Overview

Kinda seems like these guys might be the racist/misogyny culprits....... "If you are having a problem figuring who to vote for - You ain't black" - Joe Biden (2020 election) "Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president," Barack Obama

https://reason.com/2024/10/09/universal-basic-income-shows-why-giving-people-free-money-doesnt-work/?itm_source=parsely-api Agreed. The only possible way UBI could work is like explained above, getting rid of most of the current government safety net programs and replacing them with UBI. Adding UBI to already existing programs is a recipe for disaster, one more disincentive for people to work and to rely more and more on the government for their wellbeing.

Quick - There's still time time to indict Trump before the election! (Entering the final throes of the Harris campaign - throwing the last of the spaghetti on the wall hoping SOMETHING sticks) https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/opinion/with-kamala-harris-flailing-the-left-is-resorting-to-russia-hoax-2-0/ “Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines,” gasps The Guardian, crediting Woodward. Axios even parroted Dem charges that Trump’s Putin calls “could be illegal.” (Quick — there’s still time to indict him yet again before the election!) Meanwhile, The New York Times spun one of its typical thin-reed, anti-Trump tales (on its front page, natch!) speculating that the ex-prez favors Russia over Ukraine because he believes Kyiv helped Hillary Clinton in 2016 and because he bought Putin’s “shtick” about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Same-old, same-old: For years, the left bloviated about Trump-Russia “collusion” — though endless probes failed to find anything beyond Trump’s habit of over-the-top flattery of people he hopes to influence. The new charges are equally meritless. Even the Times admits Trump in office took a “relatively hawkish stance on Russia.” As for violations of the Logan Act, that 1799 law banning private citizens from conducting foreign policy that’s never been used to convict anyone: Countless Democrats (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, John Kerry) have discussed policy matters with foreign governments after leaving office — often in direct contradiction to the sitting president. Dumbest of all: the whining that Trump gave Putin COVID testing equipment in 2020. Even if true, what could the Russian strongman do with it? Remember, there was no treatment or vaccine for the virus at the time; and lots of countries were trading equipment and information in a bid to stem COVID’s spread. Looks like a cheap way to make Putin feel respected, and so less likely to, say, launch a fresh invasion of Ukraine (which Trump, incidentally, provided with lethal weaponry, breaking from the Obama policy).

Mute Buttons: Two Ways the School Complex Muzzles Parents and Students: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mute-buttons-two-ways-school-complex-muzzles-parents-and-students

The main reason not to vote for Trump/Vance:

Budget Deficit Hit $1.8 Trillion After Huge Increase in Borrowing Costs: https://reason.com/2024/10/09/budget-deficit-hit-1-8-trillion-after-huge-increase-in-borrowing-costs/ Yep, the federal government is spending it's way to oblivion, a bleak future for our children and grandchildren.

Another example of the dumbing down of America. Apparently "Wind Chill Factor" is too hard to understand. "Feels like" will be the new term along "Extreme Cold Watch" to put a little more "scare" in the weather...... https://www.wndu.com/2024/10/08/here-is-why-there-wont-be-any-wind-chill-warnings-this-winter-us/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFyeKlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdC73AHzDApc3tJyigqfTVVw450xyYk-Z7608UY1ljApkfzDiu5C-jh2nA_aem_4w6-CsY3WcBQpAjo5EpcPQ (Gray News) - You will no longer hear of wind chill warnings in the United States. You also will not hear of wind chill advisories or wind chill watches. The explanation is simple. The National Weather Service retired the terms in exchange for terms it hopes will make weather alerts easier to understand. A Wind Chill Watch is now an Extreme Cold Watch. It will be issued when dangerously cold air, with or without wind, is possible. You should adjust plans to avoid being outside during the coldest parts of the day and make sure you have at least half a tank of gas and an updated winter survival kit. A Wind Chill Warning is now an Extreme Cold Warning. It will be issued when dangerously cold air, with or without wind, is expected. You should avoid going outside, but if you must, you should dress in layers, cover exposed skin and make sure at least one person knows where you are going and when you arrive at your destination. A Wind Chill Advisory is now a Cold Weather Advisory. You should be sure to be dressed appropriately and cover exposed skin when going outdoors. The NWS made the changes in hopes of clarifying that cold can be dangerous with or without wind, addressing a common misconception that extreme cold is only tied to colder temperatures when there is wind.

More commentary on the danger of Mr. Beckwith becoming 2nd in command over the Indiana state government: https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2024/10/08/micah-beckwith-christian-nationalist-indiana-lieutenant-governor/75380536007/?tbref=hp

School curricula to stay hidden from parents, high court rules: https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/school-curricula-to-stay-hidden-from-parents-high-court-rules?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Let's hope the Michigan legislature sets this indeed disturbing legal precedent right. I wonder if this is also currently the same here in Indiana. Are local government employees defined as "public bodies"?

