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Interesting snippet from a daily brief by Rabobank analyst showing the decline of Western Europe military might..

..... how much spending Europe needs on defence (e.g., since 1989 Germany has seen its tanks fall from 3,892 > 248, France 1,297 > 200, Italy 1,206 > 200, the UK 855 > 148, and the Netherlands 750 > 16, which are borrowed from Germany; and for fighter jets the figures are UK 840 > 168, Germany 647 > 230, Italy 576 > 204, and the Netherlands 198 > 63 – many of which cannot fly);
 

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Wow... this is how they do it

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Oh, trust me....as soon as I had read a few days ago about his retraction I knew that someone got to him. To begin with it probably started with at a minimum of a cease and desist threaten of a massive lawsuit that would bankrupt him and keep him in court and not on the roads.
 

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Interesting snippet from a daily brief by Rabobank analyst showing the decline of Western Europe military might..

..... how much spending Europe needs on defence (e.g., since 1989 Germany has seen its tanks fall from 3,892 > 248, France 1,297 > 200, Italy 1,206 > 200, the UK 855 > 148, and the Netherlands 750 > 16, which are borrowed from Germany; and for fighter jets the figures are UK 840 > 168, Germany 647 > 230, Italy 576 > 204, and the Netherlands 198 > 63 – many of which cannot fly);
And again, Trump is right to put pressure on NATO members to do their fair share.
 

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Texas 2024 Props:

2024 Ballot Propositions:

1.) Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden
Yes
No
2.) Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Yes
No
3.) The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Yes
No
4.) The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
5.) Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
6.) The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Yes
No
7.) The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Yes
No
8.) The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Yes
No
9.) The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
Yes
No
10.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Yes
No
11.) Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Yes
No
12.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Yes
No
13.) Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Yes
No
 

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It does add risk if judges can decide if you properly stated the exact value of your assets on a loan application and fine you even though the lender is satisfied with the outcome. I leave it up to the banks to decide if they want to make a loan and file a lawsuit if they feel they were ripped off. It's called "due diligence" and every serious loan always involves a third party analysis report of the LTV.

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Texas 2024 Props:

2024 Ballot Propositions:

1.) Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden
Yes
No
2.) Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Yes
No
3.) The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Yes
No
4.) The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
5.) Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
6.) The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Yes
No
7.) The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Yes
No
8.) The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Yes
No
9.) The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
Yes
No
10.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Yes
No
11.) Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Yes
No
12.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Yes
No
13.) Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Yes
No


If ANY one of those doesnt get enough votes to pass I'd be real disappointed...
 

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How many people here trust Gabbard as VP? She is the only one on that list who I question could possibly morph into a left of center President.
Tulsi was cancelled by her own party, on the debate stage in 2020 she didn't have any filters, like Vivek she was the most censored candidate then. The fact that Hillary took a direct aim at her is a badge of approval.
But she is a better pick then most since she cannot be bought especially from the MIC. She is also smart enough to see right through the daily so called intelligence briefing, basically CIA/NSA made up lies/narratives. She went to Syria by herself to see what is real and what is not, even though she was part of the house foreign affairs committee.
Only thing is she kind of hinted she is not a fan of fossil fuels.
 

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Texas 2024 Props:

2024 Ballot Propositions:

1.) Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden
Yes
No
2.) Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Yes
No
3.) The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Yes
No
4.) The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
5.) Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Yes
No
6.) The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Yes
No
7.) The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Yes
No
8.) The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Yes
No
9.) The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
Yes
No
10.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Yes
No
11.) Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Yes
No
12.) The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Yes
No
13.) Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Yes
No
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The one thing I noticed about Texas was that their property taxes were very high compared to Florida while both States have no income tax. I would assume they are proposing this only for your primary residence and not second homes or businesses.
 

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The one thing I notices about Texas was that their property taxes were very high compared to Florida while both States have no income tax. I would assume they are proposing this only for your primary residence and not second homes or businesses.
A proposition passed last year and lowered residential property taxes.
 

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So what? My wife can make a mouse move with her screams, well, maybe that's not the kind of mouse he is talking about.

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February 21, 2024
Did your government steal an election?

