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DEMOCRATS WALLOWING IN SLIME

lies-of-dems-on-trump-vetsIn terms of political ethics and tactics, the Democrats have hit rock bottom.

The Atlantic has worked hard to become a third-rate New Yorker in terms both of literary quality and the vitriol of its hatred for President Trump; the magazine has probably confirmed its position with the confection of the uncorroborated and totally implausible allegation that Trump disparaged American World War I veterans who died in France as “suckers” and “losers.”

It is indicative of the fact that the Democrats are much less overconfident than they were four years ago. In this latest incident, many people, including almost everyone who would have been present, have all denied that any such utterance had been made. It is inconceivable that this president would think or say anything of the kind.

But the odium of the incident is magnified by the fact that it was clearly staged in a tight sequence coordinated between the Biden campaign and its most rabid media partisans.

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TIME TO LOCKDOWN THE LOCKDOWNS

fearmongering-people-in-powerTake off the masks and remove the “social distancing” circles from the floors. Open the schools, liberate college campuses, fill the restaurants and the gyms and the churches and the salons. Enough.

In mid-March, Americans were asked to suspend their personal freedoms, business pursuits, and schooling for 15 days to “flatten the curve” of rising cases of the novel coronavirus. Americans, fearful of the unknown and willing to do what they imagined was the right thing to protect themselves and their family, acquiesced.

That was 175 days ago. What has happened since will be studied and debated for decades with one likely conclusion: Global lockdowns, particularly in the United States, were one of the costliest man-made disasters of all time.

The decision was rooted in unscientific hocus pocus that resulted in economic, educational, mental, physical, and emotional catastrophes on a scale that can never be fully quantified—not to mention the way stay-at-home orders fueled racial and civil unrest across America months before a national election.

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SKYE’S LINKS 091020

“He would mess with every single woman or teen, it was horrible”
“He would mess with every single woman or teen, it was horrible”

This is significant because someone may have retained a copy of that file or there may be other records; Biden appears to be eminently blackmailable. Now what happens if two or more different blackmailers have the goods on Biden and issue opposing incompatible demands?  If the 'Crat powers that be didn't have the goods on a candidate, I doubt whether they would be allowed to become a finalist, and that includes Harris.

Secret Service Admits To Destroying Records In Alleged Biden Breast-Grabbing Incident

How to construct a propaganda narrative:

"Infiltrated By Nazis..." - The Rise Of The New Normal 'Gleichschaltung'

Do as we say, not as we do:

San Francisco Gym Owners Irate After Learning City Government Gyms Are Open

There’s LOTS more!

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HFR UPDATE!! PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE HFR HERO OF THE WEEK

Friday’s HFR (9/04) closed with Casey Petersen of Sandia Labs declared HFR Hero of the Week.

He had the courage to email all 16,000 Sandia employees a video he had made denouncing the Sandia Human Resources Department’s narrative of modern systemic racism and white privilege.

Early this morning (9/05) – thanks to TTPer Yasuhiko Kimura – we learned that after the HFR was posted yesterday evening, President Trump directed White House OMB Director Russell Vought to issue an order to all federal agencies – which includes Sandia – to “cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions.”

That specifically includes “all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on ‘critical race theory,’ ‘white privilege,’ or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either (1) that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or (2) that any race or ethnicity is inherently racist or evil.”

The directive concludes: “The divisive, false, and demeaning propaganda of the critical race theory movement is contrary to all we stand for as Americans and should have no place in the Federal government.”

The full White House directive is here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M-20-34.pdf.  Read it with celebration.

Late this morning, President Trump began issuing a full court press Tweet barrage attacking the anti-America racism of “critical race theory” and “white privilege” that Black Lives Matter and Antifa use to justify their existence.  There are at last count over 20 tweets, starting with:

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You can enjoy reading them all here: @realDonaldTrump.

POTUS has launched a gut-punch, nads-kick, all-out offensive on the Marxist ideology that has completely taken over the Democrat Party, the Biden Campaign, and the entire “Mainstream Media.”  They all are going to lose their minds over finding themselves flat-on-their-backs defenseless.

And what catalyzed this now, at this moment?  An electrical engineer at a science lab in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He had the brains and moxie to make an incredibly well-thought and argued video, then sent it out to his 16,000 co-workers: Pushing Back on the Narrative of Modern Systemic Racism & White Privilege.

