The Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

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Although this incident happened over 90 years ago, it still intrigues me.  This was one of the first mysteries I ever read about in high school and it’s stuck with me.  March 1 is the 91st anniversary of the event, so I am bringing the tale to you from the All That’s Interesting website. (I have added some pictures because some of the pictures in the story would not post for me.)

The Tragic Story Of The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

By Katie Serena

On May 12, 1932, the tiny body of one-year-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was discovered in the woods outside of Trenton, New Jersey. The coroner’s report stated that the child had been dead for over two months. The child’s skull had a hole in it as well as several other fractures, and the coroner ruled the cause of death as a blow to the head. Several of the baby’s body parts were also missing.

The Lindbergh baby, the son of Spirit of St. Louis pilot Charles Lindbergh Sr., had been missing for roughly three months after being kidnapped from his crib at the Lindbergh home.

The child had been put to bed by the nurse at 7:30 PM. Two hours later, Lindbergh Sr. heard a noise coming from that he assumed to be a wooden crate, snapping in the kitchen. At 10:00 PM, the nurse discovered that the child’s crib was empty.

After discovering that the child was not with the nurse, or with his mother, Lindbergh Sr. discovered a ransom note on the windowsill and a broken ladder outside the window. After reading the note, Lindbergh Sr. fruitlessly searched the house and the grounds before calling the police.

For three months, the Lindbergh family, along with the FBI, searched for the child, even fulfilling an enormous ransom request and interviewing countless suspects and witnesses.

In the end, the official culprit named was Richard Hauptmann, an immigrant from Germany who had a criminal record back in his homeland. Police discovered Hauptmann in possession of $14,000 of the original $50,000 used to pay the ransom after tracking him through one of the $10 bills he had spent at a local gas station.

Hauptmann was arrested and charged with capital murder of the Lindbergh baby, a charge that allowed the death penalty as a possible option. The trial was dubbed the “Trial of the Century,” with one reporter even claiming it was the “biggest story since the Resurrection.”

As big as the trial was, the jury was surprisingly quick to return a guilty verdict. He was immediately sentenced to death and his two requests for appeal were both denied. On April 3, 1936, four years after the kidnapping, Richard Hauptmann was executed via electric chair.

The Official Investigation Of The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

Though the case seemed open and shut on paper, the investigation was far from. Between the media frenzy, the mysterious ransom letters, and the numerous side investigations happening, it’s a miracle anyone was convicted.

When the Lindbergh baby kidnapping was first reported, hundreds of loyal Lindbergh fans and concerned citizens descended upon the Lindbergh estate. While the media attention helped to boost the case and help spread the word about the missing toddler, the high levels of traffic on the estate effectively destroyed any footprint evidence that might have been found outside the home.

It also encouraged hundreds of false reports of sightings and information. Military officials and investigators all offered their services, claiming to have expertise in kidnappings and law enforcement. However, only one of them truly did.

Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Department, along with Lindbergh, theorized that the Lindbergh kidnapping was part of an organized crime ring rather than a single perpetrator seeking the ransom money. Following that lead, they reached out to mobsters, both in and out of prison, hoping one of them would have information on the Lindbergh baby.

Al Capone himself even reached out to Lindbergh, offering his services in exchange for an early prison release, though he was quickly denied. Similarly, it was decided that mobsters were likely to be less than helpful when it came to offering up information for free.

Due to the media circus and the high profile of Lindbergh, President Herbert Hoover was notified of the kidnapping the morning after it happened. Though kidnappings were usually dealt with among local authorities, Hoover assigned the entire Bureau of Investigation (not yet Federal) to the case and authorized them to work with the New Jersey police.

As a reward for information pertaining to Charles Lindbergh Jr.’s case, the police department offered up $25,000. In addition, the Lindbergh family offered another $50,000 of their own.

The Unofficial Investigation

While the New Jersey Police were investigating alongside the Lindbergh family, a retired New York school teacher was also taking an interest in the Lindbergh baby case.

John F. Condon, who was at the time a well-known personality in the Bronx, wrote a letter to a local newspaper offering a reward of $1,000 if the kidnapper would return “Little Lindy” to a Catholic priest. Surprisingly, Condon received a letter back from people claiming to be the kidnappers, asking Condon to be their intermediary between them and Lindbergh.

