News & ACTION ITEMS - 12/25/23 Holiday Edition
Idaho & Beyond: Local, State & National Headlines; Covid Tyranny & More + Health; Humor and Inspiration + Action Items. Wishing you a happy holiday season. Get ready for 2024: It'll be a bumpy ride.
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🗣️ "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." ~ Helen Keller
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1️⃣ Get Informed
IDAHO Headlines
Idaho news and action items. More Idaho Resources | Gem State Substack
Tyranny in the Idaho State Senate (updated 12/19/23): Read & Take Action
LEGISLATURE CLASSES from Idaho Freedom Foundation (offered online): Read & RSVP
Legislature 101 (7 pm MT/6 pm PT, 01/03/2024): Idaho legislature process + how the Freedom Index, Spending Index, and Education Index work.
Legislature 201 (7 pm MT/6 pm PT, 01/04/2024): IFF focus on key policy and spending areas + Q&A with IFF policy experts.
ADA COUNTY EVENTS (updated 12/21/23): Read
BOISE COUNTY EVENTS (updated 12/12/23): Read
SENATOR CHUCK WINDER (updated 12/19/23): Read
BRIAN ALMON: GEM STATE
The 2023 Statesman and Stateswoman of the Year. Profiles in political courage. (12/22/23). Using correct pronouns in the title of his article, Brian outlines his reasons for picking two standouts in Idaho politics who did the right things knowing they would face opposition from powerful forces and could even lose their re-election bids. Spoiler alert: Statesman: Eagle Mayor Jason Pierce; Stateswoman: State Senator Glenneda Zuiderveld, District 24: Read
The IACI Uniparty. Big business special interests think they run the state. Are they right? (12/23/23). Charts, graphs, facts and actions show how the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) runs the state of Idaho, supporting Democrats and Republicans despite the wide disparities in their respective party platforms. Brian asks, “What are we the people going to do about it?” Read
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National & International Headlines
National news and action items. More National Resources
AND MAGAZINE: SAM FADDIS
So Many Possible Terrorists Are Showing Up At The Border The Biden Administration Has Opened A Special Processing Lane To Get Them All In (12/23/23). So many “special interest aliens” are flying into Tucson, AZ, that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has opened a special lane at the airport to expedite their processing. Faddis wryly states “We would not want to throw off the timing of an impending terrorist attack by holding up the attack team’s personnel at the airport.” Read
Want To Know What We Will Do When The Chinese Blockade Taiwan? Nothing (12/21/23). Congress has directed the Department of Defense to report on the implications of a possible Chinese blockade of Taiwan and how the United States would respond. As with the Red Sea and the South China Sea, we will do nothing. Read
AMERICAN THOUGHT LEADERS: JAN JEKIELEK
We’ve just started to catch up on unwatched episodes and have selected some of the best — still relevant and aging well!
🔥The Truth About George Floyd's Death with Liz Collin (12/18/23). “It wasn't so much what the jury was allowed to see, but what they were not.” Body camera footage included an ~18-minute interaction with George Floyd but the jury saw only a 90-second edited clip during the trial. Podcast and movie discuss the lies, corruption, manipulation, and aftermath of this event, which changed American history forever: Listen (podcast 38 min) | Watch “The Fall of Minneapolis” Crowd-Funded Documentary (1 hr 42 min)
🔥Gavin de Becker: The Psychology of Fear and How Fear Is Weaponized Globally to Control Populations (08/16/23). Topics include how governments have exploited and weaponized fear in the last few years; what makes a society irrational; and how people can ultimately take back power from governments. Well worth your time (podcast 1 hr 4 min): Listen
The Bewildering Amnesia of America’s Elite with Bradley Thayer (12/04/23). How the Chinese regime’s political and ideological warfare works, what makes TikTok a particularly potent weapon, and how the United States should approach the Chinese regime (podcast 38 min): Listen
Is EU Censorship Coming to America?—Here's What You Need to Know with David Thunder (11/27/23). The European Union’s sweeping new rules for Big Tech will impact both Europe and America. This legislation contains extremely vague categories such as misinformation and hate speech that are extraordinarily difficult to define in law and open the door to arbitrary bureaucratic power over the platforms. And — near the end of the podcast — what you can do to make a difference (podcast 48 min): Listen
The Battle Against Communist Reeducation in Hong Kong with freedom fighter in exile Frances Hui (08/24/23). Ms. Hui’s story relates directly to what is happening in America today (podcast 30 min): Listen
🔥Christopher Rufo: How to Recapture America’s Institutions From Neo-Marxist Revolutionaries (08/11/23). Summary: The 1960s radicals of the West took that idea of cultural revolution from China, appropriated it, and retrofitted it to the conditions and politics of the West. They first go after a culture of a country, like the US, and then change the country's politics. Conservatives cannot merely retreat to private business, private life, and think their country will reflect their values. Instead, they must get out of the corner and take back their institutions. Rufo and his recent book offer suggestions (podcast 42 min): Listen
Grover Norquist on the ‘Make-Believe Energy Sector’ and How to Legitimately Reduce Your Taxes (08/09/23): Common sense advice for reducing taxes at the federal, state, and local level and steps that individuals can take, including moving to a no-tax or single-rate-tax state (podcast 35 min): Listen
Summary: All subsidies and taxes turn prices into lies by hiding the cost to consumers and causing them to buy more of something than they want or meant to. Likewise, with subsidies, more people will make the product or service, even if few people may want it. Corporate income taxes, subsidies, and bail-outs all impact the economy. “Governments shouldn’t fix recessions. They should step out of the way, reduce taxes, reduce regulations, let prices reassert themselves.”
