The True Origin Story Of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

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Seriously, is there anything better than the heavenly mix of chocolate and peanut butter? There’s something about Reese’s that’s just right. It doesn’t matter if you’re craving something sweet or something salty, Reese’s has you covered.

The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is the third most popular candy in the US (passed only by M&Ms and Hershey’s), and of all those surveyed, an overwhelming 81 percent liked them. (Only 6 percent didn’t, and who are those people?) The data is interesting: for the most part, people can agree that Reese’s are delicious, regardless of what generation they belong to. When someone wonders what millennials and boomers have in common, the answer is, “A love of Reese’s.”

Reese’s had very unlikely beginnings

While you might expect the culinary genius behind Reese’s to be a lifelong candy-maker, that’s not the case at all. The “Reese” that the candy was named for is creator Harry Burnett Reese, and according to the Hershey Archives, he labored away at a long list of jobs before he even came up with the idea of making candy. He was a factory worker, a farmer, and he even managed a fish hatchery, all before becoming a dairy farmer employed by none other than Milton Hershey.

Even then, the road to success wasn’t a straight one. Reese found himself needing to make some extra cash to support his growing family, and in 1919, he met a man at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania market who gave him a recipe and asked him to make hard candies. It didn’t work — the candies stuck together — so it was back to the drawing board. Reese tried making a candy bar named for his daughter, a coconut caramel bar, and finally, he started making candies with various centers covered in chocolate. Originally, the chocolates came in assorted boxes: centers were cherry, dates, coconut, and, of course, peanuts. Starting to sound familiar? It absolutely should, because it was the foundation of a great idea.

Reese and Hershey were a match made in heaven

According to Business Insider, Reese always used fresh ingredients for the centers of his candies, as well as Hershey’s chocolate. He had started on one of Hershey’s dairy farms in 1917 before he eventually made the jump to working in the chocolate factory. Reese was still working for Hershey when he decided to strike out on his own. He quit his job in 1923, but first, he went to Hershey and asked for his permission not just to quit, but to set up his own candy company. Hershey said yes under the stipulation that all of Reese’s chocolate had to come from the Hershey company.

He agreed, and five years later, a simple suggestion would change the course of the company. A shop owner Reese was visiting on a sales call asked him if he could make something that was peanut butter on the inside and chocolate on the outside. Fortunately, he said he could, and it would go on to become the company’s flagship product.

Here’s why Reese’s only makes peanut butter cups

Reese’s started out making all sorts of candy, so why do we only get peanut butter cups today? Part of the reason is just that they were an outstanding success – when Reese was first trying to figure out how to make his peanut butter cups, he roasted his peanuts to the point where they were on the verge of burning — and that’s what still gives Reese’s peanut butter that oh-so-distinctive, unmistakable taste. Times were tough but sales were strong, and he was able to weather the lean years of the Great Depression.

But then came World War II and with it, food rationing. Sugar was on the top of the list of ingredients that were suddenly in limited supply. Some of his candies simply had to go and in the end, he kept only the peanut butter cup. It was a practical decision that ended up being a very good one since his peanut butter cups required the least amount of sugar to make.

Reese’s had an unusual ad campaign strategy

Ad campaigns can make or break a product, and in the case of Reese’s, their biggest ad campaigns definitely helped raise their profile. While you might think a well-established brand would want to market their longevity, Reese’s did the opposite. They launched a major 1970s campaign by pretending the candy was something new and that most people didn’t even like the idea of chocolate and peanut butter together.

The premise was simple: ads showed two people, one eating chocolate and one eating peanut butter. The people would collide and say, “Hey, you got peanut butter on my chocolate!” and “Hey, you got chocolate on my peanut butter!” They would then suddenly realize the amazing combo.

Reese’s Pieces stuck around because of E.T.

In the 1970s, Hershey launched a new product that they originally called PBs. These candy-coated peanut butter bits were eventually renamed Reese’s Pieces, and you’d think that the name “Reese’s” would have been enough to make them a major hit. At first, they kind of were. The candies had a successful launch, but according to the Hershey Archives, it wasn’t long before sales started tapering off. That’s not something any company wants to see, so when they got a phone call from Universal Studios, it was a big deal.

