Rural TN #2 A Mark

Prison Warden (retired); reduce government by 67%, federalism, 1A, 2A, dogs & outdoors

[Rural TN #2 A Mark @PPotanas]

It seems to me that all Conservatives & Libertarians can agree with the following basic Conservative principles:
Pro Life
Unfettered 1st & 2nd Amendments
Small government less wasteful
Strong Law Enforcement and fair Criminal Justice
Strong military
Strong borders 1/3

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

13-Year-Old Boy Shoots and Kills Intruder During Home Invasion In North Charleston, South Carolina, a 13-year-old boy who was home alone shot and killed 31-year-old Lamar Anthwan Brown during an attempted break-in. What Happened: The teenager noticed a vehicle pull up to the house and a man attempting to force entry. He retrieved his mother’s pistol and opened fire, striking Brown three times. The boy continued firing as the getaway vehicle drove away. The driver, 28-year-old Ira Bennett, rushed the wounded Brown to Trident Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Background and Charges: Lamar Brown had a lengthy criminal record that included multiple felony convictions and a history of violent crimes. Ira Bennett was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office declined to file any charges against the 13-year-old, determining he acted in self-defense to protect himself and his home.

[Andrew Daub @TheResoluteLife]

Is there anything better than a situation that brings clarity?

Seriously, this week served as a powerful reminder that:

- Evil and ignorance exist and are persistent.

- The most vulnerable are always in the crosshairs of hate, discrimination and dehumanization.

- Silence in the face of lies and malice is cowardice, consent or approval, and speaking truth is principled action.

- A LOT of the best people I’ve ever interacted with are on X, love Iron Will, have our six and want to make a difference!

Good freaking times!

#TeamIronWill #DownSyndromeAdvocacy

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This is the PERFECT example of why foreigners should not be allowed to run for office

Zul Mohammed just ran for Mayor of Carrollton, Texas. He’s from Pakistan

“No vet has made any sacrifice. I want to make that clear. I do not support the US military. No, I do not support the United States. I look down on both entities. I want to make that clear”

I can’t think of a better example of why only natural born citizens should be allowed to run for office

Also he is a Muslim, which further enforces the classic “I do not support the United States”

We need new election eligibility laws

[Brandon Avedikian @bavedikian]

Bought a $1,742.80 camera online from BestBuy.

The FedEx delivery driver stole it. FedEx admitted it.

But BestBuy won’t give a refund. They said we need to “work with local law enforcement.”

Thought everyone should know if you buy from @BestBuy and a @FedEx driver steals what you paid for, your money is gone. Neither company will make it right.

I’ve spent over $30K at BestBuy and will never spend another penny there.

[Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy]

@philosophymeme0

[Rural TN #2 A Mark @PPotanas]

@TheResoluteLife May God continue to bless you and your family.

[Rural TN #2 A Mark @PPotanas]

@AGHamilton29 We can only hope so.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

I think this might wake up some people who normally don’t notice this stuff and just how absurdly corrupt California elections have become…

And this isn’t some conspiracy. The ballot harvesting is insanely corrupt and undermines the legitimate democratic process.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Thank you for highlighting a perfect example. This literally isn’t happening. It’s a myth made up by a foreign enemy apparatus with assistance from anti-American allies.

The actual section of the NDAA is related to jointly developing military technology which we can then integrate into our military, not integrating Israel into our military (just the tech). Israel is widely recognized as having among the best military innovation in the world, especially on topics like missile defense. U.S. jointly cooperating to develop tech would allow U.S. to stay ahead of China, Russia, and Iran.

So obviously those enemy countries want to prevent it. The question is why some Americans are lying about this section to prevent us from having the best tech and instead allow our enemies to get ahead?

Of course there’s people like you who just fell for the lie, but others are spreading it intentionally and you should ask why and whether you should trust them moving forward.

[Andrew Daub @TheResoluteLife]

“Burden to society,” my ass!

Iron Will was intrinsically valuable from the moment he was conceived.

And he walked out of the womb with a solid work ethic.

In fact, in the face of adversity, discrimination and doubt, this little dude gets more done by 0900hrs every morning than most of his detractors do all year.

He wants to contribute and he loves knowing he’s part of the team.

And the heck with his 25% lower muscle tone - the wee little man moves virtual mountains at pace - without complaint.

Doesn’t matter what they accomplish, are able to do, or how they communicate, this world is infinitely better because everyone with Down syndrome is in it.

And I… well, I am a better man because I know Iron Will, learn from him, and was blessed with the opportunity to love him.

Full stop.

#TeamIronWill #DownSyndromeAdvocacy #IronWill #SayYesToPossibility

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

The Minister of Interior from our NATO “ally” — the Islamist Republic of Turkey — calling for the destruction of Israel.

[Alex Fasulo @alex_fasulo]

This is what happens when a state panders to "green" virtue-signaling pushed by paid-off politicians as opposed to concrete grid updates that provide reliable power.

Why is this happening?

