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Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 03/03/2024 Vol.488, Q Day 2318
Qalerts.app ^ | 3/3/2024 | FReeQs, FReepers, LurQers and Vanity

Posted on 03/03/2024 12:36:23 PM PST by ransomnote

On X

 

Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see. 

3038 Mar 12, 2019 2:55:14 PM EDT
Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 4fe510 No. 5643022

>Decide for yourself (be free from outside opinion).
>Decide for yourself (be objective in your conclusions).
>Decide for yourself (be true in your own beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be open to following the facts).
>Decide for yourself (be strong in defending your beliefs).
>Decide for yourself (be resistant to blindly accepting fact-less statements).
>Decide for yourself (be free)
Those who attack you.
Those who mock you.
Those who cull you.
Those who control you.
Those who label you.
Do they represent you?
Or, do they represent themselves (in some form)?
Mental Enslavement.
The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding ‘mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of ‘group-think’), but, more importantly, aid in the construction of a vehicle (a ‘ship’) that provides the scattered (‘free thinkers’) with a ‘starter’ new social-networking platform which allows for freedom of thought, expression, and patriotism or national pride (the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment).
When ‘non-dogmatic’ information becomes FREE & TRANSPARENT it becomes a threat to those who attempt to control the narrative and/or the stable.
When you are awake, you stand on the outside of the stable (‘group-think’ collective), and have ‘free thought’.
"Free thought" is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.
When you are awake, you are able to clearly see.
The choice is yours, and yours alone.
Trust and put faith in yourself.
You are not alone and you are not in the minority.
Difficult truths will soon see the light of day.
WWG1WGA!!!

Q

In the battle between those who strip us our constitutional rights, we can't afford to let false divisions separate us any longer. We, and our country, will be forever made stronger by diligently seeking the truth, independence and freedom of thought.

Where We Go 1, We Go All



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To: infool7; CPT Clay; GYPSY286; Squidpup; AFB-XYZ; The Klingon; meyer; Gritty; redryder_90; ...
Another bit about Trump's vaccine comments. Brent C. uses a lot of hyperbole and caps, feel free to scroll on by! ('m not sure what Trump meant by "12 years".

TRUMP'S "GLARINGLY STUPID" POST ON THE VAXX DECODED.
FRAMED FROM DAY ONE OF THE PLANDEMIC...BY AMERICA'S ENEMIES!!

BRENT D. CATES

Does this HIGHLY REVEALING Trump post from his Truth Social account the night of Dementia Hitler’s disastrous HATE OF THE UNION speech trigger you?

It apparently triggered a LOT of MAGA Supporters who have not yet realized they lack the context to grasp what Trump did during the PLANDEMIC and is now openly revealing TO THE WORLD. TRUMP WAS QUOTING JOE BIDEN JUST MOMENTS BEFORE! See the QUOTATION MARKS?

WHAT FOLLOWS IS GOING TO BE BRUTAL.

We are preparing to enter a new PHASE in this #SoulWAR.

We cannot afford to go STUPID or astray at this point and waaaay too many are.

........... Our resistance to seeing the unnecessary BIDEN Administration driven suffering, destruction and death in Ukraine grew as the Deep State’s insistence we go along with it turned into demands, then insults, then insidious machination to ram through that funding despite an obvious and clear demand by the American People it be stopped.

AS BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE FRAMED THE LOSS OF UKRAINE AS A WORLD ENDING EVENT.

Dissatisfaction of the lies has grown steadily as it’s becoming obvious we’re not being told the truth.

..........

Allow me to DECODE Trump’s post.

JOE BIDEN: “The pandemic no longer controls our lives. The vaccines that saved us from COVID are now being used to help beat cancer. Turning setback into comeback.”

DONALD TRUMP: YOU’RE WELCOME, JOE! NINE MONTH APPROVAL TIME VS 12 YEARS IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU!

Wait…twelve years to get the vaccines rolled out to the American People? That’s the FIRST TIME I’ve ever heard Trump, or anyone else for that matter give that timeframe.

What I remember, was NIH & CDC claiming it may take 5-7 years to develop any COVID-19 vaccine IF EVER.

From where did Trump pull that particular #? Perhaps someone should ask Trump and then listen what would probably be a very interesting answer.

Because I can guarantee if he is posting that # during a very public event that means he WANTS someone to ask him.

So he can give it and it’d be a very great thing for some of you Folks to have waited to LISTEN CAREFULLY to it.

TRUMP IS BEING **FRAMED** AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOCKDOWNS AND MANDATING THE JAB.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

2,361 posted on 03/13/2024 4:56:18 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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To: little jeremiah

I honestly wish Trump would just shut up about the worthless vaccines, they NEVER worked it is best to just keep quiet about them!!!


