News & ACTION ITEMS 10/26/23 Politics, Events, Humor, Health, & more for Idaho + beyond
Idaho & Beyond: Get Informed * Laugh * Take Care of Your Health * Take Action. Too much news! Focusing on practical solutions and news you can use! Updated voting guide.
🗣️ We cannot and must not turn blind eyes or deaf ears to any wrong. We must maintain the courage to stand side by side against evil, any evil, perpetrated by anyone. In the end, all I can say to all those hoping for the best while watching the worst is, I hear you! ~ Neil Oliver
Let me tell you a story bursting with authenticity, twas the year 2020 the best year in history, why anyone still doubts this is a mystery: The PCR tests were legit, valid, and accurate ● + more ~ Read Full Comment by TriTorch on Coffee & Covid
🚫 Do Not Comply with Tyranny!
Noncompliant Movie (1 hr 24 min): Watch
Government Tyranny in the CovidEra (video 1 min 30 sec): Watch
Covid-19 Vaccine Discrimination (8 min): Watch
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1️⃣ Get Informed
IDAHO Headlines
Idaho news and action items. More Idaho Resources | Gem State Substack
Voting Guides (updated 10/27/23)
Early voting for the November 7th general election kicks off, Monday, October 23, and runs through November 3. Check out the voting guides.
Half-Staff Order following Sudden Massive Heart Attack of 36-Year-Old Post Falls Police Officer Nicholas McDaniel. Officer McDaniel was found slumped over the wheel of his police vehicle after he failed to check in after completing a call for service. Cause of death was a sudden massive heart attack: Read
LAVA RIDGE WIND FARM UPDATE: Risch Leads Bill to Stop Widely Opposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project (10/25/23): Read
AMMON BUNDY UPDATES
They think they can come into our homes (video 5 min 26 sec): Watch
Forced Entry, Contempt Charges, Football Boys and Cool cars...Update. (video 18 min 25 sec): Watch
ELECTIONS & VOTING
The Sleeping Giant. Do Idaho's leaders reflect Idaho? More voters need to show up in the primary to make it so. Plus, news from GA, TX and the US. By TIMOHDEE (10/23/23). PRIMARIES matter, especially in Idaho where 2/3 are registered Republican. Voters must get informed, then get out and vote. Read
Developers, Developers, Developers. When did this profession become a dirty word?By BRIAN ALMON (10/24/23). Brian discusses the positive impact developers can have, especially when a good mayor such as Eagle’s Jason Pierce is guiding them to do the best possible projects for a city: Read | Comment
LEFTIST SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, GOVERNMENT & MEDIA
SOCIAL JUSTICE AT BSU: Discovery in the Big City Coffee Lawsuit Against Boise State University (BSU) Reveals Social Justice Ideology on Campus. “Documents obtained through discovery have revealed social justice ideology in the student council, the administration, and various aspects of BSU contracts and business decisions.” Meeting minutes should shock you; what are the kids learning in college? Multi-part article from Idaho Dispatch: Part 1 (10/15/23) | Part 2 (10/18/23) | Part 3 (10/18/23)
IDAHO SUPREME COURT. State Panel Deletes Video Record of Supreme Court Candidate Interviews. By Idaho Freedom Foundation, Wayne Hoffman (10/23/23). Complete lack of transparency (videos deleted within hours after livestreaming, softball interview questions, and more): Read
What’s Going on At the Sandpoint Library? It’s No Overstatement to Say That Some Library Staff Have Openly Embraced the Woke Narrative (10/23/23): Read (includes related links)
ADA COUNTY
EVENTS (updated 10/25/23): Read
ELECTIONS: Voting Guide
10/24/23: Ada County GOP Executive Board Election Results: Read (photo included)
Chairman: Thad Butterworth
Thad Butterworth has resigned his position as Director, ConservativesOf Ada County in order to devote his energies to the Ada County GOP.