The phone call was about a movie called E.T., and Universal wanted to let Hershey know that Reese’s Pieces were going to be in the movie. Not surprisingly, the candy company jumped at the chance to help promote the movie. Hershey took a gamble and agreed to give Universal around a million dollars worth of marketing for E.T. without even seeing a script. Remember, in hindsight, we know what a huge hit the movie was, but at the time, Hershey was essentially taking a chance with a hefty wad of cash.

It paid off. Sales of Reese’s Pieces skyrocketed, and supposedly, it only happened because someone else had said “No,” first — and that was M&Ms.

Some Reese’s have a lot more peanut butter than others

Sure, the chocolate is great and all, but it’s Reese’s unique peanut butter that makes them amazing. If you’re in Camp Peanut Butter, you should know that not all Reese’s are created equal — and fortunately, someone’s done the math so you know just what you should splurge on. Redditor Rustid took a handful of various Reese’s candy, scraped out the peanut butter, and weighed it to come up with a definitive chocolate-to-peanut butter ratio rating. The findings are pretty surprising, and include the fact that the Small Heart contains the least amount of peanut butter — just around 19 percent! Yikes!

On the flip side, there’s the egg and the heart, which have a much more generous amount of about 60 percent peanut butter. The pumpkin and the King Size come in just below that with a touch over 50 percent peanut butter. That means all you peanut butter lovers out there should probably keep in it in mind that Valentine’s Day and Easter are the time to stock your year’s stash. What about those that are on the bottom? Minis come in pretty low on the ratio, too, as they’re around 28 percent peanut butter. Now you know, and you can plan accordingly.

If you get a bad Reese’s, they’ll replace it

No one’s perfect, and sometimes, things slip through the cracks. That’s even happened with Reese’s, and there’s a valuable lesson to be learned here — if you get a Reese’s without the peanut butter, definitely reach out to them on social media. In 2018, an Iowa man named Alex Hentges headed over to their Facebook page to post about his peanut-butter-less Reese’s and ask the company what the heck was going on.

They responded, and Today says that at first, they told him they were going to be sending him some coupons to replace his defective Reese’s. When mail showed up a few days later, it was something much more substantial. Hentges received a letter of apology and a massive box containing about 5 pounds of various Reese’s candy. Win!

While they said that they weren’t sure just how that particular cup missed getting its peanut butter, they said: “…The brand had to make things right!” Now that’s just great customer service.

There’s a scientific reason Reese’s taste so good

Reese’s mix of chocolate and peanut butter is nothing short of magical, and it turns out that there’s a scientific principle at work here. According to Penn State University professor of food science Gregory Ziegler (via Mic), it’s something called “dynamic sensory contrast.” What’s going on here is that your taste buds essentially love it when you eat something with completely contrasting textures — like the smoothness of the chocolate and the slightly crunchy peanut butter.

Couple that with another contrasting combination — the sweetness of the chocolate and the saltiness of the peanut butter — and you’ve got a winning team that no one can resist. There’s a catch, though — these contrasting flavors and textures are so good that it makes you sort of forget how much you’re eating. Ever powered your way through half a bag of Minis without realizing it?

It wasn’t you just being a glutton, it was science! Essentially, these contrasting flavors can taste so good it overrides our sense of feeling full. The principle is also called the “ice cream effect,” and it’s why there’s just always room for ice cream even after the biggest of dinners.

If you’ve never used Reese’s in a cocktail, you’re missing out

Sure, we’ve all had Reese’s on their own, and you’ve probably even baked with them, too. But have you had them in a cocktail? No? Why not! First, grab a bottle of vodka and a handful of Reese’s Pieces. Take out just enough vodka that you can pour in those little candy nuggets of deliciousness, replace the top, and let it sit. It might have to hang out on the top shelf for a few days, but it’s worth the wait. The vodka will be infused with all that Reese’s flavor and when it’s done, it’s cocktail time!

It’s the perfect thing to add to a dessert cocktail. Mix with milk, chocolate liqueur, and add a dash of chocolate syrup. Sounds pretty brilliant, right? Pretty much any drink that features those ingredients — or some cream, chocolate vodka, or Irish cream — is made better with the addition of some Reese’s-infused vodka. Better still? Use it to mix up a boozy milkshake, and it’ll be your new go-to treat.