2,362 posted on 03/13/2024 4:59:44 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: MileHi; HoneysuckleTN

-—changes to his plumbing? I guess that translates to tranny? Yeah, we really need that kind of help in the SecDef’s office? Probly attached to Limbaugh’s 1st Amazon Battalion?


2,363 posted on 03/13/2024 5:04:32 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

I just realized what the “12 years” means. It means that if Killary or Biden had won, they planned 12 years of lockdowns to utterly destroy the country and enforce tyranny.


2,364 posted on 03/13/2024 5:24:32 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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MarQ


2,365 posted on 03/13/2024 5:26:28 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: little jeremiah

Ask and answer


2,366 posted on 03/13/2024 5:27:20 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: thinden

I figured it out 3 comments up. :-)


2,367 posted on 03/13/2024 5:28:04 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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To: little jeremiah

https://justthenews.com/government/state-houses/brian-kemp-signs-bill-empowering-state-commission-discipline-prosecutors?utm_source=mux&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=social-media-autopost

Brian Kemp signs bill empowering state commission to discipline prosecutors

Democrats, meanwhile, have contended the bill is an attempt to shut down Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump.


2,368 posted on 03/13/2024 5:28:18 PM PDT by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STANDp)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat; thinden; Bigg Red

Found some more good comments about Trump’s vaccine talk, post in a bit.


2,369 posted on 03/13/2024 5:36:27 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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As always, I consider his poll numbers (and almost all poll numbers) pretty bogus.

https://www.wildworldofpolitics.com/post/today-s-news-march-13-2024

Larry Schweikart

TODAY’S NEWS, March 13, 2024
The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow

IN POLITICAL NEWS

1) President Trump secured the GOP nomination yesterday, as predicted specifically to the date by both myself and Zen Master. And right on cue, a new Suffolk/USA Today poll has President Trump beating Rutabaga by two. Three-fourths of 3rd party supporters said they could change their mind. An ABC-Ipsos poll showed that people trust President Trump on almost all issues except abortion. Oh, and that State of the Reichstag speech that PsychoJoe and Yoko were orgasmic about? It had “favorable” responses of 65%-—which was the lowest CNN has polled in some time.

2) A new Ras poll has Trump beating Rutabaga by 8, Big Mike by 7 and Gruesome by 14. Ain’t gonna be any substitutions.

3) By an almost 60/40 split, Americans think Rutabaga’s state of the Reichstag speech did more to divide the country than unify.

A judge approved President Trump’s $91 million bond in the E. Jean Carroll hoax charges case.

4) A Georgia judge tossed six of the 40 indictment counts in Georgia related to a phone call, of which three relate to President Trump. However, the counts he tossed involved the “find me the votes” phone call, thereby gutting the RICO case.

5) RINO Congressman Ken Buck, of Colorado, who had already said he wouldn’t run again, abruptly resigned, narrowing the GOP margin to two in the House. Buck had voted against impeaching Mayorkas.

6) Federal agencies halted research into cellphone radiation because they didn’t like the results they were getting.

7) Afghanistan evacuation part deux, as Rutabaga got the bureaucrats out of Haiti but left the missionaries there.

8) Another Boeing 737 Max mechanical problem, the fifth safety incident in a week.

9) The new trend among Gen Zers is to buy a home with a friend, then get married. This is so stupid on so many levels.

IN ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIEN NEWS

10) Fourteen DemoKKKrats joined Rs in a resolution condemning Rutabaga for the worst immigration/border security issue in American history.

11) Florida braces for a new wave of Haitian immigrants.

IN CULTURAL NEWS

12) The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban Tik Tok in the U.S. due to its ChiCom ownership. President Trump has opposed this, arguing it would end up in the hands of the cabal, especially Meta. Remember “Meta” means death in Hebrew.

IN ECONOMIC NEWS

13) Inflation rose in February.

14) Ain’t the Rutabaga economy grand? Family Dollar Stores will close 1,000 locations.

15) Rutabaga’s budget is a record $7.3 trillion, features lots of tax hikes guaranteed to fuel inflation further, and has no chance of passing the House.

IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS

16) Japan’s Space One rocket exploded seconds after launch.

17) In the Middle East, Rutabaga is trying to finish what Zero started by re-aligning with Iran vs. Israel. This is the Civil War #2 that the DemoKKKrats cannot win (Hamas/Pales/Iran vs. Israel/Jews).

18) The Pentagon pulled $2.5 billion in CHIPs Act funding from Intel. But they found $300 million for Ukraine.

