The Silent Coup Rages On

The destruction of our Republic is taking place before our eyes, folks! The following links - provided by Dan Bongino's videocast for this last day of September - provides the proof of facts regarding the coup watching unfold before our eyes:

Did they change the intelligence community rules to target Trump?

Explosive new information indicates the rules were gutted so the “whistleblower” could lodge a complaint.

Now, the tyrannical Democrats are demanding more phone call transcripts from the President. When will it end?

Joe Biden team panics and demands Rudy Guiliani be taken off the air.

Another myth debunked regarding the “lockdown” of the Trump/Ukraine transcript.

President Trump must protect the presidency.

Each of the above links provide the information which exposes the Liberal/leftist/statists and their sycophantic comrades, the Media (D) conducting rapid fire, pre-arranged hits to barrage the president in order to convince the public that their efforts to impeach him are necessary.

Oh, and BTW... they've now announced that these impeachment proceedings will not begin until... wait for it, wait... DECEMBER!!! How typical of the always in control and on the offense against their enemies, liberals! 

Seeing the Forest Despite the Trees

Liberals in this country have worked long and hard to arrive at this nation's dark day. (In this press conference you'll hear things the Media (D) isn't telling you.)

Colluding with the Media (D) to control and maintain a constant anti-life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness narrative for many decades, they have demonstrated that they will reveal their corruption through lies and frame anyone to achieve their end goal; socialism. (See this clip from Jessie Watters show discussing this with Dan Bongino.)

The effectiveness of the left's brainwashing is evident from the willingness of millions of voters to believe the Democrat candidates claiming that Universal Health Care will be more affordable. This concept is bolstered by the notion that everyone deserves the "human right" to health care; at the expense of everyone's financial well-being. Yet, they assume that, once such a health care system is enacted, the level of quality and convenience will remain as it is under the current private system. For a pro/con article about this topic, go here. (Note that the article does not mention the reality that such a program will be forced to have... panels which decide what procedures for elderly will be allowed to get. ie: "Death panels" which were discussed during the Obamacare debate.)

Another example of their effectiveness to convince the naive and ignorant masses is the expectation that if the Media's (D) drumbeat tells them that a president they don't like did something wrong, or illegal, it must be true. After all, the Media (D) is the authority on what's happening, and if they claim it, it must be true, right? Yet, when one of their own is exposed for illegal activities, they look the other way and act as though we're just white privileged biased bigots.

I've long believed that the reason why most don't bother following politics, or if they do it's too complex to comprehend, is because politicians aren't there to look out for the people they're supposed to represent, but to get rich and powerful over decades while lying to their constituency by promising them the moon when they're back home at town halls on recess. 

[The links between paragraphs below are a series of brief video clips from Glenn Beck's radio show of information not heard anywhere else.]

What they fail to realize is that they're deliberately being lied to by twisting and rephrasing of facts such as occurred in the hearing led by Cong. Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Investigating committee when he stated what the phone call transcript said. For those who've stayed on top of developments regarding this issue, it's obvious that the "parody" was not only blatantly false, but a sophomoric attempt to bolster the already seething attitudes of hate in those who resent that Trump beat Hillary in 2016.

Whistleblower Complaint Explained: Part 1 

Anyone who has half-a-brain from paying attention to the facts, and not the rumors and lies from the left, realizes that this latest "impeachable offense", among many which have already fizzled, is yet another phase in the orchestration of setting up the president they despise in order to get him forced out of office.

What the DNC is Hiding: Part 2

But what would be the result of a successful coup they've engaged in? V.P. Pence would take the helm, the people across the country who see through all of this political theater as a train of political sabatoge against a man who may not fit the accepted leftist mold of behavior, but more importantly that his accomplishments have made them look bad when compared to their former president, the economy, employment opportunity, building the wall on the southern border, deregulating businesses to thrive, etc., will simply elect Pence for president and the administration will continue.

Deep State Inside Ukraine: Part 3

At this point, liberals across the land can follow up on their promise to head south to Venezuela where they'll be happier.

Spygate - Part Duex

The Media's (D) obsession with promoting the hoax that Pres. Trump did something illegal, and thereby help the Liberals in the House of Congress, therefore deserving to be impeached, is nothing more than a well coordinated effort between the two entities to put into use the old "LOOK, SQUIRREL!" strategy of diversion. That's because the "Russian Collusion" hoax, and the Mueller Report flop, didn't work like they hoped it would.

If you care to better understand why I make such a seemly cryptic statement like this, I urge my readers to  take the time to watch Dan Bongino's latest videocast from his show. What you will learn will blow your socks off! It will be worth your time... I guarantee it!

His presentation is material, that not even FOX News talking heads are mentioning; mostly because - like Pres. Trump - Dan Bongino is many steps ahead of the rest out there. The majority of talking heads are  obsessing over the phone transcript. This episode from the Left of "LOOK, SQUIRREL"isms is the Media (D) trying their best to impact the 2020 election in their favor. Why? Because they know his re-election, based on his track record of accomplishments, is imminent... and they can't get over their loss in 2016!

