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When Democrats talk about "white supremacy" what they usually are referring to is actually Western Civilization-- Free market capitalism, meritocracy, and Judeo-Christian values. How do you think they can rationalize a black, Latino, or Asian person being a "white supremacist"? It is leftist doublespeak. #doublespeak An article in Just the News talks about President Bidens attempt to gaslight people into believing the worst threat to America is white supremacy. To most of us, that seems ridiculous. Other problems like fentanyl, the border crisis, or Chinese aggression in Asia would seem like greater threats. That's because when those on the Left talk about "white supremacy" or "systemic racism" they are using those terms in a different way than most normal people do.

Ponder this and remember the Left's misuse and outright abuse of words is done out of the weakness of their argument.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy and Free!

-JP Mac

After Alvin Bragg took a sledgehammer to the idea of equal justice when he indicted former president Trump, now Soros-backed prosecutor is on the radar of Conservatives, and fans of law and justice in general, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, and not in a good way. An article in Just the News describes that a St. Louis judge to appoint special attorney in contempt case against Soros-backed prosecutor. Soros apparently believes that too many people of color are being accused and convicted of crimes, so he’s decided in the name of equity, to back with millions of dollars, prosecutors and DA’s that won’t be hard on crime and in prosecuting less criminals, create equity for what are believed to be oppressed minorities. His approach fails to protect the victims, many of whom are also people of color and their communities. Far away from the reality of the dystopia they’ve helped create, and insulated from their bad decisions, the leftist elite see you as just a notional being, something to be manipulated and controlled with their perverse carrot-and-stick approach.
Source: https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/st-louis-judge-appoints-special-attorney-contempt-case-against-soros-backed?utm_source=gt&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=gtjs

After Alvin Bragg took a sledgehammer to the idea of equal justice when he indicted former president Trump, now Soros-backed prosecutor is on the radar of Conservatives, and fans of law and justice in general, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, and not in a good way. An article in Just the News decribes that a St. Louis judge to appoint special attorney in contempt case against Soros-backed prosecutor. Soros apparently believes that too many people of color are being accused and convicted of crimes, so he's decided in the name of equity, to back with millions of dollars, prosecutors and DA's that won't be hard on crime and in prosecuting less criminals, create equity for what are believed to be oppressed minorities. His approach fails to protect the victims, many of whom are also people of color and their communities. Far away from the reality of the dystopia they've helped create, and insulated from their bad decisions, the leftist elite see you as just a notional being, something to be manipulated and controlled with their perverse carrot-and-stick approach.

From S3E50: On day number 9 of world without Parler, we still have no Parler, no new news, and no apparent plan. When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he had a clear plan to rehabilitate the platform that was well publicized. An article appearing in the Washington Examiner entitled: Parler will 'maximize' free speech, new owner says suggests that Parler's new owner, Ryan Coyne has no discernible plan for his new acquisition. When will it be back up? Will it ever be back up? He can't say. He speaks of maximizing free speech but denies a platform for Parler users to exercise it.

On day number 9 of world without Parler, we still have no Parler, no new news, and no apparent plan. When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he had a clear plan to rehabilitate the platform that was well publicized. An article appearing in the Washington Examiner entitled: Parler will 'maximize' free speech, new owner says suggests that Parler's new owner, Ryan Coyne has no discernible plan for his new acquisition. When will it be back up? Will it ever be back up? He can't say. He speaks of maximizing free speech, but denies a platform for Parler users to exercise it. From an article in Just the News tells us that a whopping three (3) people have so far received money from our government in relation to COVID 19 injury claims. These claims combined only totaled amount $5000. Seems like very little money going to very few people considering the number of COVID-19 vaccine injury claims out there. This doesn't seem enough, unless its just the beginning.

Last year, I wrote Easter Message 2022. This year I repeat that message, but with emphasis on different areas.

From last year's Easter message:

"Easter reminds us that just as Jesus was reborn as a higher eternal form of himself, that we can and must strive to do this same. Life and freedom are the twin gifts the Creator has given to us. As one or the other becomes diminished, their restoration, rebirth, resurrection, once started becomes a force of nature. As we will it, death gives way to life, fear to courage, and oppression to freedom. Become one with that force of nature that demands the scales be re-balanced in favor of our Divine right, and perhaps achieve in the process, a rebirth to a higher form of spiritual life."