Lindbergh, desperate to find his son, agreed, allowing Condon to fulfill the letters request. Condon placed a classified ad in another newspaper and arranged a meeting with one of the kidnappers to take place in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

The meeting did indeed take place, though under cover of darkness, so the culprit’s face was never clearly seen. However, the man said his name was John and claimed he was part of an escaped Scandinavian gang. He claimed to have the toddler in his possession in a boat off the coast and would return it for the ransom. When Condon doubted the man’s story, the man promised to return the baby’s pajamas.

Indeed, a few weeks later, Condon received a toddler’s sleeping suit in the mail. Lindbergh confirmed that the pajamas were his sons and asked Condon to continue communicating with the kidnappers and fulfilling their requests.

The Ransom For The Lindbergh Baby

Over the course of the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation, the Lindberghs and Condon received a total of seven ransom letters. The first was found by Charles in his son’s room immediately after discovering the boy was gone. It outlined the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and asked for $50,000 to be delivered to a yet-undisclosed location in small bills.

The first note was signed with a “signature,” a hand-drawn symbol comprised of three circles and three punched out holes. The second and third notes, delivered to the Lindbergh home and local investigators, carried the same symbols. The rest of the notes were delivered to Condon and did not carry the notes, though their authenticity was confirmed.

After the delivery of the seventh note, the Lindberghs and the police authorized Condon to orchestrate a drop off of the funds. The ransom money was comprised of gold certificates, chosen because they were about to be withdrawn from circulation, placed inside a handmade box, specifically designed so that it would be easy to recognize in the future. The bills were not marked, but each bill’s serial number was recorded so it could be tracked in the future.

Condon met with “John” on April 2, 1932, to hand over the money. He was told at the meeting that Charles Lindbergh Jr. was in the custody of two innocent women but provided no further information.

the ransomer’s “signature”

Having no leads besides “Cemetery John,” the police began tracking the serial numbers of the ransom bills.

A pamphlet was distributed to businesses in New York containing the serial numbers and providing information for what to do if they were found. Some of the bills turned up, though most went unseen. Most of the bills that appeared showed up randomly and in scattered locations such as Chicago and Minneapolis, though the people who had used them were never located.

A break in the case came on the day that the gold certificates, which made up a large sum of the ransom, were ordered to be turned in for other bills. A New York man brought $2,980 into a Manhattan bank, hoping to exchange them. It was only after he left the bank that it was discovered that the serial numbers matched those of the ransom bills.

Over a period of 30 months, police noticed that many of the bills had started popping up, specifically in the upper east side of Manhattan. Even more specifically, they were being spent along the Lexington Avenue subway route. After a local gas station called and said they had one of the ransom bills in their possession, police were led to Richard Hauptmann.

Other Suspects

Though Hauptmann is considered the official kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh Jr., that hasn’t stopped conspiracy theorists from coming up with their own version of what actually happened during the Lindbergh kidnapping.

Defenders of Hauptmann’s are quick to point out that his fingerprints were never found on the ladder or any of the ransom notes. They also attest to the fact that the crime scene was a mess from the start and that any evidence available was quickly compromised by the media circus it became.

Some experts — both self-proclaimed and legitimate — have theorized that Hauptmann was a scapegoat and that Lindbergh knew who the real kidnapper was but was either in on it or too afraid to say anything.

In fact, one of the most popular, and some might say substantiated claims is that the kidnapping was perpetrated by Charles Lindbergh himself. Some say that he accidentally killed his son while attempting a practical joke and staged the kidnapping to cover up his crimes, pointing the finger at Hauptmann to cover his own deeds.

Some believe that Lindbergh orchestrated the kidnapping as a publicity stunt and that after the hired kidnappers didn’t get whatever it was Lindbergh had promised them, the stunt went horribly wrong.

Lindbergh, his family, and the New Jersey police have argued against the theories that he was responsible for the kidnapping, insisting that everything they knew about the case suggested it had been legitimate and that the toddler’s death was simply the result of the kidnapper snapping under pressure.

Whatever the case, though it is closed, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping has become one of the most controversial and conspiratorial cases to ever be discussed by the American public.

Outside of pop culture and media, the case broke ground when it pushed Congress to pass the Federal Kidnapping Act, which made transporting a kidnapping victim across state lines a federal offense. The law is commonly referred to as the “Lindbergh Law.”