Note: the link provided above not only takes the reader to his page with the video to watch, but the links to articles he refers to in the video presentation further down on the page. You might want to take a look at how well he documents all his points.

A segment video from The Five on FOX... worth watching!

Today's Youth, Climate Change, and What They Need To Understand

Well, last Friday possibly millions of adolescents around the world walked out of their schools for the day to "protest" climate change as a concern. I'm sure mother nature heard them.

And now we've been told by that 16 year old from Europe. "How dare you!" she repeated several times at the meeting of the U.N. Climate Summit this past weekend. As though she's the adult chastising us for our capitalist greed.

I can't help but wonder how stupid she's going to feel and look to others in another decade, or so, once she realizes she was sold a lie?

In the meantime, someone in Australia decided to air his sentiments about all of these youth acting as though they know it all.

Watch it here. I suspect you'll pretty much agree with what he's got to say!

Two Major Factors Which Will Impact the 2020 Election

The nation's political landscape over the past few years has been tumultuous, to say the least.

Much of what the public at large thinks, or believes, is formed by the wide variety of sources available in today's massive 24/7 news cycle. There are those who watch such sources as the alphabet soup channels - ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and MSNBC - what I call the Media (D), because they are in cahoots with the DNC and the leftist who are presenting us with the Green New Deal - what I call the New Green Deal because it, if it were implemented will collapse this country's economy - and, then there's the alternative media; Internet podcasts, FOX News which sides with conservatives who get a different perspective which the Media (D) refuses to provide because they know it undermines their narrative, but are facts which can not be ignored.

For me, and most likely hundreds of thousands - if not more across the land - there are two factors which I believe will shape how the outcome of the next presidential election. One involves the search engine giant, Google. One of Mark Levin's more recent interviews on his show, Life, Liberty & Levin, is with a Dr. Epstein regarding his research findings on how their ability to manipulate in a biased manner much of the easily persuaded public to vote for the left's candidate. This, I believe, will play a significant role in the outcome of our next election in 2020, and it will be extremely covert on Google's part. I should note that this PhD. professor who is a liberal who voted for Hillary in the last election, testified before a congressional committee on the Senate side of Congress last summer. Note: The link above is the first of two recorded episodes, or segments, on YouTube.com. Should you wish to view the second one, you'll need to view it here.

The second factor, which I know is more widely known, is the whole "Russian Collusion" hoax, which I've commented on throughout my blog in the past as information came to light. However, now, Mark Levin has just last weekend interviewed Dan Bongino - followed by many around the country on his podcast - with his just released book titled "Exonerated! The Failed Takedown of President Donald Trump by the Swamp". In his book, and this interview, Bongino provides a clear and coherent array of factual and supported information that much of the public has never been privy to if they've been watching the Media (D) outlets who are supporting the left's narrative. 

If you managed to watch it, or DVR it, great! It's definately a "keeper". However, if you have friends who are not so convinced about this, or the first issue I've share in this post, I highly encourage you to share this post with them.

Unfortunately, three current posted on YouTube.com of the 9/22 broadcast are only two second clips of the opening of this incredibly informative and revealing show. Perhaps there are publication rights which restrict it from being fully uploaded by whoever attempted to provide it. Should it surface in its entirety, or even shorter segments, I will post them here as soon as it appears on YouTube.com.

Which Do You Prefer?

I ask this question in the context of our current social climate of the "social justice warrior" mentality the leftist/socialist/statists are now maneuvering their narrative.

So, to be more specific, do you prefer sniffing turds, or sniffing flowers for their more pleasant aroma?

Allow me to explain...

Much of what the social justice warriors are doing today involves complaining and blaming, but it's based on erroneous and biased information. This video from PragerU illustrates this point nicely. If we constantly focus on the sins of our past, the social justice warriors will continually maintain control of the social narrative.

Those of us who were educated during an earlier era - pre-'90s - have learned how our system of representative republic is structured and was intended to work; you know, stuff like why our founding fathers implemented the Electoral College so that there wasn't the scenario of two wolves and a sheep deciding on what to have for dinner style democracy.

These social justice warrior types are also doing their best to undermine the key thread of a civil functioning society in America, and across the globe for that matter, by demanding that new language catering to a minority so insignificant that it will negatively impact everyone. What is it? Made up pronouns for those who don't identify with the two standard genders.

How can this be a threat to everyone?

Consider this... if we are constantly bombarded with new and varying ways to identify people in this minority, and are intimidated by using the wrong, or inappropriate term when one isn't aware of what is proper until one's committed the error, it will turn our culture into a virtual "Tower of Babel" where no one knows what others should be called, or addressed as.

Think about it! I prefer flowers over turds, thank you!

Dear Nike, You got this one wrong!

Dear Nike,

I want to have a conversation about this hat.   It's over 13 years old.   I don't remember when I bought it exactly,   I don't remember where I bought it.   But what I do remember is why I wore it.

