Nevada State Flower: Sagebrush

Nature, State Flowers 3 Minutes

Nevada, the Silver State, is renowned for its stunning landscapes and unique flora. Among its natural treasures is the sagebrush, the official state flower of Nevada. This hardy and aromatic plant holds great significance in the state’s ecosystem and history. In this article, we’ll explore 10 fascinating facts about the Nevada state flower, shedding light on its cultural, ecological, and botanical importance. From its role in Native American traditions to its resilience in the harsh desert environment, the sagebrush embodies the spirit of Nevada’s rugged beauty. Let’s delve into the captivating world of the sagebrush and uncover the secrets that make it a cherished symbol of the Silver State.

Key Takeaways:

Sagebrush, Nevada’s state flower, symbolizes endurance and resilience, providing habitat and food for wildlife while stabilizing the state’s arid landscapes. It’s deeply ingrained in the state’s cultural heritage and inspires conservation efforts.

The aromatic Sagebrush embodies Nevada’s untamed spirit, captivating all with its evocative scent. It’s a living symbol of the state’s indomitable spirit, resilience, and natural beauty, cherished by its people and deeply rooted in its identity.

Sagebrush: The Emblem of the Silver State

Known as the emblem of the Silver State, Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) is the official state flower of Nevada. This resilient and aromatic plant holds immense significance in the state’s history and ecology. Sagebrush thrives in the arid landscapes of Nevada, demonstrating remarkable adaptability to harsh environmental conditions. The plant’s distinctive silvery-green foliage and its invigorating scent are emblematic of the rugged beauty of the Nevada wilderness.

A Symbol of Endurance

Sagebrush is a symbol of endurance and tenacity, reflecting the resilience of the state’s inhabitants and its natural environment. Despite its unassuming appearance, Sagebrush plays a vital role in Nevada’s ecosystem, providing sustenance and shelter for diverse wildlife, including the state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep. This hardy shrub is deeply intertwined with the fabric of Nevada’s identity.

Historical Significance

Sagebrush has deep historical roots in Nevada, dating back to the time of the early settlers and Native American tribes. The plant’s presence in the state’s folklore, medicine, and daily life underscores its cultural significance and enduring legacy. Its prevalence in the Great Basin region has made it an enduring symbol of the state’s rugged beauty and the resilience of its people.

Additional Sagebrush Plant Information

Sagebrush leaves can be identified by their grayish wooly appearance. They are about an inch long and end in a three-pronged set of “teeth.” This characteristic is important sagebrush plant information and sets them apart from other species of Artemisia. The young bark is gray and covered in fine hairs while older growth is dressed in shredded bark that falls off easily. Most plants do not grow taller than 4 feet but occasionally they have been found 10 feet tall in their native habitat. The shorter size is more likely when growing sagebrush plants in the home landscape.

Uses for Sagebrush

In addition to the medicinal uses for sagebrush, it is an important habitat for native birds, small rodents and reptiles. The plant was used as building material for baskets and rope, and the wood was fuel for early Native American people. It also has importance as a spiritual and ritual aromatic plant. The smoke is thought to have cleansing properties by those with belief in spirits. As a poultice, it clears lungs and eases aches and pains. It was once chewed for its ability to soothe stomach problems and bowel issues. Another of the uses for sagebrush included lining cloth with the leaves of the plant as a diaper.

How to Care for a Sagebrush Plant

Sagebrush is a member of a hardy and adaptive genus that thrives where moisture and nutrients are low. They can survive ferocious winds and extreme periods of drought. As such, the worst thing you can do to sagebrush is overwater it. If you give the plant supplemental water in spring, it will bloom. There is no need to water after the plant has been established.

Most pests and insects are repelled naturally by the plant’s strong taste and odor.

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      1. Morning. Hanging in there. We see the doctor sometime in March for clearance for knee.

        We got snow and bitter cold. Supposed to be in the 60s next week 😳

        I think I need a new HVAC like filly.

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  3. Morning All!
    we got no temperature again this morning…0.
    i know i say this a lot, but I HATE WINTER!
    this winter has been relentless here. we didn’t get any thaw…any hope of spring.
    yesterday when the power went out i thought it was gonna get even rougher. we have a generator
    but without being able to open the garage door–we can’t use it. hubby and i would have to drag it up the basement stairs and outside thru the front door. and then what? the extension cord? we normally run it up the basement steps but we’d have to leave a door open to do it now. sigh…
    this winter blows.

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    2. Morning, Pat! I agree – winter blows! Good thing you’ve at least got your wood stove! -8 here this morning and at least the snow has stopped, the sun is shining and no wind yet….and my furnace is still working! Yeah!

