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A reprobate woman worth $30 million must be protected from criticism, apparently. Twitter really had to reach for a violation rationale, though, as it sent me the following message:

You may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.

For the record, I didn’t actually call the esteemed singer a “slut,” but wrote that she was acting like one. But I’m befuddled: Into which of the above categories does “slut” fall?

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Today we honor one of western civilizations most prolific artists, a man who profoundly influenced all who came after him in the tradition of western music.  Johann Sebastian Bach was born 336 years ago today, on March 21, 1685.  Here is his story and links to some of my favorite Bach music, from introspective and contemplative pieces to the magnificent and awe-inspiring.  Let's celebrate!  

The globalist “nothing-special-about-America” ruling class is back in charge. Obama’s vice president assembled his administration principally from Obama-era retreads. Actors are identified as (O) from Obama’s administration and (C) from Clinton’s. Surreptitiously, Obama is back in charge.

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Last week Minnesota took up some issues surrounding Governor Walz and his unconstitutional exercise of "emergency powers".  A diversion took place, a tactical retreat on the part of the governor, who is looking at the possibility of joining Governors Cuomo, Whitmer and Newsom.  He doesn't want to be impeached.   So he backtracked on some "emergency measures" - i.e. shutdowns and excessive regulation strangling our economy - but not masks.  Those, he maintains in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, make us "safe".  It won't last.  The numbers will fluctuate and he will reinstate his takeover.  Well, in truth, it never went away.  He just decided to open the door a crack.  He'll slam it shut again at will.  The article to follow is directed in part to our legislators in North Dakota as well as Minnesota, but it's also for everyone.  We must all try to arm ourselves with the best information we can find.  We won't find it on CNN, the NY Times, Fox News, the local newspapers and newsstand publications, because they are all being censored.  We need to look instead at facts.  Research them.  Verify them.  You will begin to notice that the mainstream media celebrities are not really giving us facts.  Listen critically to them.  You will suddenly realize that they are just giving us pablum, all mixed up with jargon.  They don't give us the facts because the facts don't support their agenda or their narrative.

An administration now holds power formulating policies consistent with those who hate America. Marxists and Marxist-trained political appointees lead the federal bureaucracy. These words are not too tough in defining the Biden administration.

America as we have known it is very much on the brink of disappearing. Progressives in particular and Democrats in general along with assorted other leftists maintain that America never was a force for good. They blame America for the ills of the world and believe the United States is a focus of evil. They advocate reshaping America and America’s thinking from the way it was originally founded.

There are creepy reasons for leftist beliefs. Count them.

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Today is Sunday . . . so why not a stroll down "memory lane" and some vintage jazz!

Once in a while there is such a lot of important news there just isn't time to really write about all of it.  This weekend we have an accumulation of interesting stories to look at and nowhere near enough time to write about each of them.  No doubt the headlines alone will spark some interesting conversations.  Here are a few, with some commentary on the side.   

I voted Republian in 2020.  I know quite a number of Democrats who have been having a good laugh over that.  Of course they all deny that the election was stolen and they cite some of their favorite sources - CNN, MSNBC, various major newspapers, and if one questions this on Facebook, watch out.  You'll definitely be censored by some faceless "independent fact checker" somewhere - maybe in India, or maybe in China, or maybe just in California.  The truth is, of course, that it was stolen.  Anyone who watched the hours of testimony and who pretend to believe it was above-board know in their heart of hearts that it was stolen . . . but they are fine with it because they "won".  I say they lost at least as much as any Republican. evidence, who looked at the real-time demonstrations of vote manipulation, who actually saw for themselves, as I did, the flipping of votes, where during the ongoing counting on election night, one candidate's vote total went down, anyone who has been paying attention to this evidence, none of which was challenged, knows the truth.  I suspect many Democrats who pretend to believe it was above-board know in their heart of hearts that it was stolen . . . but they are satisfied with it because they "won".  I say they lost at least as much as any Republican.

Some have already mastered the language of Wee Willie Woke. Most have not, but it’s easy to catch on. The following may help the non-woke folk decipher the communication of youngsters sporting vermillion hair, earlobe plugs, and pierced body parts seen and unseen. Anyone may scan the internet to enhance their command of woke word jargon.