1st Vice Chair: Ryan Spoon
2nd Vice Chair: Sue Gaston
3rd Vice Chair: Scott Cleveland
Treasurer: Sue Hoffer
State Committeewoman: Cheryl Hurd
☑️ TAKE ACTION: Volunteer to door knock or lit drop for a candidate you believe in. Door to door campaigning is one of the most effective ways to reach voters.
BOISE COUNTY
ITD approves signal for Banks Lowman Road and Highway 55 - the infamous 17 & 55 intersection near Crouch/Garden Valley. Idaho Transportation Board approved a plan that will budget $4 million for an engineering study and a design plan for a new intersection at Banks with an interim traffic signal in 2024. Full project could require significant construction and a $40-$50 million price tag: Boise State Radio | KIVI TV News (features interview with local resident) | October 18, 2023 ITD Board Packet | Updated article from ITD from 2018
Rob Beiswenger (Candidate for State House, District 8) took the Medical Liberty Pledge! Thank you, Rob. Now let’s ask ALL the other freedom officials and candidates in Idaho to do the same: Rob’s Campaign Website | About Medical Freedom Pledge
VOTE NO on Boise Basin School District #72 Levy | Voting Guide
IDAHO ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
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Take Congressman Simpson’s Survey. Tell him NO on Lava Ridge or Other Wind Farms for Idaho: Read | Lava Ridge Op-Ed
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National & International Headlines
National news and action items. More National Resources
House of Representatives has elected Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana as Speaker: Read
King Abdullah of Jordan talks sense (text followed by video 8:02): Watch
☣️ Avoiding WWIII. Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and David Sacks discuss the growing risk of World War III, calling on world leaders to prioritize peace, diplomacy, and cooperation to avert a looming catastrophe (podcast 39 min 36 sec): Listen (scroll down past text)
2A IN CRISIS: Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Gun Bill Months After 6–3 Supreme Court Decision. Democrat-controlled MA passed a major gun law, with the House speaker saying it came after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling. The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved gun law restricts more firearms and cracks down on AR-15-style rifles. It passed after a unanimous coalition of police chiefs in the state publicly opposed it. Read
IRS Warns American Taxpayers to Beware of Fake Charities in Wake of Tragic Crises. Criminals may solicit donations and falsely pose as legitimate charities in the wake of natural disasters and conflicts across the globe. You can use the IRS website Tax-Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) tool to help ensure the charity is legitimate. NOTE: Do your own research and due diligence! Absence from this database indicates you should do more research; presence does not indicate this is the BEST charity: Read | IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search Tool
Don’t Trust the “Trusted News Initiative” (TNI). By Freedoman Gunnar Steele. This report names members of TNI and explains its goals. Note that non-member organizations may draw heavily on TNI sources, so always look at bylines and contributors to articles and be suspicious of multiple sources telling you the same thing using trigger words such as “misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, debunked, radical, disgraced etc.” Unless an article is clearly labeled as “opinion,” look for facts that aren’t cherry picked; use independent thinking: Read | TNI Website
Excerpt from TNI website (with British spelling):
The Trusted News Initiative is a partnership, founded by the BBC, that includes organisations from around the globe including; AP, AFP, BBC, CBC/Radio-Canada, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Financial Times, Information Futures Lab, Google/YouTube, The Hindu, The Nation Media Group, Meta, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Twitter, The Washington Post, Kompas – Indonesia, Dawn – Pakistan, Indian Express, NDTV – India, ABC – Australia, SBS – Australia, NHK – Japan.