SOURCE: https://allthatsinteresting.com/lindbergh-baby-kidnapping

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  8. Why is it acceptable to say someone can burn a Bible but if someone damages a Quran they should be punished?pic.twitter.com/v57xLe7Puj
    — Jess Gill (@jessgill03) February 27, 2023

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    1. Morning GA!
      lots didn’t add up.
      I remember reading about it and discussing in class what we thought actually happened–and we had to back up our theories with the facts presented.

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      1. All the tech – video baby monitor, video security alarms around the house.

        I’m still fascinated/puzzled by the Jon Benet Ramsey murder.

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          1. I have thought JBR was killed accidentally by her little brother, and the family didn’t want him to live with that, so they faked a murder…. but I’m the suspicious sort, as you know.

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  11. Citizen 817
    March 1, 2023 12:26 am

    @realDonaldTrump

    10h
    Let’s ask Rupert Murdoch—So how can the Election have been “Fair and Balanced” if Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the Election? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Our Elections are Third World!

    Judicial Watch: Los Angeles County Confirms Removal of 1.2 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls as Part of Lawsuit Settlement
    https://www.judicialwatch.org/los-angeles-county-lawsuit-settlement/

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    1. Agreed! Bad enough we have Kagan and that other woman.

      Trump’s nominees aren’t all that great either. Gorsuch voted to force employers to retain employees that decide to change ‘genders’ or ‘go gay’

      Neither Gorsuch nor ABC stood up for election integrity against the brazen election steal when it counted most!

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      1. I can’t think of even one thing…well, ok, a little bit on immigration, IIRC…about which I disagree with Massie. He is more of a libertarian, I think, but somewhat modified these days, what with the border being what it is now.

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  14. Belle
    March 1, 2023 12:32 am

    Uh-oh! I think that DeSantis’ management team stepped in something ugly.

    Some Trump supporters showed up for a DeSantis book signing and weren’t allowed in. Go get them, Trump supporters. I hope that his next book signing will be attended by hundreds of deplorables wearing hats and waving flags.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/trump-supporters-barred-by-desantis-staff-from-governors-book-appearance-in-florida-security-guard-they-told-me-anybody-wearing-trump-has-to-go-right-now-video/

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    1. DeSantis’ PR lady is a sarcastic/aggressive Ukrainian woman named Christine Pushaw. Sounds like something she would do.

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      1. At first I thought it was just Loomer being Loomer – but if they have it on video – with the cops actually saying remove all Trump clothing, signs, etc. – it was an unforced error on the part of the DeSantis team.

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  15. sunnydaze
    sunnydaze
    March 1, 2023 1:18 am

    The Treasury Department is obstructing our investigation into the Biden family’s business schemes.

    We are done with the excuses.
    @RepJamesComer is calling on @USTreasury to testify on March 10 about the department’s failure to produce documents. pic.twitter.com/H7TQ1Hole4

    — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 27, 2023

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  16. Was the NJ State police guy involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping, Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, the father or grandfather of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf?

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  17. gees…getting hubby off to work this morning was harder than I thought…LOL
    for 2 days I have been asking him about the things he needs to take with him and yeah, yeah he had it all together he said.
    then this morning…Chinese fire drill…LOL
    finally I get to have my coffee!

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        1. Yes, I know but it’s hard these days to find sexy REAL men! One’s that aren’t covered with too much hair, anyway….I’ll take no hair over too much any day of the week! Yuck! And back hair? Gives me the willies!

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  18. they were proposing adding video surveillance and public access to that video for drop boxes but instead approved an amendment eliminating drop boxes in GA. it now goes to the assembly.
    entire article
    The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee, chaired by Senator Max Burns, tonight passed SB 221 after ratifying a package of amendments including a last minute addition of a measure to remove dropboxes from the State of Georgia.

    During the two and a half hour committee session, the Chairman, Max Burns reviewed the bill for the members, positioning the bill as a means to close certain holes in previous legislation, help more closely define voter registration standards and ensure consistent implementation of election law and practice across the 159 Counties within Georgia. The Bill covered a number of fixes designed to clarify measures enacted in 2021 as part of SB 202.

