The Dog Bark Park Inn

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 I saw this building while looking for other unrelated things and I knew I had to do a little research about it and bring it (for kea!).   

Dog Bark Park Inn is a guesthouse inside the World’s Largest Beagle.   Some of the dog’s decorative furnishings are carvings by Dog Bark Park chainsaw artists Dennis and Francis. An adjacent gift shop offers an assortment of dog carvings. Visitors can also see how the carvings are made.

For dog lovers looking to take a trip to Idaho, we’ve found the perfect place to stay overnight! Located in Cottonwood, Idaho, Dog Bark Park Inn (aka Sweet Willy) is a specifically themed hotel shaped like a beagle. The two-bedroom bed & breakfast boasts a number of dog-themed design choices from the architecture itself to the interior decor.

The husband and wife wood carving artists behind the inn, Dennis Sullivan and Francis Conklin, first began experimenting with wood art nearly two decades ago. They say, “Our ‘big break’ came in 1995 when our carvings were sold on QVC television. We did nothing but carve wooden dogs for 18 months (our children barely remember seeing us during those days!), made what seemed like a bundle of money, invested it all in developing and building Dog Bark Park.”

Now, the couple continues to carve folk-art style wooden replicas of dogs, having already created over 60 different breeds of canines, and rent out their massive, towering tourist attraction. Check out the lodge’s website for a full list of amenities and pricing.

Dog lovers will appreciate this fun and functional roadside attraction on US Highway 95 at Cottonwood, Idaho.

Things To Know

Free visitor center & gallery gift shop open year-round.

Chainsaw dog carvings by resident artists are featured at Dog Bark Park.

Century-old Monastery of St. Gertrude & Historical Museum located near Cottonwood.

Enjoy seeing beautiful old wooden railroad trestles & bridges in the area.

Bed & breakfast season is April – August. Two night minimum stay.

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  1. Morning All!
    looks to be a beautiful sunrise in the making…we’ll see.
    last night I had the worst walmart experience ever–totally gross, totally redneck…
    sigh…more to follow but after breakfast.
    the winds have been very gusty for the last several weeks here…it’s blowing like crazy still

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      1. Morning GA!
        this would be my kind of thing! when we toured on the Harley, I scoured the AAA tourbooks beforehand looking for offbeat places to stay or visit…we avoided the major chains whenever we could.

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    2. Morning, Pat! Cute park! It’s still quite windy here, too, but it’s supposed to lessen some tomorrow with the rain. Hit 91 on my patio yesterday and it may get up that high again today. Then back down to “normal” temps. My Weeping Willow tree has sprouted all over just in the last 2 days.

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  10. hope it’s not another disappointing letter

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    1. Yep – all that beer that is out of date will have to be dumped or given away. Rotating the beer was part of the job at the Legion. I could get an even exchange from the distributor as long as I told them a day or two BEFORE the expiration date. They would pick up the beer and take it to a convenience store for quicker sale and give me replacements.

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            1. I got pretty good at remembering what people liked to drink and always ensured I had it on-hand. Some of them, I would prepare their drinks as soon as I saw them walk thru the door. They were very appreciative.

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  13. Citizen 817
    April 13, 2023 12:25 am

    Donald J Trump Retruthed

    @JackPosobiec
    7h
    So are we just going to overlook the fact that the leaks show Biden authorized US troops on the ground in Ukraine and then lied about it?

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    1. But according to Kirby last night, they are only at the Embassy and are there to provide protection for the Ambassador and the staff, as well as tracking where all that materiel is going (sure, sure, John!). There are NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND, according to the official lying mouthpiece!

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  14. Citizen 817
    Citizen 817
    April 13, 2023 12:28 am

    @WallStreetApes

    8h
    How corrupt is the United States? After our entire political system got caught laundering BILLIONS of tax payer money to a war fund in Ukraine, funneling it into FTX, converting it to cash through a bank overseas & then laundering it back to the Democratic & Republican Party they are planning to re-start the exchange

    Get the laundromat back up & running… this is truly incredible…. This just shows they care ZERO about you, they give ZERO F*,@/s about what any of us think…

    We need a revolution

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  17. Gaetz
    entire article
    Rep. Matt Gaetz said this week that he wonders if the recent spate of mass shootings, such as at a Nashville school last month and at a Louisville bank on Monday are results from the work of Big Pharma.

