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Mary Lou Tringali, PhD's avatar

Hooray for a medal for long-suffering former marine who cared enough to help his fellow travelers.

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oldguy52's avatar

What the leftys are doing to Penny is an atrocity!

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Mary Lou Tringali, PhD's avatar

Agreed. He’s a hero and DA Alvin Bragg (who is not even competent to prosecute this high-profile case himself), should be stripped of his license .

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Il faut savoir ~'s avatar

The sooner the better - so much nonsense and damage is carried forward by this DA and others like in GA and ...

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oldguy52's avatar

Yep, and his hefty lefty big sister Leticia too.

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Cheryl B.'s avatar

Agree! Both should be investigated.

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Pinebeetle's avatar

Both need to be jailed and cut off from their food supply.

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Patricia's avatar

Interesting- I didn’t know Leticia was his sister! All makes sense now what these two are trying to do- false accusations against Trump, & now trying to drag Penny through the mud!

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oldguy52's avatar

well, not literally his sister, but certainly his sister (as in co-conspirator) in crime.

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Patricia's avatar

Ok, understand! I didn’t think “co-conspirator”.

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Patricia's avatar

Bragg should be stripped of his license- permanently! He is trying to make a name for himself, & his actions are self-serving!

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Edward's avatar

and an immediate pardon for this hero if necessary (one charge has been dropped due to jury deadlock). willing to bet the 'For convict' are liberals

EDIT: we should allow chance for appeal to reverse it should they convict

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Mary Lou Tringali, PhD's avatar

I pray for Daniel Penny who comes from a military service family in NY. He had only the well-being of his fellow passengers in his mind. He didn’t wake up one day and think “I’d like to kill somebody today!” However when Jordan woke up from his medicinal stupor he yelled that he didn’t care if he died or went to jail and scared all the passengers. Nos his family is pretending to be all sad. Crocodile tears! They had a lifetime where they could have helped him but ignored his mental illness and drug usage. He was considered “homeless” but in reality his family didn’t want him. He died from drug usage and the way that ruins a person’s body. Daniel Penny should go free!

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Cheryl B.'s avatar

And now his Father who didn’t give a damn wants to bring a Civil Suit against him. All he wants is to profit from his Son’s death. It’s sick.

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Brandy's avatar

I agree. It's shameful.

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Patricia's avatar

Absolutely! Very predictable what this family is doing, filing this civil suit!

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Brandy's avatar

Neelys family is waiting for the money like George Floyd. Neither of these men were good men contributing to society, not that they should be dead, but they are portrayed as being saints - they are not. Their families should grieve and move on, but no, they make it a race game and put their hands out.

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Patricia's avatar

Right, & now the family is trying to capitalize on this case, financially!

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Brandy's avatar

Only trouble is, a pardon does not mean you are "innocent". It just means you "get off" and are no longer "in trouble". Daniel Penny deserves a fair trial with an unbiased jury and a judge that follows the rule of the law. The man on drugs was threatening and he was "high", so I am sure the drugs contributed to his death, but no one wants to say that.

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Edward's avatar

I edited my reply: should appeal first to reverse if they convict. He would need support… Institute for Justice?

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Edward's avatar

Right, likewise fentanyl and covid truly caused GF’s death.

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Edward's avatar

Oh absolutely he’s an innocent hero. I said “if” because this is Leftist NY

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Cheryl B.'s avatar

I just pray 🙏🙏🙏 they do the right thing on Monday. He should not get any jail time at all.

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Brandy's avatar

No jail time, get a medal, and be on a box of cereal!

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Patricia's avatar

Amen...

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Don Reed's avatar

12/07/24: How dare Trump interfere with --- interrupt! -- a legal lynching! (And where are Penny's fellow Marines in his hour of dire need?)

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Mary Lou Tringali, PhD's avatar

I heard that Seals and other military personnel were forming a coalition to support him. No details yet

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Shirley Bloethe's avatar

Support Rally on Monday in NY. I heard.

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Brandy's avatar

I wish I could be there. I will send prayers.

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Brandy's avatar

People are afraid to get involved b/c we have lost freedom of speech, the right to protest, and support loved one's if it goe against the "agenda". If this were not the case, there would be people arriving and protesting every day in favor of Daniel.

