An anthem for our times

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 “Progress”

By John Rich                   

There's a hole in this country where its heart used to be
And Old Glory's divided, on fire in the street
They say Building Back Better will make America great
If that's a wave of the future, all I've got to say

Stick your progress where the sun don't shine
Keep your big mess away from me and mine
If you leave us alone, well we'd all be just fine
Stick your progress where the sun don't shine

They invite the whole world to come live in our land
And leave our countrymen dying in Afghanistan
They say let go of Jesus and let government save
You can have back your freedoms if you do what we say

Stick your progress where the sun don't shine
Keep your big mess away from me and mine
If you leave us alone, well we'd all be just fine
Stick your progress where the sun don't shine

They shut down our pipelines and they shut down our voices
They shut down our Main Streets and they shut down our choices
They bent us all over, but it's all over now
'Cause we've figured it out, we ain't backing down

Stick your progress where the sun don't shine
Keep your big mess away from me and mine
If you leave us alone, well we'd all be just fine
Stick your progress where the sun don't shine
Where the sun don't shine
Where the sun don't shine
Where the sun don't shine

Who’s ringing your doorbell? Should you open the door?

 This encounter with the ATF is scary.  These searches for firearms at homes of innocent people, with no search warrant are intrusive and unwarranted.  If this is how authoritarian our government has become, we should all have our own lawyers on speed dial just in case.  It doesn’t seem to matter if one has done anything illegal nor not - the goal is to keep us intimidated and afraid and under control.  I have heard the recording of the interaction- they say they were just doing their job.  Isn’t that what all thugs working for tyrants say?  

The Washington Times

GOP lawmaker calls on ATF to explain video of agents asking firearms owner for gun serial numbers

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times - Wednesday, July 20, 2022

A recent doorbell video recording from a Delaware resident prompted a Republican lawmaker to question why agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives asked a legal firearm owner for his weapons’ serial numbers without a warrant.

The video, first posted and reported by Armed American News, shows ATF agents and state troopers on July 12 demanding a homeowner turn over the serial numbers of firearms he recently purchased.

“I’m extremely concerned by the reports of a surprise and unwarranted firearms inspection conducted by the ATF. This incident occurred the same day Steve Dettelbach was sworn in to head the ATF, and it is exactly the kind of action I was concerned about under his leadership. ATF agents did not have a search warrant, and they had to rely on pressuring the homeowner for consent,” Rep. Matt Rosendale, Montana Republican, told The Washington Times.  

“The ATF must answer questions on why they decided to conduct an illegal search, especially since the homeowner had done nothing wrong. These actions by the federal government are unsettling, and they have no business going door-to-door to see who owns firearms. I fear that there will be more illegal inspections to come as the Left continues its assault on our 2nd Amendment rights. Congress should investigate this immediately.”

The ATF defended itself in a statement to The Washington Times, saying the agents’ actions were “entirely appropriate.”

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OK, so this next article was written a couple of years ago, but the advice at the end is still good.  Of course, digitizing paper records isn’t hard, it’s just time consuming, so who knows how long it will take to get to all of them.  Perhaps we’ll have a government that expunges the records before then. Then again, if this is what their storage facility looks like, paper records could be lost forever.  

Gun Owners of America 

DOES THE ATF HAVE A LIST OF GUNS THAT YOU OWN?

Written by By Alan M. Rice, Life Member and Firearms Instructor -- Gun Owners of America Published: 13 February 2020

I have not attended SHOT Show in many years and wow, I certainly learned a lot.

There were many new guns, scopes and mounting hardware to check out. Twenty first century gun buyers seem to have an unlimited amount of quality firearms and accessories to choose from.

I also learned about a computer software package that is dangerous and that is the topic of this article.

These requirements (to record receipt and disposition of every firearm) have been in place since at least 1968 and dealers must make their records available for ATF inspection during business hours — and no warrant is required. The law prohibits ATF from making complete copies of dealer’s records which could be used to create a registry of guns and gun owners.

While attending the SHOT Show, I learned about a software package that makes dealer record keeping easier.

The software allows dealers to keep an electronic bound book. Software, making daily tasks easier… what could possibly go wrong?

Plenty!

I was told that this “feature” makes a compliance check easy because the dealer simply exports the CSV file to a thumb drive and the ATF leaves with the data. I was told that ATF analyzes the data away from the FFL’s premises. If there are any discrepancies or problems the gun dealer is notified and usually given an opportunity to correct the errors.