    Speaking on Monday on his podcast “Firebrand,” the Fort Walton Beach Republican suggested that easy access to mind-altering drugs are making both society more dangerous and drugmakers more wealthy.

    The GOP congressman noted that Democrats instinctively and reflexively blame gun owners and Second Amendment proponents.

    But the answer is not that simple, argued Gaetz, adding what if the culprits are pharmaceutical executives.

    “My first question would be: Are these people on SSRIs [or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant]? Are they taking anti-anxiety medications or antidepressants?”

    “We are the most drugged-up generation in all of human history — and these drugs are being handed out like candy, not behind some Walmart, or on some street corner, but by Big Pharma,” Gaetz continued.

    “And Big Pharma knows there are a lot of side effects to these drugs that they push that can cause psychosis, and even make feelings of suicide and depression and violence all the more acute.”

    Gaetz asserted that many mass shooters are on these drugs or were for some long period of time.

    Instead of “thoughtful parenting” or “behavioral modification,” as once may have been used on a troubled youngster, the go-to response now is “converting to some sort of chemical solution,” he said.

    He added that that leads to a “lifetime of dependence, and side effects, and cascading consequences, sometimes lethal.”

    That also applies to treatment for gender dysphoria, Gaetz said.

    “Maybe shooting people full of hormones doesn’t make them less likely to shoot us,” he continued.

    “Just what a mentally unstable person needs: massive mood swings caused by hormone therapy. It’s quite literally a recipe for mass violence, and frequently.”

    “Big Pharma is out of control, and this country has a major mental healthcare problem,” Gaetz said.

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    “It seems the more we take drugs for our mental healthcare, the more mentally unhealthy we become. … Maybe they have to sell the virus before they sell the antidote.”

    Or, he added, “Maybe the whole regime of Big Pharma is built on this fiction that they have to convince us that we are so broken, and fragile, and frail, that we have to take these drugs forever to be functioning in society.”

    https://www.tampafp.com/matt-gaetz-big-pharma-mass-shootings/

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    1. Have to add sin and lack of reverence for GOD and devaluing human life. Approval of abortion and exalting sex above GOD has dehumanized our society.

      As Jonathan Cahn wrote in his latest book – Return of the Gods – we have revived the old pagan gods – Baal (sexual sin) Moloch (abortion) and Ishtar (gender reversal and confusion) – https://vachristian.org/the-return-of-the-gods-by-jonathan-cahn/

      Romans 1:18-32 describes the steps from rebellion against the one true GOD to sexual perversion. Refusal to surrender to GOD’s ways and truth is always a descent into paganism.

      When Jesus said, “God made them male and female…” He was laying down a heavy word – with multi-level meanings.

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      1. agreed.
        i saw a tweet from Randy Savage (?) i can’t remember… but he talked about his son…when he was a youngster, he loved these pink shoes and dressing up in hats and stuff. but Randy did not reinforce any behavior–he simply let the child explore and have fun playing. Now his son is in middle school (i think) and is a totally masculine young man.
        children cannot and should not be making life altering decisions at a young age.
        they are simply exploring the world at that point.

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  19. Charlotte99
    Charlotte99
    April 13, 2023 7:13 am

    LOL.

    The employee went rogue!

    Or so they say…

    ‘No one at a senior level’ was aware Bud Light was partnering with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney and parent brewer is now ‘pausing all future tie ups’ in scramble to stem the flow after losing $6billion in market capitalization during 10-day backlash

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11967949/No-one-senior-level-aware-Bud-Light-partnering-trans-influencer-Dylan-Mulvaney.html

    Schadenfreude.

    That will teach them to hire woke beeches!

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    1. I agree with the “or so they say” part. Their strategy fell flat on its face and they are scrambling to keep their product alive. I don’t believe you don’t know what your employees are pitching.

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      2. well the go along to get along crowd is finding out…go woke, go broke
        not sure who said it, but we need our own parallel economy–like we did with media.

