesn’t need to knock down buildings in Lebanon and kill civilians every time a drone is intercepted over Israel. The President doesn’t like excessive response. And while Israel is not a signatory to the MOU, it gets a lot of weaponry from the U.S. It’s called leverage and the Iranians understand it.
Bibi damned well remembers what these enemies are capable of doing, and have done.
No one has dropped a drone, much less a rocket, on American soil. (Although they have threatened.) Israel faces these things constantly.
I know you understand the concept of proportionality. President Trump has been saying a lot lately that Bibi needs to revisit it.
Unfortunately, the enemies of Israel don’t even understand overwhelming force or the resultant deaths. Like lemmings, they keep jumping off the cliff…
Bullshiz. Proportionality is absurd talk. Obama style idiocy.
Do yourself a favor and watch the President Trump press conference down on this thread. The only bull being spread here is yours. President Trump said at least three times that Bibi needs to stop overreacting to missiles that are intercepted and fall harmlessly to the ground. That’s not Obama saying it. It’s President Trump and you ought not call it Trump idiocy.
It’s not helpful when taken out of context and in the absence of subsequent statements made by the President.
The missiles didnt fall on open ground. 5 ISRAELI SOLDIERS WERE KILLED
President Trump says a lot of things people don’t keep up with.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is not one of those people.
No they just dropped 2 buildings along with the help of some people
The islamic regime understands propaganda, and is using it very successfully on ignorant Americans who think their uninformed opinions are valid.
Including if it means destroying the worlds economy ….sometimes it takes critical thinking ability and not knee jerk reactions. Maybe trying the pager type solutions over the obvious outright bombing killing innocent people.
Have to agree with you. A sovereign nation who is surrounded by enemies will not and should not be expected to not defend itself if attacked. They are not signatories on the MOU that I know of either. There’s only so far Netanyahu can or will go on this issue. It is his job to defend his people. He also knows the Iranians, their history, their methods, etc. way better than the USA does and no offense to PTrump intended.
Ever hear of the law of proportionality Mike?
If we take the excuses exhibited by Israel and her defenders of ANYTHING their government does is valid, along with the viewpoint that “there can never be peace”, then the only conclusion one can come to is that Israel should nuke all the land surrounding it, making it uninhabitable and unable to be crossed by the terrorists. That way they eliminate all possibility of attack – right? Or maybe they should genocide the entire world, that way there is no chance someone from outside attacks them.
*rolls eyes so hard the world tilts*
Stop with the proportionality. It’s not a real law and it’s absurd.
To each their own…
Try telling that to gravity or Newton’s 2nd Law.
Or a nuclear-armed islamic regime.
ps.
Sadly, in your antisemitic zeal, you’ve failed to quote the President’s subsequent comments, which don’t support your assertions.
At this point calling someone an antisemite holds about the same power as the left calling anyone racist. One can discern the difference between jews and the state.
For some reason, some people refuse to separate those two things (actions of a government versus an entire people – or even a singular action of someone or thing versus the entirety of the person or thing). It’s really quite telling…
Ma – I’m surprised at your idiotic statement and assertion.
It doesn’t have diddly squat to do with “antisemitism” – the favorite stupidity of leftists and neocons when anybody says anything that isn’t pure platitudes.
What I raised is a really simple concept. I’ll put it in a way you might actually understand.
If someone throws a rock across the border from Mexico, does that give the US the right to obliterate Mexico?
If your answer is no – then you too believe in the principle of proportionality. The only possible discussion then becomes a matter of degree.
If your answer is yes…
ps. Another example. Remember that Lebanon is predominately a Christian country and people.
Israeli National Security Minister, Ben-Gvir: “All of Lebanon must burn!“
“For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep.
With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not forfeit.
All of Lebanon must burn.
Our supreme duty is to protect the citizens of Israel and the soldiers of the IDF, and this commitment takes precedence over every other consideration.”
He says that the way to win in the Middle East is to drop the restraint and “go berserk.”
Thanks .
Look up Pancho Villa and American history. Simply amazed at this stuff……
Israel will do what they have to do. The Arabs with their cult of death will never leave Israel alone. The Germans had their time with the Jews. Never again.
Blaming Israel for the world’s problems is beating a dead horse. Get a life.
You are mistaking me. I’m not blaming. Israel, as a sovereign nation, has every right to defend itself either reactively or pre-emptively. But we have every right not to defend Israel or sell it weapons if it cares not about our international and economic interests. Are we clear now?
You’re definitely not clear, because you’ve either missed or are ignoring President Trump’s unequivocal recent statement that the US will continue to defend Israel if she’s attacked.