Dispatchable plants are retiring faster than firm replacements are coming online. The reality is that older fossil fuel plants (especially peakers and gas units) are being retired or restricted. Nuclear losses (like Indian Point Energy Center) removed a large block of always-on power.

The "replacement" system is not fully built, and the pathetic amount of energy generated by commercial solar and wind is intermittent at best.

Since commercial solar and wind is so intermittent, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) gives them a lower “capacity value” in reliability planning.

Here you have NYISO admitting solar and wind are not fixes for our state's grid... yet you have our state's governor and extremist politicians that have our legislature held hostage pushing the "idea" of green energy while the grid falls apart.

At the same time, the delivery charge on your electricity bill? It's being used to socialize the failed rollout of solar and wind. They are doing everything they can to try and hide that commercial solar will NEVER be a reliable investment in our New York grid. And you're paying for it!

The result? Our New York grid is in a precarious position and it's entirely the fault of the politicians, the 2019 Climate Act, and the one-party rule that has plummeted Albany into a pit of back-door deals with foreign renewable corporations.

[Rural TN #2 A Mark @PPotanas]

@DefiyantlyFree Thank you for sharing this.

[Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree]

WHAT WE GIVE ISRAEL

The standard US military aid package is $3.8 billion per year $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing plus $500 million for joint missile defense programs. Israel must spend most of this on US-made products and services, and by 2028 essentially all of it must be spent in America.

WHAT ISRAEL GIVES BACK

1. F-35 R&D Savings: 55 billion
Israel resolved multiple technical issues during the F-35’s early development, reducing US R&D costs by an estimated $55 billion and accelerating deployment timelines.  The total F-35 program cost was $55 billion in R&D Israel’s combat testing effectively saved the US from having to discover and fix those problems on their own dime.

2. Intelligence Value: equivalent to 5 CIAs (75 billion/year)

General George Keegan, former Chief of US Air Force Intelligence, stated that Israel’s intel value equals “5 CIAs” providing a 400% return on investment on the $3.8 billion aid package. One CIA budget runs approximately $15 billion.  Five times that equals roughly $75 billion worth of intelligence annually for $3.8 billion in aid.

3. Strategic Base Value: $15–20 billion/year

As stated by Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and General Alexander Haig, Israel is the largest US aircraft carrier that does not require US military personnel on board, cannot be sunk, and is deployed in a critical region sparing the US the need to manufacture, deploy, and maintain real aircraft carriers with ground divisions, which would cost the US $15–20 billion annually. 

4. F-35 Export Multiplier: $40 billion in sales, $173 billion backlog
Israel’s battle-tested performance and upgrades to the F-35 contribute to $40 billion in US exports and a $173 billion backlog for US industry.  Israel essentially serves as the world’s most credible advertisement for American weapons.

5. Jobs and Economic Output: 255,000 jobs, $72 billion annually
The F-35 economic engine alone supports 290,000 US employees and $72 billion in annual economic output.  Israeli stakeholders hold contracts with over 1,000 American companies across 48 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

Why do people need to lie about this?

Because they have nefarious reasons.

There’s no other reason to lie about this stuff.

[PoIiMath @politicalmath]

It's not that he's losing. It is *how* he is losing. The late ballots aren't just coming in heavily Democratic. It's that they are coming in *more* heavily for the specific Democrat that the party needs to come in second place.

That's weird and it's weird that you can't admit how weird that is.

[Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer]

I’m very open to people weighing the possible motivations and actual evidence of any charge (even when it's a friend). I know people don't have the benefit of knowing Lyndsey and having heard about Graham for years from her, as I did.

A problem during the #metoo era was no one seemed to be using any kind of standard of evaluation that was consistent, which seems important in media. I created one for myself: When I was asked to opine in public on various allegations and wanted to do so responsibly, I had a rubric for considering credibility on a spectrum (and also tried not to be rude and dismissive out the gate of almost anything, with Swetnick testing that with sheer audacity).

— a named accuser
— evidence the two people knew each other and had been in the same place at the same time at the time of alleged event
— contemporaneous reports, though not necessarily to police. Diary entries, conversations with friends, etc.
— a demonstrated M.O. from the accused

Christine Blasey Ford’s account had 1 of these (named accuser). By contrast, accusations against Roy Moore had all four. Lyndsey’s has three (and the second named source's story of him showing up at her house drunk and acting such that she cut off contact with him suggests there is a drunken, boundary-crossing, scary M.O.)

By merely marshaling evidence the two were often in the same place at the same time during the acknowledged past relationship, Fifield has surpassed Ford's account's documentation. The NYT verified old diary entries, and her texts confirmed many of her thoughts on him predated him running for office. She was forthright that she hid his worst behavior, as many women in abusive relationships do, and very specific in her characterization of his physical behavior (one suspects if it were a made-up partisan hit, she might not caveat his physical abuse so much and would have dropped this in September, but I digress). It is both scary and embarrassing to admit the truth in those situations.