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  8. MJTruthUltra
    @MJTruthUltra
    Back in 2017, Steve Mnuchin and Mitch McConnell visited Fort Knox

    For some strange reason, all the photos from inside the one vault they entered are in black and white…

    Why in the world would they only want black and white photos?

    Also, the more I’m reading up on the “audit” that allegedly occured in 1953, the more it all seems like BS…
    —— Journalists during that time believed the vault may have been bled dry due to WW2…
    —— Reports say the “audit” was only a “Spot Check” of only 6% of the Gold.

    DOGE should definitely audit Fort Knock, YES?

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  10. From American Thinker

    It’s official: We live under the most bought-off Congress in history

    By Olivia Murray

    It’s official: We live under the most bought-off Congress in American history. Last year, lobbyists spent more than $4.4 billion on greasing the skids of our ostensible representatives, which was a “$150 million surge” from the previous year (2023).

    Indy Scholten’s new report at OpenSecrets used data from the Senate Office of Public Records to determine that since 2015, or over the last ten years, more than $37 billion have flowed into Washington.

    Let’s look at this data another way: If you were to determine a rough annual average, that means lobbyists consistently funneled $3.7 billion to Washington’s movers and shakers per year; if you divide that number between the 535 lawmakers, you get almost $700k per individual, per year.

    Any guesses on which industry spends the most? Here’s a hint: Consider the absolute windfall one particular industry got over the past four years with a certain virus coupled with a very friendly Congress, and the viciousness of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s confirmation hearing.

    If you guessed the pharmaceutical industry, you’d be correct, which spent roughly $385 million, and let me tell you, they really overpaid. Elizabeth Warren? Bernie Sanders? Sure these people vote exactly how Big Pharma wants them to, but they’re embarrassingly stupid.

    Scholten also pointed out that the “most heavily lobbied legislation” was the Defense Department authorization bill (NDAA); the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mike Rogers, is a “Republican” from Alabama who reportedly took home $165k from ActBlue just last year alone and yes, you read that right, the same ActBlue that’s the official fundraising platform for Democrats; Rogers also raked in the most money out of all Alabama’s federal lawmakers from Lockheed Martin in 2022.

    Nevermind that the Pentagon has never passed an audit, because defense contractors are due for another payday!

    I like that old suggestion about making members of Congress wear sponsorship jackets, so we know whose interests they’re actually fighting for.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/02/it_s_official_we_live_under_the_most_bought_off_congress_in_history.html

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  11. melamine
    February 19, 2025 6:20 am

    Judicial Watch Sues Pentagon for Records on Milley Jan 6 Calls

    (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today [February 18] that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for information about two conference calls involving then-Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Mark Milley with the Departments of Justice, Interior and Homeland Security regarding coordination for the January 6, 2021, election certification (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Defense (No. 1:25-cv-00439)).

    Judicial Watch filed suit after the Defense Department failed to respond to a December 19, 2024, FOIA request for:
    Records and communications about two conference calls hosted by former Department of Defense employees Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, then Secretary of Army Ryan McCarthy, and then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff General Mark Milley on January 3rd and January 4th, 2021, with the Department of Justice, Department of Interior, and Department of Homeland Security. The subject of these conference calls was coordination for and the common operating picture for the January 6, 2021, Electoral Certification taking place at the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

    In testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, Milley stated:

    So there was a series of meetings prior to the 6th — and we can get you the exact dates and who’s in the meetings, et cetera — interagency meetings, with Acting SecDef Miller [and others]. And I’m involved in those meetings as well. These are in the end of December, so to speak, and then they go all the way up through, I want to say, the 2nd or 3rd or maybe 4th or something like that of January. These are telephonic conference calls to try to figure out exactly what the security measures are going to be for the 6th.

    “General Mark Milley and many Deep Staters at the Pentagon hated President Trump, so their role in January 6 is well worth exploring,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should order full transparency and disclosure.”

    In December 2024, Judicial Watch sued the U.S. Department of Justice for details of a reported meeting between Attorney General Merrick Garland and. Milley in which they discussed President Trump and during which General Milley pressured Garland to target American “far right” militia movements.