Giving Israel a blank pass isn’t the answer either.
America doesn’t have the right to limit Israel in what they think they need to do about keeping their country and people safe. If that’s giving them a blank pass then that’s it. The USA can decide if they want to support them, have mutual interests in protection and joint actions, sell them arms, trade with them etc. That’s the right of the USA. It works both ways.
At some point PT needs to throw up his hands and walk away. Let them solve the problem of the Strait and Hamas or whoever. One way to bring Israel to heel is stop selling them oil. No more military support who cares if the cons are upset. Time to turn his attention towards home.
“Time to turn his attention towards home.”
That is what I voted for 10 years ago… but if I’m reading the room accurately, I and others like me seem to be in the Silent Majority… again… funny how that works…
I stand with President Trump in war. And, unlike many so-called supporters, I stand with him in peace.
The only true part of your post is that the IRGC/regime cancelled the meeting.
Everything else you posted is biased, ill-informed and pure propaganda.
MAGAcons (neocons in MAGA clothing) support President Trump in war but hate peace. They believe the Israeli propaganda that Iranian society must be destroyed to save it. I stand with President Trump in peace as well as war. Your rhetoric will not separate me from my President.
Rick Scott gunning for president:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/no-greater-threat-americas-way-life-senate-unanimously-passes-resolution-condemn-ccp
Susie Wiles managed the campaign for this Medicare /Medicaid health care fraudster become Florida’s governor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Wiles
Scott forced to leave HCA as DOJ investigation heated up:
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htm
Whistleblower : Michael Schilling, accountant details HCA fraud as whistleblower.
https://v2.thepeopleschemist.com/billion-dollar-fraud/
I worked in a hospital under “new management” back when Rick Scott was a civilian in the healthcare industry. I eventually lost my job, after being paid $2 less a hour than male counterparts for two years. When I asked them why, they said because the men had families. I was a single mother. They took away my “beeper” while I was on call for entire weekends, forcing me to sit at home in my kitchen under the phone on the wall. They said they did not require two technicians in the Endoscopy Department. How do you staff a department 24/7 with two people? They kept two nurses on staff though. Expect the same illogical capabilities when they become Senators.
HCA killed my mom, so I get it.
HCA is an abusive employer creating hostile work environments. And engaged in civil rights violations, but always manages to ‘get around it’.
It is time to get rid of these corporate health care entities…there are big problems in 4-5 hospitals in Chicagoland, too.
Thats a pisser…
I hear you, Joan.
Yep. Men had familes.
What a crock.
Such “resolutions” are empty talk. No one will close any “outsourcing” Chinese plant, cancel any Chinese contract, or build any new plant to create American jobs. Xi won’t even notice.
never liked him he is fake MAGA….
He has no chance. End of discussion.
There actually is a greater threat to the American way of life than the CCP, but Scott will never acknowledge it. Muslims in America building mosques and having babies is a far greater threat than China could ever be. Why don’t we worry about that instead of passing meaningless, toothless resolutions about China?
White House
Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19
https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/
Underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex doesn’t give it the ability to realize not to say it publicly.
This woman has lived the last 10 years in unearned undeserved luxury and still complains. The disgust for Obama is obvious for everyone to see in her expressions and negative remarks about him. It’s like she is holding something over his head to get away with publicly embarrassing him. Otherwise he could have dropped her for someone else more attractive and appreciative on the left. Wait a minute is there attractive on the left? Anyway you get my point.
Same as previous chapters.
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, has a single checking account that holds up to $50,000—and it’s a joint checking account with his mom.
MK Ultra level. It is a programmed bot, not a man running for office.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/texass-james-talarico-37-shares-his-only-checking-account-with-his-mom/
Step back a minute. How old is his mother? Is she disabled? Not able to handle her finances? There may be more to this story than is being revealed. I wouldn’t rush to judgement.
If you read the article, you wouldn’t have written what you wrote.
Guilty as charged!
I am not certain if Talarico’s mother has had a lucrative career, but her husband, Talarico’s stepfather , is retired from a carrier in medical lab equipment sales. AT AGE 32 Talarico’s mother gave him $3200+ for his moving expenses, listed on his Texas financial disclosures form for the Texas HOR. Like so many of our current radical leftists, he is subsidized by his parents.
That’s what Candace thinks about Erika …”programmed bot”…who she sarcastically describes as “the Grieving Widow” ….hasn’t been shy about it . Which is why some describe Candace as evil.