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William Craig Brown's avatar

Semper Fi

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Michele Woodbury's avatar

I live in Washington state, and I am so appalled at the state government here! Our current AG who will be governor next Jan is a complete clown (and that’s putting it nicely). The lawfare against doctors here is abhorrent (as well as all the suits against Trump during his first term). And, since the pandemic, I have lost complete trust in the health care here. My doctor of 25 years used to be great, she listened to me, and we discussed options. Now, she has to tow the health care party line. 😡 I so want to see justice against the jab and all of the maniacal mandates that were perpetrated against the populace. It’s beautiful here, but I’m done with the political BS, we just need to find the right red state with medical freedom along with the other conservative values that are definitely lost here.

Daniel Perry deserves the medal! He is the definition of standing up for his fellow man and taking care of the vulnerable in a difficult situation! And I detest that he was arrested because the violent threat he stopped died. Calling the dead perpetrator a “victim” is sick, another example of the pervasive mental illness in this country.

Sorry, rant over. Not many people here in WA that I can commiserate with. Thank you.

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Travis Ogle's avatar

I emphasize with you and your very unfortunate situation. The Pacific Northwest is indeed a beautiful part of our country. I have a history there of approximately 10 years. I ended up in Florida, where I have called home for the past 30 plus years. My heart is pure Floridian, although that has never made me forget how truly beautiful the NW is. In my experience, I have found the people everywhere I have visited or lived, to be wonderful. Thank God for that.

I have found no state or country to be homogeneous in its distribution of political leanings. There always seems to be certain areas that might be more likely to have similar philosophies to mine. Perhaps Eastern Washington may be a better fit for you. Or even Eastern Oregon or Northern California. You definitely should consider areas of Idaho.

It could be that your best solution might be to transfer the energies it would take to relocate, and apply them to working with like minded neighbors to change the spirit of your community to adapt to a more positive environment at home. You and your family have our heartfelt wishes that with God’s help you can find a happy solution.

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Paula R.'s avatar

Another Washingtonian here, and you have my full measure of commiseration. Beautiful state geographically. Horrible politically and I don't see that changing in my lifetime.

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Brandy's avatar

Hopefully, people like you will make a difference. Like he saying goes, "Grow where you are planted". Be safe.

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

I'll commiserate with you. I, too, live in WA state, which I refer to as "way over at the end of the world." I cannot leave because of a family situation, but you can. Call a few medical offices in different areas of some red states, and ask.

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Being a Nancy's avatar

Mississippi is nice. I make 20k per year more than I did in CA

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Brandy's avatar

The midwest is nice. I have lived here my entire life, 65 years, and will never leave. 10 to 15 years ago, I visited CA and NY multiple times, I wouldn't go there now.

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DeborahLynnPalmer's avatar

Sorry, to say this, but red state doctors also chose to follow mandates. You have to study and prepare to be healthy. Doctors, hospitals and healthcare are to be avoided due to politicians who are not educated to be physicians, are practicing medicine. Also, doctors were paid well, when they complied with vaccine schedules. Money talks. Status talks. Citizens are to be depopulated ( per idiot Bill Gates crew, didn’t he drop out of college to play on the computer? He is not a doctor, but money talks). Don’t think that just because Trump is in office this will change. Until the WHO and WEF are dismantled, the attempt to restructure population will not stop. That is why Abortion, Vaccines, Fighting Cancer, Genetically Modified Foods ( toxins), are all added to foods/ fertilizer and the list goes on. Read your labels. Eat real food, exercise , go outside barefooted and ground, pray, meditate. And for everything you have in you: Don’t Comply. If no one complied to their nonsense, masks, toxic injections, social distancing, and idiotic rules, they would not have the power. They would not have control and we would not be making them wealthier. They became wealthy on those PCR tests, masks, equipment production. Also, The Teachers Union became more powerful to take away parenting rights. Teachers can now make certain your children are injected with toxic ( ingredients of who knows what). Teachers are not doctors. Oh, and don’t forget the liberal agenda presented by the courts, they too, can now play doctor.

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Leo's avatar

Deborah, Bingo! we're on our own to create the kinds of lives we want to live - regardless where we live. And...times change.

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Slaying the Global Hydra's avatar

Is this Deborah Lynn Palmer formerly of Placentia, California? Chuck Palmer's daughter?

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

Suggest:

Arkansas upper 1/3 and west; Southern Missouri; Texas and Oklahoma; Idaho?

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William Craig Brown's avatar

Presently moving from Boulder CO to south central Oklahoma to escape blue crowds and governments. Lots of forests, rivers and lakes and the scenery is beautiful if you don't mind a horizon lined with windmills.

Also the only state with not one blue county in the last election.