On August 10, 2005, I was a newlywed with two young sons.   My husband Tim and I had toasted our one month anniversary the night before, and I was enjoying a rare evening to myself, catching up on reading and relishing the quiet.   Until there was a knock on my door. I had no way of knowing that the small act of turning a knob was about to shatter my life into a million pieces.   I sat numb and in sheer disbelief as I was told that my husband, while in a foot pursuit and subsequent struggle with a suspect that ended up in the road, had been struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle.   He took his last breath lying in the middle of the street.   What I lost in that moment is indescribable.   I had to watch his mother be dealt the most agonizing blow a parent can face, and I couldn't comfort her because I was in my own hell.   I had to find a way to gut my own children in the gentlest way possible, and tell them that this man they had come to love, who they looked up to, who cared for them as his own, would never walk through our door again.

I don't know if you've ever attended a police funeral, but watching grown men who've seen the absolute worst things a civilian can imagine, break down and sob over the casket of their brother is an image that never leaves you.   The bagpipes haunt my dreams to this day, but it was the faces of my children, the innocence that abandoned them at such a tender age that brought me to my knees.

I had no choice but to move on.   We trudged zombie-like through our days for weeks and weeks on end.   I never left the house except to drive the boys to school, or buy food we barely touched.   I realized that I had to do something.   I had to move my body or I was going to crawl out of my own skin.   So I put on the only cap I had and I went for a run.   It was short, it hurt and it was ugly.   But I felt, just for those few moments on that road, like a normal person.   So I kept doing it.   I put that hat on and I ran every day.   Sometimes I had to stop and sit down because I was sobbing so hard.   Sometimes I was so angry I ran until I thought I my heart would stop, sometimes I would just scream over and over again, but it still felt better than doing nothing.

That black cap became a symbol to me, it is sweat stained and it's shape is gone, the buckle in the back barely closes; but that hat represents my family's rise from the ashes.   It stands for the strength and the sacrifice we made loving a man who had a job that we all knew could end his life, every time he walked out that door.   And it did.   And I accept that.

I still wear this hat, I wore it on my run this morning.   And then I heard about your new ad campaign.

Colin Kapernick has the absolute right to protest anything he damn well pleases.   I don't dispute that for one second.   My father, my husband and many, many friends have all served this country and were willing to fight for his right to kneel.   But that right goes both ways.   I also have a right to express my disgust at your decision to portray him as some kind of hero.   What, exactly has Colin Kapernick sacrificed?   His multi million dollar paycheck...?   Nope, you already gave him one of those.   His reputation?   No, he's been fawned over by celebrities and media alike.   Funny, Tim Tebow was never called courageous when he knelt.   This man, whose contempt for law enforcement fits him like a...sock, has promoted an agenda that has been proven false time and time again, in study after study.   But facts don't seem to matter anymore.   This man has thrown his support behind divisive anti-police groups, and donated money directly to a fugitive from justice who escaped prison after killing a police officer.   I question the judgement of anyone who would put someone this controversial and divisive at the head of an advertising campaign, but it isn't my company to run.

I don't know if I'll have the heart to ever get rid of this cap, but I will tell you this, I'll never purchase another Nike product as long as I live.   You got this one wrong Nike, terribly, terribly wrong.

Sherry Graham-Potter, surviving spouse of Deputy Tim Graham

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I received a reply from one of my email friends :

Thanks. Yes, very worthwhile piece.

Makes you wonder why the NFL does not challenge Nike on this. The swoosh logo is plastered all over the league, and somebody negotiates these contracts.

and responded to him with this:

 

My suspicion is that too many are simply corporate "wonks" who merely go along, to get along, and not lose their gravy train position by standing up for principle. In other words, they've been conditioned by the past, and haven't adjusted to the present under the current administration.

Dear President Trump...

I, like millions of conservatives across this great nation of ours, supports 99% of what you're doing to return our great nation to its former status. I recently read a list of the accomplishments you've achieved over the past two years in office, but it would be way too long to list them here*. I hope and pray you'll handily get re-elected for a second term.

The one percent I don't agree with, however, has the greatest potential to erase all of those accomplishments and send this great nation into a devastating circumstance which will make the Great Depression look like a picnic. Yet, every administration since Pres. Jackson has made things worse! The only problem is, we don't know when it will impact the country and so many of us have been hearing about this danger for so many years now - here's another recent article on it - that we've become numb to it to the point of believing it will never happen. While it may not happen in our lifetime, I shudder to think about leaving such a legacy to my children, or grandchildren, to deal with.

What is it? Our federal government's deficit spending and nation debt! In trying to rationalize why you are also contributing to this problem, I can only guess that you are hoping increased economic growth and productivity will somehow begin to diminish it in some way, but even at the levels we're now seeing, that will not fix the problem.

I strongly urge you to communicate to the nation during this next year's presidential campaign a plan to address this looming issue that we seem to be avoiding dealing with.