Iranian resistance leader, former national security aide praise Trump’s deal with Tehran
https://justthenews.com/government/security/iranian-resistance-leader-former-national-security-aide-praise-trumps-mou
𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: 𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍-𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘
The Obama Presidential Center finally opened in Chicago, and the scene outside the gates told the real story. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝. Some are reportedly already filing for bankruptcy. By their account, 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮.
Jesse Watters didn’t soften it. 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴.
The center is years behind schedule and millions in the red — and the celebration went on while the workers waited. The kicker is the hypocrisy.
Every charge the media has thrown at Trump — narcissism, ego, ugly architecture, blown budgets — 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬.
https://nitter.net/MichaelARothman/status/2067949833663787516#m
And he wins the prize for the most butt-ugly Presidential Library ever conceived. 🤡
I guess one way to end the UKR war is when UKR runs out of soldiers…unless EU coughs up their sons to serve.
Ukraine’s Army+ App Reveals a Much Larger Problem
FTA: Ukraine’s government is celebrating a new feature inside the Army+ app that allows soldiers who went AWOL to return to military service and even select a new unit. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that nearly 200 requests had already been submitted through the system, with dozens approved in just a matter of days. The government presents this as a technological success story. I see something very different. When a nation at war needs a smartphone application to bring soldiers back after they have abandoned their units, that is a sign that the manpower crisis has become impossible to hide.
Earlier this year Fedorov acknowledged that roughly 200,000 Ukrainian soldiers were listed as AWOL while another 2 million Ukrainians were being sought for draft evasion. Those are not normal wartime statistics. Even Reuters previously reported that Ukraine was offering second chances to thousands of soldiers who had abandoned their positions because the military desperately needed personnel back on the front lines.
(more)
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/ukraines-army-app-reveals-a-much-larger-problem/
Lots of luck when Starmer tries to get recruits….money aint there either.
They already have several days worth of foreign cannon fodder in their armed forces (numbers range from 20K to 40K).
Opinion: “AI” is now being used as an excuse to build … power plants. We should be focusing on that question, not the mainframe computers.
Who wants a bunch of new power plants? Who benefits, and why?
Where is all of the fuel and water going to come from? What about emissions? It takes many years to build a power plant of any type.
The computing industry is well-known for selling Doomsday. In 1999, it was “Y2K.” But at the stroke of midnight, nothing melted. By then, the hucksters had taken their money and moved on. But those hucksters were not clamoring for electrical infrastructure.
In due time, what will happen is what always happens: someone will provide a very significant optimization to a key algorithm. In fact, the Chinese have already done this once, and they published the entire thing(!) as “open source.” (Skeptical researchers then proved that the released source code was, in fact, complete.)
The power requirements will thereby be drastically reduced. But the power plants would remain – still producing emissions, and still requiring fuel and water.
“Be skeptical, my friends …”
AI is about the money. It’s always about the money. What money? Taxpayer money. Because people will not pay for information they can’t trust. With AI, it is garbage in, landfill out. So the market for the work product is in government contracts.
The last time enormous amounts of money needed to be raised, and economic dislocations were associated with it, we were told production needed to be moved to China — because supply chains or something. We had to open those Asian markets. It cost about $4 Trillion to build factories in China, and another $4 Trillion to close factories and buy out employees here in the United States. That debt still exists in the corporate bond markets. If you stood to say it didn’t make sense, you were squished. The outcome was the rich got richer, the middle class got poorer, and Johnny came home to live in Mom’s basement.
We know AI is a hustle, because of the stampede to impose it fast on a doubtful public, and because corporations are pulling out all the stops to do so, before resistance has a chance to develop. NIMBYs they scream! We are going right from LED light bulbs to conserve a few watts, to 100, 200 new Nukes! Right Now! Pfui. It is climbing aboard a gravy train that leads to Uncle Sam paying for corporate welfare.
When “Y2K” hit, I was an honest consultant. (Don’t ask …) I made it a point to buy up every “Doomsday Book” that I could find before they all disappeared in January. I still have them.
A crap-load of my colleagues were fleecing the fear. Next year, my honesty was remembered …
25 years before that, there was the landmark study “Harvard Energy Future,” where they predicted we would run out of oil in 20 years. So they imposed the 55 mph speed limit and CAFE standards to run the automakers out of business. Jimmy Carter turned down the thermostat in the White House and wore a sweater. No one was more pious and sanctimonious. People take advantage of the herd mentality to panic people into buying their grift. Ordinary people want to be good citizens, until finally they are putting little scraps of cellophane into the recycle bin to feel virtuous.
Won’t stop until we get back the power of our vote and take back control of our government.
