Run for the Roses

History 6 Minutes

On May 17, 1875, the first Kentucky Derby horse race took place at Churchill Down in Louisville, Kentucky.  In honor of the first running, I found 15 Kentucky Derby facts at the horseyhooves.com website.

Here are 15 Kentucky Derby facts.

1. The Kentucky Derby Got its Start Thanks to Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.- Grandson of Famed Explorer William Clark

The origin of the Kentucky Derby traces back to 1872, when Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., the grandson of famous explorer William Clark, traveled to England. While in England, Clark attended the historic Epsom Derby.

After England, Clark traveled to France where he met with members of the French Jockey Club in Paris. Upon returning home to America, he was inspired to start a horse racing spectacle in the states. Clark’s uncles, John and Henry Churchill, gifted him land to create a racetrack. He developed a group of local racing enthusiasts, forming the Louisville Jockey Club.

After raising funds with the help of the club, the racetrack opened on May 17th, 1875, and hosted the very first Kentucky Derby. Fifteen horses raced that year in front of a crowd of 10,000, with Aristides taking home the first win.

Since its beginning, the Kentucky Derby has never been canceled or postponed for bad weather. Only twice has the race been postponed, in 1945 due to WWII and 2020 due to COVID. The derby has occurred every year since its origin.

2. Originally the Race Was 1 ½ Miles

Originally, the Kentucky Derby was 1 ½ miles long, which is the same distance as the Epsom Derby, which helped inspire the race. The race was 1 ½ miles until 1896, when officials changed the distance to 1 ¼ miles. Ever since then, the race has always been 1 ¼ miles.

3. There Have Only Been Four Winners Bred Outside the United States

Out of the 146 Kentucky Derby winners, only four horses were born outside the United States. Those four horses are Tomy Lee, Omar Khayyam, Sunny’s Halo, and Northern Dancer.

Omar Khayyam became the first foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby in 1917. The British-born colt was sold as a yearling to an American racing partnership.

Born in England, Tomy Lee took home the Kentucky Derby win in 1959. Texas millionaire Fred Turner, Jr. purchased Tomy Lee as a weanling from a sale in England and another Thoroughbred, Tuleg. Turner purchased Tomy Lee to be a companion of Tuleg when he traveled. However, Tomy Lee proved to be a stellar racehorse, while Tuleg’s career fell flat.

Born in Canada, Northern Dancer took home the Kentucky Derby in 1964. Northern Dancer also won the Preakness Stakes, but fell short of the Triple Crown by coming in third in the Belmont Stakes. He went on to become one of the most influential Thoroughbred stallions in the 20th century.

Another Canadian-born horse, Sunny’s Halo, won the Kentucky Derby in 1983. He raced in both America and Canada throughout his career.

4. Kentucky is Home to the Most Winners

Not only is the Bluegrass State home to the Kentucky Derby, but it is also home to the most Kentucky Derby winners. A whopping 107 Kentucky Derby winners were born in Kentucky. The state with the second most winners is Florida, with seven winners born in the Sunshine State.

5. Secretariat Holds the Record for the Fastest Kentucky Derby

The legendary Secretariat holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby time at 1:59.40. He set the record in 1973 after beating Northern Dancer’s time of 2:00:00.

Secretariat went on to not only win the Triple Crown, but also set record times in the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes as well. His incredible 1973 Triple Crown win was one for the ages.

6. Kingman Holds the Record for the Slowest Kentucky Derby

Kingman holds the record for the slowest Kentucky Derby win at 2:52.25 in 1891, when the race was still 1 ½ miles. In 1908, Stone Street became the slowest winner at 1 ¼ miles, with a time of 2:15.20, about 16 seconds slower than Secretariat’s record win.

7. Only One Person Has Won as a Jockey and Later as a Trainer

Johnny Longden is the only person to win the Kentucky Derby as a jockey and then later as a trainer. In 1943, Longden took the title home aboard Count Fleet, with who he went on to win the Triple Crown.

