Public Schools – Ann’s Comments

I had to post these excellent comments and insight from Ann…

From Ann (Public Schools)

Part #1 –

Back in the 80s, I did homeschool my children for a time in California. I thought things would be better when we moved to Idaho. But back in the early 90s, I saw things I didn’t like in public schools there so started studying the education system hard. When I called the Federal Department of Public Education, I pretended I was a teacher and asked for the new Outcome Based Education project so I could understand it better. They sent a huge packet with everything I needed to know. The thing is…it was not from the Department of Education. It was from the Federal Department of Labor!

Also, as far as the “Critical Thinking” tag goes it is still around just not called “Critical Thinking.” You see, whenever some of the public gets wise to one of deep-states programs and speaks negatively about it, they change the name so we think they got rid of it.

“Critical thinking” is a kind of thinking in which you question, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and make a judgment about what you read, hear, say, or write. It should be a very good thing but back when it was the buzzword and used with the deep-state’s intentions in the education programs, it was used to critically think about everything students learned from their parents at home. It certainly wasn’t used to think for yourself and analyze what you were being taught at school.

When those of us who were wise to this started speaking out against it [questioning what students learned from parents], then it kind of disappeared, in name anyway. If you are wise to their use of language it is easy to pick up on their double-speak. If not, you think you are getting something good when it’s really not good.

My friend, Julie, and I studied that pamphlet [from the Department of Labor] and read other books on our Education System. We called our Idaho Department of Education to ask about this new thing. They told us that there were community planning meetings all around the state so they could get parent’s input. We asked when the meetings were and they had already happened!

Turns out they were secret! No one ever heard of them! It was Bulldozed! To make a long story short I did what every good person who wants to be informed and have a good impact on education does. I started asking questions. The next thing I knew, I was INVITED, by letter, to join the 5-year planning commission to implement this new program into our district. I knew I was invited because I was a parent, an elementary home-schooler with teens at the high school, and a Christian. I thought it was wonderful! I could do my duty and check and make sure that none of the crud made its way into the schools.

At my first meeting, there were 25 to 30 people. Maybe only 5 of us were parents. There were teachers, administrators, and people at the district level. Very interesting. I knew enough to figure out pretty quickly that there was one certain person (a stranger) who seemed to bring up ideas and do it in such a way that other people around the table would take it and run with it. No one seemed to notice that ‘they’, meaning the community, didn’t actually have the idea themselves. They felt they did! I call this person the ‘gatekeeper.’ He was planted. It was his job to bring the idea and to implement this new program in such a way that the community thought the whole thing was theirs. I also learned pretty quickly that if you objected to something, all discussions stopped, and all effort was placed on you to whittle you down until you did agree. Very demeaning and ugly. They did not proceed until you agreed. It made a person scared to comment at all!

And here’s the rub I discovered; if you said nothing to object, it meant you agreed! It’s called CONSENSUS. I hate that word! The object was to have a final product in which all tenants of local society had a say and they created a plan for the school district. My name would have been listed on the Education Plan for the district even if I did not agree with the plan!

Luckily hubs lost his job and we moved. I was never so glad to get out of that evil situation. It was evil to me because I knew enough to recognize the evil. Very important in these latter days! When all was said and done, all school districts in the USA had the same plan. All school districts also thought their plan was unique and their own!

Satan has an overall plan. The plan is to take away our free agency. It always has been. The best way for him to do this, and it’s worked all through the Earth’s history, is through government. How can he do this through the government? He starts in school. Actually, he starts in colleges to raise progressive teachers who then go teach in elementary schools.

Remember how Hitler did it? He had his core of youth that were trained (brainwashed) and eventually even turned in their parents. (Oh, nothing like that would ever happen here in the USA!) It’s been going on in our country for a long time now. It comes under various names like Outcome Based Education, Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind, Quality Education, and Common Core just to name a few.

Like I said before, it seems like the name changes when people figure out that it might not be so good. Satan is good at that. He keeps the same programs but changes the names to fool everyone. It works too! It works because IT SOUNDS GOOD! How can it be a bad thing to have a “Quality” Education? I call it ‘double-speak’ much like politicians. You and I have a good mindset so think they want the same for our children. They have a whole different plan and want people to be followers…workers…submissive. “Quality” to them means something completely different because they have a whole different plan for all of us.

Once Julie and I started studying and figuring it all out we taught what we discovered in neighborhood meetings. There are many Christians out there who understand the signs of these last days. They would invite us and we gave 3-hour discussions in their homes, not to convince them to homeschool but to give them the knowledge to decide what was best for their families. They were thankful. In ALL of our teaching moments, not one LDS member invited us to talk to them!

The LDS Church is all for education, but the members are slumbering to educate themselves. When I ask that question they always say the same thing, “Because it’s too political and I don’t like to think about politics!”


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A little something for you on this Friday morning :)

Free & Fair Election 2024 ?

I had laugh and smile just writing the title to this post! But this question came to me so I just had to write about it.

  • Q: I don’t think my vote counts at all because the system is so corrupt. Do you think I should vote and do you think there is any chance the 2024 election could be fair?

Let’s take the easy one first…Yes, you should vote. I am not saying it will count, I am not saying it will make a difference…I am saying it is your responsibility to vote. Our Founding Fathers designed our Constitutional Republic on responsible and informed folks exercising their right to vote. So, vote!

