Colorado State Mammal: Big Horn Sheep

Nature, State Animals 3 Minutes

The bighorn sheep’s compact body is muscular, with chocolate brown fur trimmed in white on the muzzle, rump, and belly. Most weigh 160 to 250 pounds, but males may weigh more than 350 pounds and stand around 40 inches at the shoulder. Their wide-set eyes are situated well forward on the head, providing a wide arc of exceptional vision. The bighorn sheep’s keen eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell help it detect and avoid predators.

The bighorn sheep is one of two species of wild sheep in North America with large horns, the other being the Dall sheep (Ovis dalli). The latest science shows that “bighorn sheep” is one species, with three living subspecies: the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis), the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae)—formerly called the California bighorn sheep, and the desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni).

Large, curved horns—borne by the males, or rams—can weigh up to 30 pounds, as much as the rest of the bones in the male’s body. Older rams have massive horns that can grow over three feet long with a more than one-foot circumference at the base. Females, or ewes, also have horns, but they are short with only a slight curvature. Both rams and ewes use their horns as tools for eating and fighting.

Although not as agile as mountain goats, bighorn sheep are well-equipped for climbing the steep terrain that keeps their predators at bay. The outer hooves are modified toenails shaped to snag any slight protrusion, while a soft inner pad provides a grip that conforms to each variable surface.

Diet

In warmer months, bighorn sheep browses on grasses, clover, and sedges. It transitions to eating woody plants like willow and sage in colder months. In desert areas, bighorn sheep often eat plants such as holly and cacti.

As ruminants, grass-eating bighorn sheep have a complex four-part stomach that enables them to eat large portions rapidly before retreating to cliffs or ledges where they can thoroughly rechew and digest their food, safe from predators. Then bacteria takes over, breaking down plant fibers for digestion. The sheep also absorb moisture during this digestive process, enabling them to go for long periods without water.

Behavior

Mature males spend most of their year in bachelor flocks apart from groups of females and young sheep. Young females generally remain in their mother’s group (led by an older ewe) for life. All ewes are subordinate to even young rams with bigger horns.

Males depart their mother’s group around two to four years of age and join a group of rams. This is sometimes a tough time of wandering until the young rams find a male group, and they will sometimes take up with other species out of loneliness.

Life History

It is during the mating season or “rut” that the rams join the female groups and engage in fierce competition to establish access rights to ewes. Their dominance hierarchy is based on age and size (including horn size), which usually prevents rams younger than seven years old from mating. Younger males will mate sooner if dominant rams in their group are killed.

Mating competition involves two rams running toward one another at speeds around 40 miles an hour and clashing their curled horns, which produces a sound that can be heard a mile away. Most of the characteristic horn-clashing between rams occurs during the pre-rut period, although this behavior may occur to a limited extent throughout the year.

Longevity depends on population status. In declining or stable populations, most sheep live more than 10 years. Even in areas where no hunting occurs, females rarely make it past 15 and males rarely live beyond 12. Juvenile mortality is variable and can be quite high, ranging from 5 percent to 30 percent. Sheep between two and six years old have low mortality.

Fun Fact

Bighorn sheep groups protect themselves from predators by facing different directions, allowing them to keep watch on their surroundings.

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176 thoughts on “Colorado State Mammal: Big Horn Sheep”

    1. Morning, Pat! Sitting at 31 here, cloudy and dreary. We’ll see if the predicted rain/snow to the south reaches this far north. Tucker’s live broadcast last night had 1.8M people watching. But he spent far too much time with Alex Jones….he’s another one I really dislike listening to. That voice – yuck!

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            1. I occasionally have an issue with posts being delayed. You have to remember, this isn’t just affecting WP – it is affecting the internet writ large.

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        1. Uh-huh….and I see the usual suspects saying the usual things….sorry – perception be damned! The TRUTH matters much more!

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            1. As you no doubt are aware since I’ve said it often enough – these games are LONG past their sell-by date and I’ve had it with them. Face reality instead of fantasizing!

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          2. here’s wolf’s take on it…fwiw

            Wolf Moon | Threat to Demonocracy(@wolfmoon1776)

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            March 8, 2024 10:39

            The first part is quoting China Joe, who is taking credit for everything. That’s Joe’s speechwriters talking, not Trump.

            This is all deep in the weeds of the COVID ATTACK on humanity, to which there were no clean solutions.