After retiring as a jockey in 1959, Longden became a trainer. In 1969, he trained the Kentucky Derby winner Majestic Prince. Majestic Prince went on to win the Preakness Stakes and came in second in the Belmont Stakes, just missing out on the Triple Crown.

8. Only Three Fillies Have Won

In the history of the Kentucky Derby’s 146 winners, only three horses have been fillies. Those three fillies are Regret, Genuine Risk, and Winning Colors.

Regret took home the Kentucky Derby in 1915, the first filly to do so. She is the first of four horses ever to win all three Saratoga Race Course events for two-year-olds. In addition, she also became the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby undefeated in her career.

Sixty-five years later, Genuine Risk became the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby in 1980. After a controversial Preakness Stakes where she got bumped, the filly came in second place. In addition, she came in second in the Belmont Stakes as well.

Winning Colors won the Kentucky Derby in 1988. She also raced in the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, coming in third place and sixth place, respectively.

9. The Youngest Jockey to Ever Win Was Just 15

At just 15 years old, Alonzo Clayton is the youngest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby. Clayton won the 1892 Kentucky Derby aboard Azra.

At the age of 12, Clayton left home to follow in his brother’s footsteps and began a career as an exercise rider. His talent quickly shined through, and at the age of 14, he became a professional jockey. In addition to winning the Derby, Clayton and Azra also won the Clark Handicap and the Travers Stakes.

10. The Oldest Jockey to Ever Win Was 54

As one of the most successful jockeys ever, Bill Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby four times. Shoemaker is also the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby at age 54 in 1986 aboard Ferdinand.

Shoemaker’s career as a jockey began when he was just a teenager. He quickly skyrocketed to success and, for 29 years held the record for the most wins by a jockey. Though he never won the Triple Crown, he won 11 Triple Crown races over a span of four decades.

11. A Large Amount of Mint Juleps and Food Are Consumed Each Year

Every year, thousands of people gather to watch the Kentucky Derby, with a record crowd of 170,513 in 2015. Year after year, spectators consume large amounts of food and drinks as they gather to watch the best of Thoroughbred racing.

Every year, guests consume approximately 120,000 Mint Juleps at Churchill Downs during “The Run for the Roses.” This requires 1,000 pounds of mint plants, 60,000 pounds of ice, and 10,000 bottles of bourbon.

A normal Mint Julep at the Kentucky Derby will cost you just $6.99. However, the most expensive Mint Julep at the race cost $2,500 and is served in a gold cup.

In addition to drinking Mint Juleps, the crowd consumes a lot of food. On average, 142,000 hot dogs, 18,000 BBQ sandwiches, 30,000 cookies, 300,000 strawberries, and 1,892 sheets of Derby Pie are eaten every year.

12. It Costs $25,000 to Enter a Horse

To enter a horse in the Kentucky Derby costs a small fortune. A $25,000 entry fee and a $25,000 starting fee are required to compete.

In addition to the $50,000 entry and starting fees, there are also nomination fees. The nomination fee is $600 and late nominations cost $6,000. For those who wait till April, the nomination fee is a whopping $200,000.

The current purse for the Kentucky Derby is $3 million and no more than 20 horses can be entered. The winner takes home $1.86 million, second place gets $600,000, third place gets $300,000, fourth place gets $150,000 and fifth place gets $90,000. Owners can make a lot of money off of the Kentucky Derby, but they must already have a large sum to begin with.

13. Thirteen Horses Have Gone on to Win the Triple Crown

Just 13 of the 146 Kentucky Derby winners went on to win the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown winners are Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018).

14. Bob Baffert Has the Most Kentucky Derby Wins Out of All Trainers

Bob Baffert holds the record for the most Kentucky Derby wins by a trainer with seven. After being tied with trainer Ben Jones at six races, Baffert took the title in 2021 after training winner Medina Spirit.