A few companies are working to have data centers be flexible portions of the grid: virtual assets that can ramp up and down, depending on conditions (that the state may set and / or the company may sign off on)
I thought it was stipulated that AI cons would have to supply their own power instead of putting cost on regular consumers…
Mike, all I know is my power bill jumped by $58 this month. Nothing has changed in my consumption as far as I can tell. Al Power has vowed no increase in rates but asked if I had new appliances.
Yes. Energy Star washer and GAS dryer a year ago.
Told to expect same or more increase each year.
We are into our savings. Ain’t looking good.
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄: 𝐍𝐎 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐀𝐂𝐓
Those voting no on the SAVE America Act benefit from rigged elections.
“Elected” Republicans voting now despite over 90% approval from Republican voters… That’s not a disconnect, that’s “republican” senator domestic terrorism and RICO.
President Trump to the senate: Do you hear me now?
Trump asks the question he already knows the answer to.
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐈𝐍 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘
It has never been about Trump. It has been about the people being protected . The coverup is what got Nixon. Trump promised disclosure on Epstein, then backed down. That made him look like he was hiding something. Simple as that. Now the public believes he has something to hide. Maybe he doesn’t, but it was stupid to handle it like he did.
Epstein was a blackmailer and a liar. I don’t believe and therefore don’t care about anything he allegedly said, wrote, or logged.
His cohort is still trying to keep up the blackmail from prison.
..and very likely did not died….
seemed more than enough is exposed regarding the leecher. Its went from wanting to know, to expecting to know, to let’s make up some stuff. The end.
For PT to risk suspicion of himself …must of been a good reason.
This whole Epstein deal is just ridiculous. It has no teeth anymore if it ever did. Pres. Trump is not connected with Epstein except in a social circle way and it’s been proven because there is no evidence he was anything but a casual upper crust acquaintance. Pres. Trump threw Epstein out of MAL and contacted the police about him.
Why this Epstein issue is even still being talked about is lame. If there is more or any evidence about human trafficking still to be uncovered that would incriminate Epstein and his friends and people who were using his services, then get it out there and arrest them. Otherwise, this subject has been stomped to death and needs to go away.
“Why this Epstein issue is still being talked about is lame”
Very much agree, but, IMO, it’s being dragged out, embellished, spun, lied about, speculated, etc solely to hurt President Trump.
Establishment UniParty politicians, RINOS and Democrats, Establishment Media, Twitter BOTs, on an on. All they have to do is to throw out some red meat and the Trump haters go wild.
Geez, just look what they are doing with the Lincoln Memorial Reflection Pool-A reflection pool. The worst screw up in world history according to some.
The negative Trump stories are everywhere and will get worse as we approach the midterms.
JMO
We all knew from begging our VSGPDJT do not belong to Epstein class……so what’s new….
Quite appropriate to be celebrating a day where the people couldn’t figure out they were free – FOR TWO YEARS! I wouldn’t be calling attention to it, if it was me.
You do realize that they didn’t have modern communications back then, right?
It gives them something to celebrate over Father’s Day weekend.
It’s a one-up on Mother’s day. Father’s day is a holiday weekend.
Joan, if only the liberators had taken their prizes home with them!
I know; the Emancipation was issued January 1, 1873 and it wasn’t unil Jun 19, 1865 that the Texans finally had to tell them that slavery had been ended.
12 years of Obamanation encapsulated in one clip:
probably waiting in the shower
This was part of the devotional to go with the Verse of the Day Mathew 5:11 on the 9th Shared it with some friends in South Dakota who are questioning one of the candidates running for governor.
Now share it with you Sundance and my fellow Treepers.
Stay Firm for do believe the Lord is on your shoulder Sundance & shoulders o of the many good members here in the Treehouse.
May the Good Lord Bless and be with Sundance and All Treepers
Blessed are the Persecuted
It’s not always easy to stand for what’s right—especially when someone makes fun of you, gossips about you, lies about you, or even abuses you because of your decision.
You will be blessed for standing up for what is right, for trusting in God’s Word, and for defending those who cannot defend themselves. And when it gets hard, remember: you’re not alone
About an X post apparently now removed which I saw a screen shot of on reformed FBI agent Kyle Seraphin’s YouTube show today:
‘Lebanon Must Burn’: Israel’s Ben Gvir As IDF Reports Four Soldiers Killed In Combat Against Hezbollah
Israeli minister’s remarks come after military reports four soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack, amid claims of repeated ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon.
Jun 19, 2026
https://www.ndtvprofit.com/world/all-of-lebanon-must-burn-israelis-ben-gvir-after-idf-says-four-soldiers-killed-in-combat-against-hezbollah-11659073/amp/1
“For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep.”
