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In his capacity as a private citizen, likely a position related to legal advice from White House counsel, Senior White House Policy Advisor Peter Navarro has released a 36-page report containing a review and summary of findings from the 2020 election. Within the report [direct pdf here] Navarro outlines the issues at stake within several key states in the election contest. The report highlights several troubling issues related to the way mail-in, potentially fraudulent ballots, were handled in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin Nevada and Pennsylvania. Within those states the activity by regional officials is critical to understanding the controversial post-election-day...

The Internal Revenue Service explicitly asks taxpayers to disclose their cryptocurrency transactions on the newest tax form, making it easier for the federal government to tamp down on fraud or tax evasion later down the line. “At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency?” the form, released last week, asks, with two options: yes or no. The question about virtual currencies has been included in tax forms since 2014, as a disclosure that should be treated as property for tax purposes. Cryptocurrency sales or exchanges are taxed...

It has probably come to your attention that the English language – all of it, from syntax to semantics - isn’t what it used to be. Although there are plenty of institutions to fault for this state of disrepair I place the preponderance of blame on the J-schools. English: Some Assembly RequiredOh, I know, I shouldn’t simply blame “journalism” for the demise of the mother tongue. It’s death spiral has been hugely assisted by the birth of the Twitterverse and the explosion of texting. These two platforms alone have served to reduce most human communication to acronyms and emojis interrupted...

.. THE JEWS RETURN FROM BABYLON TO ISRAEL . E Z R A 1 – 6 New International Version, emphases added Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible . C L I C K : To read Ezra 1-6 in full To hear MAX McLEAN reading it To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it To watch an ANIMATION of Ezra 5 3 7 5 2 0 B. C. . CHAPTER 1 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus...

I’ve got it! The solution to the whole “Dr. Jill Biden” issue is right in front of us: she should be the next Dr. Who. Or maybe Hollywood should do a spin-off series, called “Dr. What.” It could even cross genres, with Dr. Jill Biden running into the Tardis, and coming out with a different superhero costume every time. Why not? It’s no fun being a liberal if you can’t make stuff up.

In the era of Black Lives Matter when, as the indefatigable Colin Flaherty terms it, “the greatest lie of our generation”—the Big Lie that black people “are relentless victims of relentless white racism, everywhere, always, that explains everything”—has reached a fever-pitch, we would be well-served to revisit an event that BLM and its apologists would undoubtedly prefer we not talk about. The event is actually not just a crime, but a series of crimes so grisly, so literally monstrous, that it has come to be called, “the Wichita Massacre,” or “the Wichita Horror.” This month marks its 20th anniversary. In...

It’s just the flu, bro. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-africa-s-second-coronavirus-wave-is-fueled-by-a-new-strain-teen-rage-festivals/ar-BB1c3hmg Fear porn - New Coronavirus strain emerges in South Africa. - Some time I will research the science behind this but I am about to give my theory on immunity and viruses. Premise 1: God gave us an immune system and the means to naturally improve and take care of that immune system. Premise 2: Panicky people, especially Dems, always care more about the a “known” victim than an “unknown” victim. For example, if there was a social program that gave free food to people then the removal of this program would generate a...

This is the year of Joe. Not Biden. But the main man in the Nativity scene nearest you (since Jesus is but a baby, albeit divine). Pope Francis delivered the news of a year dedicated to St. Joseph earlier this month on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8. So, we are already a few weeks in. Since the pandemic hit, the little things have taken on a new importance. A year ago, going to the grocery store didn't seem like an act of courage. Charity has taken a front seat, and so has fear. St. Joseph could...

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Kamala Harris wants to take away your private health insurance and replace it with some awful version of health insurance administered by the federal government. Why is this a bad idea? In the automobile insurance industry, all customers of a carrier pay into a large pool. Those who tap the insurance company’s resources as a result of mounting claims, due to accidents and poor driving, experience a rate increase. Good Behavior, Disproportionate RewardGood drivers can maintain low rates for the duration of their driving lives, but even good drivers, among a larger pool of drivers at the state level, still...