A Very Concerned Parent,
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* MARK SIMONE
 

The List Of President Trump's Accomplishments So Far

Mar 10, 2019

IGNITING A HISTORIC ECONOMIC BOOM: President Trump’s pro-growth policies are unleashing economic growth and providing opportunities to workers across the country.

• Due to President Trump’s pro-growth policies, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth exceeded 3 percent over the last four quarters.
• Real GDP grew at annual rates of 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018 and 4.2 percent in the second quarter.
• More than 5 million jobs have been created since President Trump’s election and the unemployment rate remains below 4 percent.
• This is the eighth time this year that the unemployment rate has been below 4 percent.
• Prior to this year, the unemployment rate had fallen below 4 percent only five times since 1970.
• The unemployment rate for African Americans in May fell to 5.9 percent, which is the lowest rate on record.
• Asian and Hispanic-American unemployment rates have reached record lows this year.
• Initial weekly jobless claims have hit a nearly 50-year low under President Trump.
• Under President Trump, job openings outnumber the unemployed for the first time on record.
• Recently, more than two-thirds of Americans rated “now” as a good time to find a quality job, tying a record high in a poll by Gallup.
• Americans are seeing more money in their pockets thanks to the booming economy.
• In recent months, workers have seen their largest nominal year over year wage growth in nearly a decade.
• In 2017, real median household income rose to a post-recession high.
• President Trump’s policies are helping to lift Americans out of poverty.
• African-American and Hispanic-American poverty rates reached record lows of 21.2 percent and 18.3 percent, respectively, in 2017.
• Since the election, 4.6 million Americans have been lifted off of food stamps.
• Consumer confidence has soared under President Trump, recently reaching an 18-year high.
• President Trump is delivering on his promise to bring back American manufacturing.
• The National Association of Manufacturers’ Outlook Index had the highest annual average in its history over the past year.
• Manufacturing added 284,000 jobs in 2018, the most added in a year since 1997
• Small Business optimism jumped to a record high under President Trump, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
• The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index broke a 35-year record in August.
• President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, ushering in the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history.
• These tax cuts are delivering real results for American families and workers.
• More than 6 million workers received tax cut bonuses and benefits.
• More than 100 utility companies have announced lower rates.
• President Trump is ensuring American workers receive the training and education they need to compete in today’s economy.
• President Trump signed an executive order establishing the National Council for the American worker.
• More than 185 companies and associations have signed our “Pledge to America’s Workers,” promising more than 6.4 million new training and career opportunities.
• The President signed legislation that reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, making more than $1 billion available for career education programs.
• President Trump has prioritized the economic empowerment of women.
• The women’s unemployment rate recently reached its lowest rate in 65 years.
• The Small Business Administration lent approximately $500 million more in capital to women-owned businesses in 2017 compared to 2016.
• The Administration helped launch the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, which could leverage more than $1 billion to support women entrepreneurs.

ROLLING BACK RED TAPE: President Trump is rolling back costly regulations that have burdened hardworking Americans and stifled innovation.

• President Trump has followed through on and exceeded his promise to roll back two regulations for every new one created.
• President Trump’s Administration surpassed the 2:1 ratio in 2018, eliminating 12 regulations for every new one in 2018.
• In 2017, the Trump Administration eliminated 22 regulations for every new one.
• Since taking office, President Trump’s deregulation efforts have achieved $33 billion in regulatory savings.
• In 2018, these efforts alone delivered $23 billion in benefits to American families and business owners.
• President Trump has signed 16 Congressional Review Act resolutions into law, eliminating burdensome Obama-era rules and regulations.
• President Trump announced U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, which would have harmed America’s economy and cost American workers millions of jobs.
• President Trump signed an executive order to streamline the permitting process for infrastructure projects with a goal of cutting approval time from up to 10 years to an average of 2 years.
• President Trump signed legislation to roll back burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations that harmed community banks.

NEGOTIATING BETTER DEALS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: President Trump is negotiating fair and balanced trade deals that protect American industries and workers.

