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The “big lie” propaganda technique, a phrase coined by Adolf Hitler, purports to tell a lie so "colossal" that people simply wouldn’t believe the teller "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously." You’ve doubtless seen the most famous adaptation of this, which may or may not have been said by former Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. It goes as follows: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political,...

Though not alone in its destructive practices, Beijing’s rapacious fleet causes humanitarian disasters and has a unique military mission. On Aug. 5, 2017, China complied with a United Nations decision and formally imposed sanctions on North Korea, including a ban on seafood exports. Seafood, particularly squid, is one of North Korea’s few significant foreign-exchange earners, and the sanctions were expected to increase the pressure on the regime. But just a few weeks after the ban came into effect, hundreds of squid-fishing vessels left Chinese waters and rounded the southern tip of South Korea. They entered North Korea’s 200 nautical-mile exclusive...

“For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress . . . If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife” (Proverbs 30:21-23, 32-33).

I think that a common theme among my conservative correspondents is: “is this the end of free elections?” Will our Democratic friends be fixing all the presidential elections from here on out? Will I have to bow to the liberal mob if I want a job? And so on. I guess that I have a more optimistic outlook on things. But why, I asked myself? Here are a few. First, I concur with Crane Brinton in The Anatomy of Revolution. He writes that a Reign of Terror is a sign that the prophecy of the revolution -- that heaven on...

Small business confidence has fallen to an all-time low after the election of former Vice President Joseph Biden, according to the Q4 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey. With a confidence index reading of 48, Main Street’s outlook is now below where it was during the second quarter of this year (49), when lockdowns across the nation were increasing amid the first wave of Covid-19. That Q2 number had been the all-time low previous to the just-completed survey, conducted Nov. 10 to Nov. 17 among more than 2,200 small business owners nationally, using the SurveyMonkey platform.

American president-elect Joe Biden has fractured his right foot after slipping while playing with his dog Major. The injury was discovered in a scan on Sunday and will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, his office said. “Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture,” but medical staff ordered a more detailed CT scan, his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said in a statement. The subsequent scan found tiny fractures of two small bones in the middle of his...

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The next guy who tells me his sad feelz are so intense over the election that he’s not going to vote in Georgia or anywhere else ever again cuz all is lost and blah blah blah is getting slapped. Hard. I’m getting tired of loser talk, and I won’t have it. This is for the benefit of the weak-hearts: Oh no, did you have a set-back? Did stuff not work out the way you wanted? Is it – gasp! – hard? Too bad. Man up. Or woman up. Or genderfluid up. Just stop bawling like Brian Stelter over his cousins...

Higher ed leaders love committees and training sessions. The technocratic mind that rules campus sees a problem and usually decides that the solution is more resources and education. Once the money is spent and the trainings, workshops, and seminars are completed, then the problem is solved. Since the police killing of George Floyd, colleges have issued apologetic statements about institutional racism and made grand resolutions to become “anti-racist.” It seems that spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives will continue to rise as they have in recent years. A Martin Center analysis has found that, at some of the largest...

The president of Brazil said he plans to wait “a bit longer” to recognize a winner of the U.S. presidential election. On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro told reporters he thinks it’s wise to allow President Trump’s legal arguments to go through in court before congratulating a winner. He also said there is evidence of widespread voting fraud, though he added he’s not sure whether it was enough to sway the election. Only TWO POLITICIANS in the whole world are fighting against the globalist dictatorship agenda: @jairbolsonaro and @realDonaldTrump. All other leaders are giving up and falling into Soros's pocket. This is...

Despite all the noise, President Donald John Trump has been a nice guy. Too nice. He has been so nice that a 78-year-old demented derelict almost stole the election with 10 million illegal votes. No more Mister Nice Guy. His second term should see President Trump use the power we have entrusted in him to lay down the law. This means making certain changes in approach. As entertaining as they are, he must stop the tweets, act like a businessman, and be the nicest president anyone ever saw -- on the surface. That will allow him to cover the...

A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned.

A survey of small business owners across the U.S. finds confidence dropping to an all-time low after Biden's election victory with fears that taxes will go up and regulations become more onerous.

It’s just the flu, bro. https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/2020/11/not-only-arent-republicans-reversing-2020-disaster-daniel-greenfield/ No change to coronavirus-inspired absentee ballot rules in Georgia. This is because the GOP in Georgia has no testicles. - Good to see that nobody, even Kozak, came out yesterday in favor of lockdowns, masks, and social distancing mandates. - https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3910669/posts One of the impacts of the lockdown, and fear in general, is a big drop in the US birth rate (see above). When people are panicked, rational or not, they use contraception and have fewer children. Natural law is God’s law. You mess with natural processes, such as people interacting, you get significant...

A YouTuber chasing his “dreams” fractured his skull after leaping into a river from atop a massive Texas bridge last week. Saa Fomba recorded last Monday’s stunt at Austin’s Pennybacker Bridge, posting it to his YouTube channel on Friday after several days in the hospital. The footage shows the daredevil as he hatches the dangerous stunt. “Hopefully this video will motivate you to chase after your dreams,” Fomba said to the camera as he prepared to jump into the Colorado river. “I don’t see no fun in living a normal life.” A woman later records Fomba scaling up an arch...

The mother of a Florida teenager who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy this month was wounded at his burial service Saturday. Quasheda Pierce, 39, was hit when a shot rang out at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Cocoa, where 18-year-old Sincere Pierce was being laid to rest just over two weeks after he and another teen were shot dead by a Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy. Police said the wounded woman and a 16-year-old boy were both struck when a gun the teen was carrying at the burial “experienced an accidental discharge” and struck both of them, WOFL-TV reported...

Does the left fear a 2024 run by President Trump? Looks that way, judging from this morning's AM Joy show on MSNBC, guest-hosted by Maria Teresa Kumar. The show devoted a segment to the possibility of Trump 2024. And in a pre-emptive strike on a possible run, the panel pleaded that the media shouldn't cover Trump, and that supporters shouldn't contribute to him.The segment began with a clip of Kamala Harris cackling past the graveyard, replying "oh, please" to a reporter's question as to whether she believes Biden-Harris could defeat Trump were he to run again. That segued into the...

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield. Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director, and Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his press secretary. Biden also plans to name Neera Tanden, the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, as director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to a person familiar with the transition process granted anonymity to speak freely about internal deliberations. All three are veterans of the Obama administration. Bedingfield served as...

My 80-year-old parents could use some fresh lean meat for their freezer. Both are in poor health and money is tight. They live in Gregg County, Texas. Could a beloved fellow FReeper help my parents out with a freshly harvested, processed deer? I will pay what I can.

The year 2020 will be remembered for a lot of things - not least the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement around the world. The organisation has led huge street rallies and high-profile campaigns against racism and police brutality. Now the three women who founded the movement told the BBC they believe it has transformed politics. "Black people alongside our allies stood up to change the course of history and we won," said Alicia Garza. Garza and her BLM co-founders, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, spoke as part of the BBC 100 Women Masterclass 2020, a digital live event...