The ‘free & fair’ part…not a chance in hell the 2024 presidential election is even remotely free or fair! It already has already been proven that to be true…not even a remote chance this presidential election is free and fair.

Let’s face it…for over 100 years the presidential elections have been controlled by two corrupt political parties. And those debased political parties are controlled by people with big money and big power. So the primary winners were chosen ahead of time by folks with that money and power. When it came to the general elections it is often a choice of the lesser of two evils…okay, almost always. Yup, that time-tested saying that has been around for a very long time…for a reason.

As far as the election being fair/free you need but to look at the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. The proven facts, documented evidence, shows that the FBI, DHS, and CIA were all directly involved in influencing those elections. Both of those agencies acted like the contemptible banana-republic operations that they are. The FBI is of particularly evil note because they actively worked to get Biden elected…it was an active operation by the FBI and there is a mountain of public and verified evidence proving this to be true. And, there is Congressional hearing testimony and FBI & IRS whistle-blower statements to back it all up.

On top of those anti-American agency’s involvement there is virtually all of the mainstream media outlets directly involved as well. They are literally radical leftist, Communist, or at the very least Democrat Party operations. Then factor in social media operations, huge influences, are almost 100% radical left-wing operations. You know very well what their part was…it has been well-documented and proven.

So, virtually everything in the US is lined up to control presidential elections behind the scenes…to get either an easily controlled brain-dead pervert elected (yes, Biden) or some radical leftist to occupy the White House (i.e. Barack Hussein Obama).

Earlier in the article I said, “It already has already been proven that to be true...” in relation to the impossibility of the election being free and fair. Here are my reasons:

  • Trump has now been charged with 91 felony counts across criminal cases in New York, Florida, Washington and Georgia.
  • The leftist regime in Colorado has already set the legal system ground work to remove him from the ballot. And the same State Supreme Court also found that Trump participated in insurrection and rebellion on Jan6th. According to the 14th Amendment that prohibits Trump from being President. And it also opens the door for the possibility of him being tried for treason.
  • The Colorado case has paved the way for at least 16 states who have open legal challenges to Trump’s eligibility for office.
  • The Department of Justice, the FBI, and the IRS have open and on-going investigations into Trump as well. All trying their best to send him to prison…or at least discredit him in the eyes of low-intelligence voters.

And the most recent move by the DOJ (12/27)…Jack Smith, DOJ Prosecutor, requesting a Federal Court Order to limit Trump’s 1st Amendment right to free speech while campaigning. How utterly and entirely anti-American is that?!? There is no longer a Department of Justice…it is now a Department of Authoritarianism. If the court approves such a request you can be assured we have turned the corner, an unrecoverable move, to a total fascist regime.

Does that sound like ‘free & fair’ to you? Or, realistically does it sound like a banana republic operation?

I feel that chances of a free and fair election are 100%…100% impossible.

Test that…In the last 120 years when did we have a president elected that really did the right things for the country to restore it to a Constitutional Republic? The only one I can think of is Reagan…he tried, but mostly unsuccessfully. For the last 25 years our presidents have reduced freedoms and/or grown the country into insurmountable debt that will destroy us.

All that being said…You must vote! You must do your part, or be held accountable for not trying to make things right. Follow what our founders wanted you to do…vote!

Now, do you want to know who to vote for?

That is an easy one…vote for the person that most closely resembles your ethics, values, morals, and beliefs. However, remember this…voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil!


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Public Schools – Part #5

In Part #1 I touched just a brief moment on age old saying about sending our children to Caesar. Then In Part #2 I talked about the ‘Father of Public Education in America’ being a radical socialist and Marxist. In Part #3 I wrote about his predecessor, who was also into socialism and authoritarianism. In Part #4, I talked about the origins of public education back about 300 years ago. It is interesting to say the least…and it is still applies just as much today, 300 years later. In this Part #5 I will wrap it all up.

For a very long time I have had my mind open to exactly what the public education system was in the United States. And yes, that is why we home-schooled our kids for awhile. As I began to learn history, through my own reading and research, it became painfully and obviously aware of what was behind the American educational system. Hence, my changing the reference from ‘public’ education/schools to ‘government’ education/schools. As time has passed it has only made me more convinced of what was happening. Problem was…so many people still bought into the whole concept of public education and that apparently entire wonderful system. Facts and truth would not support those emotions/feelings, that propaganda, that these wholly misguided folks were experiencing.

I think it maybe 10 years ago or so when I came across the quote from the early 1800’s where one of the founders of the Prussian Model of public education said their goal was to create good workers and instill in them the right political beliefs and opinions. That clarified so much for me that it took my breath away. I then connected the public education system and Communism/Socialism that arose shortly after the Prussian Model was refined. But was I right?

There was a conflict that I was having a hard time resolving…I believed that the public education system was closely tied to Communism and Socialism. The two main players that brought that public education system to America were both Communists and Socialists…or believed heavily in those principles. But the Prussian Model came from a country that run by a Monarchy with a strong nationalist leaning. The conflict?

That same Prussian Model of public education was whole-hardheartedly welcomed in the USA and adopted by force of law through threat of imprisonment. And I viewed the US, especially then, as a Democracy. It just didn’t seem to match up right…a conflict indeed!

Note: Yes, I know that the USA was established as a Constitutional Republic. However, by the 1920’s when the Prussian Model of education was forced by law upon America, America was no longer a Constitutional Republic and had become a Democracy…a precursor to what was to come…and is now.