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  21. never reveal your plans

    Eric
    Eric
    April 13, 2023 7:43 am

    Robert F Kennedy Jr on How JFK Stopped the Operation Northwoods False Flag Attack Which Ultimately Led to His Death

    “My uncle walks out of that meeting and he said ‘I want to take the CIA and shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the wind”@AubreyMarcus… pic.twitter.com/qREGh00K1x

    — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) April 13, 2023

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  22. last evening at walmart:
    shopping was fine. there was only one or two of those walmart-does-the-shopping carts blocking everything.
    we get in line to check out and we are third. The older woman at the head of the line is rummaging thru her purse while the cashier is patiently loading the conveyor belt from her cart. (I’m puzzled at this–WHO put all those items IN her cart if she can’t take them out?)

    The cashier loads as much as the belt will take and then runs around to the register. She loads the bagged, checked items into the woman’s cart and reloads the conveyor belt a second time. When she’s almost finished, the woman starts pulling almost eaten candy bars from her purse…saying oh yeah–i almost ate these. (The poor clerk now has to partially unfold the crimped wrappers to scan them.) She tells the woman her total and the woman hands her a gift card.
    It scans. She tells the woman her new total.
    Now we begin the searching of the purse for her debit card. (All the while the clerk was scanning and bagging and loading the woman’s cart she stood there.)

    By now, our line has grown. Behind me is a couple–she is apparently hard of hearing and he is eating almost all of the grapes they “intended” to buy with the rest of their items.
    She gets on the phone (speaker phone) and is standing so close to me shouting into her end, that my ears are ringing.

    The older woman in front of the line now decides her card is lost and decides to pay with a check.

    The grape thief suddenly has a coughing spell and I can feel droplets landing on my NECK! The shouter takes her hand and wipes the back of my neck, saying COVER YOUR MOUTH–YOU’RE SPRAYING EVERYTHING!!

    The check goes thru just as Granny finds the debit card and she wants to UNDO everything!

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    1. HORRORS – Poor Pat and DH!!! I’d go home, gargle with the anti-covid stuff and take a precautionary dose of HCQ, Quercetin, Zinc, D3 and C.

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            1. Of course not but it happens sometimes. I’m sure it wasn’t by intent, was it? And it’s not like it went into your mouth or something. The most I would do, if that, would be to wipe my neck with peroxide….maybe….probably not even that.

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              1. I am not a germ freak–covid didn’t bother me–I wasn’t sanitizing everywhere or anything…but having someone spit on me is my limit–intentional or not

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            1. It’s happening with or without my participation so I’ll take advantage of my freedom to do as I choose. Our Norfolk WM only has a few attended lines any more and the employee-owned local chain, HyVee, has installed self-checkouts as well. People like them and I’m sure there are other jobs those people can do.

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  25. we’ll definitely be out some time this weekend shopping for a new washer…our nearly 35 year old Maytag just leaked water everywhere again. sigh…she was a good machine!

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      1. it’s 35 years old.
        it’s leaking at the bottom, hubby suspects it has finally rusted thru.
        he;s the one saying it’s time for a new one…but I am not finding one i like on line.
        too much “smart” stuff on most.
        I want a top loader with knobs and i want a Maytag.
        i found a “commercial” grade one I liked, but it’s out of stock and they can “email” me IF it ever comes back…lol

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        2. I bought a Maytag washer/dryer at an auction – the washer worked until a few years ago, when I bought Marilyn’s heavy-duty Kenmore, which is still working just fine. The dryer never did work and I bought a new Maytag dryer.

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  26. EXCERPT: “UPDATED: The full video has now been added to this article. See below.

    Brighteon.com founder Mike Adams interviews war correspondent Michael Yon who is on site at the UN migration camp (San Vicente) at the Darien Gap in Panama, where both the United Nations and the USA are funding mass human migration activities to shuttle migrants from all over the world into the United States.

    Migrants moving through this UN camp include people from the Middle East, Europe, Haiti and China, among many South American citizens. As part of the interview, I was able to speak with a Chinese couple (in Mandarin) and confirm their country of origin (mainland China) and their destination (the United States).

    If you’re wondering why Chinese nationals are pouring through the Darien Gap in Panama, you’re not alone. Very few Americans are aware of this bombshell story, and Michael Yon is breaking the news to a global audience, via Brighteon.com. (See photos below.)