• President Trump negotiated a new trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico to replace the disastrous and outdated North American Free Trade Agreement.
• Once enacted by Congress, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) will better serve the interests of American workers and businesses.
• USMCA will incentivize billions of dollars in auto and auto parts production in the United States and create a freer and fairer market for American agriculture.
• USMCA also includes the strongest-ever provisions on labor, environmental, digital, and intellectual property protections to reflect the realities of the 21st century economy.
• The President renegotiated the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement to preserve and grow jobs in the American auto industry and increase American exports.
• The United States and Japan are set to begin negotiations on a United States–Japan Trade Agreement.
• President Trump is establishing a new trade relationship with the European Union (EU), working toward the elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to transatlantic trade.
• President Trump has established a Trade and Investment Working Group to lay the groundwork for post-Brexit trade with the United Kingdom (UK) and has notified Congress of his intent to negotiate a free trade agreement with the UK.
• This year, President Trump filed a withdrawal notification with the Universal Postal Union, launching a one-year negotiation to secure fair international postal rates for American mailers.
• President Trump has expanded market access for American agricultural producers.
• Argentina has opened to American pork and beef, Brazil to American beef, Japan to lamb and Idaho chipping potatoes, South Korea to American poultry, and more.
• The Administration authorized $12 billion to aid farmers affected by unfair retaliatory tariffs.
• The Trump Administration has begun the process to expand the sale of E15, or gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol, to year round.
• Under President Trump, the United States will no longer accept bad trade deals and unfair trade practices that harm American workers and industries.
• One of the President’s first actions after taking office was withdrawing the United States from the terrible Trans-Pacific Partnership, which incentivized outsourcing.
• In 2017, the Administration oversaw 82 antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.
• President Trump is holding China accountable for its unfair trade practices, such as the theft of intellectual property, by imposing tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods.
• Following President Trump’s successful meeting with President Xi in Buenos Aires, both agreed to conduct negotiations over 90 days to address the United States concerns.
• American steel and aluminum jobs are coming back following President Trump’s tariffs to protect domestic industries that are vital to national security.
• President Trump imposed tariffs to protect American-made washing machines and solar products that were hurt by import surges.

UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY:President Trump is rolling back costly and burdensome regulations to unleash America’s incredible energy resources.

• After years of stifling regulation under the last Administration, President Trump is unleashing America’s energy potential.
• America is the largest crude oil producer in the world and production has hit a record high.
• President Trump’s policies are helping to boost American energy exports.
• The Administration has streamlined Liquefied Natural Gas terminal permitting.
• In 2017, the United States became a net natural gas exporter for the first time in 60 years.
• American coal exports increased by more than 60 percent in 2017.
• President Trump is expanding access to our country’s abundant natural resources.
• The President signed legislation to open up energy exploration in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.
• In July 2018, the Department of the Interior announced it would hold the largest oil and gas lease sale in history.
• In 2017, the Administration approved construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and the cross border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
• The Administration issued permits for the New Burgos Pipeline that will export American petroleum products to Mexico.
• The President has ended the war on coal, cutting Obama-era regulations such as the “Stream Protection Rule” which was estimated to cost industries $81 million a year.
• President Trump is replacing the Clean Power Plan, a flawed Obama-era regulation that the Supreme Court ordered halted.
• President Trump rescinded the hydraulic fracturing rule, which was expected to cost the oil and gas industry $32 million per year.
• The Trump Administration curbed the burdensome Obama-era rule on methane, saving American energy developers hundreds of millions of dollars in regulatory costs.

EXPANDING OPTIONS FOR QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE:President Trump is expanding access to affordable healthcare choices and taking action to lower drug prices.

• President Trump’s Administration is working to provide Americans with affordable alternatives to Obamacare.
• The Administration expanded short-term, limited duration health insurance plans that are expected to be nearly 50 percent cheaper than unsubsidized Obamacare plans.
• President Trump has expanded association health plans, allowing more employers to join together across State lines and affordably offer coverage to their employees.
• The Administration proposed a reform to Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) regulations that will give consumers more freedom to purchase benefits that fit their needs.
• Roughly 800,000 employers are expected to provide HRAs for more than 10 million employees once the rule finalized.
• Americans have more healthcare freedom thanks to the President signing legislation that ended Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty.
• While healthcare premiums had been steadily increasing as a result of Obamacare, the average benchmark exchange premium will decline for the first time in 2019 thanks to President Trump’s policies.
• Next year, Americans will benefit from more insurer participation on the exchanges.
• Medicare Advantage plans offer more benefit options than ever before, and average premiums in 2019 will be 6 percent lower than in 2018.
• President Trump launched an unprecedented campaign to drive down drug prices, leading more than a dozen drug manufactures to enact price freezes, reductions, or rollbacks.
• In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a record number of generic drugs, breaking the previous record set by the Administration in 2017.
• The FDA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 generic drug approvals are expected to bring nearly $9 billion in savings in 2017 alone.
• President Trump signed legislation eliminating contractual gag clauses that stopped pharmacists from informing patients about lower drug prices.
• The President put forth an initiative to stop global freeloading that drives up prices for American patients.
• The Administration provided Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans with new negotiating tools to drive down drug costs for American patients.
• The Administration implemented reforms to the amount Medicare pays hospitals for drugs that are purchased under the 340B program, saving seniors $320 million in 2018.
• President Trump signed “Right to Try” legislation to expand access to experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.

FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE CRISIS NEXT DOOR: President Trump mobilized his entire Administration to combat the opioid crisis that has devastated communities across the country.

