Vote for a Transient Lodging Tax increase on May 20th!

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Dear BBQ Readers:
I have been following the efforts by county commissioners to shift and broaden the sources of funding that our county relies on to provide citizens with necessary services.  I appreciate the conscientious work this has required.  

The current proposal to increase the transient lodging tax (TLT), which will be on our upcoming May 20 ballot, is an effort to leverage money from tourists and visitors to pay for services caused by their presence here, and that makes sense to me. Due to our visitor population, we have added costs that include road maintenance and public safety services and it’s appropriate for the visitors to pay for that. 

As the owner of a short term rental in Tillamook County, I don’t pay the lodging taxes.  Those taxes are paid for by the guests who stay at my rental.  And while an increase in the lodging tax, especially a forty percent increase, might cause my guests to flinch,  I still think it’s fair that they pay it.  If visitors don’t pay for these additional costs, then those costs must be borne by all county residents and I don’t think that’s at all fair.  

However, there is one aspect of this TLT system that irks me, and that is the state mandated 30/70 split, whereby 30% of the lodging tax dollars go into the county general fund, while 70% must be spent attracting tourists to our area.  I know that in our county we have worked hard to allot some of that 70% on facilities that benefit visitors and residents alike, nonetheless, this split creates a hardship on our county budget.

I am willing to accept an increase in our TLT, but as part of this change, I would like the commissioners and the county to commit to putting resources towards pressuring the state to change the 30/70 split.  Even a 50/50 split would be a big step forward.

Vivi Tallman
Nehalem Oregon

Support Christy Kay for NCRD Board

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Join me in supporting Cristy Kay for a position on the Board of the North Coast Recreation District (NCRD). Christy has long been an active and dedicated member of our North County community. Her store in downtown Nehalem has provided a venue for music, healing and solace (most notably after the loss of Lee Blackmon). She has been active in organizing monthly Teen Nights at North Coast Pinball. In fact she says that she will advocate for establishing a Teen Center at NCRD and I know she will be a strong advocate and support for community-wide access to all the many programs of our beloved NCRD.

A New Moon Rising

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Immerse Yourself…

A New Moon Is Rising…Indivisible

New Moon in Taurus April 27th 2025

Take a moment to do something deeply pleasurable

Posted on April 27, 2025 
by Editor Tillamook Pioneer
By Madame Dana Zia

My dear beloved Earthlings,

The time has arrived with this Taurus New Moon on April 27th, for us to ground. There are so many temptations to spend time in our heads and out of our bodies right now. The temptations are fast, furious and full of forcefulness but they are empty.

What has meaning and soul is being grounded on the Earth right now.
We have come through the gauntlet of the Eclipses that were the last two Lunar cycles and are on the other side. All planets are now direct and moving forward. Neptune has moved into Aries and is stirring the warriors in our souls. The weather is warm, flowers are blooming and bees are buzzing. We are being called to action!
But first…… let’s remember to ground and bless the Earth we stand on.

The Taurus New Moon is always a blessed time to run our roots into the ground and feel the strength of our Mother Earth. Turn your attention away from the glaring chaos of the world and focus on getting outside and walking barefoot on the Earth. Listen to the birds and the sounds of nature. Breathe. Be.
Today is certainly a great time to garden. It is also a time to do something deeply pleasurable with NO GUILT!

Taurus season is also about creation since it is a time that the Earth is in full bloom and life is sprouting from the Earth with zeal. This is a particularly potent time to start a creative project that you have been dreaming up but haven’t taken the time to do it.

The old saying “practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” is very fitting of this season. Taurus is shined on by Venus the planet that represents beauty, creativity, love and pleasure. Those are exactly what a Taurus values.

In honor of this New Moon, I picked up rocks at the beach today to paint. I’ve had a vision to paint them and leave them around in public places as gifts. Today I’m going to start it! Walking on the beach, picking up rocks for a creative act of kindness felt so deliciously in tune.