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176 thoughts on “The True Origin Story Of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups”

  1. Morning All!
    FUN opening this morning Filly!
    I gave up candy for Lent, so this is really not fair! LOL
    I bought Reese’s eggs for Easter next month last night at the store…hubby’s favorite!!

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    2. Good morning! We’ve got clear skies – scant snow left – and 31 at the moment. But we’re supposedly going to get rain later, possibly turning to some snow overnight. Predictions are favorable this spring for lowering the drought level.

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      1. Morning GA!
        how are you??
        I watched that this morning. if i came out of a restroom and told my dad that a guy was in there touching himself, I doubt that guy would be walking for a long time. that’s beyond disgusting behavior.

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          1. this “trans” movement now makes perverts a protected class.
            that has to stop. women and children have rights too. i wonder, if they didn’t have the “right” to access women’s room–would there be so many of them now? they are using it to get their jollies off.

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      1. Disney has become and still is (thanks to DeSantis) a mecca for perverts and deviants.

        Disney makes a lot of money catering to adults who come to the park in order to gratify their kinks, to prey on children and/or watch child p0rn, even to pretend to be children, and to engage in perverse behaviors (pity the hotel staff having to clean their rooms).

        Many Disney employees have been caught and arrested for crimes against children.

        It’s all about the $$$ and Disney makes a killing (literally and figuratively) catering to those who engage in spiritual evil and harm to children.

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        1. when you think about it…it’s a mecca for deviants–dress up like fairies and princesses and mingle among innocents…add in an underground tunnel system?
          it’s their dream come true

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      2. From my files:

        Disney is unrepentant – their political actions and programming reveal that for certain.

        Here’s a summary of what I have found over the last year:

        1. Disney’s business model – Daniel Greenfield makes this point in an article entitled Disney’s Business Model is Turning Kids into Dysfunctional Adults: Its customer base isn’t kids. It’s messed up adults.” https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/04/disneys-business-model-turning-kids-dysfunctional-daniel-greenfield/

        2. Disney’s current presentations – Disney has been pedal-to-the-medal sexualizing children and pursuing the radical gay agenda in recent months:
        – new Christmas TV series features children holding signs saying “We Love You Satan”
        – Disney bowed to pressure from the Left and started running political and issue ads on its streaming service, Hulu
        – teamed up with other companies to give grants to college students to make films promoting abortion
        – funds an advocacy group that is creating propaganda to influence policymakers to advance the LGBTQ agenda in schools
        – lobbied the Senate to pass the so-called Respect for Marriage Act (see* below) which, critics say, threatens religious liberty
        https://leohohmann.com/2022/12/02/why-we-dont-do-disney-this-is-where-the-war-on-children-starts-right-inside-your-own-home/

        3. Disney’s other recent programming – Disney’s ‘Little Demon’ Is Normalizing Satanism and Pedophilia For the Masses – “There is something very wrong with Disney’s new animated series “Little Demon” and its Executive Producer Dan Harmon. The main protagonists of the show are Satan and his 13-year-old daughter (who happens to be the Antichrist). Why would Disney produce such a show? Let’s take a look at the show and expose the evil forces behind it.” – https://newspunch.com/disneys-little-demon-is-normalizing-satanism-and-pedophilia-for-the-masses/

        The main reason for Disney to produce the show is to disrespect Christ and Christianity – and to oppose GOD’s Will, Word and Commandments. They will probably get around to devaluing human life as well – normalizing, approving and encouraging human sacrifice, cannibalism, pedophilia, and every other evil.

        4. Disney’s war on children – Andrea Widburg – American Thinker – https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/04/there_is_an_explanation_for_disneys_war_on_children.html

        5. Disney employees – Christopher Rufo Exposes Why Demonic Disney Is so Obsessed With Grooming Kids, and It’s Sick
        Disney has had employees arrested for child sex crimes in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022—in other words, at least once a year for the past decade.

        *The so-called Respect for Marriage Act is anything but – it’s a typical leftist title that covers the exact opposite of what it proclaims. This bill will remove the right of dissent and free speech so that anyone or any organization with a traditional Christian view of marriage and sexual behavior can be silenced, fined, jailed.

