June 15, 2022
Who You Gonna Call?
Timothy Birdnow
Where is tech support when you need them?
They could at least have an Indian call center.
Ukrainian Troops have Nobody to Call to Troubleshoot their Javelin Missiles
Where is tech support when you need them?
They could at least have an Indian call center.
Ukrainian Troops have Nobody to Call to Troubleshoot their Javelin Missiles
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Mustanks
Timothy Birdnow
Zap goes the auto!
Ford Recalls 49,000 Electric Mustangs: Says Batteries May Overheat
Zap goes the auto!
Ford Recalls 49,000 Electric Mustangs: Says Batteries May Overheat
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Urine Trouble
Willis Eschenbach
If you thought the baby formula shortage was bad ... just wait until the DEF shortage hits home. I stocked up about four months ago ...
But not to worry. Three weeks after trucking is shut down, Dementia Joe will announce a solution.
DEF is the acronym for Diesel Exhaust Fluid.Every diesel truck that has been made since 2010 is required to use it. It's a product made of 32.5% urea(made from natural gas)and 37.5% de-ionized water. DEF is kept in a separate tank in the truck and the trucks using it will not start unless the DEF system is working properly. There are regulators inside the engine that mix DEF with the diesel exhaust to reduce diesel emissions. That's the purpose of DEF.
Tim adds:
Urea can be obtained from urine. While the amount of urea in urine is very low (.93%) it is a substance with limited commercial demand, so we are free to boil away the lot of it (urea doesn't boil but remains behind).
We should open large collection stations, preferably in Washington D. C. where we can actually stimulate urine production and give the public a chance to vent at the same time! Maybe include photos of your favorite politicians, particularly Mr. Biden...
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June 14, 2022
The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!
Timothy Birdnow
An interesting discussion on Facebook.
Emily Ann says:
There are so many (SO MANY!!) things that could be handled better diplomatically.
As for Ukraine—I understand that Russia wants to reestablish its old empire and is sour about the countries Independence, but I also understand the countries that broke away from what may be considered an abusive spousal relationship with Russia and want to join the confines of the west and want protection from NATO, such as in this case. I’d be willing to bet that when Putin challenged NATO about allowing Ukraine in, had NATO immediately said "Ukraine, you have a provisional seat at the table†Russia would have backed down.
I think it’s funny that Zelensky has buydone by the short and curleys because of his and his crackhead’s dirty dealings in Ukraine. He doesn’t want any of it to come out because he could face serious repercussions as "the big guyâ€.
I have a friend from Nicaragua who came here legally, became a citizen, and served in the Army here. Her family is still I there and there’s been talk that Russia is going to come to Nicaragua to "help†them. It’ll be really interesting that Russia will be on our back doorstep and have the ability to attack us on two fronts as we’ve sent tons of weapons to Ukraine, gave the terrorist taliban $50M+ in war necessities, are no longer energy independent begging Saudi and OPEC to increase oil production, etc. I forecast there to be gas rationing like in the 70’s again here. Russia may not be able to sell their oil to anyone except China, but that allows them to have more for their invading forces who won’t be dependent on foreign oil if they can get it to their equipment
I reply:
I agree; a fine analysis of the situation Emily Ann.
I would add about Ukraine that the U.S. agreed to defend them as part of the Budapest Memorandum, a part of the Start treaty, in 1994, if they disposed of their share of the Soviet nuclear stockpile, which they did, so it puts us in the position of defending them or breaking our word (which is rather what we have done here, I fear.)
But then too Putin insists (and the word of a guy like Putin is not worth a whole lot) that the U.S. promised Russia at the time that NATO would not be expanded into Ukraine or any former Soviet satellite state. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/h_190327bbaa80435566e3164ef6dc4ed1
Again, we are to take their word for it, the word of known liars. But it is possible they see it hat way. No doubt the Russian People do.
Putin has openly stated he wants to resurrect the old Tsarist empire sans Tsar. That necessitates annexation of Ukraine and Byelorus.
I agree; Biden and the rest of the Ruling Class are up to their eyeballs in Ukraine and want to cover it. I have little doubt the shredders were going as the bombs fell.
So, the Russians want to move in Nicaragua and "help" the Sandanistas? I'm not surprised Ortega and company have been busily turning it back into a communist state, suppressing dissent and imprisoning political opposition. But they are pikers; they need the experts. And Putin knows that if we are in the Ukraine he needs to be in Central America. He's a chess player.
These people are completely undoing our victory in the Cold War!
Yes, they'll be rationing gas by late summer I suspect. And this from what is had become the largest oil producer on the planet! It's disgraceful what Mr. Biden and the other heroes of the Revolution have done to us!
It is the high price of gas and oil that is funding this war, I might add; Putin is flush with windfall profits now. The way to stop Putin is to defund him by seriously reopening the American oil and gas industry and getting prices down. But he cannot do that because he is beholden to the enviromentalist lobby, to the "green energy" investers, to the international agreements like the Paris Accord (which he intends to impose regardless of the Senate of the will of the American People.)
Yeah; the Chinese can ship Russian oil for them, And everyone is still buying Russian oil through third parties. Their profits are way up, I would add. https://news.yahoo.com/russias-oil-revenue-soars-despite-181624231.html
Furthermore, Russia and China can get oil for an American invasion from Venezuela.
This Administration has put America into a perilous, expensive, and dangerous situation and it will only get worse unless someone stands up to the children running Mr. Biden.
An interesting discussion on Facebook.
Emily Ann says:
There are so many (SO MANY!!) things that could be handled better diplomatically.
As for Ukraine—I understand that Russia wants to reestablish its old empire and is sour about the countries Independence, but I also understand the countries that broke away from what may be considered an abusive spousal relationship with Russia and want to join the confines of the west and want protection from NATO, such as in this case. I’d be willing to bet that when Putin challenged NATO about allowing Ukraine in, had NATO immediately said "Ukraine, you have a provisional seat at the table†Russia would have backed down.