Don't both contribute to your statement "I should have the right to breathe fresh air in my community" ? Do you believe marijuana should continue to illegal in the state of Indiana based primarily on your desire for fresh air in your community? What about vaping?

Yep. Miss me with the comparison though. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Don’t care one way or another what people do in their homes but the smell of both make give me nausea.

Do you have the same opinion regarding tobacco?

It smells bad and I should have the right to breathe fresh air in my community. Every time I visit surrounding states that have passed legalization, I can't escape it, especially in major cities. Couldn't care less about the crime data nor poor alcohol analogies.

Probably because that argument wouldn’t appeal to those who have assumed the responsibility for determining morality for the rest of us. And there are way too many of them, especially in Indiana.

https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2024/10/07/indiana-marijuana-legalization-mccormick-pot-plan/75391138007/?tbref=hp Smart arguments from Mr. Hicks. Too bad he also doesn't advocate for personal freedom regarding marijuana use, that government really has no business telling an adult what they can or cannot choose to put into their body.

Yeah, FEMA may have allocated a billion dollars to illegal immigrants.......BUT - It's Trump's fault!! YEAH.....And - Katrina and Bush and stuff! (That $5 billion border wall sure would have been a pretty good investment) - and everyone needs to forget about that Ukraine thing..... https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/01/biden-harris-admin-used-fema-disaster-funding-for-illegal-immigrants/ The Biden-Harris administration took more than a billion tax dollars that had been allocated to the agency responsible for American disaster relief and used it to offer services for illegal immigrants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated nearly $364 million in the fiscal year 2023 and $650 million for the 2024 fiscal year to the “Shelter and Services Program” “to provide humanitarian services to noncitizen migrants following their release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),” according to the government’s website. The program is run in cooperation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “to support CBP in the safe, orderly and humane release of noncitizen migrants from short-term holding facilities,” FEMA’s website reads. An anonymous X account highlighted the program after MSNBC pundit Michael Steele sought to portray former President Donald Trump as the commander-in-chief who denied Americans full relief from catastrophic weather events. “In case folks forgot what Trump did to FEMA’s relief fund,” Steele wrote to frame a post about the former president pulling $271 million from DHS to detain migrants. The NBC article featured in Steele’s post said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pulled $155 million directly from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, just a fraction of the resources used by the Biden-Harris administration to care for illegal border crossers. FEMA’s top priorities under the incumbent administration, meanwhile, do not include disaster relief among the top two goals of the emergency services agency. According to FEMA’s own website, the stated goals include, first, instilling “equity as a foundation of emergency management,” and second, “lead[ing] whole of community in climate resilience.” The goal to “promote and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation” ranks third. Now, residents across the southeastern United States are suffering from the administration’s misplaced priorities, which place “equity” and “climate resilience” ahead of emergency preparedness. While FEMA routinely prepares for colossal rescue operations with resources lined up in the days ahead of major storms, such pre-staged support was clearly not available to residents in the Appalachian towns that were washed away by overwhelming rains from Hurricane Helene. Hundreds remain missing as the storm becomes the Biden administration’s “Katrina moment.” “Democrats sailed to a massive victory in the 2006 midterms, campaigning on Bush’s allegedly flat-footed Katrina response and the unpopular war in Iraq, rendering the president impotent for his last two years in office,” wrote Federalist Senior Editor John Davidson. Now Vice President Kamala Harris is running for the Oval Office while coordinating a “staged photo pretending to work on the disaster response (earbuds not even plugged into the phone, taking notes on a blank piece of paper), together with the absence of FEMA or any other federal assistance to storm-ravaged areas of western North Carolina and Georgia.”

Vance vs. Walz: Should the Government “Do Something”?: https://mises.org/mises-wire/vance-vs-walz-should-government-do-something

More failures of FEMA:

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor’s publicist says https://www.wndu.com/2024/10/01/john-amos-good-times-emmy-nominated-roots-star-dies-84-actors-publicist-says/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFpJI5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZVX6ykZSZY9VzqYawPSpx3eKboBY1GOWrOBZ18BEHIlbjNzyA50UkXmnw_aem_i21nFTgbO-m9U-dCxQabbg

As Israel starts raids into Lebanon to root out TERRORISTS (not a country's army) funded by Iran (a country that actually has a countdown clock tracking the time to the predicted destruction of Israel) and actually kills a TERRORIST LEADER, Iran fires hundreds of missiles and sets loose a couple of terror attacks on the civilians - something that our President vowed "severe consequences" to Iran. We'll see..... Everyone is aware Iran is a few screws from having a nuke and they know if Harris wins the Presidency they know Iran can continue the current administration's passive negotiation strategy with Israel, but if Trump wins, the fear is Iran will feel the need to finish it fast and that will prompt a more direct response aimed at totally destroying Iran's capability to get it done. Let's not forget who the real enemy is in the Middle East - Iran.....

Pete Rose https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41538454/pete-rose-all-mlb-hits-leader-dies-83