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Words Beyond Me Janice Powell's avatar

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In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;

Let me never be ashamed.

In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;

Incline Your ear to me and save me.

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;

You have given commandment to save me,

For You are my rock and my fortress.

— Psalm 71:1-3 NAS95

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Jeff S's avatar

Signs, by Five Man Electrical Band, 1971:

"...And the sign said

"Everybody welcome

Come in, kneel down and pray"

But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all

I didn't have a penny to pay

So I got me a pen and a paper

And I made up my own little sign

I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me

I'm alive and doin' fine..."

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Lori's avatar

Sign, sign everywhere a sign, blockin' out the scenary breakin' my mind, do this dont do that can't you read the sign? Great song!

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C. Wilson's avatar

Perfect. Thanks for the reminder from someone who is old enough to hear it played on radio as a current song. How did I get this old?!

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Uncle Juan's avatar

And the sign said long, haired hippie people need not apply….

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Margot Wooster's avatar

Haha, I remember the rest: “So I put all my hair up under my hat, and I went in to ask him why. He said, you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you’ll do. Then I took off my hat and said, imagine that! Me, working for you!” Why can my brain remember this, but not something from yesterday? LOL

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

I wondered the very same

thing. I found out a decade it 2 ago that it’s right in the bible! God made us that way. He told the Israelites to commit things to song whenever they needed to remember them.

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Billy Bob's avatar

I’m a 71 years old male and haven’t had a haircut in over 13 years… imagine that.

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Jeff S's avatar

Hahaha. Yup.

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Susan Clack's avatar

Exactly!!! 🏆🏆🏆

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Butterfly2510's avatar

I know right? What “did” I have for dinner last night?

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Uncle Juan's avatar

I know… crazy…

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Doug's avatar

I saw a meme a year or two ago (during the dip in the labor market) with a sign outside of a restaurant that read "Long-haired Freaky People May Now Apply".

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Lori's avatar

Love it!

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Annie's avatar

Yep. That sign is still relevant today.

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Lori's avatar

Just yesterday we were all 20:}

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Juju's avatar

I thought so this morning until I passed the mirror in our hotel room and was jarred back to my age 60 reality 🤣

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Lori's avatar

LOL Juju, you have no worries as you are beautiful inside and out!

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Jay Horton's avatar

Yepper! I'd like a re-do..... maybe, put me on the rinse and repeat cycle and stick the button down.

Later Jay

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Lori's avatar

me too and exclude many errors I made in the journey.

Peace out Jay!

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Jeff S's avatar

No. I was 14, going on 30, as my mother used to say. I don't think it was a compliment.

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Uncle Juan's avatar

I asked myself the same question… wasn’t this song 50+ years ago?

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Jeff S's avatar

1971.

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Dr Linda's avatar

I still know almost all of the words

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C. Wilson's avatar

Vietnam war era.

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Jeff S's avatar

Be thankful. Forget the alternative.

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C. Wilson's avatar

I'm grateful every day. I should have been dead a long time ago.

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Jeff S's avatar

Nice. Keep it going!

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Margot Wooster's avatar

Me too, C Wilson!

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Jeff S's avatar

Keep it going!

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Jeff S's avatar

Right up there with "All the Young Dudes," written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972. Bowie produced the song, which he had given to the band after they rejected his "Suffragette City."

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

That was the year I saw David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars in concert in St Louis.

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Jeff S's avatar

Ziggy played guitar...

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Sue Rosenthal's avatar

"...blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind.

Do this, don't do that. Can't you read the sign?"

I was 14 when that song came out. My friends and I belted out every word every time it played on the radio.

When I would see those virtue signs on just about every lawn in the city I grew up in after the George Floyd mess, I often thought of this song and occasionally fought a strong urge to spend time and money I didn't have on making my own little sign for my yard. 😂 It would look exactly like theirs, only my letters would spell the last line of your quote: "...Thank you Lord, for thinking about me. I'm alive and doin' fine."

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Kenneth N. Myers's avatar

I love it! My older cousin was the recording engineer for this song!

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Jeff S's avatar

Wow. Great song. I think.

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Jamison's avatar

Cool!

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Jay Horton's avatar

That's kool!

Later Jay

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

So many of us remember that song. 1971 was a very big year in my life, first year out of high school.

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Juju's avatar

I was 6 years old and I remember being in the little store down the street that sold candy and sodas and this song came on. I loved it.

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DKees's avatar

I’m there too.

The 70’s club, graduation & age!?! How can this be? Make it make sense! 😎

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Donna in MO's avatar

AND Tesla!! (one of my favorite bands)

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PatriotWatcher's avatar

I love both versions! I was barely in 1st grade when the original came out... But TESLA 🙌🏻 My radio goes full blast when it comes on! 🥰

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Donna in MO's avatar

Yes - when politics gets overwhelming, my escape in the car is Hair Nation! Ah back to the relatively care-free days of my youth/that era.

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PatriotWatcher's avatar

My go-tos are Classic Rewind and Lithium... I do love some Hair Nation though! 🫶🏻

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Donna in MO's avatar

I like Classic rewind- not familiar with Lithium. Hubby is into Ozzy's Boneyard which I also like and Octane which is OK but still prefer the old bands to the new. Boneyard promoted the heck out of that Back to the Beginning concert for months. I remarked at one point, you would think he was about to die or something as much they had all these artists giving on-air tributes and such. Knew he was not in great health but had no idea this was TRULY his last hurrah. Boneyard went live taking calls for 8 hours the day Ozzy died and played tributes and Ozzy/Black Sabbath songs for about a week. Saw him live many times, the last being the Black Sabbath The End show in 2016. Took our kids to see him in when they were in HS as we told them he was a legend - but I never really appreciated what an icon he was - the photo op session the day before was a who's who of the metal world, many who said it was Sabbath/Ozzy was a key influence. So awesome he got to say good bye to the fans and his peers got to say good bye to him as well. Sharon said this concert was what kept him going in the year it took to plan it and suspect after it was over he was just 'done'. RIP Ozzy!

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John Wiles's avatar

Amen! And too true.

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Sherry Fariss's avatar

Never heard it before, but I was only four then, and my dad was more into Kingston Trio, Neil Diamond, and Carpenters then.

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Jeff S's avatar

Never too late. It must be on youtube.

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Sherry Fariss's avatar

Yeah I listened to it before I commented 😁.

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Jeff S's avatar

Hope you liked it. It was considered a good hippie tune.

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Sherry Fariss's avatar

I did. It is interesting how a version of those times has cycled back again. I like the current aversion to war, to “the establishment”, to blind assent to government propaganda. Thankfully our current government is fighting against the establishment, a new twist in the story.

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phlyme's avatar

Well now I’ve got that song in

My head for the evening. 😂

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Jamison's avatar

I was in college at the time and loved this song!

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Jeff S's avatar

It played on AM and FM radio!

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CecilRhodes's avatar

Thank you Jeff. These cross country drives reveal so many things. We are visiting a blue city on the northern coast and also see no woke yard signs, no hold over harris bumper stickers, no masks and no rainbow flags or decorations. People are waving at each other again. Mood is festive and upbeat. It's refreshingly pre - 2008 normal.

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Juju's avatar

Sadly out here in Austin TX everyone I run into is a flaming liberal. There was an Asian lady in one of our hotels that was complimenting our little dog, and I swear that with my eyes closed her voice was IDENTICAL to Marjorie Taylor Green’s, which I love, and I told her it was such a cool accent. (And it was.) It was like flipping a switch cuz she lost all kindness and her face scrunched up into a hateful savage despicable scene as she spit out her mouth what a horrible woman MTG was and how she had to change her own voice then if she sounded like such an evil woman. 😳 I just laughed kindly and said “well I like her voice and I just gave you a compliment”. She was thrown off kilter when later at the front desk she tried to storm away from me and I called out “nice talking to you, I hope you have a lovely evening” with a smile that showed I meant it. I swear she stumbled a bit. 😂😛

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alongername's avatar

I lived in a little shack like structure, horse in the yard, just about a mile from downtown Austin ............. in 1972 .

skinny dipping in Lake Travis......... seeing Jerry Jeff and Willie at the Armadillo

those WERE the days .......... Freedom !

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Tamara Summers's avatar

Kill with kindness like all raised-right Southern girls!

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Percy Buery's avatar

Wonderful comment, so sad what’s happened to truth and civility! I heard the Bible read in public schools, grades one through twelve, starting spring of 1956, what has happened, is not positive progress!

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Percy Buery's avatar

I’m referencing- only removing scripture from public schools about positive progress.

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Lisa Ca's avatar

We live in a very blue area. There are definitely still masks! I always shake my head! But I think of one home in particular with rainbow flag and the same sign Jeff posted- its gone now. No signs of affirming LGBT stuff.

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Spectra's avatar

I'm just outside of NYC in an area once strewn with so many signs you might trip over one; now noticing many fewer. It feels more spacious again.

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Jenny S's avatar

Sadly, here in Portland, Oregon, all the above are alive and well! :/

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FedUpInOR's avatar

Hello from Oregon!

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Jamison's avatar

My sympathies!

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James's avatar

Ditto with the Puget Sound metro area. Virtue signaling central!

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Donna in MO's avatar

Funny I just saw my first Biden bumper sticker about a month ago in a parking lot. It was pretty faded but still readable.

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Butterfly2510's avatar

Ha. Sounds like the man himself!!

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RunningLogic's avatar

😆

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alongername's avatar

remember ........... we all lose our physical lustre sooner or later ....lol

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Have actually seen Jo Bama faded stickers...

The more current iteration are the "no Kings" salutes

Many are the competitors for the lowest level of stupid

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

You really are obsessed with your own mental inadequacies, to the point of psychosis Paul.

No one reading your spasmodic outbursts can take you seriously, you are a cartoon persona trying to shit all over comments sections with hate & envy.

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PamelaZelie's avatar

It’s been quite awhile but saw a ‘Black Lives Matter’ bumper sticker on an out-of-state vehicle just the other day. Of course, the vehicle was from Colorado. 😜

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Butterfly2510's avatar

I’ll never forget when my husband and I visited Naples in 2020 after George Floyd died and a small Black Lives Matter sign was displayed in the huge, perfectly manicured yard of likely a $20 million waterfront home. I was incredulous at the virtue signaling.