One word of warning, this New Moon has a volatile aspect with Pluto and Mars so walk lightly on the Earth. You will probably get an opportunity to have a hostile encounter with someone, please breathe and don’t react. This is a bridge burning sort of aspect so think before you get “bull headed” and light the blow torch.

I had this opportunity come up today with someone very dear to me. I’m so pleased I knew about this aspect and relaxed into kindness.

Most importantly, relax into an unhurried day filled with the wonders of nature. Do something that is an Earthly pleasure with no guilt. Turn off media, lay down your phone and feel gratitude for our beautiful Mother Earth and the moment.

Save and Share Precious Memories – Digitise

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Hi BBQ land. My name is Drew and I convert 8mm and VHS tapes and DVD’s into digital files you can view on your phones/computers and share on your social media platforms. Saving these old tapes and discs is so important because our kid’s kids need to know and honor the people and places they came from. It is an easy, affordable and local process. Glad to answer any questions. Cheers, Drew.

DEPORTATIONS BY PRESIDENT

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Deportations by President
The history of deportations in the United States reveals significant shifts in immigration policy and enforcement across different presidential administrations. We’ll compare how long each President was in office, the total number of deportations during their time, and the average number of removals per year. By looking at these numbers, we can see how different Presidents handled immigration and deportation.
The analysis shows how changes in the country, new laws, and each President’s priorities have shaped these policies. From the Civil Rights era under President Lyndon B. Johnson to the more recent policies during President Biden’s time, this comparison helps us understand how each leader approached immigration. Whether focused on safety, the economy, or human rights, each administration’s deportation policies tell us a lot about the ongoing debate over immigration in America. Information on removal rates comes from the Department of Homeland Security.
here is the link to the article:
living.alot.com/entertainment/45-weirdest-presidential-facts–17063?s=11&isLong=0&isVertical=1

note: these presidents are not in order by date but the order is the number of deported. Obama deported most illegals by a very large number. Also true, he was responsible for cages for kids.

PROTEST CHANGE -TIME AND PLACE

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PROTEST CHANGE-TIME AND PLACE

Thank you all for showing up in Nehalem this past Saturday. You are a good group, and we’d love to see you again. We’d also love to see you with twenty of your best Friends.

We will be meeting this coming Thursday, May 1, Mayday, for our next PROTEST. This PROTEST will take place from 4:30-6:30 PM and will coincide with hundreds of other PROTESTS held around this USA. You may not see them, but there will be thousands of people out protesting at the same time you are. The place will be back in Manzanita where Laneda and Manzanita Avenues run into Highway 101.

Dress in layers. The forecast is for sun, but in Nehalem we had a chilly wind blowing. Hat, gloves, scarf, and again layers to keep you comfortable. Bring water, a sign, and of course, if you are able, a can of food for the North Tillamook County Food Bank.

The cutting of government funds has affected many local programs. A critical program in our area is the North Tillamook County Food Bank (NTCFB) located in Wheeler. We are asking you to donate what you can to this organization. The location of the NTCFB is 278 Rowe Street-which is across from the Nehalem Bay Health Center. The building is only open when food is distributed and that is at noon on Tuesdays. You can donate in three ways. Go to their website, www.northtillamookcountyfoodbank.org and press the “donate” button to donate online. You can send a check to NTCFB, PO Box 162, Wheeler, Oregon, 97147. Or you can go to the NTCFB on Tuesday to deliver food at that time. A monthly donation they can count on would be a real bonus. The NTCFB has a message phone, 503-368-7724. Thank you for considering adding them to your giving list. We will have collection boxes for canned foods at all our PROTEST locations.

A reminder of our PROTEST will be sent out later this week.

Virginia Giuffre RIP

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Virginia Giuffre, the woman who got Jeffery Epstein arrested after she was repeatedly raped as a minor by Epstein and Prince Andrew and Bill Richardson (Democrat Gov of New Mexico – Epstein had a New Mexico rape-mansion accessible only by plane), was murdered by the M16/CIA/Mossad child-rape advocates yesterday in Australia, where she lived with her husband (who got her out of the network years ago) and their children.

x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1915948057201684708

Most of Epstein’s pals were Democrats stateside (Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Leon Black, Kevin Spacey, Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky), and Democrat-aligned creeps from other countries. Republicans were also involved, as were other rapists, mostly in the bio-tech and finance worlds, with loose political affiliations.