    One measure within the Bill stated that National Change of Address information (NCOA) could be deemed sufficient evidence to sustain a challenge to a voter registration.

    Other measures included requirements for Counties to include video camera surveillance, monitoring and live publicly available video viewing for drop boxes in each County.

    After one committee member expressed concerns about the ability of some Counties to support the video requirements and the reaction of voters to being on video as they dropped off ballots, Senator Rick Williams, Vice-Chairman of the Committee asked to be able to propose an additional amendment. His proposal turned out to be the outright removal of drop boxes in Georgia – thus eliminating the concerns regarding video capability and privacy.

    Minutes later the amendment was approved, followed by a vote on the Bill itself, which was passed by the Committee.

    The Georgia Record will keep eyes on the Bill as it proceeds through next steps in the Georgia Assembly. We encourage all voters to let their thoughts and wishes known to their legislative representatives in both the Senate and House.

    https://www.georgiarecord.com/breaking-ga-senate-ethics-committee-passes-bill-removing-drop-boxes-from-georgia-elections/

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  19. former football player discusses why abortion is killing blacks far more than whites. he discusses poverty, church and the like, and how many black women (probably) wish it could be different. but he fails to fault black men for failing to take responsibility for their families. nor the welfare culture that has invaded some black communities. it isn’t poverty alone to blame for abortions. and condoms are not expensive.
    FTA
    So why does abortion persist—decade after decade? The reasons are complex and not always easy to unpack.

    Unemployment remains high in the black community. In fact, the unemployment rate is still 60 percent higher for blacks than it is for whites. Maternal mortality rates are disproportionately high for black women. Black women are more likely than white women to live in poverty and work lower-paying jobs, and black children are around three times more likely than white children to live in poverty.

    All of these inequalities create a society where abortion is often billed as the cheap, quick solution to a vulnerable woman’s desperation. Human Coalition found that 76 percent of women seeking abortion would prefer to choose life if their circumstances were different.

    None of these disparities absolve anyone of their responsibility when making a decision about whether to pursue an abortion. But they do raise a question: how can we address the circumstances that drive women to choose abortion?

    Creating a culture of life starts with legislating policies and programs that no longer fail these mothers and communities, and that often starts with the right leadership.

    A culture of life also starts in our churches. The church needs to be at the forefront of the solution, offering financial assistance and child care to single moms, as well as steering church members toward reputable adoption organizations. James 1:27 reminds us that “religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” Life is sacred. Clergy must not kowtow to prevailing cultural whims, popular politicians, or special interests. Instead, as faithful shepherds, they must encourage their flock to protect all life, before and after birth.

    In the public square, the staggering black abortion rate deserves more attention and substantive dialogue than it is currently receiving. No, abortion is not health care, and no, our social ills are not the result of pathology. Talking points, quick stats, and self-serving punch lines are devoid of compassion, solutions, and truth. Our women and children are worth more than shallow debate and lip service.

    We can eradicate the root causes of abortion by working together to create a more just society—communities where all people can be economically successful, where prejudices are stilled, and historic trends are halted. Through this important work, we promote and protect the core purpose of this past month’s celebration—the beautiful story and undeniable worth of black life.

    https://www.lifenews.com/2023/02/28/former-nfl-player-ben-watson-the-worst-racism-in-american-history-is-abortion/

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    1. Uh, excuse me? “Creating a more just society?” Well, how about not paying women to keep popping out babies? How about Fathers being FORCED to support their own children? How about taking away all of their freebees? If you can’t get unemployment insurance payments w/o a drug test, you darned well shouldn’t be able to get welfare of ANY kind w/o a drug test AND a clean result. Eliminate the victim mentality FIRST!

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  20. Well, well, well – Kea brought a snippet of this at M’s last night.

    EXCERPTS: “King Charles is booting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from their Frogmore Cottage home and offering the royal digs to disgraced Prince Andrew. An insider confirmed with Page Six that the monarch began the eviction process in January — the day after Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir “Spare” hit the shelves.
    ————-
    “This eviction surely spells the end of Harry and Meghan’s time in the UK,” a source told The Sun, who first reported the news. They have not been offered an alternative home on the royal family’s massive estate. The couple is reportedly planning to ship the rest of their belongings to the US from the Windsor Estate cottage, which has served as Harry and Meghan’s UK home since Queen Elizabeth II gifted it to them for their wedding in 2018.