        The LBGTXYZ activists are relentless and ruthless, even threatening violence against all opposition. Our courts are acting as though intimidated, or complicit with this agenda. Even Gorsuch, Trump’s SCOTUS appointee, voted to take away the right of employers to terminate an employee who changes ‘genders’ or ‘goes homo’.

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      3. Sorry – I posted a comment with 5 links – you would think I would learn by now to put an asterisk at the front of every link. Please forgive.

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        2. Don’t ever worry about that, GA! Pat and I both check it thru the day but yes, since I’m the resident weirdo, I do it more often. But Pat and everyone else has a life IRL so….it just may be a bit delayed being released. Not a big deal at all!

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    3. Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy(@wolfmoon1776)Offline
      Wolf
      Reply to gil00
      March 30, 2023 02:06

      YUP. Thank GOD we were not fooled.

      BREAKING: Disney just completely stripped the power from Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board that was supposed to oversee Disney World’s government services.

      In an amazing move of legal genius, Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through a pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the… pic.twitter.com/aQ1tP6PQQ7

      — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) March 29, 2023

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      1. Do you notice, Pat, how we are much better at picking up on these things now? Whether Q was a white hat or a black hat op, it worked in that it woke people up and got us ALL paying closer attention. That is a net positive, in my view!

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      1. there should be a remedy to remove such individuals (beside the ballot box since they know how to circumvent that) for INCOMPETENCE! dereliction of duties

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    1. This would be Housing for illegals and corporations’ cheap labor – aka DeSantis’ corporate donors.

      This cheap labor will also get food stamps, welfare checks, health care, all subsidized by the taxpayer – you.

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        1. DeSantis appointed an oversight board and Disney circumvented it by legal methods. Looks like it wasn’t a law, but an arrangement.

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        2. IMO, this is a BIG part of the problem – there are sooooo many convoluted and mixed up “laws” that are used and manipulated for their danged lawfare!!! There are so many laws that just need to be ended forever!

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  10. BREAKING: @DHSgov Whistleblower Leaks Fraud Detection and National Security Data Set Showing 168 ‘Known & Suspected’ Terrorists Exploiting Immigration Loopholes to Enter United States Without ‘Background Checks’ in SIX Months; Reveals Personal Connection Between @SecMayorkas and… pic.twitter.com/C27kaoBTro

    — Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) March 29, 2023

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  11. Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy(@wolfmoon1776)Offline
    Wolf
    Reply to Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy
    March 30, 2023 03:05

    Thank you for saying what needed to be said.

    So Shanghai Mitch’s heir apparent made sure anti-CCP legislation actually *helps* TikTok and CCP, while helping their stooge, “China Joe”, even more. I’m sorry to ask, but does the good senator have CCP weevils in his corn?

    — Wolf Moon (@WOLFM00N) March 30, 2023

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  14. hmmmm…ultra maggot also has a home in Florida–as does piglosi now….

    NEW: Property records reveal Ukrainian luxury car dealer John Hynansky, who stands to lose some 50 dealerships in Ukraine from the war with Russia, helped Biden family pay off liens on their South Florida beachfront property with a $500,000 sweetheart loanhttps://t.co/OwzdVshCHo

    — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 28, 2023

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        1. More from my files:

          STEROIDS and TESTOSTERONE do NOT mix well with Covid – either the disease or the vaccine.

          The Front Line Doctors warned us early on – people with high testosterone, young males and hirsute females, and those who used steroids are more vulnerable to the Covid19 disease (and thus, the vaccine.)

          From the FLCCC FAQ page:
          1. There are clear gender disparities in terms of COVID-19 severity:
          – Males with androgenic alopecia (hair loss, baldness) are at higher risk
          – Users of anabolic androgenic steroids for recreational purposes are at higher risk
          – Women with hyperandrogenic phenotypes (polycystic ovarian syndrome, hirsutism…) present with greater symptoms of COVID-19
          – Children (pre-puberty) are notably protected against more severe COVID-19″

          Link – https://covid19criticalcare.com/new-i-mask-faqs/

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        1. At this point, the best I can hope for is that she isn’t pushed into doing, or allowed to do, something like this with permanent ramifications. As for her mental status, that is sooo complicated because of losing her Mom and being so unnaturally close to her Dad but that is all going to get even MORE complicated once the hormones really start. I’m sure that has begun by now – she’ll be 14 this August.