I think it’s funny that Zelensky has buydone by the short and curleys because of his and his crackhead’s dirty dealings in Ukraine. He doesn’t want any of it to come out because he could face serious repercussions as "the big guyâ€.
I have a friend from Nicaragua who came here legally, became a citizen, and served in the Army here. Her family is still I there and there’s been talk that Russia is going to come to Nicaragua to "help†them. It’ll be really interesting that Russia will be on our back doorstep and have the ability to attack us on two fronts as we’ve sent tons of weapons to Ukraine, gave the terrorist taliban $50M+ in war necessities, are no longer energy independent begging Saudi and OPEC to increase oil production, etc. I forecast there to be gas rationing like in the 70’s again here. Russia may not be able to sell their oil to anyone except China, but that allows them to have more for their invading forces who won’t be dependent on foreign oil if they can get it to their equipment
I reply:
I agree; a fine analysis of the situation Emily Ann.
I would add about Ukraine that the U.S. agreed to defend them as part of the Budapest Memorandum, a part of the Start treaty, in 1994, if they disposed of their share of the Soviet nuclear stockpile, which they did, so it puts us in the position of defending them or breaking our word (which is rather what we have done here, I fear.)
But then too Putin insists (and the word of a guy like Putin is not worth a whole lot) that the U.S. promised Russia at the time that NATO would not be expanded into Ukraine or any former Soviet satellite state. https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/h_190327bbaa80435566e3164ef6dc4ed1
Again, we are to take their word for it, the word of known liars. But it is possible they see it hat way. No doubt the Russian People do.
Putin has openly stated he wants to resurrect the old Tsarist empire sans Tsar. That necessitates annexation of Ukraine and Byelorus.
I agree; Biden and the rest of the Ruling Class are up to their eyeballs in Ukraine and want to cover it. I have little doubt the shredders were going as the bombs fell.
So, the Russians want to move in Nicaragua and "help" the Sandanistas? I'm not surprised Ortega and company have been busily turning it back into a communist state, suppressing dissent and imprisoning political opposition. But they are pikers; they need the experts. And Putin knows that if we are in the Ukraine he needs to be in Central America. He's a chess player.
These people are completely undoing our victory in the Cold War!
Yes, they'll be rationing gas by late summer I suspect. And this from what is had become the largest oil producer on the planet! It's disgraceful what Mr. Biden and the other heroes of the Revolution have done to us!
It is the high price of gas and oil that is funding this war, I might add; Putin is flush with windfall profits now. The way to stop Putin is to defund him by seriously reopening the American oil and gas industry and getting prices down. But he cannot do that because he is beholden to the enviromentalist lobby, to the "green energy" investers, to the international agreements like the Paris Accord (which he intends to impose regardless of the Senate of the will of the American People.)
Yeah; the Chinese can ship Russian oil for them, And everyone is still buying Russian oil through third parties. Their profits are way up, I would add. https://news.yahoo.com/russias-oil-revenue-soars-despite-181624231.html
Furthermore, Russia and China can get oil for an American invasion from Venezuela.
This Administration has put America into a perilous, expensive, and dangerous situation and it will only get worse unless someone stands up to the children running Mr. Biden.
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Caterpillar Leaves Illinois
Christopher Lee
They are the best heavy equipment manufacturer in the entire world. But it’s only Peoria and who cares about downstate concerns anyway?
They already stopped building any new manufacturing here - if you were paying attention. This was predictable and avoidable
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without Experimental Evidence
Tomer Tamarkin
Tim adds:
What differentiates Science from Philosophy (or religion) is the rigorous application of the scientific method aka observation and experimentation to provide solid evidence for a theory. There have been all manner of theories over the years, be they the geocentric theory of the cosmos or the theory of the Aether, or the Steady State theory, have all failed due to lack of proper evidence, even while often being quite beautiful. If you can't prove it you have to chuck it. Climate change theory seems elegant to so many but in the end it lacks real-world evidence. There is circumstantial evidence - primarily of a very modest planetary warming which may or may not be caused by carbon dioxide, but in the end they can't seal the deal, despite purging anyone who disagrees from any position of authority in any university or major research organization. So even with putting their porcine thumbs on the scales they can't close the deal here. At what point do scientists finally waive the white flag and admit there isn't proper evidence to support this? They won't because vast sums of money are being poured into this as it benefits the political class immensely.
Professor Richard Feynman, Ph.D., and Noble Prize laurate, on Scientific Theories and the MUST need to prove by experiment.
It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong. In that simple statement is the key to science.
Note that no experimental results support the AGW or global warming theory. None.
Short one minute video of Dr. Feynman while teaching at Caltech in 1965Tim adds:
What differentiates Science from Philosophy (or religion) is the rigorous application of the scientific method aka observation and experimentation to provide solid evidence for a theory. There have been all manner of theories over the years, be they the geocentric theory of the cosmos or the theory of the Aether, or the Steady State theory, have all failed due to lack of proper evidence, even while often being quite beautiful. If you can't prove it you have to chuck it. Climate change theory seems elegant to so many but in the end it lacks real-world evidence. There is circumstantial evidence - primarily of a very modest planetary warming which may or may not be caused by carbon dioxide, but in the end they can't seal the deal, despite purging anyone who disagrees from any position of authority in any university or major research organization. So even with putting their porcine thumbs on the scales they can't close the deal here. At what point do scientists finally waive the white flag and admit there isn't proper evidence to support this? They won't because vast sums of money are being poured into this as it benefits the political class immensely.
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Not More Gun Laws...
Selwyn Duke
https://www.selwynduke.com/2022/06/you-really-want-federal-gun-control-intervention-well-heres-an-idea-for-you.html]https://www.selwynduke.com/2022/06/you-really-want-federal-gun-control-intervention-well-heres-an-idea-for-you.html
Wherever you stand on them and federal firearms laws in principle, however, a simple fact is under-emphasized in this debate: Laws mean little if not enforced.
...Thus, if there must be federal gun-oriented intervention (which I’m against), it’s obvious what it should be:
Make localities’ and/or states’ receipt of federal funds contingent upon their adequate enforcement of violent-crime laws — in particular, gun laws.