    Judicial Watch Sues Pentagon for Records on Milley Jan 6 Calls | Judicial Watch

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  13. TradeBait2
    TradeBait2(@tradebait2)Online
    Coyote
    February 19, 2025 08:39

    From Project Constitution on X

    BREAKING: The NTSB just dropped the Blackhawk helicopter’s black box recordings from the deadly Washington, DC crash with a commercial jet—and it’s a jaw-dropper. Here’s what it tells us:
     Altitude Chaos: The chopper’s altimeter was off—way off. Pilot read 300 feet, instructor saw 400, but the real number? 278 feet—well above the 200-foot ceiling. They were flying blind on bad data.
     Missed Calls: Air traffic control screamed “pass behind the jet”—but the pilots didn’t hear it. The mic was keyed at the worst moment, drowning out the warning. Seconds later? Boom.
     Last-Second Panic: The jet’s pilots tried to pull up—nose pitched up just before impact. Too late. The Blackhawk crew? No clue what hit them ‘til it did.
     Night Vision Goggles: They were wearing them, but did they obscure the jet’s lights? Experts say it’s possible they locked onto the wrong target in DC’s crowded skies.
    This wasn’t just one mistake—it was a cascade of failures. 67 lives gone. NTSB says a prelim report’s coming soon, but this black box is already screaming: something was seriously broken that night. Share this—people need to know.
    Check out @Brian.Murray on Youtube for more great insight like this.

    https://x.com/ProjectConstitu/status/1891989872975724590

    If you have ever flown in/out of Reagan you know how stupid all of this is. No “training” mission should ever be flown anywhere near there until the last commercial flight of the night has been flown. So basically for about a 4 hour window after midnight.

    Total clusterf–k that cost the lives of 67 people. Disgusting.

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  14. YESSS!!!! The Red Cross is totally corrupt!!!

    EXCERPT: “When Hamas gunmen paraded emaciated Israeli hostages across a stage in Gaza earlier this month, they were flanked by two representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an aid group that boasts of its neutrality. The agency’s participation in the choreographed propaganda display—as well as its failure to visit the hostages as they struggled in captivity—is now drawing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, with GOP lawmakers questioning the Red Cross’s objectivity and care for those still held in captivity.

    The most shocking scene to date unfolded two weekends ago, when Hamas militants forced three severely malnourished Israeli captives—Ohad Ben Ami, 56; Eli Sharabi, 52; and Or Levy, 34—to make a speech to a crowd of Gazans before their release. Standing beside the masked gunmen were two Red Cross officials identified by the Washington Free Beacon as Nour Khadam and Stephanie Eller, both of whom have been featured in the ICRC’s online materials.

    Footage from the hostage release shows Khadam shaking hands with a Hamas militant as Eller stands behind him, and a masked Hamas soldier snaps photographs. Like other Red Cross officials present at these stage-managed events—reportedly produced by an Al Jazeera journalist—Eller and Khadam signed documents and stood on hand while the terror group forced the hostages to thank their captors. Photos taken on the day show the Israelis holding certificates provided by Hamas as they are interviewed next to gun-touting militants.

    The Red Cross’s involvement in the Hamas propaganda ritual came more than a year after the terror group kidnapped 251 people, including Americans, in its Oct. 7 attack. During the hostages’ time in captivity, the Red Cross did not fulfill its mandate to visit them and assess their health, as the group routinely does in traditional conflicts…..”

    https://freebeacon.com/israel/gop-senators-put-red-cross-on-notice-after-neutral-aid-organization-participates-in-hamas-propaganda-ceremony/

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  16. EXCERPT: “Should the Senate confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, it will have clinched the second of perhaps the two most vital nominations President Donald Trump will make, alongside Tulsi Gabbard. These are the two individuals after Trump with the near-singular ability to prevent us from devolving into a total police state of the kind that has already targeted them.

    President Trump was elected in no small part as a rebuke to a national security apparatus and intelligence agencies that have been weaponized and politicized against dissenters from ruling-class orthodoxy. From Russiagate and the fostering of the Censorship-Industrial Complex, to the first Trump impeachment and the Jan. 6 inquisition, to the targeting of all from faithful Christians to pro-life activists and parents concerned about their kids being indoctrinated in Marxism in school, increasingly our deep state has operated like our political foes’ secret police.

    As I recently reported at RealClearInvestigations, the evidence shows that at least at the FBI, whistleblowers exposing this misconduct have had their careers and lives destroyed. Those defending them have faced retaliation too.

    The turning of America’s cops and spies on the American people is the death knell of the republic, not to mention ultimately a boon to our adversaries. After all, from their perspective, what could be better than seeing the U.S. destroy itself from within by eviscerating liberty and justice in targeting domestic wrongthinkers? We effectively run information operations on ourselves via politicizing intelligence, while diverting precious resources from pursuing our actual foreign enemies. 

    Simply put, police states cannot be free states.

