1 The Los Angeles Fires And Accountability “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” (Thomas Paine) California Politicians are crying “now’s not the time to place blame” for the LA fires. And if you have the audacity to ignore them, then they accuse you of politicizing […]
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Trump Has To Stop And Focus. Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do. (John Carmack) In the last few days Trump has made statements about buying Greenland, renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and making Canada the 51st state. Whether he’s trolling or he’s
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1 In Times Of Trouble A Child Said To Me… Another Christmas season is here! Christmas has always been my special time, think it’s because my mother enjoyed it so much and gave it her all to make sure her five kids did too. So, I thought I’d write something out of the norm
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4 0 The Myth of The Posse Comitatus Act “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” (Ben Franklin) I’m amazed at the number of ‘locker room experts’ that have been spawned since Trump floated the idea of using federal troops to help enforce immigration laws. According to these ‘experts’
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1 Presidential Pardons: The (almost) Unlimited Power of The President To Pardon “He who pardons easily invites offense” (Pierre Corneille) There’s been a lot of talk about President Biden pardoning his son. Common complaints include it was unethical; the pardon is too sweeping; and Biden repeatedly lied when he stated he would not pardon his
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1 After Pardoning Hunter, Who’s Next? “It is the rule of law alone which hinders the rulersfrom turning themselves into the worst gangsters (Ludwig von Mises)” In the last day and a half, I’ve read a lot of articles arguing Biden pardoned Hunter in order to protect himself from being implicated in criminal activity. I
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2 The Veterans’ Day Ramblings Of A Rambling Wreck of An Old Vet. “We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” (George Orwell). On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and others rode through the
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5 The Damage Caused By Combating Climate Change “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in” (Alan Alda) The greatest damage to humankind and the environment is not caused by climate change. It’s caused by implementing bad policies based on faulty
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Beginning Of The FBI’s Trampling Civil Liberties: The First Red Scare 1918-1921 The 20th century came in with promise. In 1900 the Eastman Kodak company introduced the “Brownie” camera – it sold for $1, film cost 15 cents and for 40 cents and a dime per print (including postage) you could have the film developed.1
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The Road To Societal Suicide “A republic, if you can keep it” (Benjamin Franklin) The Fulton County DA’s indictment of Trump and several others has thrown gas on the already burning question of “was there widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election?” The only honest answer to that question is “I don’t know, and neither
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