IDAHO & Beyond (03/10/24). Decluttering Edition. Idaho Bills + The Usual Smattering of Important Stuff to Know
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"Politicians worry about the next election; Patriots worry about the next generation." ~A speaker at a recent event attended by Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld
IDAHO FREEDOM CAUCUS - Zombie Legislation: The Never-Ending Battle Against Bad Bills. No matter how many times you think you've defeated it, it keeps coming back to life again and again (03/06/24): Read
Idaho Freedom Caucus (IFC) explains the rise of the horrifying zombie pesticide bill H653 from the ashes of defeated S1245, which died on the Senate floor. According to IFC, Rep. Megan Blanskma's zombified House Bill 653 was abruptly removed from the House Business Committee agenda. We hope the combined efforts of IFC and our call to action helped to stop this travesty. May it stay stopped and not pop up again in some other committee.
SENATOR GLENNEDA ZUIDERVELD: So Many Battle Fronts. Spending, Indoctrination, and Invasions. By GLENNEDA ZUIDERVELD (03/07/24) ∙ PAID: In the never-ending battling over spending, indoctrination of our children, and invasion of our borders and public lands (among other things) Idaho faces a local issue of great import: The unwanted Lava Ridge Wind Project, which Congressman Mike Simpson recently touted in an election year press release as being “on hold” (see below). No one in the Magic Valley, except those who might benefit financially, wants this project to proceed, but BLM and Washington DC don’t seem to care: Read (you need a paid subscription to read the entire article)
IDAHO FREEDOM FOUNDATION (IFF): Capitol Clarity Week 9 - The Idaho Freedom Index (03/06/24): Read
The Freedom Index scores bills according to twelve transparent metrics. Lawmakers create their own scores by the way in which they vote (not based on anyone’s personal opinion). IFF President Ron Nate explains how the Freedom Index helps voters hold their lawmakers accountable for their commitment to constitutional principles of freedom and liberty. Guests: Sens. Tammy Nichols and Ben Toews (noon-1pm on March 7, 2021 in in the Capitol’s Lincoln Auditorium): Watch on YouTube
CHRISTY ZITO, SENATE CANDIDATE FOR IDAHO District 8: We make the difference. The bottom-up government of the people, by the people. That was what the caucus was (03/09/24): Christy Zito wrote a beautiful op-ed explaining why grassroots efforts are so important to saving Idaho’s soul. PLEASE support this awesome candidate to replace the incumbent District 8 Senator for Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties. Read | Website
BRIAN ALMON (Gem State Substack / Chronicle)
There is Nothing Conservative About "Gem State Conservatives". Don't be fooled by this old guard power grab (03/09/24). The Old Guard establishment “Republicans” with leftist leanings — including Tom Luna, Trent Clark, Patti Anne Lodge, Tom Loertscher, Tyler Hurst, and Ashley Brittain — have formed a new “Gem State Conservatives” group to wage war on Idaho GOP Chair Dorothy Moon, Precinct Committeeman, and other grassroots conservatives who are trying to Keep Idaho IDAHO: Read
Gorging at the Public Trough. Special interests think they have a right to your money (03/07/24): DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE: H602, which would have prohibited tax dollars from going to public sector unions, such as the Idaho Teacher’s Association. Several legislators later admitted that they mistakenly voted no, but a motion to reconsider the vote failed. Special interest unions (e.g., police, fire, teachers) exert great influence over legislators through pressure and donations (or lack thereof). For example, teacher’s unions have sole negotiating power in many public school districts, with contracts that give them paid time off for union activities and electioneering.
Brian offers some commonsense suggestions from Bob Shillingstad, who recently submitted a guest editorial to the Gem State Chronicle about the relationship between the teacher’s unions and the public school system. Brian then asks Is the purpose of our government to protect our rights, or is it to extract money and resources from productive Idahoans and give them to special interests?”
ED NOTES:
Our Take Action page asked readers to write the House in support of H602. Could doing so have educated the legislators enough to vote for it? Please think about the possible consequences of inaction the next time you’re asked to call or write in support or opposition of a bill.
Voters will decide in the May 21 primaries whether they prefer legislators who serve special interests, or they favor legislators who put the taxpayers first.
Before re-electing an incumbent, please consult the one-stop-shopping scorecards at ThinkLibertyIdaho.com!
In general, a high score on Idaho Freedom Foundation or Institute for Legislative Analysis means the legislator generally votes for good general-interest bills while a high score on Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) means the legislator generally votes for bad special-interest bills.