This scheme is a danger, and allows ATF to easily create a gun registry — in violation of 18 USC 926 (a)(3). We have no way to know if a registry is actually being created and if the ATF is or is not destroying these records at the conclusion of the compliance check. One might argue they’re not, because GOA has received reports of ATF demanding copies of entire (paper) bound books. That is bad, but at least with paper, the data still needs to be converted to an electronic format to be of any real use. However, a CSV file that can be searched in MS Excel is of significant value to a government that wishes to track gun owners.

So what can you, the regular GOA Member and gun buyer do to protect yourself?

Ask. That’s right, ask your dealer how he keeps his or her records. Are they compiled in an old-fashioned bound book, or are they using one of these twenty-first century software packages?

GOA’s advice is to find a small, preferably home-based FFL — one who still keeps paper records — and transact exclusively with that FFL dealer. Take affirmative steps to protect yourself

Are you or someone you know on an ATF list?

The Department of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is keeping a list of law-abiding American gun owners. They have been doing it for years, even though to do so is against the law, and Biden wants them to collect  more.  Biden does not believe in the Constitution so things like laws don’t stand in the way of what the deep state has in mind for us.  

You see, the Left believes the only rights we should have are those that government grants us.  Our founding fathers believed man was born with inalienable rights that came from God that government should not infringe upon.  Government is supposed to SECURE these rights — not limit them, take them away or frustrate Americans who are guaranteed the freedom to exercise their rights as a free people.  

There are two types of gun-control fanatics — those who believe the world will be a safer place if law-abiding citizens gave up their right to own guns (criminals don’t follow gun laws now, so nothing would change for them) except innocent people would then be easy prey), and the ones who would like to see the citizenry disarmed and powerless to fight back against — anyone — criminals, police, federal agents… Biden and his ilk are in the second group.  That’s where the lists come in handy.  A weak and defenseless population is easier to intimidate and control.  

We are losing our Constitution folks! And the pace is accelerating.  Will enough of these breaches be overturned in court before we lose our country altogether?   Can we get it back? 

Of the people, 

By the people, 

For the people 

Washington Free Beacon

Biden Admin Amassing Millions of Records on US Gun Owners Amid New Crackdown on Firearms

Biden's ATF obtained more than 54 million gun owner records in 2021 alone

Adam Kredo • November 6, 2021

The Biden administration in just the past year alone stockpiled the records of more than 54 million U.S. gun owners and is poised to drastically alter gun regulations to ensure that information on Americans who own firearms ultimately ends up in the federal government's hands, according to internal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The ATF in fiscal year 2021 processed 54.7 million out-of-business records, according to an internal ATF document obtained by the Gun Owners of America, a firearms advocacy group, and provided exclusively to the Free Beacon. When a licensed gun store goes out of business, its private records detailing gun transactions become ATF property and are stored at a federal site in West Virginia. This practice allows the federal government to stockpile scores of gun records and has drawn outrage from gun advocacy groups that say the government is using this information to create a national database of gun owners—which has long been prohibited under U.S. law.

The ATF obtained 53.8 million paper records and another 887,000 electronic records, according to the internal document that outlines ATF actions in fiscal year 2021. Gun activists described this figure as worryingly high and said it contributes to fears that the Biden administration is trying to keep track of all Americans who own firearms, in violation of federal statutes. The procurement of these records by the ATF comes as the Biden administration moves to alter current laws to ensure that gun records are stored in perpetuity. Currently, gun shops can destroy their records after 20 years, thereby preventing the ATF from accessing the information in the future.

"As if the addition of over 50 million records to an ATF gun registry wasn't unconstitutional or illegal enough, the Biden administration's misuse of ‘out-of-business' records doesn't end there," Aidan Johnston, the Gun Owners of America's director of federal affairs, told the Free Beacon. "Instead of maintaining the right of [licensed firearm dealers] to destroy Firearm Transaction Records after 20 years, buried within Biden's proposed regulations is a provision that would mean every single Firearm Transaction Record going forward would eventually be sent to ATF's registry in West Virginia."

The ATF's registry site has long been a battleground between gun advocates and the federal government. Those in favor of more restrictive gun measures want the ATF to digitize this registry and create a federal database of U.S. gun owners, a move opposed by groups such as the Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association. The ATF has so many records stored in its West Virginia site that several years ago the floor collapsed, according to the New York Times.The Gun Control Act of 1968 mandates that licensed firearm dealers that go out of business provide the ATF with their records. They are then processed into images, though the ATF maintains this database cannot be searched by a purchaser's name. Physical records, the agency says, are then destroyed.