And if there every was an enthusiastic adopter of public education it was Hitler who was 100% committed to it. But then again so was the Soviet Union…and they went to war with each other over a number of factors including political ideology…fascism vs socialism. Then there was Canada, the United Kingdom, but also Communist China. What the heck was up with all of this conflict mixed so deeply with the common thread of instituting a public education system?

Ahhhhhh…all you have to do is swap ‘public’ with ‘government’ and then it becomes absolutely crystal clear…government education system…government schools. Now think about it…ALL governments want what? Good workers, nationalism creating good soldiers, and a few controlling/educating elites. The Prussian Model of public education gives them all just that!

Confused on what nationalism is, especial nationalism vs patriotism, you might want to stop and figure that one out.

Nationalism is the extreme love of country and loyalty to it…a virtual unwillingness to question it or challenge it. Patriotism however means love of the founding principles of the USA (i.e. the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights), and being dedicated/committed to protecting those founding principles against corruption and tyranny.

I want to go back and ask this question from Part #4 in this series…”Critical thinking is no longer a mainstream subject taught in schools, neither is history or civics. Why do you think that is?

Where would you find the ‘founding principles’ of the United States? Yup, in history classes and in civics classes! Now you know why those are no longer taught.

American students in public school saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (circa 1900)

I practice what I preach…so I applied ‘principles vs politics’ to this whole concept as well. If I dropped the political aspect of each country previously named (Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, Communist China, Canada, and the USA) and looked only at the principle of public education adoption…whoa!

ALL of the countries did so for the same reasons…better workforce, strong military, and a nationalist fever. Adopted whole-hardheartedly by Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930’s it resulted in WWII. The Soviet Union and the USA resulting in the 1950’s and 60’s resulting in the Cold War. Virtually all European countries in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s resulting in WWI.

But let’s touch on this for a minute…

  • In just the 1900’s the US has overthrown the countries of Hawaii, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Haiti, Iran, Cuba, Lebanon, the Philippines, Ukraine, and the Dominican Republic.
  • Since the beginning of the US adopting the Prussian Model of public education the US has been involved in 46 medium to major wars and military conflicts, along with another 40 or so minor military conflicts.
  • The CIA has assassinated a long list of sovereign foreign government leaders and public officials.
  • The US State Department, the FBI and the CIA, along with other government agencies have directly and indirectly interfered with hundreds of elections in foreign countries as well as here in the US…including the Presidential elections of 2016 and 2020.

So who has the most ‘nationalistic’ view of themselves, the strongest/skilled workforce, and the strongest military in the world at this point in time? Come on…take a guess!

So let’s do a little test, some thinking slightly outside of the box, shall we? Let’s talk about the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) initiative in public education.

  • The originating report “Charting a Course for Success” was released during Trump’s second year in office, 2018. However, the report was mostly penned prior to Trump’s Administration.
  • Those who wrote the report were appointed under Barack Obama.
  • The report was begun after the US Department of Commerce and US Department of Labor released reports that the US was deficient in specific areas of education; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Those reports were released in 2013 – 2015. The departments producing those reports were under the Obama administration.

Now read this from the government report “Charting a Course for Success”…

Since the founding of the Nation, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been a source of inspirational discoveries and transformative technological advances, helping the United States develop the world’s most competitive economy and preserving peace through strength. The pace of innovation is accelerating globally, and with it the competition for scientific and technical talent. Now more than ever the innovation capacity of the United States—and its prosperity and security—depends on an effective and inclusive STEM education ecosystem.

Did you pick up on anything specific in that paragraph?

  1. “…preserving peace through strength…” – Where does that ‘strength’ come from? The military. And where does the technology come from to make the US military the strongest? The military-industrial complex.
  2. “…its prosperity and security…” Where does ‘prosperity’ come from? The economy, and that comes from workers employed by big business…such as the tycoons of yesteryear…Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan. Where does the money come from to buy all those weapons? Private banks who are part of the Federal Reserve. Where does ‘security’ from? A strong military…via the military-industrial complex. And who owns the ‘industrial’ part of that complex?

And what was the Prussian Model all about? Better workers for industry, a strong military, and a strong nationalistic fervor.

And what does STEM do within the US public education system? Exactly!

So you might say it benefits the people of the US through better jobs and higher incomes!

Let’s consider this:

  • According to a report from Forbes in 2019…less than 50% of U.S. workers feel that they are in good jobs. Ironically, there is a nexus between the quality of one’s job and the overall quality of a person’s life.
  • From that same report…results show that despite a perceived strong economy, most people self-report that their job quality has stagnated or gotten worse in almost every aspect.
  • People who reported they were ‘very satisfied’ with their job has dropped 22% in just the last year. While both the ‘somewhat dissatisfied’ and ‘very dissatisfied’ categories are up sharply.
  • Average student loan balance at graduation in 2004 was under $20,000. In 2019 it was well over $33,000…a 67% increase.
  • In 2006 the total student loan debt was $500billion, in 2022 it was $1.75billion. More than triple in 16 years. Almost all of that debt is owed by the students to the US federal government.
  • And the middle class has been shrinking since the early 1970’s…as the lower income and super rich categories have grown.

Enough is enough!

I’ve given you facts, truths, and history. I’ve painted the picture as clearly as I know how. Now, it is time for you to form an opinion…to establish your principle in this regard of so-called public education.

Once you do that…then act!