Watch Week 9 Capitol Clarity to learn more about scorecards.
IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY (GOP) CHAIR DOROTHY MOON: Idahoans Demand Change: Straw Poll Reveals Discontent with Biden’s Leadership, Embrace Conservative Values for Restoration (03/07/24). Dorothy Moon says “it’s time for Republicans to unite behind Donald Trump against Joe Biden, maybe the worst president in American history. We have had some strong debates within the Republican Party, but now it’s time to work together to save our state and our country”: Read
BRENT REGAN, KCRCC CHAIR: Caucus Saboteurs: REPUBLICAN RANKS ARE SWELLING AND THE OLD GUARD IS LOSING PRIMARIES (03/07/24). Well done op-ed! Brent Regan, Dorothy Moon, many other Republican County Chairs, volunteers, and everyday citizens are working so hard to keep Idaho free. Every single voter must start paying attention. No one can remain a sheep. We all must be lions for liberty. Read
OTHER IDAHO ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
It’s an election year, folks! Please look behind the headlines and at the totality of an incumbent’s votes. ~See voting guide for tips.
Please visit the websites for your elected representatives and sign up for their newsletters and press releases! We generally will not be including most press or newsletter information in news roundups. Some of these are linked on our Resources page.
Sen. James Risch Opposes Earmarks Ridden Appropriations Bills (03/08//24): You've gotta read to believe the pork in just one bill! Read
Governor Brad Little: Gov. Little signs bill to give 20% unemployment insurance tax cut to Idaho businesses (03/06/24): Read
Congressman Mike Simpson: Press Release: Chairman Simpson Fully Funds PILT, Blocks Lava Ridge, Prevents a Sage Grouse ESA Listing, and Reins in the EPA (03/06/24): Read
National & International Headlines
👉 Getting Started Info
HEADLINES
The Epoch Times Headlines (03/08/24)
Republican National Committee (RNC) Elects New Leadership - Michael Whatley RNC Chair and Lara Trump RNC Co-Chair (03/08/24). By C-Span (video 2 min 46 sec): Watch
AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS (Host Jan Jekielek): Inside Argentina’s New Government, with Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich (03/07/24). Argentina’s Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich discuss the radical — and much needed — changes Argentina has experienced since Javier Milei was elected President. They are deregulating, simplifying, and privatizing the economy — less “state” and more private business. They discuss new operating principles, economic and security policies to root out violence and criminal organizations, and the biggest threats currently facing the Argentine Republic. In short, Argentina is doing everything America must do (podcast / video 26 min): Listen | Watch
CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE “Financial Rebellion” - Counting the People (02/29/24). Surveys are an infringement of your rights to privacy, but many are conducted in a threatening manner (only the census every 10 years is constitutionally authorized). Organizations collect population data, ask for personal information about your family and possessions, birthdays, utility costs, marital history, bathing habits, level of education, rooms in your home and insurance plans. Carolyn Betts and attorney John Whitehead discuss the purpose of and penalties for refusal to participate in these extensive and intimate surveys. Learn Why You Should Not Answer Survey Questions & What We Must Do to Preserve Our Freedom (video 59 min): Watch
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) Issues Statement on the Republican-led House Abandoning Its Promise to the American People (03/06/24). “When Republicans took the majority in the House, we swore we would never pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) and we swore we would never pass minibusses. Yet here we are under Speaker Johnson, three CRs later, a minibus, and another minibus on the horizon next week.
Republicans should've passed an open rule and allowed Members to offer amendments. We should've let the Representatives of the American people decide the will of the House on each of our twelve appropriations bills and passed them individually.”
She states that the spending level of the minibus passed on 3/6/24 is higher than what was agreed upon under Speaker McCarthy, plus the bill gave Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer everything they wanted on their wish list. MJT voted NO, but it passed anyway: Read | Related “House Passes Spending Package to Stave Off Shutdown” (Epoch Times)
TYRANNY, CENSORSHIP, SURVEILLANCE, ESPIONAGE, WAR & MILITARY
Scott Adams on X - Levels of Awareness in politics (03/07/24): Read
So good, we copied it verbatim below. Let’s hope we are all at Level 5 and never reach Level 6.
Level 1: They believe what their preferred news say and do not sample other sources. Not aware of counter arguments. Not aware their news is mostly narrative.
Level 2: Sample news from multiple sources but believe only their own sources are accurate. Think the other side is all narrative, but familiar with all sides of issues.