Being a WWII buff I knew that’s even more bloodthirsty than the atrocities the Nazi’s conducted in occupied areas when one of their soldiers were killed.
Provide details on Nazi atrocities when one of their soldiers were killed in occupied areas.
Perplexity AI:
When a German soldier was killed in Nazi-occupied areas, the Nazis often carried out mass reprisal executions of civilians under the policy of “atonement” (Sühne)—a brutal system of collective punishment. The most documented rule was:
| Event | Civilian Reprisal |
| 1 German soldier killed | 100 civilians executed |
| 1 German soldier wounded | 50 civilians executed |
This policy was formally implemented in occupied Serbia in 1941.
Key Details
Serbia (1941): On October 21, 1941, after a firefight left 10 German soldiers dead and 26 injured, Nazi forces ordered the execution of 2,300 Serbs, Jews, and Roma as “atonement.” This included the massacre of ~4,000 people in a single “atonement exercise”. Roughly 30,000 Serbian civilians were killed by Nazis in 1941 alone, with at least 80,000 total killed as atonement for dead/wounded German soldiers and officers.
Kraljevo massacre: Approximately 1,700 civilians were executed in Kraljevo (50 km from the initial firefight) as part of the same reprisal.
General application: The 100:1 ratio was applied in occupied areas with organized guerrilla resistance and was often doubled or tripled as a minimum. Victims came from all walks of life—civilians were rounded up from nearby villages, often including entire male populations.
Purpose: These “atonement exercises” were designed to terrorize populations, prevent resistance formation, and deter attacks on German soldiers through extreme collective punishment.
This reprisal system exemplified the Nazi philosophy of racial annihilation and terror warfare in occupied territories, where entire communities were held responsible for individual acts of resistance.
Glenn Greenwald….👍
Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald): “But Israelis haven’t “banished” Ben-Gvir and they won’t. They made him their Minister of National Security and he rules the West Bank with his own private fascist militia. That’s the true face of Israel, not the pleasant fantasy its loyalists want to spread. Israel is Ben-Gvir.
Thats right burn down the world economy including your own…..cut off nose to spite face.
There’s that law of proportionality again…so rational and calm they are.
Are you equating the Israeli response in Lebanon with the Nazis?
With Tulsi’s last act to expose Fauci in the news and as she takes her last official walk as ODNI … yesterday it was announced that the FDA is studying the approval of RMNA based Flu Vaccines.
It was discussed here on CTH that RMNA was part of the COVID weapon as well as the “COVID Injections (aka vaccines)”. Both were developed, approved and released at the same time.
Had to share
Biden’s should be a rubber room with a hospital bed and an autopen.
Kyle Seraphin and Steve Friend, both fired FBI agents, discuss (mostly mock) events in the news. Discussion of the over-hyped UFC plot starts at 41:00, hilarious mocking of Mark Levin ranting about the MOU starts at 1:26:30:
Fox News Fights Culture war; US/Iran Peace Deal? Israel says: “Nah.” | Ep 823
Kyle Seraphin
Jun 19, 2026
Every time I read “Trump appointed judge”, I think “McConnell appointed judge”. Especially from his first term when President Trump was still naive about the GOPe.
Peter Thiel’s Dialog Society.
FTA,
The same data lays out a program of off-the-record sessions, including: “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness,” “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” and “How’s Your Sex Life?” Other talks include “Build-a-Cult,” moderated by the founder of the Christian networking site Pray.com, and “Build-a-Party,” run by a former White House national security official.
https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
Why do I feel like this is the tech bro version of WEF?
Per this Slay article,
Among those reportedly attending are former Biden administration Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.
https://slaynews.com/leak-exposes-peter-thiels-secret-society-global-elites/
carving wood keeps me some what sane……………………
that and nature…………….
bjorkdream, I just really need to go off somewhere by myself for a while.
I could start right here.
Live long & prosper.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us.
my pleasure….be well
For those who do not know, you can purchase bjorkdream’s beautiful wood carvings! They make awesome gifts…
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WizardWoodCarvings
Observer……….so very kind of you……..ty
You carve old rolling pins? Cool! Fabulous work!
It is absolutely amazing what some people can find hiding under the bark of a piece of wood.
Expressions in eyes and faces are really hard to do.
I know because my artist Aunt told me so.
I am neither artist nor critic but I can see your progress.
Thank you for sharing.
The one on the right’s eyes would lead me to dub him, “Sorrowful Remembrance.”