There you have it. Are you listening, Mitch McConnell?
Tim adds:
It just like immigration laws; there are plenty of laws on the books that are not enforced. Then they tell us we need "comprehensive immigration reform" becuase the "laws aren't working". Well duh! No law works if it isn't enforced. How many people would stop at red lights if there was no chance of getting a ticket?
We have all the gun laws we need. What we need is enforcement of laws against using those guns in crimes.
https://www.selwynduke.com/2022/06/you-really-want-federal-gun-control-intervention-well-heres-an-idea-for-you.html]https://www.selwynduke.com/2022/06/you-really-want-federal-gun-control-intervention-well-heres-an-idea-for-you.html
Wherever you stand on them and federal firearms laws in principle, however, a simple fact is under-emphasized in this debate: Laws mean little if not enforced.
...Thus, if there must be federal gun-oriented intervention (which I’m against), it’s obvious what it should be:
Make localities’ and/or states’ receipt of federal funds contingent upon their adequate enforcement of violent-crime laws — in particular, gun laws.
There you have it. Are you listening, Mitch McConnell?
Tim adds:
It just like immigration laws; there are plenty of laws on the books that are not enforced. Then they tell us we need "comprehensive immigration reform" becuase the "laws aren't working". Well duh! No law works if it isn't enforced. How many people would stop at red lights if there was no chance of getting a ticket?
We have all the gun laws we need. What we need is enforcement of laws against using those guns in crimes.
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Jan. 6 Ratings Bomb
Timothy Birdnow
According to this article in Twitchy, the Jan. 6 hearings were a ratings bomb with most Americans turning it off.
Despite efforts to claim it was a huge success (CNN bragged it had 20 million viewers, which is weak for prime time at the best, but isn't even accurate) Joe Concha points out that 18 to 20 million viewers combined generally watch the newscasts of PBS, NBC, and CBS and those are not prime-time shows, yet this little morality play drew a scant 11 million viewers more or less.
And why not? This was already gone over in the second Trump impeachment. He was acquitted of the charges being leveled against him now.
The public already heard all of this.
And given there were no Republicans on this committee (Liz Chaney is no longer a Republican, having been kicked out of by her own state GOP) it was clearly just a political commercial.
And Trump is no longer President; they Democrats are beating a dead horse.
Which violates Saul Alinsky rule #7 "a tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag". Clearly this is ABC News gum (strangely not chewed by ABC but by the other "news" outlets.)
Maybe the media can run a special on the Iran Contra Affair next, or on the Valerie Plame affair? I mean, this is REAL news!
According to this article in Twitchy, the Jan. 6 hearings were a ratings bomb with most Americans turning it off.
Despite efforts to claim it was a huge success (CNN bragged it had 20 million viewers, which is weak for prime time at the best, but isn't even accurate) Joe Concha points out that 18 to 20 million viewers combined generally watch the newscasts of PBS, NBC, and CBS and those are not prime-time shows, yet this little morality play drew a scant 11 million viewers more or less.
And why not? This was already gone over in the second Trump impeachment. He was acquitted of the charges being leveled against him now.
The public already heard all of this.
And given there were no Republicans on this committee (Liz Chaney is no longer a Republican, having been kicked out of by her own state GOP) it was clearly just a political commercial.
And Trump is no longer President; they Democrats are beating a dead horse.
Which violates Saul Alinsky rule #7 "a tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag". Clearly this is ABC News gum (strangely not chewed by ABC but by the other "news" outlets.)
Maybe the media can run a special on the Iran Contra Affair next, or on the Valerie Plame affair? I mean, this is REAL news!
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Biden to Offer Food Relief - Overseas
Timothy Birdnow
The Biden Junta plans food shortage relief - for other countries.
According to Western Journalism:
The Biden Junta plans food shortage relief - for other countries.
According to Western Journalism:
AWhite House fact sheet published on Friday states the assistance will go to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
According to the release, "at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, the President is bringing together key partners to address this crisis and announcing $331 million for humanitarian assistance, food security assistance, and disaster risk reduction assistance – out of the $645 million total, that includes support for refugee and migrant populations.â€
Accordingly, the administration announced a $331 million commitment to "advance food security†in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday.
The catch? Although record levels of inflationin the U.S. have forced some Americans to choose between putting food on the table or filling their gas tanks, none of this funding will provide relief in the United States.
So more money will be blown, further driving up the national debt and increasing inflation. And not one American will benefit from it.
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Reds
Timothy Birdnow
I was chatting with Guy F. Beebe who mentioned a story he read a while back about Biden appointing a woman who had bombed the Capitol building to a job in his Administration.
He didn't remember the details. I tried to look it up.
I found one about Susan Rosenberg, who was convicted of bombing the Capitol in 1983 (when Reagan was President, so to the media who cares?) She was sentenced to 58 years in prison and Bill Clinton pardoned her. She became one of the executives at Black Lives Matter.
After graduating from prison she took a job teaching at Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, then helped found Black Lives Matter. She was on the most wanted list for a while.
She may well be working for Biden as a staffer now.
Here is more on Rosenberg.
Biden did appoint a woman named Reema Dodin to be his deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
Doddin is on record praising and excusing suicide bombers in Palestine.
Any way you slice it, the terrorists are coming, be they Bolsheviks or PLO supporters.
I was chatting with Guy F. Beebe who mentioned a story he read a while back about Biden appointing a woman who had bombed the Capitol building to a job in his Administration.
He didn't remember the details. I tried to look it up.
I found one about Susan Rosenberg, who was convicted of bombing the Capitol in 1983 (when Reagan was President, so to the media who cares?) She was sentenced to 58 years in prison and Bill Clinton pardoned her. She became one of the executives at Black Lives Matter.
After graduating from prison she took a job teaching at Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, then helped found Black Lives Matter. She was on the most wanted list for a while.
She may well be working for Biden as a staffer now.
Here is more on Rosenberg.
Biden did appoint a woman named Reema Dodin to be his deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
Doddin is on record praising and excusing suicide bombers in Palestine.