I leave this one last tidbit of information…

Free education for all children in government schools and abolition of children’s factory labor in its present form – combination of education with industrial production, etc.”

Let’s see now…where does this concept come from that the USA has so enthusiastically and entirely adopted? What is the source of this idea that millions and millions of American parents love and support? Oh, that’s right! It comes directly from the Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifesto that was written in 1848…just as the so-called public education system was maturing in Europe and being introduced in the United States. Hummmmm…I wonder why it’s in the Communist Manifesto and adopted by every authoritarian government in the world for the last 150 years?

Some last food for thought…

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Colorado Ruling…Don’t get suckered into it !

You’ve more than likely heard by now about Colorado…the People’s Republic of Colorado. Well, let’s start with who/what exactly Colorado is:

  • Colorado has a Democrat controlled State Senate, State House of Representatives, and a radical leftist Democrat Governor.
  • Colorado made the transition to a leftist governed state back in 2005. It has been a radical leftist state since 2007, a virtual haven for Marxists, Communists, Socialists (i.e. Democrats) since 2013.
  • Colorado attacked and attempted to destroy the 2nd Amendment in 2013 by banning high-capacity magazines.
  • Colorado’s Supreme Court is all Democrat with 4 radically leftist/socialist justices.
  • In 2016 the state voted Clinton over Trump 47% vs 44%, in 2020 they voted Biden over Trump 56% vs 42%.
  • This all shows that Colorado is increasingly ruled by a hardcore leftist/authoritarian regime.

Now, what exactly did their recent State Supreme Court ruling do?

  1. It found that on Jan6th Trump, by his actions and words, was guilty of insurrection and rebellion according to the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
  2. As such;
    • Trump was ineligible to participate in the state’s primary,
    • His name could not show up on the state’s primary ballot,
    • The Secretary of State was not allowed to count any write-in primary ballots for Trump.
  1. The decision was 4 – 3.

Now let’s figure out what this all means:

  1. It is already being appealed to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS).
  2. If SCOTUS even remotely reads the 14th Amendment as written then the Colorado ruling will be overturned.
  3. If SCOTUS somehow upholds the ruling then California, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, & Massachusetts will probably not be far behind in ruling the same. Why? Because they too are radical hardcore leftist/authoritarian run states.
  4. If #3 occurs, then Trump stands no chance of being elected in 2024.

Now for the bigger picture…

If the Colorado ruling is upheld, and especially if multiple states follow suit, then there will be war…American will burn. Militarized police during grid-down, ready to kill civilians to get whatever they want and to remain in power.Why? Because a large percentage of the US population won’t tolerate such a blatant overthrow of the country by the radical authoritarian leftists. And it won’t be BLM or AntiFa that fights off the MAGA folks along with others.

Who then?

The same folks that have gone after the Jan6th crowd…the radical authoritarian and extremely violent federal law enforcement agencies (i.e. FBI, DHS, ATF, CIA, etc.)…we’ll call them the FPoPo. Oh yeah, the same FpoPo’s that have gone after the ProLife senior citizens, ministers, and pastors for praying and singing outside of abortion factories. The same FPoPo that interfered in the 2020 & 2016 Presidential elections.

What are the real reasons that the Colorado Supreme Court ruled to keep Trump off the primary ballot?

  1. To cause a distraction from what is really happening in the country…it is falling apart and being overrun by 10’s of millions of illegal aliens.
  2. To allow the Dems, specifically Biden’s team, to tarnish Trumps name with the independent voters.
  3. To invigorate the radical leftist voter base (i.e. Democrats).
  4. Taking a long shot that SCOTUS will uphold the ruling and tank Trump’s Presidential run in 2024.

But here we get into the nitty-gritty of the real plan:

  1. If the MAGA crowd and/or anyone else goes violent, or even the remotest appearance of violence, the FPoPo will come down like the Cultural Revolution in China. The National Guard will be called up and blood will flow, and if not martial law, something akin to it will be imposed.
  2. And then…the 2nd Amendment disappears based on a whole list of reasons the leftists will come up with…mostly safety and security reasoning.
  3. And also the 1st Amendment will be all but useless due to hate and violent speech being outlawed. Of course…only to avoid further violence.
  4. Thus, the authoritarians, FPoPo and military included, win. Not the leftists…they will lose shortly thereafter…it will be those that seek to finish turning the US into a totalitarian state who will win.

And this goes for the whole concept of a US Civil War breaking out. US citizens will not win if a civil war breaks out. The devastation, the death, the destruction, the evil that will come of a civil war will destroy any last vestiges of America as a Constitutional Republic. In other words…the authoritarians want a civil war…it is exactly what they want, it will give them everything that they desire to finish their plan.

Let me share this with you…the FPoPo have plans to deal with any related potential civil unrest like you have no concept of. The sheer brutality, the violence, the evil that they would rein down on US civilians would know no bounds…and it’s hard to even imagine for the average person.

So I am telling you to consider this:

  1. Pray for our country, pray that SCOTUS will do the right thing, pray for divine intervention.
  2. Do NOT attend any rallies, protests, or demonstrations objecting to the Colorado ruling. The FPoPo will be there just as on Jan6th. They will be taking names, instigating, and salivating at the opportunity to put more patriots and conservatives in prison…or worse.
  3. Talk with adult members of your family about this situation. Advise clam but discuss “what ifs” if it appropriate to do so.
  4. Continue to prep for whatever scenarios you see coming…especially the worst case ones.
  5. Clarify your principles, determine your ‘red lines’, and actions you will take if those lines are crossed.
  6. Then, most of all, pray some more…we need divine intervention.