• President Trump launched an Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand, introducing new measures to confront the driving forces behind this crisis.
• The President signed the landmark SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, the largest and most comprehensive legislative package addressing a single drug crisis in history.
• The President helped secure a record $6 billion in funding to fight the opioid epidemic.
• The Administration provided more than $2 billion in grants in 2018 to help States, territories, tribes, and local communities prevent and treat opioid abuse.
• The Administration pursued scientific solutions to prevent and treat addiction through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative.
• The President launched a national public awareness campaign about the dangers of opioid addiction and youth opioid usage.
• Last year, President Trump created a Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which recommends ways to tackle the opioid crisis.
• The Administration declared the opioid crisis a nationwide Public Health Emergency in 2017.
• President Trump is working to cut off the flow of deadly opioids into our country and to disrupt the networks that distribute them to our communities.
• The Administration secured first-ever indictments against Chinese nationals for fentanyl trafficking.
• The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a surge to target fentanyl and heroin dealers in the districts with the most severe overdose death rates.
• The DOJ formed a Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement team and shut down the biggest Darknet distributor of drugs.
• Last year, the DOJ announced the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history, arresting more than 120 defendants with opioid-related crimes.
• The President launched a Safer Prescribing Plan that seeks to cut nationwide opioid prescription fills by one-third within three years.
• The Administration has led four National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days, collecting a record-breaking 1,837 tons of expired and unneeded prescription drugs.

STANDING UP FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AND PROTECTING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: The President is committed to defending the right to life and religious liberty.

• Shortly after taking office, President Trump reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy.
• President Trump defunded a United Nations (UN) agency for colluding with China’s brutal program of forced abortion and sterilization.
• The Administration withdrew guidance that constrained State’s ability to exclude family-planning providers that provide abortion services from the Medicaid program.
• The Trump Administration proposed new regulations to ensure Title X family planning funding does not go to projects that perform, support, or refer patients for abortion.
• The Trump Administration issued regulations establishing new or expanded exemptions from the Obamacare contraceptive mandate based on religious beliefs or moral convictions.
• In 2017, the President issued an executive order to promote free speech and religious liberty.

KEEPING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES SAFE: President Trump has made clear that his first responsibility is to protect the safety and security of Americans.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows violent crime decreased under President Trump’s watch in 2017, following two consecutive years of increases.
• United States Attorneys indicted the most violent criminals on record last year.
• Last year, the DOJ announced nearly $100 million in grant funding to hire hundreds of additional law enforcement officers.
• President Trump is cracking down on the vile MS-13 gang that has brought violence to communities across the country.
• In 2017, the DOJ worked with international partners to arrest and charge approximately 4,000 MS-13 members.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations arrested nearly 800 MS-13 members and associates in FY 2017, an 83 percent increase from the prior year.
• President Trump signed an executive order to restore State and local law enforcement’s access to surplus equipment that can be used to help keep our communities safe.
• President Trump enhanced and updated the Project Safe Neighborhoods program.
• The DOJ announced the creation of the National Public Safety Partnership in 2017, launching a cooperative initiative with cities to reduce violent crime.
• President Trump signed legislation to improve the Federal firearm background check system and keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals.
• President Trump signed the First Step Act, which includes bipartisan reforms to make our Federal justice system fairer and our communities safer.
• The First Step Act will help prepare inmates to successfully rejoin society, reducing recidivism and improving community safety.
• This legislation includes commonsense sentencing reforms that will make our Federal justice system fairer while keeping violent criminals and sex offenders off our streets.

ENFORCING OUR LAWS AND SECURING OUR BORDERS: From the first day of his Administration, President Trump has worked to uphold the rule of law and secure our borders.

• President Trump released an immigration framework that would fix our broken immigration system through merit-based reform and provide the resources needed to secure our border.
• This includes closing the legal loopholes that enable illegal immigration, ending chain migration, and eliminating the visa lottery.
• President Trump secured funding to begin building the wall and construction has already begun in areas along the southern border.
• President Trump deployed the military to assist in securing the southern border.
• President Trump and his Administration took action to require aliens seeking asylum to go to a port of entry to make their claim.
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 17,256 criminals and 1,019 gang members in FY 2018.
• ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 158,581 aliens in FY 2018, an 11 percent increase from FY 2017.
• 90 percent of those arrested had criminal convictions, pending charges, or had been issued final orders of removal.
• ICE ERO increased removals by 13 percent in FY 2018 to 256,086, the majority of whom were convicted criminals.
• Removals of convicted criminal aliens increased by 14 percent from FY 2017.
• Nearly 6,000 known or suspected gang members were removed in FY 2018, a 9 percent increase from FY 2017.
• The Department of Justice prosecuted a record number of criminal immigration offenses in FY 2018, and increased the number of prosecutions for illegal entry by 84 percent over FY 2017.
• Immigration courts are now completing more cases than at any point since 2011
• President Trump kept his promise by launching the office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) within the Department of Homeland Security.
• The Administration has more than doubled the number of jurisdictions participating in the 287(g) program, which enables State and local law enforcement to aid immigration enforcement.
• President Trump has made our country safer by ordering the enhanced vetting of individuals entering from countries that do not meet our security standards.
• These procedures were upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court ruling.

REBUILDING AMERICA’S MILITARY FORCE: President Trump is rebuilding our military and defending America’s interests across the world.