The record-keeping issue has received new scrutiny as the Biden administration readies to implement several new restrictions on firearms and owners, including a proposed ban on anywhere from 10 to 40 million pistol braces, which are used as stabilizers on popular weapons such as AR-15s. Under these guidelines, gun owners would be ordered to register or destroy these pistol braces.

Gun advocates, including the Gun Owners of America, accuse the Biden administration of abusing the rule-making process to ensure these regulations are put into effect in record time, possibly before the end of the year.

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Farmers unite against Climate Communists

 What is happening in Holland could easily happen here.  The Great Reset is working its way through countries and leaving a trail of scorched earth - nothing to eat, especially meat.  That’s the way Bill Gates like it.  

Watch these short videos of protests in Holland and read about what is going on.  The World Economic Forum and the United Nations are promoting this dangerous transition to #9-called climate-friendly food production that will kill millions of people before they are through.  

https://conservativefiringline.com/dutch-farmers-fight-the-great-reset-protests-spreading/

The “Great Reset”- Climate Communism

At issue are the EU and WEF “Great Reset” policies which severely limit the nitrogen produced by farming between 30% and 70%.

The Dutch farmers began with tractors blocking traffic. Now firefighters, fishermen, as well as farmers from around the world are joining the protest. They have dumped heavy bales of hay (and set fire to some of them), cow excrement, piles of dirt on roadways around the Netherlands. Dutch Police have fired their weapons at the unarmed farmers. But the fact remains: no farmers, no food at a time when the world faces massive global food shortages. It’s all thanks to Agenda 2030- the “Great Reset” championed by globalists who have more money and power than the rest of the world.

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You’ll never see this photo of Dutch farmers on your television. Klaus knows if images like this ever make it to the mainstream media, it will motivate and inspire the whole world, and the Globalists will be done. #DutchFarmersProtest

Though the Dutch farmers claim their protest will continue, the cost of driving diesel fueled tractors has climbed to ridiculous proportions all over the world. How long they will actually be able to sustain it is unknown. The government of The Netherlands knows that many of the farmers will go bankrupt from their nitrogen policies.

“The government does not offer any space to enter into a real conversation,” said the farming lobby group LTO. “Under these conditions, speaking with the mediator is pointless.”

The LTO, which represents about 30,000 farms — nearly a half of the Dutch total — described the nitrogen reduction target as “simply unfeasible.” Dutch farms produced exports worth 94.5 billion euros in 2019.

The group says the government is focused on reducing livestock and buying up farms and not paying enough attention to innovation and sustainable farming practices.

Breitbart

Farmers, truckers, are fighting the ever-increasing Climate Communists. What will you do when the Communists complete their evil agenda in the United States, taking away the food, destroying the farmers and their livestock?

Remember Lysenko!

And the Great Leap Forward famine.  

Bureaucrats who thought they knew how to farm better than the farmers killed millions. Maybe that’s the plan.  

Watch Fox News’ Tucker Carlson show from July 12, 2022 as he explains in chilling detail how far afield our leaders have gone.  We should not follow them willingly into this New World Hell.  

Oregonians engage in magical thinking

Woke Oregonians want to lead the nation in a trip to Fantasy Land.  How will this play in Greater Oregon?  And is this proposed law even Constitutional?  

Fact:  More gun laws will not change the behavior of criminals who don’t obey laws anyway.  

Fiction:  It sounds good on paper, and that’s the way the people should act in my vision of a perfect world, so let’s make it a law!  

Keeping the world safe from law-abiding citizens! 

From Oregonlive

Article includes an image of young people matching and holding signs that read:

AM I NEXT  (No question mark)

You dont Care until YOUR Kid doesnt come home from School  (Missing apostrophes, capital letters used incorrectly)

LET YOUR BALLOT BE YOUR BULLET

THE BIGGEST CHANGE AMERICA’S SEEN REGARDING GUNS   (Couldn’t see the whole sign but I am giving it the benefit of the doubt that there is an apostrophe in there)

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH POLITICAL POWER - VOTE  (Missing the word “is”)

But don’t fret, at least kids are being taught how to make signs and attend a protest march!  

Gun control ballot measure likely headed to November ballot 

By Catalina Gaitan, Jul. 08, 2022

Advocates of Initiative Petition 17 made their way Friday afternoon to Salem to hand-deliver the final batch of signatures in support of the only piece of statewide gun control legislation that Oregonians will likely consider this year.