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Patricia's avatar

Living in Colorado has become so expensive; we have considered leaving, but right now we have too much invested to leave. We live SE of Parker, & the subdivisions are popping up faster than we imagined. Elbert county has gone crazy allowing so much growth, & the school district has gone way over the line trying to indoctrinate children! No transparency here!

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Cheryl B.'s avatar

I think SD also

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

I have considered that too but not too happy with the lack of trees and water. . . if you like living in the boonies, hunt, fishing.

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Michelle Enmark, DDS's avatar

North eastern OK and eastern central OK, near Lake Eufaula are beautiful areas full of trees although no redwoods and not as many conifers (1/3 conifers and 2/3 deciduous). Lots of fishing and hunting opportunities in the area. Very nice people whose political views you will probably find align quite well with yours. No tornadoes to speak of. Mild winters, beautiful spring and fall. Summer is a bit warm compared to most of WA. Check it out. Very peaceful area.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

hey, thanks Michelle.

That sounds pretty great.

Maybe I will be a "sooner"?!

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Cheryl B.'s avatar

I moved to NC but parts are not red but I love it here. I left AZ but from Michigan which is still blue

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mike Myhre's avatar

I live in Washington as well. Inslee was also a joke and I am glad to get rid of him (would have preferred a jail sentence). Not that his replacement will be better, but maybe more easily despised and replaced?

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Val Smith's avatar

No need to be sorry for the rant. I live here too and I know exactly what you mean. My gay lib sister, 78 years old, had a TDS meltdown. It would have been funny but she appeared to really be in pain.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

aaah, come on, man!

How gay can ya' be at 78?

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L K B's avatar

Here's another Washingtonian commiserating thoroughly with you. (Centralia). I know of a doctor here whose license was suspended because he prescribed Ivermectin to several patients (with mixed results). Most of Washington state is Red -- except for the Puget Sound area, as you know. Can we get them to separate off into Canada??

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Joanna Morefield's avatar

I too am from Washington State. Appalled to see what has happened while I slept. Well, I'm awake now. AG Bob Ferguson should not even be in office, having been convicted of "malfeasance in office." YET, he "won" the Wa State election for governor, a position he is not even allowed to run for, much less occupy. The corruption is everywhere, with B Ferguson defending WMC in this travesty of a witch-hunt for physicians who simply wish to practice medicine, help patients, and DO NO HARM. (Rant over, for now)

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Diana Woodward's avatar

I live in Oregon, moved here from Washington state 30 years ago. We live in a very red county, in southern Oregon, but our state politics is just as bad as WA's. I cannot believe Washingtonians voted Bob Ferguson, what has happened to our beautiful state?

Looking to move to Idaho, or TN or anywhere out of the "worst coast".

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Evelyn Palmer's avatar

Every west coast state that went to all mail-in ballots became "blue" in a very short period of time. The election process cannot be trusted with all mail-in ballots.

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Diana Woodward's avatar

That is true, since mail in ballots in all 3 states, there has not been an statewide R elected since.

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Joanna Morefield's avatar

I must say, this is a chance to meet people of like mind who align with many of my values. I literally did not know that our Wa state elections are closed, un-auditable. And that while we have state investigators, there are no prosecutors willing to stand up for the people, and end the corruption.

I firmly believe that is going to change as WE the People begin to challenge the officials who took an Oath of Office to uphold the Wa state constitution and the US Constitution. I have to find my part to do in the process.

The last five years has revealed so much...more will be revealed.

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Pinebeetle's avatar

I feel your pain same thing in Oregon. I’m leaving for Idaho

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Cathleen's avatar

Bastrop TX (about 25 mins east of Austin) is nice. Musk has moved a few of his companies here, so it’s a growing job market. We’re close to a city, but it still has a country/red Texas vibe.

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mike's avatar

These people are deceived or blind to the truth what Covid 19 really is and the successful treatments for it. I told as many people as I could about America's Frontline Doctors and how to get HCQ etc. I feel extremely fortunate that my family and I weren't part of groups or in positions that were illegally forced/coerced to get "the Shot". We need to keep sharing truth because the liars will never stop.

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CMCM's avatar

I lived in Seattle in 1969-70. My memory of it was that it was lovely there at that time, although I do remember a yearning to see blue sky and puffy clouds rather than near continual overcast. I don't think it was a leftie hell back then. I wouldn't live there now, however.