People most prone to be “woke” include the younger generation. That would not exclude a few leftover aging hippies from the ‘60s finding safe space in the university. Although American academia may be the locus of wokeness, it is the student inmates who are running the institutions and making the greatest impact. Most “woke” young people, a product of a failed education system, never mastered the English language. Consequently, they constructed their own vernacular with one-syllable grunts and groans. Going a step further, the younger generation, wise beyond their years, took on the mission of righting the social wrongs of their elders who, in their view, were too bigoted to fix them.

Americans have been patient for a year.  First we were told "two weeks to flatten the curve".  Now, a year later, masks have become not only matter of course for many, but are mandated in many parts of North Dakota and in all of Minneosta.  This is not a harmless "safeguard" - it is a dangerous practice and it is taking a huge toll on our kids, families - on everyone.  We absolutely must stop the insanity.  Today I have a discussion to share with you among some local experts and activisits.  You need to hear it, share it and above all, act on it.

Two weeks ago, a leading Cold War defector who exposed communist disinformation died from complications of COVID-19. Ion Mihai Pacepa, the highest-ranking Soviet Bloc official ever to defect to the United States, was 92 years old. In this article that first appeared at The American Spectator, Cold War scholar Dr. Paul Kengor details the fascinating life of Pacepa and pays tribute to the man who helped expose the Soviet Union.

It's been a year.  We have been discussing and arguing about masks for a year now.  It was last March that Fauci told us that we should NOT wear masks.  He has been on again, off again now for a year and shows no signs of stabilizing or picking a side on this.  We should just ignore this man.  He has made a fool of himself, but worse, he has been making fools of us.  The science, which everyone says we need to listen to, is in.  The masks are doing no good and they are doing potentially great harm.  We can see with our own eyes the demonstrations of mask effectiveness and of masks' potential to damage us through poisoning us with the chemicals and fibers they contain and the gases which they trap and the basic fact that our breathing is artificially restricted.  Our lawmakers are more interested in their public image with the groups demanding mask mandates than with the science and the truth.  It is time we confront this before we lose even more of our freedom and our health.  If you doubt my message, just go outside in the fresh air and take off the mask.  Do you feel better?  Let that be your signal.

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Two revealing tidbits show the true motives of radical environmentalists. Vaclav Klaus, former president of the Czech Republic, spoke at the National Press Club, May 27, 2008. He warned America that we were being hoaxed with global warming. “I spent most of my life under the communist regime…which brutally violated human freedom….[I]t was in the name of the Marxist or the proletariat, this time in the name of the planet. Structurally, it is very similar….[I]t is environmental alarmism.

“We are now at the stage where the facts, reason, truth are powerless in the face of the global warming propaganda.

“The green movement is trying to dictate, control, regulate, mastermind our lives. They want to discuss how many children we can have…what kind of cars we can use, how big the refrigerators we can have. I speak as someone who knows what it means to eliminate freedom,…what it means to regulate, to command, to mastermind the economy from above…Environmentalism is an ideology that wants to control the world.”

One reason conservatives never saw a culture war they couldn’t lose is that they insist on using Queensberry rules, even as the Left fights no-holds-barred. Consider, for example, two scenarios.

When leftists discover someone “committing conservatism” — such as when former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich was found to have donated $1,000 to California’s Proposition 8 — they accept nothing less than the person’s termination. In fact, they never want him to work again. Ergo “cancel culture.”

When leftists effect something truly outrageous, such as the anti-white “Deep Equity” school curriculum being implemented nationwide, the reaction is different. Conservatives may fight back against it as they did with Deep Equity in Chandler, Arizona, but they’re generally satisfied if the social engineering is abandoned. They don’t go for blood. In fact, so often have I heard prominent conservative figures say in such a situation, “Look, I don’t want anyone fired.”

Well, I do.

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Today I am enjoying the incredible music and genius of Jose Jose, El Principe!  I invite you to join me.

Since the virus epidemic we have seen a growing abuse of power by our mayors, governors and other officials.  We must now take a critical look at where this has taken us and the effect on our lives. freedom, economy and our well-being and health.

"The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny."  (Aesop)

Nearly a year after his death, an investigation has reported that Ravi Zacharias, head of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, engaged in sexual misconduct. In this article, Dr. Caleb Verbois details some of the findings and argues, “Sadly, Ravi’s story is not unique among Christian ministries.”