This is all separate from what voters might find acceptable, but the account Lyndsey gives is one that, if I knew it in real time, I'd actively help the friend get out of the relationship and advise her to stay out of it. I've done this with other friends and wish I'd been able to be there for Lyndsey at the time. It shouldn't be dismissed out of hand, especially given it hits far more marks than other allegations treated with utmost seriousness in the press. The idea that this is either all merely normie, drunk, working-class behavior or "Dem HR lady politics" to find it problematic doesn't fly. So many people spent two decades saying every dude right of a Wellesley gender politics professor was a toxic white supremacist but now think you're just a big pussy if you'd object to being locked in a bedroom by a big drunk guy with a Nazi tattoo.

[Rural TN #2 A Mark @PPotanas]

@yesnicksearcy @monsterhunter45 Absolutely wonderful sir.

[Nick Searcy, Actor/Director/Producer/Author @yesnicksearcy]

From my book, JUSTIFY THIS, in the chapter about GOSNELL:

"We were filming the movie in Oklahoma, and there was one role that we still had not cast. I just had not seen anyone that struck me as right for the role.

On a Sunday after the second week of shooting, I went to a Waffle House (my favorite restaurant chain by the way) in Oklahoma City. The place was very busy, and the manager was going around apologizing to everybody for their meals being late.

I kept looking at her. There was something about her. She was very attractive, and she had a tattoo on her neck. There was a certain toughness about her, and she way she carried herself was so poised and competent. There was a strength and a wisdom to her that I thought would really read on camera.

I felt moved to go and talk to her. I waited until she had a free moment, and I said, “Look, I know this sounds like a crazy pickup line, but…um, have you ever done any acting?”

Obviously having never been asked that question, she predictably responded, “Um, no.”

I said, “Look, I know this might sound like a cliche pick-up line, but…I really am a director from Hollywood and I really am shooting a movie here in town, and there’s a part in it that you would be right for. Would you mind if I got the script and let you read it with me to see if it’s something you want to do?”

“Um, okay.”

I drove home and got the script and went back to the Waffle House and sat down with her in a booth to read the script together. I explained that the character only had three or four lines, but they were very important to the story. I said, “I think you could do this. Would you be willing?”

She was understandably skeptical of this guy who suddenly showed up at her job claiming to be a Hollywood director and offering her a role in a movie. “I don’t know. How much would it pay?” she asked.

I said, “Well, it’ll probably be at least two or three days of work—and it’ll pay about eight hundred and thirty dollars a day.”

She said, “Okay.”

Probably a little better than Waffle House.

The first day she came to work, she practically brought her entire family with her to make sure I wasn’t some sort of crazy serial killer. We shot with her a couple of days, and she did very well. She was a natural. I kept telling her, “Tessya, don’t try to be interesting. You’re interesting enough. Just tell the truth. Let the words do the work for you.” And she was terrific.

On the third day, one of the producers, Ann, came over to me and said, “You’re not going to believe this.”

I replied, “Oh no. What now?” I was sure someone had quit, or some location had fallen out, or some other low-budget-movie disaster had occurred.

She said, “The thing that happened to her character in the movie happened to her in real life.”

I said, “What are you talking about?”

“Tessya, in her real life, went to have an abortion, and when they let her listen to the heartbeat of the baby, she decided not to go through with the abortion. She had her baby, just like her character in the movie.”

I was floored. I felt the hand of God was at play here. I believe God led me to that Waffle House to find her. That something inside me, telling me, when I first saw her, “She can do it! She can do it!”—was Him.

She is now the proud mother of three boys, including her firstborn, whose heartbeat changed her life.

@sagesteele @WaffleHouse

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

“Who is the terrorist? The United States of America!”

This is Mamdani’s endorsed candidate for Congress, as the October 2023 Hamas massacre that killed dozens of American citizens was still unfolding. Understand what is happening here.

There is no chance he’s not aware of this. He knows. He supports it. He literally endorses it. Mamdani himself was arrested protesting at Chuck Schumer’s house just days after 10/7, preemptively opposing the Jewish state’s response to the slaughter through disorderly conduct outside a prominent Jew’s home. This is who he is.

[Alex Fasulo @alex_fasulo]

Many people write to me to tell me they never imagined the sound they are now hearing while commercial solar is being installed - as well as after it’s installed.

This is a video from Genesee County, NY, where Cider Solar, mockingly named to belittle agricultural towns, is being installed.

When panels are installed in a mass commercial complex, they are anchored to steel piles using racking systems.

Those piles are driven 8-15 feet DEEP into the ground. One after another.

For a project as big as Cider Solar, it’s estimated they will drive ONE MILLION steel piles into the earth.

This is environmental mutilation of the highest caliber.

And the best part of all? ORES (Office of Renewable Energy Siting) doesn’t require the foreign developers to decommission below 3 feet. The piles will be cut, and the remaining 10 feet will be left in the earth forever.

Those living near these complexes get to hear the sounds of the slow and deliberate death of our soil, forests, species, and farmland.

Video submitted by @JenniferSitter2