    A massive expansion of the camp is currently under way, helping funnel more migrants across the Darien Gap where they will be transported to the U.S. border to illegally cross into the United States, all with help from the US Dept. of Homeland Security and the Biden administration.”

    https://www.newstarget.com/2023-04-12-photos-video-of-un-sponsored-human-migration-camp-at-darien-gap.html

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  27. “Micro-Aggression and Cancel Culture–How the left is using “micro-OPPRESSION” to control free speech”
    ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS
    APR 13, 2023

    EXCERPT: “Cancel culture is rapidly evolving and expanding throughout society, like some single-stranded RNA virus – with no checks to its genome, another mind virus which has inserted itself into a new host population.

    Combine this phenomenon with the weaponized offensive accusations of “micro-aggression” and the two together are just the latest examples of how sensitive the left has become to any and all perceived slights. The situation has gotten so extreme that for people of a certain gender or color, simply being accused of committing an act of micro-aggression puts them at a risk of losing their livelihood. This is particularly true in academia.

    The definition of mī′krō is clear.

    I find it all very disturbing. As a man with roots from the deep south, I often slip into referring to people that I am addressing as “sir” and “ma’am.” This is how I was raised. Frankly, I sometimes slip up and say “yes, ma’am,” which is what my mother would want me to say. For me, this is a sign of respect. Just as “yes, sir” is a sign of respect. It is something I can’t turn off easily, as I was raised with this being how to show respect.

    So, the fact that a man calling a group of women “ladies,” seems pretty benign to me. Personally, I have been known to refer to men as gentlemen. I certainly don’t view using these words as a micro-aggression. But evidently in the minds of some, it is just that.

    https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/micro-aggression-and-cancel-culture

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  28. anybody else ever heard of this CO2 pipeline?

    Its 5 OClock Somewhere
    April 13, 2023 10:03 am

    Treepers in South Dakota need to contact Gov Noem office regarding imminent domain of farms and the CO2 capture systems
    Recently, landowners against the CO2 Pipeline have begun receiving letters from Summit Carbon Solutions saying condemnation proceedings of our land will begin soon ,(within 10 days), if the landowner refuses to negotiate. Negotiate means, give us your land or we will take it. This is very concerning that a private company is allowed to do this. HB 1133 which could have fixed the issue passed the House 40-28, but failed in Schoenbeck’s, Energy & Commerce Committee, 9-0. ( Schoenbeck bragged how he was going to kill HB1133).
    Governor Noem has been silent on this issue. Please contact her via email or phone.

    1. Noem talks about how she had to quit college when her dad died and go home to save the farm.
    2. Noem’s father always told her, “Don’t sell the land, God’s not making anymore.”
    3. This CO2 pipeline is climate communism having to do with ESG scores. Noem has publically come out against the ESG scam and foreign land ownership. (Why hasn’t she come out against this CO2 pipeline considering there are foreign governments involved as investors/owners, (Blackrock is the main financier behind the Navigator pipeline), and the fact that once a landowner signs the easement he automatically gives ownership of that easement to these foreign entities FOREVER)
    4. Because of the failure of the legislature on HB1133 to protect our constitutional rights, it is now up to her to act to protect those rights that all Americans and South Dakotans hold so dear. It is her duty!
    https://governor.sd.gov/office/
    605-773-3212
    Landowners for Eminent Domain Reform (LEDR)
    Cindy SDCanvass

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  29. “The Real Reason Mega-Corporations Are Going Woke–It’s essentially economic extortion at play by an investment Mafia working make big businesses toe the “Equality” line”
    JORDAN SATHER
    APR 13, 2023
    EXCERPT: “Bud Light, Jack Daniels, Nike…. is nothing sacred anymore?! Granted, Bud Light has always been shit beer and Nike has always been cheap threads made in Chinese sweatshops, so these things never were sacred to begin with – but you get the point. Over the past couple of weeks more and more mega corporations are throwing their dollars into the LGBTQ ring and sponsoring trans influencers to advertise their products.

    Nike paying Dylan Mulvaney, a dude, to promote their women’s sports bras. Only in Clown World. Then you could go back to last year when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court and find dozens of Fortune 500 companies who went full woke and made political statements against the Court decision. And you can go back further than that to the 2020 election when a whole list of companies were crying out against the events of January 6th and calling for “pRoTeCtInG OuR DeMoCrAcY”. Then you have the laundry list of companies going “carbon neutral” in an effort to “combat man-made climate change”.

    Woke Corporate America, not only putting profits over people but now politics over people as well. But why? Clearly there is a large customer base they are alienating by going full woke, to the point of losing customers and profits, so what’s the real reason behind the political stances at these companies? The answer to that lies in what’s essentially an economic mafia at work.