TNI members work together to build audience trust and to find solutions to tackle challenges of disinformation. By including media organisations and social media platforms, it is the only forum in the world of its kind designed to take on disinformation in real time.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Missouri v. Biden. Our highest court will decide whether the 5th Circuit's injunction against the government stands in our landmark free speech case. By AARON KHERIATY, MD (10/24/23): Read
Documentary: All Wars Are Bankers Wars (video 43 min). This video from Feb 4, 2013, contains some excellent information. History is not what we have been told: Watch
2️⃣ Laugh, Smile & Cry
The funnier and not so funnier designed to make your day sunnier. More Humor Resources
Miscellaneous
Oklahoma Cowboy Painter Rides With Ranchers to Portray Contemporary Western Culture in All Its Glory. Some of the most spectacular Western themed realistic artwork you’ll ever see, by Western artist Mikel Donahue: Read
Very high-resolution eclipse shot (video 30 sec): Watch
We're Not All Idiots (Millennials for Trump): Photo
What is woke? An intolerant and moralizing ideology. By ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS (10/24/23): Read
Cute Animals
Agile Armadillo Collects Nest Material (video 10 sec): Watch
Chubby Beaver Collects Carrots (video 35 sec): Watch
Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrels Fly Again (video 10 sec): Watch
Puppy & pig: Friends FurEver (video 14 sec): Watch
Entertaining Political Commentary
Sunday Strip: Homeward Bound. Life in the travel lane. By ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS (10/22/23): Read
3️⃣ Take Care of Your Health
Health news and action items. More Health Resources.
COVIDian, Vaccine & Health Tyranny
🔥This stuff is important, folks. Please read, watch, and listen!
🔥 Covid Essential Links: Read
🔥 America Out Loud News, Dr. Peter McCullough
“It Is the Vaccine, Until Proven Otherwise,” Dr. Peter McCullough, European Parliament - America Out Loud News (10/15/23). Please share this historic fact-filled speech with legislators, medical professionals, family, friends, and colleagues: Read
Fact Checkers in the Deception Business …and Q & A 87 (10/20/23). Malcolm and Dr. McCullough discuss the disservice done by medical “fact checkers” with no expertise (just an agenda); they also answer questions posed about Covid-19 vaccinees who have suffered adverse effects (podcast 59 min). Listen
ICAN: Pfizer Monthly Safety Reports Finally Included in October’s Document Release. You can comb through the production data and see the evidence the FDA relied on (and the harms ignored) when it licensed this vaccine: Read
New Zealand Member of Parliament Liz Gunn calls for a Criminal Investigation regarding the unprecedented rise in Excess Mortality. Listen to her entire message (video 8 min): Watch
Neil Oliver: We must maintain the courage to stand against all evil, perpetrated by anyone (video 8 min): Watch
OMG, SV40! Can We Sue Pfizer NOW? By SASHA LATYPOVA (10/23/23). Lots of buzz about the "new" ability to sue Pfizer for manufacturing fraud as SV40 promoter was found in the jabs. Is it true? Can we sue Pfizer for fraud now? If yes, what changed?. Read
Crisis: Who is Killing Young America? By CHET NAGLE (10/23/23): Excerpts: “… we are learning that the Biden administration is a dark and criminal enterprise. Can agencies of the Biden administration also be charged with the rising rate of deaths of young Americans? …Thinking Americans are realizing that the so-called Covid vaccine is very dangerous…Do you think that death by government will kill more of America’s youth? You know it will. So what will we do about it?” Excellent fact- and chart-filled article worth reading: Read
THE HIGHWIRE INSIDER’S REPORT Episode 342: The Science Reset. Includes links to the full segment, episode segments, and all supporting links for the show. Guests: R. Clinton Ohlers, PhD, Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH. Show Notes Archive sections: FULL LENGTH EPISODE; INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS; SAFE BLOOD DONATION; JAXEN REPORT; DR. PETER MCCULLOUGH ON COVID & CHILDHOOD VACCINES: Read
Angela Wulbrecht: A Nurse’s Journey Through Vaccine Injury to Becoming a Voice for the Injured (09/14/23). Excellent interview on American Thought Leaders offering hope to vaccine injured (podcast 48 min): Listen
Other Health News
Statins: Most Prescribed Drug With Hyped Benefits and Downplayed Side Effects. Important news for those taking or considering statins for cholesterol or heart conditions. Statins + misguided science + manufacturer funding = non-ideal outcomes: Read
Topics include Statin Benefits: Same Coin, Different Sides; Close Financial Ties between Clinical Trials and Statin Manufacturers; Downplaying the Side Effects; Flawed Origins that high cholesterol is leading cause of heart disease; The ‘Bad’ Cholesterol Myth; When Should Statins Be Used? Also, read the comments in this article from people who have taken statins.
