Andrew Jackson’s 1400-pound block of cheese

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Despite a humble beginning, Andrew Jackson grew to become a legend. Born in the backwoods of South Carolina, he attended school only sporadically as a boy. By the age of 14, he had been predeceased by both of his parents and his brothers and fought in the American Revolutionary War (during which time he contracted, and survived, smallpox). He was known for his fiery temper and propensity for fighting.

Still, he managed to pull himself up by the bootstraps to become a wealthy lawyer, celebrated general, influential politician and, eventually, President of the United States of America. And, at some point, he was gifted a really, really big wheel of cheese.

Andrew Jackson’s early life

Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region of the Carolinas. The exact location of his birth is unknown, and both states have claimed him as a native son, though he always said he was from South Carolina. The son of Irish immigrants, his father died before he was born, and his mother and both of his brothers died during the American Revolution. As a result, Jackson would hold a life-long grudge against the British.

Career and political achievements

Despite very little formal education as a child, Jackson started reading law books as a teenager and, in 1787, earned admission to the North Carolina bar. He soon moved to the region that would become Tennessee and began working as a prosecuting attorney. Later, he opened a private practice.

Jackson did quite well in his business and earned enough to build a mansion, the Hermitage (still standing in Nashville today), and to buy slaves. In 1796, he became the first man elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and was later elected to Senate in 1797. Only a year later, he was elected judge of Tennessee’s superior county and later chosen to head the state’s militia.

The Hermitage. The plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, from 1804 until his death at the Hermitage in 1845. It also serves as his final resting place.

During the War of 1812, he held the role of general and twice led the Americans to victory. Later, he ordered an invasion of Florida and, defeating the Spanish, claimed the land for the United States. Though his actions were controversial, they ultimately sped up the U.S. acquisition of the land.

Due to his popularity, many suggested that he run for president. Though he initially protested, supporters managed to get him a nomination. In a five-way race, Jackson neatly won the popular vote, but no candidate received the majority of electoral votes. The House of Representatives was charged with deciding between the three leading candidates: Jackson, John Quincy Adams and Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford. Adams won.

President Andrew Jackson

Four years later, Andrew Jackson won the election, despite an unusually large number of personal attacks. He was the first president not from Massachusetts or Virginia, and people either loved him or hated him–there was no middle ground.

The newly minted president made it clear that he was in charge, and almost immediately he made a decision that would mar his reputation for centuries to come: he suggested moving Native American tribes in the United States to the west of the Mississippi. The forced removal wasn’t completed until two years after he left office, but the great loss of life is largely attributed to his ignoring the corrupt actions of government officials.

On the upside, Jackson’s penny-pinching ways, along with increased revenue, enabled him to pay off the national debt in 1835 and keep the nation debt free for the remainder of his term. This is the only time in the history of the United States that the federal government was debt free.

Andrew Jackson

In October 1840, the city of New Orleans held a silver jubilee celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the American victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans. This portrait of Andrew Jackson, the aging hero of that battle, was based on a larger oil painting created during the jubilee. Later, to the chagrin of many, Jackson vetoed the re-charter of the Bank of the United States (who was aligned with the opposing party). Despite the unpopularity of this move, he easily won reelection with more than 56 percent of the popular vote.

The big block of cheese

On New Year’s Day 1836, Andrew Jackson received a giant block of cheese. It wasn’t as much a gift as it was a testament to the great state of New York.

Dairy farmer Colonel Thomas S. Meacham of Sandy Creek, NY, came up with the idea in 1835. He believed that creating a gargantuan wheel of cheese from all the local cows, and then shipping it to the president, would help prove New York’s success as a center of farming and industry. Though his efforts were perhaps misguided, he certainly did garner a lot of attention.

According to legend, the finished product was a wheel of cheddar four feet in diameter, two feet thick, and nearly 1400 pounds. It was wrapped in a giant belt that, according to a story in the New Hampshire Sentinel, presented a “fine bust of the President, surrounded by a chain of twenty-four States united and linked together.”

After touring the northeast, the cheese was loaded onto a schooner and set sail for Washington D.C. It was accompanied by five other giant cheeses (though only about half the size) intended for Vice President Martin Van Buren, William Marcy, Daniel Webster, the U.S. Congress, and the legislature of the State of New York.

Upon its arrival at Pennsylvania Avenue, the president simply did not know what to do with it. He gave away as much as he could, and undoubtedly ate his own fair share, but by all accounts, it was left to age sitting on a floor in the middle of the White House.