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Kathy Sincere's avatar

Of course it was! Also, there is still an abundance of self-righteous virtue-signaling woke signs here in CO, especially on Unitarian churches.

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Donna Oliphint's avatar

Yes, a church down the street (I think it’s UMC) has a sign that says “Jesus didn’t judge. Neither do we.” I find myself wanting to send them so many scriptures.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Refreshing to note. Slow process.

Local Costco still has 25% employees wearing face diaper...

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Donna in MO's avatar

Wow! There is one cashier at my local grocery store (older black woman) who is faithfully wearing her mask every time I see her, although I do see it down around her chin sometimes. Very nice lady. friendly, but I have this great temptation to say something like, 'you know those things don't work, right?!' But I just smile and make my usual small talk, as I know better than to think saying anything will change her mind.

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laura-ann Knox's avatar

Nothing we say will faze them, my favorite drive thru order-taker wears one. I don't even care any more, I served my time in opposition.

She very nice and easy to understand

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Truth Seeker's avatar

There really are stupid people, they somehow became adults however nice they may be. When they crash they crash hard.

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The Blue Sky Maiden's avatar

No one cares Paul,

Your sexy day dreams are repulsive to the rest of us,

please cease your pet feltching & distribution of communist manifestos through the neighbours letter boxes, they will think you are Richard Seamoan on crack again… & it makes your breath really stink.

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

Is Paul the same feltch breath maniac who masturbates barbie dolls & action men while sucking a pig ?

I heard he was in the throes of some terminal apoplexy or undergoing a prolonged anal spasm. He doesn’t look too bright from it all here.

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The Blue Sky Maiden's avatar

Yes - it is same stink breath Paul with only one working brain cell that is lodged between his anus cheeks & is squeaking for some sort of release.. loudly !

He is now very old & worn out from evil deeds, I do not think we will have long to endure his rancid company here.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

good another Christian with filthy potty mouth whose mama forget to soap da mouth... FCH is hereby outed

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

You really are so fucked up & mental, no wonder your wife ended up doing the dog instead of you,

the videos are worth watching at least once just as a warning.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Da "Maiden" has spoketh, sort of but the lower lever of stupid has been discovered. Competition was stiff between the Maiden and fiona.

Each has earned a medal, however there are honorable mentions...

Cast not pearls before ... yeah

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Maiden of the snowflake Blue Sky dufass coalition.

Originally assessed an IQ of 85 but that estimate has been adjusted.

On a good day, maybe 80. Oink

Cast not pearls before Swine. Words comprehended by Me

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The Blue Sky Maiden's avatar

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😆

Paul , how cursed are you to write such inane plop.

Maybe its time to retire, you obviously have nothing to contribute.

tROT ON PAUL:-

Thanatos is calling!

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Truth Seeker's avatar

The Maiden hath returned with missives. But mostly emotiCONS.

Bandwidth to the Maiden of Morons come in Maiden do you read??

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

You can't even construct a coherent sentence Turd Sucker.

BSM is obviously more intelligent than you Paul, so it must be envy & anal rage consuming you again?

You even use a crusty old AI device set to 'over emote' to talk on your profile missives.

😂😆

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Truth Seeker's avatar

f ChUNT re-emerges with more toilet bowl rage, on the Christian comment section. Brilliant, do continue

Why not just compose a toilet bowl play or short story?

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Mpup's avatar

"Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,

And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth." Job 19:25 NASB

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Words Beyond Me Janice Powell's avatar

One of my favorites!!

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Why not consolidate your favorites and start your own Sub?

Instead of hijacking this comment section?

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Mpup's avatar

Hi Truth, Janice didn't hijack the comment section any more than those who responded to her (including you) :) My friend Paul constantly reminds me to "keep my eyes on the prize." God Bless......btw Janice does have her own Sub check it out. :)

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Truth Seeker's avatar

not at all, Comments section on articles are expressly for the article preceeding. The hijack destroys that function as mentioned. Your comments also qualify for having nothing to do with content...

Howz about that?

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Mpup's avatar

Thanks, we love you too 👍 As a Truth Seeker I’m confident you know He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Have a Blessed day 🙏

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Percy Buery's avatar

He lives indeed! What Jesus did- on behalf of people-equals true love and compassion!

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

awesome and all those posted above. . .

Thanks for the memories!

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Truth Seeker's avatar

"Under that law, people injured by any vaccines on the Act’s schedule can “sue” for compensation in the “court” of HHS. It actually has fake rooms that look like courtrooms, and fake ‘judges’ wearing pretend robes who aren’t really judges at all, but who are really just HHS employees hired to handle the “cases.”

This is how the VICP works— it’s a facade of due process, a kind of parlor trick that substitutes the trappings of justice for justice itself."

Lets summarize shall we?

Fake Virus, Fake Pandemic, Fake Testing, Fake Quaxcines (mRNa by defintion) is not a Vaccine, Fake HHS "court", Criminal Legislature, Fake Man-dates (hmm) interesting word.

Fraudulent Big P and the Medical Cartel, and last but not least a woefully corrupt Legal Profession with a few turncoats... and lots of clueless people who ain't having it no mo

We do have "Words beyond Me" to look forward to however

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Jay Horton's avatar

You had me until you sniped Janice. I don't see her input in the comments as subverting. She is just spreading the good news; it's your choice to read or stroll on past and it's all good.

Later Jay

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PrayerWarrior's avatar

I look forward to Janice’s scripture daily

I think it always has something to do with Jeffs writings!

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Really ? then instead of asserting this why not point of the relevance? Clearly!!

Not "writings" warrior, accurately assessing complex issues.

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

''accurately assessing complex issues.''

Well that's you off the team & out the game then 🙄😂

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Truth Seeker's avatar

was not attempting to have you

Was just pointing out that she is hijacking the comment section with Scripture.

I have no issue with scripture, none. I do have an issue with hijacking the comment section.

Since stupid people "like" commentary, the most "liked" stays on top.

That has nothing to do with the article. Further is subverts the entire purpose for comments. Reread a few times.

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Juju's avatar

Well then this may not be the community for you then. We are loving and tolerant and we don’t just use the comment section to discuss the day’s article, but we also use it to stay connected as a meaningful community. Most people look forward to reading Janice’s scripture before starting the article. If that’s so uncomfortable to you that you feel a need to point out your displeasure of it, you might need to find a new community. However, maybe you’ll have a heart change and stick around to enjoy more wonderful people and learn to be kinder. Win-win.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

What you said is bizarre. Not a matter of loving tolerance. It is the purpose of the comment section that does not get to be repurposed.

You are suggesting that the articles are far less important than subverting

that to a quote of the day. I am not looking for "community" as that is about as stupid as FaceBook has always been. Janice (or whatever the entity is) is simply subverting the comment section with many to most incapable of comprehening this...

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laura-ann Knox's avatar

Oh my God dude, the "logic" contortions you go through trying to justify your "rightness". . . Dude. Just scroll on down. Or don't, I don't care

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Juju's avatar

You need to find a different community. Nobody here thinks this way, and it’s not your place to determine what comment sections are for. Don’t like it? Go somewhere else. No one is going to comply with your heartless, stringent, politically correct rules. We don’t follow rules we follow our hearts.

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

While you're hijacking it with inane , anal spasms:- coughing up blood & excrement Paul?

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Carolyn's avatar

What????

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MM's avatar

I agree with you, I appreciate Scripture, but Janice’s application and use of the comment section is obnoxious.

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Juju's avatar

Then scroll past. Now you know and you don’t have to read it. She can post whatever she wants. Most of us love it. Comments are for everyone, not just you and what you want. Scroll past when you see her name. Easy peasy. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Truth Seeker's avatar

As mentioned consistently am having no issue with scripture.

The issue is the theft of the comment section.

Oddly few comment about the content of JC or the scripture.

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laura-ann Knox's avatar

The "theft" of the comment section lol. As if the comment section has an owner and an intrinsic value. It doesn't. And as far as I've seen, it's limitless, not gatekept, so. . theft?

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Any who tread into these waters represent many others.

What is odd is the fact that Mr. Childers does not care what anyone else thinks...

That is the province of attorneydom... Whatever.

Janice or whatever the entity is remains eternally baffled by the words, even those that are her "favorites". They are "beyond her". Many are content with that disclosure

but uninterested in clarification. That is the province of Catholics. If you ask a long time Catholic what they believe, they will get back to you...

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SuezCanal's avatar

You know what, Truth Seeker? I don't consider the comments section as belonging to me. I read what I want to read and scroll with abandon. I can bypass anything I don't want to read! Imagine that. It prevents hijacking by engaging personal preference. Read this a few times.

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

Paul (Turd Sucker) is a right wing troll for a team akin to PROLIES /77B/ MUTTON CREW etc.

His job is to disrupt, distract, demean comments.

The more valid the post/comments the more active he is.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

No kidding and grass is green. Comments are unowned. No kidding.

Substacks are dependent on the senseless "like" button

Subs are also AI run. Hijacking is easily manipulated to steal time Suez...

Hence the hijacking assertions...

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fiona C.Hunt's avatar

It's hilarious to see your only coherent comment is actually AI quotes from Chat Bot or Google Paul.

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Steve Hoffman's avatar

Amen!

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Catholics are the greatest % of Christians by a large margin.

Was raised very near the most prestigious institution in this country where one female

Supreme Court Justice was educated.

The sad reality: Pedo Priests and Seminarians. Not a bad apple in the bushel scenario.

When homosexual breaches occurred, a local priest swept the "problem" under da rug.

Rinse and repeat. The Domers (students) could do no wrong regardless of the offense.

Mouthpieces (attorneys) would broker sweet heart deals assuring no "record" from the offender... So forth and so on. Was not "beyond me" for long

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Truth Seeker's avatar

More Words beyond Janice who cuts a pastes Scripture subverting the comments section and liked by JC, just saying. Cause it sound bought right.