😍 Awesome
From what I see, the same people complaining about regime change are now complaining that there wasn’t a regime change 🤔
The grievance must go on…
FWIW, I stand with President Trump 🇺🇸
There wasn’t YET …
The “Mad Mullahs” are incapable of abiding by any such thing … We know that.
Not our problem. America did the heavy work already. It is their road to travel now.
It’s time for Operation World Police to wrap up. Well past time, actually.
🤣 😂
TSA:
“One World, One Ranch.
Who knew dip-lomacy could be achieved through addressing the obvious:
ranch is the king of condiments.
Are you kicking around the idea of flying home with your favorite dip?
If you’re traveling, make sure to keep your carry-on sauces to 3.4oz or less
and place any larger containers in your checked bags.”
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/06/19/TSA-FIFA-World-Cup-ranch-dressing/5191781879947/
Interesting our market is closed today for a DEI holiday.
Found out my America First credit union was closed today. Stupid holiday!!!
Are we to believe the MOU with Iran lasted less than 24 hours? Because within 24 hours of signage, supposedly by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, Israel retaliated in Lebanon, Iran cancelled the peace talks scheduled for today in Geneva, and Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again. As I predicted, we will now observe our side of the bargain unilaterally, despite what Iran does. So Iran gets to sell their oil, support their proxies, fire rockets at Israel and the Gulf Kingdoms, and kill their own people, and we have now recognized their government, which was previously judged to be an occupation not legitimate, by giving it the imprimatur of a treaty signed with us (MOU), in which by the way we gave them everything and got nothing in return. Oh my.
Even though you are angry, this is not the end.
Are you able to understand this is a process? No? You just want what you want and you want it now.
For you to decide what gets done when, you would need to get yourself elected and if you managed that, convince people to accept your plan.
Good luck.
Meanwhile, if you live in realville, you might try supporting the President. He’s putting it all on the line for what he thinks is the best approach.
Or just keep writing whiney posts. Sure, that will fix things!
Every post I write is anchored by at least three facts. It is one thing to dislike what I have said, and another to refute my arguments. I have never criticized President Trump, at all, going back before 2016. At the same time he has not been well served by several, who concealed their motives, in his administration. In this respect, 47 is not different than 45. More will be revealed, and it is up to us to use our intelligence and experience to illuminate what is going on and whom is responsible.
https://jdrucker.substack.com/p/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-despite
FTA “The saber-rattling Iranian regime continued its pattern of duplicity with Tehran once again declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed. This reversal comes mere hours after the United States lifted its naval blockade as part of a freshly signed memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Republic. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued the announcement over maritime radio, demanding the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the full removal of American forces from the region. Iran claims the partial nature of the blockade lift violates the agreement signed just days ago between President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
It’s the latest example of a fundamental truth about dealing with regimes that have spent decades perfecting the art of nuclear blackmail and maritime extortion. The strait, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies once flowed, remains a chokepoint vulnerable to the whims of a theocratic dictatorship that views chaos as a strategic asset.
Iran’s pattern of broken promises and manufactured crises demands vigilance, not naive optimism about diplomatic breakthroughs. The United States must maintain a posture of strength rooted in moral clarity. Rewarding bad behavior with premature concessions has never produced lasting peace. True security in the region requires deterring Iranian aggression, supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and ensuring freedom of navigation for all peaceful commerce. This latest closure serves as a sobering reminder that peace through strength remains the only reliable path when confronting adversaries who respect neither treaties nor human life. As events unfold, Americans should pray for wisdom for our leaders and discernment for our nation in navigating these treacherous waters.”
Words of wisdom and great advice from JD Rucker!
Wipe out the IRGC the remaining leadership arm the people and be done with it. Don’t tell me we can’t do it.
The next 60 days will be a joke.
Yes, we can do it.
1 American gets killed on the ground then it may s well be 10,000.
All the people that now want fighting to continue scatter.
The Democommunists and their sychophants run “impeachment” 24/7 thru November.
After the chaos the Democommunists and Rinos compensate Iran.
..I think we got new class of self professed warmongers .. MAGAcons ????
By all means, feel free to volunteer. NO US GROUND TROOPS.
yes Todd…with your helping hands everything is possible….why you do not volunteer go there…Todd
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/top-trump-donor-miriam-adelsons-newspaper-runs-scathing-open-letter-to-prez-you-failed/
Who cares what she thinks.
UK visitor goes to a rodeo…
“Americans are built differently”…
Pro-America | Politics & Markets
@Pro__Trading
🚨NEW POLL🚨
Reputable pollster
@QuantusInsights
has dropped a poll showing that Trump’s Iran agreement has a +43 point approval rating.