RFK JR PODCAST
Censorship Industrial Complex with Matt Taibbi o(12/21/23). Matt Taibbi discusses the Censorship Industrial Complex and provides an update on the Twitter Files (podcast 42 min): Listen
2️⃣ Laugh, Smile & Cry
The funnier and not so funnier designed to make your day sunnier. More Humor Resources
Animals
Birds land on the hand (video 7 sec): Watch
Bird camouflage - now you see it, now you don’t (video 29 sec): Watch
Cat and owl peek in (video 16 sec): Watch
Cat and racoon share food - but not with everyone (video 38 sec): Watch
Dog & Ducklings: Border collie herds ducklings to water but can he make them drink? (video 31 sec): Watch
Dog & Horse: Dalmation and Horse look-alikes (video 11 sec): Watch
Dog snow-trot (video 28 sec): Watch
Ducks groom happy capybara (video 10 sec): Watch
Eagle courtship air-dance ballet (video 11 sec): Watch
Frog takes a tiny bath (video 14 sec): Watch
Horse and dog love to race each other (video 26 sec): Watch
Moose — HUGE!!! — walks along an Alaska road (video 42 sec): Watch
Mule enjoys heavenly hugs (video 20 sec): Watch
Porcupine parents protect offspring from leopard (video 1 min 2 sec): Watch (with sound!)
Puppy slides with kids (video 17 sec): Watch
Seal copycats a woman’s actions (video 10 sec): Watch
Sheep toe the line (video 15 sec): Watch (not wearing masks)
Entertaining Commentary & Inspiration
Why We Love the Nutcracker. By JEFFREY A. TUCKER (12/23/23): The Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is living proof that music and the art of dance can leap the bounds of time and space and delight us forever. But it’s much more: this ballet shows a prosperous world that emerged in the late 19th century, was shortly shattered by war and revolution, and then was nearly killed off by the political and ideological experimentation of the 20th century: Read
Friday Funnies: The Grinch. Who is stealing Democracy. By ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS (12/22/23): Read
Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson | Ep. 56 A Christmas Eve election surprise (12/24/23). Humorous but thoughtful interview with a guest you may recognize about the need for some adults in the room as we approach the 2024 Presidential elections (video 7 min): Watch
Artist With Autism Creates Microscopic 'Three Little Kings' Inside the Eye of a Needle to Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas. By Louise Chambers (12/23/2023). Willard Wigan MBE, an artist from the West Midlands in England, struggled through school but wasn’t diagnosed with autism until age 50. Today he's a world-renowned microscopic sculpture artist who creates beautiful, meticulous handiwork. Article includes many photos: 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 (updated 12/18/23): Read
Three ways mRNA shots can hurt your heart. ...complement activation, antibody shift, and metabolic shift. By DR. KEVIN STILLWAGON (12/21/23): Excellent instructional video (19 min) from a gifted explainer: Watch
EU: THROWS AWAY 215 Million Covid Vaccines. By Peter Imanuelsen (12/24/23). The EU has destroyed at least 215 million expired doses of the mRNA shots, costing taxpayers around €4 BILLION. People are not interested in taking the boosters, so countries are throwing them away. Unfortunately, contracts obligate the countries to continue buying (and discarding) the shots for many more years. The article lists some of the countries now refusing jabs: Read
OTHER HEALTH NEWS
🔥 Health & Medical Resource Links (updated 12/18/23): Read
The Highwire EPISODE 351: WAR OF THE WORDS (12/21/23). Top Florida health official, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, wants answers over potential mRNA contamination; Jefferey Jaxen on Scottish care home nurse whistleblower, new evidence linking Daszak, Baric, in Wuhan coverup, and predictive programming and the manipulation of YOU; New movie, Protocol 7, exposes mumps vaccine scandal (trailer included). Guests: Joseph A. Ladapo, M.D. Ph.D., Dr. Andrew Wakefield, Tracy Slepcevic (video 1 hr 47 min): Watch | More Details | Episode segments available here
FLCCC
How to Boost Immunity: Expert Tips + Strategies. Headed to a family get-together or holiday party? Boost your immunity with these practical tips and strategies from the nutrition and health experts at FLCCC. By FLCCC ALLIANCE (12/22/23): Read
WEBINAR: React19: Vaccine Injury Symptoms And Legal Recourse (12/20/23): React19 co-chairman Brianne Dressen and legal affairs director, attorney Chris Dreisbach join Dr. Kory and Dr. Marik to discuss vaccine injury symptoms, legal recourse, and the React19 vaccine injury study. The doctors also discuss the latest COVID variant JN.1 (video 1hr 18 min): Watch
4️⃣ Take Action
Common-sense actions you can take to help save your state and the rest of America.
See Action Items (Updated 12/20/23)