Dear Patriots,

Statement from Sidney Powell on recent Supreme Court decisions:

"We appreciate the Court's rejection of Governor Evers continued efforts to sanction us in Wisconsin, but we are very disappointed the Supreme Court is not taking the King case to resolve multiple circuit splits in the application of Rule 11 which affects every lawyer in the country. The Court is allowing a dangerous precedent to stand that puts at risk every lawyer who represents an unpopular cause or client. It will make it more difficult for individuals to obtain representation, and it is causing a pervasive "chilling" effect on our First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances. At bottom, it will make it far more difficult primarily for conservatives to find legal counsel for any fight—but especially an election challenge. And sadly, that is exactly what the Left wants. They don't want lawyers to be able to fight for you—if you disagree with them. It is a sad day for what remains of the Rule of Law."

We have several very interesting pieces to share today.
  • Did your government steal an election?
  • How does the death of a Russian dissident compare to life in America for many conservatives?
  • What does the largest study of the Covid-CCP injections say about resulting complications?
  • Does anyone have innovative ideas to solve our education problems? One man does.
  • What are the two key factors of happiness?

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1- If you have not already watched this episode of Tucker Carlson with Mike Benz, please take the time to watch it and share.

Tucker Carlson Network


Vigilant News

Mike Benz makes damning case that the RIG was in for the 2020 election SEVEN MONTHS ahead of time.

QUOTE:
According to censorship expert Mike Benz, a concerted effort, starting in April 2020, was made by a coalition involving the DHS, NATO, the DNC, and other entities to launch a mass censorship campaign across all social media platforms. This campaign aimed to pre-emptively censor any disputes over the legitimacy of mail-in ballots. Benz described these entities as "Pentagon cutouts," suggesting they were operating under the influence or direction of the Pentagon to carry out the censorship campaign. These entities pressured and compelled social media companies to adopt a new category of speech violation termed "delegitimization." This policy was broad in scope, encompassing any form of content that could be interpreted as challenging the legitimacy of mail-in voting, early voting dropboxes, or the tabulation of ballots on election day. This pressure was not merely advisory but was backed by the implication of potential governmental force or repercussions for non-compliance. This included direct communication channels with tech company executives to facilitate rapid takedown requests. As a consequence, this concerted censorship effort led to the removal or throttling of potentially hundreds of millions of posts, particularly those questioning the security of mail-in ballots.




2- You may have picked up on the story of an opponent to Putin dying while serving a 19 year sentence in an Arctic prison. The Fake News and their Democrat ideological brethren where overwrought by the death and used it as proof of Putin villainy. We do not doubt that Putin is bad. But what was amazing is how tone-deaf to very similar behavior in America the entire leftist cabal and their challenged leader, Joe Biden, has been when talking about Russia.

The amazing Julie Kelly outlines all the details for you.

Julie Kelly at Declassified on Substack

Navalny's Death Demonstrates Selective Outrage over Political Prisoners

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Joe Biden wasted no time before shuffling to a White House podium last Friday to denounce the sudden death of Alexey Navalny, the celebrated anti-Kremlin activist.
According to Russian officials, Navalny, 47, lost consciousness after taking a walk at the Arctic penal colony where he had been serving a 19-year prison sentence for allegedly inciting "extremist" activities and other offenses. An outspoken foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny won fans around the world including Hollywood celebrities and government leaders of all political persuasions.
Biden immediately blamed Putin for Navalny's passing while admitting the cause of death remains unknown. "[Make] no mistake, Putin is responsible for Navalny's death," Biden said during a hastily arranged press briefing on February 16. Putin, Biden continued, "had him arrested. He had him prosecuted for fabricated crimes. He sentenced him to prison. He was held in isolation."
Well, what a difference a few weeks makes. Biden clearly suffers from a faulty if not fantastical memory but are his mental faculties so poor that he has forgotten the past few years—let alone the past few weeks?
Is this the same Joe Biden who has publicly vilified his own detractors for more than three years? The same Joe Biden who continues to deploy the country's most powerful government agencies and corporations to hunt down, investigate, interrogate, arrest, charge, and imprison Americans for their participation in the events of January 6, 2021?
The same Joe Biden who routinely brands his countrymen as "insurrectionists" and "domestic terrorists" because they protested his election for a few hours that day? The same Joe Biden who recently bragged about the success in creating his own set of political prisoners? Did Biden happen to forget his remarks at Valley Forge on the third anniversary of January 6?




3- Be aware of the potential health complication from the mRNA injections.
You can read the entire study here.