A giant cheese party

What do you do when you have more cheese than you can possibly eat on your own? You throw a party. And that’s exactly what Andrew Jackson did. Nearing the end of his second term, the president decided that he didn’t really want to pack up a giant cheese and take it with him. Instead, he would make the two-year-old pile of cheese the center point of his last public reception.

Jackson’s cheese in the East Room of the White house

10,000 visitors showed up and devoured the stinky wheel in under two hours. According to Benjamin Perley Poore in his 1886 book Perley’s Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis, “For hours did a crowd of men, women and boys hack at the cheese, many taking large hunks of it away with them. When they commenced, the cheese weighed one thousand four hundred pounds, and only a small piece was saved for the President’s use. The air was redolent with cheese, the carpet was slippery with cheese, and nothing else was talked about at Washington that day.”

Unfortunately, even though the cheese was gone, its odor was not. Jackson’s successor, Martin Van Buren, reportedly had to air out the carpet, remove the curtains, and paint and white-wash the walls in the room where the cheese had resided.

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          1. I am diligent about doing my job! However, I do have to say….one would think that you’ve learned by now not to be looking at my memes with food or drink in your mouth! Tsk-tsk! When will you learn, my dear??!!?? ROFLMAO

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  6. EXCERPT: “President Trump blasted out my Substack article “Something Stinks in Georgia” (120,000 page views and climbing!) to his followers on TruthSocial yesterday — and it sent Biden’s unpaid staff in the media into a frenzy. Discredited media outlets for beta-males and aging hippies like Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, CNN, MSDNC, Newsweek, and Politico all published articles in a foolish attempt to dismiss my piece.

    They tried to do the same thing on Twitter. The smallest Australian export to America since the koala bear, Axios’ Jonathan Swan even retweeted Trump’s post with a snide remark. Swan is mostly known for spending his time at the Bombay Club (one block north of the White House) plying the reprehensible Alyssa Farah with cocktails in exchange for gossip about the Trump Administration. Among journalists, Swan is even more famous for being dumb enough to marry Betsy Woodruff, whose semi-regular and totally unhinged appearances on MSDNC from her kitchen remind me of those paid advertisements for some new medication to treat paranoid schizophrenia.

    While we are on the topic of castrated males, the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake contacted me because he wanted my help fact-checking my article for him! Yes, that actually happened.

    I was polite but firm with the Biden lackey from WaPo.

    Do you think Aaron Blake included my written response to him? Of course not! In fact, he spread misinformation by writing that I “declined to respond” because he was too embarrassed to concede that the substance of my letter is true: nobody at the Washington Post has any credibility, so how can they check on anybody else’s credibility? Who do these Bezos errand-boys think they’re fooling? Aaron Blake pretending to be a fact-checking journalist is like Ike Turner pretending to be a marriage and family therapist.

    Now, remember, the purpose of these Biden eunuchs screaming in print about me was to discredit the idea that any cheating took place in Georgia. So, get ready — and can I get a drum roll please? — exactly one day after the screaming of the left-wing soy-boys about my little piece on voter fraud and the machines in Georgia: total vindication arrives in the news!

    This morning in the Associated Press….

    More: https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/the-federal-government-admits-voting

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  8. EXCERPT: “The globalist takeover agenda is nothing if not comprehensive. They’re coming at us from every possible angle, and whether we’re talking about biosecurity, finance, housing, health care, energy, transportation or food, all the changes we’re now seeing have one goal, and that is to force compliance with the globalists’ agenda.

    In an April 27 blog post, investigative journalist Corey Lynn takes a deep dive into the new food system being put into place, and how it is geared to control you:

    “‘Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.’ This famous quote by Henry Kissinger is ringing more and more true by the week,” Lynn writes.

    “The globalists already control the majority of the money, are moving ever so swiftly to convert the energy system over into systems they are all invested in, and have been taking drastic measures to control the food industry while running much of it under the radar. If they control the seeds they control the food, and if they control the food they can use the digital ID to control consumer access to the food.

    “While a rash of fires suddenly destroy food processing, meat, and fertilizer plants, during a time where farmers are hurting and supply chain issues are kicking in, an entire traceable food infrastructure system has already been built in multiple cities and is making its way across the globe …

    “The USDA and FDA have already approved lab-grown meat, genetically modified cattle, and are funding the globalists to research and develop cellular agriculture as well as indoor growers and genetics companies …

    “Union Pacific is mandating railroad shipping reductions by 20% impacting CF Industries Holdings, the world’s largest fertilizer company. Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street happen to be the top shareholders of Union Pacific, and BlackRock and Vanguard are the top three shareholders of CF Industries Holdings.