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Juju's avatar

The comments section cannot be “hijacked” 🙄🙄 Everyone is free to comment in any way they like, as your own comments are proving - so you’re being a hypocrite using the comments section to make your own personal opinions unrelated to the day’s news known to us all.

We are loving and tolerant and we don’t just use the comment section to discuss the day’s article, but we also use it to stay connected as a meaningful community in a myriad of ways and most of us here love that. It’s why Jeff often likes all these comments too. The majority look forward to reading Janice’s scripture before starting the article of the day and see it as a blessing as well as a calibration of sorts. If that’s so uncomfortable to you that you feel a need to point out your displeasure of it, you might need to find a new community. However, maybe you’ll have a heart change and stick around to enjoy more wonderful people and learn to be kinder. Win-win.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Ju, you do not have accurate assessment skills

Starting to question... everything

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JasonT's avatar

You have the right to be in the minority (of one?) who objects.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

the truth was never meant for the many... yeah?

but that misses the point of the comment section, yeah??

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JasonT's avatar

Sorry, I'm slow today. No idea what this means.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

ponder it, or... ask Janice

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Donna Oliphint's avatar

But you don’t have a problem with songs, cars, going down memory lane with whatever others bring to the table for us to rabbit trail on? I understand your problem with the failings of religious leaders. This is nothing new since the beginning of the church. Men are fallible. Scripture is not. Janice’s quotes bring such encouragement to many of us, while cynical comments, tho often interesting takes, are not uplifting.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

"this" is nothing new??? Right The point is that the breaches are not a bad apple in the bushel. The whole stinking bushel is rotten. That is the point.

No problem with encouragement, or scripture. Take it elsewhere.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Not at all. Scripture is not "beyond me" if it is useful.

Tis not cynicism, it is accurate assessment.

Unpacking a scripture might be useful, but that is not what is happening and

it has zilch to do with the articles, Zilch.

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MzReid's avatar

TS….. all the comments about the song from the ‘70’s had nothing to do with the articles either…. “Zilch”. However, you’re not on your high horse about those, right? Take your anger about the Catholic church to a counselor…. or, better yet, GOD and stop judging what others do, and what this community seems to enjoy. You DO believe in Him, yes? I’m sorry for any hurt you have suffered, but you need to give it a rest in the public forum. Peace.

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Truth Seeker's avatar

RH, you obviously do not know what how Substack works. Studying the way people think or do not in your case. Not on a horse much less a high one. I do not have "anger" about the Catholic church, I have experience and evidence. Further as mentioned Comment section is for comments relative to the content.

Not interested in your sorrow. Nor you advice Reid. Try gray matter.

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Juju's avatar

Substack works in many ways, 🙄🙄 not just the ways you want it used.

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MzReid's avatar

TS. 1. “Studying the way people think or do not in your case.” isn’t even a sentence. 2. BTW, MY comment a reaction to YOUR comment so it has just as much right as yours to be on this thread. My sorrow is for people like you who are miserable. I’m not sorry FOR you… only that so many people in this age seem to be so angry.

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Percy Buery's avatar

Jesus Christ is Lord over everything! Apostle Paul, the re-educated Saul, by Jesus himself- in Colossians, Jesus is before all things or (matter) and holds it all together. Enrico Fermi, early nuclear physicist was nicknamed pope for the faith required to believe, matter and energy are different forms of common substance, think about THAT!

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Catholics are the greatest % of Christians by a large margin.

Was raised very near the most prestigious institution in this country where one female

Supreme Court Justice was educated.

The sad reality: Pedo Priests and Seminarians. Not a bad apple in the bushel scenario.

When homosexual breaches occurred, a local priest swept the "problem" under da rug.

Rinse and repeat. The Domers (students) could do no wrong regardless of the offense.

Mouthpieces (attorneys) would broker sweet heart deals assuring no "record" from the offender... So forth and so on. Was not "beyond me" for long

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Truth Seeker's avatar

Catholics are the greatest % of Christians by a large margin.

Was raised very near the most prestigious institution in this country where one female

Supreme Court Justice was educated.

The sad reality: Pedo Priests and Seminarians. Not a bad apple in the bushel scenario.

When homosexual breaches occurred, a local priest swept the "problem" under da rug.

Rinse and repeat. The Domers (students) could do no wrong regardless of the offense.

Mouthpieces (attorneys) would broker sweet heart deals assuring no "record" for the offender... So forth and so on. Was not "beyond me" for long

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

So glad you are doing a driving vacation Jeff, the kind my parents took us on in the 60's across all the beautiful regions of America. Thankfully we weren't subjected to those woke yard signs. They are really signs of total brainwashing and capitulation to the establishment, not to mention a smug hypocrisy.

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Jpeach's avatar

I live in liberal Maryland. A few years back BLM signs and then “I ❤️ Ukraine” signs were everywhere. All I saw were signs that said “We Are Brainwashed”. Fortunately the signs are gone but, the Brainwashed residents still live there.

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Annie's avatar

I saw a new sign : "Support federal workers." Hahaha 😂 Yeah! No. The normies are losing their cushy remote fed jobs.

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Jpeach's avatar

Now the most common lawn sign in the DC suburbs are “For Sale” signs.

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Merry McIntyre's avatar

👍😂

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

yeah, funny that. Here in Minnesota it is a SELLERS market.

DC? uh, not so much.

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Lisa Ca's avatar

Its a buyers market here in CA. Big time. homes are not moving

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Garden Lover's avatar

My cousin is trying to sell her house. She wants to move to NV. She’s more conservative and had wanted to sell earlier, but her husband refused. She’s pissed at him now for it. I don’t really blame her.

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Karmy's avatar

Yes in Hamilton MT where Rocky Mountain Labs is located we see a lot of those “support federal workers” signs. Also some demonstrations against Trump because of the downsizing. No one ever supported private workers when a local company is downsizing. Don’t they realize how insulting it is to the rest of us?

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Garden Lover's avatar

Do you think they care? Or really have enough brain cells to notice their hypocrisy?

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MzReid's avatar

Good point, Karmy, but you forget one thing. Government workers believe they a few stations higher than we poor slobs “below”. It’s about time they learn they are paid by US and in order to retain their jobs, they have to do the work just like the great unwashed or they face HR and are walked to the door.

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CitizenA's avatar

>>> The normies are losing their cushy remote fed jobs.<<<

Annie, many years ago when my parents were still alive, my mother worked for H.U.D. and my daddy, after he retired from the Air Force, worked for the post office. I remember them saying it was nearly impossible for anyone to get fired from a federal job. I’m so happy Trump is attempting to change that.

Edited to add: My parents said this because of so many incompetent employees that worked among my parents.

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Kenpowoman's avatar

My husband worked for the TSA right from its beginning 2002. It was a fairly good place to work until enough former federal workers were hired and voted to unionize the workforce. it went downhill fast after that and, of course, it became impossible to fire anyone.

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Chris (CSO)'s avatar

A lot of government jobs are still remote. Many of them are with the SBA helping claw back billions in funds from ppp, and other COVID era programs.

Others are disaster relief roles. These are very smart people doing great work, and they're not being laid off because the work they're doing is incredibly valuable for American taxpayers.

I don't think "cushy" is the right word. Most of them are not "cushy." They're doing the Lord's work in government bringing about accountability and helping people in times of natural disaster.

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Robyn Welch's avatar

I think the "cushy" jobs are the unnecessary ones, the ones where the "workers" were doing another job at the same time they were "working" for the government. Thus they were let go.

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Chris (CSO)'s avatar

Many of them were fired as they were discovered, well before this year. Anybody who works two remote jobs at the same time without the employees permission (govt or otherwise) get fired as soon as it is discovered. I have firsthand knowledge.

I don't think any of it has anything to do with "remote" jobs at all. I think there were/are thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, of gov't jobs that are cushy regardless of whether they're remote or not. Remote has nothing to do with it.

Just a bunch of pointless, cushy jobs in general.

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Chris (CSO)'s avatar

Employers*

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MaryAnn's avatar

A friend has one of these on her lawn. Her DIL works at NIH. The whole fam is like a rabid dog about RFKJr.

Speaking of hijacking, I was thinking the “In my house…” signs originated from the Bible verse that contains “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” 😄

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Annie's avatar

Amen. The only appropriate sign. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

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Jane's avatar

I know. Most of my (liberal) fam still lives in Md...I live in FL. The entrainment did particularly well in Md, perhaps because it's right next to the swamp, and has taken on swamp characteristics. I never liked DC, even as a school-kid I knew that there was something distasteful about it.

Further, the longterm conservative "Eastern shore"of Md is purple, at best. Sigh.

My mama used to say, "You can get used to hangin' if you hang long enough", and no doubt the deep state thinks it can wait out a lot of us diehard conservatives.

But we WILL prevail!

P.S. Another truth that most folks don't realize...Maryland is a southern state!

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Jay Horton's avatar

"You can get used to hangin' if you hang long enough" -good one!

Later Jay

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LR's avatar

I love that word entrainment....

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Principled Pragmatist's avatar

Same - Northern Virginia here, the shadow of the swamp. They have replaced the old virtue signs with new ones ….“We Support Federal Workers” and “We Support Immigrants” (they conveniently leave out the illegal part).

And the LGBTQ2IA+ flags are still flying in all the Protestant churches here, and in public buildings even though “Pride” month ended in June.

Sigh.

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neener's avatar

At least they are advertising how unbiblical they are so real Christians can avoid them.

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Lisa Ca's avatar

I always shake my head at churches with rainbow signs. Really? Preach repentance.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

now. . . glad we moved out of Winchester.

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James's avatar

You mean *liberal* Protestant churches. You won’t find a Prideful flag in front of our church, even up here in western WA Trans-land.

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Joze's avatar

Yes! Hope fully what Jeff’s seeing is not the end of virtue signaling, but the end of advertising one’s MSNBC’ness!

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

To go along with the lack of these stupendously idiotic signs, I present 3 incredibly important news reports from Revolver.