Any way you slice it, the terrorists are coming, be they Bolsheviks or PLO supporters.
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June 13, 2022
Why are Kids Dying from Heart Troubles
Selwyn Duke
https://trendingpolitics.com/doctors-baffled-by-mysterious-syndrome-that-is-causing-massive-spike-in-youth-fatalities-from-cardiac-arrests-knab/?utm_source=whatfinger
Anyone have any idea, at all, what the cause could be, hmm?
I've a sneaking suspicion it might be something that could get you flagged on Faceb
https://trendingpolitics.com/doctors-baffled-by-mysterious-syndrome-that-is-causing-massive-spike-in-youth-fatalities-from-cardiac-arrests-knab/?utm_source=whatfinger
Anyone have any idea, at all, what the cause could be, hmm?
I've a sneaking suspicion it might be something that could get you flagged on Faceb
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European Gas Prices Soar
Frank Lasee
Europe natural gas prices are already far higher than ours. It was stupid of them to stop their own production and rely heavily on Russia.
Natural gas is ripping higher in Europe after a fire shuttered a key US export terminal, squeezing global supply even more.
Europe natural gas prices are already far higher than ours. It was stupid of them to stop their own production and rely heavily on Russia.
Natural gas is ripping higher in Europe after a fire shuttered a key US export terminal, squeezing global supply even more.
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Military to Accept HIV Positive People
Timothy Birdnow
So now the Pentagon is planning to let HIV positive people into the military while rejecting those who are not vaccinated with the Covid poison vaccine.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/politics/pentagon-hiv-restrictions-eased/index.html
Remember, these people will receive medical care at the taxpayer's expense. And that isn't cheap for someone with HIV; anywhere from a low of $14,000 to $34,000 per year.
That will be picked up by you and me.
Meanwhile, these people could well be spreading the illness. The military is ripe for sexual activity and these individuals will probably not be overly careful about it.
And someone who has had Covid and has natural immunity is out. Period.
So too are people infected with that worst-of-all virus, conservativism.
So you can't be conservative and a soldier, you can't be unvaxxed, but you can be a transvestite or an AIDS factory and you are in like Flint.
That is not by accident. The Left - who now runs things - know the military could still stop their takeover of America. They have to fill it with people who aren't there to fight.
Or are there to fight US.
Welcome to the Progressive America! This is top down, bottom up, inside out as the Left squeezes Middle America out. Attack us from the top (the government, academia, industry, media, etc.), from the bottom via things like Black Lives Matter and other "grassroots" organizations, and this.
Make Americans strangers in the own land. Promote huge immigration so as to breed out the old Americans and force us into a new nation. Attack all of our institutions, the ones that promote normalcy and decency.
Hollow us out from within.
And when they achieve this great utopia? The iron boot in the face - forever.
But hey! We ALL get the iron boot (except the beautiful people who are the masters) so there will be "equity".
So now the Pentagon is planning to let HIV positive people into the military while rejecting those who are not vaccinated with the Covid poison vaccine.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/politics/pentagon-hiv-restrictions-eased/index.html
Remember, these people will receive medical care at the taxpayer's expense. And that isn't cheap for someone with HIV; anywhere from a low of $14,000 to $34,000 per year.
That will be picked up by you and me.
Meanwhile, these people could well be spreading the illness. The military is ripe for sexual activity and these individuals will probably not be overly careful about it.
And someone who has had Covid and has natural immunity is out. Period.
So too are people infected with that worst-of-all virus, conservativism.
So you can't be conservative and a soldier, you can't be unvaxxed, but you can be a transvestite or an AIDS factory and you are in like Flint.
That is not by accident. The Left - who now runs things - know the military could still stop their takeover of America. They have to fill it with people who aren't there to fight.
Or are there to fight US.
Welcome to the Progressive America! This is top down, bottom up, inside out as the Left squeezes Middle America out. Attack us from the top (the government, academia, industry, media, etc.), from the bottom via things like Black Lives Matter and other "grassroots" organizations, and this.
Make Americans strangers in the own land. Promote huge immigration so as to breed out the old Americans and force us into a new nation. Attack all of our institutions, the ones that promote normalcy and decency.
Hollow us out from within.
And when they achieve this great utopia? The iron boot in the face - forever.
But hey! We ALL get the iron boot (except the beautiful people who are the masters) so there will be "equity".
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Return to the Ozark Hilton
Timothy Birdnow
It's been a long time coming, but I finally made it back to the Ozark Hilton.
In our last episode - over a month ago - I accomplished a whole lot of nothing, and this trip was no better. But it was interesting.
The weather was warm but not boiling hot, and it seemed like a good idea to get down there. Everyone was reasonably healthy and I didn't have to worry overmuch, and I was moving my bowels well (that is a big consideration for Hiltoning; no bowel movement and you have to fear a night move - something dreaded down there in those woods. Or if you get the other problem, you know, well, then you spend your time sitting with an exposed posterior, ripe for all the blood sucking types...)
So I took off in the truck with my spiffy new chainsaw, a gallon of fuel for it, and my usual gear - cooler, portable dvd player, 12 volt marine battery, and a bunch of movies, etc.
The trip went without incident, not even a stop at my usual outhouse on the way (it's in a state park and I spend FAR too much time there!)
Now I'm a confirmed pessimist and not without cause; I've learned that when things are going well disaster awaits. I was right.
I found my turnoff onto the once-logging trail and now private drive to the grand estates of TK Birdnow Esquire and the famous Ozark Hilton. In summer that turn can be hard to see - which is the way I like it. Keeps would be thieves away. But it can also keep would-be owners away (would be because the animals are the REAL owners of that land) and I don't see so well anymore. But I know where the turnoff comes in and found it and made my turn.
And was rewarded with an enormous pop for my troubles. I knew that sound; the sound of a tire blowing out.