    “By mapping some of the largest vertical farms, it reveals the crops, grocery stores involved, locations and billions pouring in by globalist investors and shareholders. It quickly becomes evident that this is the global plan to control all produce — ingredients that go into all food products.”

    As noted by Lynn, this monopoly has been locked into place over the course of many years. Slowly but surely, the monopoly has grown, under the radar of public consciousness, which in turn has resulted in food getting simultaneously more expensive and less accessible.

    Now, as the final pieces are being put into place, many are waking up to the realization that we’ve been massively fooled and are now at the mercy of a figurative “handful” of unelected people whose megalomania is unsurpassed in human history.”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/globalists-takeover-food-system-control-cola/

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  9. EXCERPT: ““What is important to you? What world do you want to live in? How do you want to exist? Is convenience what you prioritize above all else?”

    Russell Brand suggested we should be asking ourselves these questions as corporations roll out biometric payment systems “for our convenience.” In a recent video segment, “Oh No. You Were Right,” Brand looked at reports that Mastercard is implementing “smile-to-pay” technology that allows customers to pay with their faces using biometric data.

    Mastercard announced in mid-May a pilot of the program in Brazil, saying in a statement that it would be introduced next in the Middle East and Asia. With the technology — which interfaces with an app called Payface — “consumers can simply check the bill and smile into a camera or wave their hand over a reader to pay,” said the announcement. “For merchants, the benefits are also considerable, from faster transaction times and shorter lines to greater hygiene and heightened security,” according to Mastercard.

    Brand questioned the motives behind the innovation. “Could capitalism be aligning with centralized state power to bring about situations where individual power is further diminished and reduced?” he asked. “Have you seen any examples of that over the last few years?” Brand was referring to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when governments took measures — ostensibly for people’s “protection” — that financially exploited people.

    “For a long time you’ve suspected that something was wrong, and you were right,” he told viewers, adding: “The whole of this pandemic has been defined to some degree by stories of people being tracked; stories of data being hacked; concerns about how this new regulatory power will be used and potentially misused … all the while we’re continually distracted by cultural issues …

    “It’s another example of how the coronavirus pandemic has been used to introduce powers and financial opportunities for already powerful institutions, corporations [and] states, all the while we’re told, ‘Oh this is for your health, it’s for your benefit, it’s for your convenience.’”

    Brand warned against valuing convenience above all else. After all, he said, “The most ‘convenient’ thing … is to take you straight out of your mother and fling you into a grave.” Brand shared news reports revealing not everyone is happy about the idea of using biometric data in facial recognition software.”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pay-with-face-smile-pay-technology-russell-brand/

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  10. EXCERPT: “The current World Health Organization (WHO) suspected case definition of monkeypox is broad enough to include anyone with COVID-19 or a common cold, who also have a shingles rash. As it happens, there are a large number of people out there who have suffered immune suppression from COVID-19 injections and who also sport a shingles rash.

    Should we be worried? We think so, but not about monkeypox itself. Much more about what the WHO and collaborating institutions, governments and corporations are up to. A lot of “truth seekers” will have already found out about the WHO tabletop exercise in 2021 and it is without a doubt interesting that the May 15 date is given as the “attack” date of the monkeypox outbreak. But let’s look beyond that.

    Let me explain. What’s in the news…

    On May 24, BBC News reported the following on the monkeypox outbreak:

    “More than 100 cases of the virus — which causes a rash and a fever — have been confirmed in Europe, the Americas and Australia… The virus has now been detected in 16 countries outside Africa… a top EU health official has warned that some groups of people may be more at risk than others… Dr. Ammon suggested that countries should review the availability of the smallpox vaccine which is also effective against monkeypox.”

    Has the BBC reverted to its past reputation as a balanced reporter of news? That would seem unlikely in the present circumstances. Especially when the BBC is partially funded by the Gates Foundation and it opts to use a Getty Images photo of an unconfirmed monkeypox case that may actually be smallpox (which you’ll get to see as you read on, in Fig. 5 below).”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/monkeypox-global-health-power-grab/

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  11. EXCERPT: “At the campaign’s outset, Masters was a talented novice with no preexisting political base or electoral experience. Last November, he had only 9% support. But for the past six months, all the momentum has been in his favor. An internal poll from April by Kari Lake’s gubernatorial campaign showed Masters tied with Mark Brnovich and Jim Lamon at 19% support. A poll two weeks ago by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates showed Masters in sole possession of first place, with 22% support against 18% for his two main rivals. As undecided voters have made up their minds, they have been breaking for Masters in a big way.

