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Politics

Enforcing Federal Law Is Not Voter Intimidation

Enforcing federal election law only intimidates those not allowed to vote.  Legitimate voters have nothing to fear.  Vote red down the ballot.

Oct 26, 2026
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Politics

Election Confidence in California Requires Verification, Not Slogans

Federal oversight isn't voter intimidation.  California needs DOJ visibility and voter rolls checked against Social Security data to restore trust.

Oct 24, 2026
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Politics

Rick Wilson’s Sudden Concern About Pardons

Rick Wilson wants a constitutional amendment to rein in pardons now.  Where was that outrage when Biden issued sweeping preemptive pardons?

Oct 24, 2026
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Politics

President John F. Kennedy Was MAGA

Where JFK would land on today's political map, by his own words.

Oct 14, 2026
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Politics

Hold the Line: Why Telling Conservatives Not to Vote Is the Real Betrayal

Disappointed with Republicans?  Fair.  But telling conservatives to sit out the midterms only hands power back to Democrats.  Vote red, top to bottom.

Sep 27, 2026
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Politics

Grab Your Pals and Get to the Polls

A get-out-the-vote message from 2024 that still fits these midterms.

Sep 5, 2026
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Politics

Sharia Law in America

What US laws would have to be broken to put Sharia in place here.

Aug 28, 2026
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Politics

The Harder Truth About Veterans

A reply to the claim that disabled veterans are a scam.

Aug 15, 2026
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Politics

I Don’t Owe You a Reason to Be Armed

The Second Amendment doesn't come with a questionnaire.

Aug 10, 2026
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Consumer review

Go Woke, Go Broke: Why I’m Passing on Supergirl

Hollywood keeps asking why audiences stay home.  My answer to the new Supergirl ad was simple: no thank you.  Go woke, go broke.

Jun 29, 2026
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General

I Do It for Me

Why I still hold the door, thanked or not.

Apr 26, 2026
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Politics

#FireThune: Screaming Into the Wind Until Somebody Listens

Calling for #FireThune since January felt like shouting into the wind.  Here's why Senate leadership still matters to the conservative agenda.

Apr 26, 2026
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