For one moment I thought about driving down to the cabin, and I put the truck in gear. Sanity returned almost immediately; if I did that and needed to call someone they wouldn't come down that trail; no same person would. I had to stay at trailhead and work on it there. I can't get t the clearing where I would work on it anyway; there is a big fallen tree blocking the road (which is why I had my spiffy new chainsaw). Had I driven down I would have been even more insane than most people think I am.
Luckily I have a good spare. I took out my jack - a floor jack - and began hunting for a place to jack up the vehicle.
And found none. There was nowhere I could place that jack and get it high enough to raise the vehicle to where I could remove the tire.
I called my buddy 7lb Dave, a former autobody man turned insurance appraiser, and he told me where to stick it. I tried, I really did, but I couldn't get the jack to operate that deep under the truck (I only had a short crowbar and needed something much longer.) I had to call the Auto Club.
(BTW, I am glad Dave didn't tell me to stick it somewhere more uncomfortable; that would HURT!)
Nobody wanted to come. It took well over an hour for AAA to find a serviceman willing to drive out to this remote location. And then it took another three hours for him to get there. I waited with that truck for over four hours. As it was hot I had the engine running and the a/c blasting, so it wasn't TOO bad, and I'm used to waiting. My life is nothing but an eternal waiting room these last few years.
Eventually a man showed up and he had the right equipment. I was changed in a matter of less than five minutes.
He apologized for the delay; he said he had to drive fifty miles to get to me! He was rather bitter about it; there are AAA services within a few miles of my location but they all refused the job. And this on a Saturday on what was probably the best outdoor weekend we were going to have until August.
The Ozark Hilton is very rural, but it is also in a resort type area. There is a fine Army Corps of Engineers lake nearby (Clearwater Lake) and several great floating rivers. It's an outdoorsman's paradise. Sadly, I rarely make use of any of it as I am going by myself all the time and rarely get there early enough and generally want to go home the next day right away. But it's there for my enjoyment if I so choose. Clearwater Lake has a nice sand beach swimming area, for instance, and on hot days I will sometimes go there to "bathe" as I am drenched with sweat and filthy.
So, after leaving my home at 11 a.m. I finally actually arrived after 6!
So, no cabin repairs, no cutting up that fallen tree, no nothing. I just had time to unload and do the basics of cabin maintenance.
Which proved far more difficult than I had anticipated. Someone - or something - had invaded my cabin!
The front door was standing wide open. Now, that door's hinges had come loose and one of my projects slated for this weekend was to reattach it. It didn't close real well when I left last time, but now it was wide open and the cabin looked - defiled. It did NOT look like animal defilement though; that usually entails a bunch of stuff knocked over, small debris on the floor, etc. There was some debris on the floor, notably a pack of batteries I had left there was spilled out, but it was - odd. Things weren't quite where I remember them being. One of my electric camping lanterns was moved into an odd place, and another battery-operated light was just gone. I don't know where but I sure couldn't find it. And in the "inner cabin", the "bedroom" as it were, a large and heavy storage box was pushed out from under my kitchen table into the middle of the floor. I don't know how an animal could do that unless it was very big.
On the other hand, I keep a couple of bottles of liquor there, sometimes for a drink but more for a bribe in case of just such an incident, and they were all still there. If some hill folk did invade my cabin they didn't drink. I didn't really see much else missing either but that one light. Kids just rummaging around, I suppose. Or agile, strong animals of some sort.
But the door tot he "inner cabin" was still closed. Odd.
So I had to clean up the mess (the whole cabin is a mess, but I at least keep the floor clean; I have wanted to build a storage shed for a long time now but ill health and lack of time have prevented it). By then it was after seven and time was not my friend. I had to get my kerosene lights serviced, which entails trimming the wicks, cleaning the glass globes, and filling them and lighting them up. As I generally light around eight such lamps/lanterns it takes a while. I barely made it; the light was almost gone by the time I got the last of them lit.
It was still pretty hot so I parked myself on my chair on the porch. I had an armadillo show itself, but only one. I hope nothing happened to it's mate. They almost always show up in pairs, two very large shelled beasts hunting the ground for bugs in the twilight or early night. But this time there was only one. I've seen this pair grow from little armadillos into impressive adults over the years. I remember their mating ritual; they would growl impolite noises at each other, then went at it with a sound like coconuts clinking together. I thought I was in Monty Python and the Holy Grail! They were just little kids back then. Now they are big and I wouldn't want to tussle with them. Also, they have learned how not to walk so noisily. I used to hear them well before seeing them, but not so much anymore. I still hear them, but they are more ginger afoot.
They clearly live under the cabin. i don't mind; keeps the rodent population down.
Lots of tree frogs that night too. That is a lovely sound.
It's too bad I've junked up the cabin itself and the immediate environment around it. I need to haul away some trash, and I need a storage facility for things I think I can use. Right now it's like a junk yard, and my cabin like Fat Albert;s clubhouse. For that matter, given the amount of weight I've gained in recent years, I LOOK like Fat Albert, albeit a bit paler. And I don't say "hey, hey, hey!"
At any rate, that's when the phone calls started. Cathy usually calls me once or twice, but them my brother called, and he kept me on the phone for quite some time. Then I checked on my dad (Brian was worried about him; he was coughing a lot.) Everyone wanted to talk that night, and I had been burning my phone charge with AAA anyway. I feared running out of battery and with the luck I was having I had no spare tire and could well have another flat - with no phone! I eventually just had to turn it off.
So finally well after 10 I went in to watch something on my dvd player.
The accursed thing was dead.
Now, you can run it with little charge provided you plug it in to the marine battery. But it has to have some charge in the machine or it will shut off until it charges up. I plugged it in and went away for a while. Came back - still dead! It's sometimes tricky to get the DC plug into the battery properly.
I screwed around with it and went away again. Still nothing. I wish there was a thing on the dvd player - or the battery -telling me the charger is working, but there isn't.
I FINALLY got the stupid machine working about midnight.
So I watched it until 2 a.m. when fatigue overcame me.