If you are not familiar with Revolver, I strongly encourage becoming a subscriber, they, unlike the lying media - do fact reporting - like John Solomon's "Just the News". Please pay particular attention to the first report on the 20 CIA and FBI agents who confirmed Ovomit was behind the treasonous Russia Hoax.

https://revolver.news/2025/07/20-cia-and-fbi-agents-confirm-obama-was-behind-russia-hoax-and-reveal-his-hiding-place/

DOJ's new strike force against Obama: https://revolver.news/2025/07/important-details-you-need-to-know-about-dojs-new-strike-force-against-obama/

And finally a report on obama lackey ben rhode's need to lawyer up:

https://revolver.news/2025/07/breaking-obama-lackey-ben-rhodes-might-wanna-lawyer-up/

It does appear that the DOJ/FBI etc are doing real work and we may soon get some serious justice for the criminals who committed treason and tried to destroy the USA.

TAW because GAW.

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MarshaLouise's avatar

Thanks for these links, Dan. I have Revolver but not enough time to include it in my daily read list.

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Clarity Seeker's avatar

There is no disinfectant or other cleanser to wash out a washed brain

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PrsctNative's avatar

Same here in AZ- now a blue state. Who would have thought….

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Garden Lover's avatar

The rats run from the ship they sunk by what they voted for to a place that offers them something better only to create the same situation in their new home. One of my neighbors told me they were thinking of moving to NV because it was cheaper than CA, and they couldn’t afford it here. I told her then they needed to change how they voted or NV would become CA. She was a bit offended by that, but, hey, I was honest with her.

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MarshaLouise's avatar

Good for you!

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David Cashion's avatar

Have you seen the Mark Fichman investigation into money laundering, by flipping outrageously inflated homes ?

Cartel Katie going down.

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Garden Lover's avatar

I haven’t, but I can tell you that I saw this happening in our town as the prices were surging upward. The flippers would come in and purchase a home for sale, update it or build a two-story house, and then sell it for an exorbitant amount, pricing out the average home buyer.

I was reading an article yesterday about how private equity groups are now buying land and building homes specifically to rent, essentially preventing regular people from ever owning homes.

While I understand this is a free country, something must be done about this.

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David Cashion's avatar

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/breaking-exclusive-arizona-state-senator-mark-finchem-whistleblower/

Kari Lake accused Cartel Katie of this before the governor election.

The press accused Kari of lying.

I pretty sure CK gna get caught up in this.

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Garden Lover's avatar

One can hope.

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SeeingTruth's avatar

The best sign I saw during the last election sitting amidst a sea of Harris-Walz <obviously> manufactured signs was a homemade sign that simply said:

"This vet did not serve to support socialism".

This vet also had signs regarding illegals murdering people. Those signs disappeared after being put up. Don't know if the city got involved and forced the removal or if others took them.

Totally applauded this vet"s sign every time I drove by.

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Annie's avatar

I remember "Support Joy" signs. Hahaha 😂 Lefties are not joyful.

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SeeingTruth's avatar

This is some of what I was writing about "joy" at the time:

#FalseJoyDoesNotServe

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#MandatesAreNotJoy

#ThreatsToCitizensAreNotJoy

#LyingToThePublicIsNotJoy

#SnitchLinesAreNotJoy

#NurembergTreatyViolationIsNotJoy

#CoercionIsNotJoy

#CensorshipIsNotJoy

#TheScienceIsClearIsNotJoy

#TrustTheScienceIsNotJoy

#SafeEffectiveAndFreeIsNotJoy

#TyrannyIsNotJoy

#ComplianceIsNotJoy

#RulesForTheeButNotForMeIsNotJoy

#DeniedServicesIsNotJoy

#DeniedTreatmentIsNotJoy

#DeniedExemptionsIsNotJoy

#MandatoryTestingIsNotJoy

#DemonizingUnvaccinatedIsNotJoy

#RelationshipsDestroyedIsNotJoy

#BlamingProductFailureOnPeopleIsNotJoy

#RewritingHistoryIsNotJoy

#VaccineInjury&DeathIsNotJoy

#PropagandaIsNotJoy

#HypocrisyIsNotJoy

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SeeingTruth's avatar

The entire hijacking of "joy" totally enraged me. How in the world was more-of-the-same <joy> to be brought on by the Harris-Walz ticket? I can't believe some people I know bought into that crap!

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Those people? They were the recipients of massive amounts of taxpayer money funneled to and through NGOs, foreign govs, state govs, etc. by the criminals in congress and the deep state bureaucracies. The corruption and criminality brought them "joy".

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Monterey's avatar

I believe that "Joy" was simply a rebranding of 'the cackle'.

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Susan Clack's avatar

The Left has hijacked more than one word..."gay" was the first...

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Garden Lover's avatar

They also hijacked the rainbow. Such a beautiful natural phenomenon ruined.

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SteelJ's avatar

We will always love rainbows. Don't let them screw you over, ignore their evil BS.

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MaryAnn's avatar

Joy, aka, Anyone but Trump.

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Monterey's avatar

Lol, i never saw "support Joy" signs. But I hope someone has commemorated the loss of Kamala by making one that says "The joy is gone."

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Dr Linda's avatar

Or humorous

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RunningLogic's avatar

They’re sourpusses.

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Jeff S's avatar

Ultra sourpusses.

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Dr Linda's avatar

Indeed

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

Maybe they were talking about ‘joy’ Behar (The view)

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Annie's avatar

🤢🤮

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Garden Lover's avatar

The government shouldn’t have a right to tell a citizen what signs to put on their own lawn as long as they don’t promote violence, which none of those did. If the city did, it violated that vet’s First Amendment rights.

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CHop's avatar

I live in a subdivision and watches neighbors have a sign war. One had 2 Trump signs that disappeared. A few days later, 3 came back & he placed them across his front property to the line. The next day, the neighbor moved his "joy" sign with the cat and his Harris/Walz signs to his line next to the Trump sign. It was so petty, but so funny.

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Garden Lover's avatar

In our town, it’s generally the progressives/democrats who steal signs.

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Blair's avatar

I used to cringe whenever I saw those signs and shirts with the multicolor portrait of Obama's face especially when we were months or years past the election. It's like turning a politician into their deity or something.

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Joanie Higgs's avatar

And here in Canuckistan, we had Just Turd-oh's half-brother blow the whistle on his snakey sibling, as well.

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Jay Horton's avatar

"Canuckistan" Holy Smoke! Good one!

Later Jay

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Susan Clack's avatar

It's always a great way to describe one's captured country or state...I live in Kalifornistan. I've used that one for several years now! And our Capital is "Excremento". I've been admonished about being less than charitable by a spiritual opinion leader but hey, I'm calling a spade a spade here. 🤷🏼

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Garden Lover's avatar

Ha! I live there, too. Born and raised here. Matter of fact, I’m 4th generation. I had some Yahoo say when I told him “if you love Europe so much, you should move there,” he said that I could move. So, I told him how long my family’s been here. He shut up.

The state is so different even from when I was a kid. It’s really sad.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Commiefornia is a great name for CA too

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Jeff S's avatar

I didn't cringe. I threw up.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

They were truly triggering because they were complete and utter bullshit, part of a complex and coordinated, deep state and DNC psyop to steal the country.

In fact, my trigger finger is twitching as I write this.

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-TobeorNottobe-'s avatar

Obama dramatically looking out into middle distance…

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Monterey's avatar

It always reminded me of other communist signs

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Debbie Wagner's avatar

The (pathetic, brain dead, stupid) sign I detest the most — which I still see frequently in some areas — is “Regulate guns, not women”. 🤬

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PrayerWarrior's avatar

Agree 🤮

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Susan Seas's avatar

In my blue H hole It had come to my attention that of all the cars on the road 85% were covered in rainbow flags, words, coexist stickers but suddenly 2-3 years ago I noticed I wasn’t seeing them. Now I would say less than 5%! Maybe there is some hope after all! 😅

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

Here’s the irony: The coexist people are the worst coexisters that ever claimed to

coexist.

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Peter GL's avatar

Basically you are allowed to coexist so long as you agree with us, otherwise we call you names and shun you. Some "inclusive coexistence"!

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

Very true Peter. From personal experience, I know the feeling

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Peter GL's avatar

after leaving home and went to college I realized the most racist people are those claiming racism against them

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Jeff S's avatar

Yeah. As we would say in New York, "Coexist with this!"

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RunningLogic's avatar

Exactly! That’s what I think every time I see those. Plus “just try to coexist with a radical Islamist, because they don’t believe in coexisting.”

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Dr Linda's avatar

Right?

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Bryn Cannon's avatar

Here’s another irony: the last line in the signs is “kindness first”.

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JasonT's avatar

Same with the D&I folks.

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Debra Nolasco's avatar

To me, the most disturbing aspect of the rainbow flags, is that the perverted Left co-opted the actual rainbow, which was a covenant between God & Man & a symbol of that covenant. They took that symbol & turned it into something abhorrent, like everything else they touch.

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Peter GL's avatar

they don't accept God (nor His existence), so they will usurp His symbols to confuse people. How dare they take a symbol of His covenant for their perversions? Do whatever you like in the privacy of your bedrooms but don't ram down our throats with such symbols

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Robyn Welch's avatar

Yet they have "churches" where they worship their version of "god". My sister attended one, she may still watch it online. I watch a little at Easter and Christmas, to hear what they say about Jesus. It's disturbing.

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Peter GL's avatar

you said it Robyn: "their VERSION or "god""

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CitizenA's avatar

And… their perverted use of God’s rainbow only has 6 colors (six being the number of ‘man’), when God’s rainbow has 7 colors (the number of perfection & completion.) ✔️

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Jay Horton's avatar

Boom!

Later Jay

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Anne Wrona's avatar

So very true & sad to see! An actual rainbow is still breathtaking & always will be!

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Debra Nolasco's avatar

Yes, it is. One day, we had a double rainbow at the end of our cup-de-sac. I tried to call our neighbors, so they could see it too, but unfortunately, was unable to reach most of them. I could not take my eyes off of it. It was truly glorious.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Yes, and absolutely intentional effort to undermine the existence of God. But GAW, on His schedule, not ours.