Level 3: Aware that ALL news is fake, at least in the sense of missing context and spin. Also known as Gell-Mann Amnesia. But still believe the experts in various fields are usually correct.
Level 4: Understand that NONE of our experts are reliable. Some might be right, not none can be trusted without verification. The distortion of money makes no expert credible.
Level 5: They see the gears of the machine, Mike Benz style. The Republic no longer looks like whatever the Founders intended. The control of powerful billionaires and intelligence professionals is now obvious.
Level 6: You are dead because you know too much. Also known as Epstein Level.
JANUARY 6 (J6)
Gateway Pundit Story (02/26/24): Read
Summary: On January 6, 2021, decorated war veteran Chris Kuehne went inside the Capitol but did not cause any harm or damage – in fact, he cleaned trash off the floor, helped to stop theft of government property, asked people to leave the building, and asked Capitol Police Officers how he could help. That day, the Olathe, KS, resident was set up by an FBI operative.
Early morning on February 11, 2021 Chris, his four-year-old child, and his pregnant wife Annette awoke to sirens, cell phone rings, and bursts of colorful lights reflecting through their windows. They were raided by the FBI in a tremendous show of force and forced to stand outside in 12-degree weather while their home was raided. Annette miscarried the next day.
On February 23, 2024, Chris Kuehne was sentenced in a DC courtroom to: ** 75 days in prison; ** 60 days of home detention; ** 2 years of probation.Epoch Times: After a Pause, Jan. 6 Arrests Are Now Sharply Increasing. The FBI is making arrests and the DOJ is filing charges at the quickest pace in three years, pushing the expected total up to 2,150 arrests by 2026. By Joseph M. Hanneman (03/07/24): Read
American Thought-Leaders: Post-Jan. 6 Life in America: CPAC Panel on ‘The Real Story of January 6 Part 2’ Documentary (02/28/24). Podcast / Video 1hr 01 min): Listen | Watch
Three years since January 6, 2021, arrests are still occurring every week, with more than 1,000 individuals charged and over half of them incarcerated. Dozens of detainees remain in jail awaiting trial. DO NOT MISS THIS POIGNANT EPISODE hosted during CPAC. Panel discussion included:
William Shipley, a 21-year DOJ prosecutor turned defense attorney who is representing a number of Jan. 6 defendants;
Sarah McAbee, the wife of Jan. 6 defendant and law enforcement officer Ronald Colton McAbee;
Garret O’Boyle, an FBI whistleblower;
Kash Patel, national security advisor to President Trump;
Geri Perna, the aunt of Jan. 6 prisoner Matthew Perna, who took his own life in March of 2022, and
Joe Hanneman, Epoch Times senior investigative reporter, host and writer of the documentary, “The Real Story of January 6 Part 2: The Long Road Home.”
ELECTION FRAUD / ELECTION INTEGRITY / 2024 ELECTIONS
VOTERS! As the primary and general elections approach, you will be subjected to lies, misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from traditional media, social media, radio and TV news and ads, slanted flyers, government “official sources,” and even friends and family.
RESIST! Use your own independent thinking skills. Research widely. Get to know candidates in person. DO NOT BE LAZY. DO NOT rely on out-of-context snippets. And DO check out our voting guide for tips on immunizing your brain against washing.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OPEN BORDERS, RELATED CRIMES & NATIONAL SECURITY
Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution: The Federal Government shall protect each state against invasion. The Constitution also gives the States the right to defend their borders in an invasion.
The open borders plan is not going well for American cities and citizens, leaving the country open to terrorism, widespread violence (like that experienced in several European countries), bankruptcy, drug and human trafficking, and poverty for all.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Paxton Prevails Over Biden’s Unlawful Attempt to Redirect Money Away from Border Wall Construction (03/08/24): Read
Elections matter. Voting matters. When citizens vote without considering consequences, not at all, or in unsecure elections, here’s what we get…
AND MAGAZINE (SAM FADDIS)
Facing Reality In New York – Hochul Sends In The Troops (03/08/24). Joe Biden's open borders built a nightmarish, dystopian reality. While Biden and his followers feed us “Build Back Better,” real-world Americans are confronting the truth. For example, New York State governor Kathy Hochul has now sent in the National Guard to implement bag checks at city subway stations to deal with an explosion of violent crime. That desperate attempt won't be nearly enough. Faddis explains what's happening in NY, and what’s likely coming to every major American city (mostly those with blue-city policies).