    Patel, like Gabbard, knows this well because he has extensive experience within the national security apparatus — and has found himself in its crosshairs. That makes him, like Gabbard, uniquely equipped to take it on.

    Patel’s bona fides speak for themselves. He was a public defender, prosecutor, staff member at the Justice Department, and, during the first Trump administration, senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, principal deputy to the acting director of national intelligence, and chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense.

    But perhaps most importantly, Patel was the exposer par excellence of the Russia-collusion hoax at its height while serving as a top investigator on the House Intelligence Committee. There, he helped lead the drafting of the “Nunes memo” that revealed the fraud perpetrated on the FISA court used to spy on the Trump campaign by way of adviser Carter Page — efforts he would later continue by working to declassify and release Russiagate documents under then-Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell. Little could better illustrate Patel’s courage and ability to take on a weaponized and hyper-politicized deep state.

    In the weeks before issuing the memo, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly threatened to subpoena Patel’s communications, as well as those of his colleagues. Unbeknownst to the investigator, the Justice Department was already collecting those communications records under subpoena, per requests covering data from as early as Dec. 1, 2016. The same DOJ whose misconduct Patel was investigating was spying on him — and on absurd grounds, as Inspector General Michael Horowitz would reveal.

    In responding to a question from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, regarding this episode during his confirmation hearing, Patel said:

    Senator, this may be one of the scenarios that most uniquely qualifies me to take command at the FBI. Having been the victim of government overreach and a weaponized system of justice and law enforcement, I know what it feels like to have the full weight of the United States government barreling down on you. And as the Biden inspector general [Horowitz] determined, those activities by the FBI and DOJ were wholly improper and not predicated upon law and facts. I will ensure, if confirmed, that no American is subjected to that kind of torment, to that kind of cost, financially and personally. 

    Gabbard likewise had stellar on-paper credentials, having spent more than two decades in uniform including deploying to Iraq and serving on the Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services Committees in Congress….”

    https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/kash-patel-is-perfect-for-fbi-director-because-he-already-fought-the-deep-state-and-won/

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  17. EXCERPT: “By now, most Americans have probably heard of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Spearheaded by Elon Musk, the watchdog group has been instrumental in identifying the institutional waste plaguing America’s vast and unaccountable federal bureaucracy.

    While DOGE has received much-deserved attention for its invaluable work, widespread bureaucratic waste is hardly an issue exclusive to the federal government. Across America’s 50 state governments, taxpayer money is similarly being used to subsidize profligate spending projects and feckless unelected bureaucrats whose interests often run counter to those of voters — even in states run by Republicans.

    If left unchecked, this unaccountable fourth branch of government threatens to poison and destroy the very constitutional system established by the Founding Fathers. Given such high stakes, some conservative activists are stepping up with an antidote they believe can help cure this pervasive disease.

    Launched on Wednesday, the State Leadership Initiative (SLI) is a coalition-building organization aimed at ensuring Republican-run “red states” operate in the best interests of GOP voters. In collaborating with like-minded groups, the initiative seeks to slash needless regulations and spending, appoint conservatives to important state government positions, and advance critical legislation across the country.

    “These red state bureaucracies and the swamps in these red states are very real. They may be smaller than the federal government, but they are incredibly powerful and the largest impediment to the change that we need to see,” SLI President and Co-Founder Noah Wall told The Federalist.Red States Gone Rogue

    According to Wall, the impetus behind the State Leadership Initiative came about following conversations he had with SLI Co-Founder Nate Fischer about the role of states in America’s federalist system of governance. The SLI president noted how in modern times, state governments are largely “considered [to be] almost an afterthought,” and have effectively become “clients of the federal government” when it comes to key implementing policies and programs.

    “Most of the action takes place on the federal level, but that’s not how it’s supposed to be historically,” Wall said. “States were supposed to play the important role in leading and guiding their residents and their communities to advance their values. … They were designed to be distinct and separate from [the federal government].”

    Conversations between Wall and Fischer about how states — particularly those controlled by Republicans — can “distinguish themselves” in the current system led to examinations of existing state governments, their policies, regulations, and more. What they soon discovered, according to Wall, is that “the current state of red states is that they are effectively blue states with lower taxes.”

    As an example, the SLI president cited figures from an August 2024 analysis by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, which ranked states according to their total number of regulatory restrictions. The study found that, as of 2023, several Republican-run states were more regulated than those run by Democrats…..”

    https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/meet-the-group-writing-the-blueprint-for-dismantling-bureaucracy-in-every-red-state/

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  18. whoa…we just had a blue jay on the feeder!!!! they’re immense compared to the little chickadees. he grabbed a seed and off he flew. but then he came back a little later and nabbed another one!