19) Candace Owens insists that the French First Lady was a man. Well, this wouldn’t be all that unusual, would it?

IN CHINA VIRUS NEWS

22) Astounding and sad, as a top Harvard epidemiologist was fired because he was right about the China Virus vaxxes.


2,370 posted on 03/13/2024 5:39:38 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Anyone siding with Fat Fani at this point is jumping into the Titanic as it sinks.


2,371 posted on 03/13/2024 5:40:24 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming)
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2,372 posted on 03/13/2024 5:44:39 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: ransomnote; All

>>>>> President Trump POSTS on Truth Social. <<<<<

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112085998901174907

The Hur Report was revealed today! A disaster for Biden, a two tiered standard of justice. Artificial Intelligence was used by them against me in their videos of me. Can’t do that Joe!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112086325351192822

It is my great honor to be representing the Republican Party as its Presidential Nominee. Our Party is UNITED and STRONG, and fully understands that we are running against the Worst, Most Incompetent, Corrupt, and Destructive President in the History of the United States. Millions of people are invading our Country, many from prisons and mental institutions of other Countries. High Interest Rates and Inflation are choking our great middle class, and ALL, our Economy is bad, and our Stock Market is rising only because Polls are strongly indicating that we will WIN the Presidential Election of 2024. We are now, under Crooked Joe Biden, a Third World Nation, which uses the Injustice System to go after his political opponent, ME! But fear not, we will not fail, we will take back our once great Country, put AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN - GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. November 5th will go down as the most important day in the history of our Country! GOD BLESS AMERICA

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112088926628728859

THE PEOPLE THAT DID THIS MUST BE PROSECUTED SO THEY DON’T DO IT IN 2024, WHEN THEY WILL BE PROSECUTED. SUCH A SHAME. I WON BIG, BUT WILL WIN AGAIN!

[Video clip, Senate hearing on 2020 voting irregularities, with the post.
https://twitter.com/TruthTrumpPosts/status/1767940256777507006 ]

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112088935797856635

Peter Navarro had strong views on Protecting our Economy against the assault from Foreign Countries all over the World. He was an absolute master at not allowing the U.S. to get “ripped off” by this onslaught. Peter did his job well, he did it faithfully, and he loved our Country. His Book should be studied, and what he says should be highly respected. Peter Navarro is a Patriot who has been treated very badly, but he continues forward. In the end, there will be Victory!

https://45books.com/products/the-new-maga-deal-pre-order

The New MAGA Deal (PRE-ORDER)

In The New MAGA Deal, by Dr. Peter Navarro, readers are invited to explore the future policies and bold initiatives of President Donald J. Trump as he charts a course for a second term in the White House.…

45books.com

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112089409179586418

I’ve asked Congressman Mark Walker to join my Campaign team to work with Faith Groups and Minority Communities, and he has agreed to immediately do so. During his tenure in the U.S. House, Mark led on the FUTURE ACT, launched the HBCU paid internship program on Capitol Hill, and organized the largest ever fly-in for HBCU Chancellors for meetings with our Nation’s top leaders. Congressman Walker is also the only Republican in Congress to have won the prestigious UNCF President’s List Award, and delivered the Commencement Address at one of our Nation’s great HBCUs. He is very well suited for this important work. As a former Pastor, Mark is respected across the Evangelical Communities, and lived out his Faith in Congress. Mark and I had many Wins together, and we look forward to continuing to build bridges to all Communities in our Great Nation, and advancing this important work in the White House. Welcome Mark!

https://truthsocial.com/@NewsMax/112089153175796435

TRUMP EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump on his GOP nomination win, the migrant crisis and more with Greg Kelly TONIGHT at 9 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX. More:

https://links.truthsocial.com/link/110253894761337351

.


For more posts and re-Truths from PDJT:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

A few accounts on X-Twit that repost PDJT’s TS posts:
https://twitter.com/TruthTrumpPosts
https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts
https://twitter.com/TrumpReposter
https://twitter.com/trump_repost


2,373 posted on 03/13/2024 5:52:36 PM PDT by HoneysuckleTN (President Trump won 2020! President Trump 2024! #MAGA #WWG1WGA #FJB)
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To: ransomnote

Hi RN-

Carlos DeLa Barrera is principal of the Windham Middle School in Connecticut according to his linkedin page which also lists his email(cdelabarrera@windham.k12.ct.us).

At the link- https://wms.windhamps.org/o/wms/page/principals-page

was this info:
Windham Middle School
123 Quarry St
Willimantic, CT 06226

AT ....