Ehud Barak of Israel, for example, was photographed coming out of Epstein’s 75-million dollar NYC home that Les Wexner, Mossad agent and owner of The Gap, The Limited, and Victoria’s Secret, gave Epstein to use for the Mossad’s blackmail operations. The Gap’s plane was also used for minor sex-trafficking, and to run guns and drugs, based out of Ohio.

Remember in the early 1990s, when Victoria’s Secret models dressed up half-naked in military camouflage on stage at the super bowl when the Bush Crime Family was actively bombing the hell out of and destroying Iraq for Israel and England? Now we know why the Victoria Secret models were the ones on stage.

Here is a photo of Ehud Barak (former PM of Israel) at Wexner’s 75-million NYC rape-pad:

x.com/amit_segal/status/1151207153161650176

Diddy was/is also an intelligence operative, getting blackmail photos and videos at his rape parties for the intelligence agencies. So when Pfizer/CIA wants Beyonce and JayZ to whore for the mRNA ‘covid’ vax, they will do the whoring, etc etc etc. (When will the Carters be charged in the Diddy stuff???)

After Bill Clinton left office, he flew around the world meeting with world leaders as he set-up The Clinton Foundation, basically a slush-fund for himself, Hillary and Chelsea. And 22 of those flights show he was with Jeffery Epstein and lots of minors they were raping, on Epstein’s infamous child-rape plane. They called the minor area of the plane ‘home room’.

Yes, Epstein flew Clinton around the world to set up his evil foundation on Jeffrey’s rape plane. Look it up and wake the hell up.

The Rockefellers, the NY-based family that started the United Nations (for global control) and gave us cancer and polio, are deep into pedophilia.

Anekka Lucas is a survivor of international child-sex trafficking. She was trafficked to billionaire-pedophiles, then reported info back to her main handler David Rockefeller. (David died last year at 100 years old and is now in hell.)

Anneke, now in her 60s, became brave enough to speak out against David Rockefeller (and ‘progressive’ Justin Trudeau’s father Pierre, former PM of Canada) thanks to Virginia Giuffre’s bravery.

Will Anneke be the next to be murdered by our intelligence agencies? (M16/CIA/Mossad are the same satanic beast.)

This is the bravest woman I have ever come across. And it’s very likely her days are numbered.

And this is a great avenue to see just how wicked and anti-human most of our sociopath ‘leaders’ are. Watch this and you will see the kinds of folks who target and murder children in Gaza unashamedly. You will see how those who start wars operate. You will understand the minds of the progenitors of so much of this world’s suffering.

If you have never listened to any of the Epstein rape-victims, if you are unaware of the elite’s global pedophile network, I highly encourage you to make it through this entire interview with child sex-trafficking victim Anneke Lucas. Watch it for Virginia? She is now dead, murdered by these scum, and she is the one who let the world know about the Epstein pedophile network. These women deserve our attention:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPVvEi8kAUo

Telling Words

Submitted By: babbles@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
the last two paragraphs from last night’s Heather Cox Richardson “Letters from an American.”

On the last day of his presidency, in his last speech, President Ronald Reagan recalled what someone had once written to him: “You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.”

He continued: “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people—our strength—from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. While other countries cling to the stale past, here in America we breathe life into dreams. We create the future, and the world follows us into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.”

Alack and alas, this will be the legacy of the Trump administration.

lucy brook
nehalem resident
U.S. citizen

Letter to the Supreme Court of the United States

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Urging everyone to write SCOTUS… feel free to use this as template…

I am “Diane Weatherwax,” an American citizen. I am outraged that you continue to allow the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to destroy our country, our democracy, and the institutions that Congress created; Executive Orders cannot end this. It will take two-thirds of Congress to eliminate these departments. Yet the Trump administration is dismantling it all, and you do nothing to stop it.