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          1. IDK for sure….but it’s back to normal now. I’m wondering if it may not be interference from others near me connecting to the same tower. There are a lot fewer users on now. But I’m just spitballin’!

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  21. Fulton County Withholds 2020 Ballots Despite Georgia Law Seeking Disclosure

    Fulton County is refusing to reveal ballots from the 2020 election even though a new Georgia law attempted to make them public. The county’s decision to keep its ballots secret is the latest chapter in a four-year fight between right-wing skeptics who claim the 2020 election was stolen and the Democratic-run government they accuse of wrongdoing.

    The new state law, which went into effect Jan. 1, was designed by Republican legislators to allow anyone to request high-resolution copies of ballots to review votes for themselves.

    “Fulton obviously has something to hide,” said Garland Favorito, cofounder of the group VoterGA, who has sought access to Fulton’s ballots through two pending lawsuits. “This proves all along that we were right — there was something seriously wrong about the 2020 election in Fulton County.”

    Multiple investigations have countered allegations of widespread fraud in Fulton County, and three vote counts showed that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden by about 12,000 votes in Georgia.
    — Atlanta Journal & Constitution

    Our Take: “We have it all.” Trump has known all along. He tried to give them an “out.” From his infamous Raffensperger call:

    They refused. Game on. – CannCon’s Newsletter

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  22. EU: Urgent Action Needed to Sustain Global Development Aid

    The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with over 60 civil society organizations, has joined an urgent appeal calling on EU leaders to take immediate action to address the global development aid crisis triggered by recent decisions by the U.S. administration.

    On 20 January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign aid. This decision has already led to immediate and devastating consequences, including the closure of clinics, the suspension of life-saving disease treatment programmes, the disruption of human rights and rule of law initiatives, and a funding crisis for NGOs worldwide.

    The reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule —a U.S. policy barring foreign organizations receiving U.S. global health funding from providing, counselling on, or advocating for abortion services— further threatens access to essential sexual and reproductive healthcare services.
    – International Commission of Jurists

    Our Take: This is from a few days ago, but I had to include it because it’s delightful.

    “The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a non-governmental organization of leading judges and lawyers from all legal traditions, working to build a world based on human rights standards and the rule of law.”

    Per their statement, they’re freaking out and asking Europe for money because President Trump’s funding freeze has threatened their existence (as intended).

    “The appeal urges the EU, as the world’s largest foreign aid provider, to step up its leadership and ensure continued support for democracy, human rights, global health, and humanitarian assistance.”

    They’re asking Europe to “prioritize funding for sectors most affected, including reproductive rights, gender equality, and LGBTIQ rights” and to “urge the U.S. administration to reverse course.”

    Should Europe pay for gay climate abortions? That’s a question for the people of Europe to answer. America overwhelmingly said “absolutely not” to gay climate abortions (shorthand for literally all ESG programs) on November 5th.

    Europe has a choice: Keep ESG going or kill it off entirely. Just leave us out of it. – Ashe in America

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  23. Just The News: “President Donald Trump’s social media firm on Wednesday sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice for trying to force the video platform Rumble to censor accounts belonging to a U.S.-based Brazilian user, picking a global free speech fight aligned with the new administration’s priorities.

    Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the owner of Truth Social, joined Rumble today in filing the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

    “Justice Moraes has issued sweeping orders to suspend multiple U.S.-based accounts (“Banned Accounts”) of a well known politically outspoken user (“Political Dissident A”), ensuring no person in the United States can see his content (“Gag Orders”),” the suit said. 

    “The Gag Orders, as issued, censor legitimate political discourse in the United States, undermining fundamental constitutional protections enshrined in the First Amendment, clashing with the Communications Decency Act, and defying basic comity principles,” the suirt charged.

    The suit asks a judge to free Rumble from Moraes gag orders. It argued that Rumble’s compliance with the gag orders would directly harm TMTG, because Truth Social is powered by Rumble servers.

    “TMTG is firmly committed to upholding the right to free expression. This is not just a slogan, it’s the core mission of this company. We’re proud to join our partner Rumble in standing against unjust demands for political censorship regardless of who makes them,” Trump Media and Techonology Group CEO Devin Nunes said.

    The suit comes less than a week after Vice President J.D. Vance gave an impassioned speech in Europe warning growing censorship activities threaten the core freedoms long cherished by the Western world.”