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

True, they have perverted the Catholic concept of ‘De Colores’. (All in Color)

Personally, I still love the rainbows and enjoy all the colors.

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PrayerWarrior's avatar

Highjacked the rainbow 🌈

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Anne Wrona's avatar

The radical leftists can NEVER take away our enjoyment of rainbows & myriad colors in our lives. Glad you tried to share the double rainbow with your neighbors!

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Bring back shunning! I visibly shun the following people:

burkas; mixed race couples, face piercings, gays; kool-aid hair.

Sorry if that bothers people but we need to stop acquiescing to their subversion.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yeah mixed race is not something that bothers me. First of all you can’t even define who is what race. Second of all, there is no “pure” race even if you could define what it is.

I do shun burkas though. People who treat women like they’re chattel and subhuman have no place in society imo.

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richardw's avatar

Read Jon rappoports’s substack articles on female genital mutilation practiced here in the USA by Somali immigrants. Naomi Wolf had an article describing in detail with drawings. It is pure barbarism and happens in our country. Estimated 500,000 girls.

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RunningLogic's avatar

I haven’t read that one in particular but have read other accounts so I’m aware. It is barbaric for sure.

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shibumi's avatar

And yet it's not illegal.

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RunningLogic's avatar

It definitely should be.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

yep, saw Naomi's article.

Type III-- how do they insert tab A into Slot B?!

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

Painfully

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Sure, races do exist, but many people share a mixed blood. I have no problem with inter-racial marriage, it is not a sin Biblically speaking. But it is not always a good idea when considering the social implications.

As long as they are married and hopefully teaching their children correct values.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Well then please define what exactly makes a person one race and not another. Like you can do with sex. And not just vague generalities. They need to apply to borderline people not just the archetypal examples. And why have racial categories changed over the years? When I was a kid in school we learned there were 3 races. Now there are something like 6-7. They still don’t make sense. Chinese and Indians are both Asians? What do they have in common? Except for being from the same general region? And again, I have not seen a list of definitive qualities that cause someone to belong to one race and only one. Skin color is on such a spectrum. My Italian grandfather was referred to as being “black” where he grew up in the early 20th century. But now whites include all of Europe even the Spanish apparently. Or are they Hispanic? Who even knows? 🙄

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Jeff S's avatar

I don't care about the different races. I care about the different foods.

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CK's avatar

DNA. There are very clear differences.

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Jeff S's avatar

In NY, Italians were considered, "colored."

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Jeff S's avatar

My parents were mixed...up. Dad was a he. Mom was a she.

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Susan Clack's avatar

My paternal grandmother was the product of a "mixed marriage"...Swede & Norwegian. O, the shame...🙄

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CK's avatar

Race mixing is central to the Kalergi Plan.

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Jeff S's avatar

My Tabby cat refuses to wear a burka.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Good for her! 😆😁

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Jeff S's avatar

He's a he. Gabby. Won't shut up.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Race has been around as long as 2 genders. Check your drivers license, or job application, or any C&C post where Jeff acknowledges there are different races.

It's subversion to say otherwise.

Race is real:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marrow-donors-rare-for-mixed-race-patients/

https://www.quora.com/Do-mixed-race-people-have-a-harder-time-finding-matched-donors-for-bone-marrow-and-other-organs

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-mixed-race-minorities-struggle-to-find-life-saving-transplant-matches/l2axfktow

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RunningLogic's avatar

No it has not 🙄 It’s a recent made up construct. What people used to refer to as “races” long ago were more like ethic groups. And even those are not very definable. They’re more vague loose groupings of people from a certain area of the world. But with migration over the centuries, nothing is static. And the “racial categories” keep changing again and again. If it’s actually a biological reality then it shouldn’t change. Like sex.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Also your sources really do not convince me. CBS ? Quora?

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Peace's avatar

Some HR inquiries ask people to list both race and ethnicity.

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Jeff S's avatar

"Like sex." Is that a statement or a question?

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RunningLogic's avatar

That still doesn’t give me a definition. And just because people like Jeff acknowledge that this is something used by society to group people doesn’t mean it’s not a social construct.

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

I love ya, RL, and I sure hate to argue but ever since bible

times, even God referred to “people(s)” as Israelites, Amalekites, Sodomites, Moabites, and so on.

When King Zedikiah went to battle against God’s recommendation, his sons and all the armies were massacred. His daughters and everyone left went over the CAUCASUS MTNS., and later settled Europe amd the Americas, hence the name Caucasians. His daughter Scota, along with her uncle, Joseph the Tinman, settled Scoland and have ancient songs and writings abt them still in the annals of history. Manyyyy Caucasians are ancestors of Hebrews who left at that time. This is recorded in KINGS or CHRONICLES. It’s facinating to read about it both biblically and online.

*Sidebar: To this day, when king’s or queens are coronated in Great Britain, the very first oath is “to keep and protect Mother Israel” or some such. They say the Stone of Scone is the pillow upon which Jacob (?) was sleeping when he battled the angel, Jacob’s Ladder, I think was the story. GB eats scones to commemorate that — at least, that’s how it started. The Stone of Scone is said to be buried beneath one of those magnificent churches where they hold the coronations and some weddings of royalty, though it was stolen at a point by the Nazis and someone else…

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Dianne Denson's avatar

YES!

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

By the way, you asked what we are seeing in our states - I used to see a lot of "Pritzker Sucks" signs, but it seems people in Illinois have resigned themselves to the fact that the corrupt, criminal, election-stealing Governor will run again for a third term.

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Bleonard3's avatar

Dave - yes, unfortunately. Though it’s probably better he stay in (more) corrupt IL vs Washington.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

His next home should be a prison cell.

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Patty's avatar

Is this not the traditional step (prison) for IL governors?

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PEL's avatar

Yes in Illinois our governors make our license plates.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Lol, you noticed that?

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

glad I no longer live there. . . but, alas, out of the pot and into the fire:

Minnesota

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

And now the trans shooting in MN.

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

Considering he's a Democrat (got the clot shot), seems to weigh at least 350 pounds, and is 60 years old, this actuary thinks there's a good 20% chance his home will be a coffin or cremation urn within 5 years.

And we can always hope for higher odds.

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Peace's avatar

how many terms can a governor serve in IL?!

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MaryAnn's avatar

No limit but getting sent to prison usually gets them booted from office.

Also, I cannot remember the last time one of our governors actually lived in the mansion in Springfield, the capital city of IL. They all seem to think Chicago is the capital. 😄

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Peace's avatar

No limit? Ugh. Why couldn't it be a state like Florida with the no limit at this point in our history?

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Julie Ann B's avatar

There is the problem! The citizens in IL. should never resign yourself to an incompetent, corrupt, arrogant governor!! Fight back! You’re losing a once great city (Chicago)and a nice midwestern state! And we don’t want you moving to WI. with your leftist ideology!

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Julie Ann - the problem here in Illinois is the voter rolls are some of the most corrupted in the nation, and IL has automatic voter registration and is a so-called sanctuary state, so illegals get licenses and vote illegally, or have votes cast for them. 85% of the counties in IL are red in every election, but the high number of Dems in Chicago, along with the fraud, negate the will of the people of most of the state. When you have criminals in charge, they stay there.

The only way to remedy this is through Trump's EO's regarding mail in ballots, clean voter rolls, and deportation of illegals. Those must be enforced.

And the "you" you refer to is not us. There are thousands of conservatives fleeing IL, and most are going to red states like nearby MO, IN, and IA. WI SHOULD be a red state also, but it is being take over like MN was.

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Grateful4Grace's avatar

Illinoisian (downstate) here. Retribution for having those signs just might be even higher property taxes and illegals bussed to our rural community, so we're trying to lay low 🫣

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Pritzker is a corrupt, obese pig!

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Jeff S's avatar

Our parents took us everywhere. But we kept finding our way back...

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Dr Linda's avatar

😂

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Annie's avatar

The signs provide you notice that a lefty loon lives there. A heads up of sorts. 😉

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Peter GL's avatar

in a way doing us a service

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Beckadee's avatar

That's what I've always said. Two lesbos created a One Mobile Inclusion sign and were selling it on Nextdoor. No doubt where the constipated live.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

They make me think they may be holding someone captive in the basement.

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Jeannie Harshbarger's avatar

In my day we read Burma shave signs.

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MaryAnn's avatar

And Wall Drug signs. ❤️ SD

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shayne's avatar

Can't say when I last saw a yard sign, other than a sale, anywhere in Topeka.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Sounds like a decent and safe place.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Kansas has a leftist as their governor and Overland Park has a Muslim running for city council. Choose Missouri over Kansas! A conservative governor and 2 very conservative, effective senators serving in Congress!

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

I am stuck between two very good states - Missouri and Indiana. I love Josh Hawley, but I have Dick Durbin.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

Considering Missouri myself. . . maybe the Ozarks.

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shayne's avatar

The Ozarks YES.... but Arkansas is my choice.

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shayne's avatar

It's not too bad. Would love to see the Governor gone.

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Loretta's avatar

Lexington, MA can't let go of their "No Kings" signs.

They had them up BEFORE April 19th (the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord). Many are STILL up.

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Susan Clack's avatar

My Mayflower and Revolutionary War ancestors are rolling in their graves. 😫

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

We live in Lawrence, KS, and are pondering where to move to retire. Topeka is cheaper, but it's got higher crime and gangs. I grew up in Johnson County, but can't afford to move back there.

We're currently focusing on Oklahoma.

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shayne's avatar

We live in the middle of Topeka, no gangs around here and no crime. There are parts of the city I wouldn't live in though. It's not cheap here. Property taxes are through the roof. I would rather be in Arkansas, in the Ozarks like pretty-red old guy.

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Anne Wrona's avatar

In CA these yard signs are still ubiquitous. If that’s not bad enough, they’re given out for free at the farmers’ market! At least I know what side my neighbors are on?!

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Garden Lover's avatar

I live in CA, and you can find them around my city a lot, although I don’t see quite as many as I used to. Is my city waking up? Not holding my breath, to be honest.