The immunity ruling has hurt everyone. You must revoke it and uphold the Constitution that says NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, and presidents are not kings.

GIVE US OUR COUNTRY BACK

Sincerely,

Diane Weatherwax

Dear Jim and Vern

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An Open Letter to Tillamook County Transportation District Candidates Jim Heffernan and Vern Ressler

Dear Jim and Vern.

You have my vote. I trust that your motivation to be on this board aligns with my wishes for the district. To be clear I want to see improvements in service, management, and operations. I want to see smart solutions. I want you to consider the environment. I want to see transparency and accountability. I want to see care and consideration for the individuals that rely on Dial-A-Ride and The Wave. Each one of them needs to be taken care of.

The candidates that speak on the idea that the district is doing great cannot make a difference. This is why my votes will go to you. You are aware. Making changes is impossible when one is unwilling to acknowledge that problems exist. Major problems exist and the voices to oppose them are small or have been intentionally limited. You will be in a position to speak for them. This is desperately needed.

I, personally, do not use the services provided by the district, but I care deeply for others that do. I have heard their stories of being left at the doctor’s office, or a ride that they waited six weeks on getting canceled on the day of their appointment, or them waiting at a bus stop for a bus that just doesn’t arrive. I have also heard the unhappy stories of staff and ex-staff. When people quit their jobs because they just can’t take it anymore, the problem is not the employees.

This letter is to ask you, once you’re elected, to please stand up and make a difference. Just going to board meetings and following the lead of management is not the job here. Representing the taxpayers that fund this critical service is the job. Please make it your personal mission to take care of our riders, the employees, and the environment. Please be courageous, vocal, and wise stewards for the county. Please make a difference.

Sincerely,

Yvette Clark
Nehalem

Too good to miss

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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow delivered a masterclass in how incompetence can sometimes be democracy’s best friend in a scathing segment that perfectly encapsulates the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.

With her characteristic blend of wit and meticulous detail, Maddow painted a picture of an administration that’s not just dangerous – it’s dangerously inept.

The Three-Act Tragedy (or Comedy?)

“There are three parts to this story,” Maddow explained, laying out what has become the defining narrative of Trump’s return to power.

“It’s Trump’s extremism, people saying no, but there then is this third thing, which has been the undercurrent to all of it.”

That third thing? A seemingly endless parade of “Oops” moments that would be hilarious if they weren’t so terrifying.

The Dictator Who Couldn’t Dictate

“We know he’s trying for the whole dictator thing,” Maddow observed with characteristic deadpan delivery. “No elections, no courts, no resistance, rule by terror, right?”

But as she proceeded to demonstrate, Trump’s authoritarian aspirations have been consistently undermined by his administration’s stunning incompetence.

The Greatest Hits of “Oops”

In what can only be described as a greatest hits compilation of governmental face-plants, Maddow detailed a staggering array of administrative blunders.

Here are just some of the highlights:

The 48-Hour Federal Freeze: Trump’s administration attempted to freeze all federal grants immediately after inauguration, only to reverse course within 48 hours when they realized what chaos they’d created.
The CIA Email Debacle: In a move that would make any intelligence officer cringe, the administration accidentally included hundreds of CIA officers’ names in an unclassified email to the White House.
The Nuclear Security Whoopsie: They accidentally fired the entire staff responsible for nuclear weapons safety, then desperately tried to rehire them.
The $8 Billion Math Error: The Department of Government Efficiency (yes, that’s real) claimed to save $8 billion when the actual number was $8 million – just a casual 100,000% error.
The Penguin Tariffs: In perhaps the most absurd example, the administration imposed tariffs on a remote island primarily inhabited by… penguins.
The Gift That Keeps on Giving

The hits just kept coming. From accidentally texting war plans to a journalist at The Atlantic to publishing hundreds of unredacted Social Security numbers (including Trump’s own lawyer’s), the administration seems determined to prove Maddow’s point about their incompetence.