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  25. “Leftist Rag Rolls Out RINO Lawmakers to Manufacture a GOP DOGE Revolt: As DOGE moves full steam ahead and sentiment within the voting public improves, legacy media and the UniParty Swamp are doing anything they can to stall momentum.”

    JD Rucker, Feb 19, 2025

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “It isn’t often that I cite a publication without linking to or even quoting from it, but Axios wins that distinction today. Their recent article, “Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers,” is such a blatant attempt to manufacture an agenda by faking a narrative that I cannot recommend even reading it for laughs.

    There is no “growing DOGE revolt.” Not in the GOP, nor outside of the GOP. The sentiment towards what DOGE is doing is improving among the public. Democrats have already shamed themselves with their unified outrage towards those who would expose their corruption. As for the RINOs who oppose what’s being done, their ranks are not growing. Their ranks are shrinking.

    Axios doesn’t want you to know this because it would mean the Trump administration is doing exactly what it’s supposed to be doing and fulfilling the will of the people to root out the massive waste of taxpayer dollars. This is why they’re manufacturing the “revolt.”

    To be clear, the fact that there’s no revolt doesn’t mean that lawmakers in the UniParty Swamp aren’t scared. The vast majority of them are concerned to varying degrees over the potential of losing some of their Congressional “benefits,” and that’s the best-case-scenario for them. For others, there is a real concern that if DOGE digs too deeply in the “wrong” places, these lawmakers can be exposed for their attachments to corrupt or fraudulent activities.

    Axios rolled out RINOs like Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy, and Don Bacon to try to make their point. To the apolitical, these names mean very little so fact that there are GOP Senators opposed to President Trump is enough to get the gullible to believe the Axios narrative. But to my readers, these names equate to the dying NeverTrump wing of the party. Therefore, their complaints are moot.

    Mistakes will be made. DOGE is going after the waste, fraud, and corruption with a chainsaw and they’re bound to chop off more than they should on occasion. But the vast majority of the programs, employees, payments, agencies, and departments that they chop will be righteous and necessary.

    For the first time in my lifetime, I’m experiencing hope that government can actually be shrunk. Even during President Trump’s first term we saw minuscule, symbolic cuts made to government, but The Swamp remained fully intact. Now, we’re seeing what it really means to “Drain The Swamp” and it’s a glorious thing to witness.

    Let’s just make sure outlets like Axios and RINOs like Susan Collins do not get a foothold. DOGE must continue its work unabated.”

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  27. “Move over WalMart, Costco and Kroger. Aldi is about to kick your collective butts…   

    Last year alone, the privately-owned chain opened almost 120 new stores, surpassing 2,400 locations and consolidating itself as the third largest supermarket retailer in our country. According to company data, one in four American households already shops at Aldi, a figure that has doubled in just six years.

    Consumer interest in Aldi is due to its business model based on three very important points: Fewer employees and greater operational efficiency, They have high-quality, low-cost own brands and smaller, more cost-efficient stores to reduce costs

    Aldi is presenting itself to the market as an efficient and low-price alternative (without reducing the quality of its products), now it is its competitors who will have to adapt to the low-price giant.”

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  28. Eighty years ago today the assault on Iwo Jima began. For two months, the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima had been continually pounded by air and naval bombardments.

    Today in 1945, the Marines landed to take the island, wading ashore with little or no resistance. But once they were crowded on the beach, the Japanese began their assault. What followed was some of the bloodiest fighting in Marine Corps history. The bunkers and tunnels the Japanese had built protected them during the assault. For the first and only time, American casualties exceeded those of the enemy.

    The island was needed because it lay halfway between the Ally-held Mariana Islands and Japan. The island’s air fields, on the far side of Mount Suribachi, were needed for the air assault on Tokyo.

    It took five days for the Marines to plant the flag atop Mount Suribachi, but another 21 days before the island was secured. Of the six men we see raising the flag, only three survived the battle. 

    https://www.history.navy.mil/battle-for-iwo-jima.html

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  30. “Trump & Kennedy’s MAHA Commission is Everything We Hoped For To Combat Big Pharma & Big Ag: Make Big Pharma Unnecessary Again”

    Jordan Sather, Feb 19, 2025

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    EXCERPT: “Like many other humans, my first foray into “getting red pilled” involved waking up to the Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex, corrupt food industry, and how much we’ve been lied to about our health. This was around 2011/2012. Digging into how the Rockefeller and Carnegie families moved to dominate the American healthcare system in the early 1900s by promoting allopathic, “research based” medical care and suppressing more natural medicine like homeopathy, naturopathy, and herbalism was an enlightening experience – and this quickly brought me down other rabbit holes as those same industrialists were instrumental in setting up the Federal Reserve, the oil/gas/coal centralized energy system, and subverting our Education system. One rabbit hole lead to another, for it’s all connected somehow.

