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Got three hits off the bat when searching for some examples of government institutions penalizing speech, as opposed to businesses doing (like w/Kimmel): Spokane Washington police officer fired https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/sep/19/a-spokane-police-officer-put-a-lets-go-brandon-sti/Michigan county school system forces students to remove shirts. https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/amended-opinion-and-order-da-minor-et-al-v-tri-county-area-schools-et-alVermont school fires cook https://www.newsweek.com/cook-fired-writing-lets-go-brandon-school-menu-sign-leaving-job-early-1653050

I am just wondering about the anti-Pauline movement within the church and what reasons they reject him? I understand that some blacks have trouble with his prioritizing witnessing to Onesimus over his freedom from slavery. But I don't understand what theology they are accepting that rejects him.

I'm trying to start a new career as a graphic artist and I was looking at the cover of Bill O'Reillys new book and thought it was pretty pathetic. So I improved it. What do you think? I think it's more on the mark, more accurate. Should I show it to Bill? If he likes it I could have a new career

A guy I know just had his truck repossessed. He claims he was current on his payments and because I used to be in the auto remarketing many years ago, he called (texted) me for assistance. He bought the truck and financed it with Tricolor. Here's the AI info...

I'm not feeling so well the past week. And it's about Charlie Kirk. Honestly I never followed Charlie very much before his assassination. I rewpected him and knew he was partially responsible for electing Trump. I watched his presentations this past week and I find myself agreeing virtually with everything he said. I find boldness in areas that I was too intimidated to say in public. I fnd myself unworthy of even tying his shoes. He lived a Christlike life like his Savior. Now I just feel an emptiness in my soul as we mourn this humble principled servant. I...

Generational power dynamics are why we’re in this position. I’m a late Gen-Xer. By some accounting, I’m an early Gen Y/Millenial. I refuse to be lumped into that group of individuals, personally, but that’s not why I’m writing this. Growing up, our parents pressed us to reach for our dreams. I think every good parent would want that for their kids, but I believe every generation’s motivations for that message are different. The Greatest Generation wanted their kids to not repeat the mistakes of the world at the turn of the 20th century. So many died for freedom, and the...

My 2006 Scion Xa (with only 74,000 miles on odometer) has lately been "jumping" when I first start it up for the first time in a day. I had my local mechanic put it on the scope, but he found nothing. He changed 3 of the ignition coils. No change. He changed a small hose from the ignition complex, which was hard and frayed at the ends. It's a little better, but still jumps when you first start it up. The mechanic drove it around, and it didn't miss. It ONLY does that when you first start it up, first...

Jimmy Kimmel and the Long Tradition of Television Censorship by NetworksWhen Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air after affiliate stations refused to run it—and Kimmel refused to apologize—many framed the moment as a free speech issue. But in reality, this is not a new phenomenon. Kimmel is merely the latest in a long line of television personalities to discover that while free speech is protected from government interference, it does not shield individuals from the consequences imposed by employers, advertisers, or the broader marketplace.The tension between individual expression and corporate image has shaped the entertainment industry for decades....

The Permanent Record: From Empty Threat to Everyday Reality When I was a student back in the 1950s, we used to joke about the phrase “That’s going on your permanent record.” It was a hollow threat from teachers, something said when a kid stepped out of line — broke a rule, said something smart-alecky, or handed in an assignment late. We all laughed quietly to ourselves, because we knew there was no such thing. There was no record, and certainly nothing “permanent.” Today, that joke is no longer funny — because it has come true. We now live in a...

Climate Change, Control, and the Question of Trust For as long as humans have walked the Earth, we have adapted to the forces of nature. Our species has survived ice ages, scorching droughts, violent storms, and even near-extinction events. We’ve done so not because we controlled nature, but because we learned to live with it — to adjust, to innovate, and to endure. Our greatest strengths have always been our intelligence and our adaptability. So when we’re told today that climate change represents an existential crisis, one that can only be solved through radical restructuring of our lives, our freedoms,...