The Easter season gives us hope in the renewal of the world. We hope for everlasting life in the next world, we must deal with the cyclic nature of this one. The Easter Mircale gives hope and strength to those who believe, and our knowledge of history shows us of the small and great cycles of life from the individual to the that of society, to that of civilizations. With strength, wisdom, and grace, we may enjoy sooner than later, the ascendency of freedom and rationalism.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

Last year, I wrote Easter Message 2022. This year I repeat that message, but with emphasis on different areas.

From last year's Easter message:

"Easter reminds us that just as Jesus was reborn as a higher eternal form of himself, that we can and must strive to do this same. Life and freedom are the twin gifts the Creator has given to us. As one or the other becomes diminished, their restoration, rebirth, resurrection, once started becomes a force of nature. As we will it, death gives way to life, fear to courage, and oppression to freedom. Become one with that force of nature that demands the scales be re-balanced in favor of our Divine right, and perhaps achieve in the process, a rebirth to a higher form of spiritual life."

This year, we still find ourselves at the very beginning of a greater renewal cycle. Leftism and collectivism have been in the ascendancy, but this cannot last. History shows that the pendulum swings from the left to the right, from liberal to conservative. Different people, different parts of the world find themselves at different points in this cycle. Some have rebounded towards greater liberty and independence, while other continue to hurtle downwards like a meteor.

The Easter season gives us hope in the renewal of the world. We hope for everlasting life in the next world, we must deal with the cyclic nature of this one. The Easter Mircale gives hope and strength to those who believe, and our knowledge of history shows us of the small an and great cycles of life from the individual to the that of society, to that of civilizations. With strength, wisdom, and grace, we may enjoy sooner than later, the ascendency of freedom and rationalism.

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free!

Does the Trump indictment give you a sense of Deja vu? Not surprisingly, this is not the first abuse of law enforcement by a corrupt Democrats. Scott Walker, then governor of Wisconsin, and his Republican allies faced similar persecution when they crossed the state's powerful teacher's union in 2015. Here's what I wrote about it at the time in my article: A Chilling Case of Apparent Political Intimidation in Wisconsin

Democrats were willing to use the justice system as a weapon against their political opponents back then, and certainly have no problems with doing so now.

There's more about the story in this article from Fox News: Trump indicted after Manhattan DA probe for hush money payments

In other Political news, Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination. There was no real call for this, but there it is, he's running.

From “Is America Really a Free Country?”:

OK, so we learned our lesson with the Affordable Care Act and threw out those in Congress willing to play fast and loose with our liberty. The Constitution says that Congress makes the laws, so we are therefore (for the moment) safe from our government forcing us to buy American made electric cars, yes? No, not necessarily. President Obama has decided he does not need Congress. He has a phone and a pen (read staff and flail) that give him the power though executive order to instruct the proper regulatory body to create virtual law through regulation. He believes he can rule through Executive Order, and in fact has managed to do so. He as he sees it, could issue an order to the EPA, a non-elected body, to regulate the production of fossil fuel out of existence and thereby make gas-fueled vehicles no longer a viable option for transportation. Crazy? He is attempting to do exactly that. Onerous regulations in the coal industry at his direction already make it almost impossible to build an economically viable coal fire plant. He will not allow a pipeline to be built to move Canadian oil despite the fact that it is actually safer to transport it that way than with rail or over the roads. As for the American made part? He basically federalized GM through the bailouts, too bad their electric car has so far not met consumer needs. That window has closed, but should the automotive industry ever need another bailout… Hope (if not change) springs eternal.

LibertyRelearned.com April 2015
President Biden has emulated Obama’s penchant for ruling by executive order. He’s used executive orders to continue with President Obama’s war on fossil fuel. He’s also abused his executive order power do create vaccine mandates and forgive student loan debt. Only a few things stand between him and Trudeau levels of tyranny, our Supreme Court, our currently GOP held House, and a few red state governors.

From “Is America Rally a Free Country?”:

“OK, so we learned our lesson with the Affordable Care Act and threw out those in Congress willing to play fast and loose with our liberty. The Constitution says that Congress makes the laws, so we are therefore (for the moment) safe from our government forcing us to buy American made electric cars, yes? No, not necessarily. President Obama has decided he does not need Congress. He has a phone and a pen (read staff and flail) that give him the power though executive order to instruct the proper regulatory body to create virtual law through regulation. He believes he can rule through Executive Order, and in fact has managed to do so. He as he sees it, could issue an order to the EPA, a non-elected body, to regulate the production of fossil fuel out of existence and thereby make gas-fueled vehicles no longer a viable option for transportation. Crazy? He is attempting to do exactly that. Onerous regulations in the coal industry at his direction already make it almost impossible to build an economically viable coal fire plant. He will not allow a pipeline to be built to move Canadian oil despite the fact that it is actually safer to transport it that way than with rail or over the roads. As for the American made part? He basically federalized GM through the bailouts, too bad their electric car has so far not met consumer needs. That window has closed, but should the automotive industry ever need another bailout... Hope (if not change) springs eternal.”