The National Pulse

Largest Global Study of COVID-19 Vaccines Finds Links to Blood, Heart, & Neurological Conditions.
QUOTE:
The study, which examined data from 99 million vaccinated individuals, was performed by the Global Vaccine Data Network and published in the journal Vaccine. It found that mRNA vaccines — those made by BioNTech SE, Moderna, and Pfizer — were linked to an increased risk of myocarditis. Viral-vector vaccines like AstraZeneca's were linked to an increased risk of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis — a type of blood clot in the brain — and an increased risk of the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Researchers looked for 13 medical conditions considered "adverse events of special interest" among 99 million vaccinated individuals in eight countries, seeking to identify higher-than-expected cases following a COVID-19 vaccine. In addition to the aforementioned conditions, the scientists also discovered a link between mRNA vaccines and an increased risk of pericarditis and increased risks of transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spinal cord) and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (inflammation and swelling of the brain and spinal cord) after taking viral-vector vaccines.
The new study is the largest and most comprehensive that points to serious health risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines. A study released last year in the journal Nature revealed that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines produce "unintended proteins" that the body attacks, while a study published in January in the Neurochemical Research journal found that the same vaccines resulted in "autism-like" symptoms in neonatal rats. Also in January, a group of German scientists urged the cessation of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines as "the problems of mRNA-based vaccines are becoming increasingly obvious."




4- We love sharing when smart people come up with ways to solve problems. John Droz has thought through a good solution for the lack of science education in public schools. Read all of his reasoning and the 30 topics he would teach to all children in the 9th grade, at the link to his Substack page. Here is a snippet to whet your appetite.

John Droz at Critically Thinking on Substack

The Most Powerful Education Idea Ever?
A Single New High School Science Class Would Be Revolutionary

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In most US schools, the Science offerings in K-8 are general and rudimentary. In High School, they get more specific and more advanced. For example, in HS there is typically one year each of such classes as biology, geology, chemistry, and physics. (Sometimes there are quasi-fluff options like environmental science.) The assumption is that after eight years of general science, students are prepared for (and interested in) more depth in the traditional Sciences. What's proposed here is that a mandatory "overview" Science class be given to all 9th graders. An appropriate title might be: Real Science 101 — but be creative with the name! The mandatory part is because Science is now an essential element of our existence, so every child needs to be taught some in-depth Science basics — which parents assume are being covered. However, due to the proliferation of the NGSS, almost all of the examples below are superficially treated, mistreated, or ignored:
• Critical Thinking (Properly defining, understanding, and teaching it. This includes appreciating the numerous, profound benefits of being a critical thinker.)
• Linear vs Lateral thinking (there are significant merits for both)
• Social Emotional Learning (how Critical Thinking can achieve SEL objectives)
• Why is Science under assault? (Science is a gatekeeper, Science is respected, etc.)
• Definition of Science (Science is a Process)
• History of the Scientific Method (4000± years of a successful process)
• The four key elements of a Scientific Assessment (Objective, Comprehensive, Empirical, and Transparent)
• Hypothesis vs Theory (explaining the different levels of Scientific certainty)
• Scientific responsibility (Is it the proponent's obligation to prove their claim, or is it the obligation of skeptics to disprove it?)
• Science and Public Relations (Is being right enough to win the day?)
Requiring this one class would result in extraordinary benefits to students — and subsequently to our society.



5- Happiness seems to be the desired state. Over and over we have been told, through many polls, that what makes humans happy is being married with a family and having a practicing faith. There are other factors but, when you boil it down, family and faith will always be the core. So why do many people turn away from the two things that will make them happy? It is a mystery.
Note: the other mystery is why, in this poll, Democrats are happier than Republicans. That makes no sense.

Breitbart

Married, Religious, Upper Income Adults Most Satisfied with Personal Lives

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Married U.S. adults, as well as those making $100,000 per year or more and those who attend religious services weekly, reported the most satisfaction with their personal lives, a recent survey found. "Majorities of Americans across all key demographic subgroups are at least somewhat satisfied with their lives, but only a few groups have majorities saying they are very satisfied," according to the Gallup poll report. "This includes those with annual household incomes of $100,000 or more, married adults, those who attend religious services regularly, college graduates, Democrats and those aged 55 and older." Fifty-seven percent of married U.S. adults also report being "very satisfied," compared to 38 percent who are not married. U.S. adults who attend religious services more consistently (weekly at 56 percent) report being more satisfied with their lives than those who rarely attend (41 percent). By political affiliation, Democrats (52 percent) are more satisfied than Republicans (46 percent) and independents (44 percent). Older Americans ages 55 and up are also more satisfied (51 percent) than their younger counterparts.




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