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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/2474036 > > > > > G20 Announces Plan to Impose Digital Currencies and IDs Worldwide > > https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/business/g20-announces-plan-to-impose-digital-currencies-and-ids-worldwide-5489947 > > G20 Announces Plan For Governments To Impose Digital Currencies And Digital IDs > >

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> > How Bidenomics Wrecked America’s Housing Market > https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/how-bidenomics-wrecked-americas-housing-market-5488414 > The combination of higher home prices and higher interest rates has broken America’s housing market. Since Biden became president, the median home price has jumped over 27 percent, and interest rates have risen from 2.8 percent to 7.2 percent. > > Those two factors have caused the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home to more than double, from $979 to $2,075.

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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/2473459 > > > > > Americans' Exposure to Harmful Industrial Chemicals Must Be Addressed > > https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/americans-exposure-to-harmful-industrial-chemicals-must-be-addressed-5377012 > > By 2045, the trends suggest, the median man will have a sperm count of zero: half of all men will produce no sperm at all, and the other half will produce so few that they might as well produce none. This is often referred to as a “spermageddon” scenario. > >

'Right to Rock Act' seeks to protect artists' performances from social media censorship https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/05/rep-joel-rudman-wantschampions-right-to-rock-act-to-safeguard-freedom-of-expression-in-entertainment/70677488007/ A physcian once criticized for speaking against COVID mandates now champions the 'Right to Rock Act' to shield entertainers from cancel culture.

Anatomy of the Administrative State https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/anatomy-of-the-administrative-state-5480091 This article is a chapter from the new book “Canary in a COVID World: How Propaganda and Censorship Changed Our (My) World,” edited by C.H. Klotz.Do you approve of the nanny state? Nearly everybody doe...

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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1686421 > > > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1686413 > > > > > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1686411 > > > > > > > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1686408 > > > > > > > > > Meet Ron DeSantis > > > > > Ron DeSantis for President > > > > > A native Floridian with blue-collar roots, Ron was raised in Dunedin by his mother, a nurse, and father, who installed cable boxes. He attended Dunedin High School and worked his way through Yale University, where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he earned a commission in the U.S. Navy as a JAG officer. > > > > > > > > > > During his active-duty service, Ron deployed to Iraq in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province. His military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and the Iraq Campaign Medal. Ron also served as a prosecutor in Florida, where he put child predators behind bars. He was elected to Congress in 2012 on a platform of government accountability, advocating for term limits and a balanced budget amendment. > > > > > > > > > > In Congress, DeSantis spearheaded the fight to expose the weaponization of the IRS against conservatives. He also fought to hold accountable the rogue federal agencies involved in manufacturing the “Russia collusion” conspiracy theory. As a veteran, DeSantis was a champion for those who have served our country, pushing for reforms to the VA to better serve veterans and expand support for mental health. > > > > > > > > > > In 2018, Ron DeSantis was elected the 46th Governor of Florida. As governor, he has fought for what’s right and taken the arrows for the people he represents. During the darkest days of 2020, when the corrupt establishment, bureaucracy, and corporate media united to force lockdowns and mandates on Americans, DeSantis stood up for freedom – even when it wasn’t popular. > > > > > > > > > > Grounded in his unshakeable belief in America’s founding principles, Governor DeSantis has enacted a bold agenda to transform Florida into a blueprint for the Nation’s revival. Governor DeSantis has delivered win after win on conservative priorities: > > > > > > > > > > Saving livelihoods from job-killing lockdowns and vaccine mandates > > > > > Protecting citizens from the harmful impacts of Biden’s border crisis by enacting E-Verify and other bold policies against illegal immigration, such as banning sanctuary cities > > > > > Defending parental rights and eliminating CRT > > > > > Defunding DEI bureaucracy in higher ed and holding tenured professors accountable > > > > > Waging war on woke power-grabs like ESG and central bank digital currency > > > > > Enacting the strongest medical freedom laws in the nation > > > > > Turning Florida into a model for election integrity > > > > > Protecting the unborn > > > > > Standing up for the 2nd Amendment by making Florida a constitutional carry state > > > > > Expanding education freedom > > > > > Prohibiting land purchases by the CCP and related individuals and entities > > > > > Lowering prescription drug costs > > > > > Holding woke corporations and school unions accountable > > > > > Creating a universal school choice program > > > > > Delivering record-breaking tax relief > > > > > Helping families achieve the American dream of homeownership > > > > > Supporting law enforcement and our veterans > > > > > Enacting tougher penalties for drug dealers and sex offenders > > > > > Appointing seven conservative justices to the Florida Supreme Court > > > > > ...and so much more. > > > > > After leading Florida with common sense and conviction throughout his first term, DeSantis delivered a record-setting victory of nearly 20 points in 2022. He earned his second term by the largest raw vote margin in state history, winning by more than 1.5 million votes. > > > > > > > > > > But history didn’t stop there: > > > > > > > > > > Governor DeSantis flipped Miami-Dade County red, winning the majority-Hispanic urban county by double digits. Conventional wisdom assumed this was impossible for a Republican – as recently as 2016, Hillary Clinton won Miami-Dade County by nearly 30 points. > > > > > > > > > > Governor DeSantis flipped several other blue counties red, including Palm Beach County. He won 62 out of 67 counties overall. > > > > > > > > > > Compared to his first statewide election in 2018, Governor DeSantis was up +19% with Independents, up +30% with Hispanics, and up +9% with women. > > > > > > > > > > Governor DeSantis delivered a record-setting victory with battle-tested leadership, a bold policy agenda, and never backing down to corporate media or special interests. As he said at his inauguration: “When the world lost its mind – when common sense suddenly became an uncommon virtue – Florida was a refuge of sanity, a citadel of freedom for our fellow Americans and even for people around the world. In captaining the ship of state, we choose to navigate the boisterous sea of liberty rather than cower in the calm docks of despotism.” > > > > > > > > > > Governor DeSantis has ensured that Florida is a free and safe place to raise a family. Thanks to the governor’s leadership, Floridians enjoy a low tax burden, quality education opportunities, and a bulwark in place against the Biden Administration’s overreach and various elite power grabs that seek to force people to adopt a particular ideology. Thanks to the governor’s vision, this year’s legislative session delivered the most ambitious conservative policy victories in Florida’s history. > > > > > > > > > > This year, Governor DeSantis signed: > > > > > > > > > > Record tax relief > > > > > ESG prohibitions > > > > > Measures counteracting the influence of the CCP > > > > > The strongest medical freedom protections in the nation. > > > > > Reforms reducing the costs of medications by delivering transparency > > > > > Bold higher education reforms; defunding DEI > > > > > Improvements to our state’s infrastructure > > > > > Tough-on-crime, law and order measures, including the death penalty for child rapists > > > > > The strongest measures protecting Florida from Biden’s border crisis > > > > > Reforms for paycheck protection, holding accountable wayward school unions > > > > > Prohibitions on centralized digital currencies in Florida > > > > > No leader has accomplished more for his state than Governor DeSantis. He is now sharing his bold vision with the country, leading a movement to deliver the Great American Comeback. > > > > > > > > > > Ron is married to Casey DeSantis, an Emmy Award-winning television anchor. Together, they’re the proud parents of their daughters, Madison and Mamie, and their son, Mason.