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  17. so their new “vax” against the possible “avian flu pandemic” causes hallucinations or disbeliefs? MIND ALTERING DRUGS?????
    FTA
    (Natural News) Former CDC Director Robert Redfield recently warned that gain-of-function research and bioterrorism will inevitably bring about a future avian flu pandemic. The US government is already mapping out a suspicious new bird flu strain that is passing from wild birds to mammals and causing strange behaviors. Strangely enough, a blockbuster drug is already being readied to “treat” this upcoming avian flu. This drug is called Peramivir and goes by the trade name Rapivab.

    The drug company behind the treatment, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, has already prepared a list of common side effects for their blockbuster drug. These side effects include: “holding false beliefs that cannot be changed by fact” and “seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there.” The drug’s insert sheet might as well say that “other side effects resemble a zombie apocalypse.”
    Upcoming influenza drugs and potential psychological experiments

    With side effects as crazy as these, the drug company is openly admitting that their drug is a psychological experiment on the population. Traditionally, antiviral compounds and medicines do not cause psychological effects, let alone cause an individual to believe something! This drug has the potential to not only make you believe something, but to make you believe something that is FALSE. This means there is more to this drug than basic antiviral compounds. These drugs are being designed to manipulate memories and beliefs! If this drug can make you believe falsehoods, it must be interfering with certain proteins, enzymes, neurons, and synapses to manipulate objective experience, memory, and emotion.

    https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-03-29-drug-being-readied-for-avian-flu-plandemic-side-effects.html

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  18. show of hands…who’s surprised?
    carbon credit companies are a scam…who could have guessed?
    FTA

    (Natural News) South Pole, the world’s leading seller of so-called carbon “credits,” is not what it claims to be.

    When it was first hatched, the operation, co-founded by Renat Heuberger, branded itself as a solution to the climate problem of deforestation. By selling carbon offsets to businesses bound by “green” mandates, South Pole would generate a profit to funnel back into local communities and organizations aiming to conserve the environment – or so South Pole told its customers.

    In practice, South Pole hurtled towards a valuation of $1 billion while its clients were left holding the bag. Such is the nature of the market for carbon credits and other green scams.

    The company’s biggest project right now is called Kariba, located in Zimbabwe. South Pole claimed that it would help prevent the annihilation of a forest nearly the size of Puerto Rico, but this has not happened.

    Several outside experts conducted an analysis of Kariba and found that it vastly overestimated the extent of preservation actually taking place. Companies like Gucci, McKinsey, and Nestle that purchased Kariba credits to offset their own contributions to “climate change” and “global warming” are now having to backtrack their own climate claims “because the Kariba credits they bought haven’t generated enough real atmospheric benefit,” to quote a report from Bloomberg about the scandal.

    “Most of Kariba’s €100 million in proceeds have gone to South Pole and its project partner, a company called Carbon Green Investments, not – as both companies previously indicated in interviews and public blog posts – to people in the rural communities who do the work of fighting deforestation,” that same report indicates.

    Many of South Pole’s biggest customers are now regretting their decision to ever get involved with the Kariba scam. Barclays, L’Oreal, and McKinsey, all told Bloomberg Green that they have either used up their Kariba credits or have no further plans to purchase more.

    A Dutch energy company called Greenchoice that purchased more than four million Kariba credits said it was “unpleasantly surprised” to learn that nothing beneficial for the environment was actually accomplished. Greenchoice indicated that it is launching an investigation to determine how to proceed.

    https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-03-29-largest-seller-carbon-credits-exposed-scam-operation.html

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  20. excellent point

    RAC(@rac)Offline
    March 30, 2023 07:57

    A thought that crossed my mind. All these attention seeking weirdos waving guns about on social media, and hinting threats could all be elaborate theater.
    Invented by the DS to demonize gun ownership, and using unbalanced people who’ve already proved their gullibility.
    The school murders, the day of vengeance thing and the media coverage given to the trans thing.
    It just seems stage managed to me.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11917893/Gun-toting-transgender-woman-backing-day-vengeance-Nashville-massacre-former-SOLDIER.html

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      1. if we say we want a mental health check up for anyone who wants a gun…how many will FAIL the gov’t prescribed exam?
        we advocate for own demise

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  22. TrumpPatriot
    March 30, 2023 8:23 am

    I wonder who tipped off O’Keefe about the donations? Thanks be. This should be a huge scandal and heads should roll……..into prison cells.