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EES's avatar

As a kid in the 60’s, we did an annual summer driving trip from Kansas to Minnesota and then to Montana. Loved those trips and seeing both sides of the family. On the road, we kids always looked forward to seeing Burma Shave signs. Too bad those have pretty much disappeared.

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Janet's avatar

We could have come home from Wyoming vacation the whole way on I-80 but we went north to Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska and took hwy 20 all the way to 23 miles from home in illinois. Small towns, scenery, etc. (note: Fort Robinson is a western Fort from the middle 1800’s. Very historic and the buildings are restored for use and accommodation. Also in the beautiful butte area of Northwestern Nebraska. Sports, horses, camping, hiking, jeep rides, kayaking. We loved it there. Unique.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

That makes me happy to hear, thank you for sharing!

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Jay Horton's avatar

But DAVE!!!! I'd bet a Stuckey's, "Famous Pecan Log Rolls" got your attention. Remember???

Just saying....

Later Jay

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Oh yes, the Stuckey's signs, and as I mentioned above, See Rock City signs. So of course, we saw Rock City, lol.

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Jay Horton's avatar

Me too! Dad got so P.O. when they stuck one of those See Rock City bumper stickers on our '68 Mustang (convertible with 351C!!!).

Later Jay

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

no but we WERE subject to all the Burma Shave signs.

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David Cashion's avatar

Only 100 miles to The THING.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Yes, and "See Rock City", lol.

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Julinthecrown's avatar

Same here, Dave. Looking back, those little old cities and towns really had a lot to offer.

And, btw, no woke yard signs in my surrounding area been spotted goin' on to might like a year now.

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BBS's avatar

A lot of people in my town fly the American flag. What I have noticed is that wherever there is a “In this House” type of sign in the yard, there is never an American flag flying from the porch.

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Dolce Far Niente's avatar

I was told in all seriousness by a lib relative who actually WANTED to "If I fly an American flag, people will think I'm a Trump voter."

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RunningLogic's avatar

Oh brother 🙄

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Anne Wrona's avatar

YES! I am a Trump supporter!!’

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BBS's avatar

I had a Trump flag flying from right after he came down the escalator in the summer of 2015 until a few months ago. Almost 10 years nonstop. I was “THAT House!” You bet I was and I still am.

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Susan Clack's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

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MaryAnn's avatar

Saw a post on NextDoor just yesterday that began with “I have been accused of being a Trump supporter…” The poster wanted to know how to respond because it was not true. Hard eye roll. Maybe it is like trying to deny being an alcoholic? That denial is the first sign of alcoholism. Gotcha!

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Johnny Be Real's avatar

My theory is the yard sings were paid for by USAID or other NGO money funnels. Yards were flooded with them. Like that many people would spend money on those…

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Dana Hope's avatar

Good point. We know liberals prefer spending other people’s money but never their own. Even for a $10 yard sign.

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Karmy's avatar

Agree! Many people had “Thank you Dr Fauci” signs and they came from Rocky Mountain Labs which means they were from the government so my tax dollars paid for it.

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Anne Wrona's avatar

WOW! Would any of us have ever believed our government was so diabolical without DOGE’s investigations?!

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Anne Wrona's avatar

My sentiments exactly!

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Old Glory is like a cross to liberal vampires. They flee in horror.

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Valerie's avatar

There is one house in my neighborhood that has the ‘in this house’ sign, but there are many many that fly the American flag. No one bothers him, though, because we all have the right to have our opinions.

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Peter Schott's avatar

Probably also that nobody wants to engage with the residents of that house. :)

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Becky's avatar

I ALWAYS wanted to veer over there, park, knock on the door and engage in a discussion on each point in the sign. Especially “Hate has no home here.” Because I know exactly whom they hate. Haven’t done it though.

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Free in Florida's avatar

Becky, when we lived in Massachusetts, surely the capital of virtue signaling, I used to always want to do that with the “All Are Welcome” signs. “Does that include conservatives?” LOL. (At least I knew I wouldn’t be shot because they hate the 2nd Amendment. There Was that. Heh.)

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shibumi's avatar

We have a "Hate does not make us great" sign in our neighborhood.

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

You likely would have been met at the door by someone with a forehead of bronze

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RunningLogic's avatar

I mean, probably if you asked that person to explain what those stupid trite virtue signaling phrases are actually supposed to mean they will likely either not be able to or just spout some rehearsed talking points 🙄

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Becky's avatar

Long ago I learned not even to try. Infected folk will do one of these:

Leave the room.

Glaze over.

Repeat one (false) assumption over and over, regardless of its applicability to the topic at hand

Look at the floor and shake their heads

And so on. Never an actual discussion.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yup exactly my thought.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Yes, I do see a lot of American flags on porches and in yards, even Trump flags.

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Robyn Welch's avatar

We had a Trump flag, during his first run. It was by our pond, in the middle of the front yard. Someone cut it off the pole. My husband was furious. We had a beautiful American flag. He took it down in protest during the stupidity.

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Merry McIntyre's avatar

Here in Somaliland (Minneapolis) most of the woke signs are gone. A few stragglers including one neighbor who still has a slew of the virtue signaling signs. Before the election you didn’t dare put out a Trump sign or an American flag. You would be targeted. Criminals have free rein here with no consequences thanks to our purloined governor Tim “where’s my horse” Walz & his Marxist communists minions. You see many people now flying Old Glory. And that’s a good ‘sign’!!! 🇺🇸

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Starsky's avatar

Do you leave the windows open so you can smell the city burning?

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Merry McIntyre's avatar

No, I profess to be weird but not cray cray like OVER THE PAGE Walz. 😂

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Sue Rosenthal's avatar

Nice that they're feeling safer.

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Loretta's avatar

We went to Marblehead, MA a few weekends ago.

It was hysterical to see "the battle."

On one street near the beach, there was a rainbow flag on one house...between two houses with BIGGER American flags.

I so know what was going on there. :-)

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Sue Rosenthal's avatar

Imho, the irony is that the really and truly virtuous people were feeling no need to put out signs saying how virtuous they are😂

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MaryAnn's avatar

Exactly. Same with people who continuously exclaim how wonderful their marriage is…

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CecilRhodes's avatar

I'm so glad you posted this. That is the other thing we are seeing on our trip. Lots of July 4 type decorations still up, some "halloween level" yard red white and blue decor and many US flags and banners. Even in the rental, which has an earth toned decorating theme, there are 2 unexpected pops of red white and blue. Blue city, northern coast. In the red areas we crossed to get here there are fewer Trump yard signs left post election than last 2 times but what is up: large, home made and celebratory, like a DOGE billboard. The mood is different. From stoic but hopeful to we got this. I would add that the flag was like the sign of the fish at one point, what is different is seeing the red white and blue all over, from the red areas through the blue city.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Thanks for that info Cecil - good to know.

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Anne Wrona's avatar

I’ve been flying the American flag since Memorial Day, through June (once considered to be “Pride Month”), through July,…. Decided to keep it up until the rains return this fall. It’s my way of counteracting the many other flags & yard signs like “EVERYONE is welcome here” - oh, yes! Even the rapists, murderers, & child abusers welcomed in illegally by Biden & his thugs!

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BBS's avatar

Yes! I would love to have signs made saying exactly that: “Even rapists, murderers, child traffickers, and any and all of Biden’s illegals regardless of criminal status” and pound them into the ground right next to the standard “Everyone is Welcome Here” signs.

Every time these morons scream about ICE, I want to ask said morons why they don’t open their doors to the illegals, criminal backgrounds notwithstanding.

Such utter BS.

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Juju's avatar

And have a separate sign that says “except MAGA or Trump voters”

Saying “everyone is welcome” is a lie

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Anne Wrona's avatar

Your idea of pounding “counter-signs” into the yards is EXCELLENT!!! Just don’t get caught!

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NAB's avatar

There are few very proud Democrats in our neighborhood who have yard signs and will put out these very temporary American flags on certain days. I say temporary, because the flags are mounted on these flimsy flag poles that they insert in the ground out by the road. I can't quite figure out which days call for the display yet.

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Unsteady's avatar

My personal favorite is the “hate has no home here” signage - it’s the easiest way to identify a Trump hater.

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Jeff S's avatar

I love those signs. That's why I steal them and store them in my trash can.

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Juju's avatar

I just laughed so hard. 🤣🤣🤣

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Jenn's avatar

Same!

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Sue Rosenthal's avatar

😂😂😂 it's the old pendulum effect: hate/love

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Ursula Gibson's avatar

The dog groomer I use has a sign on the wall behind the cash register with that on it.

The first time I saw it I wanted to ask how much of a hate problem they had at their grooming salon to have to put up a sign. I didn’t, but every time I see that i feel tempted to ask.

Maybe it’s time to look for another groomer…?

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Anne Wrona's avatar

Definitely I would choose another groomer!

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cat's avatar

Maybe the dogs were experiencing hate from neighborhood or visiting cats. 😹

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Dena's avatar

Also “Hate will not make us great” 1 sign in a yard that is pretty much a neglected mess.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

I hate those people. LOL

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NAB's avatar

Or, "Love Trumps Hate." Blech.

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Crash Pile's avatar

What a difference an apostrophe could make “Love Trump’s Hate”

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RunningLogic's avatar

And they will openly admit they hate Trump and his supporters but then totally justify that hypocrisy 🙄

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Levans's avatar

Lol so true !

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Unsteady's avatar

They should just put a sign on their front lawn that says “I hate Trump’’ - I would at least respect their honesty - instead they try to cloak it with this pablum.

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NAB's avatar

So true. Yes. We all know what the signs mean. Just be honest.

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Karmy's avatar

They don’t have the guts to say the truth outright. Thats why they virtue signal.

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Anne Wrona's avatar

Or perhaps the sign in my neighborhood: “Vote Biden & make lying illegal again” - just take out the MSM TRASH!!!

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Peter GL's avatar

Exactly

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Bones's avatar

Good morning everyone God is good even if the world is nuts

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Double Mc's avatar

"God is good even if the world is nuts" Now THAT would make a great bumper sticker!

