Ned D Hanks

[Andy Andrews @AndyAndrews]

The other day I watched a construction crew pour concrete... and it got me thinking.

Most of those men will never see that building at its peak. It will belong to someone else. They're doing work today that other people will benefit from tomorrow.

For 250 years, that's exactly what Americans have done. The farmers, the teachers, the soldiers, the parents working long hours — most of them never knew our names. They never saw the world we'd inherit. Yet they built it anyway.

So maybe the better question this Independence Day isn't what previous generations left for us...

It's what are WE building for the people who come behind us?

Happy 250th, America. 🇺🇸

#AmericasBirthday #America250 #4thOfJuly #IndependenceDay #AndyAndrews

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

A few times I spent the weekend in the mountains with my friends. Just grabbed a sleeping bag, stuff for sandwiches and snacks, got on our bikes and said “be back on Sunday”.

[LadyValor @lady_valor_07]

Be honest

[LadyValor @lady_valor_07]

Be honest

[𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 @Matt_Pinner]

I got only 3 point. You?

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

Facebook is so bad. Now there are many reports of ABC dropping "The View" and starting "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by Erika Kirk and a multitude of guest hosts. All my research shows as false. #charliekirk

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

Dear YouTube... https://t.co/8SQTWuUMse via @YouTube

[Tiffany Fong @TiffanyFong]

Jimmy Kimmel averages 126,000 views per episode.

Let’s see if my chili dog can get more views than Jimmy Kimmel.

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

I'm appalled by those who are openly rejoicing over #CharlieKrik's passing. Indeed, they possess the freedom to express their thoughts. However, there are repercussions. I feel no pity for individuals facing job loss for publicly celebrating his demise.

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

This is hard for me. My kids don't know #JesusChrist. 5 years ago I had a falling out with my bishop and church. I felt insulted and rejected. I want my kids to know Jesus. What happened to #CharlieKirk has effected me more than I wanted to admit. I can't imagine telling my 2 young kids that there parent is not comming home.
#LDS

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

How Dare they for Charlie Kirk by Diesel https://t.co/kRxBL7LZY6 via @YouTube

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

@JoeRNews Yes. a big yes

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

"Captain America: Winter Solder" @elonmusk is Steve Rogers, @POTUS is Nick Fury, Deep State is Hydra. Tell me I'm wrong.

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

This is a song from 1965. Thank goodness none of these problems currentl... https://t.co/AyMLvw8NfZ via @YouTube

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

@realdogenews 1. FBI
2. ATF (Remove entirely)
3. IRS
4. EPA

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

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[newzy.com @realnewzy]

Don’t Cry, Cryo! 😂 Need a Break from Trump’s Term? Freeze Yourself for 4 Years! #Trump #ElonMusk #meltdowns https://t.co/pEZXc0Hdqw

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

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[Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet]

I was asked last night why, when I talk about politics, I focus on gun rights so much. Surely, said querent, there are lots of other important things for a libertarian like you to weigh in on. Censorship. DEI. AGW hysteria. The list goes on...

Fair question. It's because many years ago L. Neil Smith, a libertarian SF writer sadly no longer with us, persuaded me of something important.

A politician's attitude about firearms rights is a very reliable index for his actual attitude about individual freedom and agency.

Never mind what they say about other issues. A politician standing up for the right of ordinary citizens to be armed is sending a very reliable signal that he values their ability to assert their freedom, and trusts them to generally make correct choices about the use of violence even it might be directed against himself.

Conversely, a politician who is against gun rights is telling on himself. He fears the wrath of the people and wants them disempowered. He does not trust them to employ violence only when necessary.

And that's actually the best case. In far too many cases, anti-gun politicians clearly dream of being the jackboot that stomps on human faces forever, and view the disarmament of the general population as a step towards that end.

If I must have politicians meddling in my affairs, I demand at the very least that they respect my freedom and my agency. That's why I demand that they respect my right to keep and bear arms.

Gun rights may look like a narrow single issue. It isn't. It's an even better index of a politician's attitude about liberty than questions about free speech and censorship, because it pushes the stakes higher. Because words can't kill you, but arms wielded by enraged citizens can.

No matter what soothing words drop from his lips, no matter what promises he makes, the politician who tries to disarm you is always, always, always your enemy. Never forget that.

[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

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[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

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[Ned D Hanks @nedhanks]

Now that Trump has won. Will all those people the swore they were going to leave the US really leave? #trump2024 #USAElections2024 #ElonMusk