Rich Marsh

Book Editor with Tidewater Productions. I delight in turning Writers into First-Time Authors! I also help Job Seekers learn how to find new positions.

[Vince Langman @LangmanVince]

Stop it 👇😂😂😂

[Declaration of Memes @LibertyCappy]

We have to solve the problem of Property Taxes

It is inconceivable that in the U.S. which is the Land of the Free you have to pay "rent" to your government forever or they take your home away from you

Does that sound like Freedom to you?

In the meantime @GregAbbott_TX has some good ideas to curb the damage in Texas by making it much harder for Democrat cities to increase property taxes in the state

Can we get this passed?

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

People just don't get it.

They don't understand what a "Memorandum of Understanding" ("MOU") actually is.

Trump is a businessman first and foremost, and I'm a corporate lawyer who has done a lot of financings and mergers, so I think I get where he is coming from.

An MOU is merely an initial framework for deal negotiations. MOUs are generally non-binding, and they simply chart a path towards a definitive agreement.

Deals fall through all the time even after an MOU is signed, and if the deal actually closes, about 95% of the time the definitive agreement differs materially from the MOU based on diligence and further negotiations.

Trump knows this, and it's how he thinks.

[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

"You can only confiscate the wealth that exists at a given moment. You cannot confiscate future wealth — and that future wealth is less likely to be produced when people see that it is going to be confiscated."

— Thomas Sowell

[Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ @mercoglianos]

@gCaptain

[gCaptain @gCaptain]

Iran Asserts Control Over the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/4sS4D0Qk3k

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

THIS IS HUGE

The Federal Trade Commission, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, is SUING the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (@wpath) for deceptively claiming that radical trans medical procedures for CHILDREN are "medically necessary" and "safe."

The lawsuit details how the organization promoted the genital mutilation and chemical castration of CHILDREN while failing to disclose detrimental, life-altering side effects.

This is one of the largest medical scandals in modern history! So many people belong in prison for this!

[reason @reason]

Cops pulled over Katie Thomas in Palm Beach County, Florida, and accused her of using her phone with her right hand while driving. But there’s a problem. Katie doesn’t have a right hand.

[Spotlight on China @spotlightoncn]

Last October, Beijing expanded its economic statecraft into aggressive new territory by introducing a tight restrictions regime on rare earth metal exports.

The move temporarily cut off America’s supply of material components vital for electric vehicles and fighter jets, causing the U.S. auto industry to panic and prompting the Trump administration to walk back its most extreme tariff threats.

Eight months later, analysts believe Beijing may have overplayed its hand, effectively forcing the United States to accelerate the construction of its own independent supply chain.

Last week, the U.S. House Select Committee on China introduced new bipartisan legislation designed to aggressively spur the growth of America’s domestic magnet industry.

Cosponsored by Representatives John Moolenaar and Ro Khanna, the bill introduces robust financial incentives along the entire magnet supply chain, spanning from rare earth oxide production to advanced military-grade magnet manufacturing.

The legislation provides a 15% tax credit for American motor manufacturers who source magnets domestically, limiting the eligibility to inputs from NATO allies and key regional partners like Japan, Australia, and South Korea.

China spent decades building its dominance in the extraction and processing of rare earth metals, and it currently controls over 90% of the global supply chain, including 99% of heavy rare earths needed for F-35 fighter jet engines.

The supply crisis has pushed the Trump administration to adopt a highly interventionist approach, including acquiring a 15% stake in MP Materials, which operates America’s only active rare earth mine in California.

Washington has also taken strategic stakes in mining and smelting projects in Alaska and Tennessee, and is actively negotiating to acquire roughly 8% of Critical Minerals, which owns a massive rare earth site in Greenland.

While the administration predicted the U.S. would secure self-sufficiency within a year and a half, independent experts warn that building the necessary infrastructure will take five to ten years, which aligns with the bill's tax credits extending until 2039.