    We first look to the Human Rights Campaign, the “HRC”. (Interesting acronym) They are a large Social Justice Warrior NGO in operation since 1980 pushing about every woke initiative you can think of – from climate change to “securing democracy” to LGBTQ+ campaigns and more. If you’re not familiar with the Human Rights Campaign name, you may have seen their logo around.

    At the Human Rights Campaign, they have something they call the “Corporate Equality Index” (CEI) where they rank big business with a score based upon how well they do with inclusion and diversity for the LGBTQ movement. It’s a wokeness score, basically. The Human Rights Campaign started their CEI initiative in 2002, and it’s currently led by Kelly Robinson as of 2022. Kelly also worked for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Color me shocked with a rainbow.

    Here are some stats on the Corporate Equality Index taken from the HRC website. It looks like just over two thirds of Fortune 500 companies participated in being ranked for inclusiveness, and over 800 businesses were given the title “Best Place to Work for Equality”.

    The main categories of ranking for the CEI score are “Workforce Protections,” “Inclusive Benefits,” “Supporting an Inclusive Culture,” and “Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Citizenship.”

    https://jordansather.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-mega-corporations

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    1. can you explain to me what power this human rights campaign has?
      who determines the cei?
      what benefits go to the corps who comply or raise their “score”?
      what are the drawbacks to NOT having a high score?
      is this just another “climate” scam the left produced?

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      1. “The answer to that lies in what’s essentially an economic mafia at work.
        ————-
        What the Corporate Equality Index has become is something like a corporate extortion racket ran by a woke suit-and-tie Mafia. If a company does not fit into their mold of inclusivity, a company is given a low score and the activists/media talking heads start crying out over how evil the company is.
        ————-
        This CEI score is a part of a larger initiative that the Woke Folk in corporate America have been pushing the last few years, which is often described as “ESG”, ESG standing for “Environmental, Social, and Governance” score.

        ESG is defined by Forbes as “a type of financial investing where factors beyond financial considerations are considered. Companies are scored by fund managers based on varying, and undefined factors”.

        It’s very likely that these big businesses are not only worried about the bad press from activists and the media for not getting a good woke score, but there could be threat of investment loss behind the scenes from the large investment companies like Blackrock and Vanguard who hold shares in most all large corporations.

        In a 2018 letter to CEOs about ESG values for businesses, the CEO of Blackrock Larry Fink wrote “if a company doesn’t engage with the community and have a sense of purpose it will ultimately lose the license to operate from key stakeholders.” Larry Fink is one of the main, if not the main, pusher of ESG onto corporate America.

        Don’t get a good woke score? We’ll write bad press about you and tank your stocks!”

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            1. don’t think so…they need to show revenue not just injections of cash via investments. that cash from investors goes into equity but the income statement needs sales. and dividends pay out thru income. so without consumers buying the product, there’s a disconnect there.
              the company may be boosted temporarily, but if there are no sales, there’s no dividends to be paid and the investors will lose their stock value.

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    2. “Some may be thinking “Why would the companies do this? They are going to lose so many sales!”, but the money lost from upset conservatives over ideological reasons pales in comparison to the money these corporations could lose if their main shareholders threaten to pull their stake.

      Though hopefully the American consumer can make enough of a stand by carefully choosing what companies to support with their money to overshadow these corporate fears of getting a good CEI or ESG score for shareholders. Anheuser-Busch has already lost a few billion dollars of market cap for their stock over the last couple weeks with their “Equality” stunt, and even more damaged is the the perception of the brand in blue collar America.

      This may be where we can win, for reputation is something more difficult to repair than some lost money in the checkbook.”

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  33. AN OVER-SIMPLIFIED LESSON IN ‘TRICKLE-DOWN’ ECONOMICS

    “It is a slow day in the small Florida town of Pumphandle, and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on credit. A tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to pick one for the night.

    As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill to his supplier, the Co-op.
    The guy at the Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her “services” on credit.

    The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner. The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the traveler will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, picks up the $100 bill and leaves.