Baffert’s Kentucky Derby winners are Silver Charm (1997), Real Quiet (1998), War Emblem (2002), American Pharoah (2015), Justify (2018), Authentic (2020), and Medina Spirit (2021). Baffert is also the trainer of the two most recent Triple Crown winners, American Pharoah and Justify.

15. Jockeys Eddie Acaro and Bill Hartack Have the Most Kentucky Derby Wins

Eddie Acaro and Bill Hartack are tied with the most Kentucky Derby wins by a jockey, with five apiece. Acaro also has the most Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes wins at six each.

Included in our list of the Triple Crown winning jockeys, Eddie Acaro won the Kentucky Derby in 1938 with Lawrin, in 1941 with Whirlaway, in 1945 with Hoop Jr., in 1948 with Citation, and in 1952 with Hill Gail. He is also the only jockey to win the Triple Crown twice, with Whirlaway and Citation.

Hartack won the Kentucky Derby in 1957 with Iron Liege, in 1960 with Venetian Way, in 1962 with Decidedly, in 1964 with Northern Dancer, and in 1969 with Majestic Prince. Though he never won the Triple Crown, Hartack won the Preakness Stakes three times and the Belmont Stakes once.

SOURCE: HORSEYHOOVES.COM

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109 thoughts on “Run for the Roses”

    1. Morning, Pat! Cloudy skies here, altho not storm clouds, thankfully, and 48 – still no sign of Wheezer. All the feeders are back out, who knows for how long.

      Sad ending for Ferdinand and far too may other Thoroughbreds. Some of them go to the Kentucky Horse Park.

      Wiki: “Ferdinand (March 12, 1983 – 2002) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders’ Cup Classic and was the 1987 Horse of the Year. He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994.

      Much to the outrage of many horse racing enthusiasts, reports indicate that in 2002, Ferdinand was sent to slaughter in Japan with no fanfare or notice to previous owners. He likely became either pet food or steaks for human consumption.[1] Ferdinand’s death was the catalyst for the Ferdinand Fee, an optional donation program to fund keeping old racehorses alive, and Friends of Ferdinand, a nonprofit group formed in 2005 with the goal of transitioning retired racehorses into second careers.

      In September 2006, the United States House of Representatives approved H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States. The bill did not make it out of committee in the Senate, however. In January 2007, the bill was reintroduced. As of 2012, the act has not been passed into law.

      In the summer of 2006, the New York Owners and Breeders’ Association, based in Saratoga Springs, New York, initiated the small voluntary per-race charge (collected from owners of NY Breeds) called the “Ferdinand Fee” that will funnel the revenue to Bluegrass Charities and the Thoroughbred Charities of America, two organizations that help fund race horse rescue and retirement groups. Another small step in maintaining the safety of Thoroughbreds sent to breeding sheds around the world: Some owners are now including buy-back clauses within their stallion contracts. Reportedly, such clauses were included for Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm (who was moved to Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky upon his 2014 retirement after the buy-back clause was invoked)[2] and Dubai World Cup winner Roses in May, both of whom were sent to Japan.”

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          1. we’ve got everything here. in summer you can hear the buzzing of a hive somewhere in the woods. we have carpenter bee traps on ll 4 corners of the house cuz they can do damage

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  9. The proverbial “day late and a dollar short!”

    Just The News: “Dozens of New York Police Department officers dressed in riot gear entered Columbia University on Tuesday evening, and helped clear out anti-Israel protesters who remained at Hamilton Hall despite pleas from university officials to vacate the premises.

    Officers were seen arresting dozens of protesters just outside of the campus by using zip-ties, but the number of arrests has not been confirmed so far. Officers also told students who had come outside of the dorms to see the commotion to go back inside, according to CNN.

    An NYPD official said the department received a letter from the university, authorizing their assistance with the protests on Tuesday. It comes after more than 100 students were arrested by the NYPD a couple weeks ago, when the protests began.