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DeborahLynnPalmer's avatar

My Dad grew up in Louisiana. My Mother grew up in Illinois. Being military, they met in California, after mom went to California to visit her sister( back in the 50’s). Throughout my life, I remember my dad saying, “Deb, I’ve lived coast to coast and border to border, there is not a more perfect place to live. You go further North, it’s too cold, further South, it’s too hot.” After living in several states, I too have come to the conclusion that he was absolutely correct! Beautiful mountains, river, multiple lakes, nice, kind, mostly God fearing people.

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Paula's avatar

LETTER TO WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL COMMISSION

Stop your investigation of the good doctors who saved lives and did no harm honoring their oath. We need these doctors to speak freely and openly about what they know and particularly because they are not guided by profits or the threat of career interruption or loss. They have the moral integrity to speak out at great risk to themselves, unlike too many others or your commission. Instead do something useful like collecting data on the harm the covid vaccines did to people.

As for PAs, I asked mine if she knew the harms or side effects in the medication she prescribes me. Her answer was "I just follow protocols" do you really have to wonder why faith in the medical establishment is dwindling. Look in the mirror. There lies your answer.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

basically, that is the same answer from my MinnEsota doctor; fired him.

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Dayna's avatar

The Nazis were just following protocols as well.

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mike Myhre's avatar

The department of health is still pushing boosters while a dozen other states are suing for being misled.

It is really bad when you can't trust your health department or medical community.

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53rd Chapter's avatar

Amen on Daniel Penny! A hero in more ways than one!

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Melissa Leigh's avatar

Wow. This land grab is insane. Every time I blink I learn to hate this blob government more. Dr Malone was the beginning of my learning when COVID happened and he did the show with Weinstein on MRNA. Good thing I listened and remained unjabbed.

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Gardiner Schneider's avatar

Biden did not direct that all those black binders be ready for him to sign that first week. This was all the work of the Marxist obama and his fellow travellers, Jarret, Rice and Soros.

" 30x30 goal, was formalized through an executive order issued on January 27, 2021. This redistribution program was so important to Biden that the executive order was signed seven days after Biden took office."

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CMCM's avatar

It seems like Obama and Co. have probably been running things the last four years. He believed they could continue the country's destruction for yet another four years under the inept and stupid Kamala Harris, who they could also direct like they have done with Biden. This must be why in all his public appearances since the election Obama looks so ugly and furiously angry. He just lost his shadow presidency.

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Gardiner Schneider's avatar

Yes, his shadow presidency is caput. Now he and his husband, Big Mike, can retire to one of their waterfront homes and wait for the floods from Global Warming, or something....

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Deanna L Holmes's avatar

I read somewhere that the area of Chimney Rock has a treasure trove of lithium below. If the area is made into a flood plane does that mean the lithium cannot be mined? Or do the mines have new landowners, like the feds?

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Joanna Morefield's avatar

I'm going to guess it is a flood plain for living, but a perfect site for mining lithium.

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m&m's avatar

The Lithium in NC is not in the Chimney Rock area- it is in a different county farther east and mostly out of the hurricane area.

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DeborahLynnPalmer's avatar

Biden ( the career politician) has always played the mumble game, hanging on by the thread of someone else’s coattails. He is a follower, not a leader, nothing wrong with following, as long as you are on the Right side of Right. Obama certainly had the wrong coattail to cling onto. Global power is the Hussein agenda. He knew that ol geezer would follow the playbook of Evil, they do not care about the demise of people in WNC. Notice the amount of land B. Gates has acquired in North Carolina, massive. He. Already knew the mineral value of the land, there. Mansions, Money, Power. No vax for me, thank you very much to all the Front Line Doctors that gave their all to protect us, giving us the knowledge to not take the toxic injections!!!

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Alexander Scipio's avatar

Of course, the constitution allows the federal government to appropriate land ONLY as needed for the enumerated powers. SCOTUS - decades ago - held that states did NOT surrender their sovereignty when joining the union, and CAN not surrender their right of eminent domain (Chaney), so this land grab - like all other “federal lands” grabs - is unconstitutional.

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Micheal Nash, Ph. D.'s avatar

Was using the endangered species b.s. to wrest land from the states and Paxton bloodied his nose here in Texas

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Jack Bergeron's avatar

The states who rightly have the Constitutional power to govern the land and water in their own states would do a much better job of managing the land and water, and protecting endangered species than the malfeasant, inept federal bureaucracy.

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Alexander Scipio's avatar

Yup. And the Feds do not. Senators and governors oughta point the Feds at the 10th Amendment & tell them to GTFO.

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D D's avatar

That wasn't a handshake with Macron, that was arm wrestling and Trump won!