A Curse and a Blessing

“Just because they’re trying to do really, really bad things,” Maddow noted, “doesn’t change the fact that they’re also just really bad at everything they try to do, which for this country is definitely a curse, but also in some ways a blessing.”

The segment perfectly captured the bizarre reality of Trump’s latest term: an administration with authoritarian ambitions but slapstick execution.

As Maddow put it, “It hasn’t been funny exactly. It’s too disgusting for that. But it has been the proverbial comedy of errors.”

The Bottom Line

While the country grapples with Trump’s attempts to dismantle democratic institutions, there’s a peculiar comfort in watching his administration repeatedly step on its own rakes.

As Maddow’s detailed catalogue of “Oops” moments demonstrates, sometimes the best defense against authoritarianism might just be incompetence.

The story of Trump’s first 100 days isn’t just about his extremism or the resistance against it – it’s about an administration that can’t seem to get out of its own way.

And while that might be concerning from a governance perspective, it’s proving to be democracy’s unexpected guardian angel.

VOTE YES for Neahkahnie Schools!

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From Tide Pools to Textbooks: VOTE YES for Neahkahnie Schools!

Let’s talk about the Neahkahnie School District 56 levy, shall we? I know, another election, another “please, can I have some more?” from our local institutions.

But bear with me, folks, because this one’s a bit different. It’s about our kids, and let’s face it, they’re the only ones who can save us from a future filled with sentient AI and kale smoothies.

Now, I’ve heard the grumbles. “Taxes, taxes, always taxes!” you say, shaking your fist at the sky. I get it. We’re all trying to make ends meet, especially with those grocery bills that seem to double every time we blink. But consider this: a well-funded school isn’t just about textbooks and chalkboards.

It’s about investing in the future of our community. It’s about ensuring our kids have the tools they need to succeed, whether they dream of becoming astronauts, marine biologists, or, dare I say, even politicians.

This levy isn’t about fancy new gold-plated water fountains or hiring a personal chef for the cafeteria; It’s about maintaining the programs that make our schools great.

It’s about keeping our class sizes manageable, so our teachers don’t need a bullhorn to be heard. It’s about providing extracurricular activities, so our kids don’t spend all their time glued to screens, learning the latest TikTok dance moves.

Think of it as an investment in our local, coastal economy. A thriving school district attracts families, which supports local businesses, which, in turn, keeps our property values from plummeting faster than a soufflé in a hurricane.

Plus, imagine the bragging rights! “My kid goes to the best schools in the county!”

And frankly, a strong school helps keep our kids engaged in positive ways. Let’s give them opportunities to learn about marine biology, coastal ecology, or Dungeons and Dragons.

So, when you vote in May, remember the kids. Remember the future. And remember that a few extra dollars today can save us from a whole lot of headaches (and TikTok dance tutorials) tomorrow.

Let’s continue to give our kids the education they deserve, and maybe they’ll invent a machine that makes kale smoothies taste like chocolate. Vote YES!

To support your yes vote, and for more information, go to www.yesforneahkahniekids.com

Sincerely,
Frank Squillo
Manzanita, OR

HELP!! United Paws Needs Foster Volunteers

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HELP!! United Paws of Tillamook is seeking foster volunteers.
United Paws provides ongoing support for foster volunteers, including cat supplies, needed veterinary care, and assistance from experienced foster mentors. Our fosters enjoy the companionship of a loving animal without the long-term commitment of adoption.

Please visit our website at unitedpaws.wordpress.com or call us at 503-842-5663 to learn more. You can also complete a volunteer application online to share your interests and skills with United Paws.

PROTEST IN NEHALEM THIS WEEK

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Join us in Nehalem for our PROTEST tomorrow, Saturday, April 26, between noon and 2 PM. Bring some layered clothing, water, a chair if you need one, and a can of food to donate to our local food bank. If you have a sign or a flag, bring them. We do have some extra signs. We want to keep this PROTEST against the government and the way it is treating people. With 125 people protesting last week we need that many people once again. And we need all generations to come. Bring your kids and your kids kids. Show up. The PROTEST has been very peaceful, yet we are making our rights known. Thank you all who came last week and we hope to see you again on many Saturdays to come.