What I am telling you not to doDon’t get suckered into falling into their trap…that is exactly what they want you to do.

 

 

 

 

Sorry for not posting a more uplifting message today. See you after Christmas.


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> > Extreme Warning ! < <

Granted…this doesn’t cover the entire United States, and it doesn’t mean it won’t be overturned as soon as next year…but it is an extreme example of where we are today…and where we might be headed. And it also exposes the Supreme Court for the joke that it is.

I am speaking about what you have probably already heard…the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) allowed an Illinois ‘assault weapons’ ban/registry to stand. Here are the particulars:

  1. To understand the background it is first necessary to know that Illinois is is an extremely liberal/progressive/authoritarian state. It doesn’t support the Constitution and doesn’t support the Bill of Rights…and is only interested in creating a Marxist/Socialist state with an all powerful government dictating the behavior of its subjects. And on top of all of that…it’s political system is extremely corrupt.
  2. In January 2023 the Governor of Illinois signed the ban for anyone who “carries or possesses… manufactures, sells, delivers, imports, or purchases any assault weapon or .50 caliber rifle.” But it didn’t stop there, it also included, it makes it illegal for people who, “sells, manufactures, delivers, imports, possesses, or purchases any assault weapon attachment or .50 caliber cartridge.
  3. If you are found guilty of a second offense it is a felony and you are headed for prison. Example: you possess an AR-15 and a 30-round magazine you are guilty of two violations of the law and you are felon and headed to prison. Each magazine, stock, fore-grip, muzzle brake, etc. would be a separate offense…a felony offense.
  4. And here is another kicker…people who previously possessed guns that would otherwise be banned by the law can still own them if they are registered with the state prior to Jan. 1, 2024. Yeah, two weeks away.
  5. The case was already appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court, a radical leftist court, and the ban/registry was upheld.
  6. The US 7th District U.S. Court of Appeals panel, staffed by another cabal of rabidly leftist judges, upheld the ban and registry.
  7. The case before SCOTUS was for a ‘preliminary injunction’ to stop the ban/registry while the formal case was prepared for presentation to SCOTUS. SCOTUS refused to hear it…meaning the ban/registry stays in place.

The ‘Axis of Evil’ (California, New York, & Illinois) have all attempted to violate the 2nd Amendment in the past with bans and registries, none of them stood thanks to SCOTUS. This appears to have changed with the latest SCOTUS ruling.

Now, to be fair, this doesn’t mean that SCOTUS won’t rule against this egregious anti-American and unConstitutional Illinois law at some future point in time when a formal case is presented to the court. But once again, SCOTUS wold have to actually agree to hear that case…and they didn’t agree to hear the argument for this preliminary injunction request. And that doesn’t bode especially well for any future case being overturned and the Constitution being upheld.

You would be on top of this if you were to ask about ‘grandfathering’…people who already own these guns and accessories. The draconian law does allow for previous owners to continue to possess these guns and accessories…if they register them. And for those of us that know and understand thje history of tyrants and dictators…that is a precursor to confiscation and subjugation…always violent subjugation.

And yes, once again, this is only for the State of Illinois. But, think it through…if this stands for Illinois, then California and New York will be close behind in passing their own bans/registries. Take note…those three Axis of Evil states contain ¼ of the population of the United States (73million). How long do you think it would be before those other leftist states would also move forward with their own gun bans and registries?

There are four states (Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, & Massachusetts) that are 100% controlled by radical authoritarian leftists…another 30million population.

Then there are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin who are run by leftist governors. Yeah, that is another 72million population.

Add all the leftist run states and you get 175,000,000 people in 22 states. Now we are talking populations of radical leftist controlled states that amounts to almost 60% of the population of the US.

Here comes a change of direction…

We have already heard numerous reports by some pretty valid sources that if Trump is thrown in prison or found ineligible to run for office before the 2024 election…America will burn.

What happens in 2024, when the formal Illinois gun ban/registry case is supposed to be presented to SCOTUS, and that law is upheld, or maybe not even heard? Then maybe combine the two…Trump goes to prison and gun bans/registries are ruled Constitutional? Yeah, do you think America will burn then?

Do you think this gun ban issue will just happen to play out in 2024?

Do you think that Trump’s court cases just happen to play out in 2024?

Do you think that our deep financial troubles just happen to be looking as if they will deepen, possibly go nuclear, in 2024?

Do you think that the election interference in the last 2 presidential races were just practice for 2024?

Is there any wonder why the recent poll of Americans showed overwhelming agreement among the vast majority of US citizens that the 2024 presidential election will determine the fate of ‘democracy’ in America?

Strange though…the poll then splits pretty evenly when asked why ‘democracy’ will be in jeopardy. Do you think it a coincidence that Democrats think that Republicans will destroy democracy…and Republicans think Democrats will destroy democracy?

They have us exactly where they want us!!

Oddly…both Democrats and Republicans have done a really good job of getting us to this point.

So…how are those preps of yours coming along?

Oh, hey…what do you think happens if/when any of the above mentioned violence breaks out? Who exactly would be gunning down Americans trying their level best to support the Constitution and Bill of Rights? Yeah, sorry, just a thought.