Consumer Reports Finds Baby Foods Contaminated With High Levels of Heavy Metals. Most implicated are foods (commercial or homemade) containing rice and sweet potatoes: Read
CDC INVESTIGATION of Vaccine Aluminum Adjuvant Shows Connections to Asthma: ICAN’s attorneys obtained internal CDC emails in which CDC’s Immunization Safety Office Director Dr. Tom Shimabukuro asked Israeli health authorities to study a link between aluminum in vaccines and asthma, identified by the CDC: Read
CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE (CHD)
This week with Mary + Polly (10/22/23). Topics listed below (links included in the show notes; video 48 min): Watch
With COVID Sales In Free-Fall, Pfizer Slashes Revenue Forecast By $9B And Preps For Major Cost Cuts
Vaccine Stocks - Including Pfizer, Moderna, BioNTech And Novavax - Slide Amid Plummeting Demand + More
Pfizer Vaccine Distributed To Public Was Inferior To Shots Used In Clinical Trials
How COVID Vaccines Can Lead To ‘Turbo Cancers’
FDA Finds ‘Safety Signal’ Of Seizures In Children 2-5 After COVID MRNA Vaccines
CDC Wants Pregnant Women To Get 4 Vaccines — More Women Saying ‘No’
As Number Of Vaccines For Pregnant Women Rises, So Does Vaccine Hesitancy
Why Won’t The CDC Do Proper Safety Trials On Childhood Vaccines? Follow The Money.
Flaws In Lancet Paper Claiming COVID Vaccines Saved Millions Of Lives
Global Police State: What’s Really Behind UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?
Measles Is Back In 2 States — What To Know Before The Next Outbreak
Vaccine For ‘Superbugs’? + Kids And High Blood Pressure + More
What Happened After CRISPR Gene Editing Used To Make Chickens Resist Bird Flu
Pre-Order RFK Jr.’S Latest Book: ‘The Wuhan Cover-Up’
Fentanyl’s Littlest Victims: Babies, Toddlers Die In MO And KS+ More
Who’s Behind The Plot To Push Farmers Off Their Land?
Animal Contraceptive And Antibiotics Found In Popular Fast Foods
CHD Launches Military Chapter
MOST READ NEWS OF THE WEEK (10/22/23O. Topics listed below (links included in the news release): Read
FDA Finds ‘Safety Signal’ of Seizures in Children 2-5 After COVID mRNA Vaccines
CDC Wants Pregnant Women to Get 4 Vaccines — Women Are Saying ‘No’
Offit’s Conflicts of Interest Are Real: Why RFK Jr. Is Right on Thimerosal
High Level of Toxic Pesticides Found in Foods Sold by Top 20 Fast Food Chains
RFK Jr.’s Latest Book: ‘The Wuhan Cover-Up’
1 in 6 Adults Taking Psychiatric Drugs — Doctors Now Prescribing Them for Young Kids
Why Won’t the CDC Do Proper Safety Trials on Childhood Vaccines? Follow the Money.
Do Babies Develop Consciousness While Still in the Womb?
CHD Asks Court to Dismiss Verizon Lawsuit Against New Jersey County That Denied Permits for 5G Towers
Global Police State: What’s Really Behind UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?
4️⃣ Take Action
Common-sense actions you can take to help save America. More Action Items
Get Involved!
☑️ 🆕 Take Congressman Simpson’s Survey. Tell him NO on Lava Ridge or Other Wind Farms for Idaho: Read | Lava Ridge Op-Ed
☑️ Volunteer to door knock or lit drop for a candidate you believe in. Door to door campaigning is one of the most effective ways to reach voters.