            Trump is again emphasizing (and I agree) that Operation Warp Speed was a good idea, no matter what. IMO, we would have never made visible the “Depopulation Plot” without it. OWS was Trump giving Fauci and Bourla rope and letting them run with the bait.

            If things had taken longer, humanity would not have discerned that the vaccines were meant to control population.

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              3. he never mandated the vaccine…he forced them to bring it but also touted alternatives.
                remember the entire pandemic was planned for depopulation…it was supposed to last and last. he forced them to roll out the vax sooner than they wanted to because he was touting the alternatives…and yeah the vax killed some–but not all doses were apparently the same. and it was never mandated like they wanted.

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              5. and say what exactly?
                there are STILL agencies pushing these damned things–once he is reelected and clean out those damn places–maybe some honest reports and investigations can come to light–but in the current atmosphere? nope, it can’t happen yet

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              7. no he would not.
                the minute–the absolute minute– he said anything like that? the left would impeach/arrest him for endangering the lives of millions. don’t think they wouldn’t. it was a no win situation and he did the best he could with it.

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              8. I’d prefer we just don’t discuss this any more, Pat. You’re not going to change my mind now. I’ve been on that road for FAR too long already and I’m just done giving him a pass on this subject.

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  6. TheseTruths

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    March 8, 2024 01:05

    Mollie Hemingway: Book Admits Fani Willis’ Investigation Began With Illegal Recording

    A new book from Mike Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman admits that a widely misunderstood phone call, on which Willis’ political prosecution rests, was illegally recorded. That means the entire prosecution could crumble with defendants having a new avenue to challenge Democrat lawfare.

    Many details in the article.

    “Fruit of the poisonous trees is a doctrine that extends the exclusionary rule to make evidence inadmissible in court if it was derived from evidence that was illegally obtained,” according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. “As the metaphor suggests, if the evidential ‘tree’ is tainted, so is its ‘fruit.’ The doctrine was established in 1920 by the decision in Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States, and the phrase ‘fruit of the poisonous tree’ was coined by Justice Frankfurter in his 1939 opinion in Nardone v. United States. The rule typically bars even testimonial evidence resulting from excludable evidence, such as a confession.”

    With Fani Willis repeatedly saying the entire investigation into Republicans was the result of a phone call that was illegally recorded, defendants might pursue legal recourse. It’s the latest challenge for Willis, even if the political ally judge reviewing whether she can continue prosecuting Georgia Republicans rules in her favor.

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  12. j x

    j x

    March 8, 2024 7:49 am

    Biden says “if we raise taxes on billionaires to 25% it would help raise an additional $500 billion next 10 yrs.”

    Basic question for Americans.

    Who do you trust can do more to help the US economy?

    Billionaires or politicians?

    One will reinvest money in 🇺🇸, the other to 🇺🇦.

    — Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) March 8, 2024

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    500 billion in 10 years… that’s 50 billion per year. If Biden didn’t give more than twice that to Ukraine there would be no need to tax billionaires.

    Democrats are such economic illiterate demagogic imbeciles. They sow envy and division.

    Destroying wealth does not create jobs. Destroying wealth destroys nations. Sowing division destroys nations.

    FJB

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  13. T. Turtle

    T. Turtle

    March 8, 2024 7:19 am

    FJB has never said the names of the 13 Service Members killed in Afghanistan, he has never met with their families (President Trump has), and he touted the horrific withdrawal from Afghanistan as a success. I understand this guys anger!

    “Gold Star Father Put in Handcuffs for Protesting Biden During State of the Union Over Deadly Abbey Gate Terror Attack in Afghanistan”

    Excerpts:Listeners heard Nikoui call out “United States Marines!” and “Abbey Gate!” among other things in the brief outburst. Nikoui was reportedly charged with a misdemeanor.

    Foldi also posted an outraged reaction sent to him by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), a former Navy SEAL, ““If Gold Star families are being arrested and a member of congress [@JamaalBowmanNY] was not arrested for committing a felony, that’s not right.” #WI03’s @derrickvanorden to me on this”

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/gold-star-father-put-handcuffs-protesting-biden-during/

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  17. BTW, the phrase “piss like a racehorse” actually started as “piss like a rushing racehorse,” referring to the piss test that is required of the winner after a race.