 

 

 

 

 


Oh sorry…I forgot to touch on the Supreme Court being a joke. Well, let’s ask Americans…

  • In 1988 56% of American had confidence in the Supreme Court.
  • In 2022 the % fell to 25% of Americans had confidence in the Supreme Court…a drop of more than half!
  • In 2023 54% of American totally disapproved of the Supreme Court, only 36% approved, or somewhat approved.

Okay, you do the math…but ask yourself this…why do so few American approve of and have confidence in the Supreme Court?

 

 

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Crime & Violence

Less than two weeks ago my wife was talking with a friend of hers and learned of a recent experience of theirs. The couple, early 60’s, were at a thrift store doing a bit of shopping. They had driven their truck and left the windows partially rolled down, but the doors were locked. Just as they were checking out they heard a scream from the vicinity of their truck.

Well, the reason they had left the windows down was to allow fresh air for their large part-golden retriever that was in the backseat of the truck. The scream…well, that was from the person that had reached in the window to unlock the door to steal some items in the front of the truck. The dog decided that wasn’t going to happen…bit the guy’s arm and held on. Hence, the scream.

The couple walked the 100’ to the truck, the wife pulled out her handgun and the husband told the dog to let the guy go. The wife then suggested to the man to lay on the ground face down…or the alternative would not be pleasant. He complied.

Police were called, arrest was made, the would be thief placed in the back of a patrol car to be hauled off to jail.

When my wife related the story to me I began to wonder a bit…what other serious crimes were taking place in our area. A few days before the truck incident a man had broken into a local house to commit a burglary. However, a woman was home…and of course the criminal just had to shoot her in the face. Thankfully the woman was not killed and is recovering.

Well, I had to keep digging…and found a whole series of serious crimes, most of them violent or with the threat of violence. I stopped my research with an incident at our local Walmart 3 years ago when a man broke into a Walmart store prior to the store opening. He held the store employees hostage at gunpoint while he attempted to steal money.

So…what did these violent crimes have in common? Yes, a criminal, obviously. But an interesting thing about all these criminals. But, before I get into that let me share with you an interesting statistic…the two adjoining towns where the handful of crimes took place has a combined population of 11,000 people and located about 1-1/2 hours from any city of any notable size. The combined dual-town population is about 16% of the average NFL football game attendance. Yeah, two very small towns.

So the common denominator…the criminals all had Hispanic names and appear to have come across the southern border illegally.

What was the crime rate before 2020 in those two small towns…virtually nothing.

So next time you hear the politicians in Washington, or the whole list of agency heads, talk about how secure the border is…think about the 10’s of thousands of serious violent crimes taking place each year by illegal aliens. Everything from rapes of young children, murders of teenagers, drunk drivers killing entire families, not to mention the thefts and drug industry…all at the hands of illegal aliens.

But I am not done yet…

One day last week we heard of two incidents of a slightly different nature. Incident #1, a distant neighbor had a visit from county ‘code enforcement’. The family is building a small house out in the middle of nowhere on 40acres. They had a well drilled, solar system built, septic tank system installed, and were finishing up the inside of their home. They were expecting to move in about 2 weeks from now. Oh noooooooo! The county employee posted a ‘cease and desist’ letter to stop the building and prevent them from moving into their home. Why? They hadn’t asked the county for permission to build their home.

Incident #2 was the next day. Another distant neighbor received an order to vacate his home. Yeah, he had the nerve to be living in a large, well-built, comfortable, secure, and rather nice camper. You see county employees don’t think people should be living like that…so he too is being kicked out of his home.

Two families are now becoming homeless based on a county employee whim…albeit, based on a county ordnance. In addition to two families now homeless…I would estimate that the total combined financial loss for them to be about $200,000 or so. And if they violate the county’s demands…heavily armed men will show up and will throw them in jail. Or, if there is any resistance to that action they could end up shot.

Now here is a question for you…well, maybe a couple…

1 – To hijack a biblical term…wherein lies the great sin? A criminal, at the threat of violence/death steals from people…or government stooges taking people’s homes and money from them at the threat of violence/death from heavily armed men?

2 – It is obvious that we should not tolerate criminal activity. But, why do we tolerate such behavior when the dimwits are from the government?

Let me close with a thought…in the Declaration of Independence there is the phrase:

…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed…”

Most of us understand the whole life and liberty thing pretty well. But, the pursuit of happiness part sometimes is not clearly understood. Most informed scholars agree that ‘happiness’ as Jefferson intended it is this… the goal of virtue and excellence in our personal and civic lives because that is the foundation of liberty which frees us from enslavement. The specific virtues, according to Jefferson, are primarily courage, moderation, and justice. And remember this…who had enslaved the colonists when Jefferson was writing this? The tyrannical British government.

The Declaration of Independence was pretty clear on what our God-given rights were…basically, to be left alone from government interference in our lives. That is the life and liberty part. But how does the happiness thing work into it? We have to treat each other with moderation, we have to understand what true justice is…and we must have courage to defend our rights…our God-given rights.

Notice that governments only have legal power when it is granted by the consent of the governed. Notice that both of these families lost…due to nothing more than an ‘ordnance’ passed by some group of county employees based on their opinions and bias.

Finally, here is a part of that Declaration of Independence that virtually ALL politicians and most people are totally ignorant of (or choose to ignore), “…That to secure these Rights…” is the mission of government. So tell me…how did our county government secure these folks rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Hell, when was the last time ANY level of government anywhere do anything to secure these basic God-given rights for anyone?