When the President of the United States saw this and the positive response from Casey’s co-workers, he knew now was the time to strike.

What a lesson of the power of one unknown individual to help change the world for the better.  Casey Peterson, American Hero.  And thank you, President Trump.

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY – JOHNNY AND THE TSANTSA

jw-on-carsonNovember 17, 1976.  When I wrote my book “The Adventurer’s Guide,” it was a fantasy of mine to go on the Tonight Show and have Johnny Carson hold a “tsantsa,” a human shrunken head – as a book chapter was “How To Live With Headhunters.”  As you can see, that fantasy came true.  I still can’t believe how relaxed I was in the studio photo.  That’s because Carson had a magical ability to put a guest like me, no professional performer, at ease.  The cameras and lights, the audience, millions watching on TV all went away.  It was just me talking to this friendly fellow with no one around.  An amazing experience.  Some dreams can really happen!  (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #40 photo ©Jack Wheeler)

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THE FLATTEST PLACE ON EARTH

salar-de-uyuniThe Salar de Uyuni, 12,000 feet high in the Altiplano of Bolivia, is a 4,000 square mile expanse of salt so flat it is used to calibrate the altimeters of NASA observation satellites of the earth.  After a rain, it becomes the world’s largest mirror, 80 miles across.  The incredible reflective surface extends to the horizon in every direction – it is both hallucinatingly disorienting and makes for amazing mirror-to-horizon photos (especially at sunrise/sunset).

The brine underneath the salt crust contains 70% of the world’s lithium – critical to our battery-fueled global economy – produced in evaporation pools that are a kaleidoscope of colors.

You can stay here in relative luxury at one of the world’s most unique hotels – the Palacio de Sal, built entirely of salt: walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, sculptures.  Being here is one of South America’s more astounding experiences.  Let me know if you want a Wheeler Expedition to take you there! (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #39 Photo ©Jack Wheeler)

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THE WORLD’S MOST SACRED MOUNTAIN

mt-kailas-north-faceThis is the North Face of Mount Kailas (6,638 m/21,778 ft) in a remote region of far western Tibet inhabited only by Changpa nomads.  For 22% of all people on Earth – 1.2 billion Hindus, 510 million Buddhists and many millions of others – it is the spiritual Center of the Universe, the Navel of All Creation.

Kailas and surrounding glaciers are considered the source of four of Asia’s great rivers radiating out from it: the Indus, Tsangpo-Bhramaputra, Sutlej, and Karnali-Ganges. As a sacred mountain it has never been climbed.

For thousands of years, people from all Asia have made the arduous pilgrimage to Kailas to perform the sacred act of circumambulating around the mountain – most clockwise, counterclockwise for others such as the Changpa adhering to the ancient Bön Tibetan religion.

It is not easy.  Huffing over the high point of the pilgrimage route with TTPer Big John Perrot, our altimeter said we were as high as Kilimanjaro, over 19,000 feet.  The highlight, however, is being among so many pilgrims from so many diverse cultures.  This is one of our world’s thrilling adventures, and such a privilege to participate in. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #38 Photo ©Jack Wheeler)

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THE GREAT BLACK OF MAKALU

black-of-makaluThe 5th highest mountain on earth at 8,463 meters/27,765ft, Makalu is Sanskrit for “Great Black” – a name for Shiva, the Hindu god of creative destruction, as here is one of his homes.  You’re looking face on the Southeast Ridge (the right side in sun, the left side in shade), which is the primary climbing route.

You’re seeing the entire south side of Makalu in Nepal, while the north side is in Tibet with the border running along the horizon crestline.  Makalu Base Camp lies below the bottom right corner of the photo.  This was taken at over 20,000 feet on our approach from Everest and Lhotse – 12 miles away – during our Himalaya Helicopter Expedition, or “HHE.”