The initiative would require people to get a permit and pass a background check before buying a gun and would stop the sale of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

Black hats in the White House

 Who’s in the White House whispering in the President’s ear? 

Click here to read article and see video from Breitbart 

Ratcliffe: Biden Gets Advice from Former and Current Employees of ‘Collaborative’ with China BlackRock

By IAN HANCHETT

7 Jul 202236

Ratcliffe stated, “It’s like when you look out the passenger side window of your car, you see the words, ‘Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.’ And in this case, that’s China, and that’s what — the warning that Director Wray gave yesterday and that he’s been giving for years and that many of us have been giving. … China does intend to own the control points in the global marketplace and in geopolitics. They intend to dominate economically, technologically, militarily, and they are willing to spy and steal and lie and cheat their way to superiority. And the message yesterday was to businesses and universities that they need to get that. But one of the worst offenders, I think, as you pointed out, Bill, is the Biden administration. They are just — they’re not getting the message and they’re taking down many of the guardrails that were put up in place in the Trump administration to counter China’s aggression.”

What’s so bad about Blacrock? 

The Great Reset: BlackRock Is Fueling A $120 Trillion Transformation On Wall St.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/the-great-reset-blackrock-is-fueling-a-120-trillion-transformation-on-wall-st-1029908888?op=1

Big money is turning its back on companies that aren’t conforming to one simple idea…

Sustainability. 

And it’s fueling one of the biggest transfers of capital the world has ever seen.

In fact, within a year, 77% of institutional investors will stop buying into companies that aren’t, in some way, sustainable. 

And the new King of Wall Street is leading the charge.

BlackRock, with over $7 trillion in assets under management, says its clients will double their ESG investments in just five years…

COVID has hastened that even more, with PwC noting that “public awareness of ESG-related risks has catapulted climate change and sustainability to the top of the global agenda” and that COVID has brought “the real-life impacts of overlooking ESG factors into the spotlight”. 

And that’s why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says that “awareness is rapidly changing, and I believe we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance”.

WHY do they do it?

 This photo and headline from today’s Wall,Street Journal brought to mind a question I continually ask myself and anyone else who thinks about the future of our world.  Why does Putin want to control a world that he has destroyed and must now live in?  

Russia Claims Control of Luhansk as Ukrainian Forces Retreat From Lysychansk

Why do some people actively work to destroy our culture. —  our government, our freedoms, our institutions, our laws, our infrastructure, our relationships with one another?

If these people achieve their goals, what kind of world would they find themselves living in, and why would they want their family, friends and loved ones to live there? 

Are our leaders so stupid? So naive? So power hungry and greedy to be blind to the consequences of the destructive nature of their lawless policies and inhumane, immoral cultural memes?  

The great thing about the Constitution of the United States is that it guarantees citizens certain freedoms granted by God - not by government - and restrains the power of government to interfere with our ability to live life as we see fit, as long as we do no harm to others.

This philosophy of personal liberty is contrary to government control over our lives.  Traditional American values are being challenged and are in danger of being wiped out - the  institutions of the traditional family structure and the authority of parents to control the lives of their children (see my previous post about the Success Sequence), churches and the ultimate authority of God, education that concentrates on academics and not political propaganda, the rule of law that treats lawbreakers the same with consequences for legal behavior, control over our own money and possessions (property), the ability of every citizen to defend themselves with firearms without government interference or intimidation.  

How does elimination of these values enrich or improve the lives of those who are working to destroy them?  What a terrible, tyrannical, lawless and Godless world this would be.  And yet, this is what the progressives, the Democratic Socialists (Marxists) and World Economic Forum is working to create through control of our money supply, social scores that determine how much freedom and money each of us will have access to, where we live and where we can go, access to medical care…  who will live and who will die. Just like China, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, and in some ways worse.  

This is the question I come back to time and time again.  Where will Joe, AOC, Hillary, Elizabeth, Soros, Zuckerbucks, Schwab, Trudeau and the rest of their ilk live when all their dreams come true?  Do they really think they can control their Antifa minions or predetermine how their plans will unforced?  Do they think they will come out on top (didn’t work during the French or Russian Revolutions)?  Poser dispersed among the people beats centralized control by an “elected” few or the administrative state. Read The Road to Serfdom by Frederic Hayek.  If you’ve already read it, read it again.