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-- either as free people or as slaves.

If they remain self-reliant, they stay free.
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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Did Trump make COVID-19 vaccines un-available?

Short answer, No.

COVID-19 vaccines are available in the United States for the 2025–2026 season, but eligibility is restricted compared to previous years. The FDA has approved updated vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax targeting the JN.1 lineage of the Omicron variant. These are primarily recommended for:
  • Adults aged 65 and older.
  • Individuals under 65 with certain high-risk conditions (e.g., obesity, asthma, cardiovascular disease, or other chronic health issues as defined by the CDC).
  • Children aged 6 months and older with high-risk conditions (Moderna and Novavax only, as Pfizer’s vaccine is no longer available for those under 5).

You can get vaccinated at pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, or other providers, often at no cost with most insurance, though restrictions apply based on state laws and eligibility. Some pharmacies may require a prescription until the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issues final recommendations, expected after their September 18, 2025, meeting. 

The CDC’s Bridge Access Program, which provided free vaccines for uninsured individuals, ended on August 31, 2024. For the most accurate information, check with your local pharmacy or healthcare provider, or use Vaccines.gov to find locations by entering your ZIP code.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

China had mass-produced fake mail-in ballots for Democrat Joe Biden.

 

Congress was given an intelligence report that raises serious concerns that China had mass-produced fake U.S. driver's licenses to influence the 2020 election with fake mail-in ballots for Democrat Joe Biden.
 
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/fbi-reveals-report-on-alleged-chinese-plot-with-fake-us-drivers-licenses#

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

What are the Democrats doing?

We just went through a weekend of protest against kings. The crwds claimed Mr Trump is a king.  But he was elected.  That is evidence he is not a king.  Royalty does not get elected, the same was Kamala Harris was not elected.

So what the left doing?  They are implementing a social change that will give them power without any responsibility. In essence they are making themselves kings.

The Cloward-Piven strategy is a political theory attributed to sociologists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, outlined in their 1966 article, "The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty," published in The Nation. It proposes creating social change by overwhelming government systems to force reform. Below is an outline of the strategy based on their original work and subsequent interpretations:
Outline of the Cloward-Piven Strategy
  1. Objective: Accelerate systemic change by overloading public welfare systems to expose their inadequacies and push for radical reforms, ideally toward a guaranteed income or socialist policies.
  2. Core Mechanism:
    • Mass Enrollment in Welfare Programs: Encourage maximum participation in existing welfare programs to strain their capacity.
    • Crisis Creation: Overburden bureaucracies, causing administrative and financial crises that reveal systemic flaws.
    • Demand for Reform: Use the resulting chaos to advocate for fundamental changes, such as replacing welfare with a universal basic income or broader wealth redistribution.
  3. Key Steps:
    • Mobilize the Poor: Organize communities to demand their full welfare entitlements, increasing pressure on local and federal systems.
    • Expose Inequities: Highlight inefficiencies and injustices in the welfare system through public campaigns and protests.
    • Escalate Demands: Push for structural changes when the system buckles, leveraging public discontent to advocate for sweeping policy overhauls.
  4. Intended Outcome:
    • Collapse of the existing welfare framework due to unsustainable demands.
    • Replacement with a more equitable system, ideally a guaranteed annual income for all citizens, eliminating poverty.
  5. Historical Context:
    • Developed during the 1960s War on Poverty, amid growing civil rights activism and dissatisfaction with welfare inefficiencies.
    • Influenced by Saul Alinsky’s community organizing tactics and the broader progressive push for social justice.
  6. Criticisms and Interpretations:
    • Critics argue it’s a deliberate attempt to destabilize government and promote socialism, often exaggerating its intent as a conspiratorial plot.
    • Supporters view it as a legitimate strategy to force accountability and address systemic poverty.
    • Misrepresentations on platforms like X often frame it as a shadowy scheme to collapse capitalism, though the original article focused narrowly on welfare reform.
Notes
  • The strategy was theoretical and specific to the U.S. welfare system in the 1960s. Cloward and Piven later clarified they did not advocate for economic collapse but for exposing systemic flaws.
  • No evidence suggests a formal "plan" was ever implemented, though some attribute urban welfare crises (e.g., New York City’s 1970s fiscal issues) to its influence.
  • Recent discussions on X and web sources often politicize the strategy, linking it to broader progressive or leftist agendas without direct evidence.

Monday, May 26, 2025

America the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

 -- Words by Katharine Lee Bates

Thursday, March 13, 2025

What's Up With Space Force

The Space Force has been busy with a mix of operational missions, technological advancements, and organizational developments. One notable recent event was the return of its secretive X-37B spaceplane on March 7, 2025, after a 434-day mission in orbit. This unmanned craft, launched in December 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. During its mission, it tested a groundbreaking aerobraking maneuver—using Earth’s atmosphere to adjust its orbit with minimal fuel—while also conducting space domain awareness experiments and carrying classified payloads. This reflects the Space Force’s focus on pushing innovative space operations and enhancing its understanding of the space environment.

Beyond that, the Space Force is working on integrating commercial capabilities into its operations. For instance, it’s exploring the use of commercial satellites and sensors for space domain awareness, particularly in geosynchronous orbit (about 22,000 miles above Earth). This effort aims to build a more resilient, cost-effective network to track objects and activities in space, a priority as space becomes increasingly contested.
Recruitment is another area of activity. The Space Force is setting up its own dedicated recruiting squadron, training "Guardian recruiters" to attract new talent. This move signals an intent to grow its ranks and establish a stronger public identity, separate from its reliance on the Air Force.
 
Posts on X from the official Space Force account also highlight recent leadership discussions at events like #AFAColorado, where senior leaders emphasized readiness, unified intelligence to counter threats, and adapting to new challenges in space operations. They’re also investing in command and control systems for missile warning and tracking, showing a focus on bolstering national defense capabilities.
 
In short, the Space Force is juggling cutting-edge missions, expanding its technological edge, and building its workforce—all while keeping a lot of its work under wraps.