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    1. I skipped thru the SOTU….each time I stopped to listen, it was no better so….and no, I didn’t follow Trump on TS – I uninstalled it from my computer. No more social media for me, period. I did watch the Tucker show except, as I think I already said, that he spent far too much time with Alex Jones. Alex went into this long speech about how he used to lie all the time but is now always honest, no matter what. I was thinking as I listened, no, absolute honesty is not always the best policy and no, I do NOT believe he is now “always honest!” Ha! That’s a laugh! TBH, I was kind of disappointed with the whole thing.

      For example….suppose an acquaintance came up to me and said, “Look at my new dress! Isn’t it just perfect?” In reality, no, it looks like shit – am I going to tell her that? Of course not! There is no reason to be purposefully hurtful over something that is so inconsequential. Instead, I would find something else to say w/o actually lying, such as “You know, that color is beautiful on you but maybe you should go with such-and-such style to take advantage of your height?” Or vice versa….something that is quasi-truthful w/o hurting her unnecessarily.

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      1. Now, if that were Marilyn or a close friend, yeah, I would say “WTF are you thinking, girl??? That looks like shit!”

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        1. If you think about it…say it’s a color that really makes her look dreadful….so you let her continue to believe she looks wonderful and she wears it everywhere, while people whisper under their breath about her dreadful clothes choices. That, in and of itself, is a form of cruelty, IMO, letting her open herself up to that. And you KNOW people will do it! You are still being mostly honest and actually helping her in the long run.

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          1. if the color did truly suit her it’s not a lie.
            i am only saying i would find something nice if i could. which is the first part of what you said–the color is beautiful on you. I would not have added the “fixing” part that you did…
            i would have stopped with the nice part

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            1. And therefore would have been lying and setting her up for future humiliation – that’s the way I see it.

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      1. IKR? Make you think back about all the times you were at a water park….swimming pool – same thing! LOL – tell me you DIDN’T pee in the pool when you were little???

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              1. I didn’t in our home pool but at the public pool? Oh, hell, yeah! There was so much chlorine in that water, it almost made you tear up!

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              2. we never went to a public pool that i can remember. we had a small above ground pool…mom and dad bought it and my aunt and uncle next door paid for the sand and chemicals and all us kids played in it all summer

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              3. Oh, I spent 3-4 days a week at the public pool during the summer for pretty much my entire childhood. Until my Dad put in our own cement in-ground pool when I was 16.

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              7. The public pool was also cement and that’s where I stubbed my toe. Ours was nice and smooth – Dad made sure of that. It wasn’t all that big – couldn’t have a diving board, only about 12′ feet deep in the middle, kidney-shaped. But we sure enjoyed it.

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              8. Almost every time I drive past that house when I go to Norfolk, I am itching to stop in and see all the changes they’ve made. It looks like the pool is still there – at least, the fence is – and they must have finished the attic since they added 2 dormers. One of these days, I’ll take the pic I have of the house when my parents first bought it and give it to them, if they want it. So they can see what it used to be. BIG changes since back in the early ’60’s!

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              9. wow!
                when we sold our old house, we gave the new owners all the old picture we had of the house–from when hubby first bought it to when we built an addition and all the renovations we made. they were thrilled.

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              16. All 3 of us kids spend our childhood barefoot. Of course, Charlie had to be the asshole and get into the fresh tar on the road. Or we wore flip-flops – I was forever scraping my big toe on the road when I was riding my bike!

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  25. EXCERPT: “Hey there! Have you ever heard of National Make Me a Sandwich Day? Well, buckle up and get ready for a hilarious ride through the internet’s history of this unique and mouthwatering holiday!

    When is Make Me A Sandwich Day? It’s national make me a sandwich day on the 8th March.

    The Birth of National Make Me a Sandwich Day — Let’s throwback to March 8, 2016, the day the internet exploded with mentions of National Make Me a Sandwich Day. This remarkable date has since gained popularity as a lighthearted and humorous celebration of our love for delicious sandwiches.

    While the origins of this curious holiday are a bit hazy, it seems to have emerged from the depths of the online comedy world. People started sharing clever memes, jokes, and playful requests for sandwiches, giving birth to the concept of a designated day for this delightful culinary creation.Celebrating the Sandwiches We Love

    National Make Me a Sandwich Day is all about paying homage to the beloved sandwich, that perfect vessel filled with infinite possibilities. Whether you’re a fan of classic ham and cheese, a hearty BLT, or a mouthwatering gourmet creation, this day is for you.