    Following the nudge by O’Keefe, and curiosity, I went to the Federal Election Commission website, and found my way to a portal where you can search for data on contributions. I typed in my zip code, and the first page of data had multiple contributions by a single individual, most to ACT BLUE, From, 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2022, this 79 year old man, living in a modest home, (based on internet data for the area)………..had 1,973 contributions.

    I then searched some other zip codes in other states where I have lived and discovered the same pattern. Individuals, when you search their name, are elderly. I noticed there seems to be patterns which make me wonder if the people have small political deductions taken from retirement funds and then their names are grabbed and used to launder other funds? I noticed for instance, on the same date, one donation was $1.26 and on the same date another for $12.60. I saw this pattern multiple times for multiple names, different zip codes. A donation of $1.00 and then $10.00. Or $5.00 and then $50.00 same date. Lots of strange amounts under $1.00 or under $5.00, and then on same date, another donation multiplied. Most of these numerous donations are kept at $50.00 or below. Not familiar with law but seems to me a pattern perhaps designed to not attract attention.

    As Mr. O’Keefe suggested, do a bit of sleuthing, see what you uncover,

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  24. intimidation

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  27. clarion
    March 30, 2023 8:59 am

    HUGE BREAKING NEWS:

    ‘Unsafe and ineffective’

    Pfizer are going to court!

    HUGE BREAKING NEWS:

    ‘Unsafe and ineffective’

    Pfizer are going to court!

    ‘In a landmark case with global ramifications, filed the high court of Pretoria, South Africa, International scientists & leading medical professionals have demanded urgent https://t.co/lMvpNkgfxO… pic.twitter.com/8JBZnvXRQQ

    — Dr Aseem Malhotra (@DrAseemMalhotra) March 30, 2023

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  29. yup…can’t follow the $$ easily. but you can follow the aftermath and destruction

    toothpick
    March 30, 2023 9:10 am

    Follow the money, long in depth article. It has been institutionalized as a new revenue stream

    https://www.thestandardsc.org/jennifer-bilek/billionaires-funding-transgender-movement-for-profit/

    Who Is Funding the Transgender Movement?
    I found exceedingly rich, white men with enormous cultural influence are funding the transgender lobby and various transgender organizations. These include but are not limited to Jennifer Pritzker (a male who identifies as transgender); George Soros; Martine Rothblatt (a male who identifies as transgender and transhumanist); Tim Gill (a gay man); Drummond Pike; Warren and Peter Buffett; Jon Stryker (a gay man); Mark Bonham (a gay man); and Ric Weiland (a deceased gay man whose philanthropy is still LGBT-oriented). Most of these billionaires fund the transgender lobby and organizations through their own organizations, including corporations.

    These funders often go through anonymous funding organizations such as Tides Foundation, founded and operated by Pike. Large corporations, philanthropists, and organizations can send enormous sums of money to the Tides Foundation, specify the direction the funds are to go, and have the funds get to their destination anonymously. Tides Foundation creates a legal firewall and tax shelter for foundations and funds political campaigns, often using legally dubious tactics.

    These men and others, including pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. government, are sending millions of dollars to LGBT causes. Overall reported global spending on LGBT is now estimated at $424 million. From 2003-2013, reported funding for transgender issues increased more than eightfold, growing at threefold the increase of LGBTQ funding overall, which quadrupled from 2003 to 2012. This huge spike in funding happened at the same time transgenderism began gaining traction in American culture.

    Transgenderism: A New Medical and Lifestyle Market
    It seems obvious now to look at the money behind transgenderism. Many new markets have opened because of it. The first gender clinic for children opened in Boston in 2007. In the past ten years, more than 30 clinics for children with purported gender dysphoria have arisen in the United States alone, the largest serving 725 patients.