    During that 2012 timeframe, I became obsessed with learning about GMOs, fluoride, vaccines, the effects of pharmaceuticals, and how to heal ourselves in natural ways. Seeing the gigantic monster of Big Pharma and Big Ag and how deep it all goes lead me to the belief that there may be nothing we could do to pick ourselves out of the system. I did my best to educate and help the people I would come across, but what are we going to do about 350 million people being heavily brainwashed by and caught up into Big Pharma’s grasp?

    If you would have told me 13 years ago that someday we would have a New York real estate developer in the White House teaming up with the world’s (publicly) richest man and his team of computer nerds to auditing government agencies, plus a Kennedy at the helm of the nation’s top health agency digging into the true cause of diseases, I never would have believed you.

    But here we are.

    Soon after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as Director the Health and Human Services, President Trump unveiled a new Executive Order titled “Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission” – and this executive order is just about perfect.

    Trump’s MAHA Commission Executive Order – Feb 13th 2025

    It begins by outlining statistics related to the health crisis our country is facing, detailing how our “most advanced health care system in the world” is failing when you compare America to the numbers of other developed countries – we spend the most by far on health, yet have terrible numbers and still buy 70% of the world’s pharmaceutical drugs.

    This is not about infectious diseases – this is about degenerative diseases, or “chronic illness” as RFK Jr. is framing it, which in my opinion, are largely preventable.

    Autism, autoimmune issues, Alzheimer’s Disease, cancer, mental illnesses, etc. – Mainstream Medicine has long said “well, we don’t know why these things are becoming so prevalent!”, using sorry excuses like genetics or “better testing!” as the reason rates are going up. Sure, it may be genetics, but in that case their real question should be “what is influencing our genes to screw up like this?” – a question they don’t want to ask or answer because the Pharmaceutical, Food, and Chemical Industries would stand to lose billions, if not trillions of dollars, and loads of corruption would have to be exposed.

    The E.O. then dives into policy proposals:

    Isn’t it beautiful? Highlighting how we need to eliminate conflicts of interest, for a good portion of the “science” these days is not honest, unbiased “science”, but cherry-picked data designed to sell products or ideologies to the masses.

    Sad state of things when scientists are too scared to go against the status quo in fear of losing the tenure at their universities or not getting their grant money – or they could be outright bought and paid for by the industries they are supposed to research. *cough*Fauci*cough*Peter Hotez*cough*….”

    https://jordansather.substack.com/p/trump-and-kennedys-maha-commission

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  31. PaulnotSaul

    PaulnotSaul

    February 19, 2025 11:14 am

    “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle. The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe’s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn’t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation. On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is “MISSING.” He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden “like a fiddle.” A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the “gravy train” going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..”

    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114031332924234939

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  32. Just The News: “President Donald Trump excoriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to hold elections and lambasted the poor return on America’s investment in that country.

    “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and ‘TRUMP,’ will never be able to settle,’” Trump posted to Truth Social.

    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114031332924234939

    The remarks come after Zelensky accused Trump of “disinformation” after he made public statements supporting elections in Ukraine in the wake of talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia.

    “He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden ‘like a fiddle.’ A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,” Trump warned. “Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the “gravy train” going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..”

    Trump further pointed to the U.S.’s $200 billion investment in Ukraine and Zelensky’s statements that he had received less than half.”

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    1. Trump’s Post: “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle. The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe’s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn’t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation. On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is “MISSING.” He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden “like a fiddle.” A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the “gravy train” going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..”

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  33. Good grief!!! They NEVER learn!!!

    EXCERPT: “Afghans will be flown in right after the election by the thousands and land in Berlin, Leipzig, and Hannover in taxpayer-funded charter flights.

    The Afghans were supposed to actually have been flown in before the election, but after the terror attacks carried out by Afghans in Aschaffenburg against a daycare group and against the Verdi demonstration in Munich, the government decided to push the flights back until after the vote. Now, a total of 3,500 Afghans will arrive a week after the election takes place.

    The news was announced by the Foreign Ministry led by Green Party politician Annalena Baerbock, who said this was due to logistical reasons. However, the NGOs have accused the government of caving to public pressure due to the terror attacks and pressure from the right.

    The migrants have already been transported to Pakistan, where they are safe. Accommodation and other support for the migrants is expected to reach into the millions of euros in costs.