Yeah, I thought so!

Maybe politicians need to be reminded of the whole entire purpose of the Declaration of Independence…and how that turned out.

A.H. Trimble

 

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Economy: Please explain…

So here is a follow-up question from yesterday’s article

  • I read your article yesterday and it made sense to me. I have a ton of questions but one in particular. Why do so many experts say the economy is doing well, when you say it isn’t?

 

Ouch! A little personal there, eh?

OK, you are actually right…SPOT ON! Actually, the vast majority of economic/banking/market experts are all saying the economy is doing well. And even more interesting…the vast majority of average people define today’s economy as ‘poor’ or worse. So why the difference?

To me it is simple…viewpoints.

Experts’ look at lots and lots of economic metrics…in other words, statistics. They look at a long list of statistics such as unemployment, GDP, inflation, debt-to-GDP, etc. Even stuff like ‘the composition of the debt between currency, reserves, bills, notes and bonds’…if you can even begin to wrap your head around that one. There are literally hundreds of these economic metrics that experts review, compare, extrapolate, and mix with tea leaves and chicken bones. That gives them their opinions/views/forecasts.

Then there is the American public, the average Joe, you and me. What we mostly look at is what we pay for stuff. Things like food prices, car prices, mortgage rates, utility costs, rent, credit card interest, fuel, etc.

So it is the theoretical vs the realistic viewpoint conflict. And age old problem to be sure.

So yes, my opinion/viewpoint of what is happening economically in the US is very different from the vast majority of experts…and I am grateful that it is…I am not drinking the Kool-Aid.

What?

First point: almost every key economic metric is controlled by whom? Yup, produced by the US federal government. And do the people causing almost all the economic problems want to produce figures showing how poorly their economy is doing?

Next point: Virtually every economic expert has a side gig, or their primary job, giving advice to investors. If the general perception is that the economy is doing well…then investments do well. Self-serving to say the least.

There are some interesting folks out there making some really good observations.

“America is broke right now,” the personal-finance guru, Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad), said in a recent Fox Business interview. “America is in serious trouble financially because of the debt load.” He went on to predict this…1) he warned America’s debt pile will fuel inflation and crush the US dollar, 2) The government will print greenbacks to cover its soaring debt costs, eroding their value, 3) raised the prospect of a severe recession and a market crash.

But it gets way more interesting…

The CEO of Walmart just said, “customers are behaving so strangely” in that they are still spending money but are far more picky about what they are buying, are moving away from popular name brands, and “customers generally speaking are really sensitive right now.”

And when asked about the Walmart statement, Amazon’s CEO said this about their customers, “they’re being careful about what they spend on, and they’re looking for bargains and deals wherever they can. Wherever they can trade down price they’re trying to do so.”

What does that mean to you?

Hold on…let’s not leave the federal government out of this! At the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, they were talking about the upcoming changes for home lenders. Current mortgage rates are double to triple what they were before Biden took office…now approaching 8%. At the committee hearing banking experts warned that the new government mandate rule changes will raise mortgage rates at least 30%, just from those rule changes alone.

So what do you think happens to the housing market when mortgage rates are 10 – 15%???

Yeah boy, my view of the current economic condition and where it is head is WAY different than the vast majority of the so-called experts. I just wished I made their kind of salaries!!

So, good catch…good call…spot on !

Now, here are 3 metrics that all came out yesterday that might give you a little pause…

1 – Reuters reports that the total US household wealth fell by 1% in the 3rd quarter (ending October 31) of 2023. They said that the only reason it didn’t fall more substantially…increase in house prices.

2 – NYT reports that as of the end of the 3rd quarter of 2023 (ending October 31) the average US home price has been falling since since the beginning of 2023….average price now $431,000.

3 – The Fed reported that credit card debt increased $3billion in the 3rd quarter (ending October 31) to another record high of $1.3trillion. The reasons; 1) inflation, 2) high interest rates, 3) household expense rising faster than income. Part of that article, “When your expenses are growing faster than your paycheck, credit cards are not an indulgence, they’re a lifeline.” Along with that is this from Morgan Stanley, “customers are running higher balances and have weaker credit.”

My thoughts on this:

  • (ref #2) Reading the full housing report shows house prices falling except in key areas of the country and the price of high-end homes are increasing in price at a very high pace, faster than the mid and lower income homes. Example: In our area our place would sell for about $300,000 or so. That is $131,000 less than the national average. How many homes would have to sell well above $431,000 to bring ours up to that average price?
  • (ref #1) In regards to American wealth…Do you live in a high-end $700,000 priced home? Do you live in one of the hot home price areas? Take away those high-end homes and the hot priced areas…what does that tell you about the real fall of American household wealth if you look at the real situation of house prices?
  • (ref #3) If the American economy (Biden Economics) and Americans in general are doing so well financially…then why are credit card balances going up and balances hitting new record highs? Why are the ‘experts’ talking about how good the economy is when the Fed is talking about the damning effects of inflation and high interest rates?
  • (ref #3) Take a serious moment and really consider these two quotes:
    • “When your [Americans] expenses are growing faster than your paycheck, credit cards are not an indulgence, they’re a lifeline.”
    • “Customers are running higher balances and have weaker credit.”

So what do these metrics tell you?

No, wait…what does your gut tell you? Your commonsense tells you what?

Better yet…what are doing about it?