Now I just sleep in an easy chair there. It's not a recliner though, so it's only good for a couple of hours. I have a futon in the "inner cabin" that I used to ope but it's too much trouble so I usually sleep there in winter where it's a couch. But I generally close the "inner cabin" in summer, preferring the brighter and somewhat cooler "outer cabin". Chair sleeping is just the price I pay. But sleeping in a chair becomes uncomfortable after a couple of hours. My legs start to hurt, or at least get stiff.
So I was up by 6:30. I had a couple of repairs in mind for the outside (my stovepipe chimney had fallen down and there is now a substantial opening into the cabin that I wanted to at least seal with some plastic temporarily, for example) but I was too tired and dragged out.
Since I now have to park at the road blockage about 75 yards away and shlepp my stuff to and from the car, I put a plastic chair about half way and have to plop down in it. Congestive Heart Failure sucks; it means no wind and you get exhausted so easily. But it's what I have to do. I always feel like an athlete in an Olympic event when I go there!
I dearly wanted to get home so I just packed up and left. The front door is still off it's hinges but I was able to get it closed better. Hopefully nobody else will want in for the luxurious facilities of the OH!
Uneventful drive home, except I had to stop at my favorite outhouse on the way. I knew I couldn't avoid using that fetid hole in the gound, not even for one trip!
So I was pretty exhausted yesterday. Slept a couple of hours when I got home and really sawed some logs last night. My body always feels like I ran a marathon after going there, even though I did little. And the bug bites will drive me crazy for the next few days. Still, I feel a certain kind of wholesomeness about it; my body knows this is our ancestral heritage, that it's the way people used to live.I may be uncomfortable, but it's a healthy kind of uncomfortable.
At any rate, I accomplished a whole lot of nothing, didn't even get to try out my new chainsaw. But it was still a good visit; they always are! There is nothing like the peace of the deep woods. Nothing.
It's been a long time coming, but I finally made it back to the Ozark Hilton.
In our last episode - over a month ago - I accomplished a whole lot of nothing, and this trip was no better. But it was interesting.
The weather was warm but not boiling hot, and it seemed like a good idea to get down there. Everyone was reasonably healthy and I didn't have to worry overmuch, and I was moving my bowels well (that is a big consideration for Hiltoning; no bowel movement and you have to fear a night move - something dreaded down there in those woods. Or if you get the other problem, you know, well, then you spend your time sitting with an exposed posterior, ripe for all the blood sucking types...)
So I took off in the truck with my spiffy new chainsaw, a gallon of fuel for it, and my usual gear - cooler, portable dvd player, 12 volt marine battery, and a bunch of movies, etc.
The trip went without incident, not even a stop at my usual outhouse on the way (it's in a state park and I spend FAR too much time there!)
Now I'm a confirmed pessimist and not without cause; I've learned that when things are going well disaster awaits. I was right.
I found my turnoff onto the once-logging trail and now private drive to the grand estates of TK Birdnow Esquire and the famous Ozark Hilton. In summer that turn can be hard to see - which is the way I like it. Keeps would be thieves away. But it can also keep would-be owners away (would be because the animals are the REAL owners of that land) and I don't see so well anymore. But I know where the turnoff comes in and found it and made my turn.
And was rewarded with an enormous pop for my troubles. I knew that sound; the sound of a tire blowing out.
For one moment I thought about driving down to the cabin, and I put the truck in gear. Sanity returned almost immediately; if I did that and needed to call someone they wouldn't come down that trail; no same person would. I had to stay at trailhead and work on it there. I can't get t the clearing where I would work on it anyway; there is a big fallen tree blocking the road (which is why I had my spiffy new chainsaw). Had I driven down I would have been even more insane than most people think I am.
Luckily I have a good spare. I took out my jack - a floor jack - and began hunting for a place to jack up the vehicle.
And found none. There was nowhere I could place that jack and get it high enough to raise the vehicle to where I could remove the tire.
I called my buddy 7lb Dave, a former autobody man turned insurance appraiser, and he told me where to stick it. I tried, I really did, but I couldn't get the jack to operate that deep under the truck (I only had a short crowbar and needed something much longer.) I had to call the Auto Club.
(BTW, I am glad Dave didn't tell me to stick it somewhere more uncomfortable; that would HURT!)
Nobody wanted to come. It took well over an hour for AAA to find a serviceman willing to drive out to this remote location. And then it took another three hours for him to get there. I waited with that truck for over four hours. As it was hot I had the engine running and the a/c blasting, so it wasn't TOO bad, and I'm used to waiting. My life is nothing but an eternal waiting room these last few years.
Eventually a man showed up and he had the right equipment. I was changed in a matter of less than five minutes.
He apologized for the delay; he said he had to drive fifty miles to get to me! He was rather bitter about it; there are AAA services within a few miles of my location but they all refused the job. And this on a Saturday on what was probably the best outdoor weekend we were going to have until August.
The Ozark Hilton is very rural, but it is also in a resort type area. There is a fine Army Corps of Engineers lake nearby (Clearwater Lake) and several great floating rivers. It's an outdoorsman's paradise. Sadly, I rarely make use of any of it as I am going by myself all the time and rarely get there early enough and generally want to go home the next day right away. But it's there for my enjoyment if I so choose. Clearwater Lake has a nice sand beach swimming area, for instance, and on hot days I will sometimes go there to "bathe" as I am drenched with sweat and filthy.
So, after leaving my home at 11 a.m. I finally actually arrived after 6!
So, no cabin repairs, no cutting up that fallen tree, no nothing. I just had time to unload and do the basics of cabin maintenance.
Which proved far more difficult than I had anticipated. Someone - or something - had invaded my cabin!
The front door was standing wide open. Now, that door's hinges had come loose and one of my projects slated for this weekend was to reattach it. It didn't close real well when I left last time, but now it was wide open and the cabin looked - defiled. It did NOT look like animal defilement though; that usually entails a bunch of stuff knocked over, small debris on the floor, etc. There was some debris on the floor, notably a pack of batteries I had left there was spilled out, but it was - odd. Things weren't quite where I remember them being. One of my electric camping lanterns was moved into an odd place, and another battery-operated light was just gone. I don't know where but I sure couldn't find it. And in the "inner cabin", the "bedroom" as it were, a large and heavy storage box was pushed out from under my kitchen table into the middle of the floor. I don't know how an animal could do that unless it was very big.