    No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However the whole town is now out of debt and looks to the future with optimism. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how trickle-down economics works. Sorta…”

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  39. “Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson–Introducing the Declaration of Independence Project”
    PETER A. MCCULLOUGH, MD, MPH™
    APR 13, 2023
    By JOHN LEAKE

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “On this day (April 13) in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born on Shadwell Plantation in the British Colony of Virginia. He enjoyed a long and fascinating life and died at 83 on July 4, 1825—the same day on which his longtime political rival and friend, John Adams, died. Jefferson wrote his epitaph, which reads:

    HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

    At 16, he attended college at William & Mary in Williamsburg. During his first year he was “given more to parties and dancing than studying,” but then became a voracious student, often reading 15 hours per day, mastering Greek, Latin, and several modern languages, mathematics, history, religion, and political philosophy. He was also a lifelong student of agriculture and invented several ingenious devices.

    As a political thinker, Jefferson lacked James Madison’s profound understanding of human nature. While Madison had a great practical understanding of politics, Jefferson tended be idealistic to the point of impracticality. While serving as President Washington’s Secretary of State, he advocated a declared alliance with the French Revolutionaries, which would have put the fledgling U.S. Republic in a state of war with every other great power in Europe. This prompted President Washington to remark to Alexander Hamilton that in spite of his great talents and amiability, Thomas Jefferson was a bit of a nut.

    As he wrote on his epitaph, Jefferson considered the Declaration of American Independence his greatest achievement. Like all of the Founding Fathers, Jefferson believed that all governments will, if not checked and balanced, be inclined to tyranny. It’s therefore the responsibility of citizens to remain vigilant and insist that their government always act in accordance with reason, fairness, and laws passed by representatives of the people.

    In recent years it seems that many Americans have become unaware of the danger that can arise if the state becomes too powerful, unchecked, secretive, and unmoored from vigilant oversight. President Eisenhower warned about this danger in his Farewell Address on January 17, 1961 and President Kennedy warned about it in his address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association on April 27, 1961.

    A few days ago, a film industry friend told me about his fledgling Declaration of Independence Project. His objective is to reanimate the American people with Thomas Jefferson’s love of liberty, and to send a message to U.S. Congress that “We the People” are watching and growing weary of the way our Congressmen conduct business.

    Democrat and Republican Congressmen need a reminder that they do not serve special interests (domestic or foreign) or fashionable minorities (no matter how loud) but We the People, united by the principle of E pluribus unum.

    Our Substack readers are encouraged to review the following presentation of the Declaration of Independence Project and to sign the Declaration that will be delivered to Congress in September of this year.

    https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/happy-birthday-thomas-jefferson

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  40. “A judge has been chosen for Berenson v. Biden — Mary Kay Vyskocil. She’s a Trump appointee.”
    ALEX BERENSON
    APR 13, 2023

    “The Southern District of New York has over 40 judges (including the senior judges). Fewer than one-third were appointed by Republican presidents. Only four were appointed by Donald J. Trump. Judge Vyskocil is one. She will be hearing Berenson v. Biden. Onward.”

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  41. “Dem Rep Katie Porter Complains About Working With Marjorie Taylor Green. The Democrat’s Staffers Complain About Working With Porter.”

    Washington Free Beacon Staff
    April 12, 2023

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Democratic representative Katie Porter (Calif.) complained to talk show host Stephen Colbert about the struggles of working with conservative congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.). The Democrat’s staffers say Porter is the difficult one to work with. “I think we should be more honest with the American people about Congress [being] a mess. … The truth is it’s hard. It is hard to go to work every day with Marjorie Taylor Greene as a colleague,” Porter told Colbert on a Tuesday Late Show episode.

    But Porter, who is running to replace 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.) in 2024, is not so easy to work with either, according to her staffers, who raised complaints about the congresswoman last year. Sasha Georgiades, a Navy veteran and former Wounded Warrior fellow for Porter, told Fox News that Porter made “rude and racist comments” to staffers and “ridiculed people for reporting sexual harassment.”

    “She has made multiple staffers cry and people are generally so anxious to even staff her because if ANYTHING goes wrong she flips out on whatever staffer is present,” Georgiades said. “She just talks to staffers however she wants.” Text messages that surfaced in December show Porter berating Georgiades for contracting COVID-19, and Georgiades alleges that the congresswoman also “made fun of individuals whose parents passed away from COVID.” Porter’s office denied Georgiades’s allegations.