Voices of Resistance: Fire and Moonlight

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Dear Friends,

The Bridge

Clouds passed over the moon again,

I lost something precious last night.

The bridge I was building collapsed.

In my hands, holding and healing

this pain, seeing the truth of what

can be lost and would be gained.

The wounded heart will know

no measure, until it does. Father,

mother, daughter and son, with every

breath that comes, prosecution or blessing.

Stuff it, Swallow it

Submitted By: Constance@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
You know who you are, along with our republican leaders who we will remembered when Elections give us the opportunity to VOTE YOU OUT!

STUFF IT/SWALLOW IT

I don’t want to hear ONE COMPLAINT from ANY Trump voters for the duration of your life about ANY, ANY problems brought on by this dictator or his corrupt and incompetent cabinet picks. You lost your job because of Elon? STFU. Stuff it. Swallow it. Choke on it. We all have to suffer because you lack the ability to see truth and think critically. National Parks closed or dirty?. Stuff it. Your child gets sick with e-coli. Stuff it. You get the measles, stuff it. Your bank rips you off? Stuff it. Your local health clinic closes? The air and water you breathe is filthy now? Stuff it. Your plane had a crash landing, deal with it. You lost your health care, stuff it. They sold off public lands for logging near your home, stuff it! Fema isn’t there to help you after the hurricane? Stuff it. Your cousin dies of sepsis because she couldn’t get an abortion, stuff it. You can’t afford groceries and the food banks are closed, too bad, go hungry. Your income is down because no tourists want to visit your eatery? Too bad. Your nephew gets disappeared by ICE, stuff it. Keep your mouth closed. It was so obvious in 2016 he was a wannabe tyrant and most definitely a charlatan. You only need a miniscule amount of intuition and 3 brain cells to know he’s a dangerous incompetent mobster. You voted for this. No one wants to hear it. You voted for this? You OWN IT until your dying breath. You just spit on and dishonored every person who served our country and the family members of those who sacrificed for our freedoms…

fentanyl from China

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I have to wonder if Trump’s latest lower tariffs on China indicates headway on this problem. It may take a long time to find out for sure. Anyway, ProPublica has a detailed article on the complexities involved. It is a very long article but not difficult to read. So in case anyone is really interested here’s the link:

www.propublica.org/article/china-fentanyl-prison-yafeng-illegal-drug-trade

Coastal Community Creatives Meets this Thursday!

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Hello Creatives! We will meet again this week at the White Clover Grange on Thursday 4/24 from 1:00 – 4:00. Emily is continuing her crochet series. so, if you have a crochet project you are working on, bring it along and get some work done while enjoying some wonderful company. Maybe you’d like to learn a new stitch or two, or twenty!
If you’re not in to crochet, just bring whatever it is that you happen to be working on. It’s fun to create together.
If you can, please bring a few cans of food for the food bank and an optional donation for the Grange maintenance fund. Let’s keep the old gal looking her best!

See you there,
Cindy

THE LEMMING SYNDROME

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THE LEMMING SYNDROME -This refers to a phenomenon wherein crowds of people, across various fields of life, exhibit a certain kind of behaviour for no reason other than the fact that a majority of their peers do so. Many psychologists even argue that human beings are conditioned by nature to follow the larger group instead of undertaking the risk of independent thought and action.

YES INDEED! As I was watching the throngs of protestors marching to protest what they don’t understand, I was reminded of lemmings running towards and tumbling over a cliff in a mad scramble…..(there are views on you tube! ). – YEP these crowds reminded me of lemmings!

Thats the Democrats and others I guess -Instead of trying to figure out what is happening, what is next, and /or what went wrong – Its over the cliff for them…….

I did recently ask a Democratic group what they believed in and for a long time got no reply but finally someone did and they questioned my question because they did not have an answer to it! I mentioned to them that Democrats, according to CNN which is lefty news that the Democrats today only have a 29% voter approval rate! Didn’t you know? I asked. If I were a Democrat I would be working on the problem …. But I think they want to blame others – (I am the problem?) not sure! I am an Independent voter.