On the other hand, I keep a couple of bottles of liquor there, sometimes for a drink but more for a bribe in case of just such an incident, and they were all still there. If some hill folk did invade my cabin they didn't drink. I didn't really see much else missing either but that one light. Kids just rummaging around, I suppose. Or agile, strong animals of some sort.
But the door tot he "inner cabin" was still closed. Odd.
So I had to clean up the mess (the whole cabin is a mess, but I at least keep the floor clean; I have wanted to build a storage shed for a long time now but ill health and lack of time have prevented it). By then it was after seven and time was not my friend. I had to get my kerosene lights serviced, which entails trimming the wicks, cleaning the glass globes, and filling them and lighting them up. As I generally light around eight such lamps/lanterns it takes a while. I barely made it; the light was almost gone by the time I got the last of them lit.
It was still pretty hot so I parked myself on my chair on the porch. I had an armadillo show itself, but only one. I hope nothing happened to it's mate. They almost always show up in pairs, two very large shelled beasts hunting the ground for bugs in the twilight or early night. But this time there was only one. I've seen this pair grow from little armadillos into impressive adults over the years. I remember their mating ritual; they would growl impolite noises at each other, then went at it with a sound like coconuts clinking together. I thought I was in Monty Python and the Holy Grail! They were just little kids back then. Now they are big and I wouldn't want to tussle with them. Also, they have learned how not to walk so noisily. I used to hear them well before seeing them, but not so much anymore. I still hear them, but they are more ginger afoot.
They clearly live under the cabin. i don't mind; keeps the rodent population down.
Lots of tree frogs that night too. That is a lovely sound.
It's too bad I've junked up the cabin itself and the immediate environment around it. I need to haul away some trash, and I need a storage facility for things I think I can use. Right now it's like a junk yard, and my cabin like Fat Albert;s clubhouse. For that matter, given the amount of weight I've gained in recent years, I LOOK like Fat Albert, albeit a bit paler. And I don't say "hey, hey, hey!"
At any rate, that's when the phone calls started. Cathy usually calls me once or twice, but them my brother called, and he kept me on the phone for quite some time. Then I checked on my dad (Brian was worried about him; he was coughing a lot.) Everyone wanted to talk that night, and I had been burning my phone charge with AAA anyway. I feared running out of battery and with the luck I was having I had no spare tire and could well have another flat - with no phone! I eventually just had to turn it off.
So finally well after 10 I went in to watch something on my dvd player.
The accursed thing was dead.
Now, you can run it with little charge provided you plug it in to the marine battery. But it has to have some charge in the machine or it will shut off until it charges up. I plugged it in and went away for a while. Came back - still dead! It's sometimes tricky to get the DC plug into the battery properly.
I screwed around with it and went away again. Still nothing. I wish there was a thing on the dvd player - or the battery -telling me the charger is working, but there isn't.
I FINALLY got the stupid machine working about midnight.
So I watched it until 2 a.m. when fatigue overcame me.
Now I just sleep in an easy chair there. It's not a recliner though, so it's only good for a couple of hours. I have a futon in the "inner cabin" that I used to ope but it's too much trouble so I usually sleep there in winter where it's a couch. But I generally close the "inner cabin" in summer, preferring the brighter and somewhat cooler "outer cabin". Chair sleeping is just the price I pay. But sleeping in a chair becomes uncomfortable after a couple of hours. My legs start to hurt, or at least get stiff.
So I was up by 6:30. I had a couple of repairs in mind for the outside (my stovepipe chimney had fallen down and there is now a substantial opening into the cabin that I wanted to at least seal with some plastic temporarily, for example) but I was too tired and dragged out.
Since I now have to park at the road blockage about 75 yards away and shlepp my stuff to and from the car, I put a plastic chair about half way and have to plop down in it. Congestive Heart Failure sucks; it means no wind and you get exhausted so easily. But it's what I have to do. I always feel like an athlete in an Olympic event when I go there!
I dearly wanted to get home so I just packed up and left. The front door is still off it's hinges but I was able to get it closed better. Hopefully nobody else will want in for the luxurious facilities of the OH!
Uneventful drive home, except I had to stop at my favorite outhouse on the way. I knew I couldn't avoid using that fetid hole in the gound, not even for one trip!
So I was pretty exhausted yesterday. Slept a couple of hours when I got home and really sawed some logs last night. My body always feels like I ran a marathon after going there, even though I did little. And the bug bites will drive me crazy for the next few days. Still, I feel a certain kind of wholesomeness about it; my body knows this is our ancestral heritage, that it's the way people used to live.I may be uncomfortable, but it's a healthy kind of uncomfortable.
At any rate, I accomplished a whole lot of nothing, didn't even get to try out my new chainsaw. But it was still a good visit; they always are! There is nothing like the peace of the deep woods. Nothing.
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June 11, 2022
What is Freedom?
This courtesy of E. Calvin Beisner:
"What is liberty without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils. ... it is madness without restraint. Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetite .... Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and less of it there is within, the more there must be without."---Edm
True freedom is not lawless, but is explicitly designed by God for love and service, "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13)." Through the liberty of service and love, we fulfill the Law (Galatians 5:14), but this can only be done in the power of the supernatural graces of the ministry of the Spirit working with God's word as Paul writes, says, commands, "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (Galatians 5:16)." Walking by the Spirit produces the fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22),"against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:23)."
True freedom is not lawless, but is explicitly designed by God for love and service, "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13)." Through the liberty of service and love, we fulfill the Law (Galatians 5:14), but this can only be done in the power of the supernatural graces of the ministry of the Spirit working with God's word as Paul writes, says, commands, "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (Galatians 5:16)." Walking by the Spirit produces the fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22),"against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:23)."