President Biden has emulated Obama's penchant for ruling by executive order. He's used executive orders to continue with President Obama's war on fossil fuel. He's also abused his executive order power do create vaccine mandates and forgive student loan debt. Only a few things stand between him and Trudeau levels of tyranny, our Supreme Court, our currently GOP held House, and a few red state governors.

March 16th, 2023 marked the third anniversary of 15 Days to Slow the Spread. A quick check or Worldometer shows a sharp decline in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the US beginning in March of 22 and continuing on at a low level ever since. President Biden has not given up any of the emergency powers he appointed himself as part of a COVID-19 pandemic emergency. He says he'll declare the emergency over in May. In hindsight, he could have declared it over a year ago and been justified.

With the Covid crisis all but over, and the Ukraine War fading into the background noise, we now have a banking crisis to contend with. President Biden, with the powers invested in him by well...him... Decided to make whole all the losses suffered by account holders in affected SVB and Signature Bank. SVB bank in particular, was heavily invested in the pursuit of a high ESG rating. A lot of money invested by SVB was going to causes favored by Democrats or to Democrats themselves. An article in USA Today takes pains to show that SVG donated to both Democrats and Republicans, it becomes clear that the lion's share went to Democrats. The President's pledge to make the account holders whole, even beyond the $250,000 covered by the FDIC, creates a moral hazard in that other banks teetering, will now feel like there is no downside to making risky investments the type that SVB did.

In this podcast we go back to a couple of old favorites to talk about.  In the Netherlands, Dutch farmers are protesting once again their government's attempt to decimate the agricultural sector.   They accuse their government of wanting to put a large number of farms out of business under the guise of fighting climate change in order to take the land seized and use it for accommodations for migrant workers.  Once those farms are gone, they and the food production capabilities will be lost.  They don't want to suffer the same fate Sri Lanka did, self-immolating itself in the name of high ESG scores.  An article in Rebel News talks about this new round of protests by the Dutch farmers and their supporters.  #Dutchfarmerprotest

In December of 2022, I wrote the following:  "According to Mattias Desmet in his book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, there are four conditions needed for a large-scale mass formation:  1. Generalized loneliness 2.  Lack of meaning of life 3. 'Free-floating anxiety and psychological unease.'   4.  A lot of free-floating aggression.  Leftism as a mass-formation depends on all four of these conditions being met to keep their authoritarianism going." Is there new attempt to fuel the underlying anxiety so to form a new mass-formation to replace COVID? From the LR Podcast vaults, let's review this episode from December of 22. 

What do authoritarians and would-be totalitarians have to replace the anxiety lost with the waning of the COVID-19 crisis?  Only it seems, the threat of nuclear Armageddon.  #massformation 

The idea of a national divorce between red and blue America has been around for a while now and US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from GA has been a big proponent of it since 2020.  An article from 2021 in the NY Post outlined some of her rationale for a divorce.  National divorces are not new things.  The former country of Czechoslovakia broke up peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the early 1990's.  More recently, Great Britian has broken from the EU peacefully after the Brexit vote was taken.  Other countries broke up violently such as the former Yugoslavia.  India and Pakistan have at time experienced flare-ups of violence since their independence from Great Britian.  

National divorce is a much more favorable alternative to civil war.  Is it the best alternative though?  America would have all the same problems Britian has had since Brexit, especially when it comes to the Republic of Irland staying with the EU and Northern Ireland leaving with the rest of the U.K.  There you have two countries, similar in both culture and language and with a lot of cross-pollination between them with regards to business and families.  Red and Blue America similarly would have such problems disentangling themselves.  Yes, a national divorce would solve some problems, but it would create others that the people of the EU, Great Britian and Irland are experiencing.  There would be mutual defense, and trade set up, but how would that look?  

An alternative for conservatives to both a civil war and a national divorce would be (other than capitulation to the left) to stay in for the long haul and make a commitment to winning our current cold civil war.  The collectivists on the left have been engaged in the political and societal conquest of the United States since the early 20th century.  The commitment of the red states, the libertarians and conservatives nationwide has to be real and steady.  In the meantime, we must develop parallel institutions that allow conservatives and independents to live and work without threat of being cancelled either commercially or politically.  We must free ourselves from the Leftists' hegemony we find ourselves in.    