Everyone is understandably entranced with Everest – yet the other 8,000 meter Himalayan giants are breathtakingly magnificent in their own right, and you can see why with Makalu.  On our HHE, we go to them all! (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #37 photo ©Jack Wheeler)

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THE ARK OF BUKHARA

ark-of-bukharaThe ”Ark” was the palace-fortress of Bukhara rulers since 500 BC.  The ancient Silk Road oasis has a history of 5,000 years.  Today Bukhara is in Uzbekistan, one the Five Stans of Central Asia.  Each of the five – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghizstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan – are uniquely enchanting.  Together they comprise one of the most culturally, historically, and scenically spectacular, yet mysterious and unknown, regions on our Earth.  Let me know if you’d like to experience all five with me this coming May 2021. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #36 Photo ©Jack Wheeler)

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HALF-FULL REPORT 09/04/20

Well, Hallelujah!! The only good murderous Antifa terrorist is a dead one. And that’s what happened to Antifa assassin Michael Reinoehl early yesterday evening (9/03), when US Marshalls attempted to arrest him, he pulled a gun on them and they drilled him right and proper. Aaron “Jay” Danielson has been avenged.

Wonder what that sword-swinging BLM fascist thug who declared on Saturday (8/29), “If You Kill One of Ours, We’ll Kill One of Yours,” thinks now.

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Maybe he’ll realize US Marshalls will take him out the Indiana Jones way:

Bad week for the bad guys.  Antifa may start to unravel after this.  One unraveling became acutely obvious this week:  Joe Hiden’s campaign.

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NO FEAR OF THE EVIL EYE: The Tenth Commandment / Fingernail Clippings and Ugly Babies

The second and third chapters of Part I on Envy are quite short, so I thought it best to offer both this week.  Comments and observations are always welcome!

THE TENTH COMMANDMENT

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, nor thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. Exodus 20:17
 

This is the King James Version (KJV) translation of the Tenth Commandment of Yahweh not to envy.  The Living Bible (TLB) translation is more accurate:

“You must not be envious of your neighbor’s house, or want to sleep with his wife, or want to own his slaves, oxen, donkeys, or anything else he has.”
 

The original word in Hebrew translated as “covet” is chamad.  The word can be used in different contexts, referring to sexual lust for example.  But for thousands of years, Jewish tradition has considered the 10th as a proscription not to envy other people.

Not surprising considering that according to the Old Testament, the first crime ever committed, Cain killing his brother Abel in Genesis 4:3-8, was an act of envy.

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IS IT OVER FOR JOE ALREADY?

biden-socialist-lookYes, he actually asked this question to his audience yesterday (8/31) in Pittsburgh on his first “campaign stop” rally since emerging from his basement.

The words “audience” for his “rally” need to be in sarcasm quotes, as only a few dozen people showed up along with seven reporters.  How pathetic can you get?

Joe Biden is in the Catch-22 of his political career. If he stays in his basement, he faces the legitimate question of whether he’s fit — both physically and mentally — to assume the duties of the presidency. If he hits the campaign trail, he runs the risk of… Pittsburgh.

The latter wasn’t a pretty sight. At all. Put another way, Joe had a very bad day in Pittsburgh. A really bad day. And social media on both sides knows it.

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CULTURAL SUICIDE CAN COME QUICKLY

Ephesus in 200 BC
Ephesus in 200 BC

Ruins of Ephesus today
Ruins of Ephesus today

In February, New York was the world’s most dynamic metropolis. By August, the city was more like the ruins of Ephesus. It is not all that hard to blow up a culture. You can do it in a summer if you haven’t much worry about others.

When you loot and burn a Target in an hour, it takes months to realize there are no more neighborhood Target-stocked groceries, toilet paper, and Advil to buy this winter.

You can in a night assault the police, spit at them, hope to infect them with the coronavirus, and even burn them alive. But when you call 911 in a few weeks after your car is vandalized, your wallet is stolen, and your spouse is violent, and no one comes, only then do you sense that you earlier were voting for a pre-civilized wilderness.

And that wilderness can come in a blink of history’s eye.

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FLORIDA 2000 ON STEROIDS TIMES 50 IN 2020

And every illegal alien too
And every illegal alien too

“Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances because I think this is going to drag out and, eventually, I do believe he will win, if we don’t give an inch and if we are as focused and relentless as the other side is.”

Everyone who heard Hillary say this understood it was the opening salvo in a plan to attack the integrity of the 2020 election.

On Wednesday (9/01), Axios reported on the next phase in destabilizing the American elections.

We’ve just been given a preview of coming attractions.

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