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Bud: ‘You can’t come in here!’ Lou: ‘Why not?’ Bud: ‘Well because you’re unvaccinated.’ Lou: ‘But I’m not sick.’ Bud: ‘It doesn’t matter.’ Lou: ‘Well, why does that guy get to go in?’ Bud: ‘Because he’s vaccinated.’ Lou: ‘But he’s sick!’ Bud: ‘It’s alright. Everyone in here is vaccinated.’ Lou: ‘Wait a minute. Are you saying everyone in there is vaccinated?’ Bud: ‘Yes.’ Lou: ‘So then why can’t I go in there if everyone is vaccinated?’ Bud: ‘Because you’ll make them sick.’ Lou: ‘How will I make them sick if I’m NOT sick and they’re vaccinated.’ Bud: ‘Because you’re unvaccinated.’...

Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan has been the worst managed event in American history. With Saigon as an example, the administration knew exactly how bad it would be. There’s a lot of finger-pointing going on now but, at bottom, people are wondering if the unconditional Taliban takeover, including the trapped Americans, is a deliberate policy. On Tucker Carlson’s Wednesday show, Lara Logan said, “Yes, it is. This was what the government wanted.” A little background: We’ve been in Afghanistan for 20 years now, ostensibly to “nation build,” à la Germany and Japan. Back then, though, we completely defeated them and installed...

A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco . Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way.. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes. Everybody got off the plane except one lady who was blind. The man had noticed her as he walked by and could tell the lady was blind because her Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of her throughout the entire flight He could also tell she had flown this...

Public health officials' calls for lockdowns have been for nothing. It could be the most diabolical disclosure ever made. The lives of billions were wrecked for nothing. Public health experts have conceded that COVID may be a permanent part of our lives. A pandemic has become endemic. They locked us up, to give the virus nowhere to spread – something never tried before. We expected to get back our lives before too long. It didn’t work out that way. The freedoms of movement and association and revealing the face – all fundaments of civilization – have not been fully returned,...

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The seven months of the Biden presidency reveal a theme of surrender. Surrender is to give up possession of something to another, or to give up to some influence or idea. President Biden has surrendered so much on so many levels. The only question is how much is due to his abject incompetence versus a deliberate attempt to surrender America, the country he swore an oath to preserve, protect, and defend, to dark forces in the world. Start with the latest surrender, far from America in the war-torn country of Afghanistan. Despite promises to the contrary, Biden and his foreign...

The answer to the question posed by the title is “No,” at least not alone, and I suspect Larry Elder would agree. But the hack cliché is that every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and dumping Governor Hairstyle in favor of someone who is not a complete buffoon is a necessary first step. Word on the street is that Larry Elder is the most likely to win if Question 1 (“Should we dump this idiot Newsom?”) and move on to Question 2 (“Now that we’re rid of that twit, who do we want to foist...

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HONOLULU -- (HawaiiNewsNow) -- Hawaii reported 647 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday and two additional fatalities. The two deaths reported were both on Oahu -- a man and woman in their 70s, both were hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The death toll from the virus has risen to 554. Of Wednesday’s new cases: o 431 were on Oahu o 87 on Hawaii Island 96 on Maui o 26 on Kauai reported by the state o one on Molokai There were also six residents diagnosed out of state. The total number of cases in Hawaii since the pandemic began has risen...

A month after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all municipal workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, the rate of inoculation among this 367,000-member workforce has barely budged. As of Monday, 58% of city workers—or 211,115 people—have received at least one dose of the vaccines, according to data provided by the mayor’s office. Nearly 13,000 of those city workers got their first shots in the weeks following the mayor's mandate for hospital employees on July 21st and the universal requirement on July 26th. That’s an increase of just four percentage points in...

Could a federal loan program, open to the states work? If the Federal Government were to set aside money, into a fund for the states to borrow from for their needs like infrastructure and development, charging a low interest rate but high enough that the funding could eventually become self-funded. This way, there would be a point where the feds could stop borrowing money to give to the states and, hopefully, it could contribute to an end to deficit financing. That's the idea. I just want to know if this idea is Constitutional. I know it's not workable, because of...

“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge” (Proverbs 19:27 KJV).

In an escalating battle with Republican governors, President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19. In response, the Education Department raised the possibility of using its civil rights arm to fight policies in Florida, Texas, Iowa and other Republican-led states that have barred public schools from requiring masks in the classroom. Biden directed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to “assess all available tools” that can be used against states that fail to protect students amid surging...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. Our kings, our officials, our priests, and our ancestors did not follow your law. They did not pay attention to your commands or to...

Almost every year for the last decade, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has rolled out a radical budget plan that few bother to take seriously. This year, it fell far short, just as it always does, though the circumstances were a little different. Last week, as part of the debate over the Democratic budget plan, Paul introduced his own budget blueprint as an alternative and offered it as a proposed amendment. To no one's surprise, it failed in the face of unanimous opposition from the Democratic majority. Some of his GOP colleagues were unimpressed, too: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was "particularly...

The Cycling Tour of Spain will visit Almuñécar and La Herradura this next Tuesday, August 24, on the occasion of the tenth stage that will run between Roquetas de Mar (Almería) and Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga). It will be a stage called for the profiles that are usually planned from there that will consist of 189 kilometers of route. Suitable for escape or arrival to sprint. You will only have a mountain pass about 15 km from the finish line. This stage will arrive after the first day of rest of the peloton so it ventures like a great...

...By Wednesday, coronavirus patients will begin being treated in Mississippi’s second field hospital opened within days on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus. The first emergency field hospital opened last week with federal government backing after hospitalizations began spiking in Mississippi; this one is being spearheaded by a Christian relief charity Samaritan’s Purse. The North Carolina-based relief organization arrived Sunday with more than 50 more medical professionals to erect tents with 32 more beds....

A man went on a prolific tweetstorm, ranting about a video game company’s ongoing legal problems and threatening to blow up Disney executives’ homes, authorities say. Deputies arrested Steven James Jordan, 31, on Thursday and booked him into the Pinellas County Jail, online records show. According to authorities, Jordan made a Twitter account on Sunday, Aug. 8. It went off the rails quickly, based on the allegations. Jordan made 186 posts within three hours, deputies said in a news release. The suspect made a total of more than 200 tweets on the account, Pinellas Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Amanda Sinni told...

Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick ruled that Philadelphia's decision to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus was 'without any legal basis' The city's arts commission, historical commission and city council decided to remove the statue following last year's protests against police brutality Attorney George Bochetto, representing the Friends of Marconi Plaza, said his clients were 'ecstatic' - they now seeks to remove the box obscuring the statue

Poll documents stunning collapse of support for Biden Buyer regrets aren't uncommon. Impulse buying is a routine factor in the American economy, as catchy ad slogans or impressive display images can impress. But it's relatively simple to return or donate that unflattering article of clothing, that now-unwanted furniture.