    The arrests come after Columbia students were told to shelter in place earlier in the day, because of heightened activity at the campus. 

    “Shelter in place for your safety due to heightened activity on the Morningside campus,” an email from the university’s Emergency Management Operations Team said. “Non-compliance may result in disciplinary action. Avoid the area until further notice.”

    The protesters had intended to occupy the building until their demands were met, including the university’s divestment from companies that support Israel and complete amnesty for protestors, according to Fox News, but were all cleared out by Tuesday night.

    NYPD said that it has been asked to keep a presence on the campus through May 17, in order to “maintain order and ensure encampments are not reestablished.” The May 17 end date is two days after graduation.”

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    1. i read where the idiots didn’t take care to occupy a building that had a dining room…so they had no food and were asking during the “negotiations” for the administration to provide them with food

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  11. You now how I feel about this – YEAH!!! That should ease a lot of restrictions on research for use with health issues. It really should be on the same level as alcohol but any small step is good. People get “addicted” to all kinds of things that aren’t necessarily good for you: alcohol, sugar, caffeine, tobacco and on and on and on and on. FREE CHOICE! Make the choice, live with the results or change – it’s all up to each individual!

    Just The News: “The Biden administration is reportedly planning to ease federal restrictions on cannabis with a new federal rule. The Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that marijuana should no longer be considered a Schedule I drug but a Schedule III. The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve the recommendation, according to several sources on Tuesday.

    However, marijuana would still not be recognized federally for recreational use. According to the U.S. government, “schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.”

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  13. Just The News: “There’s talk about banning natural gas in Illinois. A Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban natural gas in new buildings. The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, calls Senate Bill 3935 the Clean and Healthy Buildings Act.

    “We must reduce pollution in our buildings and we must begin a managed transition away from dirty, expensive gas to more affordable clean energy solutions,” said Villanueva.

    The subject has created a deep divide among Chicagoans after the idea was floated to the city council. Ald. Gilbert Villegas said it is much more expensive to heat a home with electricity.

    “During the winter’s frigid temperatures, with tens of thousands of Chicagoans left without electricity, now is the worst possible time to hastily slam through an ordinance without examining true costs,” said Villegas. Villegas added that a natural gas ban would cause the cost of electricity to spike, hurting low-income Illinoisans the most.

    The first natural gas ban in the country was in California, but it was preempted by federal law, setting the stage for more legal fights around the country.

    The city of Palo Alto, California, amended its building code to require that every new building be all electric. But the city has since rescinded the requirement in the wake of the Berkeley decision. It could be a precursor of more municipalities dropping similar all-electric requirements.

    “Natural gas has been one of the primary drivers for achieving environmental progress, and any ban on this foundation fuel will saddle consumers with significant costs for little environmental gain,” said the American Gas Association in a statement.”

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  14. EXCERPT: “….In total, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia all said that the DOJ election monitors will not be allowed to enter polling sites in their states on Election Day this year.

    Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry (R) told Just the News in a statement on Monday:

    “Pursuant to the Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder, Louisiana is no longer under Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. As such, and pursuant to La. R.S. 18:1462(A)(2), DOJ’s election observers must abide by the same rules as all other individuals–they must remain at least 600 feet from any polling place. As I oppose federal interference in elections, I will not be inviting the DOJ to send election monitors to Louisiana.”

    The Nebraska secretary of state’s office declined to comment since the DOJ hasn’t announced election monitors for this year’s general election.

    According to the DOJ’s 2022 election monitor announcement, South Carolina’s Horry County was one of the jurisdictions where election monitors were being sent. The South Carolina State Election Commission told Just the News on Monday that they were “not aware of this occurring in 2022.” …..

    https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/several-gop-led-states-ban-doj-election-monitors-polling-sites-2024

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  15. Just The News: “Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said on Wednesday that she’s filing a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson next week.

