Abuses, Then and Now

Thomas Jefferson

“When in the Course of human events…” The document which started us on the path to liberty stands in stark contrast to the path that we are on. Let’s look at some of the charges made against King George III. Specifically, at five abuses within the Declaration that triggered our rebellion and what they might …

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The America Premium

There seems to be a common belief, mostly on the left, that businesses take their operations overseas merely for the cheap labor and the Wild Wild West of unregulated factory production and no EPA constraints. Actually, it’s not quite that simple. Cost of labor and regulation although huge considerations, aren’t the only thing companies consider …

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1 Red Balloon

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1 Red Balloon northstarmoving.com   Ninety-nine red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it’s red alert! There’s something here from somewhere else! The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky When ninety-nine red balloons go by German Band: Nena, “99 Luftballoons” By now most people …

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Viruses, Dystopias, Zombies, Earth Worship & Hypochondria

Viruses, Dystopias, Zombies, Earth Worship, and Hypochondria; Hollywood Culture and the Programming of a Nation “This is the Constitution of the United States. I’ve read it cover to cover. I don’t find anything in it about vaporizing 2,600 American citizens. But it does say, several times, that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or …

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No Such Thing as a “non-Essential” Job

  Something happened to me a few days ago that caused me to revisit an idea made ubiquitous during the height of the Covid response by the Federal government and the states, severally; “non-essential jobs. I had had some work done on my jeep; new rear wheel bearings. Once I paid the bill, I drove …

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My View About Biden.

    My View About Biden. With all the usual trappings of what we still claim as a constitutional republic, maybe we do still have, maybe we don’t, I offer what I see as what we should have been doing all along, should be rigorously defending all those things that our Founders put in those two beautiful …

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Elections And War

     Elections and war; Whose rules does a successful military use to win battles? Is it the enemy’s rules? I’m asking because some seem to think, in politics, that we should play by the opponent’s rules.      Someone, somewhere else, came up with the idea that we should begin to march as our opponents …

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The End of US

Let’s take a overview of the 2 ½ years of Biden’s administration. Remember that 40% of the time he’s been in office has been “on vacation.” So he really can’t be blamed for the following. Can he? Thousands of petroleum jobs destroyed; America’s energy independence ruined; Keystone pipeline cancelled without coordinating with Canada; reinitiated the …

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The Police Are Short-The Politicians Are Not Helping

Between the micromanagement, the 20/20 hindsight judgements and the “help,” from the politicians, people don’t want to be cops anymore. In an earlier post on AFNN I made the point that Body Worn Cameras (BWC) have, for the most part, been a positive for policing. More times than not, when an alleged infraction occurs, it …

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Making Good Arguments

Time For The NFA To Fall

     I’ve seen and heard all the lame defensive arguments and responses to when Lunch Bucket Joe cries “Ban Assault Weapons!” People just start playing their cards like morons and start defending inarguable positions, like “A semi-automatic rifle fires one bullet with each pull of the trigger”, and they always miss the fact that that …

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Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXV-Why Balloons Appear

Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXV; Why Balloons Appear. On the day that he was born our opponents got together and decided to create a gaffe come true. Last week, in Part LXXIV, a trial balloon was launched in tribute to songwriter singer/ songwriter Jimmy Webb, in light of current events precipitated by what the …

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