    Shortly after the messages leaked, anonymous Porter staffers posted complaints to Dear White Staffers, a Twitter and Instagram account for Capitol Hill staffers. “Thinks she knows better and talks s— about other members, leadership, staffers, local [elected officials], etc., at full volume, in public, and to literally [anyone] who will listen,” one post reads.

    “I regret if this employee feels disgruntled,” Porter said in defense against the accusations in an interview with Pod Save America. “I’m willing to expect people to work hard. I work hard, and I think that’s what the American people should expect.”

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  43. “Leftists On Twitter Report Disturbing Rise In People They Hate Having Speech”
    TECH · Apr 12, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    “U.S. — In the tumultuous wake of Elon Musk taking over Twitter, many Leftists on the platform are reporting a disturbing rise in the number of people they hate being allowed to use speech.

    “Ever since Elon took over, I see more and more people saying things that I don’t like, and I hate them!” said BBC reporter and Twitter user James Clayton. “Just the other day, I saw an opinion I hated, voiced by a person I hated. I can’t remember what it was, except that I really hated it. How is this allowed? Can’t the government do something about this? Waaaaaaaa!”

    Several internet disinformation experts have concurred with the worries expressed by Clayton. “Hated people having a voice is dangerous to democracy, and to marginalized voices, like mine,” said Vice President Kamala Harris, briefly interrupting herself to laugh at inappropriate moments. “Imagine if everyone I hated was allowed to talk! That would be so many people talking! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!”

    Experts are recommending government officials rein in Twitter before more hated people get away with saying things freely. According to reports, government officials finally acknowledged the need to do something about Twitter after seeing Elon Musk tweet something and realizing they hated that.”
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    “Biden Thanks That Handsome Rapinoe Fella For His Support Of Trans Inclusion In Women’s Sports”
    SPORTS · Apr 12, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. — In brief remarks today regarding the ongoing debate about biological male athletes identifying as females and competing in women’s sports, President Joe Biden made sure to specifically thank former soccer star and controversial activist Megan Rapinoe for supporting inclusivity.

    “That Megan Rapinoe, such a handsome fella,” Biden said in his comments to reporters. “Having that guy lend his support to the movement to eliminate women from women’s sports means a lot. Not every man would care so much, so make sure Megan knows I appreciate him. A good dude. Sarnafarbits!”

    Rapinoe, a staunch supporter of LGBTQ+ causes and critic of the alleged “patriarchy” in society, is in favor of allowing men who call themselves women to compete against biological females in sports. “Now that I’ve found success, made millions, and retired, I now feel safe encouraging biological men to compete with women,” said Mr. Rapinoe to reporters. “It is a fundamental human right and all who disagree are fascist.”

    President Biden, who is expected to pursue changes to Title IX to penalize discrimination against trans athletes, was confused later in the day after being notified by aides that Megan Rapinoe is reportedly a woman. “That muscular fella with the chiseled features?” Biden reportedly said. “Wow! I wonder if she’s available! What a swell-lookin’ dame!”

    At publishing time, Biden had requested a meeting with Rapinoe to sniff her hair to find out if she is actually a woman.”

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  44. “Romantic Scene In Little Mermaid Reboot Will Have Ariel Signing 35-Page Consent Form Before Kissing Eric”
    ENTERTAINMENT · Apr 12, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    “LOS ANGELES, CA — Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid promises to revitalize the classic with a more diverse cast and crew, as well as the addition of an extended romantic scene that ends with Ariel reviewing and signing a 35-page consent form before Eric is able to “Kiss The Girl.”

    “The music swells as the light flirtation escalates into steamy romantic entanglement, with a drawn-out crescendo as Ariel reads and signs the 35-page consent form that Eric presents to her when she leans in for a kiss!” Composer Alan Menken says the studio expects the adjustment to be a welcome change to modern viewers, serving as an overdue acknowledgment of the original song’s “pushy overtones.”

    “After making his poor suggestions for Eric to ‘steal a kiss,’ Sebastian the Crab finds himself facing a long lecture from Eric about Informed Consent,” said Menken. “Requesting confirmation and written documentation of approval for any and all romantic contact before soliciting a kiss has become necessary for today’s audiences.”