    King Charles has offered Andrew the keys to the five-bedroom home, which would be a significant downgrade from his current home at Royal Lodge. Rumors are swirling that the King wants to kick the Duke of York out of the sprawling mansion, which includes a pool, 98 acres of land and an astounding 30 bedrooms.

    Andrew — who was stripped of his royal titles for his alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme — has reportedly dug his heels into the ground and is pushing back against the move. “Andrew is resisting the idea of moving into Frogmore Cottage after he was offered it last week,” the source told The Sun.” “But it shows Harry and Meghan are powerless to stop the eviction.”

    The eviction may have been the only form of communication between the king and his youngest son — sources claim the two haven’t spoken since “Spare was released.”

    https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/king-charles-to-evict-harry-and-meghan-from-frogmore-cottage/

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  21. speaking of boots…I never got what they are supposed to mean…i remember bunches of people wearing them, but does that mean someone broke their legs? are they concealing ankle monitors??

    Gail Combs(@gailcombs)Online
    Coyote
    March 1, 2023 07:38

    HOLY MOLY!!!

    I am glad I decided to watch

    Eye of the Storm Ep 17
    https://rumble.com/v2b8fzo-eye-of-the-storm-ep-17-tue-1030-pm-et-.html

    @ 1:24:15 — Remember all the BOOTS and McStain’s boot switching feet?

    Well GUESS WHO IS NOW WEARING A BOOT?

     :wpds_arrow: 𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗕𝗕𝗦 ‼   :wpds_shock:  :wpds_shock:  :wpds_lol: 
    0
    Reply
    Gail Combs
    Gail Combs(@gailcombs)Online
    Coyote
    Reply to Gail Combs
    March 1, 2023 07:50

     :wpds_lol:  :wpds_lol:  :wpds_lol: 

    Guess who else has joined the ‘boot club’ ?

    Ohio Gov Mike Da Swine.

    @ 1:33:00

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  22. thoughts on Candace and operation warp speed…
    FTA
    Candace’s verbal assault on President Trump originated when she diligently pressed him on the failures of the COVID vaccines. Yet it appears that she simply wasn’t familiar enough with the grassroots elements of MAGA. Many within the movement have agreed that if Trump had advised his supporters to refrain from getting the vaccine, the pharmaceutical and globalist establishment would have escalated the spread of the “patented” man-made virus, and blamed Donald J. Trump for the deaths of millions. Their plan was to delay the vaccine altogether.

    Keep in mind that until Trump initiated Operation Warp Speed, it was reported that an effective vaccine would take an entire decade or more to fruition, leaving us with the ravages of a destroyed global economy, meaning the collapse of businesses, joblessness, homelessness, broken families, mental illness, suicide, drug and alcohol addiction, and the overall destruction of what Americans value most in their day-to-day lives, only to be then coerced into the nefarious Great Reset in order to pacify their despair. Instead, by swiftly introducing the vaccine, it’s been the opinion of many that this is why Donald Trump now boasts that he’s saved millions of lives. Which, as the aforementioned scenario never came to pass, he did.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/03/the_derailment_of_candace_owens.html

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  23. “The UN Discusses Darkening The Skies to Combat Climate Change — Will Bill Gates succeed with his new plan?”
    Igor Chudov
    7 hr ago

    EXCERPT: “A new report from the UN was just published. It proposes and discusses ways to cool our planet by restricting sunlight and darkening our skies. What is this about? Why darken the skies, of all things? Let me explain. The UN is worried about climate change. As the efforts to reduce CO2 emissions are faltering, the UN is looking for more ways to cool the Earth. The UNEP’s report details ideas called “Solar Radiation Modification,” the gist of which is to reflect sunlight and prevent it from heating the surface of our planet. Here are the main ideas that the UN will consider:

    — Injecting reflective nanoparticles/sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere (stratospheric aerosol injection)
    — Brightening of low clouds over the ocean by seeding ocean clouds with submicron salt particles
    — Using space mirrors, that is, many giant mirrors launched into outer space to reflect sunlight.

    The UN explains that should the “global stakeholders” decide to proceed, the skies could be darkened within only a few years: ‘SRM is the only option that could cool the planet within years. To be effective at limiting global warming, SRM would need to be maintained for several decades to centuries, depending on the pace of emissions reductions and carbon removal.’