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Peter GL's avatar

how long will He put up with us?

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Beth Bart's avatar

Amen!🙏

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Tonya's avatar

Re: vaccine injury compensation

Regardless of whether this fixes anything, we need to take advantage of every opportunity we are given to inform people about the corruption in the unaccountable vaccine industry that leads to injury and death.

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WP William's avatar

FAKE Corporate Quackccine Courts, what a Soviet way to deal with the State injuring ITs human resources through a protected, third party Bourgeoisie industry

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Bard Joseph's avatar

The PREP still exists?

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Cousin Clem's avatar

Oh yes. Nothing has changed there. One congressman wants to trim one aspect of it but it's currently all still intact.

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Dr Linda's avatar

I keep writing my legislators telling them to repeal the PREP.

States can do it as well

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Dena's avatar

Biden ( or whoever) extended the prep act in 2023, for 5 years I think.

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Cousin Clem's avatar

I believe it was Biden's HHS secretary that extended it to 2029 but RFKjr could end it today if he wanted to which is telling as to how serious he is about changing vaccines. He also claimed that the new Moderna covid jab was approved while he was on vacation so he fired a couple people but didnt reverse the approval. All business as usual.

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Dr Linda's avatar

Can he end it? Wasn’t it a Congressional act?

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Dena's avatar

Correct - why does he not just undo what prior HHS had the power to do? We are long past a health “emergency “

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Monterey's avatar

Representative Massie recently created a bill to repeal the prep act.

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Cousin Clem's avatar

Unfortunately, it was only to repeal a portion. Not the entire PREP act.

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Lori's avatar

along with the PREP for a colonscopy-both alive and well.

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Bard Joseph's avatar

That's so pre Mrna.

They can observe it digitally from the nano in the jab.

HAL 300 will determine the operation.

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Monterey's avatar

Yes, it's one of my goals on X. Retweet every good post about it to inform as many as can. I love to tag Senator Bill Cassidy, and call him out that way every time there's a good vaccine injury post. I invite everyone else here to do the same . At some point he's got to figure it out--

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Erin W's avatar

Imagine the fight for funding this. Because they’ll need a lot of funds.

Can’t wait for the long list of “important” things we can no longer cover to fund this.

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Debra's avatar

Good morning from the Oregon Coast! It is a bright beautiful day and the glory of the Lord shines!! Hallelujah!

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St. Alia the Knife's avatar

Good morning, Debra! This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

We do love the Oregon Coast, spent our honeymoon at Otter Crest. Our condo overlooked the bay and we could see a whale swimming there during our stay!

It looks to be a nice, clear day here in the South Puget Sound area.

Mrs. "the Knife"

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Based Florida Man's avatar

There's a great youtuber 'Uneducated Economist' from Astoria. He works in a lumber yard but gives sage econ advice.

He said Astoria was laid back and cheap until covid ushered in full time remote workers, which allowed Portland wackos to move in. Now it's not so quaint...

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Karen Bandy's avatar

We were there in May (one tiny town over actually, on the way to Fort Stevens) and were in a local Mexican American restaurant (ie, not very authentic). We remarked that we were surprised to see so many logging trucks going by as we thought logging in Oregon was a thing of the past, and the waitress remarked that they were proud to be conservative and proud of their community. I was shocked she was so open as she didn’t know anything about us. We could have been horrible libs! In the rest of western and Central Oregon people are taught not to voice conservative opinions.

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Karen Bandy's avatar

I know some Salem wackos who have a second home there, yep, bought 3-4 years ago. She’s an artist, he’s a retired lawyer.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

The Oregon Coast is beautiful but you couldn’t get me to move there for anything.

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Karen Bandy's avatar

Rains too much, but I still dream of living there whenever we hit a sunny weekend 🤣

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Monterey's avatar

Isn't summer in the Northwest the best?? Nowhere else I'd rather be.

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WA Lunch Lady's avatar

Yes, am getting ready to head out to the coast now😎

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Eric - The Imaginary Hobgoblin's avatar

Ah, vaccines, vaccines….a treatise on human sacrifice...a never ending story. Problem - Reaction - Half-Baked Solution.

I can think of no other quote that - with exacerbating precision - so succinctly sums up the manufactured Covid Operation era and its assortment of gimmicks, scheming, soulless treachery and ensuing hellish consequences:

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”

― Carl Sagan

(Replace “Covid Operation” with any number of government and/or NGO ruthlessly inspired yearnings. It’ll still fly.)

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Cousin Clem's avatar

Yes, exactly. Since birth, we've been fed the line that vaccines have saved us and that they are "safe and effective"(TM) despite no evidence of either claim. You say it long enough and it's just accepted as fact even when you see and read of the many vaccine injured. That must be from something else. Can't be the shot. I had this discussion with siblings that have blind faith in all jabs and its unshakeable. They think I'm nuts.

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Dr Linda's avatar

I’m thought of as insane in my family as well. That being said, I have been like that for about 50 years.

My family has begun asking for my suggestions and opinions. Finally, it’s starting to make a difference.

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Jeff S's avatar

Tell them you're the "good" nuts.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Steve Kirsch had an interesting post the other day on the subject of the idea that vaccines are safe and effective for everyone and have saved humanity.

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Dave aka Geezermann's avatar

Yes, Carl Sagan, another of the bamboozlers, like Neil deGrasse Tyson (in my humble opinion)

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Eric - The Imaginary Hobgoblin's avatar

The “Establishment” got hold of him at some point. I have/had no problem with Sagan. Tyson, I have almost no regard for.

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Dr Linda's avatar

Nice voice?

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Jeff S's avatar

Leftist Loonies.

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

Tyson actually went on Del Bigtree's Highwire show a couple of years ago, to his credit. To his discredit, he said that we should trust "the consensus" when it comes to science.

But what else could he say?

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Skeptical Actuary's avatar

Science was nearly as badly politicized in Sagan's time.

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Principled Pragmatist's avatar

The comments to Kennedy’s tweet yesterday were vicious, and I can’t say I blame them a bit.

Speeding up the compensation process and making it more transparent is just a bunch of crumbs…

Meanwhile, new children every day are being injured and killed. Vaccine manufacturers need to be held fully liable for their dangerous products. No excuses. The idea that we taxpayers are paying for the paltry compensation that is going to families they have destroyed is sickening.

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Imagine owning a business where you produce a product without adequate safety and efficacy testing, the government provides you immunity from liability, the government grants you money for research, and the government provides free advertisement from long considered trusted government agencies to push your product onto consumers. How did such a monster come to life? The real problem is the federal government has no constitutional power over health issues. Kennedy is placing a bandaid on a system that should have never been allowed to exist. If he understood the Constitution, the document he had to swear an oath to support, he would work to kill the entire Department of Health and Human Services and return its usurped power over health back to the states and the people. The money saved could be used to provide the long overdue help for people harmed by the federal government’s usurpation of power and malfeasance in exercising that power.

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MaryAnn's avatar

Jack: this deserves to be pinned. Excellent post.

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Bard Joseph's avatar

Read Murder By Injection by Eustace Mullins. It's an old game.

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Laura Hayes's avatar

Better yet, how about Kennedy do what needs to be done to stop vaccine injuries and deaths in the first place:

https://www.ageofautism.com/2025/07/csp-for-rfk-jr.html

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Eric - The Imaginary Hobgoblin's avatar

Haven't you heard?….vaccines save lives. 🙄 The herd are thoroughly convinced of this.

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Monterey's avatar

Oh yes, they make us healthy. Or so I used to think....

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AngelaK's avatar

SLOWLY...he is tackling so much.

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MnmMom's avatar

JFK had a very good interview on Charlie Kirk yesterday. One of the things that was chilling that I had never heard before was of cockroach Fauci’s philosophy in the belief of the “noble lie.” It was completely justifiable to tell whatever lie necessary to get people to do what HE deemed was “for their good.” Absolutely insidious manipulation and lies wrapped in his warped mind as “noble”. 🤮

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Eric - The Imaginary Hobgoblin's avatar

I've yet to discover a single redeeming quality in cockroaches.

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

Well said, Eric

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Heather B's avatar

Regarding the yard signs: I've taken to calling the whole collection of beliefs & behaviors the "yard sign religion", with particularly the one pictured above as the "yard sign creed". I mean, it actually almost starts with "we believe".

As for their popularity: I live in an extremely blue Northern Virginia suburb, and they were everywhere during the lockdowns. They've slowly disappeared since then, and agreed, they're almost gone now. (In fact, I was amazed to see a neighbor brave enough to post a Trump sign last year, and to see that it was never stolen or vandalized.) It seemed like all the pent-up travel & socialization energy had to go somewhere, and yard signs were one of the places.

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Valerie's avatar

This is so spot on! Like the Nicene creed but for the woke religion.

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Jeremiah Davidson's avatar

I agree, Heather’s analogy is an interesting one, as is yours Valerie

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MayBella82's avatar

Devil at work.

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Monterey's avatar

Here in very leftist seattle Suburbs I was amazed to see a neighbor out walking with a Maga hat.

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Dr Jen | Syringa Wellness's avatar

They are spells 🤭. Boundary markers.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yard sign creed, that’s perfect!

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Copernicus's avatar

Re the yard signs, that one forgot the trademark symbol beside "Science."

When I was in high school, science was simply man's observations of the physical universe. Not a religion.

As for the blather about love and kindness, don't make me vomit. As if the rest of us believe in anti-kindness and hate. Seriously.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Science is Real!

oh? How many genders are there?

.... silence...

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RunningLogic's avatar

What does that even mean? Their stupid trite phrases are so empty, like their heads 🙄

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Peter GL's avatar

good one!

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Yuri Bezmenov's avatar

Lawn signs are the ultimate virtue signal. Hate has no home here is the most subversive. Here are translations of the most popular signs from the 2024 election: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/harris-walz-lawn-sign-translations

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Donna in MO's avatar

Hey now, I am a crazy cat lady with 4 cats (my kids seem to be not having any kids so cats it is!) And was president of my HOA for 5 years. We aren't all bad. And I would love that cat sign with Trump on it instead of Harris. LOL.