The Democrats are shitting their pants as we speak and it’s not just Jerry Nadler this time.
🟢 Approve: 56%
🔴 Disapprove: 13%
Conducted 6/16-6/17
10:39 PM · Jun 18, 2026
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said today that the Strait of Hormuz is open and assured commercial vessels safe passage!
Sound good?
It would, except the Islamic Revolutionary Guard said today that the Strait of Hormus is closed and warned commercial vessels against entering because they may be fired upon!
Negotiating a treaty with Iran is like snorkling through a school of sardines, bread in hand, intending to make a fish sandwich!
Selene Mariposa
@Selene_Mariposa
The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.
And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.
Here is what they are discovering:
Cont reading…
these tweets will put Xanax out of business!👍🏻😁👍🏻
thanks for finding this, TM!
best one yet! ❤️ 😁
@Selene_Mariposa
The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.
And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.
Here is what they are discovering:
Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.
Then they found the grocery stores.
Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.
The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.
They finally understand why we do not have trains.
We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.
Why would we need trains.
The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.
Welcome to America.
Everything is free, enormous, air conditioned, comes with chips, and has five grocery stores within a mile that will sell you any cut of any animal you have ever imagined.
Write that down. 🦋
2:38 AM · Jun 19, 20261.9M
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 JUST NOW: Iran just HELPED broker the new Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah ceasefire with President Trump and Qatar, seeking to stop the firing on all sides
“A U.S. official says it was brokered by Qatar, the United States and with help from Iran.”
“This is not a retreat for Israel from these established security zones in southern Lebanon and the IDF said that this is not a retreat for Israel.”
Video linked…
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte SHOWED UP to his new job asking for a “LIST of EVERY EMPLOYEE” so he could determine who to fire — CNN
Cont…
Good start for his first day!!!! 💥💥💥
Go Pulte🇺🇸🦅💯
Yes where are the Republican tribunals? 🤣
One might be forgiven for thinking that some of the comments about the MOU were written weeks before the existence of an MOU was known. The DS is attempting to shape the narrative, their go-to surrogate for making actual progress on any matter, and based on the belief that if people believe something, who cares about the facts.
I also think it a little ironic that some commentators are simultaneously saying the Iran cannot be trusted but then regurgitate their propaganda, along with ‘analysis’ from other noted never-Trumpers, as justification for criticising the deal.
I have zero expectations that the “Mad Mullahs” are capable of complying. They are pure-evil people who would happily kill themselves trying to kill you.
They’ve had 47 years of terror and of course they want 47 more. If they can’t get that, they’re eager to destroy Iran as they go down. That’s the only thing they understand: destruction and death. “Persia” means nothing.
But, I respect Trump for trying. The Mullahs will destroy themselves at the first opportunity. They were given every chance that they did not deserve. Their doom will be of their own making. I consider that outcome to be certain.
Don’t you think that possibility, the fate of all extremists, now hastened by a regime that has been significantly weakened is part of the overall strategic calculation. My point was that the narrative of an Iranian victory is as unsubstantiated, and politically motivated, as the belief that the IRGC will invariably survive the aftershocks of this conflict, a legacy of war that the regime have never faced before.
For 47 years, they were paid lots of money but never seriously, militarily, opposed. That’s changing now.
Mike ..it’s time go to iran an and straight on those pesky Mullahs and take Todd too…please
PSA–
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-pleads-guilty-scheme-sell-thousands-fraudulent-nursing-diplomas
So much for the Nightengale pledge….
may all Treepers have a peaceful evening…………..
Thank you, you too.
Wow. What a dreamy photo. Beautiful.
Oft times there is a hidden place
that only thirsty meet.
life abundant, peaceful rest
a shelter, a retreat.
Now how did that happen…
candle to close to the curtains?
Why is it always a church and never a mosque?
Excellent question – and one that answers itself 😉
just had to share this video–but there many mamy more beautiful patriotic songs on his site.
This was all i could find out about Paytreeit.
“They create and release original songs, often with strong patriotic, military remembrance, and American-themed content (e.g., tributes to veterans, national memorials, flags, and historical themes). Their music appears on platforms like Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and others under the name PayTreeIt.”
I’m a day late BUT… there is a very nice write-up in the video description…
“Most Fourth of July songs are about the party. This one is about the reason for it.
On July 4, 1776, fifty-six men in a sweltering room in Philadelphia signed a piece of parchment that changed the world. They knew exactly what they were doing. If the Revolution failed, every man who signed it would hang. They signed it anyway.