The Mosaic Law itself granted the nation of Israel the whole concept of freedom under the rule of Law which our own country used to value. As God graciously saved Israel out of Egypt on Passover in order to grant the Hebrews the promised-land, i.e., real property to deliver them from their slavery, He then gave them the Mosaic Covenant so they could be blessed - if they observe it by faith - which proved to be very difficult for them to do, as it is still the case today too. The false nature worship and idolatrous tyranny of Baalism superimposed itself over the Mosaic Covenant, which eventually led to national destruction over the centuries. The same is pretty much happening today too - serious history lessons which people refuse to learn by faith.
Tim adds:
Liberals think freedom is doing whatever you please without internal restrictions. They think the role of society is to provide guardrails for the individual, who should be able to indulge whatever lusts or fancies he may hold at a given moment. Society is to enable this "freedom" and make sure he doesn't hurt ximself or others while pursuing whatever whim xi may have.
On the other hand Conservatives believe in Natural Law and think true freedom is being able to make the morally correct decisions for themselves. This means one must obey the laws of God and the universe, and do so through internal self-restraint and control. Liberals hate that; they see it as prissy and moralizing and being a killjoy.
Letting it all hang out is more fun in the moment. But the long-term effects for both the individual and society are very bad. In the end license brings nothing but misery for everyone. Freedom leads to an ordered society and an ordered individual. One can only be free if one has an ordered soul.
"What is liberty without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils. ... it is madness without restraint. Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetite .... Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and less of it there is within, the more there must be without."---Edm
True freedom is not lawless, but is explicitly designed by God for love and service, "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13)." Through the liberty of service and love, we fulfill the Law (Galatians 5:14), but this can only be done in the power of the supernatural graces of the ministry of the Spirit working with God's word as Paul writes, says, commands, "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (Galatians 5:16)." Walking by the Spirit produces the fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22),"against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:23)."
True freedom is not lawless, but is explicitly designed by God for love and service, "For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another (Galatians 5:13)." Through the liberty of service and love, we fulfill the Law (Galatians 5:14), but this can only be done in the power of the supernatural graces of the ministry of the Spirit working with God's word as Paul writes, says, commands, "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (Galatians 5:16)." Walking by the Spirit produces the fruits of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22),"against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:23)."
The Mosaic Law itself granted the nation of Israel the whole concept of freedom under the rule of Law which our own country used to value. As God graciously saved Israel out of Egypt on Passover in order to grant the Hebrews the promised-land, i.e., real property to deliver them from their slavery, He then gave them the Mosaic Covenant so they could be blessed - if they observe it by faith - which proved to be very difficult for them to do, as it is still the case today too. The false nature worship and idolatrous tyranny of Baalism superimposed itself over the Mosaic Covenant, which eventually led to national destruction over the centuries. The same is pretty much happening today too - serious history lessons which people refuse to learn by faith.
Tim adds:
Liberals think freedom is doing whatever you please without internal restrictions. They think the role of society is to provide guardrails for the individual, who should be able to indulge whatever lusts or fancies he may hold at a given moment. Society is to enable this "freedom" and make sure he doesn't hurt ximself or others while pursuing whatever whim xi may have.
On the other hand Conservatives believe in Natural Law and think true freedom is being able to make the morally correct decisions for themselves. This means one must obey the laws of God and the universe, and do so through internal self-restraint and control. Liberals hate that; they see it as prissy and moralizing and being a killjoy.
Letting it all hang out is more fun in the moment. But the long-term effects for both the individual and society are very bad. In the end license brings nothing but misery for everyone. Freedom leads to an ordered society and an ordered individual. One can only be free if one has an ordered soul.
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Inventory Freak Out
Warner Todd Huston
This is a very interesting report.... it is long, but worth the read. It reveals yet another bad, bad, set of indicators for our failing economy.
Why Everyone is Freaking Out About Target's Inventory
This is a very interesting report.... it is long, but worth the read. It reveals yet another bad, bad, set of indicators for our failing economy.
Why Everyone is Freaking Out About Target's Inventory
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Batteries Not Included
Murray Stewart
"Politicians have been cowered into supporting solutions they don’t understand. No serious thinker believes it’s economically sensible to firm up a national grid with batteries but a whole industry is willing to take government money to give it a try."
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He was for Global Warming Before He was Against it
Frank Lasee
Another fail. This could be our future - no one knows who is honest.
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Alex Epstein
The The New York Times - Science citing late IPCC lead contributor Stephen Schneider, in 1976: "The climate is going to get unreliable. It is going to get cold. Harvest failures and regional famines will be more frequent."
Tim adds:
Interestingly enough his first prediction seems to be on the ascendancy. But now he and the rest are committed to global warming. The fact is the people who pushed this are all political hacks and not scientists.
Another fail. This could be our future - no one knows who is honest.
Alex Epstein, profile picture
Alex Epstein
The The New York Times - Science citing late IPCC lead contributor Stephen Schneider, in 1976: "The climate is going to get unreliable. It is going to get cold. Harvest failures and regional famines will be more frequent."
Tim adds:
Interestingly enough his first prediction seems to be on the ascendancy. But now he and the rest are committed to global warming. The fact is the people who pushed this are all political hacks and not scientists.
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Campaign Law Violatioin?
Lance Sjogren
Since the Jan 6 "hearing" is not a real congressional hearing (real hearings have members from both sides of the aisle), what it actually constitutes is a Democratic campaign advertisement. And it is funded by the government. Isn't it against the election laws to use government money to fund your campaign commercials?
Since the Jan 6 "hearing" is not a real congressional hearing (real hearings have members from both sides of the aisle), what it actually constitutes is a Democratic campaign advertisement. And it is funded by the government. Isn't it against the election laws to use government money to fund your campaign commercials?
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Oh, and About that "Consensus"
Timothy Birdnow
Oh, one more climate story, this one going over the history of the false "97% consensus" claim in Climate Science, you know, the one saying everyone is in lockstep.
Not true and this shows how they created it.
Oh, one more climate story, this one going over the history of the false "97% consensus" claim in Climate Science, you know, the one saying everyone is in lockstep.
Not true and this shows how they created it.
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