This has happened to me twice. Once last night then again this morning. What I get when I try to type in the comment box is a html page with the title of: "jar:file///C:Program%20files/Moz." Keyboard alpha numeric quits working, and mouse wheel will only increase or decrease window size it will no longer scroll. The remainder of the "jibberish" on the html page concludes with: "content--security policy"

California’s Legislature is considering a wealth tax on residents, part-year residents, and any person who spends more than 60 days inside the state’s borders in a single year. Even those who move out of state would continue to be subject to the tax for a decade—a provision that calls to mind the Eagles’ famous “Hotel California” lyric: “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” The California Constitution probably allows a statewide wealth tax on residents, but any effort to create a tax capable of reaching across state borders is likely to run afoul of...

Is it time for Joe Biden to start hiring a food taster? Seems the buildup is out there for Kamala Harris to become the Democrats' next president. Take the word of professional bloviator, Tom Friedman, President Obama's past and maybe present golf buddy, who wrote a particularly ridiculous New York Times column, headlined: Kamala Harris Deserves a More Important Job SNIP Too smart? This person who couldn't get into a top tier university even with a dad who taught at Stanford? Who flunked the California bar? Who giggled like this when asked if she was a socialist? 'Smart' isn't the...

With two vaccines ready for mass distribution, Democrats have announced that skin color will play an important role in deciding who gets first dibs. In 1969, when Charles Manson’s followers brutally murdered seven people, their goal was to create racial tensions sufficient to spark a race war (“Helter Skelter”). With their current approach to the COVID vaccine, one based on race, not need, the Democrats apparently hope to continue what Charles Manson started. SNIP Americans will understand making decisions based upon societal needs and health risks. But if you want to bring Charles Manson’s Helter Skelter to fruition, the Democrats...

“‘Dr. Jill Biden’ sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic. Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title ‘Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students’ Needs.’ A wise man once said that no one should call himself “Dr.” unless he has delivered a child. Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc.” (Wall Street Journal, Dec. 11, 2020.)Alas, no such “feelings of fraudulence” pricked at the conscience of the regime whose lifetime craving was the destruction of...

Democrats’ reverence for criminals and their disdain for the working class hits peak insanity under Minnesota’s Governor Walz. Across America, the Wuhan virus has allowed Democrats to implement some of their long-desired plans for “reforming” America in a properly Marxist mold. One of the most hallowed plans, which academia promotes, is “de-incarceration” (i.e., ending prisons). The other one, although it’s kept hush-hush, is to end that pesky, morality-driven, hard-working, freedom-loving middle class. Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz is working on both issues, with disastrous results for good people. That’s why this arrogant societal manipulation could soon prove to be the Democrats’...

Today, America finds itself in a place not so different from what the thirteen colonies faced 246 years ago. In 1776, 56 brave patriots signed their names at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence — a document that spelled out the specifics as to why the thirteen colonies were making a break with England and King George. Signing that document was treason against the British, and every single man, some with names you know — Benjamin Franklin, Sam Adams, and of course John Hancock — and some you may not, such as Thomas McKean, Button Gwinnett, and Arthur Middleton,...

The novel begins with Rubashov's arrest at his flat in the middle of the night, an arrest he had been expecting: he is dreaming of being arrested when he is awakened by the knock at his door. *snip* During the course of the novel, Rubashov is questioned by two interrogators: his former friend, the sophisticated and worldly Ivanov, and a younger man, the thuggish Neanderthal Gletkin (a character who is thought to have inspired Winston Smith’s tormentor O’Brien in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four). His first interrogator, Ivanov, tells Rubashov: “There are only two conceptions of human ethics, and they are at...

Forcing Donald Trump from the presidency while half of all likely voters believe the election was stolen from him (including a stunning one-third of Democrats) would backfire on Washington spectacularly. Even as the president's legal team continues to dispute election results in battleground states with large numbers of questionable mail-in ballots and election anomalies, Establishment Washington is pushing Donald Trump out the door. What it failed to accomplish through four years of Deep State sabotage and bipartisan efforts at thwarting the MAGA agenda, the D.C. Club may have finally succeeded through good old-fashioned vote fraud. The District of Corruption is...

Throughout his presidency, President Donald Trump seemed to consider himself better suited for a throne than the Oval Office. But judging by his all-hours tweeting, it’s possible the only throne he could find was made of porcelain. So perhaps it's no surprise that after spending four years denying climate change and rolling back environmental protections, one of his last moves as his administration circles the drain is to mandate that showers and dishwashers be allowed to use excessive amounts of water. Unlike his regulatory rollbacks at the Environmental Protection Agency, where the polluters who helped elect Trump simply handed him...