    The report does pay lip service to what is undeniable:

    — This is an untested planetary intervention
    — There could be disparate effects on certain regions

    However, you and I can guess we should not expect a careful, conservative review of such proposals by the UN if the “Covid vaccine” experience is any guide.

    Injecting Sulfur Dioxide Into the Sky Was Bad for Us – Now It is Good Again
    This picture introduces us to the sky-dimming technology being considered:

    https://igorchudov.substack.com/p/the-un-discusses-darkening-the-skies

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  26. February 26, 2023

    The View fans finally learned the cause of Whoopi Goldberg ‘s recent three-day absence from the show. The show’s 67-year-old moderator has not appeared on the program since Tuesday due to apparently battling a cold. “Whoopi’s still out sick today,” Joy Behar said at the top of Thursday’s show, as reported by People . “She’s got a bad virus of some sort.” Her third consecutive day off sick made her miss the Friday, Feb. 24 broadcast, but she is never on the show on Fridays. “She’ll be back next week,” Behar continued. “She’ll be back.” As Behar revealed on Wednesday, “Whoopi is still out, coughing up. I’m sorry, you’re stuck with us. She’s fighting a bad cold.” Sunny Hostin added, “Those colds are going around.”

    The Black Panther actor Michael B. Jordan [who appeared in a pro-”vax” spot with Kamala Harris. urging black people to get jabbed] started off his segment on Tuesday, her first day away from work, with well-wishes, saying, “Shout out to Whoopi. Mwah! Get better.”*

    https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/the-view-whoopi-goldberg-sparks-concerns-after-third-straight-sick-day/

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  31. “Assaranca Waterfall is one of Donegal’s most beautiful waterfalls and a beautiful place to visit while exploring the county. The waterfall, named Eas a’ Ranca in Irish, is set in idyllic surroundings close to Maghera Beach and is one of the real gems in County Donegal.”

    “WORDS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
    1. Innovative
    2. Preliminary
    3. Proliferation
    4. Cinnamon

    WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
    1. Specificity
    2. Anti-constitutionalistically
    3. Passive-aggressive disorder
    4. Transubstantiate

    WORDS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
    1. No thanks, I’m married.
    2. Nope, no more booze for me!
    3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.
    4. No thanks, I’m not hungry.
    5. I’m not interested in fighting you.
    6. Thank you, but I won’t try to dance. I have no coordination and would hate to look like a real fool.
    7. Not another line, no. I have to go home now – I gotta go to work in the morning.

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  32. Freedom ring
    March 1, 2023 9:21 am

    Yellen continues to obstruct the investigation into Hunter.

    https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/02/28/treasury-obstructing-investigation-into-biden-inc-n533793

    “Excuse me, but since when does the Treasury need to consult with “law enforcement partners” before supplying documents to the Oversight Committee? And precisely which “partners” in law enforcement is she talking about? That wouldn’t be the FBI, would it?”
    Last edited 8 minutes ago by Freedom ring

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  33. “Believe it or not, this article comes from the Daily Beast – A week after a neo-Nazi hate group circulated throughout the Daytona Beach, Florida area displaying and distributing extremist propaganda, the county’s top cop has had enough. “These scumbags came to the wrong county… We are not going to tolerate this,” a seething Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said at a press conference on Monday. “This is not about free speech. This is about violence.”

    Chitwood identified the Goyim Defense League (GDL) as the organization behind the disturbing behavior, which included leaving antisemitic flyers on people’s doorsteps and hanging anti-Jewish banners from busy pedestrian bridges during Daytona 500 weekend. On Feb. 17, the GDL held a demonstration outside Chabad of South Orlando, harassing pedestrians and motorists, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The next day, members hung signs at the Daytona International Speedway with sayings such as, “Henry Ford was right about the Jews.” They later projected antisemitic slogans on the outside of the track, with one reading, “Hitler was right.”