    People gather with their loved ones and friends to enjoy a wide array of sandwich options. From simple DIY creations in the kitchen to indulging in a scrumptious sandwich at a local deli, the possibilities are endless. Not only can you satisfy your taste buds, but you’ll also get an opportunity to explore new flavor combinations and embrace the sheer deliciousness that sandwiches bring to the table.

    A Fun Fact About Sandwiches — Did you know that the world’s biggest sandwich to date was made in 2005? This giant masterpiece measured a whopping 5,440 feet! That’s the length of about 12 football fields! It took hundreds of volunteers to assemble and contained insane amounts of bread, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and all sorts of fillings. Now that’s a sandwich fit for a champ!

    History behind the term ‘Make Me A Sandwich’ …”

    https://whatnationaldayisit.com/day/make-me-a-sandwich/

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  30. Interesting. The last sentence, about facing different directions, may apply to other animals, too. I noticed it in my first batch of chickens, around 2008. An analogy is the story about circling the wagons in old American prairie days, when settlers stopped nights in unfamiliar territories.

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  31. “The Villages prides itself on being a ‘Golf car* community,’ and there are estimated now to be something like 70,000 of them here in the community. These aren’t your every day golf carts – they call ’em Street Rods. Street rod golf carts are 1/5 a regular classic car.”

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  32. VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 19-year-old Indian River County local was sworn in as a deputy on Monday– but by sundown, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) had a search warrant for his phone.

    Sheriff Eric Flowers held a news conference at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday outside of the main lobby at the sheriff’s office providing more details on the arrest of ex-deputy, 19-year-old Kai Cromer….”

    https://weartv.com/news/local/newly-sworn-in-florida-deputy-arrested-for-child-pornography-within-a-day-on-the-job

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  34. On Fox: Trump posts $91M bond to appeal the Carroll judgment – now his appeal can proceed.

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  36. Wow! At about 8 am today, a Boeing/United airplane tilted on the tarmac as it landed at George Bush Airport in Houston. It was exiting the runway for the gate when it “left the pavement into the grass.”

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  39. LOL – I read, with interest and a few chuckles, Rex’s summation at W’s on the SOU. He puts the error of saying an illegal killed Laken Riley and “a lot of people have been killed by illegals” down to the drugs kicking in but I have a different take on it.

    MTG waylaid him as he was going around the room greeting everyone and gave him a button with Laken’s name on it. No doubt the staff warned him to be prepared, that she was sure to shout out something about it.

    When she did, you could almost see the gears moving in his brain…”there – they told me this would happen” and he almost gleefully reaches for the button, then holds it up with that clownlike evil look on his face, again, almost gleeful that he thinks he can upstage her. Then in his fuddled brain he says the part about him being an “illegal” out loud, not intending to. You can then see him pulling himself together to get back to his rehearsed speech.

    At least, that’s my take, for what it’s worth.

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    1. i just read it…lol
      rex always has a unique take on things–that’s what i like the most–reading different opinions. sometimes people bring up stuff in a way i never looked at it before…
      and sometimes, people are just funny as shit

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    1. He never really had what it takes from the gitgo. He shouldn’t have run for re-election at all, should have taken his cards and gone home. Never would cut it.

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    2. Of course, that’s the pot calling the kettle black – I sure as hell couldn’t cut it either! Except I’d probably get arrested….

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  44. brought this from Marica–just to have it here…

    MJTruthUltra

    @MJTruthUltra

    I see people blaming Trump again for the Vaccines… So I put together a video compilation of Trump statements re: The Jab LISTEN closely and read every single word in this post. VID HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Booster – “I’ll wait and see, later says he won’t get it.

    • “FDA is bureaucratically run. It would have taken 5+ years.

    • “I learned things, the FDA is virtually controlled by Pfizer.

    • Trump got Pfizer. But he also took Regeneron.

    • He has natural immunity because he got Covid… Regeneron treatment.

    • “I want people to have their freedoms.”

    • “Very early on I took therapeutics, I SHOWED THINGS to the country; therapeutics.”

    • Don’t get angry, we did it in 9 months… compared to 5-12 years…

    • “I think the other side poisoned people on it.”