The document they signed said something that had never been said by any government in the history of the world — that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with unalienable rights, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Not granted by a king. Not earned by birth. Endowed. Permanent. Belonging to every human being simply by virtue of being human.
Those were the words. The ink.
But ink alone doesn’t build a nation. What followed was eight years of war. A winter at Valley Forge where men wrapped their bleeding feet in rags and kept marching. A crossing of the Delaware in a blizzard on Christmas night. Thousands of ordinary farmers, tradesmen, and shopkeepers who decided that an idea was worth dying for.
That was the powder.
Every time the fireworks go up on the Fourth of July, they are an echo of something real — the cannon fire and the musket smoke of men who backed up the words with their lives. We don’t just celebrate the birthday of a country on the Fourth. We celebrate the moment a group of human beings looked at the most powerful empire on earth and said: we will not be governed without our consent.
That idea is still radical. It is still worth defending. It is still worth celebrating.
Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness.
It doesn’t mean it’s easy. It means you have the right to try.
Happy Fourth of July. 🇺🇸”
~ PayTreeIt
No race based nonsense…
A flu outbreak at lackland AF base in San Antonio. Supposedly 160 recruits have the flu.
Congressman Castro is blaming Hegseth for dropping the vaccine mandate. He posted on X that it was just a matter of time since the flu vax is no longer required. 🙄
These freaks will do anything for big pharma. Who knows what is going on.
Just thought I would pass this along.
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/national/military-news/san-antonio-lackland-afb-influenza-flu-air-force-congressman-joaquin-castro/273-c9f571a4-bd35-4420-8df5-3545b5645464
Make a bet if one can make it through the fake media one would find that there probably have been other flu outbreaks like this even Pre-Covid.
They just want the mandate back, imo.
“Flu vaccines” are a waste. The virus mutates much too readily.
Take quercetin and zinc. Or, the old fashioned way: chicken soup with lots of leafy greens.
Agree. I am very much against vaccines. Never took the flu vaccine, and I knew immediately I would never take that
covid killer shot. The mRNA shot was just waiting for the Covid release. SMH. Sad how many took it.
Funny, haven’t gotten the flu since I quit getting the flu shot and I’m much older now.
(*all*) Vaccines hobble the immune system from working correctly – the soldiers who “have the flu” are DETOXING some-offending-something in their environment.
They are the healthy ones having a healthy immune response. Good for them.
Understanding Infection
{ https://www.natureinstitute.org/article/philip-incao-md/understanding-infection }
Wow – a whole 160 people had the flu?!?! Katy bar the door!!!
Let’s see – the “flu shot” is at best a GUESS at what strain of flu is going to be prevalent in any given year – and it is usually a bad guess that is wrong.
Flu has been around forever. Millions get it every year – whether they get a shot or not. Most people are sick for a bit and recover, with the only ones at significant risk from it are those with weak immune systems and respiratory conditions (often elderly). Most people that do not take the shot that get it, develop a natural immunity to that strain that far exceeds anything a shot can give them.
Typical flu seasons over time – with the notable “exception” when flu miraculously “disappeared”…
Truth…imagine if the roles were reversed in the UK.
Don Lemon loses again.
One ridiculous motion was denied without prejudice.
This goes back to when he and some other people busted up into a church service.
0.o
In Massachusetts, thou shall not celebrate – unless you’re a mentally deranged male abusing females in sports.
Insane thing happened in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Winning lacrosse team seniors photographed smoking cigars while celebrating their graduation. Forced to FORFEIT their entire season just before big playoff game for “violating state athletic association rules against tobacco use.”
Parents/students try to claim that the cigars were fake, but a thorough investigation is conducted and a damning receipt from Shaw’s grocery store is found (despite parents’ attempt to smudge out the date on the receipt).
You live in a prison and you don’t even know it.
I would not have let them in my house…it isn’t against the law, no right to invade and snoop.
So wrong. Those poor kids worked hard for their lacrosse wins and now forced to forfeit. They are being taught to quit even
trying. If you try, you will be robbed of your efforts. I see it over and over. The adults are now the worst bullies in the schools.
They can join the army, but can’t hold a celebratory cigar.
Insert the Mickey salute right here.
Tanker traffic is increasing, oil is moving…
Our real-time Strait of Hormuz vessel-crossing tracker just hit its highest level since the war began.
The index now shows 21 commercial crossings over the past 24 hours — 13 eastbound, 8 westbound — updated every 30 minutes from AIS transponder data.
This matters because it tracks actual vessel movement through the chokepoint, not headlines or claims. When ships actually move through Hormuz with their transponders on, this is where we’ll track it.