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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1672527 > > > > > Trump Has Zero Shot At Winning The Most Important Election In History > > https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2023/08/21/column-n2627273 > >   > >

Trump Has Zero Shot At Winning The Most Important Election In History https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2023/08/21/column-n2627273  

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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1671725 > > > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1671724 > > > > > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1671673 > > > > > > > This ‘Far-Right’ Bit Is Getting Old > > > > https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/this-far-right-bit-is-getting-old-5469580 > > > > So when the media complains that people doing normal things and making justifiable complaints against the system as it is are “far-right,” what they're really confessing is their own ideological commitments. They're leftists in what they imagine to be a grand ideological struggle against the right. In this struggle, they want no one to be independent.

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> cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/1671673 > > > This ‘Far-Right’ Bit Is Getting Old > > https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/this-far-right-bit-is-getting-old-5469580 > > So when the media complains that people doing normal things and making justifiable complaints against the system as it is are “far-right,” what they're really confessing is their own ideological commitments. They're leftists in what they imagine to be a grand ideological struggle against the right. In this struggle, they want no one to be independent.

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> NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and others as well. > > “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had,” Trump wrote on his social media site. “I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!” His spokesman did not immediately clarify whether he plans to boycott every primary debate or just those that have currently been scheduled. > > The former president and early GOP frontrunner had said for months that he saw little upside in joining his GOP rivals on stage when they gather for the first time in Milwaukee Wednesday, given his commanding lead in the race. And he had made clear to those he had spoken to in recent days that his opinion had not changed. > > “Why would I allow people at 1 or 2% and 0% to be hitting me with questions all night?” he said in an interview in June with Fox News host Bret Baier, who will be serving as a moderator. Trump has also repeatedly criticized Fox, the host of the Aug. 23 primetime event, insisting it is a “hostile network” that he believes will not treat him fairly.