    “Next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate,” Greene said at a press conference Wednesday morning. “I can’t wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican speaker and have to go home to their primaries and have to run for Congress again having supported a Republican speaker, a Christian conservative. I think that will play well. I’m excited about it.”

    She also said the “American people need to see a recorded vote.”

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  20. Northwestern University has reached an agreement with pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel demonstrators that will see them take down their “Gaza solidarity encampment,” in one of the first such deals aimed at de-escalating protests that have rocked campuses across the US.

    The students agreed to take down all but one of the nearly 100 tents erected on the school quad since Thursday.

    In exchange, Northwestern has agreed to take several steps to expand student engagement in the school’s financial investments.

    The protesters have demanded that the university divest from Israeli companies and cease partnerships with Israeli institutions.

    Northwestern also agreed to fund the tuition of five Palestinian undergraduates and hire two visiting Palestinian faculty members in addition to providing a temporary space on campus for Middle Eastern and Muslim students until their existing house finishes renovation.

    Jewish and pro-Israel groups slammed the agreement.

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/northwestern-university-reaches-agreement-with-anti-israel-protesters-to-dismantle-encampment/

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  21. Re: the Tucker video about pagans at W’s – religion should have NOTHING to do with civil law – leave out ALL religion when it comes to Constitutional Law!!!

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  23. Just The News: “A powerful House committee chairman is warning that Congress is ready to impose consequences on “mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders” for their response to ongoing college campus disruptions.

    The war between Israel and Hamas has led to significant demonstrations or encampments on at least four dozen campuses nationwide, a national observer of such activity reports. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., with support of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the Committee on Education and the Workforce she chairs has opened a congressional probe and on May 23 will hear from presidents of Yale and Michigan and the chancellor of UCLA.

    “The committee has a clear message for mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders,” Foxx told a news conference. “Congress will not tolerate your dereliction of your duty to your Jewish students. No stone must go unturned while buildings are being defaced, campus greens are being captured, or graduations are being ruined. College is not a park for play-acting juveniles or a battleground for radical activists. Everyone affiliated with these universities will receive a healthy dose of reality.”

    She paused with definitive intent and said, “Actions have consequences.”

    According to the website for Campus Safety magazine on Tuesday afternoon, protests about the war had impacted 48 campuses with demonstrations nationwide. In Foxx’s home state of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest public university – the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – was among them, with its famed Polk Place quad the battleground.

    For a brief time, the flag of Palestine was raised in place of the American flag; it didn’t last, with interim Chancellor Lee Roberts holding firm and himself returning surrounded by lawmen to raise the Stars and Stripes to its proper place.

    “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos” will convene at 10:15 a.m. on May 23. Invited witnesses are Dr. Peter Salovey, president at Yale University; Dr. Santa Ono, president at the University of Michigan; and Dr. Gene Block, chancellor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

    Foxx thanked Johnson for making it an “all of the House” issue. She said it was an issue for the entire country. She said American universities “are officially put on notice that we have come to take our universities back.”

    She said the committee wanted to hear from the trio of university leaders on their handling of “the most recent outrages.”

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  26. “Who Is The Real Enemy? Wars and Drug Trafficking Have Funded the Hidden Enemy for Generations”

    JOE LANGE, MAY 01, 2024

    Photo by Colin Davis via Unsplash

    EXCERPT: “This feature is a follow-up to ‘Profiting from War.’ Why was the BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) so important to the CIA, the Bush family and Prince Alwaleed? It was a massive money spigot. They stole billions of dollars from depositors in over 70 countries and used it to fund terrorist groups and start wars in order to steal taxpayers’ money in the trillions.

    BCCI was used to fund both sides of the Iran/Iraq war, Iran-Contra and drug cartels. It was also used to fund the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, which would morph into Al Qaeda. George W. Bush would later declare Al Qaeda, public enemy number one. Everything is connected.

    Let’s step back and look at the big picture.