The link below that was listed -
https://wms.rsu14.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1194444&type=d&pREC_ID=1374905

looks like it is for Windham Middle School in Windham, Maine (408 Gray Rd.)

The principal for that Maine school is Greg Applestein according to the link below:

https://wms.rsu14.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2206854&type=u

According to just one article I linked below this controversy over the Gender Queer book happened in Maine:

https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-librarians-push-back-against-proposed-bill-ban-certain-books-schools-gender-queer-windham-raymond


2,374 posted on 03/13/2024 5:57:35 PM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: little jeremiah

Basically, accusing P Trump of crimes, but not offering convincing proof of the crimes being committed. To the judge, weak sauce.

It shows the lack of skill in DEI hires Willis and Wade. Wade made out wills, and power of attorney documents. Very pedestrian tasks for an attorney.

He was way over his head and these are some of the results.

An example: hiring a neighborhood lawn contractor to take on the care of the turf in a major league ballpark, and get it right the first time.


2,375 posted on 03/13/2024 5:59:00 PM PDT by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: ransomnote; tang-soo; All
News Blast for the day of Tuesday March 12th
News Blast by ENoCH @NewsBlast17
X-Twit Post Link    Image Link




2,376 posted on 03/13/2024 6:04:02 PM PDT by HoneysuckleTN (President Trump won 2020! President Trump 2024! #MAGA #WWG1WGA #FJB)
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To: Marmolade

I’m always touched and deeply grateful when I’m included in someone’s prayers. Thank you, Marmolade.


2,377 posted on 03/13/2024 6:21:03 PM PDT by LittleLinda
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To: Lakeside Granny

“BREAKING: Six counts in Fani Willis’ indictment against President Trump have been “quashed” by Judge McAfee.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1767916352113648107


Quote from a person who know the law well on another site:


phelps
phelps
5 hours ago

The biggest chunk of the GA charges against Trump just got dismissed.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24478994-23sc188947-20240313-trump-order-on-defendants-special-demurrers90
You’ll see stories about “6 out of 40,” “some charges dismissed,” etc. So here’s the real rundown.
There are three sections of charges against him — racketeering, soliciting oathbreakers, and fake electors. Soliciting oathbreakers just got thrown out entirely. This was frankly the most dangerous part. The fake electors thing is going to be thrown out of the SCOTUS, if not earlier. It’s exactly what happened with Nixon/Kennedy, and the “fake” electors then turned out to be the real electors. There’s no way for it to be the right legal move when you win the court case but a crime if you don’t. That’s now how our court system works. You are allowed to be wrong as long as you do it in court.
Racketeering stems out of combination of the other two. Forgery/whatever is just a crime. It already has its own punishment. You don’t get to call it organized crime without showing the organized part, and doing something once doesn’t rise to that.
The oathbreaking was also the most dangerous part because it was the most sexy to a jury. There’s taped phone calls, there’s famous people, there’s “did he / didn’t he,” all that. The rest? It’s boring ass old nobody white Republicans signing papers. There’s no drama there, and while you can probably get a moron jury to agree to convict on it assuming Trump’s team does nothing, the jury isn’t going to be excited about it, and it won’t take much to push them off that fence to “just move on.”
Essentially, the case against Trump in GA just took its mortal wound, and now we are just waiting for it to bleed out, assuming the judge doesn’t dismiss Faaaaaaani and put it out of its misery.


2,378 posted on 03/13/2024 6:36:35 PM PDT by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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To: HoneysuckleTN

Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.

Isaiah 46:4 (ESV)


2,379 posted on 03/13/2024 6:49:42 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: WildHighlander57; smileyface; numberonepal

Noah’s Nightly Newsletter – 3/13/24
https://truthlion.com/noahs-nightly-newsletter-3-13-24/

* Can you tell where I was from this Tweet I posted?
* Why Did President Trump Just ReTruth This?
* Is France’s First Lady Actually a Man? Candace Owens Weighs In…
* Don Lemon Claims Elon Musk “Cancelled Him” After Bad Interview; Musk Responds
* It’s WORSE Than We Thought—Hur’s Report Reveals Insane Depth Of Biden’s Dementia
* Donald Trump Asked At Age 34 If He’d Ever Run For President…
* Mike Lindell: “The Evidence Being Presented to SCOTUS On Thursday Will Shock the World.”
* RFK Jr. VP Shortlist Is Turning Heads
* President Trump Secures Appeal, Judgment Payment DELAYED
* Why Even Care About 2024 If They’re Just Going To Steal It Again? THIS IS WHY–Explained


2,380 posted on 03/13/2024 6:50:43 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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