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Gas Prices: Can you explain that?

Question came into me and I thought it was timely and makes a great point…so here goes.

  • You are pretty negative about the economy, I get that I think. But gas has been getting cheaper for a while now where I live. Can you explain that?

Yup, sure can…demand. There is lower demand for gasoline lately, that is a proven fact.

For instance, this morning a report was released, it’s referenced the national gasoline stockpiles. That is essentially the amount of gasoline that is stored awaiting sale/transportation to gas stations. When that stockpile is stable at a certain volume then the price of gas at the pump stays relatively steady. If the stockpile shrinks that means there is a higher demand for gas or that the suppliers are not producing enough…the supply and demand thing…and that drives the price of gas up since gas is a commodity. If the stockpile increases then the price goes down…again, supply and demand.

This morning the report showed the stockpile once again grew…and grew by almost 300%…meaning 3 times more gas going into the stockpile than expected. So when you have far more supply, the price goes down. And no, the producers didn’t produce more gasoline during that period, the production/supply remained essentially the same.

The real question to ask isn’t really why the price of gas went down…it is why the stockpile is going up so drastically. Meaning, why the supply stayed the same from the producers but user demand plummeted? And the most significant part of that…plummeting user demand.

And now we get down to it…why is the demand for gasoline plummeting? And that answer I am sure you already have figured out. People buy less gas for two primary reasons; 1) they are driving less, 2) not enough money in their pocket to pay for the gas.

On the surface it appears that the two could be, or are, connected. I say, no…for the most part.

Remember that the job market is falling apart and there are less people working (workforce participation rate)…and that means fewer people needing to drive to work. Also, they have less money to spend since many have no paycheck…meaning fewer trips to stores or socializing.

But, I feel the overall primary reason is less money in people’s pockets. When you look at the real inflation figures we all know that prices of every day items (i.e. food, rent, interest, mortgages, utilities, etc.) are all going way up over the last 3 years. And that means less money in people’s pockets any way you want to look at it.

Now, a lot of people would celebrate gasoline prices coming down…I get that. And from a personal perspective it can be a really good thing. But, when viewed on the macro scale…when gas prices are down…and when supply is steady…that means the economy is doing worse for everyone as a whole.

And there is a secondary problem to all of this…when demand drops and the price drops…guess what producers do? Yup, they normally (i.e. almost always) reduce production. And guess what that does? Yup, reduces supply which raises the price at the pump if demand stays steady or increases. If supply drops and the demand goes up…then gasoline prices at the pump will soar.

We are in not just tough economic times…we are in complicated times…and it will get worse.

I hope this helped a bit.

 

 

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What does this mean?

The US federal government runs on what is called a ‘fiscal year’ vs a calendar year. It just means that their financial year is from October of one year until September of the next year. For the US federal government the 2023 fiscal year has already ended and it is well into year 2024 financially.

Why is that important and what does it mean?

Well, well…now that is the question of the day!

Let me share some facts with you…

  • In 2023 – US federal government revenue was $4.7trillion, and spent $880billion servicing the national debt.
  • In 2022 – US federal government revenue was $5trillion, and spent $475billion servicing the national debt.
  • In 2021 – US federal government revenue was $4.4trillion, and spent $352billion servicing the national debt.
  • In 2020 – US federal government revenue was $3.8trillion, and spent $345billion servicing the national debt.

What does this mean?

In 2021 federal government revenue grew by 16%, in 2022 federal government revenue grew by 13%, in 23 federal government revenue FELL by 6%. So government revenue growth slowed dramatically from 2020 – 2022. Then in 2023 government revenue FELL!!

From 2020 – 2023 the cost of servicing the US federal government national debt skyrocketed by 155%!!

Now hear this…in 2024 the debt service on the national debt is projected to exceed $1trillion! Yeah, that amount looks like this $1,000,000,000,000.

Consider this…the cost to pay just the interest on the US debt this year (2024) is $3,300 for every US man, woman, and infant.

Then there is the national debt itself…it now stands about 35cents shy of $34trillion and climbing by trillions each year. But let me put that into terms that are more easily understood…the US national debt climbs by $192billion each month…over $6billion each day!

But here is a real key…who owns the US national debt.

Since 2021 the % amount of US debt held by every group (foreign governments, private investors, etc) has fallen. There is one exception…the Federal Reserve, their ownership % of US debt has risen. Yes, that means that our primary foreign lenders, China and Japan among others, have not just stopped buying US debt…they have been selling the US debt they already owned.

So who is buying US debt? The Federal Reserve and associated banks. And that my friend means…the same organization that is creating the loans and money to create US debt…is the same one that is buying that debt. The ultimate funny money scheme!!!

What the heck does all this mean? Use common sense…

  • The US federal government is spending trillions of $’s more than it takes in, the government then has to borrow the difference and go into debt.
  • The servicing cost (interest) of that debt has almost tripled in 4 years.
  • In 2024 the interest costs on the debt will equal ¼ of all government revenue.
  • Fewer and fewer lenders in who are willing to lend the US money to fund its operations.
  • The Federal Reserve is now buying the majority of debt that it is creating. Yup, that means they are lending the money that it is borrowing.

And exactly how long do you think that can last?

Worse yet…what do you think the world looks like when the US can no longer borrow enough to fund its spending?

Worse than that…what does your life look like when that happens?

Worst of all…what are you doing now to prepare for that eventuality? Do you have a realistic plan?


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