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Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School™, discusses the true meaning of the word "patriot," and why there are so few around today.

In Yukon, Canada, a perfectly preserved wolf puppy, hidden away for 57,000 years in permafrost and identified by researchers as “the oldest, most complete wolf,” has been discovered in Yukon, Canada. At the Klondike goldfields, near Dawson City, a miner had seen something in the frozen mud wall, and he had to blast through it to get to it to see what it was. He found a creature that was named the Zhùr by the local Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation people.

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April 19, 2020: “Costco will require all shoppers to wear face masks inside stores.” December 24, 2020: “COVID-19 outbreak at Yakima-area Costco leads to at least 68 staff testing positive.”April 19, 2020: “Costco will require all shoppers to wear face masks inside stores”Source: https://www.today.com/food/costco-requires-all-shoppers-wear-face-masks-inside-stores-t180196December 24, 2020:“COVID-19 outbreak at Yakima-area Costco leads to at least 68 staff testing positive”Source: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/covid-19-outbreak-at-yakima-area-costco-leads-to-at-least-68-staff-testing-positive/article_ec9be93a-46c0-11eb-9a32-6f4a30d7f576.html

It's a simple question. If the worst imaginable comes to pass, should Trump attend Biden's inauguration ? Would attending the inauguration and shaking Biden's hand legitimize the shameful, sordid, and stolen election of 2020? If I were Trump I'd leave Washington in his helicopter the morning before the inauguration. There should absolutely not be any semblance of continuity and transfer of legitimate power. I would not give Biden or Harris or the democrat party or the media the satisfaction of any sense of legitimacy. I can already see the iniquitous smugness of the media throwing everything in Trump's face. This...

Why the Fear of a Forensic Audit? There’s a very easy way to resolve all of this. It’s what all of the Trump and Republican lawsuits have been requesting since November 4. We need full forensic audits of all the machines used in the six metropolitan areas where counting was stopped and ballots were dumped. We also need a full bipartisan examination of the paper ballots and machine reports of those votes. Every American should want to know that our voting system is secure. But the Democrats, the elected officials who approved the voting machine contracts and who conducted the...

Amtrack, the government run passenger rail system, purchases soda for $3.40 per serving, and then resells it to customers for $2.00. Meanwhile, McDonald’s purchases soda for 9 cents per serving, and then resells it to customers for $1.29.Amtrack, the government run passenger rail system, purchases soda for $3.40 per serving, and then resells it to customers for $2.00. So they are selling it at a loss. The taxpayers make up the difference. Source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/amtrak-lost-800m-on-cheeseburgers-and-soda Meanwhile, McDonald’s purchases soda for 9 cents per serving, and then resells it to customers for $1.29. So they make a profit. Source: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:sYIxP3SJKxsJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/13/a-trend-the-restaurant-industry-could-do-without/+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us In my...

There are countless examples of military systems that shouldn’t have gone forward – but too often designers “chased” the problems, and in the end that put soldiers in harm’s way. A weapon that doesn’t function properly in the field is dangerous to the user, and the U.S. Army’s XM25 Punisher is such an example. At least in this case the problem was canceled and the lessons (hopefully) learned. History Developed by Alliant Techsystems and Heckler & Koch under the Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) program for the Army, the XM25 System was meant to provide a soldier with a revolutionary...

Are you feeling stimulated? Sounds more like Congress’s answer to Jeffrey Toobin. In other news, the Tooth Fairy has declared a higher payout for teeth under every pillow, leprechauns are threatening to go on strike because Washington has declared a monopoly on placing the pots of gold at the end of every rainbow, and Santa’s elves are annoyed that they’ve been left out of the matrix of intersectionality.

Here are many examples of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election that, as far as I’m aware, have not been debunkedThe mainstream media continues to insist that there is “no evidence” of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.They are lying.Here are many examples of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election that, as far as I’m aware, have not been debunked.Russell James Ramsland, Jr. says his audit of 22 Dominion voting machines that were used in Antrim County, Michigan, is proof that Democrats cheated. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel,...

Miami, Florida affiliate of ABC on the new COVID-19 vaccine: “To protect fertility, some men may want to consider freezing their sperm prior to vaccination.”WPLG, also known as Local 10, is a Miami, Florida affiliate of ABC.Their website recently reported the following about the new COVID-19 vaccine:“To protect fertility, some men may want to consider freezing their sperm prior to vaccination.”Original: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/20/study-investigates-effects-of-covid-19-vaccine-on-male-fertility/Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20201221072756/https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/20/study-investigates-effects-of-covid-19-vaccine-on-male-fertility/This is not some fringe, alternative, or conspiracy website. This is ABC News – the mainstream media.I’ve seen both the U.K. and U.S. versions of the fictional TV series Utopia. So I now all about the conspiracies of...