    • “Vax Manufacturers Should Release Their Vaccine Data“

    • “Vax Manufacturers are Holding Back Information. Not Good”

    • “Some love the vax. Some hate the vax. I understand both sides”

    • “We will not comply…. No mandates”

    • “Some day we’re gonna have to sit down and have a little talk about vaccines”

    ⚫️ MY THOUGHTS: 1. Do you understand that we are in a War?

    2. Does everyone understand that Trump is not a doctor or a virologist?

    3. How DID YOU FEEL WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN?

    4. How many people have you known who are/have been wearing masks, got every booster?

    5. How many friends, family members, coworkers, have you tried to redpill about these jabs but didn’t work?

    6. What if Hillary won?

    7. Final question— imagine if Trump DID NOT become president & said he was done fighting for our country.

    How does that make you feel? Who then do you blame? FULL STOP!

    We are in a WAR for humanity. Trump Is a wartime president. Wartime decisions are not easy. Wartime generals have to decide which decision(s) will ensure a victory & the fewest casualties.

    TRUMP DID NOT MAKE THESE VACCINES! And he damn sure did not force anyone. Stop blaming him! They wanted everything locked down for many years, until a “vaccine” could come save the day.

    If Hillary won in 2016, THEY would have gotten 3 SCOTUS judges, Hundreds of federal judges. Can you not see the damn problems we would have had if she won? Never ending LOCKDOWNS that would have absolutely destroyed the middle class & would have suffered a catastrophic economic crisis. NO JUDICIAL HELP!

    As much support & love Trump has, ALOT of people support vaccines. They STILL DO.

    • Trump DID try to go against the narrative when the pandemic began & he was vilified. • He wanted people to have a choice on masks & jabs, but he was villified.

    • He wanted life to go on & the economy to stay open, but he was villified.

    • He offered HCQ & other preventive treatments, ensuring we had EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, but he was vilified.

    Nothing was good enough. Americans bought into the MSM BULLSHIT narrative we needed a Vaccine to feel safe to open the economy back up. Imagine what life would be like if the economy, businesses, were STILL closed today. Many WILL NEVER accept the truth. They won’t accept it until MSM tells them so. HELL, people still walk around with masks, BY THEMSLEVES, because the MSM has people scarred to death.

    Trying to speak common sense to Americans DID NOT WORK. When Trump says these “vaccines” saved countless of lives, you better fucking believe he’s not talking about the jabs.

    OPERATION WARPSPEED wasn’t about a vaccine. It was about giving people the confidence to open the world back up & stop CONTRIBUTING to their own fucking demise. To avoid never ending lockdowns. To stop the collapse of America, the world. We were slow boiling Frogs. Trump simply turned up the heat & all of us Frogs jumped the fook out and we are pulling other frogs out every damn day.

    Everyone had a choice. Trump sure isn’t making it for us. So Blame ourselves for being asleep. Not the man who did the best he could to give us options between a rock and a hard place.

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  45. helping hubby…lol…

    he’s been staring at spreadsheets all day trying to figure out where an auditor got a number,

    i don’t know anything about his business, but fresh eyes could pick it out quickly–that it was a combination to two cells…why? i haven’t a clue but at least i figured that much!

    hubby gave me a reward…lol

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  46. what the hell is wrong with Indiana gop?

    FTA

    A bill to slightly limit foreign adversaries’ ownership of Indiana land revealed a state agency is currently planning 11 business deals with Chinese companies worth an estimated $14.4 billion. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation, however, wouldn’t release to The Federalist the names or locations of these foreign-owned ventures.

    In fact, said Republican state Sen. Jean Leising in an interview with The Federalist Friday morning, state lawmakers tell her the IEDC even uses “code names” for its foreign business deals to preserve secrecy until they’re completed. The IEDC will not even release basic information about any of these deals to the state lawmakers who give the IEDC billions in tax dollars.

    Indiana’s House and Senate are due to vote on House Bill 1183 later today, hours before this year’s legislative session gavels to a close.

    The scant details the governor’s office did share with legislative leaders in an attempt to derail the bill only make the deals look more dangerous, Leising said. Those include that at least four of the 11 Chinese companies dealing with the IEDC are attempting to locate strategically in former military facilities, near aquifers, and next to a nationally critical rail intersection.