    Masters is proving himself not only as a politician, but as a future GOP leader. He has shown a special ability to appeal to young voters. His main campaign theme is protecting the nuclear family. He has said that Americans should be able to raise a family on one income, something millennials are currently having trouble doing. Masters has also taken a unique approach to advertising, shooting videos of himself in beautiful outdoors locations where he speaks calmly and candidly about the issues America faces. These have stood out in contrast to the lame and suffocatingly conventional attack ads of his opponent Jim Lamon.
    ————————
    Masters shares Trump’s ability to get around the media establishment and use platforms like Twitter to speak directly to the public. The typical Brnovich video on Twitter struggles to clear five hundred views, while Masters routinely cracks half a million.
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    Still, momentum feeds on momentum. Masters’ steady rise in the polls gives him strength. So does Peter Thiel’s recent $3.5 million donation to his protege’s super-PAC. A Trump endorsement, delivered at the exact moment Masters is already looking hard to stop, would have an even greater effect than it would otherwise. It would take a race that looks competitive and essentially end it overnight. That’s especially the case in Arizona, where nearly 90% of Republican voters approve of Trump. And it’s especially the case right now, with early voting set to start on July 6.

    More than 80% of Arizona voters voted early in 2020, and more Republicans than Democrats voted early. Trump himself suggested that the reason Dr. Oz didn’t win by a more substantial margin was because his endorsement came very late, after early voting had begun. If Trump wants his endorsement to have maximum effectiveness, than delivering before the start of early voting on July 6 is a must.”

    https://www.revolver.news/2022/06/all-eyes-are-on-arizonas-blake-masters-as-he-surges-ahead-in-heated-senate-race/

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  14. Take note: this is centered at the HHS, Health and Human Services, hand-in-hand with the WHO adding climate change as a factor in future health lockdowns!!!

    EXCERPT: “President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday a new Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) to preserve “communities of color” from zoning restrictions and pollution, among other objectives.

    The OEJ will report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will sit within the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity at HHS, according to Xavier Becerra, secretary of HHS. Biden created the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity in 2021 to stop the warming of the globe.

    “The blunt truth is that many communities across our nation – particularly low-income communities and communities of color – continue to bear the brunt of pollution from industrial development, poor land use decisions, transportation, and trade corridors,” Becerra said in a press release. ”Meeting the needs of these communities requires our focused attention. That’s why HHS is establishing the Office of Environmental Justice.”

    White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory described the agency’s responsibilities as “prioritizing environmental justice.” She also said that not all communities in the United States have clean air and clean water.

    “By creating this new office and prioritizing environmental justice at HHS, Secretary Becerra is undertaking the type of bold institutional reform that is desperately needed to deliver clean air and clean water for all communities,” Mallory said. “Today’s announcement is a key step toward confronting environmental injustice – in all of its heartbreaking forms – with the full force and commitment of the Federal government.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/01/joe-biden-creates-office-of-environmental-justice-for-communities-of-color/

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  16. More walk-backs from Uvalde…..

    Entire Article @ BB: “On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety walked back earlier statements made by DPS Director Steve McCraw about how a shooter gained access to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Four days after McCraw said a female teacher had propped an exterior door allowing the gunman access to the building, a spokesperson says the agency has verified she did close the door – yet it failed to auto-lock as designed.

    During a Friday press conference, McCraw told reporters the shooter had used the propped door: “The bottom line is, we’ve reported what happened is that back door was propped open, it wasn’t supposed to be propped open, it was supposed to be locked.”

    McCraw went on to say, “and certainly, the teacher that went back for her cell phone propped it open again. So that was an access point that the subject used.”

    According to a report by the San Antonio Express–News late Tuesday, Don Flanary, an attorney for the teacher, explained his client removed a rock used to prop the exterior door while on a 911 emergency call and then closed the door before re-entering the building.

    Flanary told the Express-News, “She saw the wreck; she ran back inside to get her phone to report the accident. She came back out while on the phone with 911. The men at the funeral home yelled, ‘He has a gun!’ She saw him jump the fence, and he had a gun, so she ran back inside.”

    DPS spokesperson Travis Considine confirmed Flanary’s statement saying, “We did verify she closed the door; the door did not lock.” He added, “We know that much, and now investigators are looking into why it did not lock.”

    The correction of critical information initially provided by DPS Director McCraw comes one week after the shooting. Since then, changes to critical assumptions made in the immediate aftermath has been a cause of consternation between state and local officials.

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters shortly after DPS Director McCraw’s press conference he was “livid about being misled” by local authorities. As reported by Breitbart Texas, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick echoed Abbott’s statement about being misled, which was later refuted by Uvalde Mayor Don McClaughlin as “not true.”

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