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CMCM's avatar

Macron is such a toady.

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Melanie Reynolds's avatar

Thank heavens for Clarence Thomas!

I think it is was a thought provoking statement about W. NC. It sure sounds like truth.

As for population growth. Singapore better being giving incentives to the people who have babies. Babies are our future work f

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Melanie Reynolds's avatar

Force

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Boris Petrov's avatar

Thank you -- and two more swamp creatures:

Katherine Maher, a Senior Manager for Content Policy at Google, has totally corrupted Wikipedia content by aggressive censorship and misinformation after her transfer to become CEO for Wikipedia Foundation – she has since left to become a CEO of already equally corrupted NPR..?!?!

One of the most repulsive creature of US state censorship apparatus – another is CIA’s operative Renée DiResta who was the Technical Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) until June 2024 -- to become an Associate Research Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

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Gary B Myers OD's avatar

Paradigm shift of geopolitical proportions coming thatvis scaring the hell out of the Globalists frustrated that 2 assassination attempts couldn't prevent/mitigate it

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Danielle Joyce's avatar

I was just saying this morning that I hope the trump entourage is ready and watching for the next attempt. I don’t think they will stop trying!

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JOAN HOLMAN's avatar

It has felt as if we were all living in Alice’s Wonderland for a decade or so. But since Trump’s win we are backing out of the rabbit hole and will be free in the sunshine again. Off with their heads!!! “ The guilty need no naming. By their stripes you will know them

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taxpayer's avatar

"Free in the sunshine again" seems an exaggeration. We perhaps dodged a bullet last month, but there'll be more coming.

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Joanna Morefield's avatar

If you speak in a straightforward way, base people will avoid you. Notice who avoids you, and believe their actions.

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Horst Baer's avatar

Right you are, my work and my aspiration is to JUSTICE = MR GUILLOTINE !!!!

And President Trump is keeping records....!!!!

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ED's avatar

I'm an Eastern Washington resident that reads the Spokesman (Spokane, WA) newspaper daily. John Stockton is locally popular while leading a low profile persona. This suit has not been reported in the above mentioned newspaper which is consistent with its past policy of downplaying anti vaccine information. Stockton has been a solid and consistent voice for "vaccine" honesty and medical freedom since the Covid tyranny began.

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Scott Doubet's avatar

WA State was captained by the Summer of Love Guv (Jay Inslee) who turned out to be both a climate preacher and a low rent Tim Walz. Capt Inslee found enough icebergs to hit that the state is now sinking in debt. Not content to turn over the reins to the lower rent Bob "Trumpproof Everything and Sanctuaries Everywhere" Ferguson, Tall but really dumb Jay seems to being jumping ship with a planned move to Idaho to avoid the inevitable disaster (could be just a vaycay cabin heated by Nat Gas (banned Jay's Church of the Ultimate Climate Crazies & WA capitol, Olympia) ... just as Trump seems to be trying to fix a few things. BTW: not one statewide elected conservative since mail-in ballots 15 or so years ago. Gotta be a coincidence, eh? Blub, blub, blub...

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Garry Blankenship's avatar

Being a Washington State resident is my shame. A fascist leadership group unwilling to tolerate any independent thought within their leadership domain. I filed a compliant with my State medical board against my local medical czar for establishing needless, harmful and discriminating mandates. It was summarily dismissed with no hearing or review. Current WA St leadership is liberally controlled and all in with woke-ism, climate emergency, illegal immigration and anything minority. They have no clue what they are fighting for, but they will never give up the fight. Had that sick soul that Penny subdued been Caucasian we would never have heard about it.

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NoVA mom's avatar

Aren’t there some sort of large lithium deposits under western NC? Perhaps the reason for the land grab? I pray Trump and DOGE and his team can turn this ship around before it’s too late….

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m&m's avatar

Not there. Near Kings Mountain outside Charlotte.

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DeborahLynnPalmer's avatar

Bill Gates making purchases of such land in North Carolina. That will certainly limit the use by citizens. Bet he mines the goodies right out of the ground.

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DeborahLynnPalmer's avatar

Bill Gates has acquired so much of the North Carolina land… sad but true. More, please, never satisfied.

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Randall Stoehr's avatar

Possible to again enjoy the longest ever French handshake,

for the Friday and Sunday Substack Funnies?

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Trump pulled beta male macron off balance more than once.

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Randall Stoehr's avatar

Like a linebacker shakin hands grabbin the NFL's smallest wide receiver

after a hero's touchdown catch for the win in the end zone.

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