As the catastrophic state of California’s finances finally begins to set in among politicians, anti-tech media personalities, and far left cultural influencers, the narrative on California’s techxodus — that is, the migration of California’s technology industry out of the state — has shifted from mockery, and “we’ll be better off without you,” to a far more sober, and increasingly-desperate “leaving California is immoral.”As it is simply too embarrassing for politicians to admit the state needs the technology industry after more than a decade of antagonizing the men and women who built it, and as it is political suicide for incumbent...

Merry Christmas and God Bless JimRob and all my fellow Freepers here. 2020 has been an existential Hell. It's now midnight here on the East Coast - Christmas Eve. I would ask of you one thing, and I know it's a tough one: plase, let's enjoy the spirit of the holiday. The lights, the gifts, the carols, the blessings you have received (and yes, they're around you if you look - start with the family under your roof), but most importantly, the respect and love in your heart for the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To that...

What should a proper Covid-19 stimulus bill look like? Well, the one thing we know for sure is that the current one isn’t it. After nine to ten months of partial to complete shutdowns, $600 per person isn’t enough to provide much help. President Trump is right to press Congress for a higher figure. Government caused this problem, so it makes sense for government to do something to help solve it. That being said, however, what is the right “something”, both short term and long term? Short term, an infusion of cash in the form of a tax credit for...

Russell James Ramsland, Jr. says his audit of 22 Dominion voting machines that were used in Antrim County, Michigan, is proof that Democrats cheated. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Michigan Judge Kevin Elsenheimer tried to prevent the public from seeing the report. They failed. Here’s a link to the report, and my summary of it. Neither Dominion Voting Systems, nor any of its employees, have sued Ramsland for defamation. The mainstream media has not debunked Ramsland’s claims. But they do continue to insist that there is “no evidence” of fraud.Russell James Ramsland, Jr....

For Christmas in 1997, my mother gave me the VHS set of the Original Trilogy of Star Wars Initially, I stuck my nose up at it as Star Wars was for dorks. After being coerced into watching “A New Hope” I quickly jumped into “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” I must have watched those movies over a dozen times during the coming weeks and months. As the prequels came out I remember going to the movies right after school to watch “The Phantom Menace” (yes I know it was garbage, but at the time, we were...

WELLSTON, Oklahoma—One day in the early fall of 2018, while scrutinizing the finances of his thriving Colorado garden supply business, Chip Baker noticed a curious development: transportation costs had spiked fivefold. The surge, he quickly determined, was due to huge shipments of cultivation supplies—potting soil, grow lights, dehumidifiers, fertilizer, water filters—to Oklahoma. Baker, who has been growing weed since he was 13 in Georgia, has cultivated crops in some of the world’s most notorious marijuana hotspots, from the forests of Northern California’s Emerald Triangle to the lake region of Switzerland to the mountains of Colorado. Oklahoma was not exactly on...

It’s the week before Christmas, traditionally the best week of the year to be in New York City. This is the week when tourists by the thousands flock to town, hundreds of restaurants are full and festive, the theater does peak business, the symphony and opera and ballet put on their most popular shows, concert venues are fully booked, hotel rooms are impossible to find, stores are packed, and beautiful Christmas lights are everywhere. Not this year. Don’t even think about coming here right now. Almost all of the best things are closed, by order of our political masters. The...

Good grief the UniParty is in full swing and they don’t even care what our opinion is about this massive $2.5 TRILLION (approximated because it hasn’t been scored) COVID/Omnibus spending bill that totals over 5,600 pages. The actual 5,600 page bill wasn’t populated for public review until shortly after noon this afternoon and staff had an issue putting it on-line. Incredibly, and in keeping with the previous approach preferred by congress, the House plans on voting on this bill today; and Mitch McConnell wants the Senate to pass it by unanimous consent (no recorded votes). My rough review shows an...

Democrats and monopartiers think they’ve won today but they may have sown the wind and will reap the whirlwind, by waking the sleeping giant. There are a few points I find myself making in my responses to emails from worried and unhappy people. There’s a common thread I’m seeing in my own writing, so I thought I’d see if I could pull it all together in this post. Here’s a preliminary but important point: Don’t give in to depression and despair. Both of those are emotions that encourage passivity. No matter what is coming down the pike, we are effective...