    The German government had originally promised Pakistan that the Afghans would only be in the country until March 31, as Pakistan wants to get rid of them and has already embarked on a nationwide deportation crackdown on Afghans. Some of the Afghans who were supposed to leave for Germany have already been sent back to Afghanistan. However, the German government has faced logistical issues due to the sheer number of flights required and is unable to meet its own deadline.

    So far, 36,000 Afghans have already been flown into Germany over the past three and a half years. These Afghans allegedly supported the Bundeswehr, the German air force, until it withdrew in June 2021. The German embassy in Pakistan sparked a scandal when it said it received pressure from Baerbock’s Foreign Office to issue visas to Afghans with forged papers, with prosecutors in Berlin and Cottbus still investigating…..”

    https://rmx.news/germany/german-government-plans-to-fly-in-thousands-of-migrants-after-the-election-at-taxpayers-expense/

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  34. “The confirmation is welcomed but the news is not new, as taxpayer watchdog White Coat Waste Project (WCW) has continued to bring these realities to light. Testifying at an Oversight hearing earlier this month, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at White Coat Waste Project Justin Goodman testified that the $241 million spent on transgender animal testing is merely the “floor” of this so-called research.”

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  35. “10 Suspicious Names Still On Social Security Rolls”

    Sponsored · Feb 18, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

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    “Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is still in the process of combing through the records of the Social Security Administration in search of potential fraud, but several red flags have already arisen — one of them being suspicious names on the rolls.

    Through well-established insider connections at DOGE, The Babylon Bee has confirmed that the following names were found to be on the Social Security rolls:

    1. Elvis Presley: The King has been dead for nearly a half-century… or has he?
    2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy: DOGE reportedly has yet to find a pie this guy doesn’t have a finger in.
    3. Seymor Butts: Wait a minute… we’re not sure this is a real name.
    4. George Washington: He was a great American hero, but we’re not sure he needs the Social Security check anymore.
    5. Mitch McConnell: Considering he passed away in 2017, he should not be on the list.
    6. Leeroy Jenkins: He never even existed.
    7. John Lennon: Hogging the money from the surviving Beatles, just like the old days.
    8. Barack Hussein Obama: This man isn’t even eligible as he wasn’t born in the United States and isn’t a real citizen.
    9. Obi-Wan Kenobi: Clarification is needed on whether Force ghosts can legally cash Social Security checks.
    10. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Everyone knows she died on January 6, 2021.

    Who knows how long the people listed above — or fraudsters using their names — have been raking in taxpayer money? Who else have you heard is collecting Social Security?”

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  36. “Cruel: Elon Musk Cuts Off Social Security Benefits For Thousands Of Revolutionary War Veterans”

    U.S. · Feb 19, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

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    U.S. — The Department of Government Efficiency faced renewed calls for independent oversight after news broke that DOGE boss Elon Musk had callously cut off Social Security benefits for thousands of Revolutionary War veterans.

    The move took place as part of DOGE’s overarching crusade to identify and eliminate wasteful government spending but promised to bring the Musk-led team a new wave of negative publicity due to brave veterans of the American War of Independence now being deprived of their hard-fought benefits.

    “How dare he take away the benefits we earned with our blood,” said 270-year-old Arthur Breckenridge, who fought in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. “It’s only because of men like me that this South African fellow had a chance to come to this country and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Now we find out he’s cutting off our Social Security? How are we supposed to live?”

    Though Musk and the team at DOGE cited Social Security payments to individuals seemingly far too old to still be living as evidence of widespread fraud, Breckenridge and his fellow Revolutionary War veterans were not going to accept this indignity. “This billionaire miscreant leaves us no choice,” said Thomas Halderman, a 278-year-old veteran of the Battle of Saratoga. “We shall grab our muskets and march to Tesla headquarters. Have at thee, you thieving scoundrel!”

    At publishing time, DOGE was reportedly seeking a way to verify the ages and identities of the Revolutionary War veterans by asking Senator Mitch McConnell if he knew any of them from back then.

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  37. “Embarking on a thrilling boat journey aboard an icebreaker in the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea, Sweden, Gilad and other fellow adventurers were in for an unforgettable adventure. When the icebreaker stopped, they seized the opportunity to plunge into the icy sea, carving out a ‘pool’ amid the frozen water. Clad in specialized rubber suits to ward off the cold, they floated in this surreal environment, feeling like astronauts drifting in the boundless expanse of space.”

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  39. i just unloaded the truck that’s stuck in the garage still. we loaded it up with firewood before all the shitty weather moved in weeks ago. we stacked the garage up first, then loaded more in there. thankfully we have it now inside for when we need it. hope this polar vortex thing moves on soon!

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