Secession is Occurring: Part 3: Breakdown of Law and Order and Weaponizing Once-Trusted Institutions

By John R. “Buck” Surdu In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on our Constitution, institutions, law and order, freedoms, common view of civics, commonly interpreted history, and common culture. The other is an America transformed into a Leftist, …

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Cyber Experts Have Proof of Election Infiltration, But One Call from DC FBI Office Overturns 15-Month Investigation: Report

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On Monday, The New York Times published a condescending story about “a group of election deniers” who had gathered “at an invitation-only conference in August at a secret location southeast of Phoenix” and “unspooled a new conspiracy theory about the 2020 presidential outcome.” The story involved Konnech Corp., a small election software company based in …

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The “dumbing down” of college means mediocre education without rigor

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The other day a front-page story in the New York Times grabbed my attention like few others. The headline read:  “At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry. Who Was to Blame?.” The answer, readers learned, was not the students but the award-winning professor who taught the class. To quote the story: “In the field of …

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US Oil Industry Trade Groups Mock Biden After OPEC+ Decision to Cut Production

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After members of OPEC+ gave President Joe Biden the double-barreled middle finger on Wednesday by announcing they would be cutting oil production by 2 million barrels per day, U.S. oil industry trade groups couldn’t resist the temptation to mess with him a little over the snub. In one post, the U.S. Oil & Gas Association …

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As Nuclear War Looms: Does Russia Have a Right to its Own Monroe Doctrine?

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With news that Israeli intelligence has detected an “irregular presence” of nuclear-capable Russian bombers near Finland and retired general David Petraeus casually saying NATO would likely sink Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea fleet if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, it’s perhaps time for a few questions: First, can we discuss a situation that …

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This Year’s “October Surprise”

In his efforts to dial down the inflation rate, one would think that President Joe Biden wouldn’t want to see OPEC cut oil production, decreasing petroleum supplies and thereby increasing prices. But perhaps Mr Biden’s actions have had precisely the opposite effect. From The New York Times: In Rebuke to West, OPEC and Russia Aim …

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Good Cop, Bad Cop: The Future of the Joint Russia-China Declaration

REARRANGING THE WORLD ON RUSSIAN AND CHINESE TERMS On 4 February with great fanfare, communist China and Russia announced a new strategic partnership, as explained in their Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development, an English version of which was posted on the Kremlin’s official website here. …

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The Fourth Amendment—Private Property Rights Redux

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“That the house of every one is to him as his Castle and Fortress as well for defence against injury and violence, as for his repose;…” – Sir Edward Coke (1604) Greetings my fellow Americans! The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, …

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Identifying and Tracking Bias in Decision-Making

Identifying and tracking biases in decision-making The screen shot shows how to identify and track the mitigation of biases. The bias type comes from a list of typical cognitive biases. Note, they are aligned to a strategy/plan and a decision. The form provides the capability to discuss the bias, its impact(s), and mitigation means. This …

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GOP Looking Strong to Take Senate Seats in 2 Key Battleground States

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With the exception of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it is widely expected that Republicans will win control of the House next month. Victory for the party in the Senate, however, is far less certain. But if recent shifts toward the GOP in two key battleground states continue, it just may happen. In Wisconsin, Republican Sen. …

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Mayor Jim Kenney Just Can’t Think Things Through

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Mayor Jim Kenney (D-Philadelphia) signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city parks and recreation centers, something that even The Philadelphia Inquirer recognized as likely to draw a legal challenge. It didn’t take long: on Monday, October 3rd, the executive order was tossed …

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