Anyway the problem is that many things are changing and it is scary, and people don’t like change. Also these persons have very little understanding of their government, or history, or math and they tend to be lead by others with fake and questionable motives who tell familiar story lines that these people find compelling and attractive. They use the word Democracy a lot – And I am quite positive by this time that these protesting persons do not know what Democracy means.

The US government is spending over $1 trillion annually on interest payments on the national debt, The interest on the national debt is 93.8 billion per month according to A I!!
Who is going to pay that? Thats just the interest. Our debt is bigger than our GDP.
And that is what made me realize that we are in deep doo doo. HENCE DOGE – ok?

It is just like a household where all of a sudden it comes to light – that the party that handles the finances has secretly re-mortgaged the house several times over to pay off charged debt and now there is no equity left in the home they have lived-in for 20 years! That happened to 2 friends of mine! Using a charge card without restraint is an addiction I believe, and it left a friend of mine on the verge of retirement with no home equity. Retired with only social security – is a bad place to be. And that is the USA Today – we have massive debt. Our GDP cannot handle our debt and pay bills at the same time, and it appears that the two biggest unfunded programs we have are social security and and medicaid !!!! We can’t just keep printing money – that leads to massive inflation. And our dollar becomes worthless! Under Biden the inflation rate went to 5.2 according to the GAO – the Government Accounting Office.

In closing, although there is much more to say – What is happening today is an attempt to keep America from defaulting on its debt – a mad scramble to find all that is considered fraud, waste and abuse, so to bring back financial health to our economy. President Trump has signed several contracts with chip makers and automobile mfgrs to create more jobs here. Tariffs, which I was taught in school, were meant to protect the American worker, and the middle class, which was mostly destroyed by NAFTA.
Bringing more jobs into our country will stabilize this countries economy. That is what we want and need!

Put on a lemming mask and protest if you want to, but your energy would be better spent in trying to solve some of the many massive problems in our country and here at home in Oregon.

300 U.S. scientists apply as refugees in France

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Making America Great Again…

Aix Marseille Université: “In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to welcoming scientists wishing to pursue their work in an environment conducive to innovation, excellence and academic freedom.”

Gene Dieken

Fencing Contractor Recommendation

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On a recommendation from Nehalem Lumber we hired Matt Micke at Love Your Neighbor Fencing (CCB #239919) to replace our old cedar fence. He came to the house within a couple of days of initial contact, (on a Saturday), and went through the design options with us. After we had decided on what we wanted, he agreed to customize with a sturdy decorative top to give the structure some pizazz.
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MAGA beware!

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MAGA beware!

…and fight against this Orwellian surveillance tech (link below) and against REAL ID, cuz Dems fully support totalitarian government as long as Dems are running it! (Do you want President AOC to have access to this totalitarian power?)

Principled MAGA members need to fight this; for it will be used against ALL AMERICANS once they get the system in place. The fascists are now using ‘illegal migrants’ as the excuse for its implementation. Imagine the Clintons and Obamas with this power of total real-time ubiquitous surveillance and monetary control. Imagine AOC or Kamala or Ron Wyden with this power.

I cannot stress this enough to MAGA folks; YOU are the resistance (Democrats are worthless at resisting anything but common sense) and this country needs ya’ll to keep fighting against the SiliCON Valley boys and their banker masters who are developing a global surveillance system for the Mossad/CIA/banksters, via Musk/Biden, and now via Trump, and via Pay Pal Mafia’s German-born anti-American childless Peter Theil’s Palantir, to be used against Americans, using illegal immigration as the smokescreen for its implementation.