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    2. FJB, Thanks for posting this. I must admit I am very pessimistic ab any real success wrt dismantling these types of well-established alliances. They have been forming for decades and are now functioning full-tilt boogey. There is no way I can envision prohibiting individuals from contributing to causes of their choice. These are precisely the type of machinations I cannot see even the likes of Trump being effective wrt dismantling their activity.
      It seems to me that citizen’s wholesale rejection of this insanity is the only way out And we impatiently will wait to see how that works out.

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  30. we get a copy of AARP magazine for some reason. we don’t belong anymore, but anyway.
    as i was ripping it up, a headline caught my eye. It was all about teaching older folks to UPLOAD & SHARE their photos on the cloud…
    hmmmmmmm….keeping in mind that Garland wants to go after Grandmas who took pics in the Capitol on 1/6? nefarious!

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    1. OK, I’ll admit to being waaay behind the times on technology these days but….I have NEVER, EVER thought it was a good idea for anyone to save anything to “The Cloud!” I mean, really??!!?? Duh, people!!!

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      1. EXACTLY!!!
        one time using the ccleaner thing…I checked clean the “free space” on my computer…took 4 HOURS…so someone’s stuff got obliterated?

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        1. In most of the basic cleaners, it is re-organizing the data into a proper order on the drive and removing duplications, emptying the recycle bin, etc., etc. My computer is set to do the scans on a regular basis. After a scan, the hard drive is neat and organized; as you pull up docs or other data, it pulls that data out of that place on the hard drive. Doing the scan puts all those bytes back where they were in the first place on the drive.

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  33. “Some Babylon Bee headlines were just entered into the congressional record. I was invited to testify at a hearing on Big Tech censorship. Here’s what I had to say.”
    Seth Dillon
    2 hr ago

    EXCERPT: “If you want to watch the 5-minute video of my testimony, it’s available here. The transcript is included below. Let me know what you think in the comments.

    ‘I want to start by thanking this committee for giving me the opportunity to speak today, and for the willingness of its members to address the important issue of censorship.

    My name is Seth Dillon and I’m the CEO of The Babylon Bee, a popular humor site that satirizes real-world events and public figures. Our experience with Big Tech censorship dates back to 2018 when Facebook started working with fact-checkers to crack down on the spread of misinformation. We published a headline that read, “CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine To Spin The News Before Publication.” Snopes rated that story false, prompting Facebook to threaten us with a permanent ban.’

    https://sethdillon.substack.com/p/some-babylon-bee-headlines-were-just

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      1. LOL – I saw that – I can take ’em or leave ’em, personally. Not a huge candy fan except for Turtles, Butterfinger, Snickers. It will be nice to be able to eat them all again! Snickers and Turtles have been my fav all my life but had to give them up.

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        1. I LOVE TURTLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          we used to have a DeMetz company (they made the original turtles) close by in NY, but they closed or moved.
          when you’re ready for them, I will send you a big bag!!

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            1. they used to sell them 3 in a pack at the checkout at Walmart. but it’s been months since i’ve seen them that way. then browsing the Easter candy aisle yesterday, i saw they had a BAG full of them…like they do with mini candy bars!!

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  36. “9 soldiers killed in Army helicopter training crash in Kentucky — The crash unfolded at around 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) during training in Trigg County, to the west of the Army base Fort Campbell, officials said.”

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Nine soldiers were killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training exercise in Kentucky on Wednesday night, officials said Thursday morning. The crash occurred at around 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) in Trigg County, west of Fort Campbell, the Army base said in a statement early Thursday. The two HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation aircraft were engaged in a training exercise, officials said.

    All nine soldiers were based at Fort Campbell in the 101st Airborne Division. Their identities were not immediately made public, pending next-of-kin notification. Brig. Gen. John Lubas, with the 101st Airborne Division, said there were five people in one helicopter and four in the other, which he described as “fairly typical.”