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Maha's avatar

My wife took on the presidency of our HOA--mainly to get it off everyone's backs. Her meetings were hilarious. Homeowner: "I want to revisit the issue of how long garbage cans can be out before and after the pickup..." President: "All in favor of tabling that discussion? Okay, let's move on to the budget..."

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LOL - well I will say in general HOA's tend to attract 'the Karens' of the world but that was never really the case in ours. Oh we had a busy body here and there but shut them down and they left the board. We have 374 homes, pool, clubhouse, a decent amount of common area green space, tennis courts (now they have been turned into pickleball courts) and a ton of social activities and a neighborhood swim team. Coordinate meal trains for people who have a loss, hold a clothing/furniture donation drive for a family who took on some foster children, etc. Yes, we do enforce basic standards of maintenance and upkeep (our neighborhood was mostly built out in the 70's and 80's so older homes that HAVE kept up their value) and have held a vote to change our Declarations to ban investors from buying in and turning our neighborhood into a rental property hellhole. Had to grandfather in the 20 or so who are already there according to our lawyer. The biggest headaches when I was on the board was the rental properties. Both the tenants and they owners who will only do the bare minimum in terms of maintenance and repairs. Like the one who only cut down a dead tree in the front yard because we were fining him.

I spent 5 years as the social coordinator and 5 as president before I burned out. It's hundreds of hours of work every year keeping up with all that we are tasked with maintaining and people only reach out when they have something to bitch about. My hubby took over after me as no one else wanted it and he burned out too. I will say some of the younger residents are more difficult to deal with. One, for instance had trimmed some trees and then left the brush pile in their front yard. For weeks. Then went nuts when they got a letter from the HOA asking them to clean up their mess. Another went ballistic when asked to get rid of weeds that were taller than the flowers in their flower beds. We have had callouts to help neighbors dealing with personal issues - taking over mowing and such for a couple when the wife was in the hospital after an accident for instance - but for most it's just lazy and don't like getting called out for it.

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Robyn Welch's avatar

My two requirements for our retirement "last home before we go to Heaven" home

1 - no stairs

2 - no HOA/POA

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Belling the Cat's avatar

#2 is my requirement for every house, first to final.

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Robyn Welch's avatar

Yep, every time. We had to live on an army post twice, that was enough for me.

#1 I learned when my son broke his leg by the hip and was in a wheelchair for 10 weeks. I was fortunate that our house had only one step to get inside. My husband had to carry him into my parent's and in-law's house.

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Maha's avatar

Here in Grand Junction, when the real estate listings tout no HOA, they are only on the market for a very short time. We were lucky to find a non-HOA home in an area where HOAs are ubiquitous. We share a cul de sac with 3 other families. Yes, our neighbors have horses, trailers, or boats and they are all out on their property. We are all on 2/3 to 2 acre places, some just high desert flora and huge lenses of Dakota Sandstone exuding from the broken hills. My fence on one side was leaning a bit in one spot when I bought the place and no-one really cares if I don't rush to fix it.

The guy we bought the house from was a builder and designed and built the place., He had an area as big as most suburban properties where he stored trailers to haul his gear. I was happy to have the space for my buddy to come and park his 5th wheel when he visits, and not have a committee tell me he can't park on my property or can only visit for a weekend like my former HOA run neighborhood in Washington State.

Sadly, our HOA neighborhood in Washington consisted of people reporting on each other for things like "not landscaping properly". (One neighbor had done a nice job of bringing in river rock to fill an area from the street to the side of a garage, and was reported by a his next door neighbor who "said that's not landscaping, you NEED A LAWN there! Yet there was nothing in the bylaws that "mandated" a lawn, so the rocks were "okay".)

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Patti's avatar

🤣

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MnmMom's avatar

😂I would love to have that as well!

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Conservative Contrarian's avatar

A couple of decades ago I had a manager who seemed to prefer her own gender. She was a good mgr & could be friendly but she could also remind me of my female dogs. She had a "Hate isn't a family value" bumpersticker. One day after a dept meeting I confronted her about it, I asked if the fact I hate Asparagus, Brussel Sprouts & Eggplant meant I had no family values.

She never really answered my question.

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Donna in MO's avatar

I was 'triggered' when I saw the "In This House" sign as the photo for this post. It reminded me of the thousands of doors I have knocked in the last 4 years for conservative candidates who mostly lost due to the progressive stranglehold represented by these signs that has gripped my little corner of the world. 2026 is coming and I need the exercise, so I do hope there are fewer pride flags, in this house signs, and other such virtue signaling decor when I go out pounding the pavement.

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Copernicus's avatar

Thanks for door knocking!

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Donna in MO's avatar

I actually do like it. I hate exercising other than yard work/gardening as my stress reliever, so committing to candidates forces me to get out and walk/do stairs. And despite the occasional lefty looney most people who answer their doors are at least open to a 30 second spiel and occasionally a good conversation. Have even had some good debates with a few sane people where we still agree to disagree but there is still mutual respect. And a sad note, there are too many lonely seniors out there starved for conversation - surprising how many people are still in their homes in their late 70's/80's+ but are basically prisoners due to physical limitations. Still remember one old man who was 90 who said I was the first person he had talked to in over a week. Wish I had written down his address and gone back to visit.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Never give up, Donna. It’s the collective efforts of many individuals who are just average citizens who can make a difference by speaking out, getting involved and casting their votes!

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Donna in MO's avatar

My hubby refuses to move, so have to stay and fight.

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Julie Ann B's avatar

Good for you! Praying for you Donna, my MO. comrade!

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Belling the Cat's avatar

I kind of think you're an angel, and I'm sure you're doing God's work on earth. Bless you.

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RunningLogic's avatar

That’s very encouraging actually!

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Donna in MO's avatar

It's way more encouraging than social media, where you can get the impression that half the world has lost their freaking minds. I often wonder if the reasonable person face to face is the same person who is a nut job on social media. BUT despite all these conversations, my candidates have had more L's than W's. As a nerd who studies that data, the precincts that went for Trump in both 2020 and 2024 have lower turnout %'s than those who went for Biden and Harris. Sometimes by a lot. Which tells me: Conservatives don't turn out for anything other than presidential elections. Party registration is optional in our state, so can't look at voter level data as R's also tend to not declare a party.

SB race this April was a huge gut punch. In all the races, this was the most positive experience at the doors ever. So many people at the doors appreciated knowing who the conservatives were (non-partisan, supposedly but we had 2 R's and 2 D's running for 2 spots) and almost no pushback or ugliness at the doors. But both my candidates lost, and it wasn't even close and the lowest turnout % overall in 5 years. Of course the D's run as mom and apple pie moderates and fool people who don't dig below the surface. But thinking long and hard about whether I will even try in SB next year. I am on my soapbox constantly about 'local matters' and the decline in our SD portends a decline in our community overall. But most just don't care enough to even vote. May pivot to city council races in the Spring as we do have Mayor on the ballot which will juice turnout a little.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yeah that is definitely a problem. People only get galvanized by the more talked about elections and not as much the smaller local ones where they could actually make a bigger difference 😕

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Donna in MO's avatar

Yep that is my soapbox. If anyone is listening. LOL.

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Belling the Cat's avatar

Sounds like driving people to the polls needs to be part of the get-out-the-vote approach, but I've never even knocked on doors (so probably know even less than I think I do, ha ha). Hope your next elections go more your way!

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Donna in MO's avatar

I wish - the D's in deep blue inner city KC do have a whole infrastructure in place due to a big money D PAC - yellow signs all over with a phone number to call for a free ride to the polls. (comes complete with a yellow sample ballot telling riders how to vote) Churches hold 'voting breakfasts' then load up buses to take people to the polls. We in the outer ring red/purple suburbs do all we can just to get volunteers out at the polling places on election day and even then they don't all get covered. There was an effort by our R County committee in 2022 with a few volunteers to give people a ride but no budget to promote it and they weren't very busy.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Putin.

Putin who?

Putin my slippers on—it’s cold in Siberia!

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Karen Bandy's avatar

Dad joke

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RunningLogic's avatar

Or if you’re the Frankenstein monster in Young Frankenstein, “Putin on the Ritz” 😆

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Sue Kelley's avatar

Am I mistaken believing the compensation comes not from the offender but once again the tax payer gets soaked??

While I agree the injured deserve compensation and justice( my daughter is vax injured, believe me,I know the costs financially, physically and emotionally) the compensation should not come from the people. HHS needs to sue big pharma for reimbursement and future damages, because it's going to cripple our economy.

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Peter Schott's avatar

I _thought_ I'd read at one point that the manufacturers paid into some special fund just in case there were injuries, but it's pennies on the thousands IIRC. The amounts available to pay the injured should they win are dwarfed by the profits for the makers and what they pay in "compensation" for the approving panel's time. (But - check on this, it's a vague memory that the manufacturers did pony up the funds here.)

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Queen Hotchibobo's avatar

Yes, I believe there is a fee paid per vax. If the fund starts to get hit, maybe they’ll increase the fee?

That would be one more way to draw attention to the fact that vaxes are not safe. At all.

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Jeff Childers's avatar

It is $0.75 per injection for all scheduled vaccines.

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Belling the Cat's avatar

Since they almost never pay out, and there are scores of 'required' childhood vaccines - not to mention every other one - there must be a GIANT fund somewhere, no? (Can we pay off the national debt yet?)

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Jeff S's avatar

Let's hope and pray RFK Jr. can overhaul that Federal Vaccine-Injury Compensation System. Too many people have suffered and are suffering from those damn shots.

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walk2write's avatar

A lawyer in the Netherlands who is trying to sue the perps who foisted Covid on the world is in jail for his efforts:

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/lawyer-suing-gates-and-bourla-for

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Europe is run by tyrants these days. Time for American forces to free our euro-bros.

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Jaci's avatar

Why? They elect the enemy.

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Based Florida Man's avatar

Sadly true.

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Conservative Contrarian's avatar

Every time I see a picture of Judge Boasberg he looks like he is about to ask: "You rang?"

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Jeff S's avatar

Hahahahaha.

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