    The CIA/shadow government, set up by George H.W. Bush, was controlling the drug trade worldwide and starting wars to both protect that drug trafficking and steal money from tax payers who were funding all the wars. It was a constant money spigot of funding for the cabal, and it was purposely centered around the Middle East. The Middle East was being set up as a “war zone” to promote constant fear and expenditure of money along with lives in order to create a “never-ending war on terror.”

    BCCI was at the center of that war against terrorism. It started out as a bank in Pakistan. That wasn’t a coincidence. Pakistan had some of the most lax banking laws and their intelligence service, known as ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) agency, was directly connected to the CIA. The BCCI Ponzi scheme lasted as long as it did because it was connected to the CIA and the intelligence agencies of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

    Why was Pakistan so important? For three reasons:

    The lack of strict banking standards in Pakistan allowed the CIA to fund many operations in the Middle East through BCCI. Pakistan was also at the center of the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world. That wasn’t a coincidence. I will go deeper into that in my next article.

    One of the most important CIA operations happening in Pakistan was funding and arming the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. They were fighting against the Soviet Union, who had invaded Afghanistan at the end of 1979. But why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan? What was the real reason?

    Do you remember the narrative that was pushed on the American people regarding the invasion? It was a media narrative that I don’t remember anybody questioning. The basic narrative was this: …..”

    https://badlands.substack.com/p/who-is-the-real-enemy

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  27. we have at least 2 male orioles–both on the railing with the feeder in the middle…till one flew off. but we’ve only seen one female (could be more but there’s only been one at a time.)

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  29. now it’s Fordham…but they’re not playing. they have until 3pm to vacate

    OSINTdefender

    @sentdefender

    The Fordham University Administration had told Pro-Hamas Supporters and other Demonstrators within the Encampment established earlier inside of the Lincoln Center Campus that if they do not Immediately Vacate the Building, then they will face Arrest by the NYPD as well as Suspension from the School, with Former Alumni also being subjected to a Total Ban from School Grounds.

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  30. Higgins argues that 80% of the American workforce are non union workers and this EO mandates labor unions for federal projects over $35MILLION. he calls it a wealth transfer –not just from red states to blue states but to labor unions. (IMO he’s calling it vote buying)

    Rep. Clay Higgins

    @RepClayHiggins

    Biden has issued an Executive Order mandating labor unions on all federal projects over 35M, disenfranchising 80% of the American workforce. I have a problem with that.

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  31. “Trump to Speak at Libertarian Convention! Let’s Make a Deal!”

    CLANDESTINE, MAY 01, 2024

    “Given that I am a pro-Trump Libertarian, nobody is more stoked about Trump speaking at the Libertarian convention than me. Trump is by no means perfect, but he has more Libertarian policies than any President in my lifetime, and he is clearly an enemy of the establishment.

    Obviously, he’s had his shortcomings and mistakes, but he is incontrovertibly an enemy of the Uniparty, and his MAGA movement is not synonymous with the GOP. Trump represents an entirely new faction, separate from the Neocons. He is merely using the GOP as a vessel to win elections.

    You may not like him or agree with all of his policies, but he is at least willing to lay it all on the line to fight the system. Libertarians might have a different vision on how to get there, but Trump and Libertarians largely share the same goals and have the same enemies.

    Trump is at least willing to sit at the table and ask you to vote for him. That’s more respect than other front-runner has done for the Libertarian Party. Trump is also a deal-maker, so maybe he is willing to listen to some Libertarian viewpoints, and make some compromises to win your vote.

    He recognizes the magnitude of the situation, and is willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure that Biden and the Deep State don’t win and drag us directly into WW3.

    I see this as an opportunity for unity and for growth between MAGA and Libertarians, who are a lot closer than most realize. There is a lot of overlap. Libertarians want Libertarian policies. Trump wants Libertarian votes. Quid pro quo. Let’s make a deal.”

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  32. “The College Scam: Is it a good idea to pay a hundred thousand dollars to get brainwashed?”