    The helicopters were being flown using night vision goggles, Lubas said. The Army has a deployed an aircraft safety team from Alabama who will arrive later Thursday and initiate an investigation into the cause of the crash, Lubas said. He said he is hopeful investigators will be able to pull data from on-board computers, noting there’s something similar to a black box on board that can shed more light on the crash.

    “This is a truly tragic loss for our families, our division and Fort Campbell and our number one priority is caring for the families and the soldiers without our combat aviation brigade,” Lubas said. The 101st Airborne Division, the only air assault division of the U.S. Army, had confirmed the helicopter accident and several casualties in a tweet early Thursday morning.

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said during a news conference Thursday: “We know a lot about loss in Kentucky, especially these last few years. We’re going to do what we always do. We’re going to wrap our arms around these families.”

    Kentucky State Police were on the scene of the helicopter crash, along with military investigators and several other agencies, the department said in a news release early Thursday morning. State police said that the crash occurred in a partially wooded field and that a perimeter had been set up around the debris.

    Nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles,” the 101st Airborne Division was activated on Aug. 16, 1942, and is based near Kentucky’s border with Tennessee.”

    Video: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-blackhawk-helicopters-crash-kentucky-army-base-says-rcna77350

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  37. Hmmm……the MIC’s half-brother…..

    “The Bank of Indonesia is getting ready to transition away from Visa and Mastercard while developing its indigenous payment platform, as reported by the Antara news agency on Monday. Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, pushed local agencies and authorities last week to switch from using international payment systems to employing cards that are authorised by local banks.

    He made the case that Indonesia needs to protect itself against geopolitical and international upheavals by mentioning the financial sector sanctions imposed on Russia by the US, EU, and their allies over Moscow’s war against Ukraine, as reported by RT.” — RepublicWorld.com

    https://www.republicworld.com/amp/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/indonesia-to-pull-the-plug-on-visa-and-mastercard-president-calls-them-a-problem-articleshow.html

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  39. Pat……things not going well with M…..

    “Maricans…Please pray for my brother Dave..Lots of pain and a cough..They are running new scans today and no chemo… Also..Went to visit Dad yesterday and he wouldn’t wake up…Hospice said the same today…I’m going again tomorrow….”

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  47. “Buffalo Guy Tagged And Released Back Into Wild”
    U.S. · Mar 30, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. — After two years in captivity, the QAnon buffalo guy has been tagged and released back into the wild to roam the plains once again.

    “Wow… just look at him go. No creature that majestic should be in a cage,” said Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene with a tear in her eye. “Run free, Buffalo Guy! You are among your American buffalo brethren once again!”

    The news of Buffalo Guy’s release has shaken Washington, with Democrat politicians running and hiding in terror upon hearing the news. “This is dangerous! Such a deadly wild animal should have been put down long ago! Who authorized this?” said a terrified Senator Chuck Schumer from under his desk.

    Sources say Buffalo Guy is now free due to the release of additional January 6th footage which showed the docile, lovable creature being gently escorted through the Capitol grounds by a team of trained Capitol Police buffalo handlers.

    At publishing time, AOC heard the news and died again.”

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  50. NF: This is NOT satire these days….!!!

    “FBI Vows To Get To The Bottom Of What Christians Did To Provoke Attack”
    U.S. · Mar 29, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    QUANTICO, VA — The nation’s top investigative force has pledged a full commitment of its resources to identify, isolate, and destroy whichever Christian beliefs were responsible for the brutal attack at a private Christian school this week.

    “Our stated goal is to protect U.S. citizens from foreign and domestic terror threats, such as parents at school board meetings, pro-life demonstrators, and Christians who push innocent trans people toward violence by being mean-heads,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray at a mandatory meeting of the full staff of all branches. “I want a halt on all investigations until we figure out what Christians did to deserve being attacked!”

    “The evil that sparked this event has yet to be eradicated, but we will hunt it down and end it.”

    The shooter’s manifesto has yet to be released, but prominent media attention has focused on the shooter’s victims’ sinister Christian faith. FBI personnel are expected to spend the next several months reviewing the historic Christian doctrines that caused the tragic shooting, with plans to roll out more comprehensive tracking of Christians whose improper beliefs trigger attacks on themselves.

    At publishing time, the Biden administration announced their plan to prevent further Christian school shootings by banning Christianity altogether.”

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