    Lawmakers revealed the identity of only one of these corporations, Fufeng Group, while attempting to add exceptions that would allow Fufeng to build an alleged grain processing plant 9.7 miles from a National Guard base. H.B. 1183 would keep businesses and citizens from six “adversarial countries” — which include Communist China, Communist Cuba, and post-Communist Russia — from purchasing or renting Hoosier land within 10 miles of U.S. military assets.

    These companies, including Fufeng, would be free to purchase Indiana land. So would foreign citizens with legal permission to live inside the United States. Other amendments allow for partial Chinese ownership of any Indiana land whatsoever. Leising had hoped for a tougher bill, but said any limits would be an improvement and increase Hoosiers’ awareness of this major national security threat in their own neighborhoods.

    “Foreign ownership [of U.S. land] has been growing by 2.2 million acres a year since 2015,” said Rep. Kendell Culp, the bill’s primary House sponsor and a Republican. “In Indiana, 2.2 percent of Indiana’s farmland is owned by foreign entities.” Leising told The Federalist the 11 pending Chinese deals are “somewhat spread out” around the state, each in a different county.

    Last year, the U.S. Air Force told North Dakota lawmakers Fufeng Group is “a significant threat to national security.” As a result, local government rejected Fufeng’s proposal to build what it called “agricultural facilities” approximately 12 miles from a U.S. Air Force base. So Fufeng moved its plans to Indiana, where so far lawmakers in the Republican-controlled legislature and executive branch have been more accommodating.

    Not only is Fufeng’s pending Indiana location fewer than 10 miles from a U.S. military base, “Indiana is going to put them on top of one of the most critical rail lines in the country,” says Michael Lucci, CEO of State Armor, a policy outfit. In addition, as U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, has pointed out, Fufeng likely employs Uyghur slave labor, violating U.S. sanctions.

    https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/08/indianas-gop-run-government-working-on-11-land-deals-with-chinese-communist-businesses/

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    1. That is something that should fall under the purview of Congress, which should institute laws to prevent this. Some states are already doing this but, IMO, it is a Federal responsibility. NE has a current bill on that very subject in the roster. But it needs to be country-wide, not state-by-state.

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  47. i ordered an electric broom from amazon. looked at walmart for one like this and they didn’t have one i liked. i have a great vacuum but i needed something to pick up little bits of wood debris that falls off the logs when i bring them up and stuff like that, that i didn’t want in my good vacuum. plus this comes apart and i can use the “dust buster” like portion to vacuum the stairs. and it is easy to clean out. 

    anyway–it was relatively cheap–less than $30. i ordered it 2 weeks ago and it shipped and i had a tracking number–it was to be delivered in 2 days. after the first tracking location appeared, that was it…it never moved from there and all i got was your shipment has been delayed. a week later, i was told if it wasn’t delivered by 5 pm i could request a refund or order another one. i opted to order another one–i really liked this brand–it was a Eureka. 

    I tracked the second shipment–took 2 days and i just went down to the delivery box to get it. i imagine the first UPS truck got hit and items were stolen. otherwise, if the truck broke down, they could have put everything on another truck. I received a UPS shipping label if i ever received the original package.

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  48. Got an e-mail via Post Millennial from Riley Gaines, who has set up a Foundation, The Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute. It is a plea for donations but this is some BS news….

    EXCERPT: “At San Francisco State University last April, I was physically assaulted by an angry mob, barricaded in a classroom, and held for ransom for four hours. I’m still waiting for justice.

    The news just broke that the investigation into my case was suspended by the San Francisco State University police with no charges filed. The officer who replied to my inquiry said, The charges in this case are unfounded.

    This just encourages what happened to me to happen to more people who dare to question common sense, lived experience, and reality. We don’t see this happen to so-called progressive speakers, or to anyone who dissents from my viewpoint.

    While I was locked in the classroom that would become my prison for hours, I wrote on social media, When they want you silent, speak louder. I am more determined than ever to keep speaking louder.”

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  49. Prince Harry might have deportation problems if he lied on his application about his admitted drug use. Judge to review the application in camera to determine if it can be released via FOIA request by the Heritage Foundation. lawyers for DHS argue Harry is entitled to privacy–Heritage says Harry gave up that right when he wrote about it in a book and a tv show that he used drugs.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13170281/Judge-demands-DHS-Prince-Harrys-immigration-papers-decide-release.html

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