Crime is rampant. Police have been defunded and demoralized. When caught, criminals are released from jail, often without bail. Judges let the criminals go. When will it stop? How can we make it stop? No answers here, but Faddis concludes: "None of this was unforeseeable. Stupidity has consequences. When you stop enforcing the law, crime rises and innocent, law-abiding citizens are victimized. This did not just happen. Our elected leaders, starting with the man who calls himself President, made this happen. That’s reality, and New York City is facing it right now." ReadAn Iranian Hit Man On The Loose In Florida May Be The Least Of Our Worries (03/07/24). Iranians and their surrogates like Hezbollah are using Venezuela as a launching pad for planned attacks inside the United States. Credible evidence exists that Iranian operatives are working on American soil targeting Iranian dissidents and seeking to kill U.S officials. What’s the Biden administration doing about this? Nothing. The administration simply has adopted a policy of appeasement and its senior ranks are now filled with Iranian sympathizers: Read
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Federal Government is Facilitating Human Trafficking: The evidence is clear that our US Government is facilitating human trafficking through its open borders and its free flights of illegal immigrants to the cities of their choice. How can we make it stop? No answers here, just two examples:
Sheriff Grady Judd's HUMAN TRAFFICKING bust reveals that the U.S. federal government provides unlimited FREE plane flights to ILLEGALS heading to any destination in the country (03/07/24). Press conference (video 6 min 2 sec): Watch
Biden administration ADMITS that flying 320,000 migrants secretly into the U.S. to reduce the number of crossings at the border has national security 'vulnerabilities'. By KATELYN CARALLE (03/04/24): Read
IDAHO CONNECTION - ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Several immigration bills (some good, some not) are currently under consideration in Idaho: Support HB615, HJM8, HB464; Oppose SJM102. Please take action and make your voices heard. See also Standing Strong. You are the only defense! By IDAHO FREEDOM CAUCUS (Guest post from Idaho Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld, 02/25/24): Read
Risch on State of the Union Address (SOTU) (03/07/24). U.S. Senator Jim Risch blasted Joe Biden’s SOTU doubling down on his open border policy and again blaming Congress for his own failures. Many years ago, Congress passed the law prohibiting illegal entry into America. That law remains today. Risch correctly stated that we don’t need more laws, just enforcement of the current laws: Read
US & WORLD - IMMIGRATION
[ED NOTE: The “historic crisis” was artificially created. We have laws. We had strong border policies in place. The current administration has lit them on fire, and all of America — and many of the illegal migrants — are paying an immense price. See some of the immigration bills and policies Idaho is proposing, above. Ask your legislators to support the good ones, oppose the bad]
2️⃣ Take Care of Your Health
COVIDian, Vaccine & Health Tyranny
👉 Getting Started Info
Here are the best updates we’ve received recently. We encourage you to subscribe to the newsletters and Substacks listed below to fill in your knowledge and understanding of Covidian, Vaccines & Health Tyranny issues:
ICAN: FDA Refuses to Enforce EUA Advertising Restriction — But Also Insists it Must Keep the Provision! (03/08/24). Although the FDA required labeling on the COVID-19 shots stating the below, they and others violated this requirement with impunity. When asked to enforce the requirement or rescind it, the FDA chose to do neither. Transparency? Read
“All descriptive printed matter, advertising, and promotional material relating to the use of the COVID-19 Vaccines clearly and conspicuously shall state that: This product has not been approved or licensed by FDA.“
DR. ROBERT MALONE MD, MS: COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness and safety exaggerated in clinical trials & observational studies, academics find. Guest Post By RAPHAEL LATASTER, PHD (03/06/24). Wry well-written article about the lies, damn lies, and statistical lies in the COVID-19 vaccine trials and observational studies, which significantly impacts risk-benefit analyses: Read
FLCCC & DR. PIERRE KORY: "Long Vax" Finally Enters The Lexicon. Dr. Kory has been trying for 2 years to make the public aware that "Long Vax" is far more common than Long Covid. He finally landed an Op-Ed in a major center-left publication (The Hill) which exposes this reality. By PIERRE KORY, MD, MPA (03/08/24): Read
AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS (host Jan Jekielek): Jessica Rose Breaks Down 1.6 Million Adverse Event Reports in VAERS, Definitive Evidence of Causality (03/07/24). Jessica Rose, PhD, an immunologist and independent researcher, recently co-wrote a paper — co-authors: M. Nathaniel Mead • Stephanie Seneff • Russ Wolfinger • Jessica Rose • Kris Denhaerynck • Steve Kirsch • Peter A. McCullough — examining the data surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine adverse events. It was the first published paper to call for a global moratorium on the COVID-19 genetic vaccines. After extensive peer review and hundreds of thousands of downloads, the journal Cureus retracted the paper for completely spurious reasons (podcast / video 47 min): Listen | Watch | Paper
Other Health News
👉 Getting Started Info
“Half of what you had just been taught would be abandoned within fifty years, but unfortunately no one knows which half.” ~ paraphrased from Dr. William Osler when speaking to med school grads.
AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS (host Jan Jekielek) Why Many Chronic Diseases Are Preventable–And Why No One Tells You This: Dr. Robert Lufkin (03/02/24): After medical establishment professor Dr. Robert Lufkin contracted four seemingly unrelated chronic, serious, and potentially fatal diseases—and told he would need medication for life—he started looking at lifestyle for answers, reversing these diseases and getting off all medications for them. Today, he teaches people how to take charge of their metabolic health and is building new healthcare institutions, including a managed care organization and an undergraduate medical school (podcast / video 44 min 23 sec): Listen | Watch
DR. ROBERT MALONE: Is the Medical Establishment Sabotaging the Fight Against Chronic Infections? What the latest research and mounting clinical evidence indicates. By ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS and Harold Fickett (03/09/24): Read
The old methods of trying to identify the source of chronic infections aren’t as effective as newer technology such as nucleic acid extraction (NGS). Unfortunately, the medical establishment including doctors, hospitals, and big labs such as Labcorp and Quest are unwilling to use the newer assay methods. The authors present a fascinating case study of a San Antonio, Texas, police officer who endured excruciating pelvic pain for years before finally finding Dr. Hlavinka, who ran proper testing and found multiple types of bacteria. Treatment with four rounds of properly targeted antibiotics literally saved the officer’s life, as the unendurable pain had driven him to the brink of suicide.
JAMES ROGUSKI. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. Roguski has FINALLY obtained an unofficial document that appears to be an updated version of the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations. Please read it and share it far and wide (03/09/24). Read | Take action to stop it
RFK JR PODCAST: Why Ozempic Matters with Calley Means (03/08/24) Learn about the concerns around Ozempic, the injectable weight loss drug. Calley Means hopes to steer more healthcare dollars to incentivize metabolic habits at the root of disease (healthy food, exercise, sleep, stress management) vs. lifelong, expensive, and often harmful drugs such as Ozempic (podcast 4 min): Listen
Lahaina Updates and Maui's Battle to Stop an Unethical Genetic Experiment. Governments around the world are colluding to release risky genetic technologies that spread into the environment and affect us without our consent. By A MIDWESTERN DOCTOR (03/08/24). This article is long but worth reading for updates about the Maui fires and their causes, and a horrific new genetic experiment with genetically engineered mosquitos being unleashed on the populace without their consent: Read | Related Idaho articles: Cloud Seeding, Covid Shots, Nuclear Radiation Experiments, Uninformed Consent
AND MAGAZINE: Are Chemtrails In The Sky Real? Is our government planning to spray us with toxic chemicals? By CHET NAGLE (03/03/24). Nagle discusses Contrails versus Chemtrails, Foreign Chemtrails (Spain, the Middle East, Australia, and Mexico), American Chemtrails, Bill Gates Versus Climate Change, and the issue of voluntary, informed consent: Read
[ED NOTE: Don’t forget to read the comments for additional information about American chemtrails. Find more examples of squashed (or championed) informed consent in our own Substack here, here, here, and here.]
THE HIGHWIRE
EPISODE 362: THE BUSINESS OF SCIENCE (03/07/24). Highlights below: (video 1 hr 33 min): Read Details | Watch
Anthony Fauci is tackling “Misinformation” — we’d laugh if his past efforts weren’t so diabolical and tragic. Jefferey Jaxen Reports: CDC suddenly telling us to treat COVID like the flu; ninth COVID shot now needed to bring you up-to-date; electric vehicle (EV) market failing; new draconian laws carry severe penalties for ‘Hate’. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul Exposes the COVID deception and the business of science. ICAN Legal Update exposes FDA circus. Dr. James Neuenschwander discusses the Spring Medical Academy of Pediatrics and Special Needs (MAPS) Conference. Guests: Senator Rand Paul and Dr. James Neuenschwander
[ED NOTE: A jury in Portland, OR, just found a woman guilty of misgendering a transgender person, which is considered “hate speech”; this verdict will carry serious penalties. Some shoving was involved as well, but the key point is that so-called ‘hate speech’ is a prosecutable offense in America.]
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