    Chitwood on Monday named GDL head Jon Minadeo as the ringleader, and noted he recently moved from his home state of California after his grandmother’s restaurant was almost run out of business due to his bigoted activities. The video can be seen here: [NF: There is a summary transcript.]

    https://www.wesh.com/article/volusia-antisemitic-messages/43098736

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    1. something is off…
      I get the disgust here with the nazis–that i understand…
      yet the ukrainian military has embraced the nazis there and we are told to support them…
      I don’t think this country is deaf and stupid…must just be our leaders

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    2. OK, my opinion is they are going just a little bit too far…speech is speech and if placing of placards and banners are allowed legally? You can’t stop just this group…hateful and despicable tho they may be. What is hateful to one is not necessarily hateful to the next person….just sayin.’

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      1. no, I get that. but OUR gov’t has declared nazism as hate speech–right or wrong–so HOW can they PROMOTE it in another country is my question.

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  34. hmmmm…haven’t heard much about this yet…but if it takes profit from amazon, I might have to check into it
    FTA
    The Daily Mail reports on the story, writing that the San Diego-based PublicSq

    launched nationwide seven months ago and now hosts nearly 50,000 ‘patriotic’ vendors and has processed millions of transactions.

    It’s now drawn in conservative heavyweights like Donald Trump Jr., who serves as an investor and an adviser, and former Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters, who is an advisor.

    ‘People need to stop giving their money to businesses that hate them. We aren’t going to defeat woke corporations by whining on Twitter,’ Trump Jr. told DailyMail.com.

    …The company offers consumers an alternative online sales platform at a time when the GOP has made ‘progressive corporatism’ and Big Tech abuses its new battlefront.

    ‘We’re the nation’s largest directory of patriotic, America-first businesses and consumers that has ever existed,’ Michael Seifert, the company’s founder, told DailyMail.com in an interview.

    Those involved in the platform find themselves at the center of the new conservative movement to take on ‘woke’ corporations.

    In a sign of the nation’s ever-growing right-left divide, they say they are working to create a ‘parallel economy’ where consumers don’t have to purchase anything from vendors whose political values don’t align with their own.

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    Michael Seifert, the Founder and CEO of PublicSq., said: “For too long, progressive corporations have prioritized highly politicized ideas over the interests and values of the American people. Because of this, we, as patriotic Americans, are hungering for a future where the power is back in the hands of ‘We the People’ and a parallel economy is created. With the PublicSq. platform, we are grateful to provide a solution that helps every day, freedom-loving Americans spend their hard-earned money with businesses that prioritize the values that have made this nation so special in the first place.

    https://thenewamerican.com/stop-giving-money-to-people-who-hate-you-the-new-anti-woke-amazon-like-alternative/

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    1. IMO, the basic problem is this: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, AT&T, other big tech giants, hand-in-hand with the Federal/State government, have control over the mechanisms we all have to use to access the internet. Anyone who wants to carry that platform worldwide is forced to use their services – they can throw a wrench in the works by simply de-platforming anyone and denying access, as we’ve seen them do to so many other conservative orgs. Sure, there are a lot of people who are HIGHLY proficient, like many we see at Wolfie’s and CTH, but your average citizen can’t come close to those skills.

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      1. no, but if that “marketplace” affords me the options of an alternate marketplace where i do not have to bolster amazon’s profits, I might use it for as long as I can .
        i would rather buy local when i can and buy from patriots when i can

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        1. Oh, I agree. I’m just saying the deck is stacked against them every which way they turn until it is de-corporatized…hmm…is that even a word??? Somehow competition needs to be opened up so the “little guy” has a chance. Then again, we certainly don’t want the government running it either so….this is a conundrum that takes a mind far more advanced than mine!

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  36. i’m guessing queen consort is camilla and not boris johnson right?

    Troublemaker10
    March 1, 2023 9:41 am

    British Queen Consort calls on authors and writers to resist censorship following push for woke sensitivity

    Excerpt:

    The Queen Consort expressed her belief that it was important for writers to maintain the integrity of their work and not be swayed by external pressures, and encouraged writers to stay true to their vision and to resist the urge to self-censor.

    https://www.rebelnews.com/british_queen_consort_calls_on_authors_and_writers_to_resist_censorship

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  50. Up to 39 with bright sunshine again but a pretty stiff NW breeze….grass is showing thru the snow in the front yard in places now. Still no Flonase from the VA today – good thing I picked some up yesterday! There has been no immediate results yet that I can tell. I didn’t get the flood of fluid I sometimes get when I first get up but that is sporadic anyway so, we’ll see.

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