    JORDAN SATHER, MAY 01, 2024

    EXCERPT: “I was in college about 15 years ago, at state university in 2009 and community college from 2010-2011. I was there for an architecture/ construction management degree, yet I was forced to take classes on completely unrelated subjects while spending a shitload to be there. “GenEd” was one class, which was a fancy university way of saying “History Class.” If it was specific to my desired profession, like Architectural History or something of the sort, I would be more understanding of why I had to take it, but it was not. I was sitting there learning about Ghengis Khan and ancient Chinese wars thinking “what the hell am I paying these thousands of dollars for?” Probably why I took more of an interest in partying than studying.

    After leaving college and going through my “awakening experience,” I realized the creation of “Higher Education” in the United States of America was largely funded by industrial, globalist families in the early 1900s such as the Rockefellers and Carnegies.

    ”I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers.”
    – John D. Rockefeller

    I’m not sure college was ever intended to be for the people, but created to make a robotic, wage-slave class of humans who regurgitate whatever they hear, not develop true critical thinking abilities.

    Fast forward to the mid-2020s here, and College has become even worse. The epicenter of social justice warrior Marxism is on university campuses, and the act of being “Admitted” to a university, especially Ivy League schools, breeds a sense of arrogance and superiority in the students. Back in 2009 when I was going to college the political posturing wasn’t so bad, they were there, but not all that noticeable to the everyday student. Must have been throughout the 2010s where the Marxist/Communistic thought really infected the collegiate minds (Thanks Obama). Do we blame social media for that? Not completely, but it surely has had a large impact for the social engineering. I’m thankful I was at least in school before apps like Facebook really took off. Good ol’ days….”

    https://jordansather.substack.com/p/the-college-scam

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              2. they do not live in Reading but the school district she teaches has so many ESL students, she has to make up tests in 2 languages…
                so they are overflowing the Reading school district and are being sent to all the schools in the county

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  36. another weird thing today…we had a turkey vulture land in the yard and paced between the pear and oak trees. then it flew a little ways down the driveway and paced back up…really bizarre behavior. then it took off again

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  37. Rep. Elise Stefanik

    @RepStefanik

    Today I demanded that the Biden Administration stop stonewalling an investigation into Michael Cohen who admitted to lying before Congress. The double standard of justice is glaring as the Biden Admin protects an admitted perjurer, just so he can testify against President Trump in the sham Biden Trial.

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  38. Multnomah Falls, PNW

    Victor Emmanuel III speaking at the first Alpini National Gathering held at the Colosseum. Photograph by Armando Bruni (6-8.04.1929, Rome).

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  43. “In some places, like in this Australian fast food chain, they are even openly mocking conspiracy theorists about the cashless society…”

    Nuts… “The mass slaughter of North American bison by settlers of European descent is a well-known ecological disaster. An estimated eight million bison roamed the United States in 1870, but just 20 years later fewer than 500 of the iconic animals remained. “ 20 years. WTF…

    “Huge hail fell yesterday in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
    and Guizhou Province… Look at those crazy pictures…”

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  45. Just The News: “The House of Representatives passed a major antisemitism bill on Wednesday, which would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses. 

    The bill, introduced by New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler passed in a 320-91 vote, per The Hill, and will now go to the Senate.” 

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  46. Julie Kelly

    @julie_kelly2

    Not only is Judge Cannon exposing DOJ corruption, it appears she is about to open a can of whoop ass on DC court, namely ex chief Judge Beryl Howell. Cannon seems poised to release info related to Howell’s order piercing atty-client privilege btw Trump and attorney Evan Corcoran

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  47. Good night, Pat! Rain has continued off-and-on all day; Wheezer snuck in and ate while I wasn’t looking. Still no Orioles, dang it!

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      1. I’ve given up on the hummers, focusing only on the Orioles now. The feeders would be too far away for me to see hummers anyway.

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  48.  am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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