1 John 4:16 (King James Version) And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Libs are certainly not the brightest bulbs on a Christmas tree and certainly missed the compassion gene as they are doubling down on assassinations. How about a little self-reflection and admit the calling everyone you disagree with Hitlers and Nazis is leading to innocent people getting murdered. Challenging and defeating you in the arena of ideas is not the same thing as murder and assassination....

So .... thoughts on the question ... The REAL reason the President is deploying the National Guard in various cities is NOT necessarily to fight existing crime, but to get them into position for when the demonic alliance of Jihadists and "Trans-tifa" are unleashed by the nefarious players .... wishing to start a Hot Civil War in the streets?Kirk's murderer may have been more 'solo' than not. But, I have a sinking feeling he really was not a "lone" actor in all this ... and is a soldier of a bigger force.

Cousins, Not Strangers: The Illusion of Difference Between Communism and Parliamentary Government by CIB-173RDABN At first glance, communism and parliamentary democracy appear to be opposites. One is often portrayed as authoritarian, centralized, and controlling, while the other wears the cloak of liberalism, freedom, and public accountability. Yet when you peel back the layers — particularly the economic mechanics, electoral systems, and long-term outcomes — the two begin to look less like strangers and more like cousins. Let’s begin with economic control. Communism is blunt: the state owns the means of production. Businesses, land, and industry are centralized under state authority....

A Generation Betrayed By CIB 173rd Abn We were the children of victory—the generation born in the aftermath of World War II, raised in what may rightly be called the Golden Age of the United States. We lived in a time of abundance, opportunity, and freedom. Our parents returned from war to build lives in peace, trusting in the strength and righteousness of the nation they had fought to preserve. We inherited that trust and that faith. But somewhere along the way, we were betrayed—not suddenly, but slowly, insidiously, by those entrusted to lead us. The clearest fracture came with...

There are a lot of people talking about not seeing Tyler Robinson leaving the rooftop with the rifle. But I don't see anyone asking if he could even made the shot. I'm no expert, but taking a single shot and killing your target at 200 yards requires more than a little experience shooting a gun. At that range the bullet is going to be affected by wind (if there was any), by a drop of several inches (or more) due to gravity, and shooting from a higher elevation is going to require compensation. Where did Tyler Robinson learn enough to...

Two months ago something happened that I was hesitant to crow about: the amount of electricity produced by solar and wind projects exceeded the amount produced by nuclear energy. A few months earlier, they outpaced energy produced by burning coal. So wind and solar are now the second largest source of electricity production in the United States, if combined. I hesitated because the number of planned solar projects in development had suddenly leveled off, just as wind projects had done the year prior. And there was a plausible cause why this might not just be a one-month fluke: Pres. Trump...

Trying to figure out how much battery storage, inverter size, type of charger and what have you to power my houseboat. My plan is to have enough battery storage to run everything using an inverter for AC power using batteries and by charging those batteries daily using a generator for a few hours. The biggest draw would be an occasional few minutes of a microwave to heat food, and also run a tv/monitor along with computer. everything else runs on DC current for short periods of time like fresh water pump. I do have a small a/c air conditioner that...

Republicans and conservatives ARE NOT violent. Democrats and leftists ARE violent. Republicans and conservatives call for liberty, protected by constitutions and laws. Democrats and leftists call for anarchy.

Ok Kids, in light of all the comments made by various deranged democrats saying he deserved it, it's about time, you know the rest. I personally think it's high time the Justice Department start taking these idol threats by deranged and sick demonrats SERIOUSLY and immediately LOCK them up on a 72 hour Psychiatric Hold for further examination into their pathetic lives. This allows for IMMEDIATE CONFISCATION of all weapons and just might save lives in the process, not to mention they deserve it after displaying ungodly acts in front of the whole world. What say you??

Why no eyes in the sky ?