Following a recent summit, the White House stated that China would address U.S. concerns regarding rare earth shortages, though Beijing's official readout of the meeting omitted any mention of critical minerals.

Meanwhile, Beijing has maintained its economic pressure, imposing strict rare earth export restrictions on Japan as part of a broader diplomatic spat over Taiwan, which the U.S. has unsuccessfully asked China to lift.

Both Japan and Taiwan remain central to Pax Silica, a U.S.-led multilateral framework launched last December to cooperate with democratic partners on chips and critical mineral supply chains.

The reshoring of technology manufacturing jobs remains a rare point of strong bipartisan agreement in a divided Congress, successfully bridging the gap between conservative China hawks and progressive lawmakers.
https://t.co/ThwQbcc7Fe

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

WATCH: A large tornado was spotted moving near Effingham, Illinois.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Being 37 years old and sharing a checking account with your mom is super weird for any adult man that age, but doing that while running for the senate is disqualifying. You can’t even manage your own finances and you want to manage the government’s? No way.

[Quartz @qz]

What went wrong: 20 tech failures and the specific mistakes behind them: From Kodak's refusal to embrace digital to Theranos's fabricated science, tech history is full of companies that had resources, talent, and timing — and still collapsed. Here's what… https://t.co/RsUvmtoMnC

[The Federalist @FDRLST]

Dems Show Just How Low They Can Go In Latest Ballot Schemes
https://t.co/ay85iQtqY6

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Well, there it is: Cushing at tank bottoms

[Giga Based Dad @GigaBasedDad]

Are you paying attention yet?

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

The victim testimony of Chloe from the rape gang inquiry is horrific

- Abducted by a Muslim abuser
- Raped her at 12 years old in a graveyard
- Raped her with a whiskey bottle which broke off in her vagina
- NHS removed the pieces but asked NO questions
- Plied with drugs and drink
- Told police she was having sex with adults but was dismissed as a child prostitute
- Passed between men daily for years
- Police found her with abusers but released men after no investigation
- Chlamydia in throat/vagina, gonorrhea, warts, PID at age 13, clinic said NOTHING
- A social worker suggested she audition for a TV role as a grooming victim instead of helping.

As she got older:
- Gang invaded her home, orally raped her on her sofa in front of others.
- Raped with objects (cans, keys, baseball bat)
- Forced to house and witness abuse of other children.
- Spiked with heroin, leading to addiction and anorexia (weighed 5 stone/~70 lbs at 18).
- Coerced into Islamic conversion and "marriage" to an illegal migrant abuser who beat her daily
- gave birth to a child with health issues from her damaged body.

This all happened in Britain
In our country
To our girls

[🎶𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✨ @Old_But_Gold50s]

Paco De Lucia - a real masterpiece, the best guitar in history!!!

[Daily Mail US @Daily_MailUS]

Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer: Tearful presenter shares devastating diagnosis while filming for Clarkson's Farm https://t.co/eA0ro5aQVn

[Overton @overton_news]

Scott Jennings just humiliated Robert De Niro for saying he can’t love a country led by “tyrant” Trump.

Jennings pointed out that only loving your country when your team wins the last election is becoming the majority ethos among Democrats.

JENNINGS: “I think you have to love your country whether or not you lost the last election.”

“I love America and, you know, according to some polling that came out this week, and most Republicans love America, 90% are very proud to be Americans.”

“They’re proud of living in this country.”

“Unfortunately, I think Mr. De Niro’s comments are pretty indicative of a majority of Democrats who can’t seem to find that attitude...inside them.”

“To love your country, even though you lost the last election.”

“And, you know, loving America, being a patriot for America, feeling good about America shouldn’t be dictated by whether you won or lost.”

“When I hear De Niro, I hear him saying, I can only love America if we win every election from here on out.”

“That’s a rather fascist statement.”

[🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 @mrddmia]

* including how this investigation started under the Biden-Harris Justice Department?

** and your chief of staff got charged with several federal felonies?