And MAGA, please join me in fighting to keep cash and getting rid of digital/programmable/surveillable currencies from our lives. Those currencies are ANTI-FREEDOM and ANTI-AMERICAN which is why the banking thugs want them implemented so badly. Dems LOVE programable and surveillance digital currency. Too much gas use this month? You’re cut-off! Don’t support feds funding gender-reassignment surgery? You’re cut off! Write a post saying you think all immigrants should come here LEGALLY? You’re cut-off! etc. You can see how AOC-types would destroy what’s left our freedom if they can control MAGA’s access to money. (As was done in Canada by communist Trudeau during the trucker protests: banking accounts were seized by the ‘progressive’ government because the truckers’ opposed the World Economic Forum-inspired Big Farma Big Banker mRNA ‘vaccine’ mandates for truckers in KKKanada.)

MAGA: we are fighting fascism in a real way, but it’s digital, smoke-screened, hard to see. Musk’s satellites that he drops for Palantir (not for Mars colonization) are setting up this global totalitarian government surveillance, and neither he nor Thiel care if Dems or MAGA is is running the government.

www.businessinsider.com/ice-palantir-new-technology-30-million-visa-overstays-self-deportation-2025-4

And here is why I don’t listen to a damn thing anti-trump liberals say: when Dems they don’t even notice, much less resist it:

From above article: “The new agreement is an extension of a contract the BIDEN ADMINISTRATION signed with the defense contractor in 2022 for “operations and maintenance” support services. The Department of Homeland Security first contracted Palantir to build its case management system in 2014.” (2014 = Obama)

Dems could care less if their leaders bring fascism to those they don’t agree with. Dems are straight-up the party of intolerance.

And now Dems have aligned with America’s number two fascist, number one fascist Dick Cheney’s daughter Lizzo!!!!

Here is what Dick did (his daughter is Dick 2.0):

Coordinated the 9/11 attacks with Israel and Saudi Arabia, killing 3,000+ American civilians. And in the wars launched thereafter, killed thousands of American soldiers, and millions of Middle Eastern folks while destroying their countries and stealing their oil.

Used 9/11 to implement the fascistic authoritarian anti-American anti-patriot ‘Patriot Act’ (You know, the thousand-page legal document that was prepared well-BEFORE 9/11, signed into law after Cheney terrorized the American public and politicians with the Anthrax attacks.)

Then Dick’s daughter Lizzo used The Patriot Act to throw innocent Americans into jail for years, some sentenced for decades, for protesting the 2020 election which was by all accounts, in my view, stolen by the Clinton/Biden/Obama/CIA/FBI crowd. They jailed patriots as part of their anti-American anti-Trump political warfare fascism, and they used Dick’s Patriot Act to get the draconian sentences.

DIck and Lizzo are part of the ‘Never Trump’ movement. I wonder why???

MAGA beware! Like digital border security and digital cash currently being implemented by Trump, the right was convinced to support the ‘patriot act’ to ‘fight terrorism’. Many of us knew and raised flags that the nazi-esque anti-American legislation would be used AGAINST PATRIOTS. Number two fascist Lizzo proved us right, running the Jan. 6th show-trials for the CIA/FBI/DEM-aligned bankers, etc.

And now Dems are aligned with Liz Cheney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go MAGA!!!! AMERICAN NEEDS YA’LL TO STAY ON COURSE AND VIGILANT!!!

BONUS!

Here is a great, real-time look at how limited hangouts and the Deep State work!

The ‘covid’ viruses were engineered in labs and RELEASED intentionally. There was no lab leak. There was intentional release. Here is Trump covering for the DOD/Mossad/Gates/Musk/Bankers, etc., the profiteers from Pandemic Number One (as named by Gates, as ‘pandemic number two’ is in the hopper), who released the pathogens, terrorized Americans, and killed hundreds of thousands of social security recipients.

Again, there was no lab leak, the viruses were released very much intentionally.

This web page is a cover-up:

www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/

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not Liz Cheney

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I wanted to correct this one right away. This letter to Dems attributed to Liz Cheney is all over social media, but it’s not from Liz Cheney. Snopes (fact checker) found it to be written by “Facebook user Pru Pru” and some clever deceiver changed the author.

Having listened often to Cheney, the letter sounds nothing like her style. It may have some good suggestions (certainly called out the DNC fund raising right away), but giving credit to Cheney is a disservice to her and hurts the letter’s credibility.