    At publishing time, Disney announced that the live-action remake of Sleeping Beauty will feature Prince Phillip filibustering for 78 hours before abandoning Princess Aurora to her fate after she fails to wake up and sign his legally binding consent form.”
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    “Pentagon Secures Against Future Intelligence Leaks By Installing Ring Doorbell”
    U.S. · Apr 11, 2023 · BabylonBee.com

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Defense is taking unprecedented steps to secure the Pentagon after a massive intel leak put lives in danger around the world. According to sources, officials are hoping they’ve seen the last of damaging security breaches thanks to their brand-new Ring doorbell.

    “Ring doorbells represent the pinnacle of security and surveillance technology,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to reporters. “It’s a video camera, a microphone, and a doorbell all rolled up into one sleek and stylish package! What’s not to love? Try getting past our new Ring, you filthy document-stealing crooks!”

    Sources say that the Ring doorbell was chosen after a 2-year, multi-million-dollar search for security equipment and intense negotiations with the manufacturer. The government ended up acquiring a single $64 Ring doorbell for only $38 billion. “We’re hoping to secure a cheaper price to equip other government buildings with the same amazing technology,” said Austin. “Once every building has one of these babies, we’ll never have to worry about a leak again!”

    At publishing time, the DoD was dealing with yet another leak as they had forgotten to install a Ring doorbell in Biden’s garage.”

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  48. the ALVIN ACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    entire article
    Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs introduced two pieces of legislation Thursday that would hold the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, led by District Attorney Alvin Bragg, accountable for not addressing the crime in the city and for using federal resources to prosecute former President Donald Trump.

    The Daily Caller first obtained the bills, titled the “Accountability for Lawless Violence In Our Neighborhoods Act,” or the “ALVIN Act,” and the “No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act.” The “ALVIN Act” prohibits federal funds from being awarded to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and requires the office to repay federal funds granted after January 1, 2022.

    The “No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act,” prohibits state or local law enforcement agencies from using funds or property attainted pursuant to section 511(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(e)), section 981 of title 18, United States Code, or section 524 of title 28, United States Code, to investigate or prosecute the President, Vice President, or a candidate for the office of President in a criminal case while lawlessness permeates major American cities.

    The legislation is being introduced as a way to combat Bragg offices’ lawsuit against the House Judiciary Committee, where Biggs serves.

    “District Attorney Alvin Bragg ran on a campaign pledge to indict President Trump. Bragg took the unprecedented action of converting alleged minor business misdemeanors to 34 individual felonies in an attempt to put President Trump behind bars and humiliate him and his supporters,” Biggs told the Caller before introducing the pieces of legislation.

    https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/13/andy-biggs-house-gop-defund-alvin-bragg-office/

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  49. another probe…did HHS funnel pandemic cash into already profitable hospitals instead of poorer struggling ones
    entire article

    House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into allegations the Health and Human Services Department misallocated COVID-19 relief funds intended to help low-income hospitals.

    The probe is being led by House Oversight committee Chairman James Comer.

    In a letter to agency Secretary Xavier Becerra, Comer and fellow GOP committee member Rep. Nick Langworthy allege HHS “funneled billions of taxpayer dollars to highly profitable hospitals in wealthy areas while rural hospitals battled bankruptcy as they strived to provide high-quality care.”

    The lawmakers, in the letter, requested all documents and communications related to agency’s decision-making process for which hospitals and providers received the taxpayer dollars.

    They also cited reports that nearly $17 billion of pandemic relief funds went to hospitals with reported profits of $53 billion-plus, while $35 billion went to hospitals that reported a loss of almost $130 billion.

    “It is crucial that we understand how the Department of Health and Human Services distributed these funds to hospitals that did not need it while hospitals in need received minimal benefit,” the lawmakers also wrote.

    https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-gop-probes-why-hhs-allegedly-pumped-billions-pandemic-cash-highly

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  50. hmmmmmm…who leaked the Dobbs decision? they dunno…who leaked Trump indictment? they dunno…now they claim to know who leaked the pentagon docs.

    OhNoYouDoNot
    OhNoYouDoNot
    April 13, 2023 12:43 pm

    A 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard has been identified as the alleged leaker of top secret Pentagon documents.

    Jack Teixeira, the leader of the Thug Shaker Central online private chat group, was named by the New York Times as the man behind one of the biggest national security breaches in the last decade.

    The revelation comes after President Joe Biden said during his Ireland trip that investigators were getting close to finding out the source.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11969873/Identity-man-responsible-Pentagon-secret-documents-leak.html

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