Americans are divided, not just on Ukraine policy, but on just about every other conceivable issue.   This has led Marjorie Taylor Greene to openly speculate on a national divorce, where the red and blue states declare their irreconcilable differences and go their own separate ways.  An article in John Soloman’s Just the News postulates how such a divorce would happen.

We've just passed the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  While both the left and the right have condemned the invasion, and both support Ukraine, the two camps do so for different reasons. The left looks at Russia as a threat to their globalist agenda, while the right looks at it as a threat to peace in the West and fear an alliance sleepwalking into WWIII.  #ukrainecrisis   Just the News has an article on US Ukraine policy one year after the Russian invasion. 

Americans are divided, not just on Ukraine policy, but on just about every other conceivable issue.   This has led Marjorie Taylor Greene to openly speculate on a national divorce, where the red and blue states declare their irreconcilable differences and go their own separate ways.  An article in John Soloman's Just the News postulates how such a divorce would happen.  

Until next time,

Stay healthy, happy, and free! 

-JP Mac

While we were all busy talking about balloons, our government, namely our Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg was busy not doing much at all about a recent rail disaster in Ohio, or ensuring our railways are kept safe and operable. Remember when we spent what seemed at the time, a lot of money on “shovel ready” projects under President Obama? It looks like a trillion dollars later; sufficient work has not been done to ensure the safety and security of America's railways. One might even think that a lot of that “infrastructure” money went to things other than infrastructure. This all has left some thinking that maybe “Mayor Pete” may not have been the best person for the job. An article in the Independent speaks more on this.

It looks like when we got Biden, we got the balloons, clowns, and the whole darn circus!

So, here we are, the third podcast in a row and Biden's #Balloongate is still news.  After not shooting down an obvious Chinese spy balloon until it presumably completed its espionage mission, now our government might be shooting down weather balloons launched by hobbyists.  An article in AvationWeek.com presents compelling evidence that this was indeed the case with at least one of the objects recently shot down over North America.   If could well be that our government used a $400,000 missile to shoot down a civilian balloon costing under $100 bucks.

While we were all busy talking about balloons, our government, namely our Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg was busy not doing much at all about a recent rail disaster in Ohio, or ensuring our railways are kept safe and operable.  Remember when we spent what seemed at the time, a lot of money on “shovel ready” projects under President Obama?  It looks like a trillion dollars later; sufficient work has not been done to ensure the safety and security of America's railways.  One might even think that a lot of that “infrastructure” money went to things other than infrastructure.  This all has left some thinking that maybe “Mayor Pete” may not have been the best person for the job. An article in the Independent speaks more on this.

It looks like when we got Biden, we got the balloons, clowns, and the whole darn circus!

Editorial note:  I speculate in the podcast that the top 1-2% of income earners pay 90% of the taxes.  That number was a little off, so to set the record straight, here is more solid info on just who pays taxes, that I pulled from   www.ntu.org : "The top 10 percent of earners paid 74 percent of all income taxes and the top 25 percent paid 89 percent. Altogether, the top fifty percent of filers earned 89 percent of all income and were responsible for 97.7 percent of all income taxes paid in 2020."  Biden suggests the rich don't pay their fair share.  --JP Mac

This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas.  Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit.  What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose.  It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon.  This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime.

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address.  The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day.  Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage.  You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Enjoy!

This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas.  Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit.  What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose.  It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon.  This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime. 

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address.  The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day.  Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.  

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage.  You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Enjoy!

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith? Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments. Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies.

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith?  Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments.  Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies. 

So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms?  I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government.  Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered.  The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.

What will both sides do with this scandal?  Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it?  Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?

So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms?  I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government.  Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered.  The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.  

What will both sides do with this scandal?  Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it?  Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?    

After 14 unsuccessful tries, Kevin McCarthy is now the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  He finally made it on the 15th vote after a lot of drama and concessions to his conservative base.  An article in FoxNews.com explains how it happened and what it means going forward.  The conservative wing of the GOP held out such things as more fiscal responsibility.

Expect the first half of 2023 to be dominated by Congressional hearings, particularly with regards to Hunter Biden and his dealings with various overseas entities. They'll also want to look at alleged infringements of the first amendment at the hands of various government agencies, especially the DOJ and FBI.  This Congress also wants to end the inflation-causing, multi-trillion dollar spending sprees that have gone on the last few years.

Will they use the power the people have given them wisely?  Only time will tell.