• President Trump ended the devastating defense cuts of the past Administration and has secured historic investments to rebuild our military.
• President Trump signed legislation providing $700 billion for defense in FY 2018 and $716 billion in FY 2019.
• President Trump is supporting America’s men and women in uniform, securing the largest military pay raise in nearly a decade.
• The President issued a new National Security Strategy to keep America safe from all threats.
• The Administration has also released new strategies specific to cybersecurity, biodefense, counterterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction terrorism.
• President Trump directed the first whole-of-government assessment of United States manufacturing and defense supply chains since the Eisenhower Administration.
• President Trump initiated the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, improving United States deterrence policy and existing capabilities to counter nuclear threats.
• President Trump empowered our military commanders with broad authority in order to take the fight to ISIS, and the results are clear.
• ISIS has lost nearly all of its territory, more than half of which has been liberated since President Trump took office.
• All of ISIS’ territory in Iraq was successfully liberated.
• ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital city Raqqah has been recaptured.
• ISIS’ territorial caliphate has been defeated and President Trump has announced that he is bringing America’s troops in Syria home.
• President Trump announced a new Iran strategy to confront all of Iran’s malign activities and withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran nuclear deal.
• All sanctions that had been lifted or waived under the Iran deal have been reimposed.
• The Administration has sanctioned more than 160 individuals tied to the regime’s support of terrorism, ballistic missile program, human rights abuses, and more.
• President Trump took decisive military action to respond to the barbaric use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime.
• President Trump directed strikes in response to the regime’s chemical weapons attacks in April 2017 and April 2018.
• The Trump Administration has also rolled out sanctions targeting those tied to Syria’s chemical weapons program.
• President Trump is strengthening America’s cyber defense and directed the elevation of the United States Cyber Command into a major warfighting command.
• The President announced that the Department of Defense will work to create a Space Force to serve as an independent branch of the United States military.

RESTORING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ABROAD: President Trump is restoring American leadership on the world stage and advancing an America first agenda.

• President Trump held an historic summit with Chairman Kim Jong-Un, bringing beginnings of peace and denuclearization to the Korean Peninsula.
• Since the summit, the leaders have exchanged letters and high-level officials from both countries have met.
• Because of the President’s actions, North Korea has halted nuclear and missile tests.
• The remains of POW/MIA service members from the Korean War are being returned to the United States.
• Prior to the summit, President Trump’s leadership helped secure the passage of historic UN sanctions on North Korea.
• President Trump followed through on his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the American embassy there.
• President Trump withdrew the United States from the UN Human Rights Council due to its bias against Israel.
• The Administration made clear that it does not accept the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction over Americans and will continue to protect America’s sovereignty.
• President Trump has successfully advocated for cutting waste at the UN.
• Changes made to the organization’s structure allowed the UN to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from their budget, while making the organization more efficient.
• The President’s leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has encouraged members to increase their defense spending and realign the Alliance’s priorities.
• In 2017 alone, there was an increase of more than 4.8 percent in defense spending among NATO allies.
• President Trump convinced the Alliance to strengthen counterterrorism activities, and NATO formally joined the coalition to defeat ISIS.
• President Trump’s Administration is working to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through investments and partnerships.
• President Trump has imposed tough sanctions on the corrupt regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
• President Trump has taken tough action to combat Russia’s malign activities, including Russia’s efforts to undermine United States elections.
• The Administration has imposed sanctions on more than 200 individuals and entities related to Russia’s destabilizing activities.
• The Trump Administration has enhanced support for Ukraine’s defense by stepping up sales of weapons to its military.
• The Trump Administration has secured the release of numerous American citizens held abroad, including Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey, Josh Holt from Venezuela, and more.
• President Trump attended G20 summits in Argentina and Germany, where he promoted American First policies and encouraged closer cooperation.
• In 2017, President Trump conducted tours through Asia to promote America’s interests.

HONORING AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO OUR VETERANS: President Trump is honoring America’s commitment to our veterans by ensuring they receive the quality care they have earned.

• President Trump secured a record $73.1 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide quality medical care for our veterans.
• This funding included $8.6 billion for mental health services, $400 million for opioid abuse prevention, $206 million for suicide prevention, and more.
• The President signed the VA MISSION Act, revolutionizing that VA healthcare system and reforming numerous services for our veterans.
• This legislation will consolidate and reform existing programs to give eligible veterans better access to healthcare providers in their communities.
• Thanks to this legislation, eligible veterans will have access to walk-in community clinics that offer immediate, local care.
• President Trump and his Administration have expanded access to telehealth services for veterans, including through the “Anywhere to Anywhere” VA health care initiative.
• President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Administration to improve access to mental health treatment and suicide prevention resources for veterans.
• President Trump signed the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, making it easier to fire failing employees and protect whistleblowers.
• Under President Trump, the VA has removed, demoted, or suspended more than 4,300 employees for poor performance.
• President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, streamlining the process used by veterans when appealing benefits claims.
• President Trump fulfilled his promise to create a new White House VA Hotline to provide veterans with 24/7 support.
• The VA is providing veterans with online access to wait time and quality of care data.
• The President signed the Forever GI Bill, providing veterans, service members, and their families with enhanced education benefits.
• Last year, programs at the VA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development helped more than 51,000 veterans find permanent housing and access supportive services.

TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT: President Trump has followed through on his pledge to transform the Federal Government and increase accountability and transparency.

• President Trump’s Administration submitted a plan to reorganize the executive branch in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• In a historic show of transparency and accountability, the Trump Administration completed the Department of Defense’s first ever audit.
• The President implemented a five-year ban on lobbying for White House employees and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign countries.
• Each quarter since taking office, President Trump has donated his salary, fulfilling a promise he made to the American people.
• President Trump is reshaping our Federal judiciary, appointing judges who will follow the Constitution as written.
• The President has appointed Circuit Court judges at a record pace.
• President Trump has appointed two Supreme Court justices, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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18 Years Later

In memory of Gary Box, NYFD, running through the clogged tunnel to get to the towers. He was never found after the collapse.

We were both preparing to leave the house and head to our respective schools for the day.

While downstairs getting our breakfast ready, we happened to turn our TV on; something which was out of our normal habits for the morning's activities.

Suddenly there was the image of the twin towers of the World Trade Center with tower #1 smoking like a coal stack from the plane which had already hit it.

Then, as we were watching what was being reported by the "talking heads" about what they thought was an accidental collision by some small aircraft having hit the tower, what seemed to be a commercial aircraft appeared from the left side of the screen flying directly at tower #2 and slamming into it; this time lower than what had hit tower #1.

As the visual of the humongous fireball from the fully fueled aircraft billowed out of the far side of the impact, the shock for both of us suddenly made us realize that something monumental had just changed everything.

Knowing that we were pressed for time, we quickly consumed our breakfast as we left from our house in our respective vehicles and headed for our school.

Once I arrived at my school the staff was clearly abuzz with trepidation about what they too had seen at home; wondering how things had developed. In the staff lounge, the television was turned on and some were standing around listening and watching the continued reporting as both towers continued to smoke.

At the time, we exchanged conversations of speculation about what was behind this before having to head to our respective classrooms to face our class of students. For me, it was a 4th grade class of 9 & 10 year olds. The principal came into the lounge and spoke to us about the need to not dwell on this issue with our students in the grades old enough to understand what had occurred back in New York City.

So, requests to turn on our room's TV from students in my class were ignored and were simply directed to wait until they got home to talk about it with their parents.

By the time the morning recess arrived and I was heading back to the lounge to get an update on what had occurred, it struck me that something had changed while I was walking from my class to the lounge in the outside hall; there were no jet aircraft flying overhead in their normal take-off pattern over the school from Sea-Tac Airport.

Upon entering the lounge the TV was on and other members of the school staff were just standing and staring; listening quietly. The longer I stood there, the more I realized that both towers had fallen; killing the thousands of workers on the 100+ floors of each tower, along with the first responders who'd gone in to rescue them.

After bringing the class back into the classroom, it wasn't long before we got word that school was being shut down for the rest of the day, and students would be taken home, either by their bus, or parents who were coming to the building requesting to do so almost from the start of the day; many had not come to begin with.

For several days, which was unforgettably eerie, there was no aircraft in the skies, which normally passed directly over our house several times a day. Across the nation, everyone that was traveling across any part of the country was grounded for the interim. The only mode of transportation fell back on trains, buses and cars.

As the days turned into weeks we gradually learned the background story behind this tragic and horrendous event. We, as a nation, briefly unified as a people; concerned about the reality that we were not as impervious as we once thought we were. This was the wake up event which had never before occurred on our home soil.

But, the months passed, and somehow, at the first anniversary, the media decided that showing any footage would be too traumatic to those directly affected by the event.

This media policy was in force for many years. To remember the anniversary of the event as the years passed, there were the obligatory specials which focused more on the families impacted by the loss of their loved ones, but the actual facts behind the event were glossed over; mostly by the Media (D) who was gradually aligning with the Democrat Party, especially once Obama was elected.

Thus, our youth never learned the facts as to the real motive behind the attack and why our young soldiers were fighting in Afghanistan.

Today, because of such "fuzzy" history and the protective measures by the Media (D), most 18 year olds have no idea why we have only recently, on such conservative stations as FOX News, begun to show footage again of this most memorable event to happen on American soil.

Here is a current video composition, set to the redone song of "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel - a '60s rock hit when I was a high school student - created this year to commemorate the day which change the country, if only for a while. All photos are from that day, and days which followed in a vain attempt to rescue any potential survivors of the collapsed buildings. (Thanks, Steve, for sharing this.)

We can only hope that those who happen to view any of these specials will begin to wonder and research about the truth of the matter and cause them to embark on a journey of discovery and maturation.

Combined with the undeniable experience of the lowest employment and best economic record in more than 50 years, it may just make some of the indoctrinated youth in our country to really be "woke" in a fact based reality and vote to re-elect Pres. Trump!